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Antioch Illinois, A Pictorial History 1892-1992 by Lakes Region Historical Society Note: This booklet represents a copy of the book held by the Community Library-Salem and was results of OCR-Optical Character Recognition - to make the book more useable by researchers as well as sparing the original book from excessive handling. This copy represents an issue that included some annotations.Note: Antioch was a large business center to people in Salem township - Banking, Funeral Home, Lumber and Doctors, Grocery,Druggists. Researchers: Citations should reflect the ORIGINAL BOOK information, printed page numbers, etc. The page numbers created as a process of copying the book

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131 -Antioch Illinois, A
Pictorial History 18921992 by Lakes Region
Historical Society
Note: This booklet represents a copy of the book held by the
Community Library-Salem and was created in order to provide the
results of OCR-Optical Character Recognition - to make the book
more useable by researchers as well as sparing the original book
from excessive handling. This copy represents an issue that included
some annotations.
Note: Antioch was a large business center to people in Salem
township - Banking, Funeral Home, Lumber and Doctors, Grocery,
Druggists.
Researchers: Citations should reflect the ORIGINAL BOOK
information, printed page numbers, etc. The page numbers created
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on this archive only.

0-94 pages
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SNIPPETS of SALEM
131 -Antioch Illinois, A
Pictorial History 18921992 by Lakes Region

Historical Society
Note: This booklet represents a copy of the book held by the
Community Library-Salem and was created in order to provide the
results of OCR-Optical Character Recognition - to make the book
more useable by researchers as well as sparing the original book
from excessive handling. This copy represents an issue that included
some annotations.
Note: Antioch was a large business center to people in Salem
township- Banking, Funeral Home, Lumber and Doctors, Grocery,
Druggists.
Researchers: Citations should reflect the ORIGINAL BOOK
information, printed page numbers, etc. The page numbers created
as a process of copying the book will relate to the DIGITAL IMAGES
on this archive only.

0-94 pages
NOTE:
The materials herein were contributed by those of the area who wished that the
history they have experienced be saved for the future generations. These may
represent private documents as well as previously published articles and
obituaries and images from their saved collections ..
Researchers should also refer to the Digital archives at the SALEM
COMMUNITY LIBRARY for more images in this collection or digital images of
items photocopied in this booklet or related to the topic ..
Compiled 05/2009 by l S Valentine Copyright©Valentine2009

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The artwork which appears on the front and
back end-sheets is from an original painting
of the Thomas Warner Farm (Circa 1866).
The painting is presently owned by Lucille
Rhymer Carlisle, daughter of the second
owner of the home. S. D. (Samuel Dewey
Warner) was the son of Thomas and Philena
Warner.
Thomas Warner was one of the five original
settlers of the Antioch area, having come here
in 1836 with the Gage brothers and several
others from a wagon train crossing southern
Illinois enroute to the West Coast.
His first cabin was built on Loon Lake in
1837 and was destroyed by fire about 1849.
He then constructed the house in the painting
in two stages, the first floor in 1849 and the
second floor in 1851.
The house has subsequently had three
additions added, one on the north, another
directly behind that north addition and a
single room addition on the south side of the
building.
The house is still in existence at 40470 N.
Highway 83, Antioch. It is presently owned
by Thomas and Arleen Pientka.
The large bam in the picture was built in 1852.
From 1836 to 1956 the property was a
working dairy farm run by both the Warner
and Rhymer families. The house has been
restored and part of the land is a wildlife
refuge.

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The watercolor of Antioch on the dust jacket
was done by Jacqueline Aurelia Miller
Horton. She was born September 18, 1921 in
Chicago, a self-taught artist, who drew from
the time she could hold a pencil. She moved
to Antioch with her parents, John Pierre and
Anna E. Miller, in 1940. She expressed her
interest in historical accuracy, both in her
pictures and her articles in the Antioch News
regarding Antioch's early history.
In the 1940's she contacted many local
sources who were then in their 90s for both
her drawings and articles.

Jackie married John Virgil Horton and had
three children: John David, June Rose and Jay
Phillip. Her interest in history took her to
Tucson, Arizona, where she repeated the same
process for her drawings. She wished to be
visually accurate in all her pictures of both
Antioch and the Southwest. Jackie Awards
are still presented annually at the PM & Lin
recognition of her·efforts at painting sets and
scenery for the plays.
Her murals and paintings are seen in many
local homes today, as well as in the library,
museum and local places of business.
She died in 1971 at the age of 49.

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Table of Contents
History of Antioch by Gladys Davis, 8th grade, 1923 ....... .

. ................. Page

Early Diary of Frank Simmons, 1876-1904 ............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 13
1890's--The Time of Incorporation, 1888-1900 ........................................ Page 23
Sunday Morning Blaze a Disaster, 1901-1915 ......................................... Page 33
Antioch to Have Village Hall, 1915-1919 ............................................ Page 45
Kaiser Burned in Effigy, 1918 ..................................................... Page 63
Sopwith Camel at Antioch Airport, 1919-1929 ........................................ Page 71
Antioch's First Postoffice ........................................................ Page 79
Antioch Holds Its First County Fair, 1930-1939 ....................................... Page 81
Outdoor Winter Festival on Lake Antioch, 1940-1949 .................................. Page 95
Antioch School- Built 1892- Home of the Lakes Region Historical Society

Village to Buy Squad Car, 1950-1959 ............................................... Page 115
Mastodon Bone Found in Industrial Acres, 1960-1969 .................................. Page 127
Oldest Continuing Industry: Pickard, 1970-Present .................................... Page 137
© Copyright 1992 by Lakes Region Historical Society

All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this work in any form
whatsoever without permission, in writing, from the Lakes Region Historical
Society, except for brief passages in connection for a review. For information,
write:
Lakes Region Historical Society
812 Main Street
Antioch, IL 60002

Design, Layout & Composition:
K & W Graphics, Inc.
39336 N. Hwy. 59
Lake Villa, IL 60046
Limited Edition, Aprill992
Printed in the United States of America

Antioch Memories from Ed Strang ................................................. Page 145
Home Building Boom on Chain O'Lakes, 1991 ....................................... Page 149

Foreword

This book began during the summer of 1991, shortly after the Centennial Committee was formed.
The Lakes Region Historical Society was asked to assume responsibility for putting together a historical record of Antioch since the incorporation of the town on February 29, 1892. Ralph Trieger
and Lucille Kuechenmeister agreed to co-chair the project. Other members who have worked very
hard on this book are: Ainsley Brook Wonderling, Roberta Seiter Knirsch, Robin Lindblad Kessell,
Mary Beth Walsh, Clara Haling and John Steitz.
From the beginning, we hoped we could do the book without the distraction of having to sell ads or
mentions to businesses or sponsors. The financial support for the book has come from the Centennial Committee and from private sources. As the book is sold, the revenues will go directly to the
Lakes Region Historical Society.
We wanted to do mainly a book of pictures utilizing the abundant photos and postcards from this
beautiful location: the Chain O'Lakes area. We looked at centennial books from many other
towns, towns that were formed because of lumbering (Wisconsin), or because they were on a grainmoving railroad. The population of some whole counties in Illinois has not grown at all in over a
hundred years. Antioch is blessed because of water and the accompanying recreation.
We did not wish to spend a lot of time on a written history of the area because it seemed to us that
that is already well-documented. The very early history of our neighboring towns and even all the
Chicago suburbs is basically the same. All of the towns are on Indian trails, and the location of
those trails was dictated by water: lakes, rivers and creeks.
Therefore, the.written portion of this book is mostly items of history from the Antioch News with
the permission of Lakeland Publishing, printed as it originally appeared. There are many time gaps
as the microfilm of the Antioch News is not complete. We skipped the 1980's because everything
that happened then is too recent. It's still with us. By comparison, the things that happened at the
tum of the century are much more interesting and more fun. The dated photo captions are, for the
most part, quotes from the Antioch News.
Some things we printed just to kind of set the stage, such as the diary of Frank Simmons, and the
history of the area written by a young lady still in grade school, and the memories from Ed Strang.
We tried not to print obituaries no matter how important the various people were to the history of
the town. That was difficult to do, but we wanted the focus on when they lived, not when they
died.
We are grateful for the guidance and the graphic arts skills of Jackie Krecioch, Dawn Stevens and
Theresa Ward of K & W Graphics, Inc. and the exceptional photographic skills of John Steitz, Bob
Wonderling, Jim Knigge and the Antioch High School Journalism Department.
The dust jacket is a reproduction of a painting of Antioch by Jackie Horton. Many on the committee felt that Jackie Horton, because of her research and her paintings, was a strong influence on the
eventual founding of the Lakes Region Historical Society.
Obviously, if we inadvertently forgot to acknowledge or thank anyone, we apologize sincerely.
As this book is printed, there is vigorous real estate growth going on all around us. As a finale to
the book we thought it might be interesting to reprint part of an article on Chain O'Lakes growth,
not as a negative, but as a point of reference and interest for the future. Someone 10, 20 or 50 years
from now can see if all those subdivisions ever got built.

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Photo Acknowledgements
Introduction
This book would not have been possible without the generous supply
of photographs by the following organizations and individuals:

Antioch Community High School
Antioch Township Library
Russ Barthel
Earl and Barbara Beese
Ruth Glenn Bemis
Frank Beranek
Kay Hook Blake
George and Winifred James Braddock
Bill and Janet Riess Brook
Gamet Carney
Jack Crandall
Ron and Mary Wertz Cunningham
Art Doty
Dan and Joanne Dugenske
Harold Dunn
John Dupre
Ruth Cribb Elliott
Edith Edgar Elms
Eva Sorenson Fields
Dorothy Ferris Gizynski
Shirley Mae Jensen
Charles and Dolly Haling
Clara Haling
Jack and Peg Dunn Harrison
Tom and Mary Fields Haviland
John and Dorothy Horan
Bob and Laura Horton
Floyd and Clara Dram Horton
John and Revilla Horton
Irma Hostetler
Joan Felter Hotchkiss
Virginia Hachmeister Kennedy
Thomas and Robin Lindblad Kessell
Jim Knigge
Mel and Roberta Seiter Knirsch
Lucille Waters Kuechenmeister
Lakes Region Historical Society
Clarence and Zelia Ellis Larson
Pete and Jean Lehman
Eileen Osmond Lewin

Marge Masek
Vi Pedersen Mattson
Merrill and Evelyn Millett
Marilyn Murrie
Carl and Mildred Van Patten N adr
George and Arvis Nelson
Marguerite Grice Nelson
Ev and Elaine Oftedahl
Tim and Joanne Osmond
Lila Dalgaard Palinski
Sid and Mary Lou Osmond Parker
Paul Petty
Tom and Arleen Pientka
Art and Charlene Powles Py
Dick and Dolly Radke
Pres and Bev Lasco Reekers
Virginia Repp
Daisy Richards
St. Ignatius Episcopal Church
Bill and Kathy Smith
Wayne Sobczak
AI and Gen Nevelier Sodman
Dolly Spiering
Lori Poulos Stahl
John and Jan Duha Steitz
Evelyn Strang
Ralph Thompson
Helen Kes Thomas
Ralph and Corky Trieger
United Methodist Church
Buster and Beatrice Van Patten
Village of Antioch
Louise Roeschlein Vos
Pat Palmer Wagner
Charles and Dorothy Blair Wertz
Betty Lu Williams
Bob and Leta Wilton
Bob and Ainsley Brook Wonderling
Helen Brett Zeien

It was my great good fortune to have grown up in Antioch at a time when just about every neighbor and
business person was a friend. If there was illness in the family and no one to milk your cows or cut your hay,
your neighbors took over the task. Your need was recognized and the offer of help was simply made and
simply accepted. It was a caring and concerned society.
With but two exceptions, time out for school and the military, I have spent my entire life in Antioch, loving
every bit of it. Despite the generally held conception that all rural small towns are alike, I feel that each
community in which we have decided to live has its own definite personality. We do individually, why not
collectively. If that premise is a fact, we have all been most fortunate.
Can you imagine how happy our earliest residents must have been with this location? Native Americans
found themselves in a land that made living more than easy. They left evidence of their occupancy
everywhere in the way of stone artifacts and many of our young people searched for them as an after school
recreation. Wildlife abounded in this wooded lake region with its river system unique for the Illinois
country. Travel along the great lake to the east provided contact with constantly changing cultures. The
European voyageurs, moving south, left much in legendary form describing the activities of many varied
peoples and their interest in and affinity for our wonderful lake region.
Soon, our agricultural society began to develop. The great stands of white pine were cut and converted to
cabins and barns. Hiram Buttrick, with his new saw mill on Seguoit Creek, made a very real contribution to
this effort. Our locarsolrwas rich and highly productive. Most of our homesteading was accomplished by
the early 1840's and small businesses began to make their appearance. Villages were born. Antioch was
found to be in an area highly suited to the dairy industry. The soil was exceptionally qualified for the
production of cattle and milk and we were soon in a developing "state of the art" industry. This alone might
have established an economic uniqueness but, almost without being aware of it, we fell heir to a brand new
service activity related to entertainment and the "good life": the resort structure! And, as always there was
a diversification of new needs and services which had to be met: transportation from, at times two section
trains, out to the lake locations by horse-drawn bus; the establishment of food and beverage agencies, and
learning the proper recreational use of the varied waterways. All these new and different factors brought into
being a highly vital community. Retailers and manufacturers followed, bolstering our economy and adding
to the increasing divergence of opinions and activity.
This vitality, it appears to me, has never left Antioch. Again, if people should try to convince you that all
small towns are alike, invite them to visit us. Not only will they change their attitudes, but they will also see
some of the caring and concerned society I was exposed to as a very young person, and in which I still find
myself. Concerns and circumstances may change, but the fine quality of life that is Antioch goes on and on
-- may it ever be so.

Bill Brook
Antioch, Illinois
February, 1992

We are also deeply indebted to John L. Steitz Jr. for his unselfish donation
of time and his outstanding photographic talents.

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"What I hope we care about is our own particular terrain. If I can draw
somebody into one small piece of the United States, which incidentally
happens to be nearly at the heart of America, then I also think they're
going to be drawn into their own lands, their own topography."

"We're famous as a nation for being people who don't give a
damn about our past. As somebody said, 'The American disease
is forgetfulness.' When you have a forgetful people, you also
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The village of Antioch is located in section eight of
township 46 N.R. JOE. Antioch was incmporated
February 29, 1892. The population at that time was just
a little over 300. There were just enough people necessary to incorporate.
In 1842 there were about nine log houses. They were all
located a great distance apart, and very many of them
were not located in what is now the village proper. The
owners of the nine log houses were as follows: Myron
Stevens, where George Wedge farm is now located; W.
F. Shepard, where Jake Savage house is now; Darius B.
Gage, where the Antioch Hotel is; Ira Simons, where the
Paul Ferris house is now; Thomas Warner, where the
Rhymer place at Loon Lake is now; Thomas L Gage,
where old Proctor farm is now located; Ebenezer Ingalls
where William Rinear farm is now; Person who lived
where Charles Sibley now lives; Elijah Simmons where
W. Smart's farm is now on the Channel Lake Road.
(Editor's note: This history was written while the author
was in grade school. We do not know what has happened
to Gladys Davis. The present locations/addresses of the
original nine log house sites are as follows:
Myron Stevens--41412 N. Hwy. 83
W. F. Shepard--995 South Main Street

"A whole lot of people are ready to find out that we don't
have to live the way we live," "That this land is an
incredible place, and if you're open to it,your own life
begins to take on aspects of the marvelous."

Darius B. Gage--Village Hall/Police, 874 Main
Ira Simons--Lake Street
Thomas Wamer--40470 N. Hwy. 83
Thomas L. Gage--N. side of North Ave./W. of Main St.
Ebenezer Ingalls --Rinear Road
Person--669 Main Street

William Least Heat-Moon

Edgar Simmons--Landmark Rest., 24436 West Rt. 173)

Author of'
PrairyErth
Blue Highways

The first industry in the community was a saw mill and
grist mill together, located directly back of what is now
Charles Lux's residence. The mill was on Sequoit Creek.
The creek was much swifter then, in order to saw lumber
and grind grain. Another industry was two brickyards,
one down by Kretz, on Channel Lake Road, and the other
was in back of Ross' Restaurant. The one down by Kretz
was owned by "Bricky" Cashmore. The first brick building in Antioch was a hotel owned by John Rice, which is
now the Antioch Hotel.
About 1843 th~re were many indians down by Channel
Lake, but, as one of the old settlers said, they are friendly
and peacefuL They were all anxious to learn and be
taught the ways of the white man in working.
There were a great many animals, some of which were
deer, antelope, wolves, ducks, quails around this vicinity,
but as the population of the village increased the game
decreased.
There were about two stores in Antioch in 1842. The first
store built was the Dan Head store, where Reeve's Drug
Store is now, but the store is presently located up at the
"north end", the proprietor is William Hancock.

There was a store named "Smith's Store", where F. R.
King's drug store is now. A little later a store was built
where Ray Webb's racket store is now.
There were quite a few destructive fires in Antioch, namely, t'!~..Qpera House, then owned by Foltz, it was a
wooden structure. It was completely destroyed by fire in
1892 and burnt the entire north side of what was known
as the "Hamlin Square".
Another fire was where Ross Restaurant is now, destroying quite a bit of building, and still another fire was the
Hillebrand and Webb block. The people first got their
mail from Brass Ball Tavern, where the men would take
turns gomg for it. Later the mail was gotten from
Wadsworth to here and from here to Richmond three
times a week, and men also took turns carrying it.
The amusements in the older days were very different
than our amusements are today. There were husking bees
and apple paring parties. At the husking bees the people
would all gather at one house (farm) and husk com, chat,
drink cider and have a good time.
At the apple paring parties, in the fall of the year, the
women would gather together at one house and pare apples, after they had finished at one house they would go
all together to another house.
For the men, there was a small one-half mile race track
around what is now the Antioch Lumber and Coal Co.,
and J .R. Didama place. Some of the horses in the races
were: A white horse owned by S. Taylor. H. Wright had
a bald faced (white) horse. They held races every Saturday afternoon.
Then came the great gold rush to California. Many
people from Antioch went. There was no direct route, no
roads or no railroad, so the people went in canvas covered
wagons drawn by oxen over the great plains. The
hardship the people endured cannot be expressed in writing.
Above Smith's store, what is now King's drug store, the
first school was held, on Sunday church services were
held. Later, the school was changed to what is now
Panowski's blacksmith shop until the present Antioch
Grade School was built in 1892.
The first church was built in back of present M. E.
Church, on the hill. It was then Baptist, but later the M.E.
Church got possession of it.
The first hotel was kept by Mr. Gage. It was the very ftrst
house or building to serve meals and lodgings.
After the village had become incorporated the elections
were held at Thomas Warner's place at Loon Lake, what
was then considered the center of the township. I think
the first president of Antioch was Frank Pitman. Later M.
Rock Emmons was village clerk.
The sidewalks were all wooden along Main and Lake
Streets, the only streets at that time, until Mr. Ira Soles
built a strip of cement sidewalk up Lake Street, then later
on Main Street.

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The first automobile (a very peculiar one at that) was
owned by Miss Susan Morley (now Mrs. Chase Webb).
L. M. Haynes owned one before Miss Morley. The
automobiles were great big high clumsy things run by
chains.
Before Antioch Lumber and Coal was orgm1ized, people
had to draw coal and lumber from Kenosha and Racine
by oxen. In about 1897, the Wilbur Lumber and Coal
Company of Waukesha established a lumber yard where
the present lumber company is. Charles Granger of McHenry being the first proprietor. Mr. Vos and Mr.
Buschman are the present proprietors.
The first newspaper in Antioch was 'The Antioch News",
John Burke being the first owner and starter of it 36 years
ago. Mr. Burke is now living in Chetek, Wis. The paper
is being published to this very day.

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In 1893, L. B. Grice built the first telephone in Antioch.
The lines ran from Antioch to Channel Lake, the Gifford
hotel. From Antioch to C. E. Herman's at Bluff Lake.
Later Mr. Grice sold the telephone plant to C. E. Herman,
and later Mr. Herman sold to the Chicago Telephone
Company.
The first lighting plant in Antioch was built by J. R.
Cribb. Later Mr. Cribb sold out to the Public Service

Company. About 14 years ago the electric lights were
put through from Waukegan.
The first creamery in Antioch was built by S. S. Taylor.
It was east of Antioch Grade School and west of J. E.
~Didama's Jot.
( In 1910 a water system was established in Antioch. The
water tower of today is the one built at that time. A sewer
\ was put in several years later.
During the World War many young men from Antioch
and surrounding country went. Some of them are: Bernie Fields, Clyde Fields, Archie Maplethorpe and Ray
Webb. All the boys returned home safely without any
serious injuries. Marie Anderson of Antioch was a red
cross nurse across the ocean.
The latest improvement in Antioch is the cement road extending from the LaPlant farm, south of town to Charles
Alvers farm north of Antioch. Mr. Rutledge being the
contractor, and the trucks that carried cement and gravel
and things possible to run the cement road, were owned
by Mr. Wadhams.
The population of Antioch ( 1920 census) was 84 7.
Reprint from the Antioch News, April 12, 1923

Sequoit Creek flows from
Loon Lake to Lake Marie
through Antioch, passing
under Main Street just north
of the Methodist Church.

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Adda Colburn Simmons at her home at 484 Lake Street.

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Birds-Eye view
of Orchard Street.

The Village Board were out Tuesday on a tour of inspection of the sidewalks and we
understand there will be several new walks built at once. We also understand that a new
cement sidewalk will be put in to the depot. This would be an improvement long looked
for by the traveling public. May 21,1914

Williams Brothers have erected a tower for a water tank in back of
their store ... (it) will furnish water for street sprinkling purposes
and for use in the store. May 31,1900

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"Steaming Horses" on Main Street during big snow February 6, /936.

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A view of Orchard
Street looking west.

Putting in the water mains, South Main Street. Circa 1910

Main Street
viewed from
the north.

Lake Street
looking west.

Antioch prospers in 1916. Five new business buildings have been erected on Main
Street: the E&M Garage, the store building of B.F. Naber, Claude Brogan's new store
and the Village Hall and Rosing Garage. The Old Christian Church has been purchased
by the Episcopals and is being extensively repaired by that denomination. The lighting
system of the village has been substantially improved and the preliminary details which
go toward the installing of a new sewer system have been completed.
We point with pride to the progress our village has made in the past year and earnestly
hope to chronicle a greater advance yet for the coming year of 1917. December 14, 1916

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The city fathers have made extensive improvements of Main Street during the past week by the erection of
six-foot plank sidewalks. September 19, 1901

Let there be light 1 About forty-five street/amps are already bargained for and the prospect
zs good for the czty to be well-lighted in the future. This is a move in the right direction.
Let the good work go on. April 16, 1896

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For Refreshments go to

C. Calugi' s Ice Cream Parlor
Your lady friend expects it.
South Main Street looking north to the
familiar sight of the Methodist Church
Bell ToweL
Postcard from Mabel Brogan
dated July 7, 1910 reads:
"Robert in front of the store."
West side of Main S!reet
looking north from the Opera
House.

Kelly & Peterson Blacksmith shop.

Antioch Steam Laundry.

Opera House
circa 1918.

Main Street after 1925 when the State Bank of Antioch
was built.

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East side of Main Street.

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Early Diary of Frank Simmons
=1876 -1904
\876 A Record of most important events transpiring
from time to time. The Centennial was held at Philadelphia. Charles Haynes and Henry Middendorff the only
visitors from this neighborhood.

At this time the measles are raging in Antioch. So much
so that the school had to close. January I, 1881
It has been good sleighing since January 13th. February
1, 1881

The bunch of "Waukegan Day"
boosters that were scheduled to
make their rounds of the county on
Tuesday, made their appearance in
Antioch late in the afternoon and by
the time they reached here the
procession had dwindled down to
four cars. Their chief attraction
which they were advertising was the
ball game between the Chicago
White Sox and a Waukegan team.
July 30, 1914.

The Old Settlers say, Did you ever see such a winter,
)
nothing like it since '43 (1843). March 19, !§81 __ .- ·
The storm last Saturday was !Ri worstr ~~er saw. The
roads are drifted full a good deal of the way, a good deal
higher than the fences. Not a team on the road since last
Friday (This is Tuesday). The mails at last started for
Wadsworth and Richmond last Saturday, and have not as
yet returned. Later: The Wadsworth mail came in last
night. Smith left his team at Wadsworth and came on
foot. March 25, \881
The Ladies Cemetery Association met at R.D. Emmons
and elected. Mrs. W.H. Ring, President, Mrs. D.A. Williams, Vice President, Mrs. R. D. Emmons, Treasurer,
Mrs. Edgar B. Williams, Secretary. November 12, 1881
J. B. Rice has sold the Hotel to L. J. Simons, gives possession next Monday, April lOth. AprilS, 1882
The Old Settlers of Antioch held their third annual
reunion yesterday, June 15th, 1882, a grand success. The
day was splendid. Probably 1200/1500 participated. Previously estimated at from 1000 to 2000 persons. June 16,
1882
Celebrated on the Old Settlers ground today.
1881

J. I Morley's Saloon.
Snowstorm of 1936.

July 4,

The Antioch Cheese factory having quit making butter
and cheese, many of the patrons having received no
money and meeting was held today at the factory for the
of ascertaining the condition of the said instituand affecting a settlement with the proprietors, mssrs.
and Tuttle. We found that this factory has been
behind for many months therefore in a very bad
October 6, 1883

''

Today is the Old Settlers meeting. This year we meet on
the north bank of Fox Lake in the woods of Henry Middendorff. Horace Middendoiff with other help has fitted
up the ground splendidly, erected a large dining and dancing hall, and other buildings, such as kitchen, candy
stands and co. suitable and convenient for any public
gathering. June 19, 1884

1877 Williams and Middendorff started their steam mill
November 1877.
L.P. Barnes sold out his interest in the store to Edgar Williams and moved to Salem Station February 26th 1879.
Great rejoicing up town over the election. W.H. Ring and
the balance of the caucus nominated elected by a small
majority. There was 275 votes polled April2, 1879.
The water on the slough is two or more feet deep. Fox
River bottom all inundated. The meadows are all spoiled.
July 21, 1880.
The Old Settlers of Antioch organized an association last
Saturday of which W.H. Ring is President, S.D. Warner
is Vice President, Chas. Webb is Treasurer, F. M. Simmons, Secretary. They hold their first picnic in H.
Middendorff's Grove on Wednesday, September 8th,
1880. September 1, 1880.
Right: Waukegan Day 1909

I

The World's Fair in New Orleans is now in progress.
January 9, 1885
At this writing the prospect for a RR service very
favorable. February 9, 1885
Today is the first time I have hitched on to a wagon in a
long time. It is poor wagoning and poor sleighing, but a
wagon goes the best. March 12, 1885
This has been the spring for marriages: First, Miles
Burke and Cora Richards, then Charley Kelley and Anna
Brown, then Will Rodgers and Ella Bates, then Gus Sugar
and Bella Richardson, then Harmon Garwood and Rilla
Savage. May 1885
(The grading is done and the bridges built on the new RR
\ north and south as far as I know, except one slough, south
c \of Lehmans which keeps settling; a large force is at work
! on that.
December 30, 1885
(

The track was laid through the village today, reached the
depot grounds at 8 o'clock AM. A large gathering of
people was gathered to witness and celebrate the event.
The band played, the cannon was fired, and Rodgers
shouted. The one box car (caboose), the engine room,
and the empty flat cars was crowded with men, women,
and children (mostly children however) all anxious to
take a ride (although short) on the cars on the new road.
The officers and engineers were very courteous, and
gentlemanly, and seemed pleased to accommodate. The
day was fine, though a little chilly when standing idle, yet
a large crowd followed them all day. A GREAT DAY
FOR ANTIOCH. March 10, 1886
The cars have been running through Antioch every day
since the lOth ins!. carrying materials for the completion
of the road. March 27, 1886
The Cheese Factory here has closed for want of
patronage_ We commenced shipping milk to Chicago
today. July 15, 1887
/'it has been very hot and dry, up to about two weeks ago,
then we had a good rain which was very much needed besides it cooled off the air and has been cool and nice since
up to the time of the rain two weeks ago, the grass and
meadows (except the sloughs) was all dried up so that fire
would run anywhere on the up land. ln fact the people
along the RR track have had to watch their meadows, and
often fires would start from the Engine and burn over
large tracts before it could be put out. The neighbors in
such cases turning out en masse to fight it. August 27,
1887
A Christmas tree at Rogers Hall last night. December 25,
1887

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15

1876-1904- Early Diary of Frank Simmons

The election last tuesday resulted in the election of a
Whiskey ticket. R.O. Emmons was elected supervisor.
April 7, 1888
The Soldiers Reunion of Lake County was held in Antioch the 3 and 4 inst. It drew a large number of people
both soldiers and citizens together. It rained considerable
yesterday which prevented a good many from coming
otherwise we think there would have been the largest
crowd that was ever in Antioch. Addresses by Gen. J. C.
Black and A. J. Hopkins. September 5, 1889
This has been a great winter for sickness, the La Grippe
so called or influenza, with other complication following
and in many cases proving fatal. February II, 1890
A Christmas tree at both churches last night. December
25, 1890
A year ago today occurred the big fire in Antioch. On
the comer where the fire started (C.O. Foltz Store) a
splendid 2 story brick 42 x 100ft. occupies the place of
the old wooden shell. Cost of building $13,000 or more.
C.O. Foltz has just moved into his old quarters (new store
but old location). A. Chinn has also erected a 2 story
brick 50 x 50 ft. on his lot on the comer of Lake and Vic-

toria St. Both buildings are far superior to the old wooden
structures. March 20, 1892
Sunday. This is quite an eventful day for this village. The
Grand Army are having memorial exercises at the M.E.
Church and are making quite a demonstration. A good
many visiting members being present. Children's Day
Exercises at the Disciple Church. June 3, 1894
A fire started in the Millinery Store formerly occupied by
Mrs. M. Taylor that with Ben Stone's store, and contents
were entirely consumed. Fire started about 3 o'clock
AM. The fire a mystery. September 20, 1894
Diary continued by Mary Simmons Smart, Frank's
daughter
Webb Bros and Perkins moved into new store today.
June 24, 1895
Big fire on east side of Main Street.
November 22, 1903
Iroquois Theatre burned, nearly 600 victims, among them
Mrs. Foltz and 2 daughters. December 30, 1903
Webb and Boylan. Thayer and Vicars move into new
stores today. Sunday. June 25, 1904

co.
Smith'&, Channel Lake, 75c for ooe, SOc each for more than one.
Gifford'& Channel Lake, 75c for one, SOc each for more than <lne.
Wanwick't Point, Channel lake, $1.00 for one, 75c each for more than one.
Sylvian Beach, 75c for one, SOc each for more than one.
Lake Villa, $1.00 for one, 75c each for more than one.
Beach Grove, 75c for one, SOc each for more than one.
Indian Point, $1.50 for one, $1,00 each for more than one.
Petite Lake, 75c for one, SOc each for more than one.
Bluff Lake, $1.00 for one, 7Sc each for more than one.
Fox Lake, West Side, $2.00 for one, $1.50 each for more than one.
Fox Lake, Eaat Side, $1.50 for one, $1.00 each for more than one.
McHenry, $5.00 for one or two, $1.00 Extra for each over two.
Waukegan, $5.00 for one or two, $1.00 Extra for each over two.
Kenoeha, $5.00 for o;ne or two, $1.(]0 Extra for ea<h over two.

Special rate1 for parties, also rates for special trips.

Always Ready Day and Night

The Kaye Farm when the
neighbors filled the silo the
first time. 1909

Robert Seiter brought in a photograph of Mike and Will Burke's threshing machine taken with the entire
group of helpers and a number of visitors the first day of starting up the new machine. October 18, 1888.

Call Phone, Day 202.

Arriving at Dressel's Resort, Lake Marie.

Night 323

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OFFICIAL SCORE CARD
ANTIOCH RACES, THURSDAY, DGT. 11. 1900.

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2::-\0 Clilss, Trot or l'lH'e.
Proudy, by T.nhoon.

