5 100 6257 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1919-08-07 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1999-10-08 Spouse Name Bennie, John Other Family LaPorte, Joan Powell, Janis Bennie, David Bennie, Kenneth Vietoris, Betty Martin, Dolores Volume & Issue Number Volume 43 Issue 25 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1999-10-14 Decade of Birth 1910s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bennie, Helen L. 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Title A name given to the resource Benson, Dr. Rodney Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1942-09-15 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1994-01-30 Other Family Czyz, Natalie Bravo, LeAnne Benson, Joseph Barrett Czyz, Charlotte Gray, Francine Czyz, Louise Eoodward, Carolyn Czyz, Joseph A. Volume & Issue Number Volume 38 Issue 41 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1994-02-10 Decade of Birth 1940s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Benson, Edward A. Czyz Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1913-08-16 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1994-11-17 Spouse Name Bentley, William Other Family Prudhomme, Esther Robertson Eileen Volume & Issue Number Volume 39 Issue 31 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1994-11-24 Decade of Birth 1910s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bentley, Elfine (Guritz) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1918-04-20 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 2015-04-09 Spouse Name Beran, George Other Family Morrison, Don Morrison, Susanne Volume & Issue Number Volume 59 Issue 01 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 2015-04-23 Decade of Birth 1910s Decade of Death 2010s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Beran, Lillian (Skaloude) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1932-10-18 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1994-02-22 Other Family Berchem, Nick Berchem, Sherri Berchem, Scott Berchem, Kimberly Sabritz, Terry Berchem, Edward Berchem, Betty Berchem, Garold Berchem, Marion Berchem, Harold Volume & Issue Number Volume 38 Issue 44 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1994-03-03 Decade of Birth 1930s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Berg, Gladys (Amundson) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1922-03-23 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1998-11-17 Spouse Name Berg, Ralph Jerome Other Family Panozzo, Fran Panozzo, Barry Edwards, Eileen Edwards, William John II Scartozzi, Doree Scartozzi, Tom Smith, Richard Erickson, Adeline Volume & Issue Number Volume 42 Issue 31 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1998-11-26 Decade of Birth 1920s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Berg, Helen Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1887-11-17 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1968-07-25 Spouse Name Berg, John Other Family Krapf, Willard Berg, Thelca Dambacher, Clara Whitlock, Gertrude Berg, Leonard Berg, Wilbur Volume & Issue Number Volume 51 Issue 15 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1968-08-01 Decade of Birth 1880s Decade of Death 1960s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Berg, Matilda M. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1918-05-15 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1995-10-18 Spouse Name Berg, Norma S. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1984-08-29 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 2005-09-05 Other Family Berkley, William Phillips, Laura (Berkley) Berkley, William David Singel, Megan Phillips, Jack Phillips, Eileen Volume & Issue Number Volume 49 Issue 22 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 2005-09-08 Decade of Birth 1980s Decade of Death 2000s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Berkley, Sean P. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1889-12-22 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1966-03 Spouse Name Berndt, Irene Other Family Wendt, Margaret Volume & Issue Number Volume 48 Issue 47 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1966-03-24 Decade of Birth 1880s Decade of Death 1960s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bernstein, Edward J. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1965-09-25 Spouse Name Berry, George Other Family Jankoviak, Vivian Zona, Letha Tuttle, Helen Carr, Sylvia Parks, Lucille Ralph, Nellie Justice, Joe Volume & Issue Number Volume 48 Issue 23 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1965-09-30 Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) Unknown Decade of Death 1960s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Berry, Bertha Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1969-02-11 Other Family Berry, Paul Berry, David Berry, Glen Brady, Dorothy Brady, Jack Brady, Wallace Volume & Issue Number Volume 51 Issue 44 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1969-02-20 Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) Unknown Decade of Death 1960s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Berry, Bessie (Brady) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1936-07-06 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1993-03-09 Spouse Name Berry, Alvin Other Family Howard, Pamela (Berry) Berry, Alvin, Jr. Berry, Robert Lillegaard, Mildred (Hensley) Sharo, Diane (Hensley) Hodson, Bobbi (Hensley) Hensley, Marvin Hensley, James Hensley, Albert Hensley, Charles Volume & Issue Number Volume 37 Issue 46 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1993-03-18 Decade of Birth 1930s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Berry, Dorothy Joy (Hensley) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1886-10-01 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1965-07-21 Spouse Name Berry, Bertha Other Family Zona, Letha Jankoviak, Vivian Berry, Hylas Berry, Harvey Berry, George (Buster) Volume & Issue Number Volume 48 Issue 15 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1965-07-29 Decade of Birth 1880s Decade of Death 1960s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Berry, George Lucian Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1935-02-09 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1996-02-25 Spouse Name Berta, Gerald Other Family Poskin, Rita Poskin, William Michaloski, Debra Michaloski, Kenneth Berta, Virginia Bright, Linda Bright, Mark Berta, Michael Volume & Issue Number Volume 40 Issue 45 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1996-03-07 Decade of Birth 1930s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Berta, Helen J. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1956-10-18 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1994-12-12 Other Family Bertrand, Kelly Bertrand, Tara Bertrand, Paul Smith, Elizabeth "Betty" Ravalette, Tamara Ravalette, Tim Gray, Bonnie Gray, Don Smith, Jack, Jr. Smith, Sue Volume & Issue Number Volume 39 Issue 36 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1995-01-05 Decade of Birth 1950s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bertrand, Christine A. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1932-06-01 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1994-05-20 Spouse Name Bertland, Alma (Jackson) Other Family Bertland, Kevin Bertland, Kathryn Bertland, John Bertland, Christine Gallagher, Carol (Bertland) Owens, Edith (Bertland) Owens, Robert Cherrett, Orville Cherrett, Jane Volume & Issue Number Volume 39 Issue 05 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1994-05-26 Decade of Birth 1930s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bertrand, John Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1993-02-24 Spouse Name Bertz, Edward J. Other Family Bertz, Neil Bertz, Ned D'Arcy, Marie (Bertz) Gray, Jack Gray, Robert Gray, Bill Gray, Walter Volume & Issue Number Volume 36 Issue 44 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1993-03-04 Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) Unknown Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bertz, Marie (Gray) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1907-07-02 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1998-06-25 Spouse Name Besser, Agnes (Messing) Besser, Hattie (Bochmann) Other Family Besser, Gerald Besser, Robert Patterson, Frank Volume & Issue Number Volume 42 Issue 11 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1998-07-09 Decade of Birth 1900s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Besser, Hans Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1897-10-04 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1993-01-14 Other Family Besterfield, Allen Johnson, Peggy Besterfield, Dale Volume & Issue Number Volume 36 Issue 38 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1993-01-21 Decade of Birth 1890s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Besterfield, Maude (Hamlyn) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1939-05-10 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1998-09-10 Spouse Name Betancourt, Catherine (McElveen) Other Family Betancourt, Wendy Betancourt, Brad Sienko, Theresa Betancourt, Wally Betancourt, Carole Betancourt, Richard Betancourt, Kathryn Volume & Issue Number Volume 42 Issue 21 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1998-09-17 Decade of Birth 1930s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Betancourt, Anthony Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1909-01-26 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1996-11-28 Spouse Name Bettenhausen, Alvin Other Family Huenerberg, Eldon Huenerberg, Gladys Kannberg, Viola Volume & Issue Number Volume 41 Issue 33 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1996-12-05 Decade of Birth 1900s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bettenhausen, Alice Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1923-11-24 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 2014-09-18 Spouse Name Bettenhausen, Lorne Other Family Bettenhausen, Dale Bettenhausen, Sharon Seales, Susan Seales, Richard Gallaway, Vicky Gallaway, Sean Bettenhausen, Scott Bettenhausen, Denise Bettenhausen, Craig Bettenhausen, Erin Gold, Kelly Gold, Justin Seales, Gayle Gallaway, Jonathan Gallaway, Jaclyn Bettenhausen, Tyler Bettenhausen, Dylan Bettenhausen, Ayden Bettenhausen, Madison Bettenhausen, Emma Bettenhausen, Alyssa Volume & Issue Number Volume 58 Issue 24 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 2014-09-25 Decade of Birth 1920s Decade of Death 2010s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bettenhausen, Jane B. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) Unknown Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 2012-04-12 Spouse Name Bettenhausen, Rodger Other Family Bettenhausen, Rodney Bettenhausen, Linda Bettenhausen, Ronald Bettenhausen, AnnKaryn Bettenhausen, Richard Bettenhausen, Jacqueline Bettenhausen, Randall Bettenhausen, Cheryl Bettenhausen, Kyle Bettenhausen, Lauren Bettenhausen, Dana Bettenhausen, Elizabeth Bettenhausen, Max Bettenhausen, Ryan Hauert, Warren Hauert, Mary Ann Hauert, Everett Hauert, Diane Hauert, Thomas Hauert, Ruth Wandless, Beverly Wandless, Don Viano, Donna Viano, Ernie Hollingsworth, Dorine Hauert, Everett Schlaer, Lucille Bettenhausen, Robert Volume & Issue Number Volume 56 Issue 01 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 2012-04-19 Decade of Death 2010s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bettenhausen, Patricia Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1921-08-17 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1994-06-18 Spouse Name Bevan, Margaret (Hodapp) Other Family Hanson, Cookie Bevan, John Harris, Betty May Volume & Issue Number Volume 39 Issue 10 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1994-06-30 Decade of Birth 1920s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bevan, Warren Eugene Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1897-02-21 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1967-02-28 Spouse Name Beyer, Clara Other Family Schaefer, Shirley Behrens, Iris Volume & Issue Number Volume 49 Issue 44 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1967-03-02 Decade of Birth 1890s Decade of Death 1960s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Beyer, Fred Edward Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1964-04-16 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1995-10-20 Other Family Beyer, Donald Beyer, Carol Beric, Marjorie Beric, John Odom, Patricia Beyer, Raymond Irps, Scott Volume & Issue Number Volume 40 Issue 27 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1995-10-26 Decade of Birth 1960s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Beyer, Phillip R. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1921-04-10 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1993-05-28 Spouse Name Beyer, LaVerne Popp Other Family Truetner, Donna Beyer, Paul Beyer, Martin Beyer, Denise Beyer, Dawn Beyer, Donald Beyer, Bradley Ross Volume & Issue Number Volume 38 Issue 06 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1993-06-03 Decade of Birth 1920s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Beyer, Wilmer C. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1913-07-23 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1998-06-18 Spouse Name Bianchi, Ida (Arduini) Other Family Wisniewski, Dina Wisnieski, Chuck DiMarco, Josephine DiMarco, Louis DiMarco, Perry Mitchell, Shana Volume & Issue Number Volume 42 Issue 09 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1998-06-25 Decade of Birth 1910s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bianchi, Erminio Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1927-07-12 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1999-11-14 Spouse Name Bianconi, Basil Other Family Marchigiani, Cathy (Bianconi) Mercer, Drena (Bianconi) Bianconi, Michael Williams, Mildred (Alsup) La Buda, Kelly Bianconi, Catie Bianconi, Courtney Bianconi, Michael Volume & Issue Number Volume 43 Issue 32 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1999-12-09 Decade of Birth 1920s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bianconi, Betty W. (Alsup) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1929-07-01 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1998-02-02 Spouse Name Bianconi, Olga (Corradetti) Other Family Pallotto, Janis Pallotto, Nick Arvia, Kim Arvia, Mark Bianconi, Mark Bianconi, Patrick Bianconi, Gina Portelli, Rose Portelli, Sam Bianconi, Joan Bianconi, Lena Volume & Issue Number Volume 42 Issue 40 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1998-02-05 Decade of Birth 1920s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bianconi, John W. https://capturingcrete.org/files/original/40703d18753e0c0438c834f6871a8382.pdf 6a9d2c22d94aa749d7807cc3de05e4b0 PDF Text Text rete ecor .TWENTY CENTS PER COPY DELL TILLOTSON <on horseback) and Henry Schweer lead the 1936 Crete Centennial parade down Main Street. The parade was part of the celebration of the one hundredth Dixie Highway Was Once Hubbard Trail From Crete's Early History by the Crete Woman's Club, 1922 by Mrs. W. H. Robe In the beginning of the Nineteenth Century, when the white man cut his way through the wilderness into the Illinois country, there were but few settlements all of which were along the waterways . Practically the only contact the settlers had with the civilized world was through the fur traders who came to this part of the country to trade with the Indians. The Indians , being great hunters , had many fine furs and they exchanged these for gew-gaws, and any little old glittering thing that struck their fancy. This made fur trading a most remunerative business for the white man and caused the establishment of trading posts all over the country , especially along waterways. A string of trading posts was established along the Iroquois and Kankakee rivers and their tributaries, under the charge of Gurdon S . Hubbard , with headquarters at Danville. This was about the year 1827, and up to this time posts were still located along waterways . In the early days, long before Columbus thought of looking for a shorter route to India , this continent had raised its peaks out of the waters of the earth. Years before civilized man invaded the shores of North America, the American Indian had lived, hunted, fought and died here. Before the days of civilization and toil, animals and savages foraged for food and shelter. When these were exhausted in one place, they sought elsewhere. When the weather grew cold in the autumn instinctively they traveled south. With the autumn rains the low lands became impassable, therefore the higher the ground in the general direction in which the hordes passed became the traveled route. It was along one of these routes between Chicago and Danville that Gurdon S. Hubbard transported his goods . He procured pack ponies and wended his way down to the Wabash , dotting the plain with trading posts at Blue Island , Momence, Watseka and other points. The highway thus established was known as "Hubbard's Trail " and was for many years the only well-defined road between Chicago and the Wabash country. In reviewing the annals of history , we find that a part of this old route runs right through the center of Crete and is now called "Main Street." With this interesting background , and with the certain knowledge that history was being made right on this spot, before Crete was thought of as a village, it seems