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MOSSER, Amanda (Mundhenk)-b. Iowa 1869; came to Palatine 1870; m. A. G. Mosser 1888. Children: Robert H., Mrs. Ethel Kessler; d. 1932.
MUELLER, Henry-b. 1817 in Hanover, Germany; m. Philopena Wittkubel 1850; came to America 1867. Children: Mrs. Sophia Mess, Mrs. Emma Thiess; d. 1904.
MUNDHENK, Mrs. Henry (Charlotte Wagner)-b. Germany 1846; came to America 1855; settled in Hoosier Grove; m. 1865; moved to Iowa 1869, back to Palatine 1876. Children: Will, Albert, Edwin, Ar- thur, Mrs. Amanda Mosser. (Ethel Kessler's moth- er).
NASON, Charles-b. 1857 in Elk Grove but spent most of his life north of Palatine where he farmed with his brother William. Sister : Mrs. Laura Humphrey; d. 1940.
NASON, William-b. Elk Grove 1854; came to Pala- tine with parents 1865; m. Sarah Peck 1878. Chil- dren: Jessie, Rollie and Lea; brother, Charles; sis- ters, Mrs. Sayles, Mrs. Humphrey.
NICHOLS, Catherine (Way)-b. Montreal, Canada, 1832; m. T. W. Nichols in Vermont and came to Palatine in 1867. Daughter: Mrs. J. A. Burlingame; d. 1906.
NICHOLS, Timothy W .- b. Vermont 1823; m. Cath- erine Minerva Way 1851; d. 1896.
NORDMEIER, John-b. Germany 1819; came to America 1853 and settled in Palatine. Children: Mrs. William Thies, William Nordmeier, Fred Nordmeier; d. 1902.
PAHL, Elisa (Wienecke)-b. Palatine 1859; m. Det- lef Pahl in 1898; lived in Palatine all her life; d. 1939.
PAHLMAN, Mary (Rantzen)-b. Germany 1819; m. John Pahlman 1839; he died 1874; came to Palatine 1853. Children: Herman, William and Mrs. Mary William; d. 1906.
PLOTE, Ernest-b. Germany 1816; came to Amer- ica in 1867; m. Wilhelmina Bartling; farmed in southwest part of township. Children: Mrs. Anna Knacke, Mrs. Pauline Hackbarth, Adolph, Charles and Ernst; d. 1904.
POREP, Fred C .- b. Chicago 1864; lived most of his life in Palatine. Children: Alfred, Herbert, and Mrs. Fred Stadt; d. 1939.
POHLMAN, Mrs. Conrad (Sophie Senne)-b. in Elk Grove 1849; m. in 1871; moved to Staples Corners where they lived 32 years. Children: William Henry, Herman, Emma, Anna; grandchildren: Mrs. Charles Klopp, Mrs. F. E. Donkin, Mrs. Elmer Wenegar; d. 1904.
PRATT, Smith-b. 1827; wife d. 1898; J. W. Burkett son-in-law; d. 1916.
PRELLBERG, Ernest b. Hanover, Germany, 1838; came to Palatine 1858; m. Johanne Wehrenberg who d. 1872. Children Henry and Carl; m. Sophie Heide- man 1874. Children: William, Minnie Holste, Fred,
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Albert, Sophie Keiler, George, Martin, Christine Benko. George and Christine still living; Sophie d. 1874. Mr. Prellberg conducted tailor shop 1876- 1921 : d. 1921.
PUTNAM, Royal-b. Bethel, Vt., 1822; m. Elzabeth Barre of Barre, Vt., in 1850 and came to Palatine, living here until 1868. Granddaughter: Mrs. George Stroker; d. 1897.
PUTNAM, Mrs. Rush, (Jennie Morris)-b. in 1857; m. 1881; father and mother J. E. Morris, brother Charles Morris; d. 1902.
REESE, Mr. and Mrs. H. C .- came to Elk Grove after their marriage 1859, and Palatine 1861. Chil- dren : Herman, Henry J., William.
REYNOLDS, Milan-b. Dorset, Vt., 1845; came to Hinsdale 1856; moved to Palatine 1861; m. Emma Chantrill 1867; deputy coroner; d. 1909.
ROBERTSON, Silas-father of Mrs. Black. Mrs. W. L. Hicks, sister of Mrs. C. H. Patten; wife d. 1899; d. 1906.
