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An article in Time magazine, December 28, 1936, tells the best version of the story.
"Singing Mouse"
"Inmates of the Chicago Industrial Home for Children at Woodstock were convinced last fortnight that a canary was loose somewhere in the building. Day after day they heard it chirp and trill. Day after day they searched for it high & low without success. Then one day the school manager heard the piping behind him, turned and beheld its astonishing source--a small, grayish brown mouse.
Captured, placed in a glass jar and named Mickey, the singing mouse became the wonder & delightof school and neighborhood. Even newshawks admitted after an audition that it actually sang. When Assistant Director Robert Bean of the Chicago Zoological Park called, it faild to perform. Nonetheless Director Bean, who had heard of singing mice before, offered $150 for it. Dr. Wilfred H. Osgood, zoology curator of the Field Museum of Natural History, also said that he had heard of singing mice, though he had never seen one. Declared University of Chicago's Dr. Maud Slye, famed cancer experimenter: "I have had 160,000 mice and I never had one that sang. If there is a singing mouse, I am open to conviction."
To the mouse, renamed Minnie after examination by Zooman Bean, came a supreme test one evening last week. Up to a microphone in NBC's Chicago studios stepped the master of ceremonies of the NBC Jamboree to announce "the phenomenon of the century...the only mouse in the world who actually sings." Into the studio marched the Industrial School's tall, gaunt Manager Oscar Alva Allred, carring Minnie in a wire-fronted box. Holding the cage before the microhone, Manager Allred poked a small piece of insulated wire through a hole in the box top, tenderly prodded Minnie's belly. As the visible audience of 400 listened raptly, out over a national network went faint, wavering chirps and trills. It sounded as much like a cricket as like a canary, but that Minnie really sang there was no doubt. After the broadcast a cage was fashioned of glass and cardboard, its bottom strewn with strips of cloth and paper for mousy nesting. Press and newsreel photographers crowded around, snapped perky, self-assured Minnie until midnight. A Chicago hotel matched the Zoo's offer for her. Manager Allred held out for $1,000, hoped to get it from Walt Disney, whose singing mouse escaped a few months ago.
How & why mice sing is a scientific mystery. Dr. Slye thought Minnie might have a respiratory condition similar to human rales. In 1932 Zoologist Lee R. Dice of University of Michigan suggested in the Journal of Mammalogy that all mice may sing, but on a pitch too high for the human ear unless the mouse has unusual vocal equipment. In other words, perhaps Minnie was a basso mouse.
Dr. Dice, president of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts & Letters, secured a singing mouse in 1926, has bred many descendents without producing another real songster. Last spring he reported to the Yale Institute of Human Relations the mouse's superiority to the canary as a musical pet. Observed he: "The musical mouse can be heard only 25 feet, so that the song is less irritating to the nerves and can be escaped easily by moving out of range."

The Woodstock Sentinel followed the story with several articles. It turns out that there were two singing mice, Minnie and a daughter. On September 15, 1938, both were on exhibition at the Methodist Church as part of the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the Children's Home. Unfortunately, just a little over a month later, Minnie died at the age of two years, two months.

The caption on the back of this photo identifies the event as Minnie signing her contract for a year of appearances on an unspecified "radio chain." Herbert Gensch is on the left and Robert Kendall from the radio chain is on the right.

In the Woodstock Archives, the file folder is labelled "Woodstock--Biography--Mice, Famous."

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The fountain is in the location of today's soldier's monument.

Since Wm. G. Hoffman traveled from Chicago to take this photo, it is likely that the people in the photo are not staged but are really enjoying the park. He was in business from 1908 to 1924. One of the two copies of the postcard is postmarked 1908 and the other 1910.
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This view of the Square park is from the Johnson Street entrance, with the silhouette of the metal fountain in the center and the Spring House to the right of the center. The postmark is dated 1908.

United Art Publishing (1901-1916). New York, NY. A publisher of tinted halftone and hand colored collotype postcards. They were printed in both Germany and in the United States.]]> United Art Publishing]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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It was printed after 1907, when the postal service permitted messages to be written on the back along with the address.

