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CENTENNIAL
6-8,
1
AUGUST
954
'l.C.R.R.BUTLDO OS
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Shops
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& Water
House
AMBOY, LEE
CO.
ILL
1656
OFFICIAL
F
SOUVENIR PROGRAM
PRICE
S(^
CENTS
AMBOY SINCE
1854
Amboy
WM.
J.
BRADY
The "Young Reliable", new In dad'i old stand, is here to serve you.
PHONE
13
AMBOY
business,
LA WTON'S
DAIRY ISLAND
On
U.S. 52
Comer
of
SAVE
Mn.K
Dairy Products
COTTAGE CHEESE
ICE
CREAM
Congrafulafions
LEO
J.
DEMPSEY
Insurance Agency
PHONE
60
AMBOY
PHONE
3-8681
DKON
/;
Amboys
Leading Barbers
THE FLACHS
PHILLIP
I
1855-1896
PHILLIP
II
FRANK ("Dad")
-
1873-1943
1901
SPITZ SHEET
METAL SHOP
ILL.
AMBOY,
Friiz
Call SPITZ
OSCAR BERGA
GRAIN. FEEDS. SEED
First Class
Hardware from
7877
the
& Spreading
NOWE'S HARDWARE
Distributor of
COMPANY
AMBOY,
ILL.
ARCADY FEEDS
For All Live Stock
&
Poultry
PHONE
CUSTOM GRINDING
28
Telephone 26
Amboy,
Illinois
MAYTAG
HOT POINT
'"^042409
friends
we extend
THE
SPECl
OPEN
SEA FOODS
5-12 P.M.
AIMING
STEAKS
CHICKEN
CLOSED SUNDAYS
A\R CONDITIONED
COCKTAIL LOUNGE
FREDERICK
J.
GLESSNER
L.
HAROLD GLESSNER
CO.
ELDENA, ILLINOIS
We
Amboy
LEE
Welcome
to
Amhoy
. .
JOHN
T.
Tomlinson Funeral
ESTABLISHED
See Our
Home
1854
the Centennial
Bill
Fish on Friday
BILL'S
TAVERN
SUBLETTE
Weekly"
YEARS OLD
IN 1954
Watch
October
Congratulations
Amhoy
Compliments Of
BOB'S
Wm,
A. Keho
SUPER SERVICE
PHONE
144
AMBOY
Visitors
MARCHESI BROS.
To Amboy's Centennial
For your Favorite mixed drink
stop
in
AMBOY THEATRE
We/come You To
T/ie
at
O'BRIEN'S
For
fine foods
TAP
cuisine,
Cenfennial 7854-7954
come
in
too has
and sound
And now
Air Conditioned
Budweiser on Tap
Your
Phone 50
AMBOY
Congrafulafions To Amboy On Ifs Centennial From Lee County's Only Oliver Farm Equipment Dealer
V. 0.
New
Idea
Farm Equipment
SUBLETTE,
ILL.
Distributor,
BANK
in
in
1868.
AMBOY
AMBOY, ILLINOIS
Bank established
We
We
will
appreciate
Members
of
Federal Reserve
System and
Deposit
Insurance
Federal
Corporation
Salutations to
Amboy-may
still
hetter
Livestock Hauling
--
Home
Insurance
YERN WASSON
PHONE
16
DEMPSEY'S TAP
Sc/i/ffz
& Old
Sfyle Beer
Wine
Liquor
FRANK &
VI
DEMPSEY
AMBOY
Welcome
to
YOUR
AMBOY,
ELL.
Congratulations
TO
Citizens on your
100th
We
have enjoyed doing business
- BIRTHDAY - 100th
in
this
Community
7928
lines
7954
WASHERS
ZENITH
HARDWARE
PHILGAS APPLIANCES
1928
MARTIN
18
A.
SCHUETTE
AMBOY,
1954
HARDWARE
PHONE
ILLINOIS
Amboy
Harold W. Carroll
I
Carl S.
CHEVROLET ^PSMOBILE v SALES
Knudten
wttlCE
Compliments Of
AMBOY
Compliments Of
ELLIOTT'S
AMBOY
CAFE
McGRATH'S
PACKAGE STORE
35
Headquarters For
JONES
ST.