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Young:Marvin, by Marvin,

Tllllllle

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.Joe, by Prairie 1\:ing; •.

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.:\Iorgan Chief by Win 'b'goChief, D. Nelli;;

Butcher Girl by Coast
Spot, unknown.

l~:mg-e ... ".\fr.

Acker

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In the race last Saturday between horses
owned by Gideon Thayer and George
Huber, at the trotting ground, Mr. Thayer's
horse took the last two heats: time 2:41 ...
It is rumored that Mr. Huber's horse trotted
the last heat on its pedigree. August 2, 1900.

Roy the Kirl,bs.\W. Swig't ,J ScljoouhovP.r

Miss Nutcall by 'VarcalJ, ... Geo. Cropper
EmbaMade by Am.Us:iliw,J. \.V .Swanbrough

Q. R. Z. by

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Sulberland ... S. J. Lcwi•

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2-y(';ar-old Trot or

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nyp.~y ~.~ueen by Uus. Vult~.... Ji. Thayer
Hirtie Robin by Hobin ........ H.
Charley R by Charlie S ....... F!:~o T~om

Frank F. by Del field..

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Miss Susie Morley has recently purchased a nine horsepower automo!Jile of the Rambler make and her many friends
are bemg treated to numerous pleasant rides about town. June 15, 1905.
Emma Smart Simons and husband Ernest Simons, 1915.

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The summer schedule on the Soo Line will go into effect Monday, May
27. The businessmen's train will run weekdays and will/eave Antioch at
6:19a.m. arriving at Chicago at 8:15 a.m., and will leave Chicago at
5:00p.m. arriving at Antioch 6:48p.m. The Duluth Special will stop
here for passengers only. May 23, 1912.

The Wisconsin Central depot
and sheds have been treated
to a coat of paint which
materially adds to their
appearance. 1899.

Sunday trains on the Sao Line are a permanent feature. March 10, 1921.

Summer Resorts
WISCONSIN
CENTRAL
RAILWAY.
Gray'.s Lake,
Rollins,
Lai\(", Vtlb.,
Fox La.!'.~,
Anhud·1,
Camp l,ake,
Sihter LaJ\e,
DurH.ngton,
Lake Beulah,
h{uii,,•or-c.o.go,

Il.linois

'Va.ul'".~-sha,

Cedar Lal\e,
Foo1d du L;&c,
o~nl\o<;:h,

NetL.nc.h,
Men~!.ha,

Wi!.Up~c-<'.

PhHiips.

Fifield,
Butternut,
Ashland,
Yi est Superior,
Duluth,

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~Minnesota

Saturday afternoon brought many people jt·om the city, in fact the crowd was so large that a special train of seven coaches and
baggage car was chartered to convey them to our village. This train was loaded at Chicago and made a through run
unloading over three hundred and fifty people at our station. They made up only a part of the crowd as the other regular
Saturday afternoon sections carried a goodly portion ofpleasure seekers. September 7, 1916.

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20

J. C. James has commenced work
on a new dwelling near his
furniture shop. August 23,1888.
The fire department and rescue
squad is now at this location.

Cyrus Proctor's log cabin. Located west of Main Street on the north side ofNorth Avenue.
left to right: Murry and Lydia Proctor Horton, Eddie Proctor, Mrs. Sophia Graves,
Carrie Graves, Norris Proctor, Cyrus Proctor, Hiram Proctor, Martha Proctor with her
baby Ira, Ira Simons and Jack Drury (with gun).

Photo on right: E. B. Williams
has had a large wood house
erected on his property on North
Main Street. September 24,1891.
The little league park is now at
this location.

The lawn social given by the Y.M.C.A. at the residence of D. A. Williams on last Wednesday evening was
socially and financially a success. The grounds were well lighted by Chinese lanterns and the tables were
spread beneath the trees ... The (event) netted the Y.M.C.A. about $16.00. July 4,1894.

Elijah Simmons farm house which was built in 1852.
Located on West Route 173.

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1888-1900- 1890's- The Time of Incorporation

1890's- The Time of Incorporation
Nels
Nelson
Farmhouse
Beach
Grove
Road

"·"··1·-·"1888- 1900
Paint your buggy for one dollar at Williams Bros. Dry )
Goods Stock. (advertisement) July 5, 1888
~
One of Mr. Trieger's horses run away one day last week.
It was hitched to the front of Shugar's store, slipped her
bridle, and runaway smashing the buggy in fine style.
The horse escaped with few injuries. July 12, 1888
A large crowd at the Rogers' Dance on the 4th.
12, 1888

July

The following were chosen delegates to the county convention: R. D. Emmons, J. I. Harden, C. Coon, W. S.
Rinear, Edwin Richards, J. Burnett, H. Miller, James L.
Thain, Charles Webb, George Kennedy. Sept. 18, 1888
jln the campaign, the Republicans wore black hat bands.
The Democrats wore white] Sept. 27, 1888
Burglars tried to effect an entrance into W. G. Morley's
building by means of an outside cellar door. .. [but they]
were frightened away by upsetting an empty beer keg that
sat on the cellar stairs and rolled away with considerable
noise. Oct. 4, 1888

The Frank B. Kennedy home.l900.
This beautiful farm home is not
located in town. but is reproduced
here as our acknowledgement to
all the wondelful families who
lived "east of town": Pedersens,
Hughes, Wells, Pierces, Whites,
Doolittles, Denmans, Thains,
Uptons,Clarence Crowley and
Fred Scott, etc.

Rogers' cider mill has been doing a rushing business for
the past two weeks - from which we infer our people consume a great deal of vinegar. Oct. 24, 1888
A full house greeted the 4th annual recital of Mrs. Kerr's
music class at the Disciple Church Saturday evening.
Oct. 25, 1888
The Phoenix Dramatic Co. of Antioch ... will present the
beautiful spectacular drama "Among the Breakers" at the
Rogers' Hall on ... Dec. 10 and 11. Adults 25 cents,
children 15 cents, reserved seats 35 cents. Nov. 29,
1888

This house still stands on the east
side of Route 45 just north of
Hickory Corners.

A gentleman stopping at Mr. Effinger's caught a fine four
pound bass ... and left it with several other fish fastened on
a line and in the water. When he returned, the bass was
gone, but the other fish still remained. He naturally
thinks someone took an easy way of catching bass.
Sept. 12, 1889
Eli Cobb Sr. caught a pickerel in Lake Marie last Tuesday
that weighs a trifle over fifteen pounds. Sept. 12, 1889
Some time ago we called attention ... to the fact that we
had absolutely no protection in case of fire .... Generallack
of interest... Sept. 19, 1889

Wilton house around 1900. 5th house
south of Wilton Street on the west side of
Main Street.
Thomas Wilton standing in front. His
wife Elizabeth on railing. Grandma
standing by her and the 4 boys: Arrhur
opening gate, Eugene in buggy, Jim on
porch, Dick walking up sidewalk.

call for a meeting of property owners ... at Chinn's
hall Saturday evening did not draw a very large
There are not two twenty foot ladders in the envillage ... .ln Williams Bros. store they have one of
patented fire extinguishers ... yet there is not another
in town so well provided for. Sept. 26, 1889
fire meeting at Chinn's Hall Monday failed to
Oct. 10, 1889

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least have the satisfaction of knowing that it has started
other neighboring villages to discuss means of protection
in case of fire. Oct. 31, 1889
Why don't some lawyer locate here?

Nov. 13, 1889

About 21 men turned out to the husking bee at Edd
Davis' last Thursday and succeeded in husking considerable corn. Nov. 14, 1889
Never mind, when the ground freezes, the side walks will
be passible. November 14, 1889
During the present season, Pete Overton has made 1,175
gallons of sorghum. Nov. 21, 1889
We understand the school board has decided not to divide
the school and will not, therefore, rent Mr. Chinn's Hall
for school purposes. Nov. 28, 1889
All private taps along the Waukesha pipe line have been
turned off, owing to a number of leaks along the line and
demand for water in Chicago. Feb. 1, 1890
The real estate and building boom continue, and desirable
lots in this village have materially advanced in price
during the past few weeks. Sept. 11, 1890
R.D. Emmon's new building on Main Street is completed
and will soon be ready for occupancy .... The lower rooms
will be occupied by barber Hodge ... while the upper
rooms will be occupied by Dr. Karr.... Sept. 25, 1890
The Good Templar Lodge will give a public entertainment and basket sociable at Chinn's Hall Monday evening Sept. 29. Sept. 25, 1890
The Cemetery Association will hold their monthly sociable at the home of Mrs. M. A. Howard October 7.
Everybody cordially invited to attend. Oct. 2, 1890
E. Boylan had a valuable cow killed by a fast train on the
Wisconsin Central. Oct. 9, 1890
The wild duck crop promises to be a light one this year.
Oct. 23, 1890
We understand that Mr. Loof has sold his farm to Mr.
Trieger. Consideration $3000. Nov. 6, 1890
We now have three practicing physicians.
1890

Nov. 13,

Who says property is not increasing in value in this village? We have known the price of a piece of property to
advance $50 in two or three days ... .lf property keeps advancing like this, poor people will have to take up their
abode on some of the "lake front" reservations recently
thrown open for settlement. Nov. 20, 1890
Mr. Charles Cobb gave his friends a dance on Saturday
evening at the Yopp House. Dec. 11, 1890
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ferris will occupy the old Simons
farm the coming season. Dec. 18, 1890

are not enthusiastic in the matter of incorporation if
can be made without imposing incorporaOct. 17, 1889

Antioch will vote on Wednesday, February 23, whether
they shall incorporate.
1890?

though the News failed to accomplish the desired
in this village in the matter of fire protection, we at

The carpenter work on E. Richard's barn is about completed. Feb. 5, 1891

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1888-1900 -1890's- The Time_::co,_f f:.-'-:1C_:::'D:_,_17::7D:.:_I.::·a.::ti::o-:n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

Up to the present time 16 residents of incorporated villages have sent in their views on incorporation, and out of
the entire number, only two have been opposed. Feb.
19, 1891
The anti-incorporationists celebrated their victory by cannonading a number of persons who advocated the
measure not forgetting the NEWS. That's all right, boys,
it's your tum now, ours will come later on. [91 votes
cast, 50 votes against, 41 votes for.] Feb. 26, 1891
A BIG BLAZE THE ENTIRE ROGERS' BLOCK HEAP
OF SMOLDERING RUINS. C.O. FOLTZ' STORE
AND THE NEWS OFFICE ENTIRELY WIPED OUT.
THE LOSS WILL AGGREGATE $50,000. (headline)
April 2, 1891
This has been a busy week for fire insurance agents.
Mr. Foltz... will again open his store in the building of R.
D. Emmons.
As we look at the portion of our beautiful little village
made desolate by the recent fire, we wonder if our people
need any more palpable evidence of the necessity of fire
protection. Apri19, 1891
At the school meeting last Saturday evening, the proposition to build was defeated by a large majority .... Tax
payers feel that they have a right to know the proposed
costs of the new building. Apr. 9, 1891
The brick work on Chinn's new building was commenced
on Wednesday. June 11, 1891
The Paddock House had a grand opening June 5th.
June II, 1891

l

The new meat market of Brogan and Gray is again
open ... and is bound to be OK this time. The trouble with
it heretofore arose from the fact that a large amount of tar
paper was used in ... the ice box and this tainted to a certain extent the meat. June 18, 1891
Arrangements are being made to give a dance every
Friday evening during the summer at Warners' Hall,
Loon Lake. Aug. 6, 1891
Antioch decided to incorporate and she will have no
cause to regret her decision. 110 votes were cast: 57 for,
53 against. Mar. 3, 1892
The Democratic rally billed for Tuesday evening at the
Opera House failed to materialize, as did the Republican
rally advertised for Wednesday night last week. Evidently the politicians of both parties are determined to let Antioch work out its own salvation. Nov. 10, 1892
The ladies of the Aid Society served dinner and supper to
a large number of people on election day and the meals
they gave were fit for a prince. It takes the ladies of Antioch to prepare a good meal. Nov. 10, 1892
Who would care to sit out in a bog shooting ducks in such
weather as we had last week? Nov. 10. 1892
The real estate market is booming here. Jan. 18, 1893
There will be a meeting of the Antioch Library Monday
evening, January 23 at 7 p.m. in the store of J. C. James.
all members are requested to be present. Jan. 19, 1893
The following pupils of the village school were not absent during the month ending January 11, 1893: Lizzie
Ames, Ada Buttrick, Austin Webster, Emma Smart, Walter Taylor, Susie Morley, Fannie Taylor, Charles Hughes,

Total enrollment: 78. J. M. Wood, Teacher. Jan. 19,
1893
The spring term of school commences in the new school
building Monday.
Material is being hauled for the new bank building.
March 2, 1893
The election of village officers is an event of the near future. Only competent men should be put in nomination.
See to this. Mar. 2, 1893
At a school meeting Saturday evening last, A. B. Watson
was elected school director .... The proposition to raise
$700 more to complete the building was carried. This
will make the total cost of the building to the district
$5,200. Apr. 20, 1893
School report: Upper Room 42, average attendance 35.
Lower Room 51, average attendance 45.
The old school building has been sold to L.J. Simons for
$175.
Albert Hermann will open his elegant new hotel on Petite
Lake to guests May 15th. This hotel is one of the very
best to be found in this section of the country and will be
favored with a big patronage this summer. April 27,
1893
A number of cars designed especially for World's Fair
traffic has passed over the Central lately. May 4, 1893
The old school building has been moved across the street
onto ground purchased by John Walsh. May 18, 1893
Our steets are thronged with vehicles most of the time
now. May 25, 1893
Work will in all probability commence in a few days on
the new bank building here. May 25, 1893
Albert Hermann will give Saturday night dances at his
hotel... this season, we understand. June 29, 1893
The fixtures for the public drinking fountain arrived the
past week. The fountain is in the shape of a lamp post
and will be quite an ornament when lighted by gas.
June 29, 1893
Mail carrier E. E. Judd was quite seriouslv injured Monday evening by being thrown from his pony while carrying the mail to the evening train. Aug. 17, 1893
L.W. Lewis has opened a jewelry store and is prepared to
do all kinds of repairing in the new barber shop opposite
the hardware store. Sept. 21, 1893
Ducks were plentiful the morning of the 15th. Our local
hunters held their own by bagging as many as the visitors.
Sept. 21, 1893
The party given at Mr. Trieger's residence in honor of
Miss Emma's birthday was one ofthe pleasantest events
of the season. When a jolly crowd of Grass Lake young
folks gather together .. .there is no limit to the fun. Jan.
!, 1894
There are two fine ice boats on Fox Lake and it is a
pleasant sight to see them flying over the ice with the
speed of the wind. Jan. I, 1894
You can count from ten to twelve men fishing through the
ice every day. Jan. 1, 1894
The tax levy on this townshop this year is $10,000. Jan.
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1888-1900 -1890's- The Time of1ncorporation

25

Those who are interested in a debating society will meet
at Chinn's Hall Friday evening.... Jan. 11, 1894

A party stopping at C. E. Hermann's resort captured a 12
pound pickerel in Bluff Lake Sunday. July 4, 1894

This thing of leaving horses loose with no one to look
after them ought to be stopped. Jan II, 1894

School will commence Monday with F. N. Gaggin as principal and Mrs. W. F. Zie!er assistant. Aug. 30, 1894

Rev. John Williamson delivered a lecture to the men and
boys of this community Sunday afternoon at Chinn's
Hall .... The subject of his declaration was "The Seven
Things God Hates." Jan. 11, 1894

The Antioch Athletic Association has received a new set
of boxing gloves which are dandies. Jan. 16, 1896
Fred Watt's horse indulged in a run away Tuesday morning. He galloped up and down Main Street.. .. Sept. 24,
1896

J. M. Wood has returned from his northern trip and
opened school again Wednesday. Jan II, 1894
The lawsuit between C. Coon and J. L. Harden, Eugene
Harden, and F. L. Harden was tried in Justice Burke's
court Saturday ... to recover damages for some straw and
hay he claimed the defendants had used .... The plaintiff
demanded a jury and a venire was issued .... The work of
examining jurors continued for nearly two hours .... The
jury after being out for about an hour brought in a verdict
in favor of the plaintiff to recover $2.00 from the defendants. Jan. 18, 1894

The ship of state floats proudly over Main Street with the
motto: McKinley and Hobart, Protect and Sound Money.
The work is good and reflects much credit on N. Huber
and C. D. Ames and F. W. Webb who designed the boat.
The design is a transparency ... and when lighted at night
looks fine. Sept. 24, 1896
The Antioch Creamery is about completed and will soon
be open for business. May 6, 1897
The post office will change from its present location to
Williams Bros. store this Saturday. Dec. 30, 1897

During several nights of last week the calabouse was occupied by penniless travelers who preferred sleeping
there to staying out all night. Jan. 18, 1894

A sample of the pop made at the new pop factory at Grass
Lake has been placed on sale here. It makes a very fine
drink and is far superior in many respects to most of the
pop manufactured nowadays. (This was the Spring Well
Bottling Works) Mav 5 1898

Note the improvement in the sidewalk leading to the
depot, and then "kick" about incorporation. Jan. 18,
1894
Have you given a thought as to who you would suggest to
serve on the village board? ... favor the candidates who
will ... deal justly... show favors to no one and treat the village organization not as a scheme for personal gain but as
an~Vll,,!lt<!ge!QJQt!_"ill~ge asll.._~~ole. _ Jan. 18, 1894
/The outlook for numerous real estate deals .. .is very good,
)
( as a number of Chicago parties are seeking locations here._
'---:fall.._2~ 1~4__ ~/
Charley Webb has commenced to collect the taxes and
you will now have an opportunity to find out how much
the assessor considered your property worth. If your
taxes are high, don't kick, as almost everyone tries to con,
vey the idea that he is "well heeled." Jan. 25, 1894

Between thirty and forty Chicago people took the late
train from here for the city Sunday evening. May 5,
1898
There will be no dances at the Queen of the West this
season. Albert Hermann, Prop. (notice) (date missing,
1899)
Don't fail to attend the races at the Antioch Driving Track
on Saturday, July 22. The entries already made guarantee
a good race. (date missing, 1899)
The races held at the Antioch Driving Track last Saturday
were in every sense the best the Association has had in
some time. July 27, 1899
Don't forget the dance at the opera house this Wednesday
evening. Aug. 10, 1899
The ladies of the churches of Antioch have organized a
committee for sending flowers to the hospitals and missions in the city, and anyone having flowers to send will
please have them ready when the children call on Monday each week. Aug. 10, 1899
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There is talk of another month of school and it is something that we are heartily in favor of. Miss O'Boyle, the
teacher, deserves much credit for the very rapid progress
the scholars are making. Feb. 1, 1894
Look out for Ira Simons and his new trotter. May 17,
1894
The latest songs and jokes will be heard with the Midway
Minstrels at the Opera House Mll,y J9th, May 17, 1894

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Victoria 'Street presents a-very attractive appearance, as
its enterprising citizens have had their residences painted
in the latest styles. June 14, 1894
Canada thistle notice: Notice is hereby given to all
owners and occupants of land to cut all Canada
Thistles ... to the center of the highway before allowing the
same to go to seed. R. D. Emmons, Thistle Com. July
4, 1894
Shaving, with all luxuries 10 cents, hair cutting and singeing 25 cents, sea foam 10 cents. Will Hodge proprietor
and barber (advertisement) July 4, 1894

The question of the village putting in a stand pipe and putting in a system of water works in the village is being
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agitated. A good thing, push it along. Aug. 10, 1899 ,/

L. B. Grice and Wm. Williams are working on a scheme
whereby they will sprinkle our streets. We hope the city
dads will think it a proper thing and assist them in the undertaking. Aug. I 0, 1899
Hitching of horses to lamp posts along the streets is a
dangerous practice that many persons indulge in .... there is
an ordinance prohibiting the tieing of horses and teams to
the posts under penalty. August 17, 1899
We notice that Charles Sibley is driving C. Coon's pacer,
Peter Nonsuch, and fitting him for the track this fall. Aug.
17, 1899
The lake resorts were well represented at the trotting park
by Chicago people last Saturday. Aug. 17, 1899

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1888-1900 - 1890's - The Time of lncmporation

There will be services in St. Peter's Catholic
Church ... about 10:30 a.m. on Sunday next, Sept. 3. A
priest from the city will be present. Aug. 31. 1899

To rent - A large, convenient 12 room house suitable for a
boarding house .. .is situated near the Grass Lake P.O .... C.
E.Blunt(notice) Jan.2S, 1900

John Strang shipped from this station on Tuesday a car of
fat hogs for the Chicago market, for which the highest
prices were paid. Aug. 31, 1899

The members of the Christian Church are soliciting subscriptions to build a shed at the church. Jan. 2S, 1900

Quite a pleasant gathering of young folks gathered at the
home of Miss Effie Didama last Thursday evening.
Sept. 11, 1899
Sequoit Lodge A. F. and A. M. have organized a comet
band and will be in shape to treat our people to some
good music when they get a little more practice. Sept.
11,1899
The present enrollment of the Antioch School is 140
pupils. Sept. 21, 1899
G. W. Kay has commenced work on the new residence of
F. A. Drom in the Rinear addition. Sept. 21, 1899
A.W. Watson has sold to the Barker Lumber Co. his mill
and warehouse. Jan. 4, 1900
Are We Here Yet? Indeed We Are! And We Promise
You We Are Here to Stay! J. H. Hughes and Co. Undertakers (advertisement) Jan. 19, 1900

Our motto: No substitution. Emmons' Drug Store (advertisement) Feb. I, 1900
Geo. Grice has put in a telephone at his residence and
now has telephone connections with all the resorts. This
will be a great convenience for him and his passengers
during the summer season. Feb. IS, 1900
A very neat sign adorns the front of the Odd Fellows
Lodge room over Haynes' ice cream parlor. Feb. IS,
1900
The Illinois Sunday School Association will hold a convention in the Antioch M. E. Church Thursday. Feb.
15, 1900
/\Vednesday, a great big overgrown billy goat was seen
/ wandering around town and at first it was supposed that it
( belonged to one or other of the secret societies...but inves·
\ ligation disclosed the fact the Woodman goat was secure
\ in his quarters, and as it did not have a side saddle on it
\could hardly have been the property of the Royal Neighl;>ors, The Court of Honor, Masonic and Eastern Star goat

was found chewing hay in their usual quarters, and the
question ... arises, who owns the goat? Mar. 8, 1900

John Morley has purchased a new trotting hors
Chicago. May 17, 1900

A gang of men have been at work in town laying new
steel rails on the Wisconsin Central track. Mar. 1S,
1900

The Wisconsin Central will run a special low rate ex~, ....
sions to Chicago on Saturday, May 19th, with round trip
tickets $1.00. May 17, 1900

Saturday evening of this week has been decided upon as
the time for holding the Village Caucus and the Town
Hall the place. If you are interested in the affairs of the
village, you should be on hand and cast your vote for the
men of your choice. Some one has said: "God bless the
kickers." If you are among that number, come to the
caucus and register your kick there; it's more effective
than kicking thin air and less wearisome. Mar. 22, 1900

There will be a meeting at the town hall on Friday evening ... to discuss the problem of an electric light plant for
this city. May 24, 1900

Out of a total tax of $10,718.37 levied on this town for
the year 1899, Collector Taylor succeeded in collecting
$10,302.8S .... This is, we think, one of the best records
ever made in this town. Mar 22, 1900
At the meeting of the senior class Thursday evening, Bennie Emmons was elected president, and Maude Brogan
secretary. The class adopted as their class colors purple
and white. Mar 29, 1900
The Antioch Stars will gladly play a game of baseball
with any team in the country. For arrangements address
J. W. Van Patten, Capt. Antioch, Ill. Aprill9, 1900
Percy E. Chinn has painted, papered, and otherwise fitted
up the rooms formerly used as a meat market in the Chinn
Block and will conduct a bakery there this season.
Apr. 19, 1900

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The Epworth League will have a "great men's social"
Friday evening, April27, at the home of J. C. James, Jr.
Everyone invited. Apr. 19, 1900
Cash on the spot captures the Bargains (advertisement)
Ames' Hardware Store May 10, 1900

North Main Street.

W. S. Westlake is erecting a couple of cottages at Merrywood Point, Lake Marie, for the use of summer residents. May 10, 1900

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Last week the Williams Brothers platted a large subdivision on the north side of town and will have some
very fine lots on the market this summer. May 10, 1900

How about our village streets?
Spring will soon be here and
we would like to see some
early action taken. It is a
known fact that people making
tours from Chicago through to
Wisconsin, by this route, year
in and year out, find road
conditions the same, rain or
shine, and to say more, they
will burn a few gallons of
gasoline to go at least five
miles out of their way to circle
around this noted town of ours
with nerve racking and back
breaking streets. March 16,
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Wednesday morning a number of members of the G. A.
R. and a large delegation of school children ...marched out
to the cemetery where the graves of the soldiers were appropriately decorated. May 31, 1900
The Antioch Comet Band furnished music for the celebration at Wilmot the Fourth, ...The band done remarkably
well considering the time they have given to practice.
JulyS, 1900
In the preliminary hearing before Squire Wilton .. .it was
alleged by the complaining witness, Charley Hughes, that
on Saturday night last. .. while out riding with a dining
room girl, an employee of the Sylvan Beach Hotel, he
was held up with a revolver in the hands of [George]
Winchell who commanded the girl to get out... then turning Hughes's horse around...he was told to skip out and in
the language of the street, be quick about it. JulyS,
1900
The Illinois Spiritualist Camp Meeting association
opened its session at Deep Lake July I 0. July 26, 1900
The Quarterly Conference of the Antioch Methodist
Church have voted to build a new Methodist Church. A
building committee has been appointed consisting of John
Walsh, chairman; Dr. Joseph Karr, W. S. Westlake, Charles Pullen, and D. A. Williams. A committee for soliciting funds [conslsfs]OfWS. Westlake, chairman, Dr. E.
H. Ames, and Mrs. Anna Karr.... The approximate cost
will be $S,OOO. Aug. 9, 1900
... The advantages offered by the Antioch High
School....course of study [gives] the school a regular three
year course of high school work. Sept. 13, 1900

Wertz Family get
together on the Morley
Farm on Trevor Road
about 1915.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton
Wertz, Mr. and Mrs.
Augustus Singer,
Charles Wesley, Arthur
Wertz, and Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Larson.

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The Burlington hand fire engine is now for sale. Why wouldn't it be a good planforafew of our
business men to get together and arrange some means to secure the above engine for the village?
November 13,1890

To open new road through Antioch. Will be Route 21. November 16,1922.

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Firemen and hand pumper west of Opera House, south side of Lake Street. Fireman
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A parade of Antioch's
volunteer firemen,
I908. Here is shown
one of the annual
parades as it formed
to march down Main
Street and thence
through the
settlements, smaller
villages and towns of·
the Chain 0' Lakes
district. Thus each
year this publicity
event facilitated the
collection offunds
when, subsequently,
the subscription
papers were passed
hand to hand.

Firemen on parade.

Photo above: Clarence Shultis in driver's seat.
Old No. I, Antioch's first fire truck home again; purchased as antique from
Rockland by George Borovicka (Reeves Drugs). July I5,I954. (Inset: Fire
Department purchased Stoughton fire truck for $5,700. March I5,I923.)

2nd Fire truck p~rc~asedfrom Stoughton Wagon Works. Antioch Grade School in background.
Grade school bUI!dmgformally dedicated in November,I928.

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School notes. The Seniors of AHS held their meeting
Thursday afternoon and the following were elected, Laura
Williams, president, Gertie Smart, secretary, Libbie
Webb, treasurer, and Lena Drury editor ofthe high school
news. Class colors for the class of 1901 are purple and
old gold. February 14, 1901

(Left) L. R. Van
Patten, new fire chief.
Legion installation.
September 11,1941.

There will be a free-for-all pace at the Antioch Driving
Tract on Saturday, October 19 with four entries. October 17, 1901
The new bell for theM. E. Church arrived Saturday and
was placed in position Monday. The weight of the bell is
1400 pounds and is a very clear tone that can be heard for
miles. February 13, 1902

A Total Loss By Fire. The Chinn Block and Bank of Antioch a Smoldering Ruin. Loss of Building estimated at
$7,000. Wednesday morning about 3:15 fire was discovered in the rear room of the building occupied by
R.W. Sturtevant as a bakery and an alarm of fire given
which drew out a considerable portion of the villagers. It
is useless to speculate on the origin of the fire which is
shrouded in mystery, as there was not stove, furnace, or
other heating appliance in the room, it being used only for
storage purposes. Suffice to say however that had the Village possessed any adequate fire protection a great portion of the building and entire bank building adjoining,
could have been saved. Being handicapped for lack of
water, the bucket brigade turned their attention to saving
the residences on the opposite side of the street. The
building known as the Chinn Block was a brick structure
two stories high with basement and was erected in the
summer of 1891 over the ruins of a frame building which
was destroyed by the disastrous fire of March 30, 1891.
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Reports from the different Jakes and the Fox River are to
the effect that ducks are seen in larger quantities this
spring than ever before, and several hunters are already
on the ground and meeting with great success. March
13, 1902
The town that grows and attracts new citizens, new factories, new business enterprises is a town that displays
energy. It has water, light, and sewerage. It conducts
good sidewalks and permanent streets. Persons looking
for locations are quick to notice the wide awake town,
and they steer clear of the easy going one. March 27,
1902
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Herman Radke, Tuesday, March
25, 1902, a baby boy. March 27, 1902

There will be a stereopticon lecture describing Northern
Wisconsin at the Woodman Hall March 27. Over two
hundred views will be shown. March 21, 1901

Why go out of town for anything in the line of household
goods, clothing, footwear, hardware, groceries, or anything of the kind? Antioch merchants carry a complete
line of all these goods and the prices will always be found
as low or lower, than the out of town concerns, and then
too, the home merchant is the one who patronizes you.
April24, 1902

The Bank of Antioch will have temporary headquarters in
the Hayne's Building, the safe having been moved there
today. March 21, 1901

Our public school will close this week and there being
only two graduates this year the public exercises at the
hall will not be held. May 29, 1902

, Has Antioch a gold mine? Tuesday Hiram Colegrove
: showed us a sample of a 24K gold nugget found among
the dirt taken from a well on his farm which was dug last
\ falL The history of the find is somewhat remarkable and
is as follows: along about Thanksgiving time he killed
, some tame ducks raised on the farm for table use, and in
'the crop of one of them a small gold nugget was found,
together with several small particles. The nuggets were
\ taken to Chicago and pronounced by the gold assayer to
be 24K gold of good quality. Later a search was made
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through the dirt taken from the well and several nuggets
and quartz rocks were found containing a large percentage of gold, but whether there is "pay dirt" there in sufficient quantity to be worth developing is not known at the
· present time. April 4, 190 1

.Shall Antioch have a Light and Water Plant. Why do we
continue using the old obsolete kerosene oil street lamps
for illuminating (?)purposes? Towns otherwise less
progressive and of smaller population than Antioch, have
long since relegated them to the scrap pile. We heard
several traveling men remarking on the backwardness of
Antioch on these respects recently. One remarked, he
had tried to get a bath. It was so dark he couldn't find a
barber shop, and after being directed to one was informed
that there wasn't a bath tub in the town. June_?,.J902 ....