Luman T. Hoy had a drug store at 100 Cass from 1881-1928. He had this postcard printed in Germany as part of the PCK Series, number 3684.
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This print was made from glass negatives donated to the Woodstock Public Library. The photograph was possibly taken at the Abraham (or Abram) Bodine McConnell House at the corner of Jefferson and South Street in Woodstock Illinois. A.B. McConnell was a son of one of the very first European settlers in McHenry County, William Alexander McConnell. A.B. was born in a log cabin in Richmond Illinois in 1839. He married Harriet Susan Potter in 1861 and had five children. The house was finished in 1894, the McConnells moved in November 1894. AB McConnell unexpectedly died three months later on February 15, 1894.]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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The Emerson Typewriter company changed its name to Woodstock Typewriter in April 1914. The clothing on the bystanders seems to be of that era.

Since the postcard was given to the library with many other items from the Sherburne family, it is possible that the man and woman are Sherburnes, owners of the Sherburne Motor Company at 109 Church St.]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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In Typewriters notebook]]> Emerson Typewriter Co. was founded in Momence, Illinois in 1909 and moved to Woodstock in 1910. City subscribers raised $30,000 to purchase the land and build this 25,000 square foot building. Alvah Roebuck (of Sears and Roebuck Dept. Store) became a partner and the company was renamed Roebuck Typewriter Co. for a very short time. In 1913, the company was again renamed, this time to Woodstock Typewriter and was headed by Alvah Roebuck. The Woodstock Typewriter differed from the Oliver Typewriter in that it had a universal standard keyboard with a single shift and the letters were fully visible. An electric typewriter was manufactured in 1925 but was discontined because of a lack of trained service persons in the field. They tried again in 1949 and again discontinued the product for the same reason in 1957.
Alger Hiss was convicted of lying to the House Unamerican Committee about his connection to the American Communist Party because of the unique letter A on a typewritten note--he was using a Woodstock Typewriter.
Century America bought the company in 1949 but kept the Woodstock Typewriter name. In 1950, R.C. Allen Business Machines bought the factory and changed the name. R. C. Allen ended typewriter production in 1971 after producing an estimated 1 million typewriters.
Woodstock Wireworks (known locally as the lampshade factory) took over the building in 1972.
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This print was made from glass negatives donated to the Woodstock Public Library. The photograph was taken at the Abraham (or Abram) Bodine McConnell House at the corner of Jefferson and South Street in Woodstock Illinois. A.B. McConnell was a son of one of the very first European settlers in McHenry County, William Alexander McConnell. A.B. was born in a log cabin in Richmond Illinois in 1839. He married Harriet Susan Potter in 1861 and had five children. The house was finished in 1894, the McConnells moved in November 1894. AB McConnell unexpectedly died three months later on February 15, 1894.]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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This card was printed after 1907, since it has space for a message on the reverse side as well as the address. Other postcards produced by this company have colored frames surrounding a black and white photograph. It is postmarked 1909.]]> Suhling Company Chicago]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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The message is on the front (as was required by postal regulations): "Best Wishes To You G.C.P"

The back of the postcard is for the address only. Post cards became popular in 1905. This one is postmarked 1906.

"Hand colored work, Luman T. Hoy" who started in the pharmacy business about 1870 at the corner of Cass & Hoy, and retired in 1928.
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The dirt street and the style of the bandstand date this to approximately 1909-1912.

The back of the postcard has no photographer or printer.
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]]> File Cabinet 9 Keefe]]> Stereoptican photograph looks south from Medlar's window at 100 Cass.