AMBOY
Fishermen, Hunters
and
All other Liars
BEER
Betty
'
WINE
LIQUOR
Bertha
Doris
Rita
"A
WHITE ELECTRIC
Contracting
Repairing Fixtures
Congratulations
Amhoy
DEEP-FREEZE APPLIANCES
On Your
100th Birthday
MOTOR REPAIRING
Gish Jewelry
Amboy,
El.
Phone 34R3
&
Gift Shop
MENDOTA
AMBOY
Amboy
Happy
100th Anniversary
We
Telegraph Flowers
PHONE
30
Amboy
Master Barbers
No.
14. U.M.B.
McNINCH GROCERY
Genera/ Merchandise LEE CENTER, ILL.
SIL'S
TAVERN
ILL.
WEST BROOKLYN,
CONGRATU LATIONS
SAM'S FURNITURE
S.
W. SAM, Proprietor
AMBOY,
ILL.
HILL, Proprietor
LEE CENTER,
ILL.
Groceries,
ARCfflE
Gasoline
Illinois
SEVERSON
COMPLIMENTS
DR. W.
J.
McNEE
117 S.
Chiropractor
AMBOY, ILLINOIS
WHEN
JOE, ETHEL,
IN DIXON,
DROP
IN
JOE'S PLACE
ANN
and
JANET DEMPSEY
GALENA, DIXON
7854
AMBOY, ILLINOIS
TIME GOES YOU SAY -AH NO TIME STAYS
-. .
.
1954
WE
GO.
It
is
not proposed to
make
this
in
booklet a history of
Amboy
done
in
U.S.A." Suffice
it
to
the west
when
the
Illinois
Central
midway between
development of
Amboy was
assured.
The
first
white
men
settled in the
to
area of
Amboy
in
the population
had grown
slightly less
is
today.
I.C.
The peak
of population, 3200,
flourishing.
was reached
the
Shops were
I.C.
many
railroad
men and
their families
is
made
their
may
This booklet
in
is
designed primarily
to revive
Amboy's
past,
the celebration of
will
life
memory
to those
good
old days
when
P.
Richard
P.
Mead, Ralph
Fanelli,
Hillison
this
who helped
us
in
compiling the voluminous data obtained. As you see, these are mere "broths
of their comparative
out.
of lads"
getting
Our thanks go
to
John
in
P.
Walsh,
Jr.,
James
this
of Amboy's leading citizens in the cast, as indithe handbills below, furnished entertainment at intervals throughout each year. One can almost hear the soft weeping as the villain perpetrated his dastardly deeds and the cheers as righteouness prevailed at last.
cated from
lie|;)iiat5ur
jjjji jyfiijj*
.issociation
Friday Evg
Mar 30
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THE TEST OF GRATITUDE
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Admission 25c.
ChUdren
15o.
Charlotte's Maid!
races, Derby Day and later on the annual Lee County Fair in Green River Park were not to be Do you remember the races through the trees before the race track back by the present ball diamond was built? Maybe the pictures on the next page will refresh your memory.
The
missed.
Some say the track ran the other way. This could be the result of an error in original photographic printing of the negative, but it is left this way to provoke discussion.
Do you recognize
anybody? We know
Molly
first
Mead
row
in
is
Celebrities were also part of the picture when Derby Day rolled
around.
They say his system was based upon shouting to get his own steed
high gear and then keeping up the chatter to the dismay of the other horses in the
in
?!Jl^i^V^ m
:
V.
'
In the third row we recognize Carl Flessner, Fred W. Leake, Sr., and
his
mother.
Can
you
spot others?
Baseball m Amboy has always been actively supported. What has happened to the teams of yesteryear? In the past decade, interest has flagged to where you almost have to scout the county to scrape up a full team. We need and must reawaken the competitive spirit which always kept Amboy represented by two or more teams. Remember those we picture here?
AMBOY
ST.
Front
PATRICK'S row 1.
row
1909
to
,
r.
1.
to
r.
Poths,
Henry
Strass-
John
Tom
Rooney,
Leo Lynch, Jim Lester. Dr. Henry McCoy has changed a bit over the
years but the gleam
still
in
shown
here.
R.
P.
(Dick)
Lenihan,
Frank McGowan.
Back row:
Wm.