but fitting to do something to commemorate the past. anniversary of the founding of Crete. The Crete Golf Course advertised on sign in background was just west of the present day high school. When Crete Was Incorporated From Crete's Early History by Crete Woman's Club, 1922 In March, 1880, county Judge Benjamin Olin called an election to vote on incorporation under the general law, which was carried. He then caused notices to be posted for an election to be held on April 20, 1880, to vote for six village trustees and the following persons were elected: Ernst Rinne, Charles Horn Sr., J.C. Rohe, Walter Loock, Diedrich Seehausen and Christian Knabe. board chairs, 1 arm chair, table with drawer, stove and 1 lamp. The second election was held on April 19, 1881 and the following officers were elected - J.B . Robinson, Wm . Rohe, and Henry Rohe Trustees; W. H. Nevens, village clerk; Henry Schweer, treasurer; Lorenzo Tillotson, police constable and B.F. Hewes, street commissioner. The clerk's salary was $23.13 for the year. John Williamson was the first policeman the village had. Some noteworthy achievements of the past and present boards are the purchasing of wooded land from Ulysses Myrick in 1885 for a rpark, the installing of a city water 1 system in 1903, macadamizing jMain Street and securing of the following utilities: Telephone Exchange, 1902; Electric Lights, 1904; Interurban street cars, 1906; gas, 1913. In 1920, in conjunction with the state a wide cement roadway with curbing was built thru the center of the town, now known as the Dixie Highway. The first meeting of the board was held in the office of Daniel Hewes, J. P ., April 24, 1880, and organized by electing the following officers : President, Charles Horn Sr.; Village Clerk , Gutavus Brauns ; Treasurer , Henry Schweer ; Police Constable, Lorenzo Tillotson; Street Commissioner, Wm . Tatge. As it appeared according to law that three members of the board would have to serve two years and the other three for one year, it was decided by drawing lot that J .C. Rohe , C.Knabe and Walter Loock would serve one year and Charles Horn Sr. , Diedrich Seehausen and Ernst Rinne would serve two years. Meeting adjourned to meet April Zl , at 7% p.m . Walter Loock Clerk p.t. On April Zl, 1880, the first dramshop (saloon) license was granted to William Wilken at $50 per annum. During this year the calaboose was built and on Nov. 6, 1880, it was resolved to buy 11 TillS PICTURE of the founder of Crete, Willard Wood. and his wife, nee Diantha Boardman, is from a glass plate owned by Jeanne Baker Hothan, one of his many descendents still Jiving in Crete. It is the only known pidure of Mrs. Wood and one of the very few of him taken before his later years. �~ Pag~ ..... . 15-Today, World War' I Memorial; Yesterday, In memory of Martin Biesteriield Kl.A. Crete Am vets 16-Today, Memorial of Gratitude to aU Veterans who served our, Two CREIT, ILLINOIS (NOT ro SCALt.) COWltry. c T<'lFTP. STRF'ET 0 5...... co:; ,..... 0:: ,-4 (I') "41::: . H c :z. H r· . ...:1 ~ H < TfHR .. H STRE'Ii;T E-- LIN:JEN STREF:T ;:::. 0.: z cr: 0:: r.-~ H c :z: ~ ...... E-- < (/) p... < ~ 15 ~ g STREET H H 16 ...: 0 ...... :X: 0 1):'! 13 E-U'' 14 z H < ),_ 12 FiaST TREET 10 22 2J E-- w E-< w (£ · Cf'; E-- 0:: E-- 2L ~ 25 29 en < 0:: H 30 ~- ~ [ ~ 0 ~ ( .' 31 5 @) ' 6 9 37. 8 2 7 w w CO:: , ~= o= 0 z0 t-' (I') ex.; ~ en (/) z z7,; r:.: 0 ~ H ::> H R u 43 cr. r.-: T ) E-- 0:: E-- z>- f-< w fs-' ~ 0:: E-- LL ~ ~ H H H c:r: ;:E; H f-< (_) < ~I 17-Today, George M. Kester: House (built before 1847); Yesterday, Oldest house on original foundation. D3 104 18-Today, Gurdon Hubbard Trail Marker erected in 1936 by the Will County Centennial Com>mittee. ...: 19-Today, Dr. H. F. Schirmer ~ office; Yesterday, Location of cr. ~ f:<' ...: Old Milestone 1-59. Location of 0: 0 first blacksmith and wagon shop 19 ~ ~ used by John Ward Cole. ~ E-;:I: 3»-Today, Goose Creek flows E-- {.) 18 w "through this area which was ~ 0::. 17 used as a village pasture. ~ e; 21-Today, Ralph Cloke House and < u S: Shop; Yesterday, Gift Residence of John C. Diersen Hardware Man. 22-Today, Mrs. R. C. Milton House; Yesterday, Residence of W. Robe, druggist & banker. 23-Today, Gibb's Shop; Yesterday, Doescher Saw Mill . 24-Today, Gilbert L. Fink House; Residence & office of Dr. Chas. Blim Sr. 25-Today, N-W Comer of Main and North Streets was the retirement home of Samuel 21 Cushing. 26-Today, House at 4Tl North Street was the residence of Charles Horn Sr. grain merchant and first village president. 27-Today, Crete Elementary School; Yesterday, 4 room · school built in 1870 burned to 26 ground in June 1928. 27 , NO!t'I'n STREET 28-To.day, Crete Methodist 28 Church; Yesterday, ~rganized 1841. 29~Today, 1322 Main Street; Yesterday, Residence & office of Dr. C.F.O. Miessler. 30-Today, 1330. Main Street; ~XCHANC1'1i; STR~"E1' ~2 Yesterday, W. F. Mussman, und:>rtaker & furniture dealer. •36 3La 31-Today, Crete Bowling Lanes; Yesterday, Seggebruch Building 45 (feed and grain). 46 l E-32-To,day, Gas Station; fs-' 47 w Yesterday, J . C. Diersen Hard· ~ ware Store. E-• 48 ... ___ ___..!!] ~Ass srqwr 33-Today, Methodist Church w 49 Playground; Yesterday, :r: ~1 Buchanan Meat Market. E-50 ~ E-w 34-Today, Crete Amvet Post 84 (/) cr: 51 < Building; Yesterday, Diersen r:-.· Cl 52 Blacksmith Shop. H 0 ...:1 34a-Today, Edward Newton SJ ILl ~ TJIYISION STR?ET Family House; Yesterday, Residence of Willard Wood in 54 late 1800's. 35-Today, The Town Hall at 1367 Wood Street 36-Today, Gas Station; Yesterday, Crete's first permanent settler arrived here in HT'RRARn LANE 1836 and built a log cabin at this location and engaged in farming and the shoemaker's trade. 37-Today, Gas Station; Yesterday, The Conrad Wilkening Building. 38-Today, Chuck's Place <John HM'Rf'!At.f STR.~F.T Lisdero Tavern); Yesterday, Andrew Polson Saloon. 39-Today, Duensing Variety; Yesterday, Robe Brothers City Drug Store. 40--Today, Lou's Country Kit~R~'I'l!: qr.vn. chen; Yesterday, Fred SaUer Residence (coal dealer). 41-Today, Hi Hat Cleaners; ~tTRITILLF. ( F'fl T1''-'0RN) RD. Yesterday, Opperman & 56 II Bakhaus Harness Shop. 42-Today, Reichert Builders; 57 Yesterday, Seggebruch Garage. 43-Today, Chicago Heights ' 6() Federal Savings & Loan; Yesterday, Rube Grocery and Market. 44-Today, Old Town Tap; Yesterday, Hartman's Grocery and Meat Market. 45-Today, The Robe Building; Yesterday, Herman Robe Shoe Repair & Harness Maker. downstairs with village offices- ll-Today, Northwest of tennis upstairs. courts; Yesterday, Depot of 46-Today, Crete Hardware; ~esterday, Office of "Crete 8-Today, Crete Cemetery; :Chicago & Eastern Illinois R.R. · Citizen" newspaper. Yesteraay, Resting place of ,. 12-Today, Crete Lumber Yard; 47-Today, Drug Store Entrance; many Crete pioneers. Grave site Yesterday, Well, water conFarmer State Bank Building. of William Hewes, , ditioning and water storage 48--Today, S-W Corner of Drug tanks for railroad engines. Revolutionary War soldier. Store; Yesterday, Tillotson's 9-Today, S-W Corner Exchange 13-Today, West of Park Water Grocery and Market. at Vincennes Streets; YesterTower; Yesterday, Railroad day, Depot of Chicago & Roundhouse. Big train wreck 49-Today, Dr. Walter U. MiUer Building; Yesterday, c. W. here, October 1891. Interurban Traction Co. Koelling Exchange Hotel. 1()-Today, Park District Tennis 14--Today, Park Band Stand; Area; Courts; Yesterday, Adams Yesterday, Erected in 1913 by 50-Today, Parking (Continued on Page Three> Crete Woman's Club. (Hattendorf) Hotel, built 1893. 3u E) " ·, s:: ,--j ~I E-- w w E-- :::> 0:: E-- 0 (I') Cl') ~ ~ H < ex:' ~ w :E --·-- E-- z H ~ 8< 8 0 H :r: 0 58 59 Map Marks Historical Sites Map and Key by and Alley; Yesterday, Old· Village Building Jail, Ray ' Piepenbrink. Waterworks, Meeting Room, Fire Dept., Storage. 1-Village . of Crete Municipal 5-Today, Diersen (Hecht) House, Building built in 1876; Yesterday, 2-Today, Professional Building Location of first school holL'>e, 0361-1363 Benton St.); Yesterbuilt of logs, by Willard Wood, day, Frey Bros. & Johnson · the first teacher. Monument Works. 6-Todliy, Congregational 3-Today, 1368 Benton Street; Church; Yesterday, Market Yesterday, Lightning kills two Place Bazaar. mothers, June 2, 1875. 7-Today, Worth Johnson House; 4-Today, Between Watertower Yesterday, Once a schoolhouse· 1 I �Map Marks .Historical Sites NOTES ABOUT SOME CRETE PEOPLE . ALL ARE NOW DECEASED. A. B . Safford 0830-1891) went west with the '49ers, stayed there, and became the third governor of the Arizona Territory, serving from 1869 through 1877. Henry Piepenbrink, sheriff of Will County 1877 through 1880. Conrad Wilkening, in 1892 was elected as a state representative and served in the 38th General Assembly . Edward Rollert, served as a vice president with General Motors. William H. Nevens , principal of Crete Public School System for 17 years , and county superintendent of schools for 29 years. ·slapped his face for him?-Ladies Treasurer. ·• JACOB KISSED RACHEL." The following are the opinions of 'the English Press , upon the subject of the text which tells you that Jacob kissed Rachel and lifted up his voice and wept : · Now if Rachel was a pretty girl and kept her face clean, we can't see what Jacob had to cry about.Telegrlfph . How do y~>U know but that she (Continued from Page Two) Ye ster day , Hattendorf Monument Works. 51-Today , Old Town Medical Building ; Yesterday, Schweer Wagon and Blacksmith Shop. 52-Toda y, 1403 Main Street; Yesterday, The Winter Residence and Music Studio. 53- Today , Batterman Welding Shop ; Yesterday, Charles Braun Livery Stable. 54- Today , Masonic Temple ; Yesterday , The E . Walters Building. 55- Today , 1431 through 1439 Main Street ; Yesterday , Crete Manufacturing Company Building destroyed by fire on Nov . 14 , 1895. 56- Today , Restaurant Supply House ; Yesterday, J . H. Pralle Milk Plant. 57- Today , Faithorn; Yesterday, Ra'ilroad yards of C.M.St.P.&P. Railroad . 58-Today, Green Door Lounge ; Yesterday , Duensing Brothers Soft Drink Works . 59-Today, Queens Trailer Court ; Yesterday , W.L .S . Radio Broadcasting Station. 60- Today Balmoral Racing Club ; Yesterday, Lincoln Fields Jockey Club. 101- Today, J. Steen Muirhead Farm ; Yesterday, Moses Cook Farm. This was a station on the underground railroad. Abraham Lincoln was entertained here. 102-Today, William T. Meier Estate ; Yesterday, J. 0 . Piepenbrink Cheese Factory. 103- Today, John Mattox Residence ; Yesterday, The Piepenbrink School. ·104-Today, Samuel Cushing Farm qr Marvin Piepenbrink Farm; Yesterday, This farm was a station on the . underground railroad and Mr. Cushing was one of the conductors. Page Three From the Crete Enterprise, December 24, 1875. Remember As in all other parts of the North, there were abolitionists living in Crete in the days of slavery in the South . When the Fugitive Slave Act was passed in Congress in 1_!W8, the Underground Railroad was formed by northern sympathizers, and one of the "depots" was in Crete. "The Underground Railroad was a spontaneous growth of opposition and defiance to the Fugitive Slave law and pity for, and desire to mitigate as far as possible the great suffering of the poor unforunate people who were trying so hard to gain their libertytheir freedom from cruel tyranny," remembers Ella Porter in "Crete's Early History", by the Crete Women's Club in 1922. One of those most actively involved in the Railroad was Samuel Cushing of Beebe's Grove, Ella Porter's uncle. She recalls the methods through which he performed his service to the slaves: "There were underground stations all the way from the Ohio river to Chicago, and fugitives were constantly being passed along. Mr. Cushing received them from Crown Point and other places. They were brought in wagons, lying down in hay and covered with cornstalks. Uncle always had family worship and he usually invited the fugitives in , fed them, and loaned them Bibles so they could join in the morning worship. "Mr. Cushing usually started for the city about one or two o'clock in the morning with his load of hay, cornstalks, vegetables and livestock. He didn't reach there as quickly as the automobiles do now, but he arrived in time to get his load safely stored in safe places. He could leave them with his brother or Deacon Johnson's or Deacon Temple's protection. . They were all strong workers in Plymouth Congregational Church." Mrs. Porter recounts how a female slave was helped to escape by disguising her and how others hid from the authorities on a boat with the aid of the crew until they could abandon the ship in Canadian waters. She also tells of a neighbor, opposed to the Railroad, who was persuaded to aid a group of slaves after seeing how they were beaten. With the help of Cushing and many others across the northern states, the Underground Railroad was very successful, and Mrs. Porter says, "They helped away hundreds, and they told me in Chicago that they never lost one. They could not have succeeded so well if it had not been for the splendid help and sympathy given them by the captains on the lake. "The histories tell us in large numbers that many thousands escaped in spit~f their law, and a prominent Senator said in his speech before the Senate at that time, 'that it was easier to get a lost fish from the bottom of the sea than to recover a runaway slave from The Underground Railroad.' We reckon Jacob cried because Rachel had been eating onionsStandard. A mistake, not his eyes, but his mouth watered--Chronicle. . ,+ • • the good ole days ••• ONE OF THE EARLY organized music groups in Crete was this smartly-attired cornet band. Crete Was A Depot For Runaway Slaves Jacob wept because Rachel threatened to tell her mamaReporter. Those days were fine but, today is even better with modern living. Bruns Sewer Construction, Inc. COMPLETE SEWER SERVICEPhone 755-4272 or 672-5192 356 Hubbard lane Crete " Mr . and Mrs. Nobis departed for New Ulm, Minn., last Wednesday, where the Rev. gentleman will resume his duties as pastor of the Congregational church at that place. Masters At Their Trade From The Goodenow Journal, October 20. 1888. Honor Roll Given Report of the Primary Department for the week ending Oct. 19: Whole No. in attendance ... 29 Average attendance ... 28 Neither tardy nor absent: Howard Goodenow, Ray Cole, Roy McPherson, Edith Adams, Clara Walter, Thekla Walter, Julia Walter, Earl Grover, Maud Adams, Willie Westgate, Walter Gaines, Winnie Trowbridge, Stella Goodenow, Florence Goodenow, Mary Buchanan, Annie Jaeger, Sadie Fassett. The following have not whispered during the week: Wesly Smith, Stella Goodenow, Julia Walter, Ray Cole, Edith Adams, Walter Gaines, Willie Westgate, Winnie Trowbridge, Jessie Myrick; Charlie Burville, Clara Walter, Thomas King, Mary Buchanan, Saide Fassett, Clara Adams. Lillian Farnam, Teacher. From the Crete Enterprise, Dec. 24, 1875 "I'm two years older than you," said a little eight-year-{)ld girl to a New Bedford boy the other day. "Well , I don't care," was the reply . ".I'm going to wear trousers · · soon, and that you 'll never do. " ·Women. They've · come a long way .. IR 200 years! We have ac,;aull-reu:rm yesterday's ,.r~·t+.....6 " J!::jw:~ find that quality alive ,I~ and Garden Equipmt!lnr•\AI~i ·~~~~ service. ";, Fath~rs t' ';• {' Day Is · Sundi.