Date clues:
Bunker Brothers Hardware [111 E. Van Buren] 1872
Phoenix Mills [117 E. Van Buren] in 1872 atlas drawing
Blossom moved to 107 E. Van Buren in 1872 (sign down)
New Era Printing November 1873 -1878
House on Dean Street visible

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In Square and Main Street to 1900 notebook]]> The fire started by a disgruntled employee of Whitson's Hardware (124 N. Benton, now Lloyd's) and destroyed all of Benton street from E. Jackson to E. Judd. This photo was taken by Medlar, probably from his window on the upper floor of 100 Cass.
The buildings in the background include Bunker Brothers 111 E. Van Buren, Wheat & Wright 109 E. Van Buren and other businesses.
The Square park shows the white fence installed in 1858
The roof of the German Lutheran church on Jefferson Street is visible]]> Medlar Studios, Woodstock]]> Kirk Dawdy]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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In Square & Main Street to 1900 notebook]]> 220 N. Benton (faces E. Judd Street) Farm Machinery : T. J. Dacy Farm Machinery
Dacy, T. J. (Timothy)—"A hustler from away back;" conducted implement business at Benton and East Judd streets, destroyed by fire on March 6, 1880, and rebuilt in present structure, after placing fantastic office on corner; village trustee, 1871-3; alderman, 1873-4; fire marshal, 1874, 1876-7 and 1884-5; father of Charles F., (late of Ashville, N. C, and formerly owner of Dacy Lumber Resided on Judd street, facing Hayward. Died Aug. 1, 1896, aged 58 years. [Woodstock Sentinel 3-13-1937 Sec. 4 p7]
222 Church Street but faced Jefferson Street: Presbyterian Church. When the church was built on Calhoun & Tryon in 1882 (to get away from the noise of the trains) the church was used as a store house for Dacy Lumber Company.]]> Medlar Studios, Woodstock]]> Kirk Dawdy]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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Clarence Olson was the very respected band director for both Central School and Woodstock High School bands from 1929 until his death in 1953. Clarence Olson school is named after him.

The students in the photo:
First row: Gordon Boone, Irvin Tucker, Hazel Shales, Floyd Eckert, Bill Gancar, Loraine Dirrenberger, Grant Rassmusen, Lewis Soenksen, Jim Nevins, Elward Sherwin, Bill Dodge, Ralph Knutsen, Allan Smith, Modelle Morris.
Second row: Henry Smith, John Schuett, Edwin Belcher, Fred Drummond, Evelyn Baymiller, Jack Nevin, Raymond Youngberg, John Coe, Jim Ogle, Betty Dietz, Joyce Sayler, Ellen Paulson, Bib Diggins, Audrey Paulson, Molly Joslyn, Garry Austin.
Third row: Bill Frame, Frances Hansen, Gracia Knaack, Marjorie Thomas, Wilbur Kiefer, Russell Andrew, Dorothy Petit, Irv Walters, Ed Monroe, Oral Eckert, Lyle Huffman, Sam Herdclotz, Dick Howell, George Hesselgrave, Slade Austin.
Fourth row: Gene Judson, Elcon Seagrist, Jim Botts, Carl Smeltzer, Lowell Nienstedt, Melvin Belcher, Grover Wilkerson, Marian Woolf, Carl McBroom, Russell Leverans, ?Woolf, ?McBroom, Ed Gorenfla, Jim Tryon, Jim Phillips

The date is estimated by comparing another band photo dated 1934. The students are wearing the same uniforms and appear to be about the same age.]]> Medlar Studio]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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As in many postcards of the Square park, trees dominate the scene. The focal point is the bandstand, which was built in 1909 (not the current version of the bandstand.) Barely visible behind the trees and band stand are the buildings on Cass and automobiles on Main Street.

The production number is OA5192, indicating that it was produced in 1930.
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The library underwent two more expansions in 1966 (Fyfe, architect) and in 1987. The 1987 expansion by the architectural firm of O'Donnell Wicklund Pigozzi of Deerfield increased the library size to nearly 23,000 sq. ft. and added upper and lower levels to the building. Originally the Children’s Room and a meeting room were located in the lower level and the adult nonfiction and reference collections were on the upper level. The entrance to the building was moved to the west side, from the parking lot, instead of the original front door location on Judd Street with a back entrance from the north side driveway.

The 2001 expansion of the library by Frye Gillan Molinaro Architects of Chicago retained the upper and lower levels of the 1987 building and the brick pillars from the 1959 building. The 43,000 sq. ft. revision of the library moved the Children’s Room to the main floor of the library, and provides a variety of meeting spaces from study rooms to meeting rooms.