The first "Prairie Schooner" of the season passed through
town Wednesday destined for some point unknown.
Aprill8,I901

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handed out in Waukegan election night. Perhaps it would ·-"\_

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Fields Building with 6 businesses destroyed. Destroyed were.· K mg
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offices, Offices of Dr. A. N. Berke and Dr. E. J. Lutterman and Smart Set Beauty Shop. ovem er '
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Memorial service at Antioch Opera House for President
McKinley. September 19, 1901

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State Bank of Antioch Building Complete and Ready for \
business. The new State Bank of Antioch was opened for
business the last week in February. The institution was
organized in October with E. B. Williams, Geo. 0. Paddock, W.S. Westlake, R. L. Strang and Joseph Turner as
directors. The building is built of Bedford, Ind. stone
front with brick sides and is situated on the East side of
Main Street. The upper story is occupied by the Masons
and the Odd-Fellows as lodge rooms. March 5, 1903...-To have Water Works, President Simons is against it.
July 16, 1903
The Brook Bank and Chas. Thorn have decided to rebuild
the Chinn Block and work will be commenced this week.
The building will be but one story height and the west
end will be occupied by Mr. Thorn with pumps and fix-

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lookout for them. It would in all probability pay our
banks to engage a special night watchman for the next
few months. August 10, 1905

lures and the east end will be occupied by the Brook
Bank. September 24, 1903
Sunday Morning Blaze A Disastrous Fire Sweeps over
the Business portion of Antioch Village. At about a
quarter past two, the clanging of the fire bell awoke from
slumber many of the residents of this village who, after
hastily donning attire, rushed out to find the room in the
Sibley Building occupied by Wm. Hanneman as a barber
shop sheathed in flames rapidly spread to the rooms occupied by Henry Herman as a saloon and before any considerable crowd had collected the entire building was
enveloped in flame. The building occupied by Webb
and Voylen and Thayer and Vickers to the north and the
vacant blacksmith shop on the south were soon in flames,
and despite the Herculean efforts of the local fire department and citizens these buildings rapidly melted away in
the fiery flood. The Webb building to the north and the
building owned by the Misses Hattie and Anna Ames was
a party building two stories high, the lower room and
basement being occupied by Webb and Boylan as a clothing, hardware, and grocery store, the upper floor being occupied by the Woodman Royal Neighbors and Court of
- Honor as a lodge room. The fire is supposed to have
had it's origin from the explosion of a hard coal stove in
Hanneman's barber shop. The theory of an explosion is
bourn out by the fact that pieces of the stove were scattered in all directions. Owing to the exceeding high rate
of insurance, none of the property was insured for over
one-half it's value, while most of it had less than one
third insurance and considerable of it had none at all.
November 26, 1903

The partnership heretofore existing between E. L. Simons
and E. C. Sabin as proprietors of the Simons house, has
been dissolved. E. L. Simons will hereafter conduct the
business. September 7, 1905

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Jos. Turner has sold the building next to the news office
to Jos. Savage, who is tearing it down and will use the
lumber to build cottages on his property at the lake. October 5, 1905
On Saturday afternoon of this week at the Antioch Driving Park, lovers of horses will have the opportunity to witness some good races right here at home and at the low
price of25 cents. October 12, 1905
The Halloween pranks this year seemed to consist mostly
of placing milk cans on top of telephone poles and in
other conspicuous places along the street. November 2,
1905

Woodmen and Neighbors hold joint installation in the
Opera House. Lotus Camp, M.W.A. was organized in
1887 with nine charter members. The Grand Lodge of
Royal Neighbors of America was organized in 1892 as a
purely social ladies' auxiliary to the M.W.A. The local
camp of R.N.A. (Royal Neighbors of America) was organized here October 1, 1896 by a Mrs. Olson whose
name the camp now bears. January 21, 1904

Antioch gains 35. Bumstead gives out some figures
which show a growth in the county. Antioch 1903, 790;
1905, 825 November 2, 1905

Antioch took advantage of a fire which destroyed half of
the town last fall and has rebuilt itself- the new buildings
all handsome brick and stone structures housing modem
store premises. Supplement to the Antioch News September 1, 1904
On the Gaggin fann north of town about three weeks ago
was found a cent piece bearing the date 1798, a mintage
-of,the year preceding the death of Washington. The coin
is1 worth a goodly sum to collectors and how it got where
~twas found is a mystery. January 12, 1905
~ seldom that the ladies are as successful in catching
f1sh as the gentlemen, but we are informed that Miss
Susie Morley succeeded in landing a pickerel which
weighed ten and one half pounds, from Petite Lake on
Friday of last week. May 25, 1905
The post office has been undergoing some improvements
made necessary by the rural routes. The boxes have been
moved nearer the entrance thereby giving more room in
the rear in which to assort the mail. June 22, 1905
According to orders sent out by Chief of Police Collins of
Chicago, ali criminals are to be banished from Chicago,
this class will then be scattered throughout the country
into the smaller cities and towns. And it behooves Antioch, and especially its banking interests, to be on the

Henry Herman has bought the lot on Main Street owned
by Barney Naber, on which stands the building occupied
as a millinary store by Mrs. N. K. Seymour, and will erect
a two story brick building in which he will have a saloon
with living rooms above. The building will be 20 x 60,
with press brick front and all modern conveniences. The
building now occupying the lot has been bought by R. D.
Emmons, and will be moved onto his lot on the west side
of Main Street, the old landmark in which he did business
many years having been tom down this week. September}S,-1.905------- _
.?fi~ are informed that a responsible party is contemplating
placing an electric light plant in our village providing a
certain number of lights can be placed. Every merchant,
property owner, and resident should think it over and
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It is a pretty courtesy and one that you owe to your guests
to see that their names appear in the paper. Should they
be making a visit here and pick up the paper and see the
names of many other visitors in the village, while their
own names are omitted, they would feel just a little bit
slighted. November 23, 1905

(village Board on Tuesday Evening Passes Electric Light
', Ordinance. To begin work on plant in spring. Warren
~ Orne to furnish town with arc and incandescent lights and
water system for fire protection. December 7, 1905

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Palmer brothers have opened a feed mill at this place, located in the old cider mill back of the lumber yard, and
will grind feed on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday of each week. December 21, 1905
Now that our village fathers have made a start in the right
direction by putting up sign boards at the village limits
prohibiting automobiles from running faster that I 0
miles/hour through the village would it not be a good plan
to enforce section 7 of an ordinance passed May 25, 1893
which says "No person shall immoderately ride or drive
any horse in any avenue, street, alley or lane within the
limits of the village." Most any evening during the summer we can see two or three rigs coming down through

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Main Street as fast as the horses can go, regardless of the
pe~(!~.!T}"c!ls crossing_~h_e..s.tre.eL_May 24, 1906
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Channel Lake Water Carnival. Elaborate Plans being
made. The Water Carnival, which proved such a success
last year will be given in early August. The races and
sports of all description will take place in the afternoon
while the evening will be given to music, dances, and a
grand display of fireworks, and yacht launches and row
boats will be decorated with Japanese lanterns, which is
one of the grandest sights for an evening display that can
be imagined. June 28, 1906
Should Form an Improvement Association. In Antioch
people see a vacant lot overgrown by weeds everyday as
they pass to and from the post office. They become accustomed to the nuisance, but a stranger wonders that
such an enterprising community can endure such as unpleasant sight. Let enterprising citizens of Antioch walk
about the village with the object of noting the places that
could be improved and a proper and laudable pride will
induce steps to be taken for an improvement, or the writer
is mistaken in the citizens of Antioch, Editor_ June 28,
1906
Many of our exchanges are publishing etiquette rules for
phone use. We would like to add one. If you happen to
hear something over that is not meant for you, it is best
not to repeat it. July 5, 1906
The postmaster general has kindly granted permission for
mail carriers to deliver in automobiles. Now if he will
take one more step and provide the automobiles and
chauffeurs, the carriers will be ~xtremely happy. July 5,
1906
It is reported that a Mr. Irving caught a 15# pickerel in
Lake Marie on Tuesday of this week. July 5, 1906
The latest addition to the Fanner's Telephone line is a
line from Antioch to Lake Villa and a branch running
west from Wilton's Corners. August 30, 1906

Electric Light Started. The Village Dads said "Let there
be light and there was Light." On Sunday evening shortly
after nine o'clock for the first time, the village of Antioch
realized its long cherished hope of being lighted by
electricity. It being Sunday evening only the arc lamps
were lit at the first trial of the system, but on Monday evening the incandescent lamps were also turned on and the
stores shone with a brilliancy they had never before
known. The arc lamps give a steady brilliant light that
throws its rays far out over the streets making them almost as light as during the day. These lights can be seen
for miles and serve to make our village more attractive
than ever and the fact that Antioch now has a first class
lighting system, and cement walls are rapidly replacing
the old boards and also that the tower has been erected
and the town can soon boast of a complete system of
water works goes to prove that this village is progressing
with the times and is far from being numbered with the
dead ones. That the lights are fully appreciated by the
residents of the town is quite evident from the number of
lights that have already been installed. December 19, 1907

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Officers are being warned to look out for an epidemic of
smallpox in all territories where large gangs of men are
employed as ice cutters. January 30, 1908
Bachelor Girls Give Leap Year Party. On Monday evening of this week the bachelor girls of Antioch, gave a
leap year party at the home of Miss Elizabeth Webb. It
being leap year, the young ladies were according to custom, the escorts of the evening and each one decided who
their partner might be by drawing a name from a hat.
March 5, 1908
Antioch Village Election. Larger Vote Cast than usual.
Peoples Ticket as nominated at the caucus wins out except for Village Clerk. April 23, 1908
Soldiers to be Tagged. Must wear metal tag about neck
with name, number and other data. December II, 1908
Chas Sibley, Lake County agent for the Rambler
automobile, on Wednesday delivered three cars which he
has sold here this spring, the owners being H. Bock,
Henry Grimm, and Lawrence Hoffman. April 25, 1912
There will be Lutheran Services in German at the Christian Church next Sunday at 2:30p.m. Rev. Jedele May
23, 1912
Tuesday evening there was a meeting of the Village
Board to open the bids for the new village hall. Only one
bid was received, that of Hamlin and Sons, Lake Villa,
for $6,500. As the plans and specifications called for a
$5,000 building, the board rejected the bid. May 23,
1912
Wet-Dry Debate Exciting. Many turned from door. One
of the largest crowds that ever gained admittance to the
Op<:ra House was present. It had been predicted for days
that whirlwind was likely to break loose at this meeting,
but the general opinion this morning is that a good sized
cyclone broke loose .. Each orator strove to gain his point
and to hand defeat to the other fellow in a clean,
gentlemanly manner, free from mud slinging or malice.
Each talked according to his own convictions and each
was loaded with literature and statistics to prove his side
of the case. March 26, 1914

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Antioch Stays Wet, Lake Villa Dry. Women cast 3 8 3 : /, f
the tota1888 votes polled; Women were 93 in majority
for Dry, Men 129 majority for Wet. April9, 1914 .
By excellent attendance the primary pupils and grammar
school pupils have merited and will be granted a half
holiday, on Friday, May 8. The intermediate and high
school pupils have merited only a quarter holiday. F. M.
Bullock, principal. May 7, 1914
The Fireman's Ball Wednesday was a decided success in
every sense of the word. This is the first event of the kind
in this Village, as the Volunteer Fire Department has been
organized but a short time, but the residents of the town
fully appreciate the need of such an organization,
generously aided the cause. May 14, 1914
Antioch Will Celebrate the Fourth. Volunteer Fire
Department to have charge of Big Event. Promises to be
a Hummer. This being the first time in many years efforts are being made to make it a Grand Success. The Jos.
Savage Grove on Ida Avenue has been secured for the
day and various amusements are being planned. It is
known that the Antioch ball team will participate in a
game in the afternoon, their opponent has not yet been
booked. Dancing will also be a feature of the day, and

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1901-1915- Sunday Morning Blaze A Disaster

good music is being planned. Nothing of this kind has
been doing here for so many years that the people of Antioch and the surrounding territory have fanned the habit
of going elsewhere in search of amusement and it is now
the aim of the firemen to show them that a genuine good
time can be had right here at home. May 28, 1914
Women's Ballot Act is valid. Suffrage law of 1913 sustained by Illinois Supreme Court. June 18, 1914
A female who came off from the 3:13 train Wednesday
afternoon in an intoxicated condition, was the cause of
some little excitement about the Village. Marshall Horton upon discovering that she was unable to look out for
herself, placed her in the lockup and then being busy with
other matters delegated Fire Marshall Billet to guard her.
The latter gentleman stated that he had some job all right
and he wishes to go down on record as saying "that the
Antioch Fire Department Headquarters is no place for
Vaudeville." July 16, 1914
Premiums at the Lake County Fair. Purses and Premiums
Greater than ever before, insuring a Great Fair. The
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evidence of their prosperity over the entire fairgrounds.
The fair will be their jubilee. August 6, 1914

/S"3'le-~f L;;tS-isaSu~~~;:-Q;;M-;;;day of this week as pre/ viously advertised, the sale of lots in the Williams' 2nd
subdivision to the Village of Antioch took place and a fair
sized crowd of buyers and spectators were on hand.
Twelve of the thirteen lots facing main street were quickly disposed of, the comer lots bringing the highest price
\ of the day, it being "Knocked down" for the sum of $355.

Originally E. B. Williams
home.

,~~-~~-~1~-----------------The regular meeting of theW. C. T. U. (Women's Christian Temperance Organization) will be held at theM. E.
Church on Wednesday afternoon, October 7. October
1, 1914
Electric lights are being placed in the school house.
November 19, 1914
Lee Middendorf had sold his property at Grass Lake, composed of his store and stock, house and four acres of land
to Frank Sedlach of Chicago. Consideration, $3,000.
November 19, 1914

Stand Pipe is Assured. Tower to cost
$7,163 .00. Some time ago it was decided that
Antioch was to have water works and the
trustees of the village at once began to consider
where the stand pipe should be erected.
Various places were considered and their
choice finally fell upon the lot just back of the
Simons house on Orchard Street, which they
purchased of Mrs. Mary Williams for the
amount of $300. Antioch has long been in need
of water works both as afire protection and as
a convenience and luxury in the homes and the
citizens of the town highly commend this action
of the board and their efforts to improve the
town. Although it is only calculated to use the
water as a protection against fire, at the present
time, it is the intention of the board to extend
the mains and pipe the water throughout the
village as soon as village finances will permit.
October 17, 1907.
Village standpipe now in course of
construction. On Monday afternoon of this
week ... ground was broken and the work
begun in good earnest. Two car loads of stone
have already been hauled to the ground and
two more car loads of stone and 20,000 bricks
are now being hauled. The foundation is to be
twenty-five feet square ,five feet deep of solid
stone. The tower when completed will be 110
feet high with a brick elevation of sixty feet, the
remainder being of steel. October 31,1907.

Left to right: Fred Berg, Bob Horton, Art
Hawkins, Bob Wilton Sr.

Antioch News founded 50
years ago on August 19, 1886.

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"Old Jim" passes on to Happy Land.
Scotty's milk wagon horse which was
purchased along with the dairy in 1925
from Wally Drom was 25 years old.
Colonel will be Jim's successor reports
driver Gene Sheehan. March 22,1934.

Scott's Dairy milk wagon with driver Andy
Lovestead and "Old lim" the horse.

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Construction of The State Bank of Antioch
building located on the northwest corner
of Lake & Main. November 20, 1925.
State Bank to reopen doors after bank
moratorium. June I, 1933.

W. S. WESTLAKE,

W. F. ZIEGLER. Caahier.

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A~TIOCH

CAPITAL STOC!'( $25,000
SURPLUS $11,000

3 Per Cent. Interest Paid on Time Deposits.
Safe deposit boxes to rent.

Bank of Antioch. Edward Brook,
banker. Buy and Sell, exchange, and
do a General Banking Business
(advertisement). June 28, 1900.

Your business solicited.

TilE OFFICEUS A!'Ol> HIRF.CTOR!S
OF

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FIRST ""ATIONAL BANK
C:ORHIALLY INVITE YOU TO fiE PHF.SENT

Brook State Bank purchases property
known as Great Front Store. Plans new
modern bank. November 20,1924.

,\.T THE HECEPTION AND OPENI:-oG OF THEIR

:"\E'\' BA:"\K BUILDI:"\G
A;r..."'l'IOCH, ILLil'o"OJS
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THE THIRTIETH OF OC'l'OBEU

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Roland Rogers in front of
Bank of Antioch beside
Radke's Barber Shop. 1918.
Ratty Thayer's Taxi from Lake
Villa.

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NINE l'N 'l'IIE MORNING

rXTIL -:-;JNE O'CLOCK IN TJJF. EVENING

Picture on left: New banking house to
open Saturday. The First National Bank
to hold reception October 30. October
28,1926.

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Frostee Sno Co. remodeled
plant. March 1947.
Buyer preference for color
illumination type ornaments
made it necessary for
Frostee Sno Co. to convert
present equipment and
operate the company on a
reduced production scale
during July and August,
John Oftedahl, manager,
anounced. June 26, 1947.

Be sure to come to Keulman' s Jewelry
store and have your eyes examined by our
specialist on Saturday, June 6. Eyes
examined free, satisfaction guaranteed.
Wm. Keulman, Jeweler and Optician.
May21, 1914.
We have on our floor one $200 Victor
Victrola; in Golden Oak which we will
demonstrate on Saturday evening March
25. Wm. Keulman Jeweler and Optician.
March 23, 1916.
Keulman' s was Antioch's second jewelry
store. (Shown below in front of store:
Olive Irene, William George and William
Keulman. May 24, 1907)

Gamble's Hardware Store, 952 Main Street.

Shown below: Rudy Eckert and Mrs. Bertha
Oetting from Oetting Ice House.

"'\Vl\~I. I~E{;Ll\·IA~
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN

Complete line of Gifts for Graduates and June Weddings.
Souvenir Goods and Post Cards.

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Antioch To Have Village Hall

(Left) Andrew Dalgaard,

delivery driver for
Hillebrand's.

Figures Show That Antioch is a Healthy Place. The
forepart of this week Joseph Savage brought to our desk a
list containing the names of fifteen of the most aged residents of this community. The combined ages of the fifteen make an average of 83 years. The figures speak
pretty well for the healthfulness of our township and it
doesn't seem necessary for anyone to joumey to stranger
regions in search of a few more allotted years.
February 1, 1915

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W. H. Osmond left Monday evening for Springfield to attend the 78th annual convention of the Grand Lodge of
Odd Fellows as a delegate of this place. November 18,
1915
If you owe Chase Webb a bill for last year, he can use the
money. January 13, 1916
Better lights offered Antioch. Also longer hours and
lower price per lamp and no moonlight schedule.
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A··-··'~"'-·-- of young people journeyed to-Wiimot last

Friday night to witness the basketball game and on their
return we think they repeated a parody on one of Riley's
famous poems: "Over the hills from Wilmot we're
winding our weary way We the basketball team of AnFebruary 17,
tioch, with nothing much to say."
1916
Best standard calico 4-cents per yard. Hillebrands.
February 24, 1916
_If all the women can look as cute as some of their spring
hats, this is going to be a great world right away.
March 9, 1916
The Antioch Studio photographed pictures of the Antioch
Public school and children last Friday before the high
school pupils left for their new location and pictures can
be had at the studio for 25 cents for large size. March
16, 1916 - ---F. Naber has started to tear down the building which
has been occupied by John Brogan as a harness shop, getting ready for the new brick buliding which will be
d as soon as weather permits. March 23, 1916
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deal was closed this week when Neil Shultis purchased a half interest in the mercantile business of
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An zmportant usmess
Wm. Hillebrand at this place. November 20, 1919.

Isn't it about time we have oil on our village streets? We
certainly are suffering from the dust nuisance and a coat
of oil at this time would be most welcome. June l, 1916

Two more cases of Typhoid, We now have two more
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cases of Typhoid Fever in town and questions now uppermost in the minds of our residents, is from what source
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does the trouble rise? October 14, I 915
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bl' · th G D Thayer building on Saturday of this week. The
The new store ofWm. Hillebrand wzll be op~n todthe Pfi· :c m ,;ve be~n installed. The stock will consist of a new and up to
interior of the building has be~n redecorate :n n~~s ~~:~~~s and gent's furnishings. February 29, 1912.
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date line of general merchandzse, grocerzes, ry go •

Automobile inner tubes (good ones) at King's Drugs
Store. May 18, 1916

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The demand fur phone service at the hotels and cottages
in the vicinity of Channel Lake has put the Chicago
Telephone Company on the jump, and in order to supply
the wants, they are installing a large cable which will extend as far as Cases Comers. May 18, 1916

The usual Decoration Day services were held at the
cemetery Tuesday morning. The school children were in
line and led by the remaining few of the old soldiers.
They marched to the cemetery where with a short service
the graves of the departed brave were decorated with
flags and flowers. June 1, 1916
The fireworks display at the Fireman's Picnic this year
will not have an equal in the county, this sounds awful
loud, but the only way to be convinced is to be on hand
the night of the picnic and see for yourself. June 15,
1916
Fireman's Picnic Tuesday. July 4th preparations are being
laid to entertian 10,000 people from all comers of the
county ... at Savage's Grove. June 29, 1916
The Royal Neighbors will be represented in the parade on
Tuesday next by a float bearing a part of the officers. It
was not convenient for the entire lodge to participate so
arrangements were made to have five of the officers represent the entire camp. June 29, 1916
LOOK! Bigger and Better then Ever! LOOK! ANTIOCH LINCOLN CHAUTAUQUA All New Features,
Nothing You Have Ever Seen Before. July 11-12-13-1415-16. July 6, 1916
Antioch Entertains Many People. An estimated crowd of
5,000 people attends picnic says rumor. We have been
telling our readers for several weeks past what they could
expect in the way of a good time here on the Fourth. And
just as they always do, the Firemen put up just as good or
even a better line of entertainment than they had
promised beforehand. The weather was ideal and promptly at 9:30 o'clock music was heard advancing from the
south and the Allendale boys arrived on the scene in
military order. According to schedule as they arrived in
front of the Simons House they gave an exhibition of
their military training. Next in line came the old soldiers
with fife and drum corps led by Uncle Sam. Then came
the fire fighting apparatus including the old hand pump
labeled, "Out of Date but Comes in Handy" and drawn by
a span of mules. Then came the floats of the Rebekahs,
Royal Neighbors, and Court of Honor. It would be hard to
tell which was the best feature in. the parade, but suffice
to say that on a whole it was a very creditable showing
for a town this size and showed a marked interest had
been takev.n::.::::by:_;th:o:.:::se~in:,:c::.:ha:::..!rg~e::_.__:J~u~lyt..:6~,__,1""9""16.,__

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,Nash MOtors Company new name of Jeffrey Company.
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The announcement of Mr. Nash that he is going to devote
II of his energies to the Kenosha plant and he expects to
o to Kenosha at once to make his home. August 3,
19To-----------~-----~--- _____ ______Can Firemen Work without Water? A recent visit to the
pump house shows us a first class electric motor, that is

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1915-1919 -Antioch To Have Village Hall
constantly pumping water into the stand pipe, this electric
motor will run a life time as long as it is oiled and supplied with electricity, but when there is a thunder storm
the lights and power in the village are cut off occasionally. Now this is a matter of grave importance and it is a
lucky thing that the firemen know these conditions for
they have the old hand pump oiled and ready for service
at any minute they are called, for they know that with the
electric power cut off there will be no water pumped and
the next best thing will be the cisterns. August 3, 1916
More Firemen are needed at Local Department. The Antioch Volunteer Fire Department is short a few men in
company two and three, and if there is anyone wishing to
join, come out to the meeting Tuesday evening. August
3, 1916
Why can't we have a Town Hall? It is getting near the
time when the Village Board and local Fire Department
will have to move again, the building now occupied by
them having been sold to C.A. Powles, who will move his
meat market there the first ofne~tOctober:-Anc.rltliiis
- -been so filr!iieTast ten years, moving here and there,
paying rent, etc., never in a place they could call their
own. At the last meeting of the village board a committee
was appointed to investigate the idea of moving the fire
apparatus to the Edgar garage, and holding meetings in
the office of that building and the moving of the lock up
cells to the pump house and installing them in the space
now taken up by the gasoline engine. August 17, 1916
Antioch Township High School begins Monday, September 4th, 1916. Four teachers are employed, and new
equipment has been secured making it one of the most upto-date small high schools in the surrounding country.
Courses in Mechanical drawing, Domestic Art, and
Woodwork will be offered this year. August 31, 1916
School notes from the Township High SchooL The
Farmer's Line Telephone company have installed a
telephone in the building for the convenience of the
pupils and the teachers. September 14, 1916
If the party who took a small roll of linoleum from in
front of Walter Chinn's Cigar store Monday night about
nine o'clock does not take it back to the place from where
they took it there will be trouble as they are known.
Harry A. Isaacs, Justice of the Peace. September 21,
1916
Doings at the High SchooL Several of the boys from the
country have been absent on account of filling silos. The
early frost made it necessary to get the com in quickly
and hands were scarce so the boys were pressed into service for a few days. September 28, 1916
Ordinance for building Town HalL The much talked of
Town Hall is on its way--special election November 2.
We will need $3,500 bond. October 12, 1916
Statistics show that the cost of living is 30% higher now
than it was a year ago. October 12, 1916
Wm. Gray has leased the opera house for the next six
months and will, after it is thoroughly renovated, conduct
roller skating there during the winter. November 23,
1916

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Antioch boys organize troop of Boy Scouts ... eighteen
boys have registered for the troop. January 17, 1918
On account of the War, we the undersigned merchants,
owing to the decreasing length of time allowed us by

wholesalers to meet our bills, find it necessary to put our
trade on a thirty day cash basis to those worthy of credit.
January 24, 1918

W. E. Drom started a milk route in this village the first of
the week and ~s now prepared to serve anyone wishing to
have milk delivered. July 4, 1918

Antioch Organized Commercial Organization. A longfelt need was started last Saturday evening when fortyone citizen-resorters organize. An organization of this
kind has been a crying need in this locality for a long time
and through it much can be accomplished. By this
method of all pulling together we can put Antioch on the
map in capital letters, and make it the liveliest and best
town in Lake County. A closer harmony among our business people will be established and "A BOOST FOR
ALL, A KNOCK FOR NONE." will soon be our motto.
By a concerted move in one direction our village streets
can be put into first class condition, our rural roads made
such that auto parties will come to them instead of going
miles around to avoid them. The beauties of our lake
region can be made more widely known and by drawing
crowds to the commodious resorts on this chain of lakes
we will bring larger crowds to our village, thereby
making a larger volume of business for our business
places. January 24, 1918
Some of the ladies of Grass Lake are making the most of
the deep snow and are getting to be quite expert in the use
of skills. It is reported to us that Mrs. Walter Seiter, Mrs.
Joe Anzinger, Mrs. E. Johnson, and Mrs. A. W. Shunneson are to be seen gliding about most any pleasant day.
February 7, 1918
Sequoit Lodge #827 A. F. and A. M. is at last to have a
permanent home made possible through the efforts of the
Antioch Masonic Temple Association. March 14, 1918
Rev. Joseph E. Savage to be ordained at Chicago Saturday. March 14, 1918
Red Cross Motorcade Excellent. Eighty machines in line
for $100,000 Red Cross Funds here Saturday. March
23, 1918
Last Thursday's Fire Should Serve as a Sufficient Warning. When the bell was in its former location, near the
standpipe, it was thought to be too low, but since it's
removal to its present position, in the rear of the Opera
House and the other brick building on Lake Street, its
ringing scarcely penetrates the business section. A couple
of years ago the firemen purchased a dynamo to ring the
belt, with its idea that the bell was to be moved to the Village Hall, a more central location and in the business district. The dynamo was to be so connected that when
central received the call she had only to touch a button to
set the bell in motion, thus doing away with all delays.
But for no apparent reason, other than the lack of push,
the plan died a natural death. Let us benefit by this recent
experience and improve conditions before we meet with a
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serious loss. April I I, 1918
'America is pouring forth its patriotism in blood and ha0
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Never before in history of the world has there been a
more despised man than the German Kaiser. See his
agents exposed in "The Spy" at the Majestic Theater,
~tl!J:.day June 1~~- June 6, l~_!L_ ___________--{_

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Carl Naber made his second attempt to enlist last Saturday, but was again refused on account of his age.
June
13, 1918
Charles Tiffany, one of the high school graduates who
received his diploma on Friday went to Chicago Saturday
and enlisted in the U.S. infantry. June 13, 1918

1918. So badly is it cracked that it is of no further use in
1ts present condition. Someone suggested that it could be
recast, but Wednesday afternoon a business man of this
VIllage called us on the phone and wished us to print a
suggestiOn, which is that the old bell be preserved just as
It IS, that It should be properly inscribed and then securely
fastened on the roof of the village hall where future
generatiOns could point with pride to it as a relic of this
great and glorious occasion. November 14, 19!8

Sixty-six young men from Antioch and Town in camp
and overseas. July 18, 1918
One year ago this week there were only twelve Antioch
Township .Boys in the service of their country and now
there are stxty-stx. July 18, 1918

~y not enforce ordinance? Open mufflers are becommg ann?y111g and complaints are heard. Ordinance
/pas~ugust 29, 1918 __
Traffic on the division of the Soo line-~as ;i~d-~pfo( '·.
twenty-four hours when passenger train No. 8 south'·.
bound, due at A~tioch ~t 11:05 met a northbo~nd freight
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C~mery Tuesday afternoon. August 29, 1918

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''Children--running coasterw~ffil~ n view
of the factthat the ~htl?ren m.various parts of the village
are beco~111g very mdtscrete m the use of sidewalks for
the runmng of coaster wagons, bicycles, etc. We have
been called UJ? to mention the fact that there is a village
ordmance whtch_ prohibits the use o_f these vehicles upo~
the walks. ~gtember 5, 1918
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Wednesday evemng. It was low enough so that the hum
of the motor could be plainly heard and many people attracted by the sound watched them as they passed. Sep-

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thts afternoon the four glad tidings were flashed into AntiOch by Te~ephone. Th.e glorious news spead faster than
the prove~bta.l ftre, and m a few minutes the M.E. Church
bell was nng111g out a warning to the public that someth111g unusual had taken place. In a moment the Catholic
Church b~ll joined in, then the school bell, and in a short
time the fiTebell was added to the din. In shorter time
than It takes to tell it, a flag was flying from every
flagsta~f in the village and from every mercantile building
and residence. Every one joined in the noise, tin horns
were brought out, small bells were rung and whistles
were blown, revolvers were fired and cannon crackers
were set off.. The Band was hastily assembled and added
some good hvely mustc to the occasion. The grade
school adjourned and the scholars formed in tine and marched thro~gh the streets proudly carrying the American
flag htgh 111 the atr. Nor is Antioch alone in its Celebration. The cause of the demonstration is one that interests
· A menca
· and every American heart is
tevery ~erson m
oday filled With thanksgiving as we celebrate the great
~vent w.hich will make November 7 the greatest holiday
n the ~Istory of Ame~Ica, ~nd marks the closing of the
world .s greatest conflict With America and her Allies
proc!a1med the Victor and with Germany acknowledging
her defeat. November?, 1918

White ~e Halloween pranks were not as numerous as
usual thts year, the boys certainly pulled off a few
o~gmal stun~s and anyone passing down Main Street
Fnday mom111g was forcibly reminded of the season of
the year. Novmeber 7, 1918
Philadelphia has its Liberty Bell, it was cracked in ringing

~ut the tldmgs of liberty in 1776. Antioch has a liberty

!helL The Methodist Church bell was cracked in ringing
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Seq~oit Lodge Celebrates Twenty-fifth Anrlit~fsary. Sequmt Lodge No. 827 A.F. and A. M. celebrated their
twenty-fifth anniversary on Friday of last week. The actual date of their charter is October 4, 1893, but the observatiOn of the anniversary was postponed on account of
the mfluenza epidemic until the 15th day of November
Mr. Frank B. Huber, secretary of the local order, gave the
past. htstory of Sequmt Lodge from the time of its foundmg m I 893 up to the present date. Included in the history
were the names of the brethren who signed the petition
forth
er. They were: P.M. Simmons, E.H. Ames,
iJseph Kelly E.B. Wit.liams, E.L. Boutwell, A.P. Ames,
· . oward, H. J. M1ddendorff, A. Chinn, D.C. Ames,
John Welch, S.D. Warner, George D. Paddock T J
Smith, L.C. Manzer, Jos. E. Karr, Chas. D. An::es: ·
Solomon LaPlant, Arthur Edgar, Chas. E. Herman, Wilham F. Ztegler, Joseph C. James, Ira M. Simons.
November 21, 1918
By all means Preserve the Bell. The following is what
the Waukegan Sun has to say in regard to the M.E.
Church .bell having been cracked on November 11: The
Methodist church bell at Antioch was cracked on Monday, November I I, when it was rung so hard in celebratmg peace. The suggestion is made that the little village
take advantage of the act of Providence which is so
sm:nlar to t?at surrounding the famous Liberty Bell at
Phtladelphla and that the bell be preserved. By all means
do so! Antioch has a distinction in having such an accident occur at such a time. It is a lucky piece of circumstan~es and its advantage should not be lost sight of.
Many Cities would have given much to have had such a
t~mg happen when they were ringing bells celebrating
v~ctory. But those things cannot be forced-Providence
d1rects them. Preserve this bell. Hang it in the village
sq~are and 111 year~ to come that bell will be as important
111 .1ts sn:tall sphere m Lake County as the big Liberty bell
Is m Philadelphia as applying to the country. November21, 1918
Will those who have knitting needles either steel or
amber, Issued by the Red Cross, kindly leave same at the
Rac~et store as soon as convenient. Needles were lent to
the little knitters in the schools, which in some cases were
not returned. February 13, 1919
A representative of the Anti-Saloon League will speak at
the M.E. Church next Sunday. February 20, 1919
Origin of Name of Antioch. Twelve other places bear the
~arne name as that of our own village. Most of us are
aware that the name of "ANTIOCH" is taken from the
btble and wtll recall that it WJ!.S th~ ~gf[l_Lc;i!y_Q_f this
_nalll(: ~hat the Jollow,~r~e meek and Jowly N~u-;.;;e
_w.ere firSt :ane~fl.~t:~~· l3ut aid you-kil'()w thiilthe.
_c~tr. of A~~iif§yf!a:-_¥as!laJ1ledinhonor of the tyrant
kmg Ant~0!;1SL~e-~_r_c-~el1emy of the Maccabean Jews?
The ~nCie~t ctty _was_t:rected biSeJeurus Nicaiol' about
_~Q .J3.C._and was the mostsplendidof sixteen cities built

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1915-1919- Antioch To Have Village Hall

]Jy him in__h.<l_n_o~oib_i;;f~Qt':!_Antiocbu_s.