Tom
Porter Hehir,
Ed
Baptist
Maroons - 1910 Front row 1. to r. Batboys WalSeated ter Scott, Robert JohnHarry Doty, Bob son,
: :
Scott.
Ralph Heath Byron Tread well, Ray Fortney, Charles Scott, Leroy
,
Bates,
Harry
James.
Chas. Poths,
Koesler,
Edward
54.
Frank McGowan
the
left
in
seem
perturbed.
Can
in
1.
to
r.,
Harry
Buckley, Gipson Geo. (Mgr.), Frank Cole, Carl Sisler, (Bat Boy), a relative of Carl Sisler, name not known.
Back
row
1.
to
r.,
We
believe this
is
Amfirst
team. In those
days there was a shortage of players, so the principal, Mr. Dunlap, and the assistant principal, Mr. Williams played on the team. From 1.
to
r.
front
row
Douglas BlochMiddle er. row Earl Badger, Warren Mynard, Harold Mellon, Arthur Badger, Geo. McConley, ProfesDunlap, Edward Hogan, Professor Williams, Harry Patterson, Preston Wolcott.
Gee. Back sor F. W.
Geo.
row
Do you remember when Fred ("Scrapper") Chandler ran a cleaning shop where the
C. tracks?
That
this
is
it.
Binghampton Band
This
AMBOY
FIRE
DEPARTMENT
Bob
Stallion
A PROMISE KEPT and Frank Merlo always enjoyed a session with the spotted sugar cubes down at the
Kelly and Cawley establishment in La Salle. One night enroute home after a not so fortunate evening, they stopped on the Henkel Bridge, and Bob made Frank enter into a bilateral pact that if either died the other would see to it that a pair of dice was dropped into the grave. At Bob's fimeral, Frank, who was a pallbearer, waited until the mourners had begun to leave, and then slowly walked over to the grave to pay his last respects and keep his part of the bargain. Reaching into his pocket he palmed a pair of dice, dropped them atop the coffin and exclaimed in his own inimitable way: "Gosh darn, did you see that? It
was Craps
Two
Sixes."
TAKE ALL
During one of the Winter holiday seasons "Shack" decided to put out a turkey dinner on his free buffet lunch and had put it in the back room to cool when one of his patrons went back and sat down long enough to just about finish the bird. When "Shack" came back to carve the turkey and found what had happened he about blew his top and amid cursing and shouting picked up the bird and with many imprecations deposited the turkey over the head of the poor drunk with the you "Here you admonition: might as well have the keel too."
,
AND HE ONLY PAID $2.00 Walsh tells the tale of being called to see old Shack and on arrival about 8:00 P.M. was advised "I'm in bed, you'll have to come back tomorrow." Upon returning the next day and asking Shack what was wrong he was greeted with: you that's what I'm paying you to find
Dr.
out.
elicited
After prescribing medication and advising Shack that the fee was three dollars, he was told: "I've never paid any doctor more than two dollars in my life and I'll be if I intend to start with you."
was
cars,
which burned
The building which stood where the band stand is today, originally the Hussey Coal and Lumber Office, later Chandler's Dry Cleaning Shop and then Chandle r's Restaurant. It was moved to the northwest corner of Strobel and Main and was the nucleus of the present Hageman residence.
STOCK YARDSlocated where the Lee Co. Service buildings are OLD WATER TOWER along the "Q OLD ELEVATOR along the "Q" which burned down several years
".
today.
ago.
HAWK
HOUSE,
is
later the
Service Station
now.
In
its
day
was
situated at the north end of town where Hoyle's an aristocratic showplace, but was torn down a short time ago.
MAIN STREETnorth
side
GAMBLE STORE
PAGAN'S CLOTHING Boynton
ing
Richards Cloth-
L.
(now managed by Carl Shearer and formerly managed by Bert Howe) Bellows
B. Searles Clothing.
Variety
Anderson's
W.
Variety
o re
Gridley's
Clothiers.
Mrs. Leon
Hammond
Jewelry
Ladies
F.
Wear
Farm
F.
Green Druggist.
J.
Long Grocery.
Doty Grocery Leakes
BELLOWS STORERoy
Dry Goods
Store.
Robert
Confectionery
Cream
Bros. Leakes Dry
Stallion's Restaurant Tim Curtin's Hayes Ice CreamLeo Lynch's Ice ParlorJoe Spangler Ice Cream Parlor-
Gunning's Variety
Store.