The antique oak tables located in the Margaret Marchi Reading Room are from the library’s first days in the Woodstock Opera House in the 1890s. The slanted table and benches in the Children’s Room and several adult fiction display stands are from the 1959 and 1966 renovations. Much of the upper level furniture is from the 1987 addition.
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Opened in 1891, the library was originally located in the Woodstock Opera House. The library moved to its Judd Street location in 1959. The 4000 sq ft building was designed by local architect William Fyfe, a former student of Frank Lloyd Wright. The brick pillars throughout the reference area are from the 1959 building.

The library underwent two more expansions in 1966 (Fyfe, architect) and in 1987. The 1987 expansion by the architectural firm of O'Donnell Wicklund Pigozzi of Deerfield increased the library size to nearly 23,000 sq. ft. and added upper and lower levels to the building. Originally the Children’s Room and a meeting room were located in the lower level and the adult nonfiction and reference collections were on the upper level. The entrance to the building was moved to the west side, from the parking lot, instead of the original front door location on Judd Street with a back entrance from the north side driveway.

The 2001 expansion of the library by Frye Gillan Molinaro Architects of Chicago retained the upper and lower levels of the 1987 building and the brick pillars from the 1959 building. The 43,000 sq. ft. revision of the library moved the Children’s Room to the main floor of the library, and provides a variety of meeting spaces from study rooms to meeting rooms.

The antique oak tables located in the Margaret Marchi Reading Room are from the library’s first days in the Woodstock Opera House in the 1890s. The slanted table and benches in the Children’s Room and several adult fiction display stands are from the 1959 and 1966 renovations. Much of the upper level furniture is from the 1987 addition.
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The library underwent two more expansions in 1966 (Fyfe, architect) and in 1987. The 1987 expansion by the architectural firm of O'Donnell Wicklund Pigozzi of Deerfield increased the library size to nearly 23,000 sq. ft. and added upper and lower levels to the building. Originally the Children’s Room and a meeting room were located in the lower level and the adult nonfiction and reference collections were on the upper level. The entrance to the building was moved to the west side, from the parking lot, instead of the original front door location on Judd Street with a back entrance from the north side driveway.

The 2001 expansion of the library by Frye Gillan Molinaro Architects of Chicago retained the upper and lower levels of the 1987 building and the brick pillars from the 1959 building. The 43,000 sq. ft. revision of the library moved the Children’s Room to the main floor of the library, and provides a variety of meeting spaces from study rooms to meeting rooms.

The antique oak tables located in the Margaret Marchi Reading Room are from the library’s first days in the Woodstock Opera House in the 1890s. The slanted table and benches in the Children’s Room and several adult fiction display stands are from the 1959 and 1966 renovations. Much of the upper level furniture is from the 1987 addition.
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Opened in 1891, the library was originally located in the Woodstock Opera House. The library moved to its Judd Street location in 1959. The 4000 sq ft building was designed by local architect William Fyfe, a former student of Frank Lloyd Wright. The brick pillars throughout the reference area are from the 1959 building.

The library underwent two more expansions in 1966 (Fyfe, architect) and in 1987. The 1987 expansion by the architectural firm of O'Donnell Wicklund Pigozzi of Deerfield increased the library size to nearly 23,000 sq. ft. and added upper and lower levels to the building. Originally the Children’s Room and a meeting room were located in the lower level and the adult nonfiction and reference collections were on the upper level. The entrance to the building was moved to the west side, from the parking lot, instead of the original front door location on Judd Street with a back entrance from the north side driveway.

The 2001 expansion of the library by Frye Gillan Molinaro Architects of Chicago retained the upper and lower levels of the 1987 building and the brick pillars from the 1959 building. The 43,000 sq. ft. revision of the library moved the Children’s Room to the main floor of the library, and provides a variety of meeting spaces from study rooms to meeting rooms.