JJle~ns;L~tL

called it Antioch the Beautiful and The Crown of the
East. Our own-Ani!Ocli~is the -oi<festln the-U~ited .
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Feb~~i.?Q,Jij

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There is a rumor going the rounds to the effect that G. D.
Thayer has sold his property on the corner of Main and
Johonnott Streets to the Standard Oil Company which intends to erect a filling station there. March 6, 1919
Dr. G. W. Jensen, licensed graduate veterinary surgeon
and dentist, is located over the Gollwitzer Barber shop
and will greatly appreciate any patronage accorded to
him. You may consult him any time on any disease or ailment of your livestock. March 6, 1919
Burglars Enter Antioch Business Places. Several of the
business houses of this village were visited by burglars on
last Saturday night, but at no place were articles of value
taken. At Webb's racket store they forced an entrance
through the back window and when once inside were in
no hurry to depart They appropriated the currency and
silver in the cash drawer which amounted to between
$4.00 and $5.00, but did not burden themselves with the
pennies of which there was over a dollars worth. The pennies in the peanut machine were likewise untouched. The
intruders helped themselves to what cigarettes and cigars
they wanted for their immediate use and after smoking
them threw the stubs about the floor and on the shelves in
the clothes closet. Evidently they also had a liking for
candy and helped themselves generously but further than
a general overhauling of the desk, nothing else was disturbed. In their wanderings about the store they struck
dozens of matches and these together with cigaret and
cigar stubs were thrown promiscuously about among
some loose paper but fortunately no fire resulted. At
King's drug store they entered by prying the boards off of
a rear window. The cigars and candy were undisturbed.
In looking about the visitor came in contact with a jar of
cherry syrup slopping some of it on the shelf and that was
all of the marks left behind. The next place visited was
Kettlehut' s Meat Market and there the door knob was left
sticky from the same hand that had been in King's cherry
syrup. There were signs that some one had prowled about
Radtke's barber shop but for some unknown reason they
did not get in. Tracks around Harold Williams' Store
showed that the callers had also been there, but in this
case also they failed to get in. March 13, 1919
Workman are to begin this week to remodel the store of
B. F. Naber into a modern theater. An entire new front
will be installed and the floor will be altered, and many
other changes will also be made to meet the requirements
of a first class theater building. We understand that the
Majestic will be moved to the new location as so;Jn as the
work is completed. March 27, 1919
Two new picture machines have been installed in Hunt's
Majestic Theater which does away with stopping between
reels and gives you a continuous show. July 10, 1919
Plan big celebration for returned soldiers. Now that the
time has come when every Antioch lad who entered the
service of his country in the World's Greatest Conflict
has arrived safely home, and the community has
awakened to the fact that Providence has so willed it that

not one gold star appears upon our service flag, it is
thought to be a fitting time for Antioch and the surrounding community to hold a grand celebration. A meeting
has been called for next Tuesday eveningfor the purpose
of formulating the plans. July 24, 1919
Hunting licenses have been received by village clerk J.C.
James. August 7, 1919
No, the Bank of Antioch wasn't being robbed Monday
morning, all that commotion was just a "movie stunt".
August 14, 1919
Plans completed for Home-Coming Celebration. Everything is in readiness for the big homecoming celebration
on Thursday, August 28. A good program beginning at
two o'clock will be given on the band stand on Main
Street. It will be as follows: Selections by the Antioch
band, Star Spangled Banner by the school children, reading by Mrs. A.J. Felter, Welcome Horne song by Mrs.
Kreicher. How you gonna keep 'em down on the farm
after they've seen Paree, by Helen and Irene Kettlehut,
Mabel Stickles, and Martha Hillebrand. Red Cross Girlie
of Mine by school girls. Salvation Army Lassie of mine
by the Boy Scouts. Address by Major Smith. Music will
be furnished by the Antioch band during the remainder of
the afternoon and the lunch hour. Supper will be served,
free to everyone, on Morley's lawn from 4:30 o'clock on.
All Soldiers and Sailors are especially invited to come
and bring their mothers, wives and sweethearts. A free
dance will be given in the Opera House beginning at 8:30
o'clock with music by the Antioch Jazz Orchestra. This
day has been set aside to welcome horne the boys from
Antioch township and it is especially requested that every
business place and every residence should be decorated
with flags or bunting for the occasion. August 21, 1919
Remodel Episcopal Church. Exterior of Old Building
will be Kellistoned and a new Tower Erected. Work is to
begin this week on the remodeling of St. Ignatius Church.
This old building at one time belonging to the Carnpbellites, and built in 1862 was purchased four years ago. Although this old church has stood for more than half a
century it is still in a most excellent state of repair. It has
been carefully examined and contractors have given it as
their opinion that the quality of the timbers could not be
duplicated at the present time. August 28, 1919

-~markiras-tli~a-ppea:rec!Trom il]e village.
The old house which for many years was owned by the l.!:t:_
galls farni!YJJ.l!s been razed, and all that is left to tell the
sioryorwhat siooo onthe·1mjust north of the State Bank
is the empty basement. October 2, 1919
I sti~ercoarsnrpre.:wa:nrtices:· enase-·
Webb. November 6, 1919

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The State Bank has purchased a new Moser quadruple
manganese steel safe which arrived this week. This is a
burglar proof safe. November 20, 1919
The county outfit has just finished grading the Tiffany
road and it is now ready for graveling. Let the good work
go on and it won't be long before we can change our attitude and instead of offering an apology for Antioch
township roads we may boast o'them. November 27,
1919

Having decided ta go out of business we will have a
closing out sale Jan. 15, 1913. Gauger Bros. January 1,
1913. (Shown above in front of Gauger Bros. Store: Jim,
Wilton, Mabel, Nellie.)

Standing in front of Lux Photo Studio: Ada,
Pearl and Charles Lux.
The misses Ada and Pearl Lux left on Monday
morning for DeKalb, Illinois where they will open
a photographic studio. They are both capable
artists in this line and we predict success for them
in their new field. October 5, 1905.

Photo below: Charlie and Fern Lux in their
home at 820 Main Street. (Circa 1935)

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MariAnne's has jig-saw puzzles to rent
8 cents --15 cents per day. February
23, /933.

/939 --Photo above: Florence Verkest Hanke in front of Ted's
Sweet Shop. The movie playing at the Antioch Theatre was "Hell's
Kitchen."

MariAnne's Dress and Accessories
Shop located at 931 Main Street.
Photo taken in 1965.

Photo on right: Thompson's
Grill, 933 Main Street. Operated
by RalphThompsonfor forty years.

A candy cane weighing 30 pounds was presented to the Great Lakes Hospital by Ted Poulos, proprietor of Ted's Sweet Shop
on Lake Street on Wednesday, January 10, 1951. A 40 pound candy cane and 200 pounds of extra candy was also given to
the Boy Scouts. (Shown above, left to right: Ted Poulos, George Nelson, Bud Cardiff, Law-is Burdick and Jack Nelson.)

A'
Left to right: Tom Poulos, June Petersen, Phyllis Petersen, Carole Frazier, Siggie Petersen,
lean Tegelman, Dons Petersen, Virginia Petersen, Pete Poulos.

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Ice house truck at Les
Crandall's Ice House
on Lake Catherine.

Lynn Barthel and the loading
machine he invented.
Left to right, Joe Greberry,
Lynn Barthel and Frank
Dempsere.

Consumer's
Ice House.

Loading ice at Loon Lake
Ice House.

Loon Lake Ice Crew.

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Building the ice house on Loon
Lake. Left to right: Sol La Plant,
Fred Kim·ade, Ben Burke.

The Jakes of this vicinity are frozen over and the ice men
are beginning to be hopefuL December 18, 1890.
The various ice houses commenced putting up ice this
week. Ice varies from fourteen to sixteen inches thick.
1892.
Ice men report the crop about twenty inches thick.
January 19, 1893.
While driving on the ice at Loon Lake Sunday, Mr. Esch,
of the firm Esch Bros. and Rebe, accompanied by the
foreman of the ice house, met with an accident through
which the horse they were driving was drowned. January
18, 1894.
The ice is reported to be about 10 inches thick on the
Jake. January 9, 1896.

Russell Barthel stated his father Lynn Barthel was the superintendent of the Esch & Rebe Ice House between East &
West Loon Lake. His father had to furnish the men working on filling the ice house one beer each day, an.d a shot of
whiskey on Sundays, as well as food, underclothmg, shoes,
socks and doctor services. "Most of the men were brought
in from skid row in box cars from Chicago. They came with
newspapers wrapped around their feet and with gunnie
sacks to hold them in place and were marched from the
depot to the Ice House bunk house where they stayed until
the ice house had been filled. They were not patd until the
ice house was filled so therefore did not leave their employment.~~

There was a spur line from the Wisconsin Central (lat~r
known as the Soo Line railroad) that connected the Wtlmot
gravel pit, and Oettings Ice House, then the Knickerbocker
Ice House and California Ice House on Channel Lake.

The new railroad that is being built to Wilmot is causing a
demand for ice houses along that branch and we understand that there will be two built on Channel Lake in the
near future, one each side of the Sylvan House. Oetting
Brothers have purchased the McGinty farm, for which
they paid $12,000 and an ice house will be built on that
site as soon as lumber and other necessary material can be
hauled there. November 24, 1904.
Ice House at Loon Lake burned. May 2, 1906.
The California Ice Company boasts of having the best ice
in the vicinity. Their house being filled with good clear
ice fourteen inches in thickness. January 30, 1908.
Fire Destroys Oetting Ice House. February 20, 1913.

The various ice companies are making preparations to
begin filling their ice houses in this vicinity this week. At
Loon Lake cutting began this morning with a good quantity of eight inch ice, at other places the marking is in
progress. It is unusual to fill the houses with ice of this
thickness, but on account of the season being so far advanced and no colder weather being predicted the companies have decided to make the best of what ice there is
at the present time. February 6, 1919.
Channel Lake ice house property open for sale. Property
owned by Oetting Brothers is located on north shore of
Channel Lake. Includes ice house (200' x 500'), 53 acres,
900ft. frontage; 9 room year round house. September 14,
1924.

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On Saturday morning of last week
seventeen o Antioch'-s:!!/,.,dest residents met
at(t. . Van Pailefi'J.joPthe purpose of
having i7ie7r-plfiJiOgraphs taken in a group.
Those assembled and their respective ages
are as follows: Lorenzo Parker, 91 ; John
Horan, 88; UncjgJ1J~.f!L..86; J. C.
James. Sr., 8f;.Abe Crowl£;J.&)C. B.
Harrison, 73; EhJudd, 73;pjru'SPi'oC!Oi;)
72; Joseph Savage, 69; L. K. Willett, 65; J.
B. Burnett, 64; James Britton, 63; Mike
Sheehan, 63; Walter Stickles, 62; James
Kaye, 60; John Drury, 52; B. F. Van Patten,
52. Out of this number six claim the honor
of being old veterans who fought for the
right in the Civil War. The pictures when
finished will be about 8 X 12 and will long
be treasured as souveniours of the
occasion. (Picture was printed below article
and titled "A Bunch of Has Beens. ")

"Flu" on the wane here.
Tuesday morning of this week
local health officer, Dr. H. F.
Beebe ... took measures to close
Antioch school, churches,
picture shows, etc, and to
prohibit the holding of Lodge
meetings and social gatherings
of all kinds in order that the
epidemic (flu) might the sooner
be checked. Last week the two
Antioch doctors were handling
275 cases in Antioch and
surrounding territory. This
week there have been two
deaths with what is supposed to
be a smaller number of cases.
Octover 17, 1919
I

Photo above: Dr. Beebe's office, 894 Main Street.
Next Sunday promises a ball game of
unusual interest and excitement at Smart's
pasture, between the Wild Eyes of Lake
Villa and the Staggering Heroes of Antioch.
Visitors are assured a frenzy of excitement
until the close of the game. August 22, 1901
Is Antioch to have a Baseball team this
summer? We have plenty of good material
here and surely, the fans of the locality
would hate to be obliged to shout for some
other town's team the entire summer. Show
your loyalty to the national sport boys, and
organize a team. Apri/16, 1914

Photo left, Doctor Warriner taken1908.
He watched the Lakes region grow from a "backwoods"
life into the modern playground which beckons hundreds
of thousands of people annually. First riding horseback
as the young Antioch doctor, he won his way into the
hearts of the farmers. His horse-and-buggy was later
seen everywhere and in recent years he made the rounds
by automobile. 1941

From left to right top row: John Murphy,
Chuck Micheli, Oren Hostetler, unknown,
Bill Keulman; middle row: Maurie Bown,
Bob Bishop, Allen Hanke, Les Nelson, Otto
Christenson; and Les Hanke on the ground.

Post Office and Dr. Warriner's office (photo right)
1910,917 Main Street.
Dr. W. W. Warriner has joined the forces of the
enlisted men. A few days ago he offered his services
to the government and is now ready to ansvver at
any time that he may be called. September 26,1918

Woodmen and Royal Neighbors have
the upper floor of the Opera House
fitted it up in fine shape for their
which are well attended and vel)'
'1111'ere·"i'w August 24, 1899
of the Modem Woodsman
had a debate at their meeting
the subject ... being: Resolved
Tax should be paid in money.
18,1894

There were some tall fish stories in the crews that
gathered at Cross Lake, near Antioch, in the olden days
but few could outdo this group of old timers who plied
the lakes and streams with rod and fly back in 1906.
Names of those in the pictures which read like a roll call
of early settlers in northeastern Lake County, reading
[rom left to right, are, bottom row: Ed Wells, Almond
Webb, James Kaye ,John Drury, James Britton and
Robert McDougal; second row: Joseph Savage, Mr.
Curtis, Mr. Carman, Joseph Rinear, Harm Bryant,
Walter Crowley, "Egg" Hoysradt, Cyrus Proctor, John
Spafford (seated in rear) and Jerome Burnett; top row:
Abe Crowley, Joe Miller, Fred Ackerman, Joseph Huber,
Frank Van Patten, Nick Schroeder and M. Molitor.

Photo above, left to right: Dade Emmons, Albert Seiter, John Didama, Jerome Smith, Mort Haynes, C. Blunt, Charlie Confer,
Gene Smith, Cole Little, Rob Seiter, Nick Burnett, Sol La Plant.
The Amateur Band boys have been invited to play at the War Song Concert in Millburn. The Antioch Band have procured
new band suits. August 2, 1888
The Citizens of Antioch: We have formed a Brass Band in the Village of Anriochfor campaign purposes. The boys furnish
the instrument, the time, and the wind, but they ask you who want to "hoop it up"for Roosevelt or Parker, or some other
candidate to furnish the money for the music.
'
Anything from a dime to a half dollar will be appreciated. We have never asked before, but having played at each campaign
for the past 16 years, we feel we are entitled to ask and expect chee~ful returns. Hand your contribution to !.C. James Jr.
Antioch Brass Band. September 29, 1904