MAIN STREETsouth
Office.
side
W.
E.
ROBERT
G.
NOWEBill
Hull's Confectionery
and News Stand A. D. Neis Drug Store Drug Store Kaufmann's Drug Store
Drug Store Dr. Wilcox Drug Store. A. & P. Epperson's Furniture Frank
Furniture and Undertaking Parlor.
Ourandts Whonke's
Vaughan
SAM'S FURNITURE
Store
Spangler's
Shop.
Variety
Store
Spafford's
Harness
now housing Sam's and Schuette's and the basement at one time and the loft at another
housed a
roller skating rink.
FIRST NATIONAL
BANK (There
West
were formerly
Roat's Harness
two buildings where the present bank now stands.) East side housed the Josiah Little Bank, the predecessor of the present bank.
side
was
J.
P.
Barb-
Shop
Billy Robertson's
Shoe Shop.
Brady's
CITY
HALLHousing
city
jail.
ment and
KROGER STOREAndersons
Husseys
Hardware Store
several
Hardware
term occupants
(There
were
short
O'BRIEN'SSam's
Loan Saloon
Furniture
StoreHayes and
sound effects).
THE
AAffiOY
NEWS.
GISH'S JEWELRYHull's ConfectioneryF r e d Bybee Confectionery Store and Restaurant with a news stand John Haas Bakery and News Stand
Pool Room and Lunch Ole Dickinson Pool Room Dale's Cigar Shop and Pool Room Billy Remsburg's Pool Room George Keeling Buggy Shop.
Klein Bakery.
HALSEY'S
TAVERNJim
Kelly's
Tavern Lyon's
Lyon's Grocery.
BELL FENTEN'S
MARKETLeffelmanFenten
RUSSELL'S
Cafe
Brady's
Florists,
Market.
GIFT
SHOPJohn
Miller
Gertrude TaitP earl Dishong Dishong and Vaupel Clara Emery Ben Lewis Tire and Battery Post
Office.
Hempel RestaurantLoan and Hayes Tavern Armstrong and Krehl's GrocersTaylor Confectionery Norgates Ice Cream Parlor.
DICK'S
TAPClark's
Pirie's
Carson
back
Store
MICHEL'S BARBER SHOPHegert's Tailor Shop Sam Goode and Ray Leake Plumbing and ElecShop.
let
Carson's in
trical
BRADY'S
Brady's
MARKETMurphy's
Market Frank
POST OFFICETurnquist and MattiviRay Leake and Sam Goode Plumbing and Electric Sh^ baloon
Market
(there
Power's
Restaurant
John's
Hotel.
Whonke
various businesses)
Kiefer
Pohl's
Restaurant.
TOMLEVSON STOREROOMBrady's
tablishment as a meat market.
TONY'S ARLINGTON
ern
TAPMelvin
Smith's
.
Tavern
Arlington
Hotel
TOMLEVSON'S FUNERAL HOMEVaughn Funeral Home Brigg's Grocery (one of our original
bankers).
was
was down-
stairs)
BRUCE WILSON'S BILLIARDS HALI^-Ole Dickinson Pool Room Hinkle Pool RoomA m b o y
Youth Center
Pool
COMPANY
business
Room
barber
Dale's
Sam's
Furniture
Store
Bill
Power's Pool
Room
Cotter's the
Pool
Mershon
Room
by a
party
named Cleveland)
Loan's
Tavern.
Bill
Lyon's Laun-
Stevenson's
Garage-
Hall.
Reinboth's Saloon
EAST AVENUEgoing
north:
FARM
ler's
Bruno Company, well Lee County Farm Bureau. BUREAU^Branigan's Ford SalesSpangOil
drillers
and Murray Royal Blue Turnquist and Mattivi Royal Blue Plowman's Grocery Ed. Blum's Grocery Daehler Bros. Grocery Arnold's Grocery Reinbolt's Grocery Badger's Grocery.
ANTOINE'S
GARAGE Nicholson's
Livery Stable.
Taxi Service
Nicholson's
Hillison's
State Bank.
Garage Reinie Garage Glassburn Ford Sales and ServMack's Ford Sales and Service.