The antique oak tables located in the Margaret Marchi Reading Room are from the library’s first days in the Woodstock Opera House in the 1890s. The slanted table and benches in the Children’s Room and several adult fiction display stands are from the 1959 and 1966 renovations. Much of the upper level furniture is from the 1987 addition.
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In 1964, Commonwealth Edison made an offer to buy the facility for $1.1 million. When the city rejected that offer, the company upped the amount to $4,385,000, including interest, over a 60-year period. That too was rejected. In 1960, Com Ed proposed $2,131,000 at 4.5 percent interest over a 35-year period, and the voters accepted. The transition was made January 1 1963. The city received annual payments of $99, 135.16 until 1996.

The sale was controversial. Local business people said that their electrical costs skyrocketed. Other residents said that their service was better.

Another difficulty: the Power Plant whistle blew at noon, and since the city no longer owned the whistle, that duty was transferred to the Autolite (later Eltra, later still Woodstock Die Cast) factory across the street. Eltra Company purchased the building in May 1964 and started a 5-year, 100,000 square foot expansion project.]]> Woodstock Public Works]]> File Cabinet 6 Photos
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Woodstock Hospital was moved from Clay Street to the Judge Theodore Murphy home at 527 W. South Street in 1915. This photo shows the Bentley Wing that was built in 1937 in front of the original building.

The name of the hospital was changed to Memorial Hospital after World War II.

L. L. Cook Co. printed this card after 1956 but the K. C. Kropp logo on the stamp area shows that Kropp (1907-1956) took the photo. The number is L-6.]]> E. C. Kropp, Milwaukee]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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The American Legion building on this site was constructed in 1935 and demolished in 2004 as part of the Woodstock Station development.]]> Online purchase]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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MCHENRY COUNTY TRACK MEET held at Woodstock, May 17, 1913.

A record crowd turned out from Harvard, Marengo, Richmond, Crystal Lake, Huntley, McHenry, and Woodstock. The meet was managed by Northwestern University coaches, and everything worked out with machine-like precision. First came the sprints in which our men were at a slight disadvangage, though they held their own and bravely contested each inch. Next there were the field events in which Woodstock plainly showed superiority, and which were our chief gainers. But as the meet drew to a close, the weaker teams were sifted out and the championship was not decided until the supreme event of the day--the relay race. The decisive moment had arrived, and a hush fell on the throng of rooters as Woodstock's chosen athletes took their places. From the firing of the shot till the end of the race a big lead was kept by Woodstock, and--we won!]]> Medlar Studio]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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Front row L-R: Edward W. Austin, Edward C. Higgins, George J. Schneider, Valedictorian.
Back row: Calla J. Field, Lottie A. Friend, Mary F. Murphy, Mary G. Murphy.]]> J. S. Medlar]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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Left to right
Front row: Ray Hamer, Frank Wien
Middle row: Homer Mann, Arthur Anderson, Sy McGee
Top row: Joe Berganthal, Clarence Sherburne, Stafford, Reese, Coach William Evans, Daniels, Moore, Clarence Howard
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In Oversized Photo Box]]> WESLEY BREWER, CAROL CARMACK, PAUL HYDEN, ROSELLA LANG, DELMAR LICHTY, LE0RA WILDER, DONALD TAPPEN, CAROL NEINSTEDT, CAROLINE ANDERSON, GLADYS MIKKELSEN, RAYMOND FRANCISCO, ERNEST W. BATES, JR., JOHN COONRAD, FORREST BROWN, HAZEL GORHAM, EDWARD C. FERRIS, GERALDINE O'BRIEN, CLAYTON ANDERSON, DOROTHY DENNIS, MORJORIE AUSTIN, JUNAITA CONERTY, CARL COURIER, LUCILLE ROGERS, WELDON GRATTON, LOWELL GRAVES, TREASURER, RUTH KALLHAUGE, VICE PRESIDENT, LAURENCE HERMAN, PRESIDENT, LEILA BAARS, SECRETARY, JULIUS THOMAS, ELMER AAVANG, MARJOIRE CARR, EDNA JOHNASEN, JEANETTE A. GETCHELL, WESLEY R. PETERSON, LEONARD THOMAS, EVA WIBERG, RUTH CONERTY, LUCILLE MILLER, GERTRUDE STONE, LEILA KELSEY, HAROLD PERKINS, PEARL THOMSON, JAMES BURBANK, MARGERY BERNHARDT, HAROLD A JENSEN, BETHEL BRINK, ROBERT WIENKE, HELEN GORHAM HARRIS KUNDA, ELLEN RUTH SULLIVAN, CLARENCE PUGH
MARION L STRONG, CLASS ADVISOR, W. J. COLAHAN, PRINCIPAL, E. C. O. BEATTY, SUPERINTENDANT
Photo by Herbert B. Medlar
WOODSTOCK, ILL.]]> Medlar, Herbert B.]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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Coach Willis Thomson was also Superintendent. Team members were Elmer Miner, Karl Moritz, Edward Field, John Vieregg, Howard Risvold, Harris Sorenson and Carroll Sherburne to the left of coach Thompson.]]> Medlar Studio]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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In People--Sports Oversize box]]> This is the earliest photo that "Woodstock" is printed on the jerseys.