ROBINSON, F. G .- b. Vermont 1836; came to Pala- tine 1863 and ran mercantile store with Richard Turner; m. Nellie Turner in 1866; after her death m. Melissa Keys, daughter of N. P. and Cordelia Keys.
ROHDE, Mrs. Fred (Sophia Kublank)-b. 1840, Ger- many; came to America 1849; settled on Kublank farm; m. 1866. Children: Mrs. Sophia Berlin, F. G. Louis, Henry, John and August; d. 1909.
ROPER, Mrs. Frederick (Justina Heineman)-b. Germany, 1840; came to America 1847; settled in Palatine; m. F. Roper 1858. Children: Mrs. Caroline Popp, Mrs. Emma Haman, William Henry Louis, Mrs. Bertha Reiter; d. 1909.
SCHIERDING, Henry-b. Germany; came to Pala- tine in 1864; operated general store until 1875; jus- tice of peace for 32 years; m. Rebecca Slade in 1867; after her death m. Henrietta Matthei. Children : William Schierding, Mrs. Matilda House, and Mrs. Alma Smith.
SCHIRDING, Lily (Hastings)-b. Palatine 1859; m. Hiram Schirding 1883. Daughter, Mrs. Blanche Reuse; grandchildren, Louis T. and Evelyn Baril d. 1948.
SCHOPPE, Gerhardt H .- b. Germany, 1829; came to Palatine 1856; m. Marie Stockel; lived on original Asa Dunton claim on Dundee road. Children : Carrie, Charles, Louis, Henry and Harry; d. 1894.
SCHRADER, Herman-b. 1866, son of Fred Schra- der, South Plum Grove storekeeper; m. Caroline Bollenbach 1895; d. 1952.
SCHRADER, Louis H .- b. 1861, Palatine; m. Louise Kreiter 1906. Children: Mrs. Charles Thorpe, Cora Schrader, Mrs. Alfred Hanns; d. 1916.
SCHROEDER, Henry-b. Germany; came to Pala- tine in 1865; m. Engel Schwake and lived on farm near Staples Corners; one of founders of Lutheran church. Children: Conrad, Mrs. Dora Moehling, Henry, Fred, George, Will and Hermann.
SCHULTZ, Gustav C .- b. Germany, 1846; came to Palatine 1867 to work at Luerssen's blacksmith shop, later Loges and Schultz; m. Mary Stege in early 70's. Children: Mrs. Clare Sears, Mrs. W. L. Smy- ser, Robert and Cora; served on village board, board of education; d. 1924.
SLEEPER, Mrs. Harriet (Tiall)-b. Elmira, N. Y.,
1829; m. Damon Y. Nason 1849; settled Elk Grove; came to Palatine 1865. Children: Alice Nason Sayles, William, Charles, Hattie Herbert and Laura Nason Humphrey; Nason d. 1870.
SCHWEITZER, Augusta (Diekman)-b. Germany, 1851; came to Highland Grove in 1860; m. William George Schweitzer 1871. They had 12 children includ- ing Mrs. Dora Comfort and William; d. 1925.
SNEIBLE, John-b. Germany, 1828; moved to farm in Palatine 1868 from Rome, N. Y .; retired in 1883 and moved to village; d. in Palatine 1903.
SNEIBLE, Mrs. Mary-b. Germany, 1825; m. John 1851. Children: John, Mary, Mike, Frank; grand- children: George and Walter; d. 1907.
SHEFFNER, A. N .- b. New York, 1841; came to Palatine in 1864 and practiced medicine; m. Mary Rue in 1862; three children.
STROKER, Emma (Hunnerberg)-b. Chicago, 1871; came to Palatine after the Chicago fire; m. Henry Stroker 1893. Children: Walter, Mrs. Margaret Witt; d. 1938.
STROKER, Mrs. Herman (Dorothea (Kublank)-b. Germany, 1838; came to Palatine 1876. Children : Mrs. W. G. Ost, Bertha Williams.
SUNDERLAGE-see Kublank, Maria.
SWICK, Mrs. Martin (Charlotte Rollins)-b. New York 1831; m. Martin Swick 1852; lived in Palatine until 1902. Children: Pohn, Mrs. Frank Mix, Mrs. Charles Garrison; d. 1915.
TEGTMEIER, William-b. Palatine 1863; m. Anna Drier 1890; she died 1932. One son William; d. 1940. TEGTMEIER, Charles-b. Palatine 1868. Sisters : Mrs. Emma Roth, Mrs. George Wilson and broth- ers, Henry and Fred; d. 1946.