JONES AVENUE,
DR.
tric
OHLENDORFER,
Shop.
VeterinarianP
&
Elec-
DR.
PAUL CABLEHey
ELLIOTT'S
Shoe Shop.
CAFEMyrt
Bates
HAYES JEWELRYSimcox
Store
HUPACH PLUMBING.
ROBINSON WELDING SHOPTuttles
O. N.
Eckburg Cleaners.
Radio Repair
Ray
Fortney Garage
Power's
Berry
Store
Grocery
Powers
and Loan.
Delivery
Amboy
Antoine
Creamery.
MASON AVENUE,
and Going South:
^Bakery.
McCoy's
Garage
General
BYBEE'S DRIVE-IN.
Side Going North:
CARTER APARTMENTSGlenn's
MURPHY'S MARKETO'Brien's TavernBarnhart's Electric
Grocery
and
Drive-In
Station.
Letha
Paulos
Grocery
Spencer's
i 1
ShineT.
B. Feillis.
Clark's Flour
BILL BRANIGAN MOWER AND FURNACE REPAIRS Roy Seloover Coal YardMyrt Bates Tic
House.
Toe Restaurant
John
Harvey Gas
Station.
LIGGETTS BUICK SALES & SERVICEEdwards Buick Sales & Service Edwards Dodge Sales &
Service
Ford
Sales.
Fenstermaker's
Blacksmith Shop.
Side Going West:
May's
EARTH HATCHERY.
EDWARD'S ICE HOUSE.
DIVISION STREET, North
Side Going West:
HOLT'S REPAIR
SHOPJoe Hammond
Tire Shop.
Station Doug
e f e r
(previously
JONES-BERRY LUMBERShaw
ber
Vinnings
Lumber
Butler
Lumber
Fogarty
"Pick"
Treadwell's,
and
others,
but
always
Standard Station)
Darwin
Zeke Residence.
Residence.
Lumber.
SERVICEBaU
lot.
MASON AVENUE,
and Going South:
CleanerEntorf
Tin
Shop.
SPITZ
SHEET METAL.
and Boehle Im-
George Gilhan's Oil Gas and Groceries Henry Smith's Oil Station and Drive In.
Shell
BOEHLE IMPLEMENTBobbins
plement
Schuette
Implement.
now
houses the
Amboy
Theatre.
and John ("Dad") Haas in front of the Bakery which was located
gil,
CENTENNIAL ENTERTAINMENT
FRIDAY
AUGUST 6TH
4:00- 5:00
7:00- 8:00
Band Concert
Centurama
German Band
be on
streets
SATURDAY
AUGUST
7th
2:00- 4:00
Donkey
Ball
Game
(Park)
4:00- 6:00
4:30-5:30
7:00
7:00- 9:00
Band Concert
Roving
Street
German
Band (Uptown)
9:00-12:00
Dance (Uptown)
Ikens
Group
Theldon
SUNDAY AUGUST
-
8th
AM
1
2:30
:001
Barbeque
:30
City Park
2:00- 4:00
Band Concert
State School
-
Band
Games
-
for Children
Introduction of Celebrities
King
& Queen
Stratton,
Governor, State of
Horse Show
Community Sing
Closing
Numbers by Band
-
8:30
Centurama
AMBOY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT The organization now having this name has had a long developmental history. The first department was created in Sept. 1857 but apparently was never well organized and equipped. It was only after several disastrous fires that the Vigilant Fire Company was organized. Pictured below is the cover page from the Constitution and By-laws and a page from within showing the membership of this organization.
CONSTITUTION
BY-Li^WS
Vigilant Fire Co.
^0.
1,
AMBOT, ILLINOIS.
Organized Nov.
1871.
was raging out of control and Amboy was called upon for help, with the result that the hose cart and firemen were loaded on a flat car and hustled north on the I.C. John Crossen immortalized this event in a song which some of you oldsters undoubtedly remember. Maybe you can get Bill Clark to sing it for you during the centennial celebration.
Vigilants went to Dixon the Vigilants went to Dixon, They made a grand display; The breweries and liquor shops Were plundered all that day; The flax mills and cotton factories
When The
When
also.
Refrain
Hard Hard
you do know. you do know. Joe Carr he got drunk upon Hard cider you do know.
cider cider
Amboy's
second
Amboy's
It
to
cooperation
always
brother firemen to the south which has always been sincerely appreciated. Here they are in their new outfit in about
1934.