~~~June 20. Help him celebrate eve_~ . Sunday with the Weekend Freedo!'1 Machine. :i$tJai ' ~- ~J ·Crete Lawn & Leisure 1742 Dixie_Hwy. ~ Nothing runs ~ lil<eaDeere® . Innovators. Reformers · Suffragists. Patriots. They've made their mark · in history. Earned their · place)n Congress. And merit ·our respect ... admiration. . i ~· Crete Daily 9 to 7:00 Phone 312-672-7511 CRETE 700 Exchange St TRUS T & SA VINGS Phone 312-672-6161 BANK· Crete, IL 60417 �Page Four Frontier Days In Will County residence. "Those were the days when wolves howled about the homes. The herds of deer galloped the open prairies and sought shelter from the cold wind storms in the groves of timber. Flocks of wild turkeys, geese and prairie chickens were no novelty but seen very frequently. "Many other things are worthy of mention concerning the days of my girlhood. The prairie fires, so vast and frightful-the wolf hunt, She writes: which I attended with ow- entire "The months following, neigh-! family when Joliet, Troy, bors and friends showed eager· Plainfield, DuPage, and Lockport ness to know his opinion of Illinois. .were each largely represented He was delighted, so were the forming a circle at the hour of listeners when they heard his starting, planning to meet at a glowing description of the grand specified center and time, betfertile western prairies. ween Plainfield and Lockport. At "The following May 9th, 1837 ten .a.m. all moved to the apthere stood on the State road south pointed place. When that circle of Martinsberg, Lewis County, was about one half a mile in New Yorll', a procession of new diameter , a fine drove of wolves, huddled . whi te can va s -covered wagons surrounded , were representing five families . Horses together. Then came the signal for were the best, wagons trim and fll'ing . When all were killed , the: tidy, set on good springs ; also distant neighbors met socially on the j spring seats, and the added luxw-y with congratulations success of the party. " 1 of carriage steps ... " The)' reached their destination at Plainfield June 9, 1837, after a · fow- weeks journey. "The fall previous my father's visit to lllinois was by sailboat which took ORIN AND CHARLES KING are seen in front ot their log twentyoi)ne days. Freight went by cabin tool shed about 1900. It was located on the bank mDeer water to Chicago . Some inCreek in the area now covered by Deer Lake in Lincolnshire. · dividuals came by stage, but' The King brothers were woodsmen. The tools of their trade, especially in the west , such ha~ the many saws and axes and the circular axe sharpening their trials. They paid their fare stone can be seen around the cabin area. In the days when oil, and were frequently obliged from' gas and electricity were unheard mfor heat and cooking, the deep mud to walk for long. main fuel was sometimes coal, but mostly wood. Since trees distances beside the almost empty were plentiful, these two men ~ould cut down the dead trees ! stage, so we felt ow-selves for and others that might be growing together. They would be cut j tunate to belong to a party, really. and split into different sizes and lengths for use as fence posts a Mutual Aid Society. by the farmers or sold to the viUagers to burn inJllieir stoves Her family arrived in Plainfield' for hea t and cooking. A firearm on one man's lap shows they in 1837. "We crossed the Illinois were alert for a deer or rabbit or some other animal they praries in early June," the article might shoot for their supper. This log cabin is similar to the reads . "They were surely shelters used by the early settlers. Sometimes they were beautiful beyond description, even shared by several people. The wagon trains that came to this in their uncultivated state. An area were not unlike the one that came through Steger expanse of verdw-e and flowers · recently <below) and encamped in Sauk Village. There under the grand dome of the Suzanne Waldschmidt <right) c~chairman m Crete's heavens bounded by the horizon, Bicentennial parade, presented the Crete village seal to AI here and there a bed ofl Mavis, Illinois wagonmaster. The seal decal from the village strawberries, more plentiful as we ' had been mounted and preserved on a plaque by Fred neared the streams, no fences, at1 Pebrkon especially for this occasion. Represented on the seal least a fence was seldom seen. The are the borne, school, and church, the basic elements of the timber was along the streams and! community. its shade seemed to beckon thej weary traveler to refreshing rest.; The groves were named first, or gave names to the settlements. Crete was not the only community in the area whose origins go back to the 1830S. In the archives of the Will County Historical Society is the reminiscence of a very early settler. This unknown writer recalls the joy of her father's homecoming from a trip to Illinois to find a futw-e home for his family. The year was 1836, the same year Willard Wood founded Crete. l Walker's Grove was the firSt: name of the Plainfield settlement.i A number of mills had been built for sawing and grinding, and the land was good for farming. "On ow- arrival," she writes, "the highest hopes of ow- entire party were fully realized. Soil three feet deep and very fertile, besides its location was On the direct stage route from Chicago to Ottawa .. . " The family's arrival was only three years after the Blackhawk Indian War, and the settlement had a fort. The church was a very important part of life at that time, and the woman recalls how the community subscribed to the national "Washingtonian Temperance Reform" . "I say reform ," she recalls , "because previous to about 1840 hard work was supposed to demand strong drink in almost any society, but· now Christians awoke to the sin of intemperance.'' .• Ocassionally, after a chw-ch service, a wedding would be performed. "After the singing , the gentleman and lady walked to the front una tte nded ; fa ce d the audience. The solemn vows were spoken, bri de and groom remained standing. There was a short benediction, then followed greetings by the whole audience, one by one as they passed by, and on the following Monday evening, the home reception was given by -the 'bl'itl'e*~ ·. parent at· ·net·- ... -. �PageFlve Those Were The Days ••• • • . But these are the days of the automobile and we oHer a complete auto service. WRECKER SERVICE 24 HOUR TOWING BRADLEY'S TEXACO SERVICE THE CRETE VILLAGE BOARD in 1899looked like this . Standing are <J. tor.) Rollin Hewes, Dr. Charles Btim, John Luecke ; seated (I. tor.) Will Rohe, Henry Rinne, President; Conrad Schweer, and W.H. <Billl Rinne. The photographer was H. H. Doescher of Endor, Ill . . &!l TIXACD 312/672-7173 Night Phones 312/672-7821-6373 2000 Dixie Hwy. Crete ~~~ Personals -'~~""'"~~'-''~.,._~ C.I. Read of Crete and Dr. Saulsbury of Bloom will debate the third-party question at Smith's Hall next Monday night. Let everybody turn out. These gentlemen held forth at Bloom a few weeks ago and those who heard them speak highly of their respective arguments. HAPPY BIRTH.DA Y AMERICA Roll Hewes and Jimmie Orr have wound up the threshing here, for this season, except a few jobs of Hungarian . Thanks to Crete, for turning out two such good machines , and such good managers of the same. Joseph Wallace has sold a 16 foot strip of land off the west end of his property in front of the depot here for an engine and coach house. Wm . Cook sold to John Sutherland the house and three acres of land adjoining the former 's residence in the south part of town . The consideration was $1500 and Mr. Sutherland intends to make it one of the finest places in town . Russell Printing Co. Publishers of Peotone Vedette 258-3474 Peotone Manhattan American 815-478-3255 Manhattan The Steger News 755-1313 Steger Beecher Herald 946-2151 Beecher The Crete Record 672-8843 Crete Park Forest South Post 672-6616 Crete · Monee Monitor 563-8039 Monee AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK 3307 Chicago Road Sou~h Chicago Heights �Page Six ,. Diary Of A mE HATTENDORF HOTEL, located aHhe corner of First Street and the C&EI railroad until it was razed in 1964, was an attempt at luxury that fell flat. Built in 1892 to house visitors to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the hotel was erected at a cost of $25,000. The 23 room, gray frame struct~re housed a. ballroom covering the third floor,l3 bedrooms and a bath on the second, 10 rooms, a bath, a spac10us lobby. k1tchen and dining room on the first and a bar in the basement. It closed its doors soon after opening because of lack of patronage. In 1908, Myron J. Adams boughtthe mortgage on the building and converted it to a factory. (No. 10 on the Crete Historical Map.) Crete Housewife While often overlooked in historical reviews, the housewife has always played a role in the development of an area and has had her share of hardships. Perhaps a representative view of a Crete housewife in the 1890s. can be found in the 1893 diary of. Belle Bordwell Starr. Miss Bordwell married Frank Starr in liiSS. and had two young children at the time of her writing. Miss Starr's average week consisted mainly of ironing,j baking, washing, and sewing. Typical of the entries .in her diary are these. "Did the baking and finished ironing the sheets. It was a job, too." "Ironed starched clothes. Sewed, on carpet." "Finished the carpet. Baked pies and cakes." "Finished the last of the dresses: this makes seven for her this spring." "Sewed up and hemmed five unbleached sheets. Didn't I do a good day's work?" The 1890s housewife had to make• a good deal of her family's clothing, but this was no eas~ chore. "Got Frank's second shir all done soon after dinner," shE: writes on Feb. 16, "and felt rathe1 tired. There is so much machinE work on them." Even the clothes she made were eventually "recycled." "Ripped up my black dress. It was good for nothing but carpet rags. All worn out," she writes. Canning was the fall's major activity, and she lists several days which were spent canning various fruits and vegetables. Possibly the hardest chore of all was washing. On Jan. 10, she recounts some of these troubles: "Left the children and went over home to wash. It was too cold to take them, so they staid with Ma S. Ma's cistern went dry after I had wash commenced, so had to go to Cole's for water. One of their cisterns is empty, so there seems to be quite a scarcity of soft water. I hung the clothes in Cole's attic." During ·the summer, another wash day was made more difficult when Mrs. Starr couldn't ''make. the hard water work. I pressed with them all forenoon but could not get them clean. They were all stuck up. I shall have to send part of them to be washed over. Still, Mrs. Starr found time to read listing "Lorna Doone " "The Scariet Letter" and "Twi~e Told Tales" among the books she read during the year. There are other interesting bits and pieces to be found in the diary. The winter of 1892-93, for instance, was especially hard, with temperatures of 16, 14 and 19 degrees below zero on successive days in January. When Mrs. Starr's parents presented her son, Burt, with his first suit1 she comments, "I think I'll keep him in pants as he is nearly four and children wear pants so much younger than the) used too." She also tells of how her husband rented a house for them in Chicago Heights at $25 a month. "There are five rooms upstairs and we will try to rent them furnished. Will keep the downstairs for ourselves. Three rooms." The Starr's new house came with a "new gasolene stove, and think I will like it very much, when I get used to it." During the year of 1~93, however, Mrs. Starr's favorite pastime was going to the World's Fair in Chicago. Her first visit 1 filled an entire page in the _diary: I "Took Ill. Central train for World's Fair. Got there about 12. Was in the Horticultural Hall. Transportation. Administration. Machinery. Agricultural. Electricity. Mines. Manufactures. Music Hall. Peristyle. La Rabida Convent. U. S. Battleship. Gov. and Fishery Buildings. Rode on Intramural railway. Left at 5:30 on Elevated. Got Lunch at Allen's and home on last dummy. The Fair is just grand and I'm crazy to go again." Mrs. Starr went back to the Fair nine more times during the summer and fall, always managing to see an extraordinary number of exhibits each time. Her enthusiasm for the World's Fair is understandable though, in that it' gave her time .off from the daily routine of the 1890s hpusewife. "~" mE TOT ON THE LAP of her mother, Francelia Severance <Hewes). Bordwell, is Belle Mary Bordwell, who grew up to marry Frank Starr and keep a diary. Excerpts from her 1893 diary are printed here. Belle was born April22, 1868, in Crete. The picture is from an original tintype owned' by Jeanne Baker Hothan . . , . �The Bicentennial year has rekindled interest in our heritage and everything that evokes memories of our country's beginning early crafts, needlework, and homes of early Americans. Crete is fortunate to have so many residences of historical interest in its midst. This article is the first of several featuring early homes in Crete and their stories. George and Lucille Kester's home on Main Street, believed to be the oldest in Crete, is our first subject. Photos By Jim Benefield FIVE GENERATIONS OF THE KESTER family have occupied this historic old home at 1221 Main Street in Crete. The year 1847 painted on the eaves marks the date George Kester's great grandparents bought the house for $50 cash. a buggy and harness. The Kester Home - Oldest In Crete by Pat Harder with a large soap kettle. Mr. Kester remembers a wing off the back being torn down when he was six years old. It housed a summer kit chen, woodshed , a clever shower arrangement devised by John Ward Cole and a wagon As nostalgic as the charming schoolhouse red cottage appears, it onlv hints at its story. Immediately one not ices "1847" on the front eave, the year present owner George Marvin Kester's rOOI1\. great grandparents, John Ward A chicken house , barn and and Martha Cole, purchased the various animal shelters were built house and twelve acres for the by great -grandfather Cole. George equivalent of $100 ($50 cash plus a Kester added a playhouse for his buggy and harness). The home four children that is now used for probably had been built by former storage. owners Oakley and Eliza Phillips. John Ward Cole, the first Originally, the Kester home was a unpretentious house with two blacksmith and wagon maker in rooms upstairs , two rooms down, ' the area, had his shop where Dr. and a large flagstone cellar un- Herbert Schirmer presently has derneath the tongue and grooved his office. The rest of this twelve plank flooring. Axe hewn oak acres was fenced, gardened or limbers from the area were used used for grazing. The grounds for to frame the house, but the the Kester house now total six Michigan pine sheeting for the acres and extend 1140 feet back to · walls was hauled in by bobsled. Rohe Lane. Some of the random width pine In 1916 the house started sheeting used is twenty-seven changing more as it was wired for inches wide. electricity. In 1924 running water Sun-dried bricks were used for was brought in and in 1941, insulation. All rooms have a plumbing was installed by George seven-fool heigh:. In addition to Kester. Later he added a new I he large oak timbers, closely knit living room with a bay window. saplings were used in constructing The Kester home is enhanced by the roof. lovely antiques . A melodeon and Wings and outbuildings have an interesting pressed glass come and gone. Originally there sugar. creamer and spoon bowl was a lean -to, smoke house, well, set , original with the house, are out house, cistern, and a work area still in use . Lucille Kester has a rose-colored Gone With , the Wind lamp and a beautiful spinning wheel from her grandmother prominently displayed. Mr . Kesler has an old Flintlock and an 1863 civil War musket. A beautifully framed sampler dated 1792 hangs beside a memory box with memorabilia from George Cox, one-time resident of the Kester house and grandfather of Mr. Kester. Five generations of the same family have now lived in the Kester house and have left behind many interesting objects, such as the family Bible dating back to 1773, a collection of letters about the Civl War and others about experiences while traveling west . George Kester is a collector of many things including old Valentines, data on his family, and mom en toes of early Crete, such as a copy of the first issue of Crete's first newspaper, dated Dec. 24, 1875. His arrowhead collection is extensive. From numberous boxes he can tell you where he foW)d each arrowhead, what tribe made it and approximately its age. Lucille Kester, originally from Escanaba, Mich., is of FrenchCanadian background. Her family, worked as lumberjacks. She and George have four grown children: Dolores, Pat, Bob and George. I S !TE \...n· r·. GURDON H£ BBARP TRAR. CHICAGO TO DANVILLE · r8 zo THE WILL COUNTY CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE placed this historical marker on the Kester property in I!1:16 to denote that the Gurdon Hubbard Trail from Chicago to Danville ran along what we now know as Dixie Highway o~ Route I. . GEORGE.KESTER ADMIRES the old melodeon that was a gift of his g1·eat grandfalhc·•· h · SEATED IN THE BAY window area of their 'living room, George and Lucille Kester talk • his grandmother when she was a young girl in the 1850's. In the fo1·eground is a spiuuinJ! with reporter Pat Harder about their historic old home. wheel from Mrs. Kester's family. �l'a~t' Eight This 1930 Whippet was before our time, but we've worked on cars. old and new for many years. Happy Bicentennial To All Harry's Service Station Day 672-8008 Nite 672-5146 1 3 50 M A IN S T . C RET E , ILL . 