THIES, Henry-b. Germany, 1831; located at Plum Grove 1857. Children: Charles, Mrs. Sophia Land- wer, Henry, Mrs. Mary Mummert, Wilton.
THEISS, John-b. Palatine township 1867; son of Wilhelm and Dorothea Theiss; m. Clara Biermann 1897. Daughter: Mrs. Wagner; sisters: Mrs. Mary Berghorn, Mrs. Amelia Landwer and brothers Charles and Edward; d. 1941.
THURSTON, Julius W .- b. Graysville, Vt., 1842; came to Palatine in 1850; m. Addie Watson 1889; d. in Palatine 1904.
TIMMERMAN, Wilhelmine (Haake)-b. Germany, 1848; came to Palatine 1850; m. Carl Langhoff 1864. Children: Fred. Richard and Mrs. Bertha Schoppe; m. Joachim Timmerman. Children: August, Her- man, Edward and Rudolph; d. 1932.
TRUMBULL, Hannah S. (Mrs. Timothy Dean)-b. Florence, N. Y., 1839; came to Palatine in 1851; taught school at old Bradwell school until marriage to Timothy Dean; d. in Palatine 1903.
UMBDENSTOCK, Mrs. Saloma (Hercshberger)-b. Alsace 1821; m. 1847; came to America with hus- band ; settled in Long Grove 1877; Children: George (Long Grove), Louise (Mrs. Henry Quentin).
VOGT, Frederich-b. Germany 1826; came to Pala- tine 1866; m. Margaret Vehe 1851; she died 1906. Children: John, William, Fred, Mrs. Emma Lan- greh, Mrs. Lucy Flake, George, Mrs. Mary Flentje; d. 1906.
VOSS, Wilhelm-b. Germany 1852; came to America when a boy and m. Bertha Dernsing 1889. Four children; carpenter for J. G. Horstman; d. 1907.
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WENEGAR, Jacob-b. Alsace, 1947; m. Barbara Herschberger 1872 and came to Palatine 1872; car- penter, built Methodist church, Plum Grove church and Town Hall; supervised the building of the Flagg stock farm; son Benjamin Wenegar; d. 1896.
WENTE, Mrs. Charles (Louise E. Wienecke)-b. in Palatine 1856; m. Charles Wente. Children: John, Charles, Bertha Danielsen, Clara (Mrs. Herman Devermann), Herman, Willie, Alma (Mrs. Luerr- sen), Arthur, Frank.
WHIPPLE, Judge George C .- b. Westford, Vt., 1835; police magistrate nearly 40 years; moved to Dia- mond Lake 1834; m. Helen P. Bartlett 1863; moved to Palatine; wife died 1895; d. July 1909.
WILDHAGEN, Christopher William-b. Hanover, Germany, 1838; came to America 1852; settled in Palatine with parents; m. Sophie Mahler 1865. Chil- dren: William, Bertha, Louise, Emma, Fred; d. 1908.
WIENKE, August-b. in Mecklenburg 1835; m. So- phie Dorothea Henning 1865; came to America 1873; made home in Palatine; d. 1907.
WILLIAMS, William C .- b. Canada 1854; came to Palatine 1871 and established the Cook County Her- ald in 1872 and the Palatine Enterprise in 1878; m. Mary L. Pahlman in 1873. Children: Mame, John P., William S., Charles and James; d. 1927.
WILSON, Jonathan-b. Halifax, England 1834; came to Palatine 1853 when 19 years old and lived here until death; m. Ann Kitson 1860. Son, George; d. in Palatine 1910.
WILSON, William-b. Palatine 1870; postmaster many years, also worked with Illinois Life Insurance Co .; brother to Dolly Wilson; d. 1945.
WINDHEIM, Engel Marie Sophie (nee Langhorst) b. Germany 1835; m. Henry Windheim 1862; came to America 1872 and settled in Palatine; member of Lutheran church. Children: Henry, Mrs. William Gieseke, Mrs. Fred Gieseke, Mrs. William Wulff and Mary; d. 1908.
WITTENBERG, Mary (Meissner)-b. 1864 on Meiss- ner homestead; father donated land for school; m. Henry Wittenberg 1884. Children: Henry, Walter Bertha (Mrs. Fred Neitz), Mamie (Mrs. William Neitz), Alta (Mrs. Henry Behrens); sisters: Mrs. Mathilda Foreman and Mrs. Bertha Brandt; brother John Meissner; d. 1931.