Only a few people have been identified. Front left is Zoia, and Arthur Anderson is to the right of Clarence Sherberne. Joe Bergthal is on the right in the top row. ]]> Medlar Studio]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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Players left to right
Front row: Frank Wien, James Joslyn
Middle row: Ogle Howell, Homer Mann, Fulton Stussey, Clarence Howard
Top row: Clarence Sherburne, Coach William Evans, Arthur Anderson
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Front: Irvin Hecht, Dwight Stussey, Kenneth Gay, Raymond Jensen.
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In the early 1940s, they opened Sherburne's Bowling Alley. When they sold it in 1966 or 1967, It became Wayne's City Lanes.

The bowling alley and bar scenes in the movie Groundhog Day were filmed here.]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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In 1904-1918 Notebook]]> Frank Tappan had an Insurance office upstairs.

111 S. Benton
J.P. Alt Clothing co.
The original brick façade was covered by the State Bank of Woodstock in the 1980's to match the new façade of their building.
Alt went out of business in 1925.

101 S. Van Buren
"James H. Forman is the city's news dealer. He handles all of the daily papers, as well as the best periodicals and magazines. His place of business is in the Cook building, southeast corner of the public square. He is assisted in his work by George W. Carpenter. Mr. Forman sells cigars, confectionery and all kinds of soft drinks." [Sentinel 12-19-1901 p 19]

"The heroes of the twentieth century are the self-made men of the country. There is no phrase in all literature so inspiring and full of encouragement to the younger generation as the expression "a self-made man." With his foot on the bottom rung of the ladder, but with his eye ever on the top, and an iron will to succeed—this is a pen picture of the career of J. H. For-man of Woodstock.
Mr. Forman's business is one of the most interesting and at the same time one of the most important in the city. He has the exclusive sale of the newspaper service and by prompt, efficient methods he has built the business up from very little to an enterprise of large scope. Mr. Forman's store is also the headquarters for the handling of railroad tickets. A specialty is also made of fine cigars, tobaccos and confectionery. The success of the business has come from the active, earnest application of brains and hands. Mr. Forman started the business over seven years ago and today he owns his building, besides other real estate in Woodstock. A year ago he erected a handsome residence, one of the substantial homes for which Woodstock is famous. The subject of this sketch is a member of the Modern Woodmen and the Knights of the Globe. He has earned a well deserved popularity among all classes. In his business, Mr. Forman is assisted by his son, G. T. Forman, who, by the way, is treasurer of the National Union." [Sentinel 4-21-1904 p.5]
JH Forman Cigars & Tobacco; Laundry agency in 1914 city directory.]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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Clarence Olson was Supervisor of Instrumental Music Instruction. He is standing on the far right in the third row wearing a black jacket and black hat. He created the music program for both the high school and the grade school in 1929. He was very popular with Woodstock citizens so that when he died suddenly in December 1953, the community lobbied to name the school under construction Clarence Olson School]]> Herbert B. Medlar]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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Woodstock Brewery & Bottling Works was founded about 1858 to bottle beer. A photo of the building is on page 15 of Headlight Sights & Scenes (ca. 1898) along with a history.