60417 A UTO IN 11!9!1, CRETE TOWNSHIP_ was run by the following 10 officers: from left to right, front row, A. H. Smith, J . H. Dahlman, John Saller; m1ddle row, William Saller, J . H. Piepenbrink, Henry Cole, H. F. Rotermund; top row, H. C. Ohlendorf, H. C. Wehmhoefer, H. Schweppe. S u N R E P A IRIN G · FRONT WHEEL ALI G N ME NT TUNE -U P TE S TIN G- AIR COND I TIONING Crete Papers Expand With Passing Years_ Just as assuredly .as the nature and character of the town of Crete has changed since Willard Wood first came to the area in 1836, so . have the newspapers that have served Crete for the past one hundred and one half years. On Dec. 24, 1875, the first Crete newspaper was published. The · publisher was Charles E . Carter and the paper was the Crete Enterprise. According to the 1878 History of Will County, published by William LeBaron, "Anyone who has perused the columns of the Crete Enterprise can see that Mr. Carter is thoroughly master of the pen." The first issue of the Crete Enterprise had a subscription list of about 150; by 1878 it had 300 subscribers and ranked "among the leading papers of Will Coun· ty." It was also independent in politics, says the history book. The year 1888 found the firm of Tillotson and Trowbridge editors, and publishers of the Cret~ Journal and its auxiliaries. The• papers covered Bloom , Monee, Beecher, Matteson and Goodenow . The combination of papers was reported by the 1890. Portrait Biographical Album of Will County to have a "bona fide issue of 500 copies weekly." It was said' the papers were · " heartily welcomed by the people of this region , being full of local news, and treating concisely all thej 1 important topics of the day ." William C. Trowbridge bought' out his partner, Myron J . Tillot-: son, in 1891 and conducted the, paper alone until 1894 when he moved the plant to Chicago! Heights and established a paper' called the Chicago Heights Signal, which he published until 1898. He then sold out there and inl the Fall of the same year returned to Crete, purchasing a half interest in the Crete Citizen. In 1899 he became the sole owner. As editor and publisher of the Crete Citizen , William C. Trowbridge took an active role in the life of the community. He gave his political support to the Republican party, was village clerk and postmaster. Trowbridge's son , William Roy, joined his father in the newspaper. and later bought him out. 1963, William Roy. In Trowbridge wrote a reminiscence lo the Crete Record from his retirement home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. "After Dad left Crete," he wrote, "Mr . <H .W.) DeJarnatt of Chicago came to Crete to start the Crete Citizen which he published for a number of years." (H.W. DeJarnatt had been a lieutenant in the Confederate Army , serving in Missouri during the Civil War, and is buried in the Crete Cemetery. ) Roy Trowbridge's letter continues, ':Then Mr. Roscoe and my father bought it and Father bought out his partner later. "I bought it from him in 1909 and continued its publication until 1917 when I moved to Steger, later discontinuing its publication." On Nov. 25, 1920, Edwin M. Williams put out Vol. 1, Number 1 of t.he Crete Record, which he continued to publish until 1949. Over the years the Crete newspaper emanated from various locations. In 1899 its office stood where the Crete Hardware store is now located. At another time it was located on the site of the present laundromat parking lot. When Mr . Williams first came to town it was located in the southmost part of the Old Town . Restaurant building. Later· it was ' in the first Wilkening building, just one lot south of the southwest corner of Main and Exchange. At that location Mr. Williams used to sit in the window where the light was good and hand pick the type for each week's issue, letter by letter from the old type case. The . Crete Centennial edition was issued July 2, 1936, with the outer pages printed on shocking · pink paper to celebrate the town's lOOth anniversary. In 1942 Williams published a special issue ' honoring Crete's servicemen. ! Nearly all of the 82 Crete residents i serving in the military at that time were pictured. In 1949 the Record was bought by Roy C. Schumacher and Kenneth Weeks. The Korean action called Weeks into. the Army in 1950 and Mr. Schumacher continued as sole publisher of the paper until July 1963. It was printed in the Wilkening building until that structure was razed and it was moved to a new building· behind the post office. The Record was bought by P .J . Cleary, publisher of the Farmers Weekly Review in Joliet, who operated it briefly l,Ultil October 1963 when it was acquired by Russell Printing Co. G. Lee Russell and his son, Gilbert L. Russell, were the original publishers . Lee later retired and son Lanson W. joined Gilbert as publisher. Lee Russell died Feb. 21, 1976. Audrey DeMuth served as editor of the Record from 1963 to June 1973, becoming managing editor of all Russell papers Qn that date. The Crete Record became the fourth paper in the Russell chain, which was begun with the Peotone Vedette, a weekly newspaper established in 1894 and bought by Lee Russell in 1942. He established · the Monee Monitor in 1958 and bought the Beecher Herald in 1962. The Manhattan American was ~cquired by Russell Printing Co. m 1964. The most recent papers in the chain, the Park Forest South Post, established 1971, and the : Steger News, established 1973, began as columns in the Crete · Record. The Record has been the circulation leader of the papers for ' a number of years, with a cir1 culation today of 2400. ls! Power Cycle . -1866 ~,... - .A steam powe~ed Velocipede was invented by W.W. Austin o( Wmthrop, Mass. m 1866. The boiler was suspended at the back or the seat: The piston rods were connected directly to the rear wheel. . The f1rst gas powered motorcycle which was considered to be the first 'real' motorcycle was invented by Gottlieb Daimler or Germany in 1902. He attached a 4 cycle piston engine to a bicycle frame , This provided a basis for the powerful, well constructed motorcycles as we know them today. YAMAHA CITY 960 Dixie Hwy. Phone 672-5603 Crete Someday You ' ll Own A Yamaha CLEAN SWEEP Going Out of Business 30-50% OH SorryNo Lay-A-Ways No Exchanges No Returns No Refunds All Purchases Final BICENTENNIAL GREETINGS CASH ONLY Live Entertainment Weekend Evenings Brauhaus DUENSING'S Cocktail Lounge Variety Store Loceted 1361 Benton 672-6864 Crete 1364·Main St Crete �' ONE OF CRETE'S GREATEST architectural failures was the first Crete-Monee High School Dome. The gymnasium failed to survive its first winter, succumbing to the record-breaking snows of January 26-27 Crete-Monee Teams Grow; In Numbers And Strength by Van Nightingale The average sports fan is bound to have a hard time keeping up with high school sports in this day and age. Crete-Monee is as good an example of this as any, with 16 teams at the varsity level in 11 different sports. It wasn't always that way, however. In fact, the Crete-Monee athletic department has built up from only one team in the 1930s. In the years that followed, Crete's sports situation has continually gone up and down. In the fall of 1937, Crete High School, which was then located at what is now Crete Elementary, went from two to three years of schooling and the only varsity sport at the time was basketball. That year, led by Ron Christopher, John McDonall and John Piepenbrink, the Warriors won 14 of 21 games, the Junior Six Tournament championship, and a district title. Two years later, Crete became a four year high school, and in the fall of 1941, baseball made its debut on campus. The Warriors compiled a 4-0 record against Beecher and Grant Park in the only year of Fall baseball at Crete. The basketball team continued to hover around the .500 level · through the early 19405, and won its own holiday tournament in 1944, led by Dick Allen and Roland Piepenbrink. The first year of high school football in Crete was 1945, although the team failed to win any of its seven games. The following year, the Warriors gained their first victory, a 27-18 verdict over St. Patrick of Kankakee, as Mel Middleton and Tom North en each scored a pair of touchdowns . The 1947-48 year was a particularly successful one all around . Middleton led the basketball team to a 14-9 record and a title in the Grant Park Christmas Tournament. In football, fullback Dave Newhuis led the Warriors to a 5-2-1 season, a mark which they repeated the next season. In 1949, George Stout, a converted quarterback, set a new rushing record as the Warriors finished 4-3. The high school was first called Crete-Monee in the Fall of 1950, and was admitted to the Kankakee Valley Conference. The grid team proceeded to tear the league apart, going undefeated the next three years in conference and running up overall records of 7-1, 7-1 and 9-0. The two losses during those years were to Dyer, Ind., and both were by one point. Crete got even in the undefeated 1952 season, whipping the Hoosier team 13-0 in the C-M homecoming game. George Nagle, Don Coulom and Bill Bazil starred in the backfield during those years, as did Fred Hansen and Tom Storms at end. Quarterback Ted Becker and linemen Loren Hodson, Richy Blievernicht and Pat Soucie played on all three teams. In 1951, Crete-Monee won the only basketball title in the school's history, tying for first with Grant Park in Division II of the KVC. The Warriors, led by Hansen, storms, Coulom and Bud Newton, were one of the few teams in the league to compete in both divisions, and could have tied for first place with Bradley in Division I had it not been for a late season loss to last place Gilman . Track made its first appearance at the school in the early 1950s, and Crete won the KVC title in 1952 with 52 points, led by Becker in the 100 and Jack Sizemore in the 880 and the mile . Crete-Monee finished second in the conference meet three years later. Since the early success in football in the 19505, Crete has only had three winni_ng teams. The backfield of George Huffman, Ray Gene Brock and Jon Labahn led the Warriors to a 6-2-1 mark in 1954, while the 1962 and 1968 teams 1967. Following sounder architectural plans, the present, better built Crete-Monee Dome stands on the site of its predecessor. had identical 4-3-1 records. Still, the Warriors have had a reputation for fine runners, like Bobby Keller, Wally Malins, Dave Hanna, Kyle Maker, Bob Harsey and Travis Lacefield. On the basketball court, Crete won the 1953 district title, despite having a lo~ing record. In 1957, the Warriors were 19-~. led by Gary George and Don Daily, and copped the second annual Crete-Monee Holiday Tournament. The following year, after, heavy graduation losses, the team's record dropped off to 0-22. The baseball team had an 8-2 mark in 1956 and a 9-3 record in 1959, led by super pitchers Larry Bucholz and Ed Becker. Unfortunately, that has proved to be the baseball team's last winning season to date. In 1960, a golf team was organized and the following year it began a seven year streak during which it never lost a league title and won several district titles. Jerry Hirsch, Dave Hughes and Jon Hitt all finished third in the state meet at one time or another, and other district and conference medalists have included Steve and Ken Benson, Carl Madory, Tim Eckman and Jim McCullough in the 19605 and Phil Kline and Jim Hamann in the 1970s. The cross country program got under way in 1962, and though Crete had the Devlin brotl;lers, Pete and Jim, who finished first consistently in the 19605, and Craig Stanley in the 19705, it wasn't until 1974 that the Warriors captured a league title in the sport. · Wrestling began the same year, and the Warriors sent Jerry ·Grasser and Hal Hothan (40-3 over two years) to the sectionals in the mid-19605, but Crete never had a wrestler qualify for state until Tim Staley in 1974 and Bob Loy and Joe Rossi in 1975 accomplished the feat. Also, the best that the school has ever done in conference is a second place finish in . 1967, Hothan's senior year. In 1961, Dale Peters achieved what no other athlete at Crete- Monee has ever done: he was named most valuable player in football, basketball, baseball and track, competing in two spring sports. Two years later, the Warriors won the first Southeast Suburban Conference track meet, hosted by Crete, by a margin of 49 1h -49 over T. F . North . In 1969 they repeated as champions, led by Maker and Roger Einbecker, and put together two in a row in SICA South in 1974 and 1975 paced by sprinters Greg Gurtler and ·Lacefield. A gymnastics team was formed in 1966 and competed through 1970 before it died out. The tennis team first appeared in 1970, but didn 't compete again until 1974. The basketbaU team suffered a long dry spell in the 19605 before compiling a winning record of 15-9 in 1966 behind superstar Bruce Butchko, who averaged 25 points a ,game and later started for Southern Illinois University. The :warriors were 15-10 in 1969, and the 19705 saw Bill Michalski break the career scoring record that Tom Storms had held for 24 years as the Warrior cagers put together three winning seasons in a row and won the first regional game in Crete history. At the same time, the G.A.A. program that had its origins in the 1930s developed into nine girls varsity teams. Although all the 'teams were losers in 1974, they have all become competitive and this spring, the track team picked up Crete-Monee's first girls conference title. The gradual, yearly imprqvement of the girls athletic program sounds an optimistic note for all teams at Crete-Monee. Quite possibly, a Tricentennial look at Warrior teams will reveal an even richer heritage all around. Harry's Old Town Restaurant is pleased to wish all of you a Happy Bicentennial Year Every Wednesday is Family Night Prime Ribs $4.75 · Bar-8-Q Ribs $4.25 All Dinners Complete Carryout Service Banquet Rooms Available Large or small parties welcome Open 7 Days 6 a.m.- 11 p.m. (Fri. Sat till 12 am, Sun. 9-9) Make Reservations 1390 Main. Crete Phone 672-8766 Bicentennial Greetings To All We're proud to live and work in Crete. We have never repaired a covered wagon ... Fiscal International Corporation staff includes <1. tQ, r.) Ed Peterson, Agent, Marc Cerf, C.L.U. (owner of F.I.C.) and 3 year participant of the Million Dollar Roundtable and Marilyn Cerf, Life and Health Underwriter. •INSURANCE but we take old fashioned pride in keeping your car in good running order.. ART'S TEXACO SERVICE Phone 672-7301 YOU'll GO WITH TEXACO 1158 Main St Crete • STOCKS FIC • MUTUAL FUNDS • BONDS Fiscal International Corporation For Interesting Comparisons Marc A. Cerf, CLU General Agent Crete 1401 Main St (312) 672-6144 �In . The I Olden Days Way back when, hand sewing was the only way to make garments. Today, you have a wide choice d quality, high style clothes to choose from. A,,,,. 7RrE CRETE'S FIRST FACTORY was a sash and door company, known as the Crete Manufacturing company. Built in 11161!, it operated until Nov. 14, 1895, when it was destroyed in a fire. (No. 55 on the Crete Historical Hovn: Mondoy thru Soturdoy-10 A.M. to 5 P.M. :\lap. I Excerpts from the Tribune. N~v . 15, 1895 MAIN &CASS SlllOS, Clm lee••'" - Pf1111 (J12} 112·11M Chicago first Crete Plant 'Has Disastrous End In 1868 a small company of German farmers formed a syn· dicate and.started a sash, door and pHnd factory , known as the Crete Manufacturing company . The factory was located in the south part of town on the Vin 7 cennes wagon road and consisted of a three story frame building, dry kilns , engine room with adjoining storage accommodations and an office building. Although devoid of shipping facilities it did an extensive local business and had a large trade in southern Illinois and Kentucky. It employed from 70 to 80 men ~·ho settled in Crete when the factory was started and owned their own homes . On Nov . 14, 1895, at 2 :30 a .m ., the night watchman found the factory on fire. He blew the whistle , -.,vhile two freight engines on the C.&E .I.R.R. and the village fire alarm brought out all there was ,;f the village fire department, and most of the inhabitants. The fire spread rapidly over the entire factory . and all the local firemen could do in the absence of any water department and with only a barrel and bucket brigade was to pre\·ent the flames spreading to the village itself. In spite of their efforts a nearby dwelling house, owned and occupied by Fred Sennhol z was destroyed . Assistance was asked from the Chicago Heights Fire department. Fire Marshall Scott at once started with an engine drawn by four horses . His men made a four mile run thru mud eight inches deep in forty minutes. The last arrivals could only assist in prevenling any further spread of !he names. :"Jo insurance was carried and !he fire )t)SS was total. The officers at the time of the fire were : Ernst Rinne; P res ident , Tre asur e r , Henry E . Meier ; Secr etary , Henry Schweer ; Ma nager , A. Bockstoever; Directors. J . 0 . Piepenbrink , Fred Saller, Fred Kraeft and W. H . l{ohe. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, Wjth Liberty and Justice for all. t •: I �Page Eleven The good old days are gone forever, but not good homecooking. Dine with us at LOU'S COUNTRY RESTAURANT WILLARD WOOD'S FIRST HOME in Crete was a log cabin on the southeast corner of what is now Main and Exchange. Since he was the first settler, he took in travelers whenever they came his way, later adding rooms and eventually building Wood's Hotel. That structure stood through many incarnations until it was razed to make way for the Clark gas station. Wood later moved to this home on the southwest corner of Park and Exchange, which is still standing and occupied by the Newton family. In this 1873 lithograph, the artist exercised his imagination a bit in placing sidewalks around the property. <No. 34a on Crete Hist?rical map.) Open 7 Days 6:30a.m. to 4:30-p.m Crete 672-6366 Neighborhood News Let's Keep MILLIONS of bottles of Burnett 's Cocoaine have been sold. during the last twenty years, in every civilized country, and the public have rendered the verdict that it is the cheapest and best Hair Dressing in the world. Freedo111 Ringing A111erica! Our sidewalks are getting in bad condition, many of the planks being loose and in some cases gone entirely. Would it not be a good plan to have them repaired before some on steps through and sustains serious injury? We have been bequeathed the preciou~ heritage of Democracy Edward Duensing's auction sale last Monday was quite a lively affair, so we hear. Politics was freely discussed, and at one time it looked like a free fight, but the man who wanted to do the fighting was persuaded to desist. Nobody hurt. to be passed in turn to succeeding generations. This land of the. free is our land. Let us keep the ~!~~~~?sound of independence 1776 -... m the air. to 1976Like a good neighbor, StateFarm ~ is there.-----. For help with all your family insurance needs, SPe: Alan Bartels 1395 C.Main St Crete, IL • • .. This ad is sponsored by the following Crete Realtors Qrq lD3 MAN~n m21. L. Quick ~.u-.IE"/ IIW. ESTATE, INC. 312'6?