From
left to right:
Lloyd
and
George
Miss-
man
(at wheel).
An Amboy Crew
In
The 30's
Haws, Arlyn Ullrich, J. C. MacKinnon, James Kelleher, George Missman, William Hubbard, Fred Merrow, Robert
Snooks.
PROTECTION
DIST.
John Hinkle, Wayne Hike, Gene Koehler, Ray White, Chas. Mead,, Dr. John P.
Walsh, Kirby -MacKinnon. 2nd row: Mel Koppien, John Liggett, Blair Eckburg,
Roy
Forman,
Ray
Hillison, Les Kellen, Ken Spitz, Roy Powers, Clyde Veith, James Thompson,
Bill
Xnuth.
Liggett
astride
Lyman
truck.
the
est
and
congratulations to all nineteen of its members to the board for the fine job you're doing. We know your job is tough
and often thankless, and that your reimbursement doesn't even pay the cleanor repay for ing bills clothes ruined. Any time a department can roll out a crew in 45 seconds, as you
usually do, we you're on the ball we're proud of you.
know
and
Outstanding service always merits recognition and we wish at this time to extend our com-
mendation
a job Josephine McGee who spent 47 years in the teaching profession before her retirement a few years back. We show her here with one of her classes in about 1900. She is still with us and we're
for
well done to
justly proud of her.
George Hewitt, Burt Hewitt, and Tim Smith in one of the first business trucks in Amboy in 1916.
Taken about 1919 and shows the water tower the memorial park across from Jones and Berry Lumber Yard. Note the narrow dividin
ed pavement.
An
in
important
name
the early history of our town, this shows a Whonke family picnic.
We could not spot the passengers in the trolley, but the gentlemen standing in front of it
are,
from
L. to R.
Abe
Jeanblanc,
Sherman
FIRE
This was a bitter cold night as can be seen in the picture. Fire Chief attack and died while hurrying to connect a hose to a hydrant.
J.
C.
This 'Could, have been a tragedy fortunately it involved only property damage. The passenger train was about due when these
cars
jumped the
is
track.
John Mc-
the lad with the iron hat atop the rear gondola. About 1914.
Gowan
Choir
in
Top
Callahan, Mary Morris, Elizabeth Kate Doyle. 2nd row, Lester, L. to R.: Mary Boland, Pat Lyman, Mrs. Franzen (organist), Mr. Franzen, Mrs. Bob Carson. Bottom, L. to R. Kate Walters,
:
Thomas Dowd. Mary Morris became Mrs. Mike Egan and was
the
mother-in-law
of
the
late
Frank Jewett, Harry Poths and Harry Blum, with Guy McElheney in chair, in Jewett's barber shop under the bank, now occupied by office of Dr. John P.
Walsh. The old tile floors and bath plumbing may still be seen
there. After a bath, haircut
and
shave
those
AMBOY
building?
UNFORGETTABLE CHARACTERS
Do you remember when 'Snowball" McNinch did the tight rope walking act on a wire stretched across Main Street from the Opera House to Vaughan's Funeral Home
Levi Searls, the "mayor of Binghampton" came to town almost daily until a few months before he passed on and asked everyone if they had a cure for The Tizzies
or for the Tic Douloureux.
In 1876, be
When
his
blackberry
Upon his blackberry wine Upon his blackberry wine To put Billy Egan drunk Upon his blackberry wine.
Henry Antoine made his morning cleaning rounds in the First .National Bank, constantly singing, but never singing more than one line of any song, carrying the tune of each perfectly. He was so meticulous in his pattern that you could almost set your clock daily by his location in the bank
It is
said that
For ye temperence men of Amboy Whoever you may be I hope you will take warning And be advised by me O, look into your bylaws
there you'll surely find That you can't drink hard cider Or touch blackberry wine.
Harry Batlger used to have an exact walk from the bank to his and carried that same most of his activities.
for his daily
rarely varied,
Harry Gridley, Amboy Township High School's oldest graduate returned to school to complete courses
he needed when he was well past
60.