"'---MEMBER ___..
~~~

and today have been the Soldiers and Sailors Reunion held
Park east of Main Street. Nothing of any importance on
Welcoming of guests and camp fire, there being an imcrowd (of about 2000). This morning the crowd began to
and coniinued coming all day
3500 or
4000 people had
The day
was almost perfect
hot nor
cold) only very
passed off
no accidents,
pockets
The day
dance.
1895.

Lf7

E.IGHTEENTH ANNUAL

REUNION
OF THE

Sola!ers ana Sailors

The Antioch Cornet Band furnished musicfor the celebration at Wilmot the Fourth ,... The
band done remarkably well considering the time they have given to practice. July 5, 1900
When the Antioch Band boys purchased their suits this spring they went into debt to the extent
of $120. At their dance last Friday evening they cleared $41 and at the band concert last
Friday evening a collection was taken up that amounted to $3.45. The band is making
considerable progress and their weekly concerts are the means of drawing big crowds to town
every Friday night. They have lost three members by reasons of the war, but have a number of
recruits in training who will be able to fi'llthe vacancies in a short time. August 8, 1918

~~

Veteran heads
A. .f. Felter parMemorial Day
served under General
of the

OF LAKE COUNTY
.,.,--AT

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Antioeh, Ill.,
,.HU!'"-ISDAY AND FF\IDAV
.
,;._UG 27 AND 28,
,
1896.

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Mayor George Bartlett honored by
Village Board, 17 years as mayor.
Surprised by 40 businessmen led by
Hans Von Holwede and his
accordion. Presented with box of
cigars by Otto Klass. May 8, 1941
Front row: Irv Elms, Clete Vos,
Elmer Rentner, Vera Nelson
Horton, George Bartlett, Ray
Murrie. Deke Powles, .Jim Stearns,
Art Rosenfeldt, Walter Scott;
Middle row: Bill Thiemann, George
Joedicke, Otto Klass, Russ
Barnstable, Frank Roblin, Bill
Petty, Sam Pollock, Homer Gaston,
Lee Strang, George McGaughey,
Walter Darnaby, Bill Brook, Jim
Horan, Hans Von Holwede,
Herman Holbek, .John Horan, Fred
Swanson; Top row: Bill Keulman,
Louis Bauer, Bob Mann, Bud Holtz,
Oscar Hachmeister, Ralph
Clabaugh, Irv Carey, Morrie
Pickus; boy on right in window:
Bobby Steiskal.

The Antioch Commercial Association Band played a few pieces on Main Street Monday evening just to let the public know
that they are still interested in the work and that they mean to make a success of it. March 21, 1918.
Photo above,ft·ont row: Fred Sheehan, Frank Powles, Walter Fox, Sam Tarbell, Louis A. Horton, Les Palmer; back row: Mr.
Nichols, Bill Morley, Art Trieger, Me1-ril Sabin, Nason Sibley, Ralph James, Earl Horton, Leland Watson.

Photo on right:
Firemen's Picnic,
.JulyS, 1913.

Boys leaving for Jefferson Barracks, (from left to right) Archie Maplethorpe, Joe Fernandez, Red (J. B.) Fields, John
, Andrew Cobb. May 2, 1918

Photo on left: picture reads: Some of our
Association Men of Antioch. Photo by
Antioch Studio. They are Stickers. April
1916

Antioch Boys off to the Colors. When the fortydraftees from District 21eave Waukegan this
in the number are eight young men from this
names are: John B. Fields, Harry Radke,
, Archie Maplethorpe, Harry Cushing, MilPark, Frank A. Cobb and Joe Fernandez. The
>aJ~n<mn,ceJmentthat they were to go has brought the war
very close to home.
[twas not the desire of the boys to have elaborate
cerem1oni'<~s attend their departure from Antioch, as ea.ch
their own plans. But the citizens deemed it fitting

that a little "send off' be given them anyway. The plan
was to leave town at eleven o'clock this morning in autos,
accompanied by relatives and friends. Accordingly at
that hour, the bells of the town were set to ringing, the
teachers and pupils of the grade schools formed a line and
bearing a large number of flags assembled at the Opera
House Corner to bid them good bye. The high school students were also present and a larger number of citizens
gathered to witness their departure.
The Antioch Band played several selections and a
photograph of the departing ones was taken. May 2, 1918.

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Kaiser Burned in Effigy
1918
Monday was the biggest day in the history of this village.
With their enthusiasm aroused to the boiling point by the
celebration of the fake news last Thursday afternoon,
everyone was in readiness to make things hum when the
glad tidings might really become a fact From the time
the papers arrived Friday morning telling that the previous report had been a hoax and that the last hour allowed for the signing of those all important documents
had been set for five o'clock Monday morning (Chicago
time) the whole of Antioch seemed to feel in their bones
that Monday would be the great day of rejoicing. And
sure enough at four o'clock Monday morning the welcome news had arrived and at five o'clock every bell in
town was arousing the populace from its quiet slumber
and the constant clanging continued unceasingly for
seven hours and after that at frequent intervals throughout
the remainder of the day and evening. Almost at the first
stroke every house in the village was agio with light from
basement to garret, and every one was eager to participate
in the big celebration that had been planned at a meeting
of the business men on Saturday evening. At that time a
committee was placed in charge and they on Sunday afternoon met with a committee of ladies who assisted with
the program.
At eight o'clock it appeared as though every person in
town was on the street and helping to make a noise, some
pounded upon old buz-saws suspended by wire, while
others added to the din by firing revolvers. In fact everything that would make a noise, such as tin horns, whistles,
bells, etc., were called into play and some one even resurrected the old cannon that had been lost to sight for many
years. Where it came from no one knows but it was there
just the same.
At nine thirty a parade was forrned at the grade school
and led by D. B. Sabin, mounted on horseback, the
onlc<oss1on which numbered close to four hundred, fled
Main street The most prominent feature of the
was the old hearse purchased of L M. Hughes, in
the effigy ofthe kaiser. On his breast was
collection of medals and in his belt was his
This equipage, upon which rode both of
's undertakers, was in charge of Walter Chinn
drawn by a team of donkeys. On the top of the
a second hand coffin with a history, donated
James, and upon it rode Uncle Sam in his
proudly carrying a banner with the words "Our
It". The pall bearers were eight members of the
who with the Goddess of Liberty rode in a
auto truck. Next in line was the Antioch band,
school children, the Red Cross, the U.S. Boys Relief,
a delegation from Grass lake among whom was B. A.
driving his red white and blue rig. Among his
was Charlie Blunt who worked industriously
music he could out of an old pan and a couple
sticks.

After passing down Main street and back through Victoria street the crowd gathered around a hastily constructed grave at the intersection of Lake and Main streets
and while the band played some patriotic airs the effigy
was placed in the coffin and the coffin in the grave. The
crowd then dispersed for a short time only to assemble
once more at the grade school at I :30 in the afternoon.
The procession was again formed this time its number
being greatly increased, and the kaiser who had been exburned was given another ride through the street, this time
winding up at the high school building where a program
consisting of music, songs and speeches was in order.
Rev. Pollock, Fr. Lynch, and Rev. Kolkebeck, being the
speakers. A count showed that an enthusiastic audience
of over eight hundred people were in attendance.
At the conclusion of the program the parade marched
back to the grave and once more the effigy was buried
while lively music, and ringing cheers filled the air. An
armed guard was placed over the old chap to make sure
that he did not "arise and vamoose" and at eight o'clock
he was again exhumed, placed in coffin and all within the
old hearse and the entire outfit was taken across to the
John Thayer lot where the cremation took place. Promptly at 8:15 two members of the G.A.R. lit the match which
set fire to the big pyre of tar barrels donated for the purpose by the California and Knickerbocker ice companies.
In a few moments the flames were mounting high in the
air and by 9:30 the entire pile was reduced to a smouldering heap of ashes. It is estimated that fully one thousand
people witnessed the funeral pyre.
The kaiser (the grand master of the German people) was
buried twice, first in a hastily prepared grave at high
noon, the second time in a grave nicely covered and
made, and the third time it was intended to bury him but
not wishing to contaminate Mother Earth with so vile and
purgered a wretch as he, he, coffin, hearse and all consigned to the flames that no trace might be had of him.
The winding up of the celebration was the dance in the
opera house in the evening. Both the music and hall were
donated and the jolly throng indulged in dances, both old
and new, till the "wee small" hours of the morning.
Everyone was happy and entered most heartily into the
spirit of the occasion, which will never be effaced from
the memory of our citizens for the event which Antioch
celebrated so enthusiastically was the same great event
that was celebrated from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast
and also in lands across the sea, and which means more to
American hearts today than any other event in the history
of America, it means the downfall of the kaiser, victory
for the Allies and Peace for the world.

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Cremation of Kaiser
Wilhelm in effigy. Corner
of Lake and Main streets.

Pearl Trieger Nugent
in costume to ride the
"red, white and blue"
rig from Grass Lake.
November 14, 1918.

Left to right- on hearse Jack
Spafford and Joe James. Dan
Walsh is holding his son Frank
Walsh Sr., and the man on the
horse is Del Sabin.

Barney Trieger' s
Grass Lake Float in
WW!parade.

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With three general stores, a grocery store, two furniture stores, two butcher shops, a hardware store, a drug store,a tin shop,
and three blacksmith shops located within her borders, it is no wonder Antwch IS becomzng the best tradzng pomt m Lake
County. November 20, 1890
~----·-······"

(

Charlie Kelly's Blacksmith Shop. &Jato above from left to right) Jack Sibley, Chas Kelly and Nels Nelson
·--~

Didama Blacksmith Shop. Building is the old Antioch School, moved across Depot Street.

The Antioch Milling Company of this village, incorporated last week, to deal in grains ,feeds, etc. October 30, 1919.
Antioch Milling Co. neared quarter century in business. They set new production records in the number of eggs, pounds of
milk and litters of pigs marketed when Uncle Sam sent out a call to all dairy, poultry and hog farmers of the country in an all
out effort to increase production. They were the "soldiers in overalls." March 12, 1942.
Antioch Milling Co. torn down to make room for Pittman's new parking lot-- Historical landmark before 1900. June 20,
1962.
Photo above taken approximately 1956.

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1928 --Masek's Service
Station at NW corner of
Main Street and North
Avenue. Shown from left
to right: Tom Masek,
Laddie Masek.

Ray's Sinclair Station,
circa 1930.

Spiering's Castle
located on the SE
corner of Route 45
and Highway 173.
Sign on Building:
Pure Beef Sandwich,
10 cents. Plate
Lunch, 30 cents.

Be it ordained by the Village Council of the Village of Antioch in the County of Lake, State of Illinois ... that permission and
authority is hereby granted the Standard Oil Company . .. to construct and maintain for a period offifty years . .. a property.
September 24,1914.
Shown above: Standard Oil Gas Station on theSE corner of Main and Park. Standing in front: Lloyd "Red" Murrie.
Lasco's Florist and home in background.

Shell Station located on the corner of Lake and Main. Ford Garage in background.

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Martin Zimmerman and Wm. Riley leased Henry
Hennan's saloon building for a soft drink parlor.
10, 1919

-1929

Antioch team wins tournament trophy and Northwest
Conference championship under leadership of Coach T.
R. Watson. March 3, 1927
Hennings Recreation Parlor opened Tuesday in the
Gollwitzer Bldg. Aprill4, 1927

July

Paved Street assured next year- Main Street will be
paved to the state line. November 13, 1919
Women's Club to establish free library.

April21, 1922

Corona Co. will build factory in Antioch. The fountain
pen company purchases site on North Avenue. July 7,
1927
Gene Tunney will train at Cedar Crest Club for title bout
with Dempsey. August 18, 1927
Antioch High to have Girls Athletic Club. October 27,
1927

Winch's Pavilion opens season Saturday night. A restaurant, bowling, pool, and bathing have been added.
May25, 1922
Freight train in smashup at area station.

March 8, 1923

Depot Street to be paved to Soo Line. March 8, 1923
Board considering vehicle tax. Village has 153 pleasure
cars, 43 trucks; could raise $1000 a year. March 8, 1923
New Antioch Theatre opens Saturday night. Will show
Zane Grey's "Wanderers of the Wasteland". July 24,
1924
water makes many roads impassible. Grass Lake,
Beach, Channel Lake and Beach Grove Roads
Highest water in many years. August 14, 1924
of property in Antioch Hills begins. September 4,

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New Corona factory will rise from ruins. Loss exceeds
$30,000. The building destroyed by fire Monday will be
\_reconstructed. February 23, 1928
Marathon to start in local ballroom on Saturday night. Antioch is smallest town to stage the endurance dance contest. September 20, 1928

1924
Chase beer runners through Antioch at 60 miles per hour
clip. The truck was a Reo Speed wagon loaded with 20
1/2 barrels of beer and 3 chicken coops. October 23,
1924
The powder mill, owned by Hercules Powder Co., located
at Pleasant Prairie has explosion: $15,000 damage. The
1911 explosion which was felt in Chicago was worse.
October 30, 1924
New recreation parlor to open Saturday. Will be called
Hunt Recreation Parlor. The 35' x 120' brick building
will house 4 bowling lanes, 3 pocket billiard tables and I
table plus an iceless soda fountain with cigars and
candy. November 27, 1924

Photo on
right: John
Pacini in
the cockpit
of a visiting,
barnstorming
Tri-Motor.

NovemGymnasium opens Tuesday. The first game will be
against Arlington Heights. February 10, 1927

Photo on/eft: Harold Dunn and
Charles Ferris's Biplane at Antioch
Airport located on the Ferris Farm on
the north side of Beach Grove Road.
Antioch to have an aviation field.
Vince Dupre and S. Boyer Nelson
have a Sopwith Camel. Curt Hadlick
will be the pilot. October 7, 1926.
Mayor George Bartlett standing next to artillery piece received from Federal government. December 19,1935.

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45 miles fixed as legal speed by Illinois cars.
Work is started for skating pond at High School.
January 3, 1929
Public Service Co. begins laying gas lines on Main Street.
May 10, 1929
Barney Ross again headlines boxing show at Palace.
July 4, 1929
Now you can go 40 miles per hour. New speed bill
signed by Governor Emerson effective 7/1/29.
July 4, 1929

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1929
House numbering in Antioch starts Friday morning.
August 22, 1929
Antioch will be in Chicago city limits in 50 years. August
29, 1929
Rotnour's players coming to Crystal every Tuesday night.
November 28, 1929

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Review of Year Shows
Much Progress in Antioch
New Cement Road and Theatre Buildings Among the
Outstanding Features; Many New Homes Are Built or Improved

BIRTHS EXCEED DEATHS IN THE VILLAGE

The year's review of progress made by Antioch assumes great proportion this year, as compared with
previous years. Probably the most noted advancement is the completion of the cement road through
town. One can now practically reach Waukegan and
Chicago all by cement. This will undoubtedly attract
a greater number of people to this section the coming
summer than ever before.
/ / With the completion of the Channel Lake Country
' Club's golf course and the contemplated course on
( the Sibley farm on Fox Lake road, Antioch will be a
greater attraction than ever for summer resorters.
"The opening up of many subdivisions this year will
be a big drawing card to this beautiful lake region, as
will many other improvements and ventures.
Antioch proper has made big strides this past year in
building. The completion of the New Crystal theatre
and the near completion of work on the new Majestic
theatre will make Antioch a leader in the motion picture field. Both of these houses are worthy of a town
far greater than Antioch, and the classes of pictures
being shown are all that can be desired.
Building completion has been rapidly worked out, as
many as practically a score of houses having being
built or remodelled. The appearance of the town as a
whole has made a marked change to the better. The
sidewalks having been completed, many lawns and
approaches to the homes have a decidedly improved
appearance.
Practically all the "ups and downs" of sidewalks on
the business section have been eliminated and now

we have a fairly spacious walk. Store windows have
taken on a m11ch different aspect, many of them being
real works of art in the decorative line.
The old Opera House has seen "better days" and now
has the appearance of an up-to-date business block.
This is the first three story building ever erected in
town. Right across the street the Morley comer is
taking on a different appearance. The Morley home
was moved to north Main street and work is now
progressing for a very modem filling station. This,
with the filling station at the Main Garage, the old
Gray station and the new Standard Oil station completed this year makes Antioch a well "gassed" town.

f. B. Rice has sold the
Hotel to L. J. Simons
gives possession nex;
Monday, April lOth.
AprilS, 1882.

Up at the north end of town the new company headed
by S. E. Pollock have erected a very modem greenhouse that is a credit to the town.
The Fire Boys have now acquired their long
cherished fire truck, having raised funds enough to
purchase one of the best trucks on the market.
The village board instituted a vehicle tax this year,
placing 237 cars and trucks under license, bringing a
revenue of approximately $1,000. This money is to
be used for the upkeep of the roads. They have also
appointed a night watchman.
Births registered in the village this year amounted to
11 and in the township 13. Deaths in the village were
six and in the township 25. The fire department has
responded to ll fire calls, compared with 18 the preVIOUS year.
Date of Article:
January 2, 1924

L. ,T, SIMONS, Proprietor.

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At the meeting of the Masonic Order held Tuesday
evening officers for the ensuing year were installed,
after which an oyster supper was partaken of at the
Simons House to which all did justice. January 23,
1902.
Mr. Chas. 0. McClelland of El Paso, Illinois ··''""'~"''"'·
friends in Antioch last week. Mr. McClelland
in Antioch sixty-five years ago in a log house on the

. .sp·. . o.t. where the Simons house now stands and helped
build a sawmill which was erected near Main Street
bridge, but later removed. "In those days" said McClelland "Antioch was all water and no land." "Yes,
but now it is 'all land and precious water'." October
6, 19o<i'?':'..;<c.::•.:•n.:{;;,::.: c·.:·.- .. :'. ;••.;.::;-: ·:::·•:. t .••.
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Simons and F. C. Sabin as proprietors of the Simon
house, has been dissolved. E. L. Simons will
hereafter conduct the business. September 7, 1905.
Antioch Hotel to be replaced by new modem hotel.
The hotel was erected in 1850 by D. R. Gage. Gage
later sold it to Simons. John Rice was another
owner and in 1892 Levi Simons became the owner.
The hotel served as a community hall being used for
dances, funerals, town meetings, weddings, parties,
lectures. December 19, 1929.
Antioch Hotel, old landmark, will be razed. It is
over 50 years old. The property was bought by the
village in 1936. It is hoped that Federal funds can
be obtained for a village hall. April6, 1939.

SIMONS I-lOUSE
HOTEL AND LIVERY

Electric Light, Steam Heat and Plumbing for the
accomodation of guests.
E.L. SIMONS, Proprietor.

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Photo above: (left to right)
Simons Hotel and Grice
Hotel located on Main and
Orchard Streets.

understand that Lyman Grice's new hotel is to be completed the first of June. March 19, 1891.
above: Archie Maplethorpe's horse drawn cab in front of22 room Grice Hotel. Archie later placed the same wagon
a 1914 Ford chassis (photo on right).

Dining Room at the Grice Hotel.

on right, left to right: Bill Davis, L. Bert Grice, Arthur Edgar, Archie Maplethorpe. Blacksmith shop and Methodist
in background.

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Antioch's First Postoffice
All of the affairs of Antioch's first postoffice were confined to the meager space within this cabinet now owned
and treasured as a relic of the early days of the community by Mrs. Mary L. Smart, a long time and much
revered resident of the village who is shown standing beside it in this picture.
The first postoffice was established on Dec. 9, 1845
which makes the old cabinet just 94 years and 28 days
old. Leroy D. Gage was the first postmaster.
The cabinet strongly made of hardwood is as strong and
sturdy today as it was when it was first built almost a cen-

tury ago. While the cabinet now contains but eight apertures which might rightly be called pigeonholes, it is
believed that it originally contained from 24 to 30.
Mrs. Smart says that it has been in her family for many
years and for most of that period has served as a desk and
for the storing of account books of the family.
She recently offered the desk to Postmaster James Horan
for display in the postoffice lobby. Mr. Horan has suggested that it be placed in the historical exhibit at the Antioch Township High School.

Article above refers to photo on left. Photo by Dickey Photo Service. Article reprinted from newspaper.

·-H. A. Tillotson, mailman. He owned the farm on southwest corner of Route 45 and State Line road.

Photo abore: Burt Hoyt, mailman. April 1st, 1914.
Postmaster General issues notice against employment of women as rural mail
carriers. August 17, 1905.

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Antioch Holds Its First County Fair
-1930-1939Petty is choice for county superintendent. Defeats
Simpson. April 10, 1930
First city directory is delivered.

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"Bugs" Moran gang leader is seized at Bluff Lake Resort.
October23, 1930
Library is moving to grade school.

1929 __ Left to right: William E. Brook
and William C. Petty. Photo taken on
a nature walk. Mr. Petty was the 8th
grade teacher of Antioch Grade
School. He later became Lake County
Superintendent of Schools.

Ancient "blue laws" scrapped by village board. Residents
can now play Sunday baseball, have chicken fights or
horse races and ride their bicycles on Sunday. They can
also play cards in public places. May 3, 1934

November 20, 1930

Route 173 dedication set for Dec. 8th. Parade to run on
sharp schedule from Harvard to Zion. December 4,
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October 22, 1931
Waukegan fliers will establish an airport here on the Van
Duzer farm 1 mile north of Antioch. February 19, 1931
Cold wave sweeps mid-west. 15 deaths reported. Roads
are blocked for 3 days. Temperatures of 32 degrees
below recorded. Schools closed. February 9, 1933
Methodist Church chicken supper 39 cents.
23,1933

February

Bus service - Channel Lake to Chicago - with 2 trips
daily set in operation. July 6, 1933
Otis Hotel destroyed by fire.

November 6, 1933

Begin dredging lagoon for 2nd High School project.
Civil Works Administration funds the project as well as
landscaping woods and park east of building. February
15, 1934

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$5000 from the federal government. The entire project
will cost $10,140.50, July 12, 1934
State law forces Antioch to cut parking 50%. New traffic
code requires parallel parking on Illinois highways. Antioch has space for 115 cars parked diagonally but only
54 cars can be parked parallel. October 24, 1935
Bob Madsen signed by Milwaukee Brewers.
1937

June 24,

Phone Co. asks callers to ask by number rather than by
name. The volume of calls now handled daily make it impossible for our local operators to offer many of the "little
services" Antiqch subscribers have come to expect. You
must ask for a party by number rather than by name.
Directories have been available since 1930. The girls will

Antioch Country Fair
ANTIOCH. ILLINOIS

AUGUST 24 · 25 • 26, 1939

SEASON TICKET
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Antioch is host at first county fair
which opens at the high school
grounds, October 9, 10, 11.
October 9, 1930.

Dr.

w. C. Petty and his wife Lilly on the occasion of the dedication of the Wm. C. Petty

Elementary School. May 4, 1980

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1930-1939- Antioch Holds its Fir_s_t_C_c_JI_m_;ty'--F_a_il_·_ _ _ _ __

however call doctors by name and will make an effort to
locate the doctor if not at his usual number. July 8, 1937
New 5 & 10 Store to open here Saturday. Herman Hoibeck to feature popular merchandise in Masonic Bui1ding
883 Main St. April 28, 1938
Son of Legion Drum & Bugle Corps starts practice. Will
have 40 members. February 2, 1939

Lake County now 100 years old. It was fanned on
3/1/1839 when the legislature passed a bill separating it
'---from McHenry County. March 2, 1939
Vandals wreck freight train at Lake Villa. Locomotive
and 20 cars pile up just north of Lake Villa. Fast passenger train escapes tragedy. August 31, 1939

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1938- Nielsen's
Comer, information
Bureau and Gateway
to "Chain 0' Lakes
Region," was located
at the northwest
corner of Grass Lake
Road and Route 59.

1919-- Santa with the Haling
twins, Irene and Alice, and their
mother, Margaret.

Harry Osmond and J. C. James family (photo below).
Top, left to right: Bertha James Gilbert, Joseph C. James, Mrs.
William James and Ida James Osmond. Bottom, left to right: Joseph
James Sr., Mrs. James Sr., William James. Lester Osmond Sr., William
Harrison Osmond and old Indian relic that was found on farm.

Stepp and Eva
Gray Kaye.

Pollock's Greenhouse was located on the south side of North Avenue at the railroad tracks.
Samuel Pollock was also a Methodist minister and the Mayor oft he town from 1927- 1929.

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Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Palmer entertained
their six sons and
theirfamilies, also
Mr. and Mrs.
Schimberg and
daughter, and Mr.
Feck of Evanston
from Friday until
Sunday. All had a
most enjoyable time.
July 10, 1919.

Front, left to right: Ada Lux
Overton, Pearl Lux Doose,
Elizabeth (Libby) Webb.
Back, left to right: Susie Morley
Webb, Gertrude Smart Brook,
Olive Tiffany Burke.

Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell D. Emmons
passed their sixtieth wedding
anniversary on Sunday, November 16.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Emmons are
remarkably spry for their age and their
friends are wishing them many more
happy anniversaries together.
November 20, 1919.
Photo on left, standing: Artemissia
Emmons Grice, Alice Emmons; sitting:
Sarah Ham Emmons, Callie Emmons
La Plant, Rockwell Emmons.

Local Chapter Daughters of the GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) at the Dedication of the War Memorial in
Hillside Cemetery.
Drucilla Ferris, Dora Sabin, Mary Runyard, Alma La Plant, Belle Richards, Emma Miller, Dortha Hucker
Chase, Mildred La Plant, Lotile Jones.· The child is a granddaughter of Nellie Ray. She is with Anna Kelly.

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Members of t~e Christian_Church on a picnic. Many of the first residents were members of the Christian
Church (D1sc1ples ofChnst). Rev. Wallace, the new minister at the Christian Church preached a very
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able sermon to a large congregation . .. last Lords' Day. July 4,1894.

We understand a Catholic Church will be erected in Antioch in the spring. January 9,1896.
Blessing of the new Catholic Church bell. The beautiful new bell donated to the St. Peter's Church by Dr. Charles Venn,
will be solemnly blessed next Sunday afternoon at 3:00. July 25,1912.
The blessing of the bell at St. Peter's has been postponed until August4 at 3:30p.m. August 1,1912.

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St. Peter's Church dedication impresses large assembly, Cardinal Mundelein conducts rites. August 14,1930.

The members of the Disciple Church are to have a Christmas tree on Christmas Eve. December 18,1890.

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Campfire girls (photo on right),
back row: Martha Westlake,
Alice Hahn, Louise Simons,
Esther Steams, Hazel Norman.

Left to right, Miss Layman, Helen
Naber, Ethel Plack, Sheehan,
Pattie Scheurer, Edna Plack, Bob
Shew·er in bathing dresses

Front row: Lillian VanDusen,
Jean Abt, Helen VanDusen,
Lois King, Lila Hawkins,
Fanny Westlake.

Play at the
Opera House,
possibly
"Goldilocks
and the Three
Bears."

Photo left: Celebrating
birthday for Edith Edgar
May 3, circa 1915. Front
row, left to right: Gussie
Hucker, Edith Edgar,
Martha Hillebrand,
Marguerite Grice, Beatrice
Oetting and Louise Simons.
Back row, left to right:
Dorothy Beebe, Miss
Readings, Peg Smart, Miss
Paddock, Susan F eltham,
unknown, Elvira Oetting
and Miss Huber.

Participants in the
first official flag day,
May 30,1916.

"The Jolly Dozen"
Left to right, Susie Morley
Webb, Maud Simons Sabin,
Gertie Smart Brook, Pauline
Smart Simons, Edna McVey
Warriner, Pearl Lux Doose,
unknown, Marion (last name
unknown), Ada Lux Overton,
and Alice Emmons.

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Announce formal organization
of St. Ignatius Church. A
congregation which thronged
the church to its doors attended
a special musical service on
Sunday afternoon. November
25,1915.
The members of St. Ignatius
Episcopal Church have for
sometime been looking about
for a location upon which to
erect a church of their own, but
a location to their liking was
hard to find, but at last they
have decided to purchase the
old Christian Church which
they have been renting ever
since their organization. The
price paid is $2,000.
November 16,1916.

Photo above: Christian Scientists to hold
first services in new church on Sunday on
Victoria Street. August 16,1928.
Photo below: M. E. Episcopal Church
group. Pastor Clarence Abel, 1893-95.
A pumpkin pie social was held at the M.E.
Church Saturday. September 27, 1888.
The revival meetings at the M.E. Church
have been well attended, though the bad
weather and roads have kept many away.
January 4, 1894.

The above church building
was erected in 1862. At first
Baptist, then Methodist, it
stood where theM ethodist
Church parking lot is now
located.

A new altar has been
purchased for St. Ignatius
church and was installed last
Sunday. The altar is of oak
with hand carved decorations.
February 20, 1919.
Consecrate Episcopal Church
here. Bishop Griswold present.
February 2,1922.

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The village school is progressing
nicely under the able management of
Mr. H. Jamison. There is, however,
one serious obstacle to contend with,
and that is a lack of room. Let us hope
that the present school building will
not be destined to remain much longer
.. but that a new and more
commodious one tl'i/1 be erected in its
stead. October 23, 1890.
Photo on left: Antioch Grade School
built in/873 was later moved and
used as a blacksmith shop.

Grass Lake School (photo above )
The trustees of Grass Lake School have
dended to build the new school house of
cement blocks. The blocks are now being
dehvered by the Grass Lake Cement and
Block Company. August 6, 1908.

The new school building is
receiving final touches at the
hands of painters and is something
we may well feel proud of . .. The
masons and carpenters, all of this
village ... put forth their best
efforts and worked diligently late
and early. March 2,1893.

The foundation walls of the addition to the
publzc school are complete and carpenters are
at work on the frame. La Plant and Haynes
done the mason work mid Sibley and Emmons
the carpenter work. June 28, 1900.

The yard around the school house
is being graded up and put in
shape for seeding. A very proper
proceeding. Let us have a school
ground that will be in keeping with
the building. June 15,1893.

Township High School Dedication to be
h,eld Friday, March 24th. The Board of
Educatwn of the Antioch Township High
School ~nnounce the dedication of the
new bwldzng on Friday afternoon March
24 at 1 :30 p.m. A good program has been
arranged and all patrons of the school
are urged to be present. March 16, 1916.

l'uhlk School Building, Anti<>Ch, Jll

reigned supreme for a time until Constable
Huber, the local Sherlock, proved himself a hero by
suggesting that perhaps the monument erected in the
night might furnish a clue to the foul deed. The
inscription being "Monument to the Board of Local
Improvements." October 2, 1913.

Photo above: Mert
Haynes, Wally Drom,
Clarence Confer, Sol
La Plant.

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Plans are being made to have winter fun at Lake Antioch.
Make Refuge into skating, tobogganing, Hockey Rink
lights at night Toboggan slide completed January 29,
1940

Apt. Building may be answer to Antioch's housing
shortage. It may be an opportunity for prosperous invest-·
ments. January 2, 1941

Donations were coming in for a Red Cross Rescue truck
$116 was collected (amounts from $LOO to $10.00)
February 1940

Outdoor winter festival on Lake Antioch - skating, skiing
and tobogganing. Fireworks in evening - Queen of Carnival. Skating to music will be featured. January 2,
1941

Sonnenberg signed to fight McMillen on Firemen's card
April 6. All star card. March 1940

Mary Stanley, Librarian announced a daily circulation
from 70-100 books. January 2, 1941

/Farmer's Milk Co. took charge of Antioch Plant in
'~ooperative basis.
March 1940

Antioch Banks reported a good year.

Ice Carnival Crowning of queen- may become yearly
custom. January 16, 1941

Chief Jim Steams said Rescue Truck will be purchased
soon. Funds still coming in. April 1940

Firemen get new ladder and metal helmets from receipts
of dance. January 9, 1941

Gone with the Wind closed successful 3 day engagement
at Antioch Theater.
April 1940

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Antioch Township High School given high rating in
achievement tests of University ofiowa. May 23, 1940

Percale material on sale at Williams Bros. 13 cents a
yard. January 16, 1941

Constitution and By Laws adopted by Rescue Squad. Object to save life, administer first aid and to teach safety.
June 20, 1940

StPeter's Rectory will accept any reasonable offer for 24
lots in Antioch Hills near 21 and 173. January 16, 1941

Bids were taken on Building to house Antioch Fire
Department and Rescue Squad equipment in the proposed
building for which bids all being taken by Village Board
at Orchard and Main Street. June 27,1940
Begin equipping Rescue truck.

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City Carrier service - Postmaster Kufalk says in the near
future. Antioch will have home delivery of mail. I cent
local postage - 2 cents will be effective if service goes
through. Mail will be later than picking it up at the post
office. January 16, 1941

Crystal Theatre redecorated. Wm. Nelson and Wm.
Lemke mgrs.
May 23, 1940
Funds for Red Cross Truck amounted to $887.50.
23, 1940

January 9, 1941

Midget Eat Shop was re-opened by Willard Murphy of
Lakes Amusement Co. January 9, 1941

Dresses $2.88 spun rayon tub silk at Style Shop. Silk
Afternoon dresses at Marianne's $3.95. March 1940

Photo above: Methodist Church decorated for 1912 High
School Graduation.

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June 27, 1940

Chain of Lakes Harness Races schedules in 3 lakes Jan.
26. 1st race on Long Lake 2nd race on Meyers Bay 3rd
on Lake Geneva. Ice Carnival big success. January 23,
1941
J. C. James 5 cents per day car insurance for $10,000.
January 23, 1941

Breakfast flight feature the formal opening of Antioch ) \
Airport. Chas. Ferris aided by Wisconsin Ci vi I Air Corp.
in staging event. 20 planes August 1940

Pickard Co. moved entire plant to Antioch. Will employ
75 ca $80
li¥J'olLb.y~--~~bru<lry_6, 1941
P.O. Dept. says Antioch too small for Carrier service. Application rejected. February 6, 1941

Pickard to enlarge plant decorating studios from Chicago
to
$25,000. October 1940

Veteran since 1927 farm implement dealer C. F. Richards
sold to Sheehan Bros. February 6, 1941

Duck hunters get 60 day season.

August 1940

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Legion registers war veterans in preparation of emergency. February 18, 1941
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hunter rescued in storm, Armistice Day.
ber 14, 1940
Fred B. Swanson donates Blue Spruce evergreen trees to
Village Park. November 21, 1940
3 generations of Hawkins family honored by Men's Civic
Club. November 28, 1940
P.A. system to carry yule programs to business section.
December 1940

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k >than attendance of 83 and several not in yet.
The village school began tiS secon wee "'
September 21,1893.

Senior class won Drama Tourney "Archie Comes Home"
and "Percival Fainted" Drama Shield. February 26,

~~ood gates to be constructed at Wilmot Dam. WPA will

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All slot machines must go- Atty. Gen. Harry Hall.
Bussie Keulman proprietor. February 27, 1941
Village will start daylight savings time.

April 3, 1941

New mail record set. 48,000 letters canceled II days
Dec. 13-24 December 1940

Sandbag weight guessing contest at Otto Klass.
3, 1941

April

Prizes were awarded for Christmas decorated homes Lions Club- Ed Vos- Earl Gibbs- E. Mount homes won
January 2, 1941

Antioch incumbents all win in election. John Brogan