~-6644 Home Phone 312 534--5496 536 Exchange Crete STAT( IAIM ~ ~ INSU.ANCl ~ State Farm Insurance Companies Home Offices: Bloomington, Illinois 1406 Main St Phone 672-6565 t of • ~ f • if ~ I I~ I f t I of I I • f f Crete Phone 672-7227 29 Margaret 465 Exchange Monee Crete Phone 563-8565 4 C f Phone 672-6733 �Jill's the new place in town Country Antiques and Unusual Macrame Supplies Lessons Knotting to Order Crete 1361 Main St BICENTENNIAL SALE Thursday. Friday and Saturday JOHN BRASE. a teacher at the Beebe's Grove school, posed with his 'schulkinder' (students> for the class picture. Pictured, from left to right, are, first row, unknown, Martin Koelling, WiUiams Diersen; second row, Magdalene Themer, Edna Meier, Olga Diersen, Sophie Koelling, Sophie Seehausen; third row , Julia Tatge, Alice Knabe, Clara Diersen, AUce Koelling; fourth row, Paul Meier, unknown, Harry Tatge, Henry Seehausen, Bill Pansa ; fifth row, teacher John Brase. The Beebe's Grove settlement was the land that lay east of the Milwaukee Railroad. Goodenow Journal Not many people realize th2t in 1888, Goodenow had its own newspaper, The Goodenow . Journal. It was published and mailed at Crete as one of the six . Journals published by Tillotson & Trowbridge. The cost of a subscription to the paper was one dollar a year . The Journal specialized in County and local news From The Goodenow Journal, October 20, 1888. _ Belle Bordwell Is Wed To Fronk Storr "Married . Starr-Bordwell-On Wednesday , Oct. 17, 1888 by Rev. Wm . Morrow , at the residence of the bride's parents .. Frank A. Starr and Miss Belle Bordwell . How Crete Was Named Neighborhood NeWI From The Goodenow Journal, From Crete's Early History by the . October 20, 1888. Crete Woman's Club, 1922 Mrs . C.E . Carter of Fairbury, who has been visiting for the last " When Long John Wentworth week at her old home and atwas elected to Congress in 1843 he had a postoffice established, thel tending the wedding, rPturns home to-day . first and only postoffice in this vicinity at that time, being at During an exciting political Thorn Grove, Monee Township. campaign we are liable to hear a Mr . Wood was appointed post-. great many strange things from master by the Congressman and both sides_ EVERYBODY has was asked to give the office a heart of a bell cow, but WHO name. Mr. Wood gave it the name EVER heard of a Belle Starr of Crete, taking the name from an before? island mentioned in the history of Our boys report a lively time at St. Paul's journey as a prisoner to Mr. Duensing's sale last Monday; Rome, as related in the New cause, too much liquid refreshTestament." ment. "The wedding was a very quiet one, the immediate families of the; pa1r oemg the only guests. The bride 's dress consisted of Henrietta cloth and watered silk, mahogany in color . The day was the 22nd anniversary of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Bordwell. Mr . Starr and his bride left on the afternoon train for Chicago , where thty will visit his sister , and· then go to Fairbury for a few days , after which they will return to Crete. The future is all bright before them , and we hope the brightness will never fade." Congratulations to Crete Fairbury Newspaper Begins Publication From The Goodenow Journal, October 20, 1888. !Editor's Note : C. E. Carter had nreviously established the Crete! nterprise in 1875. ) All Flavors Canfields 12-0z. Cans Cigarettes Our Every Day Price $3 99 KINGS $4°9 too·s 10-Lb. Bag Ice Cubes Bic Lighters Reg. $1.49 The Country Mart 2010 Dixie Hwy. 672-7972 Crete Hear Ye! on its great Bicentennial "The Local Record is the name of a bright newsy paper published by C. E. Carter at Fairbury, Ill. The second number is at hand and is as neat in appearance as any country newspaper we ever saw .. Tha, it will be a success we have not the least doubt, knowing Mr . Carter 's propensity for succeeding in whatever he undertakes." Y2 Gal. Ice Cream events. Our insurance agency is proud to be a part of this fine community working with and for its citizens B ;centennial 200th Year I Dominick J. Pancrazio DBA · Crete Insurance Agency 1359 Main . Phone 672-7231 We're Backed By Years of Service In times of bereavement, it's comforting to know that you can put your trust in us. We'll handle all the details for you. Spindler-Koelling Funeral Chapel 507 Exchange St 672-7211 or 755--'0242 Crete Serving the Crete area for over 75 years �ON THE OCCASION OF YOUR 200th BIRTHDAY The Spirits of Achievement, Brotherhood and Growth are shining brightly during the BicentenniaL We are proud of our great heritage •. .proud that we can call ourselves Americans. This Bicentennial Greeting is sponsored by the · following professional men of Crete D.E. Bamman~ D.D.S. Francis J. Tyk, D.D.S. 1397 Main St Crete Commons 1363 Benton St Raklch, Treichel and Blanchard, Ltd. 405 East Exchange Koslowski and Polito I John F. Sullivan, D.D.S. . 1399 Main (Crete Commons) :Canalla,Berwanger and Assoc., Ltd. W. U. Miller, M.D. 484 Cass 465 East Exchange St (Crete Commons) . Dr. Phillip L. Kaufman .. ATIORNEYS AT LAW OPTOMETRIST 1395 Main Crete Commons 1397 Main St (Crete Commons) . f , �Pagr Fourtf'f'n WATER CONDITIONING AND STORAGE tanks and a well were located at the site of the present Crete lumber yard in 1906. The tanks were used to service railroad engines. (No. 12 on the Crete Historical Map) DISPLAYING THE COMPANY MOTTO of "From country to you in glass" is a delivery truck from the H. H. Pralle Milk Plant, which was located on Burville Road at the site of the present restaurant supply house. The plant was next door to a "Red Crown" (Standard) gas station, where the Crete Car Wash now stands. (No. 56 on the Crete Historical Map>. Park District To A Big Thank You Honor Willard Wood To All Who Gave With New Building Us Loca I History Having received a court order from the Judge of Circuit Court of · Will County approving the Park District July 16, 1957, the first official meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Crete Park District was held on July 30, 1957 in the Amvets building. Today, the Crete Park District Board cordially invites the reader to attend the Dedication of the Willard Wood Park Center on Sunday, June 27, at 2 p.m. at 515 First Street, Crete. · The present members of the board, Mrs . Winnie Easterday, president; Mrs . Mary Ann Hussman, vice-president; Kenneth Muehring, Gerald Thunherst and Curtis Lauer met on June 2 in the commisioners' room of the new building. Following the dedication all park activities will take place in the Willard Wood Center. The board members are most happy to be dedicating this building as a part of Crete's observance of the Bicentennial and feel that this is a fine way to honor Willard Wood, who founded Crete in 1836. During its twenty years' existence the Crete Park has continued to grow in size and activities . The Amvets Memorial, two shelters, two fountains, an entrance marker and two lighted tennis courts are among the From the Crete Enterprise, December 24, 1875. OPIUM and Morphine Habit absolutely and speedily cured. · Painless; no publicity. Send stamp for particulars. Dr. • Carlton, 187 Washington St, Chicago. OPIUM Habit Cured At Home. No publicity. Time short. Terms moderate. 1,000 testimonials. 5th year of unparalled success. Describe case. Address Dr. F.E Marsh, Quincy, Mich. PERMANENT AND PROFIT ABLE EMPLOYMENT can be secured by one lady in every town in the United States. Address J. Henry Symonds, 68. Devonshire, Boston, Mass. Bad enough to look and feel bad yourself; but no excuse for having your horse look and feel badly , when for a small sum you can buy SHERIDAN'S CAVALRY CONDITION POWDERS, which given in grain two or three times a week will make him look and feel well . From the Crete Enterprise, December 24, 1875 All the old photos and some of the historical material for this special issue are from the archives of Crete Historian Ray Piepenbrink. He also drew the historical tour map and compiled i the legend that goes with it. Other historical information was supplied by George Kester, Winston DeMuth, Bill Helme, Jeanne . Hothan, Winnifern Easterday, the South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society, and the Will County Historical Society. To alJ of these sources the CRETE RECORD is most grateful. facilities acquired. The 63 year old bandstand has been maintained and remains the focal point in the village park. Through the cooperation of the Lions, Amvets, Woman's Club and many individuals the Crete Park District has become one of the fmest in the State, and the village park attracts thousands during the year to enjoy its facilities. As a highlight of Crete's Bicentennial celebration the Park Board proudly presents the Willard Wood Park Center in hopes of perpetuating all of the fine things Mr . Wood had in mind when he chose this beautiful location, and name it Crete! Incidents And Accidents Mrs. Beardsley, who keeps a boarding-house in St. Louis, the other day put a spoonful of arsenic in some pie-crust she. was making, having mistaken it for yeast powder. The first three who partook of the pie were thrown immediately into spasms, which caused suspicion, and the others refrained from eating. The dose, however, proved too large to result fatally, and with the help of a physician the sufferers soon regained their composure of stomach. Moral: Don't eat pastry raised with arsenic. While three men were engaged in adjusting some staging at the Centennial building in Philadelphia, the other morning, the supports gave way and they .were precipitated a distance of eighty feet to the ground. They were instantly killed. This makes ten lives which have thus far been l,ost on the Centennial buildings. Rev. Geo. Millar preached a splendid sermon in the Congregational church last Sunday, his topic being "What of your Life?" Prof. Reno preached last Sunday morning and evening, and we have heard many favorable comments from members of the Methodist church. t ·:. * .... * * * * * * * * * *.* * * * * * * * * * * •.* * * * ~\ ~The Great~ Buy Centennial: . . * ** TRft1J Alia the only travel agency !*~ in town named after your town ** * . * : _Acapulco Holiday $ 31 9 American Airlines * ** Features included:. per dbl occ. ** .ew,u : • Round Trip Air TICket • 7 Night Luxury Hotel Jt·· 484 Cass (Cass and Main) Jt,' • Round Trip Limo Transfer Phone 672-6506 Sorry, We're So Young WeDon'tRecall but we're happy to be a .part of the business community of Crete••. and pleased to thlnlc of the women, post, present and future who have helped malce our country great I Q Woman's World ·~ ~~ Main St Phone: 672-7030 Crete Put Your Trust With The Experts Church and School 1610 Main St. Truth and Purity for over 65 years in Crete Pastor R. W. Pasbrig 672-8171 " * * * * * *·* * * * * * * * * *·* * * * * * * * * * .. * * * * * Zion Lutheran Teaching the Word of God in Its : Modern science and medicine have updated pharmaceutical methods. But one thing hasn't changed ... our expertly qualified pharmacists. Crete Pharmacy 672-8110 1379 Main St Crete �• I • • t Page Fifteen d place to save! The best derned places I've seen! Chicago Heights 1630 Chicago Road Chicago Heights, Illinois 755-9063 Crete 1380 Main Street Crete, Illinois 672-7272 Flossmoor 27 43 Flossmoor Road Flossmoor, Illinois 957 -9800 Glenwood 289 East Glenwood-Lansing Road Glenwood . Illinois 758-0300 • Clucago Heights Fedeml SaVI-.. . . . . . .. • �CRETE AREA HISTO lit S lTV C ETE, ILLI OIS 1- , <;$ Schools Growth Dramatic Since District Was Formed by Audrey DeMuth School District 201-U in June 1976 is a far cry from what it was in 1948 when the district was formed . Then there were 700 students in grades 1-12, all housed in two buildings. Today there are 5747 students in grades K-12 attending classes in nine schools. What's more, CreteMonee is one of the few school districts in the state that is still growing at a steady and rapid rate . When the district was formed, 15 separate school districts in Crete and Monee Townships were consolidated. All of these outlying schools had accommodated grades 1-8. High school classes were held in a two story addition to what is now Crete Elementary School. In fact , before consolidation Crete had offered four years of high school for less than a decade . Prior to 1939, students had started at Crete and finished at Bloom or Peotone. n1e consolidation became ot ficial July 1. 1948. Verne Crackle was the combined Superintendent of Schools and Principal of Crete Elementary . Lynn Wiley was made principal of Crete High Scho.ll . Crackle went on to become Will County Superintendent of Schools for about 14 years and has since retired . Wiley went on to become Superintendent in the Crete-Monee District and is now Crete Township Assessor . Owen Springer became the first full time Crete Elementary Principal in the <'arty '50s. Only one building that predates unit consolidation is still in use today . That is Crete Elementary, built in 1928, and added onto four times so far, with a $1.2 million renovation and expansion now. under discussion. A new Monee elementary scnool was constructed in 1953, which served as an adjunct to the old Monee school constructed in 1905. The latter venerable two story· structure was abandoned for school purposes in 1968 as unsafe, and has since been remodeled for courtroom facilities . The new' Monee school has had five additions since its erection . Crete-Monee High School was constructed in 1953 in Crete to serve the entire district. Two hundred ninety seven students moved into this building in 1954. It has since suffered through six additions and is again at capacity. Park Forest was devloping very rapidly in the early 1950's and the ever increasing enrollment presented a problem there. Classes were started in homes built and partitioned to form two classrooms each. They were held in these homes for several years, with the seventh and· eighth graders being transported to Monee. The first phase of Talala Elementary School in Park Forest was built in 1957 and some of the home classrooms abandoned. Ten new classrooms and a library were added at Talala in 1958, and more home classrooms closed. The final three homes serving school needs in Park Forest were not phased out until 1962 when St. Mary school opened in Park Forest, taking some of the load off Talala . The school had a second addition in 1970 and a third is being contemplated. Balmoral and Meadowood Schools were both built in 1960 in rural Crete Township , with identical floor plans. Despite two subsequent additions at Meadowood, it is still less than half the size of Balmoral. Development in the Meadowood sector failed to take place a~ predicted. A third small addition there is currently being con· sidered. Additions to Balmoral came in 1967 and 1970. The latter marked a departure for the district, when fifth and sixth grades were placed in the first "open concept" classroom spaces. Grades K-4 remain in traditional structured classrooms. The first junior high in the district, Hubbard Trail, was built in 1963. All seventh and eighth graders had previously been housed at Crete and Monee Elementary schools. With the construction of Hubbard Trail, the district switched to a 6-3-3 plan, which was heralded as a change in educational philosophy, but also alleviated overcrowding at the high school by siphoning off the freshman class. Later the 6-3-3 plan was abandoned as Hubbard Trail became overcrowded and additions at the high school made room for the freshman again. By 1965, the school count stood at five elementaries, one junior high, and one high school. Enrollment totaled 3565 and the faculty numbered 178. Just the year before, the district opened an administration center on First Street in Crete. Up to that point, the superintendent and the high school principal shared one office with back-to-back desks at the high school. The only other administrators at that time were a business manager and a superintendent of buildings and grounds. Today there are 11 administrators or personnel with district-wide responsibilities. That ALTHOUGH THES~ ~CHOOL childr~n seem to be enjoying their school activities at Crete Elementary school, the school buJ_Id•.ng wa~ not destmed to be standing much longer. On June 12, 1928, a fire destroyed the Crete Elementary l;lulldmg wh1ch had housed Crete students for 57 years. The fire occurred shortly after plans had been made to make an addition to the building, but as the school term had ended, no student property was lost. does not include principals , From Crete's Early History by the assistant principals, or their Crete Women's Club, 1922 clerical assistants. They are housed in the same rented adTlte farly History ministration center, plus a mobile Of Crete Sc.l tools and three scattered schools. In by Mrs. George Myrick July, all will move to one central The first school house in Crete location in the New Community Enterprises building in Park was a log house and stood where Henry Diersen's brick barn now Forest South. The year 1965 saw the building of stands. It was built in 1837 and its the Warrior Dome, and 1967 saw first teacher was Willard Wood. its re-building with a new roof plan The school later was held in the after the Dome collapsed in the wilding south of the Congretional colossal snowstorm of Jan. 26-27, church, now owned by Conrad 1967. It was ready for graduation Biesterfeld. The school was held in the first floor room and the second ceremonies in June 1968. Hickory Elementary School was floor room was used for a town opened in 1971 in Park Forest hall. Other schools in the township South as the first all-{)pen concept school in the district. Despite an were the Hewesburg district addition in 1973, it is currently school south of town, the Wilder operating with about 150 students school north of town situated on the southeast corner of the road as more than capacity. The district's second junior you cross the railroad tracks going high, Deer Creek, opened in Park to Steger; the Piepenbrink farther Forest South in 1975. It, too, was east in the Beebe Grove district; built on the open concept. With the Endor or Batterman; Scheiwe, opening of Deer Creek, the high and Burville, southeast of town school was able to go off split and the Schrage, or then called shifts as the freshmen once more District No. 1, in the western part are retained in the junior highs. of the township. In 1872 the present school house Less than three decades since consolidation, the Crete-Monee in Crete was built, the directors at schools are on the threshhold of that time being: Mr. R. Cossaart, even greater growth. The number H. Harfeldt and Mr. Fassett. Mr. of teachers alone is near the 330 Wm. Nevens was principal, which mark today. There is still a lot of position in our schools he held for room for development within the sixteen years . He then was our nearly 80 square mile district, in country superintendent for both Crete and Monee Township. twenty-nine years, lacking three months, and was loved and respected by all who knew him . The first primary teacher was Anna Adelia Solly, who taught three years and then took a school of one scholar, G .M. Myrick, and still holds her position . Another teacher of our village was Miss Lillian Farnam , born in Crete and taught here nine years. When the present school was begun the Wilder school joined it and in 1920 the Piepenbrink school consolidated with the village school on trial. The average attendance in each room in 1873 was sixty scholars, there being only two rooms used. It has been said that Crete township, and the records show it to be so, furnished or supplied more teachers than any town in Will county, not including Joliet. From the Crete Enterprise, Dec. 24, 1875 'I:Et\CIIEH. ALBERT E. MEYR for many years conducted Trinity Lutheran school classes in a room of the < r.