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In 1940, the assessed value of Worth was $554,755; there were 148 students, operat- ing expenses were $20,233 and property value was $18,750.
In 1955 the assessed value was $1,874,- 125, students numbered 250, operating ex- penses $50,589, and the property value was $145,000.
At the present time (1967-68), the as- sessed value is $5,195,455, the number of students in Germantown Hills, the only school in Worth, is 450 and operating ex-
penses $185,511. Property value is $420,000.
Records show that in the year 1860 there were six schools in Worth, there were six teachers, five male and one female. The total number of students in all schools was 368, the largest number taught by one teacher was 60. In 1860, there were 185 boys and 185 girls in schools. There were six districts and six months was the length of the term. The highest wage paid per month was $33.33.
According to the census of 1960 the pop- ulation of Worth was 2539, in 1920 it was S44, 1930 population was 716, in 1940 it was 906 and 1950 it was 1,422.
In the assessment lists of 1861, it was found that land in the township was as- sessed at $2.50 to $12.50 per acre. Elections reported 85 to 119 voters. A poll tax of $1.00 per man was paid either in cash or road work for one day. S. W. Beck was the supervisor then, David Call, town clerk, Joseph Meister, assessor, Joseph Vetter, col- lector, Chas. Molitor, justice of the peace, Conrad Kerker, constable, Ferdinand Eck- stein, road commissioner, with Frank Stu- der, George Sommers, Peter Kiesewetter and Conrad Rohman as the four road over- seers. The township was then divided into four areas and each overseer had a section near his home to care for the roads and bridges. This method was abolished, how- ever, in the 20's after more road machinery was purchased.
The Post Office Department inaugurated the service of the first post office in Meta- mora in 1902. Sam Wallin was the first rural carrier. Elias Grove was hired to de- liver the mail on Route 2 which was through Germantown Hills and Lourdes, on to the edge of Spring Bay, a distance of 24 miles. He began his delivery with a one- horse shay on roads that were merely two ruts, and when they were gone eight months of the year, the daily trip was truly a hardship. In the early spring, when the roads were boggy, traveling was at a snail's pace. The trip often required a change of horses and took long hours, sometimes into the night. When roads were drifted with snow, it was impossible
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to complete the entire route in one day and often part of it was made on foot. Auto- mobiles were used only in summer until all roads were improved. Mr. Grove's salary was $50 a month, and at the time of his retirement in 1928 he was receiving $1,- 800.00 a year. Carriers following his teri were: Weigand Parr, Sam Willman, Wil- liam Briggs, Paul Wagner and the present carrier, Cliff Spore.
In a Woodford County Directory printed between 1910 and 1920 there were about 25 cars listed in Worth Township. There were also a few farm tractors using kero- sene for fuel. Grain was harvested with a four horse binder, the bundles were shocked, and sometimes stacked, until a steam-powered threshing outfit came to thresh the grain. Farmers had a threshing ring, helping one another as each had their turn. Corn was husked by hand in horse- drawn wagons and stored in cribs to be shelled later by a custom sheller and hauled to the elevators. All this ended as modern machinery made its way on the scene. Butchering day was another day to lend a helping hand. Farmers' wives made their own soap, churned butter and made cheese,
canned and stored the fruits and vegetables from their gardens. There were no washing machines and ironing was done with heavy flat irons heated on a kitchen range.
Dr. Hazard was supposedly the first physician in Worth, no doubt, Dr. Mans- field and Dr. James Whitmire of Metamora also cared for the sick in this area. Dr. Joseph Knoblauch, who came to Metamora in 1893, had many patients in Worth, as did Dr. S. M. Burdon of Low Point. Since there were no telephones to summon a physician in the late 1800's and early 1900's, long trips were made to town to obtain the services of the doctors, and in bad weather such trips were indeed a hard- ship. Babies were delivered in the homes; and minor operations were performed when it was not possible to reach a distant hospital.
Mt. Alverno-Novitiate
In the year 1961, the Sister of the Third Order of St. Francis bought a 40-acre Farm from Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hoffer in Edge- wood Hills, west of Germantown Hills, for $40,000. On May 17, 1962 ground was broken for the million dollar structure to be
The Mt. Alverno Novitiate completed in 1964 in Worth Township.
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District Eight Headquarters for the Illinois State Police erected in Worth Township in 1964.
erected there; the first unit to be built was the educational recreation building. The cornerstone for the chapel and Mother House was laid on August 25, 1963. Sepa- rate quarters were built for the chaplain, Fr. Grzybowski; also a 40-bed infirmary was constructed. It was completed in 1964 at the cost of $2,750,000. The Mother House is also used for retired Sisters.
The Sisters of that community first set- tled in Peoria in 1878, with a few nuns from Germany; now it is an organization of 12 hospitals, and the community is en- tering the teaching profession.
Firms who cooperated in the construc- tion C. Iber & Sons, major contractor; Fred V. Grawey, electrical; J. D. Dillon Plumb- ing Co., F. E. Neylon Co .; and Richard Nauman of Metamora, masonry.