And
This 'Could have been a tragedy involved only it property damage. The passenger train was about due when these cars jumped the track. John McGowan is the lad with the iron hat atop the rear gondola. About 1914.
fortunately
John Crossen attended every wake in the area, and his spooky stories were .so good that he even scared himself. The night of John McGraw's wake, he sent Mrs. McMahon for Mrs. McGraw and requested that she allow "Johnny" (Dave) to take a lantern and accompany him to his home in The Patch. Dave tells of the walk with
Crossen hearing and seeing imaginary things and asking him if he heard or saw them so often that Dave was beginning to wonder if he did. In any event, when he started the return trip, he was so wrought up that when he saw the eerie shadows from the lantern he was carrying, he took off on the double and says that those boys who just cracked the 4 minute mile had lead in their feet by comparison to his time getting back home.
Catherine
Hammond
tells
Song composed by John Crossen when it was fhoughf that John Bull was "getting religion" with the Salvation Army:
story. When she was just a little girl, her mother told her to go out and get some buttermilk, which was being sold door to door by two purveyors named Mr. Harrison & Fred Lewis. She passed up the pail, and the salesman took the lid off the milk can, reached up and took the buggy whip from its mounting, and vigorously stirred the can of milk which was setting on the
Buggy Whip
floor of the wagon with the butt of the whip, restored it to its mounting, and proceeded to ladle off the pail of milk. When she brought the milk in and stated that she did not feel that she wanted any, the Sanitarj'
At the cross, at the cross. Where John Bull saw the light
its
way.
And
'Tis
the burden of his heart rolled away, rolled away by his good faith That the chicken is all right And the roosters are crowing every day
Dapper Charlie Kelly was always good for a lot of laughs when he came to town. His story of Billy Darling stubbing his toe on the "Sunny Porch" and dropping the "Niggerhead" (log) he was carrying on his foot was tops. He was always worried that he had the Polly-0
(polio)
too.
He's the lily of the valley My bright morning star He's the fairest of ten thousand to me soul. Hallelujah he's the lily of the valley My bright and shiny light He's the fairest of ten thousand to me soul.
GO?iE
1923 when
it
BUT
ISOT
FORGOTTEN
in
corner of the block south of Bob Smith's Service Station on South Mason Avenue.
its
ARMANDO FANELLI
pulsion,
The building where Frank Blocher had a Poultry and CreameryPriebe Poultry, operated there later. and his ice cream cart with the kids helping themselves at the risk of f posterior prof
GRANT SCHOOL
Amboy, about 1905
AMBOY HOTEL
Now
St.
Anne's Convent
Predecessors of Milk Products Ofd West Side Creamery Jusf North Traeki At Western City Limits
Amboy
OfCB&Q
SANITARY CREAMERY
Now
Robinson's Welding
S.
Shop on
Mason
What
Is
Now
about 191 S.
Successors to Carson-Pirie
BOURNE'S STORE
In
Edwards,
Grocery
Bourne,
Bourne.
PHILIP CLARK' & SON Succesor to Bourne Wm. Clark greeting descendants of Carson, Pirie
& Scott during celebration of their 80th yr. in business Aug. 4, 1934.
ITBLUITV
Gene
Mrs.
Strouss, Chr.
PARADE
Art, Seeds, Chr.
Wm. Knuth
Mead
Lenihan Treadwell
R. P.
B. A.
WINDOW DISPLAYS
Dr. D. C. Shapiro, Chr.
G.
LeRoy June
Ray
FINANCE
KACILITIKS
Dale Dickisnn. Chr. C. F. Schuette Earl Ga.scoigne Stacy Flahert.v
C.
PAGEANT
Mrs. Chas. Welty Mrs. D. C. Shapiro Mrs. B. F. Hinrichs
W. Robbins, Chr.
Mrs. Courtney Schafcr Milbert Larson Mrs. Roy Long Mrs. Carl Knudten Art Seeds
CONCESSIONS
CHILDREN'S GAMES
Stan Gibson Bob Koehler Jim Harris
Dr.
J.
P.
Walsh
WELCOMING
Everett F. Barnes, Chr. Oscar Berga
(o.MMrxiTV six;
Dr. O. C.
Jones
DECORATIONS
Robt. Smith, Chr. Fred Nicholson. Jr,
Wayne
J,
Fagan
Fred R. Bvbee
Catherine
Ruckman
Alice Hillison
POKE BONNET^
Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs.