WITTENBERG, William H .- b. 1862 Germany; came to Palatine 1872; m. Mary Peck 1887; she died 1938; lived on Pinney farm. Children: Bill, Charles and Mrs. Lila Gusewelle.
WITTENBERG, John Carl Gustave-b. 1829; m. Carrie Henning 1854; came to Palatine 1850; lived on Foskett farm (near Inverness). Children: William and Henry and Mrs. Schroeder.
WULFF, Mrs. Henry-b. Germany 1831; m. Henry 1852; came to America 1867; d. 1916; husband d. 1910.
WULFF, Wilhelmina (Hauger)-b. Germany, 1831; m. Henry Wulff 1852; came to Palatine 1867. Chil- dren: Henry, Mrs. Kampschmidt, Charles, William, Abert and Herman; d. 1916.
ZIMMER, Emma (Wente)- b. Palatine township 1862; m. John Wienecke 1887; he died 1915; m. Al- bert Zimmer, 1921. Children: Mrs. Amanda Free- man, Mrs. Esther Toppel, and Lydia Wienecke; sis- ters : Mrs. Mary Oltendorf, Mrs. Louise O'Brien, Mrs. Ida Schultz, and a brother Fred Wente; d. 1925.
ROLLIN S. WILLIAMSON
Rollin S. Williamson, born in Cornwall, Vt., May 23, 1839, came west when he was 17. He had studied telegraphy, and asked for employment at the railroads. At the Chicago and Fond du Lac office he was told to get on the next train northwest, and begin work immediately at Palatine. William- son used his spare time studying and reading law. In 1870 he was admitted to the bar. During his years in Palatine his name frequently appears in records of village affairs and on legal documents. He served as State Representative in 1870; and was a State Sena- election to the superior court bench in 1880,
tor in 1872 and '73. Further honors came with his
Private trains brought many dignitaries to visit Judge and Mrs. Williamson at their beautiful brick mansion which formerly stood at the corner of Wood and Bothwell sts. In 1884 Gen. and Mrs. John Logan and Gov. Beveridge were among the guests to do honor to the Williamsons on their Silver Wedding An- niversary which they observed in Palatine. Judge Williamson died Aug. 10, 1889. His widow later married Dr. Wood of Oak Park.
JOHN PATTEN
John Patten was born at Londonderry, N. H., 1798, son of a sea captain, Thomas Patten of Mar- blehead, Mass. John Patten had been in business at Sanbornton Bridge (now Tilton) N. H. for a number of years when he decided to go west. Accordingly, in the spring of 1852, he sold his property and trav- eled with his wife, Lillis S. (Fullerton) and four children, John, Lizabeth, Mary, and Nellie to Buf- falo by train. They then traveled on "The Sultana" around the lakes and landed in Chicago May 12, 1852.
All were soon scrambling into a lumber wagon and out on the road for a 26 mile ride to the west end of Plum Grove to Samuel Smith's prairie home. Arriving in the afternoon, the Eastern friends were cordially welcomed by the Smiths who were "old time friends" in the East in years gone by.
Mr. Patten bought the Samuel Smith farm. The establishment called "the house" consisted of two log houses connected by a frame part. It was sit- uated on the same rise of ground a short distance west of the Rohde homestead which is located near the intersection of Old Plum Grove and Algonquin roads.
In the year 1853 prosperity abounded, and with it came a new baby named Charles H. Patten. In 1898 he built the present Patten home at Benton and Wood streets now owned by his grandson, Charles R. Patten.
John Patten was interested in the schools of the district. He engaged a teacher and arranged seats in his small log house where school was kept the full term. Soon there was a new frame school- house.
The large German boys of the neighborhood came to Mr. Patten evenings to be taught to read and write. Some of those German young men be- came the first citizens of Palatine.
After five years of farm life Mr. Patten sold his farm to E. K. Whitcomb, who owned the next farm west. He built a store and dwelling in Palatine, northwest corner Brockway and Slade streets, where he opened a general merchandise store (later Flury bakery).
In after years he sold this establishment to Hen- ry Rickenberg and built a home on the corner of Wood and Benton streets. Here he passed the re- mainder of his days. John Patten died Feb. 10, 1879 and is buried in Hillside cemetery. Lillis S. Patten, wife of John Patten, died at Kensington, Ill., in 1885.
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UNIVERSITY OF
ILLINOIS LIBRARY
DR. CARL A. STARCK
The historian is including in the centennial book a short sketch of the service given Palatine over fifty years by Dr. C. A. Starck.