~·t~· J>~bh~ school. Can ~ou identify t~ese students in the picture taken about 1942-3? Ed Johnson. Phyllis Kr;u 1111 r. ll'orman Duensmg, Roland B1esterfeld, Ralph Wassmann, Richard Blievernicht, the Brands twins. A Griswold street lawyer employed a new boy the other day, and when the lad asked for instructions the attorney replied: "Your instructions are to be taken in general. Keep the office clean, borrow coal whenever you can, and under no circumstances must you ever lend my umbrella to a lawyer."-Detroit Free Press. From the Crete Enterprase, December 24, (875. Locatl~ons And General Outlook THE FOUNDER OF OUR CITY The village of Crete is situated on the line of the Chicago, Danville and Vincennes Railroad thirtyfour miles from Chicago by rail. It is located on one of the finest agricultural regions in the State, and has a population of about eleven hundred people. The village was laid out in 1846 by Willard Wood, who ... had the first house built.. .the same year <Editor's Note : Due to the age of the original copy of the Crete Enterprise, certain segments of the paper are illegible), and occupied it as a hotel, and also kept the first post-<>ffice. Messrs. Jos. Huntly and Henry Barrett were the first merchants of Crete, and in 1846 Jos. Huntly erected the first store. The school was taught by Willard Wood, in 1837-8, just north of the village. The first Physician was Dr. G. W. Minard, who settled in 1848, and still resides in the place doing a flouri~hing business. The Chicago, Danv11le & Vincennes R.R . was completed through the place in 1869. CHURCHES Crete can boast of having three Churches: The Congregational, Methodist and German Lutheran. The Congregational Church was organized in 1852 by Rev . N. C. Clark . Their present church building was completed and dedicated in June 1852. The Methodist Chur.ch of Crete was organized in January, 1839, by Rev . ~ · R. Beggs at Thorn Grove, and m March, 1841 was transferred to Crete Village. The German Lutheran Church of Crete was formed in the winter of 1857. Their present church building was erected in 1860, just south of the village. SCHOOLS The people of Crete have not been behind their neighbors in the way of public schools. The present excellent building was erected in 1872 at a cost of $5,500. It is a large two story wooden building, pleasantly located in the edge of the grove. It is divided into four departments, which are presided over by competent teachers. The house is furnished with the best patent seats and desks, and is capable of seating three hundred pupils. The school is very popular and well patronized, and reflects great credit upon the people of Crete. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Crete Record Description An account of the resource Digitized copies of The Crete Record. Newspaper BigFullDate 06/17/1976 Newspaper Publication Date 1976-06-17 Text rete ecor .TWENTY CENTS PER COPY DELL TILLOTSON <on horseback) and Henry Schweer lead the 1936 Crete Centennial parade down Main Street. The parade was part of the celebration of the one hundredth Dixie Highway Was Once Hubbard Trail From Crete's Early History by the Crete Woman's Club, 1922 by Mrs. W. H. Robe In the beginning of the Nineteenth Century, when the white man cut his way through the wilderness into the Illinois country, there were but few settlements all of which were along the waterways . Practically the only contact the settlers had with the civilized world was through the fur traders who came to this part of the country to trade with the Indians. The Indians , being great hunters , had many fine furs and they exchanged these for gew-gaws, and any little old glittering thing that struck their fancy. This made fur trading a most remunerative business for the white man and caused the establishment of trading posts all over the country , especially along waterways. A string of trading posts was established along the Iroquois and Kankakee rivers and their tributaries, under the charge of Gurdon S . Hubbard , with headquarters at Danville. This was about the year 1827, and up to this time posts were still located along waterways . In the early days, long before Columbus thought of looking for a shorter route to India , this continent had raised its peaks out of the waters of the earth. Years before civilized man invaded the shores of North America, the American Indian had lived, hunted, fought and died here. Before the days of civilization and toil, animals and savages foraged for food and shelter. When these were exhausted in one place, they sought elsewhere. When the weather grew cold in the autumn instinctively they traveled south. With the autumn rains the low lands became impassable, therefore the higher the ground in the general direction in which the hordes passed became the traveled route. It was along one of these routes between Chicago and Danville that Gurdon S. Hubbard transported his goods . He procured pack ponies and wended his way down to the Wabash , dotting the plain with trading posts at Blue Island , Momence, Watseka and other points. The highway thus established was known as "Hubbard's Trail " and was for many years the only well-defined road between Chicago and the Wabash country. In reviewing the annals of history , we find that a part of this old route runs right through the center of Crete and is now called "Main Street." With this interesting background , and with the certain knowledge that history was being made right on this spot, before Crete was thought of as a village, it seems but fitting to do something to commemorate the past. anniversary of the founding of Crete. The Crete Golf Course advertised on sign in background was just west of the present day high school. When Crete Was Incorporated From Crete's Early History by Crete Woman's Club, 1922 In March, 1880, county Judge Benjamin Olin called an election to vote on incorporation under the general law, which was carried. He then caused notices to be posted for an election to be held on April 20, 1880, to vote for six village trustees and the following persons were elected: Ernst Rinne, Charles Horn Sr., J.C. Rohe, Walter Loock, Diedrich Seehausen and Christian Knabe. board chairs, 1 arm chair, table with drawer, stove and 1 lamp. The second election was held on April 19, 1881 and the following officers were elected - J.B . Robinson, Wm . Rohe, and Henry Rohe Trustees; W. H. Nevens, village clerk; Henry Schweer, treasurer; Lorenzo Tillotson, police constable and B.F. Hewes, street commissioner. The clerk's salary was $23.13 for the year. John Williamson was the first policeman the village had. Some noteworthy achievements of the past and present boards are the purchasing of wooded land from Ulysses Myrick in 1885 for a rpark, the installing of a city water 1 system in 1903, macadamizing jMain Street and securing of the following utilities: Telephone Exchange, 1902; Electric Lights, 1904; Interurban street cars, 1906; gas, 1913. In 1920, in conjunction with the state a wide cement roadway with curbing was built thru the center of the town, now known as the Dixie Highway. The first meeting of the board was held in the office of Daniel Hewes, J. P ., April 24, 1880, and organized by electing the following officers : President, Charles Horn Sr.; Village Clerk , Gutavus Brauns ; Treasurer , Henry Schweer ; Police Constable, Lorenzo Tillotson; Street Commissioner, Wm . Tatge. As it appeared according to law that three members of the board would have to serve two years and the other three for one year, it was decided by drawing lot that J .C. Rohe , C.Knabe and Walter Loock would serve one year and Charles Horn Sr. , Diedrich Seehausen and Ernst Rinne would serve two years. Meeting adjourned to meet April Zl , at 7% p.m . Walter Loock Clerk p.t. On April Zl, 1880, the first dramshop (saloon) license was granted to William Wilken at $50 per annum. During this year the calaboose was built and on Nov. 6, 1880, it was resolved to buy 11 TillS PICTURE of the founder of Crete, Willard Wood. and his wife, nee Diantha Boardman, is from a glass plate owned by Jeanne Baker Hothan, one of his many descendents still Jiving in Crete. It is the only known pidure of Mrs. Wood and one of the very few of him taken before his later years. �~ Pag~ ..... . 15-Today, World War' I Memorial; Yesterday, In memory of Martin Biesteriield Kl.A. Crete Am vets 16-Today, Memorial of Gratitude to aU Veterans who served our, Two CREIT, ILLINOIS (NOT ro SCALt.) COWltry. c T<'lFTP. STRF'ET 0 5...... co:; ,..... 0:: ,-4 (I') "41::: . H c :z. H r· . ...:1 ~ H < TfHR .. H STRE'Ii;T E-- LIN:JEN STREF:T ;:::. 0.: z cr: 0:: r.-~ H c :z: ~ ...... E-- < (/) p... < ~ 15 ~ g STREET H H 16 ...: 0 ...... :X: 0 1):'! 13 E-U'' 14 z H < ),_ 12 FiaST TREET 10 22 2J E-- w E-< w (£ · Cf'; E-- 0:: E-- 2L ~ 25 29 en < 0:: H 30 ~- ~ [ ~ 0 ~ ( .' 31 5 @) ' 6 9 37. 8 2 7 w w CO:: , ~= o= 0 z0 t-' (I') ex.; ~ en (/) z z7,; r:.: 0 ~ H ::> H R u 43 cr. r.-: T ) E-- 0:: E-- z>- f-< w fs-' ~ 0:: E-- LL ~ ~ H H H c:r: ;:E; H f-< (_) < ~I 17-Today, George M. Kester: House (built before 1847); Yesterday, Oldest house on original foundation. D3 104 18-Today, Gurdon Hubbard Trail Marker erected in 1936 by the Will County Centennial Com>mittee. ...: 19-Today, Dr. H. F. Schirmer ~ office; Yesterday, Location of cr. ~ f:<' ...: Old Milestone 1-59. Location of 0: 0 first blacksmith and wagon shop 19 ~ ~ used by John Ward Cole. ~ E-;:I: 3»-Today, Goose Creek flows E-- {.) 18 w "through this area which was ~ 0::. 17 used as a village pasture. ~ e; 21-Today, Ralph Cloke House and < u S: Shop; Yesterday, Gift Residence of John C. Diersen Hardware Man. 22-Today, Mrs. R. C. Milton House; Yesterday, Residence of W. Robe, druggist & banker. 23-Today, Gibb's Shop; Yesterday, Doescher Saw Mill . 24-Today, Gilbert L. Fink House; Residence & office of Dr. Chas. Blim Sr. 25-Today, N-W Comer of Main and North Streets was the retirement home of Samuel 21 Cushing. 26-Today, House at 4Tl North Street was the residence of Charles Horn Sr. grain merchant and first village president. 27-Today, Crete Elementary School; Yesterday, 4 room · school built in 1870 burned to 26 ground in June 1928. 27 , NO!t'I'n STREET 28-To.day, Crete Methodist 28 Church; Yesterday, ~rganized 1841. 29~Today, 1322 Main Street; Yesterday, Residence & office of Dr. C.F.O. Miessler. 30-Today, 1330. Main Street; ~XCHANC1'1i; STR~"E1' ~2 Yesterday, W. F. Mussman, und:>rtaker & furniture dealer. •36 3La 31-Today, Crete Bowling Lanes; Yesterday, Seggebruch Building 45 (feed and grain). 46 l E-32-To,day, Gas Station; fs-' 47 w Yesterday, J . C. Diersen Hard· ~ ware Store. E-• 48 ... ___ ___..!!] ~Ass srqwr 33-Today, Methodist Church w 49 Playground; Yesterday, :r: ~1 Buchanan Meat Market. E-50 ~ E-w 34-Today, Crete Amvet Post 84 (/) cr: 51 < Building; Yesterday, Diersen r:-.· Cl 52 Blacksmith Shop. H 0 ...:1 34a-Today, Edward Newton SJ ILl ~ TJIYISION STR?ET Family House; Yesterday, Residence of Willard Wood in 54 late 1800's. 35-Today, The Town Hall at 1367 Wood Street 36-Today, Gas Station; Yesterday, Crete's first permanent settler arrived here in HT'RRARn LANE 1836 and built a log cabin at this location and engaged in farming and the shoemaker's trade. 37-Today, Gas Station; Yesterday, The Conrad Wilkening Building. 38-Today, Chuck's Place <John HM'Rf'!At.f STR.~F.T Lisdero Tavern); Yesterday, Andrew Polson Saloon. 39-Today, Duensing Variety; Yesterday, Robe Brothers City Drug Store. 40--Today, Lou's Country Kit~R~'I'l!: qr.vn. chen; Yesterday, Fred SaUer Residence (coal dealer). 41-Today, Hi Hat Cleaners; ~tTRITILLF. ( F'fl T1''-'0RN) RD. Yesterday, Opperman & 56 II Bakhaus Harness Shop. 42-Today, Reichert Builders; 57 Yesterday, Seggebruch Garage. 43-Today, Chicago Heights ' 6() Federal Savings & Loan; Yesterday, Rube Grocery and Market. 44-Today, Old Town Tap; Yesterday, Hartman's Grocery and Meat Market. 45-Today, The Robe Building; Yesterday, Herman Robe Shoe Repair & Harness Maker. downstairs with village offices- ll-Today, Northwest of tennis upstairs. courts; Yesterday, Depot of 46-Today, Crete Hardware; ~esterday, Office of "Crete 8-Today, Crete Cemetery; :Chicago & Eastern Illinois R.R. · Citizen" newspaper. Yesteraay, Resting place of ,. 12-Today, Crete Lumber Yard; 47-Today, Drug Store Entrance; many Crete pioneers. Grave site Yesterday, Well, water conFarmer State Bank Building. of William Hewes, , ditioning and water storage 48--Today, S-W Corner of Drug tanks for railroad engines. Revolutionary War soldier. Store; Yesterday, Tillotson's 9-Today, S-W Corner Exchange 13-Today, West of Park Water Grocery and Market. at Vincennes Streets; YesterTower; Yesterday, Railroad day, Depot of Chicago & Roundhouse. Big train wreck 49-Today, Dr. Walter U. MiUer Building; Yesterday, c. W. here, October 1891. Interurban Traction Co. Koelling Exchange Hotel. 1()-Today, Park District Tennis 14--Today, Park Band Stand; Area; Courts; Yesterday, Adams Yesterday, Erected in 1913 by 50-Today, Parking (Continued on Page Three> Crete Woman's Club. (Hattendorf) Hotel, built 1893. 3u E) " ·, s:: ,--j ~I E-- w w E-- :::> 0:: E-- 0 (I') Cl') ~ ~ H < ex:' ~ w :E --·-- E-- z H ~ 8< 8 0 H :r: 0 58 59 Map Marks Historical Sites Map and Key by and Alley; Yesterday, Old· Village Building Jail, Ray ' Piepenbrink. Waterworks, Meeting Room, Fire Dept., Storage. 1-Village . of Crete Municipal 5-Today, Diersen (Hecht) House, Building built in 1876; Yesterday, 2-Today, Professional Building Location of first school holL'>e, 0361-1363 Benton St.); Yesterbuilt of logs, by Willard Wood, day, Frey Bros. & Johnson · the first teacher. Monument Works. 6-Todliy, Congregational 3-Today, 1368 Benton Street; Church; Yesterday, Market Yesterday, Lightning kills two Place Bazaar. mothers, June 2, 1875. 7-Today, Worth Johnson House; 4-Today, Between Watertower Yesterday, Once a schoolhouse· 1 I �Map Marks .Historical Sites NOTES ABOUT SOME CRETE PEOPLE . ALL ARE NOW DECEASED. A. B . Safford 0830-1891) went west with the '49ers, stayed there, and became the third governor of the Arizona Territory, serving from 1869 through 1877. Henry Piepenbrink, sheriff of Will County 1877 through 1880. Conrad Wilkening, in 1892 was elected as a state representative and served in the 38th General Assembly . Edward Rollert, served as a vice president with General Motors. William H. Nevens , principal of Crete Public School System for 17 years , and county superintendent of schools for 29 years. ·slapped his face for him?-Ladies Treasurer. ·• JACOB KISSED RACHEL." The following are the opinions of 'the English Press , upon the subject of the text which tells you that Jacob kissed Rachel and lifted up his voice and wept : · Now if Rachel was a pretty girl and kept her face clean, we can't see what Jacob had to cry about.Telegrlfph . How do y~>U know but that she (Continued from Page Two) Ye ster day , Hattendorf Monument Works. 51-Today , Old Town Medical Building ; Yesterday, Schweer Wagon and Blacksmith Shop. 52-Toda y, 1403 Main Street; Yesterday, The Winter Residence and Music Studio. 53- Today , Batterman Welding Shop ; Yesterday, Charles Braun Livery Stable. 54- Today , Masonic Temple ; Yesterday , The E . Walters Building. 55- Today , 1431 through 1439 Main Street ; Yesterday , Crete Manufacturing Company Building destroyed by fire on Nov . 14 , 1895. 56- Today , Restaurant Supply House ; Yesterday, J . H. Pralle Milk Plant. 57- Today , Faithorn; Yesterday, Ra'ilroad yards of C.M.St.P.&P. Railroad . 58-Today, Green Door Lounge ; Yesterday , Duensing Brothers Soft Drink Works . 59-Today, Queens Trailer Court ; Yesterday , W.L .S . Radio Broadcasting Station. 60- Today Balmoral Racing Club ; Yesterday, Lincoln Fields Jockey Club. 101- Today, J. Steen Muirhead Farm ; Yesterday, Moses Cook Farm. This was a station on the underground railroad. Abraham Lincoln was entertained here. 102-Today, William T. Meier Estate ; Yesterday, J. 0 . Piepenbrink Cheese Factory. 