The new project was financed through the resources of the Third Order of St. Francis and private contributions.
State Police Headquarters
The new Police headquarters building is located on Route 116 about 11/4 miles east of Germantown, on the site of the old Union House. Gov. Otto Kerner was pres- ent at the dedication in July of 1964, and about 500 area residents and visitors toured the fine $200,000 edifice. The area has ex-
cellent communications through the head- quarters in case of emergency; in addition to a weather reporting system available by telephone.
Girl Scout Camp
Early in 1954, the girl scouts had been in an area council for three years. With the tremendous growth and development they soon realized that the rented land then being used as an established camp was inadequate and not suitable for expansion. If they wished to have the accredited camp their charter called for, they had to go into action, which they did. Discussions with the Community Chest were started and during the course of the next year a new site was optioned, adequate water found on it, and details were studied and agreed upon. A capital funds drive was mutually agreed on for 1956. Nearly $205,000 was raised. A 380-acre camp site, several miles north of Hickory Point, the former Albert Scott farm, was purchased. This site has about 40 acres of level land and a large wooded area.
The Kickapoo Council serves eight counties and part of another. It was named Camp Tapawingo and a 30x75 foot swim- ming pool was constructed. The new build- ing was opened May 24, 1957. It is located
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3 miles east and 2 miles north of German- town Hills. Because of lack of funds some features were omitted, but from time to time appropriate additions have been made, including the staff house, Unit Lodge 4 and Unit Lodge 5 and an equip- ment shed. There are plans for an in- firmary in the future
The camp operates five periods of 12 days each. One hundred girls are served each period. The members of the purchas- ing committee acquiring the new site were: Jolm Altorfer, Howard Axtell, Fred Luthy, Jr., Edward Martin, George Scully, Mrs. John Winings, Mrs. Carl Placher, Mrs. E. J. Wendall and Mrs. Timothy Swain.
The approximate cost for land, buildings, and other facilities was $285,000.00.
There were no telephones in the town- ship until about 1904. Part of the area was served by the Metamora exchange owned by Peter Sommers. The western area was hooked on to a farmer service line to Spring Bay, where John Winkler operated a switchboard in his home. Telephones used were the old magneto crank type and there were from 10 to 15 parties on a single line. About 1936 the lines from Meta- mora were extended farther than German- town and in 1952 Illinois Bell built lines throughout the western part of Worth up to a line about one mile west of German- town. In 1955 a new exchange was built in Germantown Hills on a plot of ground pur- chased from Mrs. Gertrude Gawitz. The dial system was installed at that time.
In 1964, it was found that the equipment at the Germantown exchange was inade- quate for further expansion and it was re- placed entirely by new equipment. This is known as "terminal per station" equipment. New cable was added in the area and a major improvement was made with the construction of a 30x40 addition to the tele- phone building to house additional equip- ment.
Central Illinois Light Co. of Peoria built electric lines in the rural communities in 1940, and gas lines were installed to the Germantown area in 1960. The lines were extended from that point along the Old
Mill Road to Spring Bay in the summer of 1967.
Water Facilities
Publie water service is offered by three privately owned utilities. Caterpillar Trail Water Works is the largest, providing water to about 300 customers ( 1,000 persons ). A 100,000 gallon tank near Germantown Hills provides storage and pressure for the sys- tem's users. Water is obtained from a well, near the tank, at a depth of 332 feet.
Tuck-a-way Trailer Park operates a pub- lie type water facility to serve 94 lots or families. Water is obtained from a well and a 5,500 gallon water storage tank is also provided.
The Timberlan Water Works provides service to a limited area along the Tumber- lan Road. Water is obtained from a well and pressure is generated in a 1,000 gallon pressure tank at the site of the well.
Until recently the Edgewood Hills Water Association, Inc. served the Parkway and Skyline Drive area through a well. Most of this system has been acquired by the Caterpillar Trail Water Works. The re- maining portion of the area is served by individually owned and operated private well systems serving one user.
Sewer Facilities
Only two sanitary sewer systems exist in the Germantown Hills area. One is owned and operated by the former village of Oak Grove Park. It is a combination Imhoff tank-dosing tank-filter bed sanitary sewer and treatment plant, which serves only the original subdivision. The system utilizes a separator-lagoon treatment system and serves approximately 140 persons. Tuck-a- way Trailer Park owns and operates the remaining sanitary sewer and treatment plant located in the area.
It has been noted in another item of this history that in the period of 1920-1930 Worth Township lost population; in fact it dropped from SS4 to 716. Beginning with the census of 1930, the township has grown in population and the relative rates of growth indicate that this township has in-
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creased in population at a far greater rate than the entire county. Between 1950 and 1960, 27% of the total county increase in population occurred in Worth. The fact that the area lies so close to Peoria has enabled residential development, thus more people moved in.
Employment of the area's labor force of 834 persons is extremely high, and of the total labor force, 99.04% were employed. According to the 1960 census, 70% of the employed group works in Peoria County, 30% within Woodford County; one-fourth of the labor force is female.