B. A.
PURCHASING
O. P. Dickinson, Co-Chr.
HORSE SHOW
Milo Hibbets
.
Treadwell. Chr.
James Jones
Allison Blake Carl Shearer Geo. Carr
FOD-SERVIN(;
Mrs. Ro.y Long, Chr. Miss June Pilgrim Mrs. Gene Sullivan Miss Irene Branigan
Shafer
Wm. Bridgman
BUSH lf:a<;uers
Cecil Nattre.ss. Chr. John Scott
SOUVENIR DISTRIBUTION
COM.MITTEE
Robt. Reynolds, Chr.
Cecil Nattress
Doug Smith
Earl Gascoigne
ENTERTAINMENT
A. D. Ortgiesen
Dale Dickison
5 business houses destroyed with 7 business houses destroyed 1867 16 business houses destroyed
1864 1865 1868
loss of $45,000
August
most destructive
There have been several major fires since this date but none as destructive as those prior thereto, mainly involving one or at the most two buildings with total destruction thereof. The standing joke that "they saved the foundation" applies no longer.
We're
PHONE
All
Working Together
AMBOY,
ILL.
Amboys
18541954
Centennial
H. C. BARTH yE7ER\HAR\AN
A
Golden Anniversary Serving
My
Amboy
Semi-Cent ermial
19041954
W/iy do
it
the hard
way
if
Congrafufatrons
Amboy
on your
100th Birthday
Bring
to
P.
BRUCE'S
Hr.
LAUNDRY
AMBOY
always Admiral"
Maybe
Centennial Greetings
be better
Gord
And
'n'
Bob's
Tap
GORDY DEMPSEY
BOB GALLAGHER
Dixon
Props.
When
In Mendota Visit
Congratulations
Amboy
BRADY VILLAGE
SHEET'S
TAVERN
Population 6
Sandwic/ies
Groceries
French fries
Beer
For your Wining and Dining Pleasure
Pop
Phone 2-3381
DIXON
Compliments Of
AMBOY
B.
F.
High Grade
~-
COALS
COKE
FARM IMPLEMENTS
AMBOY,
ILL.
Amboy
Since 1854
D. L.
Phone 35
BERRY
& Manager
President
Since 7900
Welcome
to
Amboy on
its
Featuring
H anurias
Beer
OOP FOO D
Illinois
^
Compliments
of
HOSPITALITY MEMBER
SERVICE
THE AMBOY
CAFE
For Yours and You,
State
Restaurant^
On
the
Avenue
SAss'N.
1954
GOOD FOOD
AT REASONABLE
PRICES
Carleton "RED" Russell
(your host)
/.C.
DEPOT
AMBOY.
ILLINOIS-lOOth
BIRTHDAY
34TH BIRTHDAY
A neat well kept building, adequately equipped, checking and savings departments, bank-by-mail for your convenience, safe keeping department, a favorable reputation in handling of loans. We offer you complete banking facilities as a result of our 34 consecutive years of banking.
good schools, reprehub of the county's farm bureau and farm service, a good hospital and library not bad for a century of work and may the next century be much better.
fine progressive city with
your door
1114
S.
Galena Ave.
DIXON, ILL.
Compliments Of
AMBOY
MILK PRODUCTS CO.
WHIP.
We
^reet our
many Amhoy
friends
on your Centennial
THE
Private Dining
Finest in
LANDMARK
Cocktail Lounge
Air Conditioned
Rooms
Food
Wayne
Williams,
Owner
GRAND DETOUR,
ILL.
To our many
brothers and friends in Amboy we send greetings on the occasion of Amboy' s Centennial
1879-LIGHT'S
diamond JUBILEE-1954
^^S^^^^
With his invention of the first practical incandescent lamp, Thomas A. Edison set off an "electrical chain reaction" that has
over the past 75 years reached into virtually every home, every industry into science and education and the arts into every walk of life -to help give this country the greatest productivity and highest standard of living the world has ever known. Light's Diamond Jubilee celebrates the 75th anniversary of the electric light--75 years of electrical progress. Our ability to do things better, faster and more economically by electricity stems from Edi. . . . . .
son's
work
in 1879.
POWER
For Progress
PUBLIC SERVICE
COMPANY