103- Today, John Mattox Residence ; Yesterday, The Piepenbrink School. ·104-Today, Samuel Cushing Farm qr Marvin Piepenbrink Farm; Yesterday, This farm was a station on the . underground railroad and Mr. Cushing was one of the conductors. Page Three From the Crete Enterprise, December 24, 1875. Remember As in all other parts of the North, there were abolitionists living in Crete in the days of slavery in the South . When the Fugitive Slave Act was passed in Congress in 1_!W8, the Underground Railroad was formed by northern sympathizers, and one of the "depots" was in Crete. "The Underground Railroad was a spontaneous growth of opposition and defiance to the Fugitive Slave law and pity for, and desire to mitigate as far as possible the great suffering of the poor unforunate people who were trying so hard to gain their libertytheir freedom from cruel tyranny," remembers Ella Porter in "Crete's Early History", by the Crete Women's Club in 1922. One of those most actively involved in the Railroad was Samuel Cushing of Beebe's Grove, Ella Porter's uncle. She recalls the methods through which he performed his service to the slaves: "There were underground stations all the way from the Ohio river to Chicago, and fugitives were constantly being passed along. Mr. Cushing received them from Crown Point and other places. They were brought in wagons, lying down in hay and covered with cornstalks. Uncle always had family worship and he usually invited the fugitives in , fed them, and loaned them Bibles so they could join in the morning worship. "Mr. Cushing usually started for the city about one or two o'clock in the morning with his load of hay, cornstalks, vegetables and livestock. He didn't reach there as quickly as the automobiles do now, but he arrived in time to get his load safely stored in safe places. He could leave them with his brother or Deacon Johnson's or Deacon Temple's protection. . They were all strong workers in Plymouth Congregational Church." Mrs. Porter recounts how a female slave was helped to escape by disguising her and how others hid from the authorities on a boat with the aid of the crew until they could abandon the ship in Canadian waters. She also tells of a neighbor, opposed to the Railroad, who was persuaded to aid a group of slaves after seeing how they were beaten. With the help of Cushing and many others across the northern states, the Underground Railroad was very successful, and Mrs. Porter says, "They helped away hundreds, and they told me in Chicago that they never lost one. They could not have succeeded so well if it had not been for the splendid help and sympathy given them by the captains on the lake. "The histories tell us in large numbers that many thousands escaped in spit~f their law, and a prominent Senator said in his speech before the Senate at that time, 'that it was easier to get a lost fish from the bottom of the sea than to recover a runaway slave from The Underground Railroad.' We reckon Jacob cried because Rachel had been eating onionsStandard. A mistake, not his eyes, but his mouth watered--Chronicle. . ,+ • • the good ole days ••• ONE OF THE EARLY organized music groups in Crete was this smartly-attired cornet band. Crete Was A Depot For Runaway Slaves Jacob wept because Rachel threatened to tell her mamaReporter. Those days were fine but, today is even better with modern living. Bruns Sewer Construction, Inc. COMPLETE SEWER SERVICEPhone 755-4272 or 672-5192 356 Hubbard lane Crete " Mr . and Mrs. Nobis departed for New Ulm, Minn., last Wednesday, where the Rev. gentleman will resume his duties as pastor of the Congregational church at that place. Masters At Their Trade From The Goodenow Journal, October 20. 1888. Honor Roll Given Report of the Primary Department for the week ending Oct. 19: Whole No. in attendance ... 29 Average attendance ... 28 Neither tardy nor absent: Howard Goodenow, Ray Cole, Roy McPherson, Edith Adams, Clara Walter, Thekla Walter, Julia Walter, Earl Grover, Maud Adams, Willie Westgate, Walter Gaines, Winnie Trowbridge, Stella Goodenow, Florence Goodenow, Mary Buchanan, Annie Jaeger, Sadie Fassett. The following have not whispered during the week: Wesly Smith, Stella Goodenow, Julia Walter, Ray Cole, Edith Adams, Walter Gaines, Willie Westgate, Winnie Trowbridge, Jessie Myrick; Charlie Burville, Clara Walter, Thomas King, Mary Buchanan, Saide Fassett, Clara Adams. Lillian Farnam, Teacher. From the Crete Enterprise, Dec. 24, 1875 "I'm two years older than you," said a little eight-year-{)ld girl to a New Bedford boy the other day. "Well , I don't care," was the reply . ".I'm going to wear trousers · · soon, and that you 'll never do. " ·Women. They've · come a long way .. IR 200 years! We have ac,;aull-reu:rm yesterday's ,.r~·t+.....6 " J!::jw:~ find that quality alive ,I~ and Garden Equipmt!lnr•\AI~i ·~~~~ service. ";, Fath~rs t' ';• {' Day Is · Sundi.~~~June 20. Help him celebrate eve_~ . Sunday with the Weekend Freedo!'1 Machine. :i$tJai ' ~- ~J ·Crete Lawn & Leisure 1742 Dixie_Hwy. ~ Nothing runs ~ lil<eaDeere® . Innovators. Reformers · Suffragists. Patriots. They've made their mark · in history. Earned their · place)n Congress. And merit ·our respect ... admiration. . i ~· Crete Daily 9 to 7:00 Phone 312-672-7511 CRETE 700 Exchange St TRUS T & SA VINGS Phone 312-672-6161 BANK· Crete, IL 60417 �Page Four Frontier Days In Will County residence. "Those were the days when wolves howled about the homes. The herds of deer galloped the open prairies and sought shelter from the cold wind storms in the groves of timber. Flocks of wild turkeys, geese and prairie chickens were no novelty but seen very frequently. "Many other things are worthy of mention concerning the days of my girlhood. The prairie fires, so vast and frightful-the wolf hunt, She writes: which I attended with ow- entire "The months following, neigh-! family when Joliet, Troy, bors and friends showed eager· Plainfield, DuPage, and Lockport ness to know his opinion of Illinois. .were each largely represented He was delighted, so were the forming a circle at the hour of listeners when they heard his starting, planning to meet at a glowing description of the grand specified center and time, betfertile western prairies. ween Plainfield and Lockport. At "The following May 9th, 1837 ten .a.m. all moved to the apthere stood on the State road south pointed place. When that circle of Martinsberg, Lewis County, was about one half a mile in New Yorll', a procession of new diameter , a fine drove of wolves, huddled . whi te can va s -covered wagons surrounded , were representing five families . Horses together. Then came the signal for were the best, wagons trim and fll'ing . When all were killed , the: tidy, set on good springs ; also distant neighbors met socially on the j spring seats, and the added luxw-y with congratulations success of the party. " 1 of carriage steps ... " The)' reached their destination at Plainfield June 9, 1837, after a · fow- weeks journey. "The fall previous my father's visit to lllinois was by sailboat which took ORIN AND CHARLES KING are seen in front ot their log twentyoi)ne days. Freight went by cabin tool shed about 1900. It was located on the bank mDeer water to Chicago . Some inCreek in the area now covered by Deer Lake in Lincolnshire. · dividuals came by stage, but' The King brothers were woodsmen. The tools of their trade, especially in the west , such ha~ the many saws and axes and the circular axe sharpening their trials. They paid their fare stone can be seen around the cabin area. In the days when oil, and were frequently obliged from' gas and electricity were unheard mfor heat and cooking, the deep mud to walk for long. main fuel was sometimes coal, but mostly wood. Since trees distances beside the almost empty were plentiful, these two men ~ould cut down the dead trees ! stage, so we felt ow-selves for and others that might be growing together. They would be cut j tunate to belong to a party, really. and split into different sizes and lengths for use as fence posts a Mutual Aid Society. by the farmers or sold to the viUagers to burn inJllieir stoves Her family arrived in Plainfield' for hea t and cooking. A firearm on one man's lap shows they in 1837. "We crossed the Illinois were alert for a deer or rabbit or some other animal they praries in early June," the article might shoot for their supper. This log cabin is similar to the reads . "They were surely shelters used by the early settlers. Sometimes they were beautiful beyond description, even shared by several people. The wagon trains that came to this in their uncultivated state. An area were not unlike the one that came through Steger expanse of verdw-e and flowers · recently <below) and encamped in Sauk Village. There under the grand dome of the Suzanne Waldschmidt <right) c~chairman m Crete's heavens bounded by the horizon, Bicentennial parade, presented the Crete village seal to AI here and there a bed ofl Mavis, Illinois wagonmaster. The seal decal from the village strawberries, more plentiful as we ' had been mounted and preserved on a plaque by Fred neared the streams, no fences, at1 Pebrkon especially for this occasion. Represented on the seal least a fence was seldom seen. The are the borne, school, and church, the basic elements of the timber was along the streams and! community. its shade seemed to beckon thej weary traveler to refreshing rest.; The groves were named first, or gave names to the settlements. Crete was not the only community in the area whose origins go back to the 1830S. In the archives of the Will County Historical Society is the reminiscence of a very early settler. This unknown writer recalls the joy of her father's homecoming from a trip to Illinois to find a futw-e home for his family. The year was 1836, the same year Willard Wood founded Crete. l Walker's Grove was the firSt: name of the Plainfield settlement.i A number of mills had been built for sawing and grinding, and the land was good for farming. "On ow- arrival," she writes, "the highest hopes of ow- entire party were fully realized. Soil three feet deep and very fertile, besides its location was On the direct stage route from Chicago to Ottawa .. . " The family's arrival was only three years after the Blackhawk Indian War, and the settlement had a fort. The church was a very important part of life at that time, and the woman recalls how the community subscribed to the national "Washingtonian Temperance Reform" . "I say reform ," she recalls , "because previous to about 1840 hard work was supposed to demand strong drink in almost any society, but· now Christians awoke to the sin of intemperance.'' .• Ocassionally, after a chw-ch service, a wedding would be performed. "After the singing , the gentleman and lady walked to the front una tte nded ; fa ce d the audience. The solemn vows were spoken, bri de and groom remained standing. There was a short benediction, then followed greetings by the whole audience, one by one as they passed by, and on the following Monday evening, the home reception was given by -the 'bl'itl'e*~ ·. parent at· ·net·- ... -. �PageFlve Those Were The Days ••• • • . But these are the days of the automobile and we oHer a complete auto service. WRECKER SERVICE 24 HOUR TOWING BRADLEY'S TEXACO SERVICE THE CRETE VILLAGE BOARD in 1899looked like this . Standing are <J. tor.) Rollin Hewes, Dr. Charles Btim, John Luecke ; seated (I. tor.) Will Rohe, Henry Rinne, President; Conrad Schweer, and W.H. <Billl Rinne. The photographer was H. H. Doescher of Endor, Ill . . &!l TIXACD 312/672-7173 Night Phones 312/672-7821-6373 2000 Dixie Hwy. Crete ~~~ Personals -'~~""'"~~'-''~.,._~ C.I. Read of Crete and Dr. Saulsbury of Bloom will debate the third-party question at Smith's Hall next Monday night. Let everybody turn out. These gentlemen held forth at Bloom a few weeks ago and those who heard them speak highly of their respective arguments. HAPPY BIRTH.DA Y AMERICA Roll Hewes and Jimmie Orr have wound up the threshing here, for this season, except a few jobs of Hungarian . Thanks to Crete, for turning out two such good machines , and such good managers of the same. Joseph Wallace has sold a 16 foot strip of land off the west end of his property in front of the depot here for an engine and coach house. Wm . Cook sold to John Sutherland the house and three acres of land adjoining the former 's residence in the south part of town . The consideration was $1500 and Mr. Sutherland intends to make it one of the finest places in town . Russell Printing Co. Publishers of Peotone Vedette 258-3474 Peotone Manhattan American 815-478-3255 Manhattan The Steger News 755-1313 Steger Beecher Herald 946-2151 Beecher The Crete Record 672-8843 Crete Park Forest South Post 672-6616 Crete · Monee Monitor 563-8039 Monee AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK 3307 Chicago Road Sou~h Chicago Heights �Page Six ,. Diary Of A mE HATTENDORF HOTEL, located aHhe corner of First Street and the C&EI railroad until it was razed in 1964, was an attempt at luxury that fell flat. Built in 1892 to house visitors to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the hotel was erected at a cost of $25,000. The 23 room, gray frame struct~re housed a. ballroom covering the third floor,l3 bedrooms and a bath on the second, 10 rooms, a bath, a spac10us lobby. k1tchen and dining room on the first and a bar in the basement. It closed its doors soon after opening because of lack of patronage. In 1908, Myron J. Adams boughtthe mortgage on the building and converted it to a factory. (No. 10 on the Crete Historical Map.) Crete Housewife While often overlooked in historical reviews, the housewife has always played a role in the development of an area and has had her share of hardships. Perhaps a representative view of a Crete housewife in the 1890s. can be found in the 1893 diary of. Belle Bordwell Starr. Miss Bordwell married Frank Starr in liiSS. and had two young children at the time of her writing. Miss Starr's average week consisted mainly of ironing,j baking, washing, and sewing. Typical of the entries .in her diary are these. "Did the baking and finished ironing the sheets. It was a job, too." "Ironed starched clothes. Sewed, on carpet." "Finished the carpet. Baked pies and cakes." "Finished the last of the dresses: this makes seven for her this spring." "Sewed up and hemmed five unbleached sheets. Didn't I do a good day's work?" The 1890s housewife had to make• a good deal of her family's clothing, but this was no eas~ chore. "Got Frank's second shir all done soon after dinner," shE: writes on Feb. 16, "and felt rathe1 tired. There is so much machinE work on them." Even the clothes she made were eventually "recycled." "Ripped up my black dress. It was good for nothing but carpet rags. All worn out," she writes. Canning was the fall's major activity, and she lists several days which were spent canning various fruits and vegetables. Possibly the hardest chore of all was washing. On Jan. 10, she recounts some of these troubles: "Left the children and went over home to wash. It was too cold to take them, so they staid with Ma S. Ma's cistern went dry after I had wash commenced, so had to go to Cole's for water. One of their cisterns is empty, so there seems to be quite a scarcity of soft water. I hung the clothes in Cole's attic." During ·the summer, another wash day was made more difficult when Mrs. Starr couldn't ''make. the hard water work. I pressed with them all forenoon but could not get them clean. They were all stuck up. I shall have to send part of them to be washed over. Still, Mrs. Starr found time to read listing "Lorna Doone " "The Scariet Letter" and "Twi~e Told Tales" among the books she read during the year. There are other interesting bits and pieces to be found in the diary. The winter of 1892-93, for instance, was especially hard, with temperatures of 16, 14 and 19 degrees below zero on successive days in January. When Mrs. Starr's parents presented her son, Burt, with his first suit1 she comments, "I think I'll keep him in pants as he is nearly four and children wear pants so much younger than the) used too." She also tells of how her husband rented a house for them in Chicago Heights at $25 a month. "There are five rooms upstairs and we will try to rent them furnished. Will keep the downstairs for ourselves. Three rooms." The Starr's new house came with a "new gasolene stove, and think I will like it very much, when I get used to it." During the year of 1~93, however, Mrs. Starr's favorite pastime was going to the World's Fair in Chicago. Her first visit 1 filled an entire page in the _diary: I "Took Ill. Central train for World's Fair. Got there about 12. Was in the Horticultural Hall. Transportation. Administration. Machinery. Agricultural. Electricity. Mines. Manufactures. Music Hall. Peristyle. La Rabida Convent. U. S. Battleship. Gov. and Fishery Buildings. Rode on Intramural railway. Left at 5:30 on Elevated. Got Lunch at Allen's and home on last dummy. The Fair is just grand and I'm crazy to go again." Mrs. Starr went back to the Fair nine more times during the summer and fall, always managing to see an extraordinary number of exhibits each time. Her enthusiasm for the World's Fair is understandable though, in that it' gave her time .off from the daily routine of the 1890s hpusewife. "~" mE TOT ON THE LAP of her mother, Francelia Severance <Hewes). Bordwell, is Belle Mary Bordwell, who grew up to marry Frank Starr and keep a diary. Excerpts from her 1893 diary are printed here. Belle was born April22, 1868, in Crete. The picture is from an original tintype owned' by Jeanne Baker Hothan . . , . �The Bicentennial year has rekindled interest in our heritage and everything that evokes memories of our country's beginning early crafts, needlework, and homes of early Americans. Crete is fortunate to have so many residences of historical interest in its midst. This article is the first of several featuring early homes in Crete and their stories. George and Lucille Kester's home on Main Street, believed to be the oldest in Crete, is