Roughly, over one-third of the township's families earn between $7,000 and $9,999. In another analysis, Worth families represent 9% of the total county employed families; 14% of the county families who earn be- tween $7,000 and $25,000 live in Worth Township. For families earning less than $3,000 only 2.8% are from Worth.
Widening of the highway through Ger- mantown Hills may decrease population slightly since a number of homes will be taken by the state. With the future de- velopment of residential and industrial zoned areas there should be a definite in- crease. Numerous plans have been con- templated for parks, recreation areas, a civic building, and a shopping center.
Fire House
Until the year 1961, the Worth Township area was served by the Metamora and Spring Bay fire companies. A group of citi- zens and the Civic Club decided that the area should have their own firehouse and equipment as that arrangement would be more economical than depending on the use of outside services. A board of trustees was appointed by County Judge Don Pio- letti, the members being Maynard Durst, treasurer; Wayne Smith, president; Don Morgan, secretary.
The board decided to purchase a $16,000 fire truck and to buy a site for the station adjacent to Germantown Hills. The cost was $2,354. On December 15, 1961, ground was broken for a new $29,000 firehouse.
The new building was 46x72 feet in size, a steel frame building with a permanent finish and with insulated curtain wall ex- terior. Pelco Structures Inc. was the con- tractor. It was designed to house all equip- ment beside providing meeting and train- ing space for the volunteer firemen.
The pumper was purchased from Lloyd Schumacher. There were 47 applications filed for the volunteer fire-fighting depart- ment. Anton Zehentmeier was the first fire chief. The fire district basically serves the Germantown Hills school district. The fire- house is also used as a polling place for Precinct No. 2.
Worth Township is recorded in the earli- est political events as Democratic, but on national tickets where party lines were closely drawn it usually was Republican.
The township had several men who served in the Civil War. Many names from this township appear on the Honor Roll of World War I, and several made the su- preme sacrifice, among whom were Anton Birkner and Frank Schneider. Scores of the Worth area served in World War II also, as well as the Korean and Vietnam con- fliets.
Clubs
Rotary Club. The Metamora-Germantown Hills Rotary Club was organized in Oc- tober 1967 and held its charter night on Wednesday, February 21, 1968 at St. Mary's Parish Hall. Howard Parker, Rotary district governor from Effingham, pre- sented the charter to Dennis Sutter, presi- dent of the club. Other officers of the club are: Willard Bockler, vice president; Joseph Powell, secretary, and Richard Seib, treas- urer. The club is sponsored by Washington Rotary Club. There were 21 charter mem- bers. The club meets every Wednesday noon at Wernsman's Tavern in German- town Hills.
Community Club. The original German- town Community Club was organized in 1934. Col. George Wernsman, who was very active in community affairs in his day, was the first to come up with the idea of such a club. With the cooperation of two
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Germantown school teachers at that time, Miss Alverda Schertz (now Mrs. Art Garber) and Mrs. Izola Steider, he called a meeting and the following officers were chosen: president, Mrs. Lena Harbers; vice president, Mrs. Joseph Hoffer; secretary-
treasurer, Mrs. Izola Steider. It was decided to have meetings the first Thursday evening of every month at 7:30 at the schoolhouse. Since its founding, the club has sponsored many community projects. It is now known as Germantown Hills Civic Chib.
RESOURCE PAGE
Woodford County History-1878-Wm. Le Baron
History of Woodford County-Roy L. Moore-1910
Portrait and Biographical Album of Woodford County-Chapman Bros .- 1889 Early History of Woodford County-Frank Irions-1948
Woodford County ( Pictorial )-John Drury-1935 -1935 .
1955
Old Settlers History of Woodford County-B. J. Radford-1877
Autobiography of Benjamin Johnson Radford-1928
Woodford County and Its Towns
Atlas of Woodford County and State of Illinois-Warner Beers-1873
Farm Plat Book and Business Guide-1949
County Court Records
Village Board Records
Church Histories and Cemetery Records
County Superintendent of Schools Office Records
History of Eureka College-1894
Willow Leaf-1940
Along the Line-Nickel Plate-1945
El Paso Story-1954 Centennial Publication
Old Settlers Publications-1964 & 1966
Bloomington Pantagraph
Local Newspapers
Industries
Businessmen's Publications
Personal records and recollections
The Committee wishes to express its gratitude to all those individuals who re- lated memorable experiences and data as these contributions were of immense as-
sistance in developing this history. Special thanks is also tendered to all the kind people who aided in preparing the final drafts of the manuscript for the printer.
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Charles and Abigail Rich Letters
Charles Rich was born in New York in 1816; he received a good education and taught school for several terms in both the east and in Missouri. He was married in 1842 to Miss Abigail Carpenter, a native of Massachusetts, and that same year the couple came to Illinois, settling in Woodford County.
In the possession of Wilbur Rich, a grandson of Charles and Abigail Rich, are letters written in the 1840's to Abigail's family in Massachusetts. Each letter is written on a single sheet of paper folded in such a way that the address is on one portion, eliminating the need for an envelope. No stamps were used, the postage -usually 25e-was simply written in ink by the postmaster.
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