Dr. C. A. Starck, Palatine's oldest physician, started his practice in 1905. He was the son of a Long Grove minister, Rev. Charles A. S. Starck. He rode a bicycle 14 miles daily in order to attend the Palatine high school where he graduated in 1900.
Dr. Starck welcomed the employment offered by with the late Dr. Muffet, who resided at that time in Wheeling.
During those school years he became acquainted with an eccentric doctor of the old school who was recognized as one of the most capable surgeons and medical men in these parts.
As he drove the doctor around on his calls about the country, he was frequently called upon to assist at operations, perhaps performed on a kitchen table, either holding the light or administering the anes- thetic. The operation completed or the mother of a new baby brought into the world, resting quietly, it was Carl's job to drive the team back home while the doctor frequently slept.
Dr. Starck does not recall exactly when he de- cided to be a doctor, but by the time he had finished high school, he was determined to follow that pro- fession.
In the fall of 1900, he entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the University of Illinois. By traveling back and forth between Palatine and the school, he did not have many worries about get- ting enough to eat. The school tuition was the big- gest obstacle that had to be overcome.
His work in school gained the attention of the late Dr. T. A. Davis who had Carl appointed as the school librarian. He left Palatine at 6 a.m. in order to open the library at 8:00. He was able to return home at 5:30 and then came the burning of the mid- night oil.
Dr. Starck graduated in 1904. He opened his own office in the Bruhns building, opposite the present post office building. When the Palatine Athletic Club left its quarters above the Mosser drug store, Dr. Starck rented the vacant rooms.
When he had the opportunity to purchase the Kunze building at the southeast corner of Slade and Brockway st. he had visions of a small hospital.
"I had been delivering babies in the homes of so many families that I found I had no time to eat or to even sleep at times. I decided I would provide a place where expectant mothers could have their children in a more proper place than the farm home," Dr. Starck told the reporter.
His definite decision was made one stormy night when he was called to the Henry Fasse home in Schaumburg township. His cutter tipped over twice on the way there. He had to cross fields in order to get through. He arrived in time to welcome the new born baby but he had to remain all night be- cause of the storm.
At first the doctor had only one small room in which was placed a bed for emergency cases. The demand for beds became so great that in 1919 a two- story addition was added to the building that Starck had purchased in 1916.
Opening of Palatine hospital was a gala event in Palatine, although it did not receive the recogni- tion from other doctors that Dr. Starck had expect- ed. As auto accident cases increased in this area the importance of the institution increased. However, the shortage of nurses brought about its closing in the fall of 1950.
FRED FOLLETH, OLDEST CITIZEN
The Centennial committee gives special recog- nition to Fred Folleth, Palatine's oldest long-time resident, who looks forward to celebrating his 95th birthday Sep. 25. When Mr. Folleth emigrated from his native Alsace-Lorraine to Palatine in 1881, he brought his mother and sister with him. A brother, Louis, had been at Quintens Corners for several years, operating a hotel called the "Half-Way House." (It is now a motel). The new arrivals also settled at Quintens Corners in a house just west of this hotel. At night, Mr. Folleth, who had learned the shoemaker's trade in the old country, made and repaired shoes for the Quintens Corners residents. In the daytime he worked for $17 a month as a hired man for farmers. By carefully saving and planning, he was able to acquire 40 acres, including part of the Quentin farm. After his sister's marriage, Fred married Louise Landmann. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Landmann, had been neighbors in his home town, and moved to Palatine from Chicago following the great fire.
During the next five years the Folleths rented the Gainor farm (now Sturms), then purchased Charlie Meyer's farm. This latter included part of George Ela's original claim in Deer Grove; and Mr. Folleth recalls disposing of Ela's old log cabins when he cleared the land. Mr. and Mrs. Folleth re- mained on this farm until about 1920, when the For- est Preserve District took 20 acres for Deer Grove. They then sold the remaining acreage; and moved to their present residence at 130 E. Chicago Ave. This had been the Putnam property and contained 6 lots. Mr. Folleth's shoe store from 1920 until his retirement 7 years later was in a building replaced by stores at 57 North Bothwell St.
Mrs. Folleth, who is 82, and her husband, have had five children: Daniel of Elgin; Albert of Bar- rington; Robert who died in 1918 at 21; Miss Cora and Melanie (Mrs. Joseph) Schlitz of Palatine. There are also three grandchildren.