May 8 "Fire Wipes Out Main Building of Woodstock Brewery: - 5:30 a.m. last Monday -origin unknown (Woodstock Brewing & Bottling Co.). City water main reaches only within about3000 feet of building and city only has about 2000 feet of hose, so unable to "thrown a stream onto the blaze". Also, the boiler in the brewery was cold so not possible to get water from that source until steam was generated - at least an hour before any water could be put on the fire. Mayor Jewett called Harvard for help - they arrived 1 1/2 hours later & connected their hose to Woodstock's, so water could finally be utilized, but main building ("malt house") already gone. Able to save nearby bottling house, ice house and stables. Loss estimate $70,000 with $32,000 insurance. Brewery had also supplied many homes with ice for a number of years. [Notes for 2002 Sesqui History pp 62-62]

"Some time after the fire above described, a blaze was discovered at the brewery of Zimmer, Herman & Co., on Washington street, a large part of which was totally destroyed, in spite of the valiant efforts of the fire department, whose members had a long ways to go by foot to reach the scene. The company never rebuilt the establishment, but Emil Arnold, its secretary for many years, maintained the ice business there until his death, the company having maintained a lake adjoining the brewery for the harvest of ice of a good quality. This brewery was an employer of considerable labor during its maintainance and provided a market for much of the grain raised by farmers in the community". [Wdstk Sentinel 3-13-1937 Sed. 3 p.1]
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Small sepia print on cardboard]]> The detail of the metal fountain in the middle dates it before 1909 and the postcard itself has both address & message on the back, legal only after 1907. The condition of the card has obliterated the end of the artist's name: Drawn by T. Ma….
It is postmarked 1910.
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The Spring House dominates the scene with horses and wagons tied to the rope surrounding the Square park on Benton Street. There are people on the sidewalks. There is a fairly clear view of the fountain in the Spring House as well as the fountain in the middle of the Square.

The card is addressed to Jamie Brink, #54 Oakley Blvd., Chicago, c/o C. S. Brink. The message reads "To Aunt Allie & Jamie. We are all well. We miss Jamie but know he is in good hands and want him to stay as long as he is contented. Chrissa Schryver fell & broke her ankle Wed. With love from all from Papa." It is postmarked 1909.]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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In Photos 1951-1969 notebook]]> Neill Donnelly's store was demolished in 1887 to make room for the Sheriff's House.
Neill Donnelly retired as Sheriff in 1851 and started in general merchandizing until his death in 1889. His General Store, also known as the N. Donnelly Cheap Cash Store, was built at approximately the same time as the courthouse in 1857.
Sentinel sign shows in the 1866 photo of the north east side of the Square ID 33. However, in that photo the business is Drugs, Medicines, Books & Stationery.
In 1869, the Woodstock Sentinel lists the advertisers in the Excelsior Block (100 Cass): No. 2 Sherwood Dry Goods and No. 4 E. A. Murphy & Co. Dry Goods. The Sentinel was No. 1 Excelsior Block.
100 Cass Woodstock Sentinel
115 N. Johnson Neill Donnelly's General Store]]> Medlar Studios, Woodstock]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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In Oversized Photo box with a print in the Square & Main Street to 1900 notebook]]>
On the right side of the photo, the house is shown without the later brick addition built by the U. S. government to house the Social Security Office.

209 W. Judd residence
215 W. Judd Chas. C. Stadtman attorney & real estate
225 W. Judd residence
227 W. Judd Thomas Merwin Funeral Home
301 W. Judd (Dr.). Edgar Clearwater

226 W. Judd McHenry County Farm Bureau and other agricultural agencies
302 W. Judd Vincent Lumley, Atty.
Laura Poewe: Laura's Cut & Curl]]> Public Works Department, Woodstock]]> ]]> NO COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

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In Photos 1951-1969 notebook]]>