won over Ray Sorenson for Justice of Peace. April 3,
1941

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Lake Co. Fair biggest and best ever, 3800 paid admissions. August 28, 1941
Rescue Squad Dance at Roller Rink drew 1000. August
28, 1941
Rescue Squad bought new equipment and started first aid
class to all men in squad. September 4, 1941

Antioch Library received 1844 news paper printed by E. I.
Ingalls called "The Prairie Hen". Mary Stanley. $1.50 a
year. April 3, 1941
Village spent $29,365.23 FY 1940-41. April 10, 1941

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eath~r Bureau (R.M. Kufalk) custodian begins functioning under auspices of US Govt. established in rear of his
L. R. Van Patten New fire chief- legion installation.
home. Thermometer and rain gauge. Only one between
September 11, 1941
Madison and Aurora. Apri\10, 1941
The only kindergarten class in Lake Region to begin in
omen's Club elected Esther Bennet Pres. Sheriff AtkinAntioch, to be held in 3rd grade room m new bmldmg.
son was speaker at meeting. April 10, 1941
September 18, 1941
Women elected Treasurer (Vera Rentner). Bartlett 81-1
5 and 10 will occupy Chase Webb location after Novemwas mayor. Mrs. Art Trieger elected president of Anber. I Herman Holbek, prop. October 2, 1941
tioch Grade School PTA. A. Maplethorpe president of
high school board, Helen Osmond secretary. April 17,
-,oederal Tax investigators will charge a tax on November
1941
( ~ . for all slot machines. If they don't pay they wtll be ft·n. ed
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$500. If they do pay they will be admitting possession of
Otto Klass was re-elected head of Civic Club. April 24,
the machines which are unlawful! October 5, 1941
1941
Kindergarten opening with everyone cooperating. OcBus service between Waukegan and Antioch slated for
summer May 15. Ted Poulos (Ted's Sweet Shop) has
tober 16, 1941
local passenger service. 8 busses daily 4 each way.
Library moved to former 5 and 10 location. Mary StanApril24, 1941
ley moving 6,000 books. October 16, 1941
Village extends water main on Orchard Street. May 1,
Old documents found by C. K. Anderson about History of
1941
Antioch in 1840's. Only 2 houses south of Creek when
Hoynes and Shepard arrived. October 30, 1941
Slot machines again operating in Lake Region by public
demand. May 8, 1941
Safety course made mandatory for school bus drivers.
300 witness annual amateurs show of OES. Climaxed by
October 30, 1941
style show. May 8, 1941
Nielsen's Comers leased to Wm. Dunworth former owner
of Lake Region Laundry. November 20, 1941
Mayor George Bartlett honored by Village Board 17
years as mayor- surprised by 40 businessmen led b~
McMillen received 1st lieutenant rating in Navy. Report
Hans Von Holwede and his accordion. Presented wtth
for duty December 29 at Navy Pier as Athletic Director.
box of cigars by Otto Klass. May 8, 1941
Men 17-50 wanted for U.S. Naval Reserves- will be kept
on duty only for duration of emergency. December 11,
Osbourne, Director of Conservation, announced several
million baby walleyes planted in chain. May 8, 1941
1941
A set of Pickard dishes (94 pieces) sold for $28.75.
Rural mail box delivery was placed on mail box number
candy dishes 35 cents - S&C 35 cents a pair- cups and
system. May 8, 1941
saucers $1.50 a doz. - soup cups $1.25 dozen. DecemSteams re-elected fire chief for 16th year. May 15, 1941
ber 11, 1941
Old Channel Lake Pavilion wrecked for lumber. T. J.
Lila Dalgaard won 1st prize in Sachs Amateur Hour conPalaske bought building which had been partially
test. She received her first professional engagement on
destroyed by fire. Old Land Mark. May 15, 1941
WLS. December 14, 1941.
Sales Tax reduced from 3 cents to 2 cents. June 26,
Tire Rationing Board set up in Lake County. January 8,
1941
1942
Village Board will buy squad car for police. $900 alVillage considers hiring of night police officer. January
lowance for purchase. July 3, 1941
8, 1942
Antioch prepares for huge fireworks and dance for 4th of
Antioch practices for Blackout Friday evening Jan. 19 ..
July. Jul 3, 1941
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Village went dark from 7 to 7:30p.m. All except those m$50,000 appropriated for improvements in Chain of
volved in the Blackout were advised to stay off streets,
Lakes. Channel from Lake Marie to Village of Antioch.
not to use automobiles or make telephone calls.
A comprehensive program by Dept. of Waterways will asJanuary 18, 1942
sure boaters uninterrupted travel between lakes and from
Defense program was underway, Bartlett w~s appointed
---.._~nq. July 3 1941
~------president of the council with Clarence Shu!us Secretary.
Biggest 4th of July since 1929 drew thousands of vtsttors
Local program will be coordinated with all first aid stato the Lake Region with no casualties. July 10, 1941
tions set up and the Rescue Squad was an important factor.
January 18, 1942
Defense Bonds and stamps were on sale at the post office.
Jim Stearns retired as Fire Chief because of new duties as
January 18, 1942
Deputy Fire Chief in 5 counties. August 28, 1941

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1940-1949 - Outdoor Winter Festiva/ on Lake Antioch

1940-1949- Outdoor Winter Festival on Lake Antioch

Defense jobs cut relief rolls to half of 1939 period.
January 18, 1942

57 graduates at Antioch High School.

All service stations will close at 7 p.m. daily except Saturday to conserve power as an aid to National Defense.
February 5, 1942
23,800 lbs of scrap iron collected for War effort.
February 12, 1942

Radio Station WAIT gave a Salute to Antioch program.
The announcer stressed the beauties of Antioch area and
the Lake Region. June 4, 1942

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Antioch Stores closed every Wednesday at 6 p.m. evenings starting in January and continuing through March.
February 12, 1942

Reeves Drug Store reopened as Reeves Walgreen Agency
and will handle Walgreen products in addition to their
_;:egular merchandise. June 4, 1942

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Lloyd Murrie on Lake Marie was struck by lightning.
Farmers reported many head of livestock were killed.
June 4, 1942

Borovickas assume ownership of Reeves Drug Store.
February 28, 1942

Petitions for enlarging High School district were circulated. Annexation of Lake Villa to Antioch. June 18,
1942

C.L. Kutil cited for long service as 4H Club leader.
February 28, 1942
Plans for launching a general defense savings stamps and
bonds campaign in Antioch Township were considered at
a meeting of 18 businessmen at Grade School. Otto
Klass, presided. March 5, 1942
Antioch launches War Garden movement. Kutil will be
head. Everyone was asked to join. March 12, 1942
Defense Council announced courses of instruction in
firearms. March 12, 1942
Robert Burke (20), Louis Bauer (22), and Chester Hostetler (23) drew low numbers drawn by County Board to be
drafted into the army. March 12, 1942
Antioch Milling Co. neared quarter century in business.
They set new production records in the number of eggs,
pounds of milk and litters of pigs marketed when Uncle
Sam sent out a call to all dairy, poultry and hog farmers
of the country in an all out effort to increase production.
They were the "soldiers in overalls". March 12, 1942
Advanced Red Cross classes for Women started.
2, 1942

April

Antioch Board raised Tavern license fees 50% to $350.
Liquor stores $200 frorrn previous $150. Apri\2, 1942
Sugar Rationing effective May 7. War Ration Bonds will
be issued. Everyone must register to receive books.
April 2, 1942
Efforts were made to license slot machines in Lake County. Board declared request "out of order". Apri12, 1942
137 registered for sugar. Merchants to close Wednesday
night during summer. April 2, 1942
Civil Defense Council requested 50 more volunteers for
Air Raid Warden forces in Antioch Township for the summer months. April 2, 1942
2,305 registered for Ration Books. 2,504 Ration Books
were issued as of May 14. 2,841 listed for sugar quotas.
May 14, 1942
Antioch Township neared 100% in War Bond Drive and
support of War Effort. War Bond Pledge started May 11.
Minute Men called on all homes. May 14, 1942
Bus service to start May 10. Lake County taxes up
$14.69. May 21, 1942
Legion awards to Robert Kufalk and Gertrude Hawkins,
outstanding graduates. May 21, 1942

May 21, 1942

Suburban towns in Lake County were pitching in to make
the USO a quick success. Antioch's quota is $600.
Mayor Bartlett and Roman Vos headed the campaign in
Antioch. June 4, 1942

(Ad) Chicken and Fish Fry at Halings every Fri. and Sat.
25 cents for fish and 50 cents for chicken. June 18,
1942

1 30 tons of scrap metal collected by Sheehan Bros. Adds
-..,fv / to national total of 1,357,000 tons salvaged by Harvester
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June 25, 1942

(Ad) Reeves Walgreen Drug Store grand opening- free
~ish of ice cream for everyone.
June 25, 1942
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S. Boyer Nelson, real estate broker, buys Abt Insurance
Agency. June 25, 1942

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July 9, 1942
Lured by the full tills of Antioch merchants following the
July 4 holiday, a number of young hoodlums visited the
community. Three of the vandals were apprehended by
civilians and given such a sound beating that they will
stay clear of Antioch. July 9, 1942
Antioch Victory Program featured NBC Stars Don McNeil and General McGaughey as Masters of Ceremony.
A mammoth and colorful parade at 7 p.m. ushered in the
victory parade. Thousand attend. Main Street was a huge
stage. July 16, 1942
High School annexes 5 l/2 sections of Lake Villa
Township. July 16, 1942
Victory Day boosted sale of war bonds to $27,500.
16, 1942

July

Legion collected 2500 old records. Records for our fighting men- will be sold to record manufacturing company
and with funds raised will purchase millions of new
records for America's fighting men all over the world.
August 6, 1942
Antioch Firms were cited for war contributions.
13, 1942

August

Red Cross was seeking blood donors in Antioch.
August 20, 1942
Doctors Bratrude and Berke called for Army service. Dr.
Berke, Army Lt. (Commissioned). September 24, 1942
Early moming coach will carry workers to North Chicago
(American Coach Co.) Oct. 5. September 24, 1942

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Early frost killed crops - Hunting Season Opened (70 day
season) October 8, 1942
Hunter killed on Grass Lake accidently. To date there
have been 8 cases of injuries due to careless and indiscriminate shooting. October 15, 1942
Rescue Squad made 64 calls since Jan. 1.
1942

October 29,

Gas Rationing effective Dec. l. November 12, 1942
962 register for gas rationing books. 600 local drivers request applications for additional gas. November 1942
Increase in milk prices was in effect .07 cents a pint: 13
cents a quart, cream 25 cents a pint, 42 cents a quart.
Chicago is slightly higher. January 1, 1943
30 were present at a party given by Fire Dept. and Rescue
Squad honoring 3 members who are in Service - Howard
Strang of the Rescue Squad; Harry Willett and Edgar
Simonsen of the Fire Dept. A venison dinner was enjoyed at Bluhn's Tavern. January 1, 1943

Christmas gifts of candy and fruit were given to school
children who wrote Thank you letters to the Village
Board. January 1, 1943
Dr. Dave Deering commissioned captain in Army.
Closed office to report for basic training in Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. January 8, 1943
Evening class attendance at the Antioch High School increased to 52 farmers crowded in agricultural room on
Tuesday to study the problem of increasing the number of
pigs farmed per sow and improve their vitality at birth.
Clarence Kutil was instructor. January 8, 1943
Dale Barnstable named on All State Grid Squad of 1942.
Member of Antioch High School football team which
won conference title. January 8, 1943
Louie and Rose Nielsen returned to Nielsen's Comers. It
had been leased to Wm. Dunworth for past 14 months
while Louie and Rose were on vacation. January 8,
1943

Photo on right:
Steitz's Resort
Photo below:
First toboggan slide
at Steitz's Resort.

Erected in early
World War 1/.
Photo above: C. E. Herman's Pier.
The opening dance of C. E. Herman's Bluff Lake resort
will he held on Saturday evening of this week, May 26,
and will close at 12:00o'clock. May24, I900.
indian relics on
Herman property. It will he
recalled that an Indian burial
ground was discovered several
years ago on Grass Lake not far
from the Herman property and
also that the skeletons of Indian
bodies were unearthed neilr
Channel Lake a couple years
ago when grading was done for
the new road. Thus the
discovery of the third burial
place furnished further proof
that this section of Lake County
was once the home of Indians
presumable in great numbers.
September 26, 1918.

Rescue squad founded on
June 20, I940.

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Photo on left: members
of rescue squad
celebrating 50th
anniversary in I990.
Dressel's on Lake Marie. Tour launch to
lotus beds. Steam engine in background.

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Local man is song
writer. N. 0. Nelson
writes "Where the Lotus
Flowers Bloom."
September 5, 1929.

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Nippersink Lake - Fox Lake
and Return by way of Fox River
Nipperaink Lake ~ Pistakee Lake . Pistakee Bay and
Fox Lake. Return by Fox River

Nippenink Lake -Fox Lake - Petite Lake - Bluff Lake
and Lake Marie. Reh:rn by Grass Lake Channel

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To McHenry and Return via fox River

To Wilmot, Wis., and Return through the Lotus Beds

CHILDREN UNDER 12 YfARS -ONE-HAlf fARE

75c
75c
$1.00
$1.00

ALL TRIPS START FROM

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4 miles Soulh·West of Anlioch • 5 miles Norlh·Wesl of Lake Villa. Take Rt. 59 to Grass Lake
Corner then Weslto Sign· "JIM'S PLACE"

GET UP A PARTY; ARRANGE FOR A TRIP- YOU'LL LIKE IT
Special rate for Clubs

Tel. Antioch 267.M for injormatio11

Jim and Louise Rothers Hanrahan owned Jim's Place.

I hereby notify all who wish to visit the
wonderful lotus beds at Grass Lake this
season, that the beds are now in full
bloom. Launches will leave my landing
every day at convenience of guests. Auto
parties and all others invited. Raymond
Pregenzer. Phone Antioch 115-M.
August 3, 1916.

Grass Lake lotus beds in bloom. Cover 500 acres. July 14,1921.

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Haling Resort partly
burned. Loss is $7000.
May 26, 1938.

Don't forget the nice
dances at Seiter's
Grove eve1y Saturday
night . .. Refreshments
always the best. July 5,
1888.
if you want a most
delightful trip make up
a party and take in
McHenry, Fox and
Pistakee lakes, on the
steamer Erma,ji·om
Seiter's dock. July 12,

Photo above:
Seiter's Resort,
Grass Lake.

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Photo on left:
Club Zobak on
Lake Catherine.

Our Tap Room Is One Year Old
Help Us to Celebrate Its

CJ3IRTHDAY PARTY
Saturday, July 25, 1936
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HALING'S RESORT
Grass Lake

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Favors

Door Prize

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FREE FRIED CHICKEN
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Looking over the "Fishing
Grounds'" from Rother's
Resort on Grass Lake.

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Photo on right:
Postcard of Queen of
the West Resort ,on
Petite Lake, dated
August4, 1913.

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Pregenzer' s Dredge between Bluff Lake and Lake Marie.

Channel Lake Boat House, 25836 West Route /73.
Fine cigars made in Antioch on sale at King's Drug
Store at factory prices-- Zapp Cigar Factory, Box of
50, $4.00, handmade. January /946.
Smoke Antioch Cigars, Havana wrapped, Havana
blend, C. Zapp, Channel Lake. April20, 1950.

Antioch Souvenirs

Cox's Corners, old Route 173.

Photo above:'J914
(left to right)
Sophie Steitz,
Johnny Steitz,
John Jurchik,
John Steitz,
unknown person.

Photo above:
Jurchik' s Resort,
Bluff Lake
Standing:
3rdfrom left,
John Jurchik
4th, John Steitz,
Child in front:
Middle, John L.
Steitz

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Competent girls are in great
demand at the various lake
resorts and good wages are
offered. A good girl can
easily command $5.00 to
$6.00 per week during the
entire summer season here.

Fire demolished first pavilion on
Channel Lake. Savage's landmark
burns, causes $6000 damage. Built
by Frank Savage southwest of
today's pavilion. It had recently
been converted into 6 small
apartments after the new pavilion
was built. August I, 1935.

March 2, 1893.
Photo on leji: interior Smith's
Hotel on Channel Lake.

Smith Hotel is destroyed
in raging night fire.
November 17,1927.

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Veranda at Gifford's
on Channel Lake.

Photo on right:
Smith's Slide Inn.
While digging for potatoes at Gifford's, Channel Lake, Sam Robinson unearthed the skeleton of a human form of unusually
lmge proportions supposed to belong to the race of "mound builders." ... The upper jaw is in pe!fect condition with every
tooth sound and pofect. October 31, 1889.

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Expensive improvement will be made at the Gifford place on Channel Lake during the coming season. (The owners) have
taken out a cmporation license to operate a hotel. Their capital stock is $20,000. October 23,1890.

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Photo on right:
High water at
Shannon's Pavilion,
Channel Lake.

~'hh is to Ce.rl-ify lhnt. ___ _j__ -~~-----_is a
U/rt~~ CL /.'lJ uf .inti.och, Illinm:s, in full anrl

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The m.e111l11:rship hereby represented is su-bject. to a.ll indebtPdness
11] the 1nnnber· to the vlnb, a 1/(l/.o a.U of ils by-i.a-ws and reg'u/a.tirm.~.
, Tki,,· mnnhPrship is transfe.ra.ble. on the hooks of the Corporat!:O,i upon a.88ig'nrneut
nnn !lu.rrcud<:'r of this (~erlijlc.a.te iu ttedorduncf. u•ith the pro 1•iJ;ionfl of' the by-law.'!.

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Witness ~~·le
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W!i._ERE shall we~en;i the Summer.?

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(Channel Lloke i

ANTIOCH, ILLINOIS.

Boating,
Fishing,
Wheeling,
Yachting,
Driving and
Shaded Walks.

RATES, $2 PER OAV, $9 TO JJ2 PER WEOC

5Vt't:lalno1estorl'tby,Jun.,lln~.$"'f!t.:mbe<'.

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John Schneider,

Proprietor.

Andrews and Galt have taken possession of the Sylvan Beach Hotel at Channel Lake and will conduct thnt popular hostelry
this season same as last. Apri/19, 1900.
Ever since the close of the busy season Charles Rothe has been busy making improvements at the Sylvan Beach hotel which
he recently purchased. He is erecting a new dance hall and an ice cream parlor with large porch and has also added eleven
rooms to the hotel. November 6, 1919.

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on left: Mort Lowrey family of Oak Park, summer
rest dents, smlmg on Channel Lake. Circa 1896.

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Channel la\w Pavilion, Channel lakt•, flnlioch, 1\1.

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New Pavilion to open
Saturday evening.
Has dancing space of
6000 square feet.
June 19,1924.
Channel Lake Pavilion
burns to ground.
$50,000 in value.
October 12,1933.

Photo on left and below:
Channel Lake bridge.

Old Channel Lake
Pavilion wrecked for
lumber. T. J. Palaske
bought building which
had been partially
destroyed by fire. Old
landmark. May 15,1941.

Photo above and
on right: 1924

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Channel Lake Pavilion
destroyed by fire early
Sunday morning.
Channel Lake Pavilion,
last of the three large
dance pavilions that for
years attracted
thousands to the Antioch
area was destroyed. It
was owned by Joseph
Paty of Cicero, Ill.
December 27, 1951.

Photo above: "Astra
Hill" located on the
south side of Route
173 just west of
Channel Lake bridge.

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Ducks have commenced to
arrive in considerable
numbers at Grass Lake
and hunters arrive on
almost every train for a
season's sport at the great
hunting grounds of
Northern Illinois,
October 4, 1888

5, D, Warner is

making extensive
preparations for a
grand Fourth ofJuly
celebration at his
Loon Lake picnic
grounds, They are
accessible by rail
and wagon road,
June 18,1891,

Photo above,' milk shippers at
Loon Lake,

Photo on/eft,' Baur' s Store &
Pavilion on Loon Lake,

The largest catch of the season was
made by (4 men in Fox Lake) they
having caught 127 pounds
Saturday, August 18th, One
wall-eyed pike turned the scale at
8 112 pounds, one bass at 5 1/4
pounds, August 30,1894

Lakes to receive more
tagged prize fish here
Saturday, June 16, 1938
Photo on right,'
I dead, 2 injured in
Loon Lake storm, 50
homes wrecked as
tornado sweeps over
summer cotTages,
May 12,1927,

The game warden with net
is "Speed" Maggio at
Fishing Derby in1938,

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Village to Buy Squad Car

Photo on right: broken
down on Orchard Street.

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Left to right: unknown,
Art Verier, John Horan.

Methodist Church Will Start Financial Drive for Building
January 5, 1950
New 10 p.m. Curfew for Children Under 16 Adopted as
Village Law January 5, 1950
Wm. E. Schroeder to Deed Property to Twp. Library.
The Antioch Township Library Board accepted a gift
from Wm. E. Schroeder of the property known as the E.
B. Williams homestead, located adjacent to the Antioch
U/""-!_~:::.:.....~~~1.:..:5' 1950

Wm. Rosing of Round Lake has purchased of"'_m. E. Vollman the
foundation for a garage and the house and lot ~n ~he ~ear. We
understand Mr. Rosing will erect a modern bw!dmg ~~the .ne~r
future and Mr. Arthur Rosenfeld! will be assocwted wtth h1m m the
auto business. September 14,1916

Neal Shultis, right, and Gus Schleicher, left, were both salesmen. Sh~ltis representing Steele Wedeles Wholes~le 1~~~c~;.·
and Schleicher for National Biscuit Company. Having the s~me temtory, they worked together[or.3~ y:a1s. 11
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Shultis went into the grocery business in Antioch, working wllh Mr. Htllebrand, h1s partner, unlll hts I ellrement.
Photo taken in front of the Simon's Hotel, on the southwest corner of Main and Orchard.

Golden Glo Dairy Will Handle Luick Sealtest Products
on All Routes. Sour cream will be sold in Auchon ruby
glass and cottage cheese in bowls and Cinderella glasses.
Janau~ 26, 1950
Ravenglen Farms, 1000 Acres, Sold to Louis I. Behm For
Reported $250,000. E. H. Ravenscroft first bought the
Webb farm and then added the Pollock, Carmen, Hellis
and other farms. The Ravenscroft farms and their dairy
cattle are known internationally. February 9, 1950
National Bank Robbed. In the hands of the FBI is the capture of three men who last Friday afternoon held up the

First National Bank of Antioch and sped away with
$5183. March 9, 1950
(Adv) Announcing ... Mather's Grocery (formerly Keulman Bros.) now owned and operated by Harvey Miller.
March 8, 1950
Post Office Will Seek Larger Quarters Soon, Postmaster
Kufalk Says.
March 16, 1950
(Adv~ In Mobil Gas Grand Canyon Economy
Run...Studebaker Wins Again! It averaged 26.551 miles
per gallon of gas! Arnie! Feyerabend, Inc. Your
Studebaker Dealer 960 Main St. Antioch, II. March 16,
1950

Dale Barnstable, University of Kentucky guard and Captain of this year's Wildcat Five, last Monday was
awarded his fourth and final cage letter at the annual basketball banquet held in Lexington, Ky. March 23, 1950
(Adv)Studebaker Champion 6-passenger 2-door Custom
Sedan $1506.18. March 23, 1950
Brothers Stage Fight With Oars in Row Boat. Two
brothers who failed to settle their quarrel with a pair of
oars and then with an unloaded .38 cal. revolver at North
Shore Resort Lake Catherine, are sought by sheriff's
deputies. May 11, 1950
Keulmans to Open New Roller Skating Rink; Start Contest for Name. May 18,1950

Village to buy squad car after many year's delay. Police Chief Walter I. Scott has used his own car to an advantage and now
the board plans to supply him a car. June 7, 1951.
Police ChieJWalter Scott is presented with a Longines watch in recognition of"Scotty' s" long years of sen•ice. Mr. Scott has
served sixteen years with Antioch PD., in the past as a village trustee, a fireman, and a member of the rescue squad.

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High School District to Vote on Building Bonds Tuesday.
Board seeks $700,000 to Build Addition for 760 Students.
May 18, 1950
Sixteen to be Graduated From St. Peters School In First
Commencement May 18, 1950
T. R. Birkhead Accepts Post as Superintendent at Harvey
High SchooL.to become superintendent of Thornton
Township High School and Junior College at Harvey, IlL
June 29, 1950

A large crowd is expected at the second annual Chain 0'Lakes Inboard regatta at the Mineola hotel at Fox Lake
Sunday afternoon. The race, sanctioned by the American
Power Boat Association will be over a l 2/3 mile course
and is approved for records. July 6, 1950
High School Board Sells $700,000 Bond Issue to Wm.
Blair Co. Chicago. Low bid brings net interest of 2.2355
percent July 20, 1950
Fred Hawkins, Antioch, Among Top Golf Winners at
Tam O'Shanter Country Club- placing sixth, just one
position below the famous Sam Snead. July 20, 1950
Tonight's the night for the big all-city benefit softball
game featuring the Antioch Lions Club, Antioch Fire
Department and Antioch Moose in a two game roundrobin at the Antioch High School lighted diamond.
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Toft has been appointed a member of the Antioch
Township Board of Trustees to succeed Otto Klass. Mr.
Klass had served the township as a trustee since April,
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August 31, 1950
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£o, to Have New Building at 924 Main
\ St. e building, a landmark, has housed successively a
J shoe store, owned by Mr. Hegeman; a furniture store
) owned by L B. Grice; and the electrical shop which has
. occupied the building since 1928. The building was pur(
chased by Charles and Fern Lux in 1928 and acquired by
R~44. September 28, 1950
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herds in the Antioch area in the last four months saw
buyers paying a total of $31,105 for 65 head at the Sunny hill farm of Laurence Armour Monday. September
28, 1950
A black bear that frightened the residents of the Grass
Lake area is now a good rug. The animal that escaped
from its cage a week ago at the Louis Pregenzer resort,
was shot Saturday night by a Berwyn man near his Fox
Lake cottage. October 5, 1950
e Lake County Civic League today came out in opposition to the creation of a county health department on the
. { , grounds that it provides little value for the amount to be
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tomorrow will tum darkness into day for Ant10cfl's
downtown business ~ection .. Mercury vapor !ami!§. of.
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with providing the new lighting system are the Lions, the
illage, businessmen and R. T. Hyre, contractor.
November 16, 1950
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Antioch Rescue Squad will Erect Building on Village
Property. March 8, 1951
The Village Board has granted the Illinois Bell Telephone
Co. a new franchise. New contract in perpetuity replaces
52-year old document. The document grants the village
free use of five telephones instead of one. March 8,
1951
Jack Smith, Lake Catherine, bowled a perfect 300 game
at the Antioch Recreation Friday night The perfect game
is the first at the alleys since Henry Pape chalked one up
in March, 1945. March 15, 1951
Antioch will continue to deal with the Illinois Bell
Telephone Co. under the 1898 franchise. Board countermands earlier action on advice of Illinois Municipal
Y:ague. AprilS, 1951
;.j/Tonyan and Son, McHenry, gets job of building new
\ $700,000 high school addition. April 5, 1951
\_ Wolfinbarger Plans Little League Teams for Gra~e
'School Boys. Formation of a four-team league will be attempted by Carl A. Wolfinbarger among boys between 8
April26, 1951
and 12 years in the Antioch area.
Little League Baseball fully organized with 6 teams ready
to play (I) Cubs, sponsored by Servicecenter, coaches
Charles Maplethorpe and Bill Setek, (2) Tigers, sponsored by State Bank of Antioch, coaches Jack Fields and
Warren Wells, (3) Sox, sponsored by Dupre Heating,
coaches Dick Folbrick, Ray Scott and John Dupre, (4)
Yanks, sponsored by Ford Motor Co., coaches C. W.
Buren and Ray Wells, (5) Dodgers, sponsored by R & J
Chevrolet, coaches Herb Ellis and Stuart Good, (6)
Giants, sponsored by Antioch Lumber and Coal Co.,
coaches Ralph Trieger and Bob Kufalk. May 17, 1951
Antioch Lumber and Coal Co., to have grand opening
tomorrow and saturday with new building. It will also be
the occasion for the 34th anniversary of the firm's existence. May 24, 1951
With fitting ceremony, ground was br~Sunday afternoon for the new $43,000 addition to the Methodist
Church. June 7, 1951
(Adv) For golf at its finest, Play at Chain'O'Lakes
Country Club. The Lakes Region's outstanding golf
course Rates weekdays $1.50 Twilight $.75; Saturdays
$2.00 Twilight $1.00. June 7, 1951

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(Adv) A combined ad of the First National Bank of Antioch and the State Bank of Antioch. Effective July 1,
195 I l 1/2 % interest will be paid on Regular Savings Ac,
counts. June 7, 195 1
Mr. and Mrs. John Oftedahl, 628 Main St., left New York
Tuesday on the Stavengerfjord for Oslo, Norway where
they will direct the establishment of the Frostee-Sno Co.
of Europe. August 9, 1951
Hans Von Holwede Resigns as Music Instructor in Antioch Schools. Mr. Von Holwede has accepted a position
as director of studies and sales activities for the Hammond Organ Co., and will be stationed in Elgin, Ill.
September 13, 1951
Antioch Says Farewell to Hans Von Holwede in Com-munity Gathering. More than 450 persons paid their
respects to his remarkable contribution to the community.
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Tom-Tom, Name of High School Paper, Suggested by
Miss Ann McMillen. School newspaper to be published
soon. Because the Antioch organizations are known as
the Sequoits, the Tom-Tom was considered appropriate.
Someone punned: "as something new, it hasn't been
beaten." September 27, 1951

"Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Anzinger had a vine that bore two
gigantic muskmelons this year. One of the melons
weighed 14 l/2 pounds and had a girth lengthwise of 32
inches and crosswise of 27 inches." "Mr. Anzinger
doesn't know what variety the melons are. He planted
some Milwaukee Markets and then tossed in a handful of
Persian seeds." August 13, 1953

(Adv) Merry-Go-Round Bakery 402 Lake Street, Specials
Friday-Boston Cream Pie 30 cents; Monday, Sweet rolls
and doughnuts 55 cents dozen. September 27, 1951

Antioch Recreation Constructing Larger Building for
Bowling. New structure on Route 173 will provide for 12
Brunswick Lanes. August 27, 1953

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House-to-house mail delivery here a possibility. Antioch
meets all but one of postal regulation requirements.
January I, 1953

Regal China Co. Rebuilding Plant Cost: $100,000.
November5,!953
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1952 was very prosperous year for Antioch and Lake
Region. Business houses report sales well above 1951 totals. January I, 1953

I.Jrl!S£>-blire-rnl'Ss,ses 61 cent educational tax increase on 4th
try. January 7, 1954

It was no legal holiday but business came to a standstill in
Antioch Tuesday as the people sat at television sets and
radios watching and hearing the inauguration ceremonies
of the new president, Dwight D. Eisenhower. January
22, 1953

Hugo Micheli, 70, died of a heart attack at his house Monday, Jan. 25. He was born February 10, 1883 in Lucca,
Italy. He held the middle weight boxing championship at
one time. January 28, 1954

The Fighting Sequoits finished the conference schedule
Friday evening without a single loss in conference competition by walloping Grant 70-45. March 5, 1953

A new corporation in Antioch assuming the agency for
Pontiac automobiles is the E and L Pontiac, Inc. formerly
Antioch Nash Sales of Depot St. January 28, 1954

600 see dedication of new addition to high school building. April 2, 1953

Elmer Angsman, member of the Chicago Cardinals and a
Notre Dame star in 1946, will be the speaker at the annual
athletic banquet of ATHS Monday evening. March 18,
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Adv) Joe and Helen's Loon Lake Resort will open April
1, 1954 off Millburn Road. March 18 1954

The Antioch Volunteer Fire Department was 40 years old
last month and although no official observance was made,
a short talk covering the history of its development was
made. Three members of long service were mentioned,
L.R. Van Patten, George Garland and Clarence Shultis.
Van Patten is the lone charter member still active.
April 2, 1953

~id to North Border of Viii;~
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Sale of the R & J Chevrolet Sales, Inc. to Ted Keller of
Chicago was announced yesterday by Elmer Rentner and
his partner, Norman Jedele. July 2, 1953
Mrs. William P. Tague, Argyle Farms, Antioch, Ill. has
added to her herd by the purchase of Meloness Mary II
and Archora Diane from Rye Brothers, Avalon, Wisconsin. July 2, 1953
Gibbs-Jensen store opens with full line of sporting goods.
July 16, 1953
Grass Lake District rejects school tax increase third time.
"The education tax in the Grass Lake District is the
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Village Board Accepts Scout House as Gift of Schroeder
Family. Park Adjoining to be called E. B. Williams Park
for Grandfather. August 5, 1954
Air Force Recruiters Open Antioch Offices. A recruiting
station will be established in the Village HalL August
5, 1954
Traditional Trip to Reeves for Cones Ended. The Monday morning trip to the drug store for their ice cream
cones was traditional and started in 1919. To get 300
kids to Reeves and back to school now takes too much
time. "It was a choice of either ice cream cones or education," said Supt. Whitacre. September 30, 1954
Antioch Youth Center to have open house in new rooms
Sunday. (Parents may see Wigwam prepared by students
October 7, 1954
above Reeves Drug Store.)
Faith Lutheran Church to be built south of village on
--Main Street. October 14, 1954
tons suggest Williams Park as site of proposed area
swimming pool. November J 8, 1954
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First snow machine west of New York, has been installed.
at Wilmot Hills, northwest of Antioch. December 9 \
1954
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Antioch Garage, Inc. on Main St. at Lake St. has
been sold to Ed Carlson of Chicago and will be known as
Ford Sales, Inc. August 13, 1953
Teen-age Motor Boat Racing Scheduled for Saturday at
Ch'""d lAke.
13, 1953
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January 6, 1955
Ice skating place will be ready Saturday if snow is not too
deep. Poles, wiring and lights have been installed at
public ice skating rink at the Northwest shore of Antioch
Lake. January 13, 1955

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Millburn Insurance Co. to observe centennial of founding, March 12. Annual meeting next Tuesday will be
toOth for mutual company. January 20, 1955
Mother of Governor will address Gavin PTA on Feb. I.
Mrs. Wm. J. Stratton, mother of Gov. Wm. G. Stratton,
and a former teacher at Gavin School, will speak on
Founders Day. January 20, 1955
Antioch and Emmons Grade School Boards Study Consolidation. February 10, 1955
Ray J'oft buys parsonage of Methodist Church for Gas
Station_Si!;e. February 10, 1955
Lions Club distributes 5000 questionnaires on proposal to
finance and build swimming pool. Formation of nonprofit organization suggested to control pool property.
February 17, 1955
The Chain O'Lakes Golf Course has been purchased for
$103,000 by George Diamond Charcoal Broiled Steak
House, Inc. The Chain O'Lakes Golf Course was opened
in} 920 by the Lakes Country Club, Inc. March 3, 1955
, Jewel Tea Co. Will Establish Food Store in Antioch by
Fall. Fillweber and Wilton properties purchased by the
Charles Schrager Co, May 5, 1955
Dr. Alan Thain replaces Dr. Breaks tone at Antioch
Clinic. July 21, 1955
Auxiliary Police in Antioch Given New (used) Squad
Car. August 18, 1955
Jim Maplethorpe signs contract for Hudson-Rambler car
franchise. October 27, 1955

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Ray Bruhn and Don Pittman have purchased the E & L
Pontiac Inc. Agency. January 24, 1957
Chicago Architect firm to design A THS Physical Ed.
fields. January 24, 1957
Proposals for new K-8 Grade School and $394,000 Bond
Issue Favored Two to One. Vote largest in history of District 34. Plan for building at Oakland site. February 7,
1957
Home delivery mail service in Antioch will start April 1.
February 7, 1957
Arthur Trieger ends 37 years of service as rural mail carrier. Started December I, 1920 after doing substitute carrying. February 28, 1957
Lyons and Ryan buy Carlson Ford Agency. April25,
1957
The new village of Lindenhurst east of Lake Villa
adopted its municipal code Monday night. The village
was incorporated Sept. 29, 1956. May 28, 1957
Lions cancel annual carnival because Bingo called illegal.
The club stands to lose $2500 to $3000 revenue by giving
up the carnival. The club was started in 1937 and had
held a carnival every year since then until this year.
July 25, 1957
Fred Hawkins, Jr. nationally famous golf pro, received
word Tuesday that he has been selected as a member of
the U.S. Ryder cup team to play against Great Britain.
August I, 1957
(Adv) Lester "Boyd" Osmond, Jr. former owner of
Osmond's service station wishes to thank his many
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Elmer Meierderk of Channel Lake. August I, 1957

Tri-state Tollway East of Antioch through Lake County
()pens Today. August 28, 1958

Main St. to ride as Queen of the parade on the Lions's
Club float. July 2, 1959

Flu hits Antioch Schools. One third of pupils at Antioch