Mr. Folleth is quite definite in his opinion that the Palatine of 1955 is a better town than it ever was. He has no desire for "the good old days" to return. He recalls that the day he arrived in Pala- tine he had exactly 25c and a total stranger walked with him to show him the way to his brother's. When a slough had to be crossed this man carried Mr. Folleth on his shoulders. At this same time Mrs. Fink gave lodging to his mother and sister un- til he could find a home. He hopes that this neigh- borly spirit which helped make Palatine the fine community that it is will always be a part of its residents' lives.
Palatine salutes you, sir !
A MODEL COP OF THE 1920's
Old timers still remember William Garms, who was village marshal in the 1920's.
"He was the best police force we ever had," says T. C. Hart. "He had his own method of law enforcement and had the respect of children and adults as well as the itinerant visitor. The hobos always looked Bill up when they arrived in town, certain that he would allow them to sleep in the pokey on the cold winter nights and that they would not be sent on their way in the morning without something in their stomach. Mr. Garms had an ef- fective way to sober up drunks. He would throw them into the watering trough on Slade street When they recovered sufficiently to travel on their own he would order them home for dry clothes. In those days a police officer was both a cop and a police magistrate, effectively dealing out justice."
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MRS. LUCY FLAKE
The honor of being the oldest living woman resi- dent of Palatine township goes to Mrs. Lucy Flake, 91 years old, who is still sufficiently active to take the full responsibility of running a household. She also finds time to continue the pastime of womenfolk of early days, knitting and the making of patchwork quilts. There may not be such a demand for them today, but during the years there has been many a bride who had one of Lucy's spreads in her hope chest.
Mrs. Flake comes from pioneer stock. Perhaps that is the reason she has reached her age. Her father was born in Prussia 124 years ago, coming to Palatine about the time of the Civil War. He was so busy manufacturing uniforms in Chicago for the Union Army that his wife and the children had to do the farm work, even some of the building. Their farm, located on Ela road, south of Chicago avenue, was purchased from heirs of John Swick. It re- mained in the family 75 years.
Mrs. Flake, now a resident of the village, at- tends the Methodist church every Sunday, weather permitting. Her greatest pleasure is keeping up with the holiday traditions in the making of good- ies, mittens and other gifts for the children and grandchildren of the families she has personally known many years.
She attended the Bradwell school, walking a mile with lunch pail in hand. A picture of the school as it appeared at that time, 80 years ago, is in this book.
PALATINE IS AN IDEAL RESIDENTIAL TOWN
Over two miles of cement walks have been laid in the past three years, a mile of which was put in during 1905. The village pays 14 of this cost be- sides building the crossing approach. The sewer system of Palatine is worth over $7,000. This has been laid without any special assessment. The system is being enlarged a little each year. The village lighting system is par excellence. Any one of the gasoline lamps used will outshine any elec- tric light used in any neighboring village. The roads are well gravelled and whatever curbs are built by the property owner, the village buys the gravel to connect. A large sum is spent by the village each year to keep the roads in repair.
Palatine citizens will be burning gas next summer. The gas company will save nearly two miles of piping and gain nearly a month in time between the Heights and Palatine by laying the mains along the railroad property. The right-of-way has been secured from all the farmers on the south side of the tracks.
EXCHANGED MERCHANDISE FOR PRODUCE
Frederick Schrader, grandfather of Vera Hans Horcher and Alice Hans Neville of Palatine, came to Palatine from Hanover, Germany. He opened one of the first stores in Palatine at 116 S. Plum Grove where he exchanged merchandise for farm produce. That store building is now a 2-flat on S. Bothwell street.
When he had reached Jefferson Park on one of his weekly trips to Chicago with a load of produce, he saw the bright skies and learned that Chicago was burning down. He returned to Palatine with his produce.
MEMORIAL DAYS IN PALATINE IN 1911
School children met at the schoolhouse and re- ceived flags and a bouquet of flowers presented by the W.R.C. At 1:30 they marched to the M. E. church, headed by the band, where they took seats according to grades, children of Palatine school, in- cluding High School and District schools. An ad- dress was given by a prominent speaker; the list of soldier dead was read. After that the children and adults marched to the Hillside cemetery and there placed a bouquet of flowers on the grave of each soldier which was marked with an American flag.
The children brought the flowers to the church in the morning and the women of the W.R.C. made them into bouquets. The people gathered around the stone of the unknown soldier and listened to the address of the day. Next the German cemetery was visited and flowers laid on the graves of soldiers buried there. Following the program the band boys gave a short concert in the bandstand.
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