High School and St. Peters absent. October 24, 1957

Bong Air Force Base to Change Antioch.
1959

Coddington Hardware Store sold Monday to Bob and Ted
Costoff. The new owners have obtained an Ace
franchise. November 14, 1957
Board of Antioch Township grade schools and the ATHS
were told to form a unit system of school management as
soon as possible in recommendations made by the
Northwestern Survey Services Monday evening. Report
made to the public on December 5, 1957 at the ATHS
auditorium at 8 p.m. December 5, 1957
Raid of Bookie at Bussie's Tavern made by State's Atty.
Thomas J. Moran. Alleged owners, operators, arrested
nd $2650 in cash confiscated. Ja
For st reserv
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A movement to estab·
J:Q!Inty started in the southern part of the county an is
· gradiiaiJYi'iiOving northward toward Antioch. Under the
plan, land which is not suitable for homesites or farms
and a large portion of tax delinquent property would be
brought under public control and used as a preserve. Cost
to the taxpayer would be a maximum of .025 on $100 assessed valuation. Janua.!YJ, 1958
The Antioch Chamber of Commerce will share a 40-foot
booth with the Chain of Lakes Resort Owners Association at the Sportsman's Show February 21 to March 2 at
the Chicago Amphitheatre. February 6, 1958

School officials here are all aglow over the option they
have received on 50 1/2 acres of land at Deep Lake Road
and Loon Lake Road. The E. J. Lehmann estate offered
the site for $20,000 or $400 an acre with the understanding that that price would be only to the school board
for a new high school for the area. If voters pass a
proposed bond issue, the present building definitely will
be retained and probably converted into a junior high
school. January 15, 1959

Super Resort to take place of I 00-year old Bluff Lake
Resort. Old Herman's Resort on Bluff Lake will be tom
down by new owner, Mr. and Mrs. James Carroll. July
2, 1959
New Spring Grove factory to employ 1400. Mayor sees
good effect for Antioch.
August 20, 1959

Toll Road Construction Halted as Mink Mate. I. J. Cermak has received assurance from the toll road commission that no work will be done near his 240-acre mink
ranch north of Route 173 during the mating season. "The
mink are shy and will not mate unless they have serene
conditions." The brood pens are but 300 feet from the
tollway. February 6, 1958
Telephone Company may agree to 25-year franchise that
it rejected in Antioch seven years ago. February 6, 1958
Barnstable and Brogan to move next week from the
present site at 932 Main Street to a new location at 945
Main Street, a building formerly occupied by the National
Tea Company. February 13, 1958
New Dairy Queen on South Main Street Opens. Owners
are Mr. and Mrs. Corwin Bennett of Petite Lake. Its
product is like ice cream and contains all the vitamins,
but only 4 per cent butterfat. March 13, 1958
Frieda Knalich arrived in Antioch Saturday from Goarletz, Germany to make her home with her sister, Mrs. William Kumst and Mr. Kumst at Loon Lake. She made the
trip by airplane. March 20, 1958

What to do about a $956 water bill for the Antioch Aqua
Center now past due caused Antioch Village officials to
scratch their heads in puzzlement at last week's board
meeting. March 12, 1959
NU Coach Ara Parseghian, coach of the Northwestern
University Wildcats will speak next Monday at the annual Lion's Club Athletic Banquet. March 12, 1959
(Letter to editor) "Why is it easy to get funds for gravel,
hard to get for education?" Township approved a 10 cent
per $100 valuation gravel tax. April23, 1959
High School Board views Bond Issue Defeat. There were
1042 votes against, 894 in favor. April30, 1959.
Seek bids on Bong Housing. Open Bids on 900-ho~se
Bong AF Base Community to complete town costing $16'
million in two years. June 25, 1959
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July Fourth! Miss Mary Kay, now of Antioch, after
establishing residence here for 31 days, gets all outfitted
for the Fourth of July celebration here Saturday. She will
descend again from her home 40-feet above Antioch's

Photo taken on front porch of
Simons Hotel, May, 1897.
Left to right, top: Grandnw
Simons, unknown man, Maude
Si111ons, Maggie Simons, Ira
Simons, Ernest Simons.

The Antioch Grade School Band Parent's Association
recently voted to purchase a bassoon. AprillO, 1958
Nearly a million dollars worth of fire fighting equipment
brought in by 24 Lake County Companies was on display
at the Lake County Fireman's convention here Saturday.
The exhibit was at the Village Parking Lot. May 29,
1958

January 15,

Seated,front: Dora Sabin,
unknown man.

Happy Birthday to the Countryside Hospital Association,
for it is one year old. September 17, 1959
The Willow Dale Dairy Co, plant in Antioch, seriously
damaged by a $250,000 fire late Monday night will be
rebuilt. It was the second blaze at this dairy in less than
two years. The company's office was damaged in December, 1957. September24, 1959
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':;>ing $15 million, the air force explained that since the B";, 47 bomber is no longer being produced and the B-58 is
( going out of service, the SAC is enabled to 'reshuffle its
\.....forces!'
October 8, 1959
Legion Suggests Bong be National Cemetery. October
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October 15, 1959
George Heuer of Antioch was re-elected president of the
Community Hospital Association. November 12, 1959
The Antioch Evangelical Free Church has called Harold
Cottrell to be pastor. Sunday, November 15, he preached
his first sermon as pastor of the group. The E. F. Church
has purchased property on Tiffany Road and will build a
November 12, 1959
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Antioch and Lakes Region prepare
big welcome for Cermak. A gaily
decorated town and a royal welcome
will greet Mayor Anton J. Cermak
here Thursday when he comes to
Antioch as the community's honored
guest. "Cermak Day" was conceived
and planned by friends of Chicago's
World's Fair Mayor-- and he has
thousands offriends in this locality
where he has maintained his summer
residence for the past twenty years.
August 27.1931.

Palette-Masque-Lyre, our
local theater group, now in
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An original script of narration and music
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Lynn Cheetham

The Palace Bl{/fet, owned
by J. T. Wilton, located in
the Opera House.

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Antioch Palace to be wonder amusement place. Opening date is set for Apri123rd. It is individually owned by Richard
Macek. The 175' building will offer dancing, billiards, 4 bowling lanes, lunch counter and 2 soda fountains. December 30,
1926

Antioch is to have village hall. Eighty-five voters were in
favor of it while forty-eight were not. Work will be rushed.
The building which is to be of brick will be a one story
structure 22 feet in width and 60 feet in length. The front
room 22 x36 will be given over to the use of the fire
department, while the room in the rear will he for the use of
the Village Board.
In view of the fact that the board is now forced to hold
their meetings at the pump house, which is vel)' crowded and
poorly heated, we extend to them the same invitation that we
extended to the firemen some time ago. We invite them to
hold their meetings from the present time until the new
building is completed at the news office. November 16,1916.

"Antioch Palace" Another Place of Amusement"
It will only be a short time now and everyone will be talking about the beautiful Antioch Palace, the $100,000 dance pavilion
that is being built on route 21 south of Antioch, on the Banks farm. This pavilion will be the largest in northern Illinois, the
· building will be 125 by 180 feet and will have a dance space of 20 by 95 feet. The walkway will have bowling alleys, pool
tables, soda fountain, lunch counter, check room and all that goes to make it pleasant and comfortable for the public. The
cove lighting effect will be beautiful. 5,000 people will be nicely handled with all the arrangements that are being planned
out. Parking space for over 1,000 cars will be laid out, a filling station and nothing will be overlooked in making this palace
the talk of the country.

Palace opens. Local patrons dance to the Floridians Orchestra. Apri/28, 1927

Moving Picture Show
Every Wednesday and Saturday Night
CRYSTAL THEATRE

cAntioch Palace
i\fv!i\ TEUR BOXiNG EVERY FR J[)i\ Y NIGHT
;\If-Star Huu/.\ Fndnrif!,~ '{/w /3:'S/

DANCING

If you fail to see Lucille Love at the Crystal Theater, you are missing something fine. The general opinion of the public so far
1s that ll1s the best ever shown in Antioch. December 3, 1914.
Sunday night at the Clystal, Mary Pickford in "Madam Butte~jly." Admission 10 and 15 cents. December 7, 1916.

Cryst~l Theatre opens Friday evening may 30. P. E. Chinn again has leased the building vacated by the Majestic Theatre
Opemng mght play Will be the Metro production "In Judgement of" May 28, 1919.
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A new cement sidewalk is being built in front ofGolwitzer' s
Barber Shop and Morley's Saloon. (photo left) May 25, 1905

Mastodon Bone Found in Industrial Acres

Two lane bowling alley in Golwitzer' s Barber Shop.
(photo below)

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Frostee-Sno Plans new building east of Soo Line Tracks.
Initial cost of building $14,000. January 7, 1960

or outside paint finish." Color Dispensing Machine Installed at Roblin's Store Roblin Hardware. May 5, 1960

To skate or not to skate. Village asked to construct ice
rink- cost app. $700.00- safe rink. January 7, 1960

Two new boats for Chain-0-Lakes water patrol- nonprofit organization- It maintains regular patrols during
summer weekends and is on call for emergencies. May,
1960

Jewel Store - Tomato soup 10 cents; Oscar Mayer Pork
Sausage links 49 cents; Bays English Muffins 19 cents;
Pot Roast 39 cents a pound; Head lettuce 10 cents each.
January 7, 1960
W.J. Murphy (R-Antioch) announced he is a candidate
for re-election. January 14, 1960
Possibly 2 of the seven unfinished rooms at Oakland will
be needed as enrollment has increased 45 in 3 months.
January 21, 1960
Just Can't Beat that A & P- Buy 12-Get 1 Free. Beets,
January 21, 196_Q__
Com, Beans, Peas, 13 for $1.40.

onu

I Can Improve Your Appearance
also

Addition needed to Antioch sewage plant designed to
serve city of 1800. February 4, 1960

compl~xion

100 per cent.
Call on me Twice a Week.

Geo. Go lWI"tzer , Tonsorial

Eight persons forced to leave homes due to flooding
Fox River Subdivision near 173 west of Antioch. Fuel oil
shortage and one truck slid off road due to ice. Too risky
to deliver mail so left subdivision mail at Jerome Medal
home. Water 5 feet above normal. January 28, 1960

Artist~

Photo on left: Radke's Barber
Shop. From left to right, Harry
Radke, Morris "Cap" Radke and
Herman Radke.

Herman Holbek announced new Antioch Rescue Squad
truck to replace one that has been in service since WWII.
February 4, 1960
Grade School teachers ask for raise in Salaries - asking
for $400 to $600 raise. The board voted to join the special education district for one year when it is organized at
app. $720. February 18, 1960
Is Antioch 68 or 17 years old this year?

March 3, 1960

Ground Breaking for new Illinois Bell Dial building Lake and Hillside scheduled for completion January
1961. March 23, 1960
Finian's Rainbow presented by music department at Antioch High School. March 25, 1960
Jewel employees receive statements of profit sharing. Individual members share in investment earnings based on
their average account balances. In 1959 company contributions averaged $1.50 for each $1 of member
deposits.
March 31, 1960

Change of ownership. The
undersigned having purchased
the barber shop and good will,
and fixtures of Will Hodge will
be pleased to serve his old
customers and as many new
ones as favor him with their
patronage. First class work in
the line of shaving and hair
cutting. Give me a call.
H. A. Radke. (notice)
May5,1898

oard Ofs~ervisors of Lake County has adopted an ordinance known as Article VII of the health code to
prevent and abate pollution of streams, rivers, lakes and
other waters in Lake (County) caused by the discharge of
untreated sewage from boats. Violation upon conviction
of fine not to exceed $200. Boat Owners must seal and
'~~toilet facilities on board vessels. April4, 1960
Mayor Murrill Cunningha.m.proclaimed April23 to April
30 "Clean Up - Paint Up - Fix Up" time in Antioch and
urged every citizen - child and adult, to participate in the
program. April21, 1960
Picture of Leonard Roblin using color dispensing
machine "to produce exact color one desires in any inside

Eight races will be held on Fox Lake at Mineola during
the 1960 season. June 2, 1960
New Building Plans Revealed for Ben Franklin Store
Here. June 9, 1960
Tuition for attendance at either Antioch or Oakland grade
schools for the 1960-61 school year for children living
outside the district was raised to $360 per year. June
23, 1960
Four new classrooms and gym planned at St. Peter'sRev. Alfred J. Henderson, pastor, announced plans to conduct a fund campaign. June 4, 1960
Antioch Savings and Loan has opened its doors at 950
Main Street. June 4, 1960
Pickard China to Build New Office Structure on Corona
Avenue Site- 2100 square feet will triple present office
space. June 21, 1960
\ $304,500 Budgeted for Sewerage System Extension and
Increase in Plant Capacity. June 28, 1960
August 1961 -all dial numbers will be 7 digit- designed
to make dialing easier- New system is called "All Number Calling". July 28, 1960
Grand Opening sale of Antioch Ben Franklin store 414
Lake St. November 17-19. November, 1960

G

epublicans Sweep Lake County Offices. Lone excep- )
on in the county, was Gov. William Stratton, whose
measure in the fight for governorship was taken by Judge
Otto Kerner in an approximate close vote of 55,558 to
56,818. November 10, 1960

_Q_\!Jlk.!d Stretcher to Relocate Here. Will relocate here by
1961. November 17, 1960

For the first time in eight years the school board was able
to operate completely in the black without borrowing additional funds -considering three plans for expansion.
Board Studies Long-Range High School Construction.
November 24, 1960
New City Post Office Authorized. Postmaster Roy I.
Kufalk announced a new post office building has been
authorized for Antioch - north side of Orchard Street
directly opposite of Broadway." 4,350 square feet plus a
loading platform and adequate parking and truck
January 19, 1961
maneuvering areas".
\(Set February 25 for vote on Water Disposal Issue- Vii- )
!age to issue $325,000 in general obligation bonds to improve sewer, water and disposal facilities. Approved by
5-l vote 290 in favor, 65 opposed 6 spoiled 361 ballots
January 19, 1961
cast out of a potential 1,100.
Referendum seeking approval of $995,000 bond issue for
an addition to Antioch Township High School set for

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Antioch News 1st Edition From New Cart-0-Type is Run
. will allow printing and folding complete sections of up
to 8 pages. March 15, 1962
Impending Floods- Water Level is up 12 1/2 inches.
March 22, 1962
\
M. Cunningham stated this is a "boom year" for the vii- .
!age in industrial, residential and economic growth.
[ teen new houses in Oakwood Knolls. Antwch H!lls
Subdivision incorporated into village -Two new factory
plants - Active Specialty and Frostee Sno. May 24,
1962
Burglars Net $30,000 in Keulman General Theft.
Stolen from Keulman's Jewelry Shop on Mam Street.
June 20, 1962
675 chickens eaten at Lions Club Barbeque. June 12,
1962
Keulman Jewelry Thief Apprehended in Sturgis,
Michigan. September 6, 1962

February 11. Passed - new unit will accommodate 400
more students. January 26, 1961
Northern Illinois Conservation Club was organiz~d and
ffices erected on February 8, 1961 - President Richard
Waters, Vice President Wm. Brook. January 26, 1961
ial building dedicated - Set August Target Date for system. March 9, 1961
A THS Bonds at 3%. Plans and specifications underway
for the new 29 room high school addition. March 23,

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~oterJ

Party Sweeps Vote: 90% eligible 775
( visited polling place. Mumll Cunnmgham president,
Clarence B. Shultis, clerk, Ernest M. Glenn and John
Blackman, trustees. April 20, 1961

Aqua Center to Open Memorial Day - annual free swimming and free sno-cones - thousands of coins tossed into
pool hourly for a true "treasure hunt"- Single membership $10; Family Membership (parents and 2 children)
$20; additional child $2 each. April25, 1961

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Gov. Kerner laid the comer stone of the new Savings fnd
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Loan plaza on Lake St.- completion day set for July I.
May 30, 1963

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Antioch Fire Dept. to Celebrate Fifty Years June 29,
1963. Huge Parade for Fireman's Fiftieth. Seventy-five
umts on parade. (Hand pump was first piece of equipment purchased in 1899) Parade Marshall John Horan.
June 13, 1963

25th year for Antioch Lions Club. Original charter September lOth, 1937. September 6, 1962

·-Centennial Starts Friday (23, 24, 25). Antioch commemorates Civil War centennial- parade- art exhibit··
ice cream social - 5,000 copies of Centennial Booklet
$1.00 each, June 22, 1961

His Eminence Albert Cardinal Meyer will bless the new
St. Peter's Social Center. September 23, 1962

Grand Opening of Gibbs and Jenssen new store at 348
Local businessman Morris Pickus awarded contract for
Lake Street. September 25, 1962
new post office. August 3, 1961
Building Projects in Antioch Proposed. Shopping Plaza
Quaker S~js;her T_Q_Start MQYy_llere -~lliw.o_\Y.!'~ks.
for Village Proposed - Orchard Street. New Savm.gs and
-~_gl!st 3, _1_9§ I
Loan building and about fifteen shops and professwnal ofNew Rural Delivery Route to start Saturday. Now have 5
fices on Lake Street near Broadway. October 4, 1962
rural delivery areas. August 3, 1961
Dedication of Church- Parsonage of the Antioch EvanAntioch Goes Modem at 2 a.m. This Sunday- ultra
gelical Free Church on Tiffany Road. October 14, 1962
modem all numbers dialing- "Antioch will become the
Dedication of new high school addition. 600-700 people
attended- A. Dittman, Supt. and W. C. Petty, Supt. of
most modem community- communications wise- in
Lake County". August 27, 1961
Schools- display of historical paintings by Jackie Horton.
JN~-QOVY,!e~m~b~e~rjl!.,;3U1296~2?__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _....,
October I - ground breaking ceremony for Antioch Evan- k
gelical Free Church- Tiffany Road. October 5, 1961 ~"'
"Twenty-two cars of an 85 car train were derailed in the
Merchants -Town Board to 'Revamp' Antioch ~~-~e • Thursday - ~idnight accident which left the tr~cks of the
Businessmen's Committee Pushes for Parkmg Area-7'soo Lme rmlroad blocked for nearly~o day(' pJ ';[1-1 ~ \
road to be put from Park Avenue to Depot St. to give addiDecember 6, 1962
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tiona! parking behind stores on east side of Main Street.
Antioch Township High School will be changed to AnNovember 2, 1961
tioch Community High School. June I, 1963

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Illinois Duck Season Opens, Grass Lake Hunting Explodes. "800 to 1000 duck hunters" "The daily bag limit
is two ducks and the possession limit is four ducks" I
wood duck and I hooded merganser per day· Canvasback and red head ducks are protected. Shooting hours
--·a& from sumise to sunset." November ~,J9§L_
Village Board Annexed L-;;;:;d-into Village. Annexatio~- ·•
of Ken Scribner farm - 40 acres zoned light industry - for
immediate use - remaining forty pending. November
....._ 23,1961 ~----~-------------------------------····--·-s·ant:aDraws Over 3000 Youngsters to Antioch. "over
eight hundred pictures of children visiting Santa Claus -were taken -- for the Antioch State Bank". December
21, 1961
Grade School Expands -finish "the seven uncompleted
rooms at the Oakland School". December 28, 1961
Cold Front Temperature Submerges to -16. Cars stall by
hundreds. 13 inches of snow on Saturday. January II,
1962

Aames McMillen was appoint;;dSupt. of State Parks. '/
(_ Tuesday_~_)'_~~_":_~r O~~~Jl~T--June 1,19_6].../
Grand Opening of Roller Rink on Broadway. Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Beese and family first skaters on floor -]ennifer Lynn Beese 16 months youngest skater at Antioch
Roller Rink. February 28, 1963

Miss Alice Smith, retired Antioch teacher was granted a
degree from Valparaiso University in Indiana at the age
of 95. Miss Smith earned her degree when she attended
the University in the 1890's but left college to accept a
teaching job just before graduation. June 27, 1963
One Lower Plate Lost: Reward. "Did you happen to find
a set of dental plates lately? If so, please contact Mrs.
Mildred VanderPyl. They were in her purse, which
dropped open evidently allowing the teeth to slip out.
She believes they were lost in the Antioch A&P parking
lot in Antioch". July 4, 1963
"Fish Kill in Lake Arouses Interest in Algae Problem~
Hot weather, low water, algae bloom - these are some of
the possible causes being considered as the reason for the
heavy fish k11lm several of the Chain-0-Lakes". Hardest
hit Fox Lake and Petite Lake. July 18, 1963

Mr. and Mrs. Lew Simons of 914 Main Street are the
1963 Illinois state couples fishing champions. They won
the crown, title and trophy and the right to represent Illinois in the World Series of Fresh Water Mr. - Mrs. meet
November 2-3 at Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas by totaling
62 1/2 points on Channel Lake and Lake Catherine- one
northern pike and two black bass in the seven hour fish
off. August 29, 1963
ACHS Considers New Building for Athletic Field Area"new athletic field ready for the first game to be played
on it." Supt. A. L. Dittman announced Tuesday. New
Language Lab Aids Students and Teachers- "painless
learning" - "the teacher told them to put on the headsets
that are at each seat and the classroom becomes something new". September 26, 1963
Leonard Roblin- pres. of Lions Club dishes up one of
1250 chicken halves served at the annual chicken BarB
Que Sunday. August 6, 1963
A new tennis court and skating pond for Antioch Aqua
Center- material and time donated. October 3, 1963
Otto Hanke, Sr. celebrates 90th birthday on November I,
1963. Otto attended Channel Lake School - first teacher
was Rilla Savage, she had 40-50 students in all eight
grades.
October 10, 1963

Village Board plans to Collect Overdue Water and Sewer
Bills- 10 days after the second billing of all delinquent
water and sewer bills service will be discontinued without
further notice and a $5.00 fee charged for reinstatement
of service. May 16, 1963

Flags at half mast, Main St. lies deserted at the time of the
November 31,
funeral of President John F. Kennedy.
1963

Wednesday a group of business men voted to reorganize
the Chamber of Commerce "to make a concerted effort to
stimulate business and generally promote the Antioch
area". May 27, 1963

NICC Ready for Record Tum Out For Ice Derby third annual ice fishing derby, 12-1-63. Eighty prizes will be
given Tickets are $1.00 and include parking.
Novem-·
ber31, 1963

Thursday, May 30th 1:00 p.m. free swimming for all at
the Antioch Aqua Center. May 27, 1963

King's Drug Store moves to 400 Lake Street.
ber 12, 1963

Regal China Workers to Vote on Union.
1963

October 17,

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Low bid accepted by Village for squad car was $1,928.97
for a Chevy Biscayne with $1,000 for trade-in from John
Teresi Chevy Olds. January 16, 1964
Dr. W.C. Petty announced that 57 precincts have been set
up in Lake County for January 18th referendum on the establishments of a Junior College district. January 18,
1964
Jr. College loses by 5-4 margin - village of Antioch approved 158-145. January 18, 1964
First Annual Chamber of Commerce Dinner Dance will
be held on Wednesday, February 5.
January 30, 1964
Roy Kufalk has been Postmaster since 1940 and worked
at Post Office since 1921. 1964
Antioch to Get New Touch-Tone Phones. Buttons are
used instead of dial- Touch tone- "faster, easier and
more convenient optional at a moderate monthly charge".
March 19, 1964
Recent additions to the art display in the Washington office of Congressman Robert McClory are two paintings
by Mrs. Jacqueline Horton of Antioch- Old One Room
School House and Main Street. April, 1964
A&P Signs Lease With Shopping Plaza on Orchard
Street. May 21, 1964
Antioch Rescue Squad celebrated 25 years. Herman Hoibeck receives plaque for 25 years. June 13, 1964
Antioch and Channel Lake Grade School Boards met to
discuss Channel Lake Annexation to Antioch - Committee appointed to explore annexation before the '64-65
school year. June 18, 1964
Masaji Okubo, Japanese student is here on an American
Field Service Scholarship sponsored by the Antioch Chapter of the American Field Service. August 8, 1964
600 Shriners, 40 Antioch Units Join Huge Parade 2 p.m.
Parade, 4 p.m. Chicken Barbeque. 20,000 people attend
parade. August 22, 1964
Grand opening of Jayne's Dress Shop- formerly known
as the Trading Post on Main Street. September 5, 1964

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A~S. Sep\l:JJlberl1'1"~-:t!>'-­

students enrolled at
o gubernatorial candidates Charles Percy and Otto
Kerner visited Antioch. Octobe"'r_.,_,____ _ _-"';;;;

Johnson, Kerner Sweep State.

November 5, 1964

Antioch Village Board authorized specifications for .a
new 12 inch well with the guarantee of 600 gallons a
minute output. November 19, 1964
Hickory School building, the last one room school in
Lake Co. has been sold to Mr. and Mrs. B. Nelson. Hickory school district was annexed to Antioch in spring,
1964.
November 19, 1964
Channel Lake Board votes to annex to Antioch.
ber I, 1964

Decem-

Touch-tone dialing to be operating by January 11, 1965
for customers in 395-396 prefixes. December I, 1964
Mrs. Ruth Tidrnarsh made the first call from a TouchTone telephone in Antioch Monday December 28. It was
a far cry from the crank type phones in use when she be-

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came chief operator of the Antioch telephone exchange in
1928- She retired in 1958. December 28, 1964
Passenger train service ended i- 15-65.
AARP formed in Januar .

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ens- Mayor Cunningham cuts ribbon at 8:45
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a.m. -first store in shopping plaza on Orchard Street.
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bruary 9, 1965
Stock Antioch's First Civil Defense Shelter. Shelter at
the high school has been certified and stocked for 500
people -basement area of newest addition. March 18,
65
Antioch voters cast the greatest number of ballots ever -...\
marked in a village election to elect a new mayor, return )
the village and elect 3 new trustees. Ray Toft defeated
Murrill Cunningham. Re-elected village clerk Clarence
Shultis. New trustees "Barney" Barnstable, Robert C.
Wilton, and Arthur R. Meierdirk, Jr. Ray Toft, 36 years
old, youngest mayor in history. March 30, 1965

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1965 census - 2,765 people - a gain of 500 persons since
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the last census 5-1-60. May 4, 1965

B

xplosion Hazard of Oil in Sewers - fuel oil has shown .
up in sewer - fumes could back up into residences and a
spark could ignite an explosion. May 20, 1965

Village Buys 2 Police Cars - Lights for Oakwood Knolls 10 4,000 watt street bulbs for intersections and curbs.
une 3, 1965
( :100 children graduate from AGS- Dr. W.C. Petty will
present diplomas.

June 3, 1965

1965 Golden Anniversary Graduation. Class of 226
graduates on Athletic Field. Dr. W.C. Petty gave the
graduation address entitled "Your Assignment". June 8,
1965
AARP is building up membership to 73 according to
President John L. Horan. June 17, 1965

qIt c' Antioch News Starts its Eightieth year of publication with
/f! '!? ~' this issue. July I, 1965

~·Chrysler Corp. Turbine car will be a feature of the An-

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tioch Chamber of Commerce Dedication Parade on Saturday, August 28. August 28, 1965

Roy Kufalk retires as postmaster - October 1926 to
December 1965 - 25 years as postmaster. December,
1965
As of August 5, 1964 Vietnam veterans will receive
American Legion Services. December, 1965
Jewel Store on Lake Street. Starts new addition to be
completed by 3-1-66. December 16, 1965
Ernest Westlund retires as Rescue Squad Captainreplaced by Jim Fields. January, 1966
Open House at Grass Lake to tour the new addition 4
classrooms and a gymnasium. February 13, 1966
Lloyd E. (Red) Murrie Antioch Township Supervisor
elected to Chairman of County Board. February 13,
1966
A & P destroyed by fire in early morning blaze.
February 13, 1966
Antioch acquires a zoning code.

March 1, 1966

Consider formation of Park District.

March, 1966

Alice Smith- "Grand Old Lady of Teaching Dies at 98"
March, 1966
First issue printed at 966 Victoria Street after 38 years at
928 Main Street. April 21, 1966
State Bank Grand Opening.

May, 1966

First National Bank move to Lake and Main with new TV
drive up windows. May, 1966
Women's Club to Start Local Mental Health Chapterwith the goal to establish some kind of local mental
health service- possible l/2 day a week manned by personnel from the Lake County Clinic. June 14, 1965
New library proposed- with room to sit and more books
on hand -and librarian Betty Lu Williams would like to
see a Historical Room - to preserve all the historical data
of Antioch Township. July, 1966
Party to honor Edgar Simonson retire after 17 years as
Chief of Fire Department, 35 years as foreman. Charles
Maplethorpe is now chief. July, 1966
ACHS Band Wins Governor's Trophy at Illinois State
Fair - best of 44 high school and elementary bands under
the direction of Joe Rush. August, 1966

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) Carl C. Seeman Cleaners grand opening, Victoria Street most modem cleaning equipment in Lake County- shirts
\...__in and out in 3 hours. August 28, 1965
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Lyons and Ryan Ford starts building on Rt. 173 east of
Antioch. September, 1966

<)'Robert Wilton, Jr. was appointed chairman of 7 man /,
( .-zoning committee for village of Antioch. September '(,
16,1965
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First National Bank moves- E.J. Sletten resigns after 24
years. drive-up TV windows first in Antioch. October
6, 1966

Millburn Congregational Church with Rev. L. H. Messersmith pastor for 23 years celebrated I 25th anniversary
September 12. September 16, 1965

State Bank to Offer Charge Card Program - allowing purchases throughout northern illinois. Town and Country
Charge.
October 6, 1966

Coin Collectors Club started September 20.
1965

Grand Opening of A & P - rebuilt after fire.
10, 1966

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October

Grand Opening of Lyons and Ryan on 173.
3,4,5, 1967

March

Antioch Lions Club 30 years of Dedicated Service to our
community. Ward Lear president. January, 1968

August 4,5 and 6 to celebrate Antioch's Jubilee.
March, 1967

Jack Davis succeeds H. Mason as Police Chief.
2, 1968

Antioch Lumber and Coal will celebrate 50 years in business during the month of April- president Edmond Vosnew building 1952- former building at comer of Depot
and Corona Street. March, 1967

Minimum wage for business workers increases from
$1.40 to $1.60. Farm workers and service industries advance frorn..$1-0Q..to$1-.1.5.~
February
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L. Murrie re-elected chairman of County Board.
1967

April,

Antioch High approves Drivers Ed. Department.
1967

April,

Antioch Grade School Band took 12 firsts at State Finals
under direction of George Olisar. April, 1967
(Pickard breaks ground for a 7200 square foot addition.
· June 22, 1967
Village looks into purchasing a Breathalizer machine for
$725 rather than use Fox Lake's at $5.00 per test. June
22, 1967
Chamber of Commerce presents village with an official
village flag. Flag was designed by ACHS art student,
Don Evanos and was chosen from 45 designs submittedcolors cardinal and gray, the figure of an early frontiersman, representing Antioch pioneer history, is in
brown. July 4, 1967
Sales tax increase by 1/4 cents will bring $3,000 a month
into village treasury. August, 1967
201 packages were sent to the boys in Vietnam sparked
by mothers and women of the Moose. Included in each
packet was an Antioch Diamond Jubilee Coin. (Another
mailing on August 15) July, 1967
Fire destroys IGA store at Rt. 59':md 173.
1967

August 2,

Antioch Jubilee Highlights: Parade, John Horan parade
marshall, sky divers, beauty queens, costume and beard
contests, free dances, free watermelon, chicken barbeque.
August, 1967
Cornerstone laying for St. Stephen's Church by Rev. L.
A. Anderson. September 10, 1967
Dedication of new church, Pastor Wilton J. Anderson.
December 3, 1967
Lake County approved establishment of Junior College Antioch 644-275 for college. WC Petty- Supt of Schoolssaid he felt "this was the most important election ever
held in Lake County." 12-16 will be the vote for the
Junior College Board. October 7, 1967
About 50 men in Vietnam.

October 7, 1967

PM and L will present Heidi to Brighten the Holiday
Season. October 7, 1967
Building in Antioch Hit $866,388 During 1967.

Preliminary plans for Sequoit Terrace and Westgate Subdivisions presented to village - Planning Committee, then
to be presented to villa e. October 21, 1965

Mortenson Hotel sold to be replaced by a modern service
station built by the Phillips Petroleum Company demolished 1-31-67. October, 1966

Mastodon Bone found in Industrial acres is displayed in
State Bank. Approximately 6,000 to 12,000 years old.
cember

Chicago Ink and Research the first company to build in
Sequoit Industrial acres in 1955 added 4200 sq. ft. addition. December 4, 1965

Sequoits Take Conference Crown Basketball. 14-0
record in conference (coached by R. Andrews) Sequoit
Win District Championship- Fighting Sequoits Take
Regional. February, 1967

F. James Lumber named head of newly elected Lake
County College Board. December 28, 1967
New postal rates: air mail I 0 cents and letters 6 cents . announced by postmaster Joe Wolf.
January 4, 1968

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/0verhead Wires, Utility Poles slated to go - Village
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Board adopted ordinance - all subdivisions will have underground w · ·
'ebrn~...l29Jl__________ /___..Antioch's "Project Vietnam" has gained nationwide and
statewide attention. The nationwide recognition came in
the form of the project being put into the Congressional
Record by 12th District Rep. Robert McCLory. And
Tuesday, Gov. Otto Kerner issued a proclamation lauding
the project and urging other communities throughout the
state to do likewise. Project Vietnam was the brainchild
of Harry Brehen a member of the Antioch Post Office
staff and it received the approval and was promoted by
Postmaster Joseph Wolf and the entire personnel of the
Antioch postal group. The project started out in a small
way, sending Kool-aid packages to each of the Antioch
area boys to help make their drinking water more
palatable. Contributions then began rolling in from Antioch residents who wanted to share in the project and so
it grew "like Topsy". On Thursday, February 8, Congressman McClory made the project part of the Congressional Record.
February 16, 1968

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1960-1969- Mastodon Bone Found in Industrial Acres

ACHS defeated Lake Forest and Wheeling to win $100
savings bond for school by participating in TV show- It's
Academic at the ChannelS studios ofWMAQ- to be
shown on TV, April 13th. Second appearance won them
$25 savings bond for their second place tie - to appea~
April 27. Team members Linda Grego, Roger Kovacmy
and Tony Huber. February 29, 1968
ACHS Seeks $2.6 million in Bonds for remodeling and
expansion- defeat 785-633, 1915 built, 1927 addition,
1952 addition, 1962 addition. March 28, 1968
100 people honor Father Joseph Savage at St. Peters.
March 21, 1968
State Bank Installs New Tel-Air Motor Banking Systemfastest and most convenient system ever offered to public
- four lanes of motor banking.(opens tel-air facility October 1968) March 21, 1968
Unlawful to burn grass, weeds, rubbish or papers without
a permit from the ftre chief. $500 ftne. April, 1968
Three Required in water skiing in Illinois - and also 2
people competent to operate motor boat - and US Coast
-Guard approved life saving device on board for each person - according to the Illinois Boat Registration and
Safety Act. July, 1968
Rotary Club Chartered - basic philosophy of club is world
peace and understanding. August, 1968
Father Henderson celebrates 40th year as priest. September, 1968
-~/village Board Okays Industrial Council to try to bring industrial growth to village made up of Chamber of Commerce and Village board members. September, 1968 ·

l

Village Board approves Veterans War Memorial to go in
front of village Hall. October, 1968
Antioch (ACHS) Cross Country team won the Northwest
Suburban Conference meet with a total of 38 points.
October 24, 1968
Antioch Mental Health Auxiliary donated $5,000 to Lake
County Mental Health Society. October 31, 1968
Antioch Sequoit Football team after a 26 year drought became conference champions by blasting Round Lake 3519. Coach Roy Nelson. November, 1968

Antioch War Memorial
Dedicated bearing
inscription "In honor of
all who served their
country in time of need."
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( Mayor's salary in 1969 boosted to $1200 a year from its )
present $600. December, 1968
_
Voters approved $1,675,000 bond issu.e f?r cons~ru~tion
of a new middle school building for D1stnct - bmldmg
will house all sixth, seventh, and eighth graders under one
roof. Approved 378-316 with 3 spoiled ballots. December 19, 1968
Work progresses rapidly on new library.
1969

February 20,

Going out of business Tiffany and
Felter. December 1912
B. F. Naber and family and Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Osmond moved into their
new flat over the Herman and
Osmond store the first of the week.
July 27,1916

In 1968, 64 structures valued at $879,911 was recordedmost phenomenal growth in Sequoit Terrace area - tot_al
of 54 lots, there are 26 already taken up and construction
completed. February, 1%9
Lake County Supt. of Schools W.C. Petty observed his
38th year in office 3-10-69. March 30, 1969

~ew Upper Grade School will be built north of 173 and
{ west of Lorenz's Smart Country House on Tiffany Road.
\.March 27, 1969
Raymond Toft- the People's Party ticket, re-elected
mayor.
April 17, 1969
Paul Brandel of Chicago and Harold Anderson donated
first 50 acres of a 180 tract to become the new community college - off Druce Lake Road - west to Rte. 45.
April I, 1969

We Want Your Trade.

Antioch Cash Qrooer=yr
C. F. CHINN, Prop.

Opp. Tiffany & Felter.

Old Police station and jail at 875 Main Street up for sale
and use money for expansion of new village hall and
police station. May 15, 1969
CLC doors to open in September.

May 15, 1%9

Emmons tax referendum ends in tie 66-66 issue 21 cent
hike in education tax. May 29, 1969

B. F. VanPatten's, Head
Quarters for harness, Real
Estate and Furniture.

75th anniversary- State Bank of Antioch, June 26, 27 ,28.
May29, 1969
Antioch Student Wins Round in Hair Battle - temporary
order forbids school board in convening to consider expulSeptember 11, 1969
sion.
Awarded contract for $46,320 addition to the Village Hall
to house the Antioch Police Department. September
18, 1969

Van Patten's Saloon, Wm H.
Osmond's furniture and A. H.
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Don't Wait until Cold Weather Sets in
Before you decide kl have your Plumbing

and HEATING installed.

'VILLIAl\fS BROS.

Mrs. B. H. Overton has disposed of her drug business here to .
F. R. King of Waukegan who assumed charge on Monday of tins
week. October I, 1914
Old Antioch landmark is being razed. the King building was
built prior to 1843, was once occupied by Munson Brothers
Store. In 1843 the grade school was housed in roo!"s on the 2nd
floor. Later the building was purchased by Wm. Rmg and m
1871 it was purchased by Levi Simons. October 16, 1924
Reeves Drug Store is now located in its new quarters next to
Chas. Webbs General Store. April26, 1928
Interior of Reeve's Drug Store (photo below)
The walls of the first story of Williams Brother's new store are about
completed... Mr. Cashmore, the Antioch brick maker, especially
distinguished himself by turning out a kiln of really excellent brick
recently which are being used on Williams' store.
September 18,1890
The gas was turned on in Williams Brothers new store on New Year's
Day and gave to the fine building a truly metropolitan air.
January 8, 1891

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"'

·"·' 1970- Present

45 From Antioch On List. There are 45 Antioch area
men on the list for Project Vietnam, Chester Golonka, Antioch Post Office project committeeman announced.
January 8, 1970
The Farmer's Line Telephone Company
have put in a new and larger switch board
and have changed its location from the
Simon's House to Osmond Furniture store.
November 17,1904
Gertrude Smart Brook working the Antioch
Farmer's Line Switchboard in King's
Pharmacy.

Grooming Code to be Studied. A meeting has been set
for next Monday night at 7 p.m. in the Antioch High
School Cafeteria of a committee called the Grooming
Code Advisory Committee. Chairman of the committee
will be Guidance Director Edward Kurek. January 8,
1970
Public doesn't want Rt. 53 as Freeway.
1970

January 29,

Petty to be VIP. Dr. W.C. Petty is the VIP for this year's
annual tribute. It will be a gala affair for this wonderful
citizen. January 29, 1970
The Antioch Township Library will close its doors in its
old building on February 20 and reopen in the new
facilities on March 9. February 12, 1970
A-Mart Supermarket Opens to Huge Crowd. One of the
most attractive and up-to-date discount supermarkets in
this area was placed in full operation Monday when AMart opened its newest supermarket at 460 Orchard
Street in Antioch. February 12, 1970
Antioch to Have a New Ben Franklin Store. A new Ben
Franklin Store costing an estimated half million dollars
will be constructed on Lake Street north of the State Bank
of Antioch. April9, 1970
Work is progressing well on the new Antioch Grade
School Middle School being constructed on Rte. 173 west
ofRte. 59. Apri19, 1970

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First National Bank Breaks Ground. The ground breaking ceremonies for the new First National Bank Building
on Lake Street proved to be a refreshing change from the
nom1al rather stilted activities generally associated with
this type of affair. September 15, 1971
DR UGS:ACHS. At II: 15 a.m. on Thursday December
2nd, Antioch Police officers were summoned to the Antioch High School to investigate a report from the school
administration that they had apprehended three students
selling marijuana in the school building. December 8,
1971
Countryside Hospital Loses by 3° 1 Margin.
15, 1971

2A report presented to the Village Board on January 17th
by building commissioner Walt Delaney indicated that
Antioch has reached a new peak in building construction.
January 19, 1972
Program cuts at High School. On Wednesday, January
19, the Antioch High School Board approved recommendations from the curriculum committee to drop one program in the Language Department (French) and curtail
another (Latin from 3 years to 2 years)o
January 26,
1972
Possible Referendum for ACHS. The January 19th meeting of the Antioch High School Board was the site for
open and frank discussion of a possible new tax referendum for the district's ailing Educational Fund ... The Board
last ran an Educational Fund referendum on April 24th of
last year. The issue was soundly defeated by an 8-1 margin. January 26, 1972

The addition to the Antioch High School on Main Street
is also moving right along. Work was hindered the last
two weeks by two snowstorms but has been resumed.
April9, 1970
4 states name Pickard to Make China Service. (Louisiana,
Iowa, Georgia and Texas). May 14, 1970
An Antioch Landmark hit the dust this week as the Old
Antioch Township Library building was destroyed. The
old building has been replaced by a modem brick structure. May 21, 1970
Antioch High School Loses in Court Fight. Antioch High
School has lost an appeal in the Second District Appellate
Court in its long fight over whether a student has to have
his hair cut in order to attend classes (Charles Laine).
June 25, 1970
Bomb Threat, Student Walk-Out Closes School. The
strike of Antioch High School teachers entered its fourth
day with no sign of being settled. Antioch High School
was closed Wednesday morning by a bomb threat after
several students walked out in support of teachers.
OctoberS, 1970

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Antioch Women's Club Observes 50th Anniversary.
October 8, 1970
PICK/\RD, Incorporated
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A landmark was laid aside Thursday as the "Williams
House" as it was known went down before the relentless
call of progress. The home which has spawned some of
Antioch's civic and professional leaders and had been
built to weather the ages, fell in a manner of minutes,
amid the din and clatter of a modem mechanized behemoth. January 26, 1972
Rudy Eckert VIP for 1972.

February 2, 1972

Referendum defeated, Await Budget Cuts. Voters turned
down the proposed Antioch High School Education Rate
Referendum Saturday by a vote of 1,585 to 965 ... Defeat
of the tax hike has raised fears that drastic budget cuts
may be in the air to ease the district's deficit spending.
March 29, 1972
John J."Jack" Wells a veteran state trooper and long time
Antioch resident has been named the new Antioch Police
Chief. April 26, 1972
A Village Board voted unanimously to oppose the
proposed Antioch County Club Planned Unit Development at their May I st meeting. May 3, 1972
-The Antioch High School Board has pegged June 1Oth as
the tentative date for another attempt to pass the district
Education Fund rate referendum. May 3, 1972
Warren Polley has been named the new Superintendent of
Antioch High School District by the district board at their
May 17th meeting. He will assume the duties of Superintendent effective June 1st. May 24, 1972
Third try no "charm" 3
Referendum Defeated. (ACHS) Referendum defeat may
mean additional budget cuts. June 14, 1972
Plan New Shopping Center. The center will be located
on 17 acres of land north of Rte. 173 on the former site of
the Hunter Garage. August 9, 1972
A special ceremony was held in commemorating the
opening of the new First National Bank. October 25,
1972
Referendum Try Again. 16th of December. Antioch High
School. November 29, 1972
The State Bank of Antioch is nearing completion of their
new facilities. December 13, 1972
Referendum Passes Finally.

December 20, I 972

··]-;);;Teresi and Ray Scarpelli of Teresi's Chevrolet
Oldsmobile -The new building is of unusual construction
and should be ready for use sometime this coming spring.
December 20, 1972
Albert Dittman VIP for 1973.

February 14, 1973

February 24 is departure day for our Pillsbury Queen Peggy Van Patten ... will be on TV on Tuesday February
27 at 3 p.m. February 21 1973
Olympic Offices Housed in Antioc . The President o
the United States Olympic Committee Philip 0. Krumm
has chosen The State Bank of Antioch for his main headFebruary 28 1973

P;:-o::-;lrle::-y...-.::::pp""r""o~v"'e.,.-:::as Superintendent. On Wednesday,
March 21st st the regular high school board meeting, Warren Polley was approved of as the "official" superintendent of the high school. March 28, I 973
Robert Wilton is new mayor.

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April18, 1973

1970-Present- Oldest Continuing Industry.' Pickard

/

/The Home Oak Cemetery has taken on a new look as
I someone has stolen it's 100 year old gates. The cost of
f the gates is undetermined and it is very doubtful that they
\will be able to be replaced. May 23, 1973
Faith Evangelical Church dedicated new facilities (Sunday June 3) ... new school addition and expansion of
church facilities. May 30 1973
Rev. Stephen Williams new pastor of the Antioch United
Methodist Church. June 13, 1973
On August 16th at 7:30p.m. in the Antioch Township
Library on Main Street the first Historical Society meeting will take place. The purpose of the meeting is to get
the idea of such a society off the ground. August 8,
1973
Last Sunday afternoon, August 5th 2,750 chicken dinners
were sold at the Annual Farmer's Picnic put on by the Antioch Lions Club members. August 8, 1973
Fern Watson 1974 VIP.

February 6, 1974

New Park Honors Doc. Jensen. The new village park in
the Sequoit Terrace Subdivision has been n~med D~.
George W. Jensen Park in honor of a long-time AntiOch
veterinarian. May I, 1974
Antioch Packing House Celebrates 50th year. Joseph F
and Helen Petrovsky came from Chicago and purchased
the Antioch Packing House from Christopher Roeschlein
in 1924. May 29, 1974
The Plaza Celebrates lOth year. Antioch's pioneers
wouldn't recognize Ackerman's Slough today. The land
( that once had that nickname is now the Antioch Shopping
Plaza, which is celebrating it's lOth anniversary this
week. November 18, 1974
Antioch women, Dorothy Shultis, Pauline Kantos and
Daisy Richards once again are fixing up old toys for
Christmas ... Mrs. Shultis and her late husband Clarence
began repairing broken toys five years ago. December
11,1974
Elmer and Gert Zimmerman have been chosen as
Antioch's first VIP "Couple of the Year". February 19,
1975
On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere made his historic horseback ride to warn that the British were coming. Two
hundred years later, this Friday night at 9 o'clock the ride
will be re-enacted in downtown Antioch ... Police Chief
Jack Wells has agreed to play the part of Paul Revere.
April 16, 1975
Lloyd Pedersen of Antioch, the star of his own night club
act, which is presently out in Reno and Las Vegas
Nevada has recorded his first record album on a private
label. May 7, 1975
St. Peter's Celebrates 75th Anniversary on June 15.
May 14, 1975
Antioch's Bicentennial Emblem designed by Dr. Jim
Kopriva has been painted on the floor of the Lions Club's
outdoor swimming pool. Pres Reekers helped Dr.
Kopriva perform the impressive project.
June 4, 1975
Ground breaking ceremonies were held last week for the
Heritage Professional Building on Main Street across
from the lower grade school. The 2 story colonial build-

ing is scheduled for completion in October or November.
June 1 I 1975
itizens Oppose Creek Project. Representatives of the
United Methodist Church of Antioch and village trustees
vied for nearly an hour over the Sequoit Creek enclosure
·
at Mo~~y's :jllage bQ~dJ!l~eting. July 9, I 975
Bicentennial Celcl;;~tion to be August31.~:theofficial
celebration of the nation's 200th birthday .. .lt is going
ahead with 2 projects: construction of an old mill on Sequoit Creek and the acquisition or leasing of the old grade
school building on Main Street. The site where the
village's original mill will be reconstructed has been
cleared of brush and now the commission is awaiting a
grant from the state.
July 30, 1975
Lions Giving Swim Pool to Village. Representatives of
the Antioch Lions Club met with village trustees Monday
night and offered to sell them their swimming pool for
$1. September 24, 1975
Plans were being completed this week for the Historical
Hop, a Bicentennial Ball to be held at Lorenz's Smart
Country House on Saturday night at 8:30 o'clock. The
event is being given by the Antioch Mental Health Ass · ·on. October 8, 1975
The Sequoit Creek enclosure project began last week just
north of Main Street and west of Depot Street. The creek
is being widened and enclosed to help prevent flooding in
the village. It also will allow the future extension of
Depot Street to the west, alleviating problems in the
wntown area. October 15, 1975
State Okay $1,000 for Old Saw Mill. The Illinois Bicentennial Commission has approved a grant of $1,000 to the
Antioch Bicentennial Commission and the village.
December 10, 1975
Herman Holbeck is named VIP "Mr. Rescue Squad".
February 25, I 976
Antioch became 84 years old '"and 21 years young"
when it celebrated its birthday on Sunday February 29.
Since the village was incorporated on that leap year date,
this was only its 21st birthday. March 3, 1976
The interstate Wagon Train Pilgrimage begins Saturday
in Springfield and is scheduled to arrive in Antioch at
5:30p.m. on Saturday, May 1. It is part of the state's
bicentennial celebration and the Antioch Bicentennial
Commission is hoping that wagon master AI Mavis and
his group will give a show for the local community on
Sunday, May 2. They are scheduled to leave Antioch at 8
a.m on Monday, May 3, heading east to meet the national
wagon train at the Illinois-Wisconsin border. April4,
1976
Village Has New Idea for Fire Station. Village officials
had been thinking of constructing a new safety building
about 2 blocks west of Main Street on Orchard Street just
east of the shopping plaza. Now they feel they have a better idea. That is, to put the building east of Main Street
by extending Orchard Street to the east. June 9, 1976
ood for Antioch's Bicentennial Saw Mill reconstruction project was collected last week when Joe Patrovsky
gave permission to tear down an old bam he owns on
enosha County Trunk C near Trevor. Jul 21, 1976
The Church on Beacon Hill- Antioch's First Church of
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dedication of its church building on Sunday .. Jn June
1915, a small group of Christian Scientists held a meeting, elected officers and began holding services which
have continued since that time. Early services were held
at the Majestic Theater, Odd Fellows Hall and Chinn
Hall. August II, 1976
Antioch Firefighters battle a blaze at the old Soo Line
Depot at 12:02 a.m. last Thursday. August 25, 1976
Colonial Capers: One More Time! Dr. Jim Kopriva and
AI Bucar have a hit on their hands .. .It's' 'Colonial Capers
76" which opened last Saturday at the Antioch High
School Auditorium. August 25, 1976
Roach Breezes to Victory in I st Antioch Open. John
Roach won the championship in the first Antioch Open
tournament by I 3 shots ... He played 36 holes at Antioch
Country Club in 149, on rounds of72 and 77. September I, 1976
Mrs. Dittman Honored for Teaching Career. Belinda Dittman, who taught 5th grade at the Antioch Lower Grade
School for 23 years was honored at last Thursday's meeting of the board of education of District 34. September
I, 1976
The MacDonald's Restaurant Chain Wants to Build in
Antioch and hopes to break ground as soon as possible.
September 15, 1976
Ace Hardware's Grand Opening Friday at 10 a.m.
tember 15 1976

Sep-

ayor Wilton Won't Seek Re-Election (moving to Mundelein). December I, 1976
T e Old Depot, located just north of the street bearing it's
name, will soon be only a memory to Antioch residents.
The Soo Line railroad took out a wrecking permit last
Thursday for the building burned earlier this year.
December 22, 1976

8

he new Antioch Township Building is getting a little
aller each week. Located on Rt. 173 north of Lyons
Ryan Ford Lincoln Mercury, it is scheduled for compleon in April. January 12, 1977

Hank, Ricky Apostal are I 977 VIP Choices.
23, 1977

February

Antioch Grade School District 34 residents said "yes" last
Saturday to a new grade school. May 25, 1977
Apartments for Senior Citizens Okayed ... constructed at
701 N. Main Street. June 29, 1977
The Antioch High School Board of Education last week
decided to buy 51 acres of land at the intersection of
Grass Lake and Deep Lake Roads. It eventually could be
the site of another high school for the district. August
3, 1977
Voters Okay New Fire Station. Construction is scheduled
to start next spring on Antioch's New Safety Building ... The structure at Orchard Street and Turner Drive
will be the headquarters for Antioch's fire department and
rescue squad. December 14, I 977
Gene, Eileen Zannini are Antioch's YIPs.
1978
Dr. Skidmore is hired by District 34.

February 22,

April 12, 1978

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chilling 29 below in Antioch - not counting the wind chill
factor. January 17, 1979
Name of new school is W.C. Petty Elementary .. .in honor
of one of the village's most beloved educators and
citizens. January 17, 1979
"Red" Murrie chosen as Antioch's VIP

March 7, 1979

Methodist Church plans centennial celebration, Sunday
June 3, 1979. May 30, 1979
Is Cable TV in Antioch's future?

Church Prepares for I OOth year on November 8.
(Methodist) restore building erected in 1901 -founded
1879 - met in Baptist Church in its present location at that
time. August 29, 1979
Library bums mortgage, pays tribute to Mrs. Vos ... As the
Antioch Township Library mortgage was set afire, Louise
Vos concluded a career as long-time library board member and president at a testimonial and retirement dinner in
her honor.
October I 0, 1979

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THE

RACKET

Largest variety in Lake County of assorted
Kitchen Utensils and Nick-Nacks.

R. L.

'\'~'EBB

June 27, 1979

Dan Dugenski praised at paramedic graduation. Antioch
first operating paramedic in state.
June 27, 1979

Photo on right:
Lion's Club Chicken
Bm·beque at Pool in
1970's.

Will Gray will erect a new building on Main
Street just south of F. Pitman's Barber Shop and
will open a restaurant in one part.
January 11, 1894
Ray Webb whose sister, Elizabeth recently
passed away, has moved to the Donald Gibbs
home on Main Street. Ray, who has been an
invalid and confined to his bed for several years,
would appreciate calls from his old friends and
neighbors. October 17, 1957

Photo on left:
Bicentennial
Commission, 1976.
From left to right,
front row: Louise
Johnson, Sheila
Linker, Carolyn
Blanchette; back row:
Bill Brook, Gene
Zannini, Jack Fields.

.fudging from our boy's and children's
department, we are the clothing leaders
of the county (advertisement) Webb
Brothers. March 1, 1900

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143
Photo on left: C. A. Powles has
purchased of J. E. Brook the
old bank building on Lake
Street and will move his meat
market to that location as soon
as the present lease on the
place is expired which will be
about October 1. May 11,1916

Photo below: The meat market
of Whitcher & Shot/iff has
received a new coat of paint on
the interior, and with the
general rearrangement of
things, not only gives them
more room but greatly
improves the appearance of the
market. April19, 1900

Above Photo: H. R. Adams & Co. Lumber,
the corner of Depot and Corona Street.
Circa 1920.
There will be a grand masquerade ball at
Roger's Hall ... February 20th ... Masks will be
sold at G. 0. Foltz's store. February 12,1891
We hereby give notice to the people of
Antioch and vicinity that we have sold out our
stock of dry goods, groceries, shoes, etc. to
Messrs, Hoyt and Vickers. G. 0. Foltz
(notice) AugustS, 1899

Above: G. 0. Foltz's
Store in the Opera
House.
Photo above: West side of Main
Street with Overton Drug Store and
Whitcher & Shot/iff Meat Market.
Buschman & Vos buy
vacant lot on Depot
Street from J. J. Morley.
Plan a lumberyard.
··-•.
Apri/19, 1923
/Antioch Lumber & Coal
{ Company 1923
\
(photo left)

Photo on right: interior Whitcher
& Shot/iff Meat Market. Behind
counter, left to right: Fred Shot/iff,
Charles Powles.

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Antioch Memories from Ed Strang

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Antioch Memories from Ed Strang

Photo on right: interior of
Powles & Son Meat Market.
Behind counter, left to right:
Charles Powles, Frank
Powles.

Memories

Photo below: left to right,
Ernest Brook and Charles
Powles.

REMEMBER WHEN: Highway 173 was opened between Zion and Richmond about August 1st, 1935, according to Michael Mehlehnead of the Mehlehnead
Construction Company of Algonquin, Illinois who was
the contractor for the job.
REMEMBER WHEN: The highway formerly went north
of the present bridge between Smith's Hotel and Channel
Lake then past Smith's Slide Inn and Cox's Grocery and
the Gifford Hotel before going west.
(

REMEMBER WHEN: The Board of Trade building

·";·~ stood behind Four Squires. It was used for playing cards,

swapping stories and comparing garden products, and in1 tentionally tittering jests at friends by retired men of the
l community.
REMEMBER WHEN: There used to be buildings
enclosed on three sides for housing the horses and buggies while shopping or going to church. Williams Bros.,
St. Ignatius Episcopal Church, Antioch Methodist
Church, Chase Webb's Grocery, Hillebrand and Shultis
Grocery had these buildings.
REMEMBER WHEN: There were posts on both sides of
Main street for tying up the horses while people were
shopping.
REMEMBER WHEN: Saturday night was the time
everybody came into town to do their shopping. I remember my father taking the automobile into the business district so that the family was able to visit with the shoppers.
By taking the car on Saturday afternoon he could get a
choice spot, then would walk to town that evening to sit
in the car visiting with the locals and farmer families.
REMEMBER WHEN: The Post Office was in Williams
Bros. General Store, then it moved to a building across
the street between Webbs Racket Store and Keulmans
Jewelry Store, then to a building between Rudy Eckerts
Gamble Store and the First National Bank, and then on
Lake Street at the comer of Victoria before the present
location on Orchard Street.
REMEMBER WHEN: "Wally" Drom delivered milk
with a team of horses from his farm on North Avenue.
He used a sleigh in the wintertime and the kids used to
flip a ride on the runners. Milk at that time was not pasteurized. Walter I. Scott had worked for Mr. Drom and
later purchased the business and built a milk factory in
the north end of town. He received milk from the local
farmers and pasteurized it before delivery to the market.
He owned a horse named "Jim" that pulled the milk
wagon around town. The driver never had to tell him
when to start and stop. "Scottie" later became the village
police officer, and his wife "Ruth" was the dispatcher
both day and night and every day of the week.

Photo above: toll off/ames at
packing plant is over $10,000.
March 20, 1930

REMEMBER WHEN: Gideon Thayer lived on Park
Avenue just east of Main Street and had a team of ponies
to deliver vegetables that he raised. This team and small
milk wagon filled with vegetables were used for delivery
around the lakes in the summertime.
Jo Pat's Antioch Special

REMEMBER WHEN: Bakery trucks and local grocery
stores delivered their products to the homes daily both locally and around the lakes.
REMEMBER WHEN: The ice man delivered to the
homes. There was a card placed in the window to indicate how much ice to deliver that day. The card was
marked 25 lbs. -50 lbs. - 75 lbs. and 100 lbs. Kids always followed the ice truck snitching the chips to suck
on, especially during the summer days. Russell Barthel
remembers the ice truck that he drove for Crandall lee
had hard rubber tires with holes drilled through the width
of them to make it ride better. The truck was a Model-T
Ford.
REMEMBER WHEN: The grade school children in the
lower grades went to Reeves Drug Store to get their free
ice cream cone on a certain day each week. They had to
go back to ask Mr. Reeves at his desk in the back of the
store, and make sure they said "please" before they could
get it.
REMEMBER WHEN: George "Dutch" Gollwitzer had
the Barber Shop and Bowling Alleys on the west side of
Main Street. All the kids went there to get a haircut because he let them choose from several boxes of candy
bars after they were completed.
REMEMBER WHEN: Charles Powles had the meat
market. If you went in with your parents, he would give
you a hot dog.
REMEMBER WHEN: J. B. Rotnour and his Company
would come to Antioch on a certain day each week to put
on a new play at the Crystal Theater (now P M & L).
Each week certain stores in Antioch helped to supplement
the costs of these shows, and you had to go to one of
these stores to pick up the free ticket, and when you
presented the ticket and 20 cents you were allowed in the
theater. J. B. Rotnour walked with a cane and between
acts would go around selling candy. Most of the time we
were lucky if we could get the 20 cents without asking for
money for candy. Rotnours made six towns each week.
REMEMBER WHEN: Some of the young men of the
community borrowed a manure spreader and pulled it behind a truck. They put it in gear when they got in the
business districts and threw manure to the top of the build·
ings.
REMEMBER WHEN: We had clothesline night on Halloween and the kids would cut the line if you did not treat
them in the manner desired.
REMEMBER WHEN: We had pheasants and no deer in
this area. Now we have deer and no pheasants. For the
past several years the geese and ducks are now nesting on
Lake Antioch, and they are multiplying fast on this lake.
FOR OLD TIMES SAKE: Slaughter of cattle, sheep,
hogs, or other animals in the village was prohibited.
Horse racing, chicken or dog fighting, bicycle racing,
playing or other boisterous sports on Sunday were
prohibited. It was unlawful to ride bicycles or buggies
and lead horses and cattle on sidewalks.

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Strang's First Hearse. 1912

Mrs. Fred Rhymer has been appointed sexton at the Antioch Cemete1y and the charges for digging
graves is $3.00 ... more in the winter time. July 12,1888
The Antioch Hillside Cemetery will hold a bazaar and dispose of their autograph quilt about the middle
of Februmy. A hot chicken pie supper will be served ... and each supper ticket includes a ticket on the
quilt. Janumy 25, 1900

Lee Strang, son of undertaker George Strang, has bought
the White undertaking establishment at Antioch and will
take possession as soon as conditions will permit.
February 22, 1912
Lee Strang gets Wisconsin embalmer's license.
July 17, 1919
50 years in business· Strang Funeral Home.
May30, 1962
Strang's in 1912. (photo right)
894 Main Street.

Baby carriages marked down 50% to get rid of them at J. C. James and Son's. September 11, 1890
J. C. James and Son have a large line of coffins and caskets in cloth and wood. Hearse in connection.
Embalming a specialty. (advertisement) March 5, 1891
J. C. James, Jr. received notice from the State Board of Health that he had succesfu/ly passed the
·~.examinationfor embalmers he had taken last October. November 21,1901
J. C. James is no longer our "weatherman" after fifteen years of service in keeping the records of the
local weather conditions, he retired and George Bartlett is now in charge of the records.
April27, 1916

George Strang purchased
this 1917 Reo rear loading
hearse on March I, 1920.
Lee Strang on left and
George E Strang on right,

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Home Building Boom on Chain O'Lakes
STQAIGllT.

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1991
Boating isn't the only activity moving at a fast clip in the
Chain O'Lakes.

"Many buyers at Heron Harbor will be people who arealready familiar with the Chain and have been coming up
here for years," said Garry Benson, vice president of
MCL. Benson said the Army Corps of Engineers is not approving new boat slips on the Chain O'Lakes, but the Harbor Club marina will be made possible because "we plan
to buy an existing 80-slip marina and close it down."

A boom in new housing construction is picking up speed
in the long-time summer resort region, which is swiftly
becoming a prime year-round residential area.
For Superrir<nr.
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Antioch is a Chain O'Lakes town experiencing rapid
growth. Building commissioner Lawrence Carstensen
said seven subdivisions are currently being built in Antioch.

HARMON BOCK.

"If everything goes as planned, we should have 1,500
new homes by 1995," he said.

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And that doesn't count plans for the 650 acres of Homer
White's farm, where 350 homes and a 350-acre golf
course have been proposed.
"The board felt that was too many homes, so the proposal
will be redone," Carstensen said.

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Boating, one of the major lures of the Chain O'Lakes, is
also one of the area's current problems.
i/John Rogner, chief of the Regulatory Functions Branch of
the Army Corps of Engineers, said that "boat overcrowding has caused us to do an environment impact statement
, that should be completed by early 1993." In the mean( time, the Corps may decide to discontinue considering
\__ permits for new slips, docks, boat launching sites and
marinas in the Chain O'Lakes.

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,S "Because the lakes are so shallow - three to four feet deep
/' -power boats chum up a lot of silt that turns the water
( brown and causes problems for aquatic life," Rogner said.

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Village of Antioch
Presidents and Mayors
From Incorporation on February 29, 1892
Frank Pitman
Andrew G. Watson
Edgar B. Williams
John Welch
A. H. Storms
A. P. Ames
Edwin Richards
Ellis Sabin
W. S. Rinear
E. L. Simons
Herman Bock
E. H. Ames
Chase Webb
W. S. Rinear
W. J. Christian
Barney Naber
Frank R. King
George B. Bartlett
S. E. Pollock
George B. Bartlett
James W. McMillen
.--- Murrill W. Cunningham
Raymond P. Toft
Robert C. Wilton
Michael J. Haley
Raymond P. Toft
_B._ghert C. Wilton

PE'FEB STR.Hi!~.
WILLIAM R. HH\\.

The newest and largest subdivision in Antioch is Heron
arbor, which is holding its grand opening this weekend.
anned for 475 single-family homes on 460 acres, Heron
arbor is a project of MCL Development Corp. and
gelson Companies Inc., both of Chicago.

April 1892 - April 1893
April1893- Aprill894
April 1894- April1895
Aprill895- Aprill896
April 1896 - April 1897
Aprill897- October 1899
October 1899- Aprill900
Aprill90l- April1902
April1902- Aprill903
April 1903 - April 1907
April 1907 - April 1909
April 1909 - April 1911
April 1911 - April 1913
Aprill913 -Aprill917
May 1917- May 1919
May 1919- May 1921
May 1921- May 1923
May 1923- May 1927
May 1927- May 1929
May 1929- October 1949 *
May 1950- May 1957
May 1957- May 1965
May 1965- May 1973
May 1973- May 1977
May 1977- May 1981
May 1981 - May 1989
May 1989 - Present

Note: From the time of Mr. Bartlett's death in October 1949, until election
in April of 1950, a President Pro-Tem was appointed at each meeting.

"A propose
etra co
e in operation by 1993, and when that comes in, there 'II be more
growth," Carstensen predicted.

he am
a es can be looked on as a sleeping giant
in terms of residential development," said Daniel McLean, president of MCL.
The area has been popular since the tum of the century as
a place where people could escape the city, and it basically remained that way until the 1980's.
Located on the west side of Illinois Highway 5 , south of
Illinois Highway 173, Heron Harbor is offering three and
four bedroom homes ranging in price from $159,990 to
$199,990 and in size from 1,857 to 2,735 square feet.
s·
ercent of the residences will have walkout baseModels of the four home styles are now open. In the first
phase, 54 of 72 homes will have water views of a sevenacre interior pond. Two hundred acres of the project will
remain as open space, including a 38-acre island that is a
nature preserve.

From left to right: Murrill Cunningham, Ray Toft,
Bob Wilton, Jim McMillen, Mike Haley.

Future plans call for development of the Harbor Club, an
80-slip marina on Lake Marie. The facility, which also
will have tennis courts, a pool and a clubhouse will be
built after 200 homes are sold. To date there have been
20 sales.

Fairway Estates, located west of Illinois 1g wa
Grass Lake Road, is a community planned for~­
family homes. It already has an eight-slip dock for the
use of owners. Regan said about 2::::0:.J::'="""~~~=
rrent residents are boat
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Me erter, one of the buyers at Fairway Esta~is
president of the First Chicago/Antioch Bank.

/("We've done a lot of mortgage business from home
( _buyers in the area," he said.

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When we lived in Winfield, I had a 1-1/2 hour commute;
now it's four minutes. Antioch has a small-town atmosphere, the pace of life is more relaxed, and the people are
friendly," McWherter said.

Homesites at Fairway Estates are one-third to one-half of
an acre in size, and 50 of them overlook the public 18hole golf course. Prices of lots range from $50,000 to
$80,000.
Buyers can choose from 14 semi-custom single-family
home designs by Oak Builders of Glen Ellyn. They are
base-priced from $174,990 to $264,990. Visitors can
walk through the Pinehurst II model, which overlooks the
17th green. The two-story home with 2,930 square feet is
priced at $299,000 and is packed with optional features.
own houses also are planned for Fairway Estates an are
priced from $136,990. Regan said he has zoning for 172
multifamily units.
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1991- Home Building Boom on Chain 0' Lakes

Wheeling based United Development Homes is another
builder with a project in Antioch. United took over the
existing Pine Hill Lakes subdivision in late 1990 when
the previous developer encountered financial difficulties.
United changed the name to Deer Trails at Pine Hill
Lakes and is constructing its own models, which are
scheduled to open in October.

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homesites) and Amberfields (31)- and four projects waiting in the wings.

US Bicentennial Commemoration

Celebration

AND

Mayor Joyce Frayer said the construction of two sewer
lines, expected to be completed next year, should open
the way for the projects currently on hold. They are
Painted Lakes (390 units), an unnamed project (398), Silver Oaks (642) and Pine View Estates (48).

::Dedication

of HIRAM BUTTRICK SAWMILL

Being built on 81 acres of rolling land with four small
lakes the subdivision will have J 84 single family homes
when completed. Five floor plans of three to four
bedrooms are available at Deer Trails, ranging in size
from 1,727 to 2, 720 square feet and in price from
$139,900 to $177,900.

Frayer noted that some residents of Lake Villa, which is
marking its 90th anniversary this year, don't want the
community to grow too fast The current population is
2,857, but she projects it will be 6,000 to 7,000 in three
years.

and GAGE BROTHERS PARK
Antioch, Illinois

AI Goodman, United's senior vice president, said:

(Michael Lescher, a broker with RE/MAX Advantage
Realty in Antioch, said that home prices in the Chain
l_!lave slipped slightly recently.

"A year ago anything on the water was going for big
bucks, but now buyers are more choosy and more sophisticated," he said.
He noted that new construction is selling better than
remodeled homes.
"What's happening is that some of the out-of-the-way
bars and restaurants on the water are being tom down to
make way for residential," Lescher said.
He noted that the old Waltonian restaurant on Mineola
Bay in Fox Lake was razed to make way for five residential lots. Two homes have already been built on the site,
one priced at $530,000 and the other at $352,000.

J

"We were very impressed by Antioch's beautiful, country
setting. It is perched for growth, with numerous developments already in progress."

Reprinted by permission of Chicago Tribune

ltoodman added that United will look into other pos( sibilities in the area and purchase land when it is available.
-~Other current residential developments in Antioch in. -elude Windmill Creek (300 housing units). Antioch
Manor North (214), Eagle Ridge (52), Falcon Hills (39)
and Abbey Estates (23).
Lake Villa, though not touching one of the Chain 0'Lakes is taking part in the area's housing boom.
Located south of Antioch and east of Fox Lake, the town
has two new subdivisions - Country Estates (60

Sunday, July 2, 1978

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.... .. ..

Antioch's Hiram Buttrick Sawmill in Gage Brothers Park is more than an ingenious and beautiful work of art in its rustic
setting with a huge waterwheel that powers a timber-cutting saw. It's the work of over I ,000 people from Antioch, a
community project that brought together labor, talent and resources for the past 2 years. June 28, 1978

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Sarurday afternoon at the depot.