our first subject. Photos By Jim Benefield FIVE GENERATIONS OF THE KESTER family have occupied this historic old home at 1221 Main Street in Crete. The year 1847 painted on the eaves marks the date George Kester's great grandparents bought the house for $50 cash. a buggy and harness. The Kester Home - Oldest In Crete by Pat Harder with a large soap kettle. Mr. Kester remembers a wing off the back being torn down when he was six years old. It housed a summer kit chen, woodshed , a clever shower arrangement devised by John Ward Cole and a wagon As nostalgic as the charming schoolhouse red cottage appears, it onlv hints at its story. Immediately one not ices "1847" on the front eave, the year present owner George Marvin Kester's rOOI1\. great grandparents, John Ward A chicken house , barn and and Martha Cole, purchased the various animal shelters were built house and twelve acres for the by great -grandfather Cole. George equivalent of $100 ($50 cash plus a Kester added a playhouse for his buggy and harness). The home four children that is now used for probably had been built by former storage. owners Oakley and Eliza Phillips. John Ward Cole, the first Originally, the Kester home was a unpretentious house with two blacksmith and wagon maker in rooms upstairs , two rooms down, ' the area, had his shop where Dr. and a large flagstone cellar un- Herbert Schirmer presently has derneath the tongue and grooved his office. The rest of this twelve plank flooring. Axe hewn oak acres was fenced, gardened or limbers from the area were used used for grazing. The grounds for to frame the house, but the the Kester house now total six Michigan pine sheeting for the acres and extend 1140 feet back to · walls was hauled in by bobsled. Rohe Lane. Some of the random width pine In 1916 the house started sheeting used is twenty-seven changing more as it was wired for inches wide. electricity. In 1924 running water Sun-dried bricks were used for was brought in and in 1941, insulation. All rooms have a plumbing was installed by George seven-fool heigh:. In addition to Kester. Later he added a new I he large oak timbers, closely knit living room with a bay window. saplings were used in constructing The Kester home is enhanced by the roof. lovely antiques . A melodeon and Wings and outbuildings have an interesting pressed glass come and gone. Originally there sugar. creamer and spoon bowl was a lean -to, smoke house, well, set , original with the house, are out house, cistern, and a work area still in use . Lucille Kester has a rose-colored Gone With , the Wind lamp and a beautiful spinning wheel from her grandmother prominently displayed. Mr . Kesler has an old Flintlock and an 1863 civil War musket. A beautifully framed sampler dated 1792 hangs beside a memory box with memorabilia from George Cox, one-time resident of the Kester house and grandfather of Mr. Kester. Five generations of the same family have now lived in the Kester house and have left behind many interesting objects, such as the family Bible dating back to 1773, a collection of letters about the Civl War and others about experiences while traveling west . George Kester is a collector of many things including old Valentines, data on his family, and mom en toes of early Crete, such as a copy of the first issue of Crete's first newspaper, dated Dec. 24, 1875. His arrowhead collection is extensive. From numberous boxes he can tell you where he foW)d each arrowhead, what tribe made it and approximately its age. Lucille Kester, originally from Escanaba, Mich., is of FrenchCanadian background. Her family, worked as lumberjacks. She and George have four grown children: Dolores, Pat, Bob and George. I S !TE \...n· r·. GURDON H£ BBARP TRAR. CHICAGO TO DANVILLE · r8 zo THE WILL COUNTY CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE placed this historical marker on the Kester property in I!1:16 to denote that the Gurdon Hubbard Trail from Chicago to Danville ran along what we now know as Dixie Highway o~ Route I. . GEORGE.KESTER ADMIRES the old melodeon that was a gift of his g1·eat grandfalhc·•· h · SEATED IN THE BAY window area of their 'living room, George and Lucille Kester talk • his grandmother when she was a young girl in the 1850's. In the fo1·eground is a spiuuinJ! with reporter Pat Harder about their historic old home. wheel from Mrs. Kester's family. �l'a~t' Eight This 1930 Whippet was before our time, but we've worked on cars. old and new for many years. Happy Bicentennial To All Harry's Service Station Day 672-8008 Nite 672-5146 1 3 50 M A IN S T . C RET E , ILL . 60417 A UTO IN 11!9!1, CRETE TOWNSHIP_ was run by the following 10 officers: from left to right, front row, A. H. Smith, J . H. Dahlman, John Saller; m1ddle row, William Saller, J . H. Piepenbrink, Henry Cole, H. F. Rotermund; top row, H. C. Ohlendorf, H. C. Wehmhoefer, H. Schweppe. S u N R E P A IRIN G · FRONT WHEEL ALI G N ME NT TUNE -U P TE S TIN G- AIR COND I TIONING Crete Papers Expand With Passing Years_ Just as assuredly .as the nature and character of the town of Crete has changed since Willard Wood first came to the area in 1836, so . have the newspapers that have served Crete for the past one hundred and one half years. On Dec. 24, 1875, the first Crete newspaper was published. The · publisher was Charles E . Carter and the paper was the Crete Enterprise. According to the 1878 History of Will County, published by William LeBaron, "Anyone who has perused the columns of the Crete Enterprise can see that Mr. Carter is thoroughly master of the pen." The first issue of the Crete Enterprise had a subscription list of about 150; by 1878 it had 300 subscribers and ranked "among the leading papers of Will Coun· ty." It was also independent in politics, says the history book. The year 1888 found the firm of Tillotson and Trowbridge editors, and publishers of the Cret~ Journal and its auxiliaries. The• papers covered Bloom , Monee, Beecher, Matteson and Goodenow . The combination of papers was reported by the 1890. Portrait Biographical Album of Will County to have a "bona fide issue of 500 copies weekly." It was said' the papers were · " heartily welcomed by the people of this region , being full of local news, and treating concisely all thej 1 important topics of the day ." William C. Trowbridge bought' out his partner, Myron J . Tillot-: son, in 1891 and conducted the, paper alone until 1894 when he moved the plant to Chicago! Heights and established a paper' called the Chicago Heights Signal, which he published until 1898. He then sold out there and inl the Fall of the same year returned to Crete, purchasing a half interest in the Crete Citizen. In 1899 he became the sole owner. As editor and publisher of the Crete Citizen , William C. Trowbridge took an active role in the life of the community. He gave his political support to the Republican party, was village clerk and postmaster. Trowbridge's son , William Roy, joined his father in the newspaper. and later bought him out. 1963, William Roy. In Trowbridge wrote a reminiscence lo the Crete Record from his retirement home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. "After Dad left Crete," he wrote, "Mr . <H .W.) DeJarnatt of Chicago came to Crete to start the Crete Citizen which he published for a number of years." (H.W. DeJarnatt had been a lieutenant in the Confederate Army , serving in Missouri during the Civil War, and is buried in the Crete Cemetery. ) Roy Trowbridge's letter continues, ':Then Mr. Roscoe and my father bought it and Father bought out his partner later. "I bought it from him in 1909 and continued its publication until 1917 when I moved to Steger, later discontinuing its publication." On Nov. 25, 1920, Edwin M. Williams put out Vol. 1, Number 1 of t.he Crete Record, which he continued to publish until 1949. Over the years the Crete newspaper emanated from various locations. In 1899 its office stood where the Crete Hardware store is now located. At another time it was located on the site of the present laundromat parking lot. When Mr . Williams first came to town it was located in the southmost part of the Old Town . Restaurant building. Later· it was ' in the first Wilkening building, just one lot south of the southwest corner of Main and Exchange. At that location Mr. Williams used to sit in the window where the light was good and hand pick the type for each week's issue, letter by letter from the old type case. The . Crete Centennial edition was issued July 2, 1936, with the outer pages printed on shocking · pink paper to celebrate the town's lOOth anniversary. In 1942 Williams published a special issue ' honoring Crete's servicemen. ! Nearly all of the 82 Crete residents i serving in the military at that time were pictured. In 1949 the Record was bought by Roy C. Schumacher and Kenneth Weeks. The Korean action called Weeks into. the Army in 1950 and Mr. Schumacher continued as sole publisher of the paper until July 1963. It was printed in the Wilkening building until that structure was razed and it was moved to a new building· behind the post office. The Record was bought by P .J . Cleary, publisher of the Farmers Weekly Review in Joliet, who operated it briefly l,Ultil October 1963 when it was acquired by Russell Printing Co. G. Lee Russell and his son, Gilbert L. Russell, were the original publishers . Lee later retired and son Lanson W. joined Gilbert as publisher. Lee Russell died Feb. 21, 1976. Audrey DeMuth served as editor of the Record from 1963 to June 1973, becoming managing editor of all Russell papers Qn that date. The Crete Record became the fourth paper in the Russell chain, which was begun with the Peotone Vedette, a weekly newspaper established in 1894 and bought by Lee Russell in 1942. He established · the Monee Monitor in 1958 and bought the Beecher Herald in 1962. The Manhattan American was ~cquired by Russell Printing Co. m 1964. The most recent papers in the chain, the Park Forest South Post, established 1971, and the : Steger News, established 1973, began as columns in the Crete · Record. The Record has been the circulation leader of the papers for ' a number of years, with a cir1 culation today of 2400. ls! Power Cycle . -1866 ~,... - .A steam powe~ed Velocipede was invented by W.W. Austin o( Wmthrop, Mass. m 1866. The boiler was suspended at the back or the seat: The piston rods were connected directly to the rear wheel. . The f1rst gas powered motorcycle which was considered to be the first 'real' motorcycle was invented by Gottlieb Daimler or Germany in 1902. He attached a 4 cycle piston engine to a bicycle frame , This provided a basis for the powerful, well constructed motorcycles as we know them today. YAMAHA CITY 960 Dixie Hwy. Phone 672-5603 Crete Someday You ' ll Own A Yamaha CLEAN SWEEP Going Out of Business 30-50% OH SorryNo Lay-A-Ways No Exchanges No Returns No Refunds All Purchases Final BICENTENNIAL GREETINGS CASH ONLY Live Entertainment Weekend Evenings Brauhaus DUENSING'S Cocktail Lounge Variety Store Loceted 1361 Benton 672-6864 Crete 1364·Main St Crete �' ONE OF CRETE'S GREATEST architectural failures was the first Crete-Monee High School Dome. The gymnasium failed to survive its first winter, succumbing to the record-breaking snows of January 26-27 Crete-Monee Teams Grow; In Numbers And Strength by Van Nightingale The average sports fan is bound to have a hard time keeping up with high school sports in this day and age. Crete-Monee is as good an example of this as any, with 16 teams at the varsity level in 11 different sports. It wasn't always that way, however. In fact, the Crete-Monee athletic department has built up from only one team in the 1930s. In the years that followed, Crete's sports situation has continually gone up and down. In the fall of 1937, Crete High School, which was then located at what is now Crete Elementary, went from two to three years of schooling and the only varsity sport at the time was basketball. That year, led by Ron Christopher, John McDonall and John Piepenbrink, the Warriors won 14 of 21 games, the Junior Six Tournament championship, and a district title. Two years later, Crete became a four year high school, and in the fall of 1941, baseball made its debut on campus. The Warriors compiled a 4-0 record against Beecher and Grant Park in the only year of Fall baseball at Crete. The basketball team continued to hover around the .500 level · through the early 19405, and won its own holiday tournament in 1944, led by Dick Allen and Roland Piepenbrink. The first year of high school football in Crete was 1945, although the team failed to win any of its seven games. The following year, the Warriors gained their first victory, a 27-18 verdict over St. Patrick of Kankakee, as Mel Middleton and Tom North en each scored a pair of touchdowns . The 1947-48 year was a particularly successful one all around . Middleton led the basketball team to a 14-9 record and a title in the Grant Park Christmas Tournament. In football, fullback Dave Newhuis led the Warriors to a 5-2-1 season, a mark which they repeated the next season. In 1949, George Stout, a converted quarterback, set a new rushing record as the Warriors finished 4-3. The high school was first called Crete-Monee in the Fall of 1950, and was admitted to the Kankakee Valley Conference. The grid team proceeded to tear the league apart, going undefeated the next three years in conference and running up overall records of 7-1, 7-1 and 9-0. The two losses during those years were to Dyer, Ind., and both were by one point. Crete got even in the undefeated 1952 season, whipping the Hoosier team 13-0 in the C-M homecoming game. George Nagle, Don Coulom and Bill Bazil starred in the backfield during those years, as did Fred Hansen and Tom Storms at end. Quarterback Ted Becker and linemen Loren Hodson, Richy Blievernicht and Pat Soucie played on all three teams. In 1951, Crete-Monee won the only basketball title in the school's history, tying for first with Grant Park in Division II of the KVC. The Warriors, led by Hansen, storms, Coulom and Bud Newton, were one of the few teams in the league to compete in both divisions, and could have tied for first place with Bradley in Division I had it not been for a late season loss to last place Gilman . Track made its first appearance at the school in the early 1950s, and Crete won the KVC title in 1952 with 52 points, led by Becker in the 100 and Jack Sizemore in the 880 and the mile . Crete-Monee finished second in the conference meet three years later. Since the early success in football in the 19505, Crete has only had three winni_ng teams. The backfield of George Huffman, Ray Gene Brock and Jon Labahn led the Warriors to a 6-2-1 mark in 1954, while the 1962 and 1968 teams 1967. Following sounder architectural plans, the present, better built Crete-Monee Dome stands on the site of its predecessor. had identical 4-3-1 records. Still, the Warriors have had a reputation for fine runners, like Bobby Keller, Wally Malins, Dave Hanna, Kyle Maker, Bob Harsey and Travis Lacefield. On the basketball court, Crete won the 1953 district title, despite having a lo~ing record. In 1957, the Warriors were 19-~. led by Gary George and Don Daily, and copped the second annual Crete-Monee Holiday Tournament. The following year, after, heavy graduation losses, the team's record dropped off to 0-22. The baseball team had an 8-2 mark in 1956 and a 9-3 record in 1959, led by super pitchers Larry Bucholz and Ed Becker. Unfortunately, that has proved to be the baseball team's last winning season to date. In 1960, a golf team was organized and the following year it began a seven year streak during which it never lost a league title and won several district titles. Jerry Hirsch, Dave Hughes and Jon Hitt all finished third in the state meet at one time or another, and other district and conference medalists have included Steve and Ken Benson, Carl Madory, Tim Eckman and Jim McCullough in the 19605 and Phil Kline and Jim Hamann in the 1970s. The cross country program got under way in 1962, and though Crete had the Devlin brotl;lers, Pete and Jim, who finished first consistently in the 19605, and Craig Stanley in the 19705, it wasn't until 1974 that the Warriors captured a league title in the sport. · Wrestling began the same year, and the Warriors sent Jerry ·Grasser and Hal Hothan (40-3 over two years) to the sectionals in the mid-19605, but Crete never had a wrestler qualify for state until Tim Staley in 1974 and Bob Loy and Joe Rossi in 1975 accomplished the feat. Also, the best that the school has ever done in conference is a second place finish in . 1967, Hothan's senior year. In 1961, Dale Peters achieved what no other athlete at Crete- Monee has ever done: he was named most valuable player in football, basketball, baseball and track, competing in two spring sports. Two years later, the Warriors won the first Southeast Suburban Conference track meet, hosted by Crete, by a margin of 49 1h -49 over T. F . North . In 1969 they repeated as champions, led by Maker and Roger Einbecker, and put together two in a row in SICA South in 1974 and 1975 paced by sprinters Greg Gurtler and ·Lacefield. A gymnastics team was formed in 1966 and competed through 1970 before it died out. The tennis team first appeared in 1970, but didn 't compete again until 1974. The basketbaU team suffered a long dry spell in the 19605 before compiling a winning record of 15-9 in 1966 behind superstar Bruce Butchko, who averaged 25 points a ,game and later started for Southern Illinois University. The :warriors were 15-10 in 1969, and the 19705 saw Bill Michalski break the career scoring record that Tom Storms had held for 24 years as the Warrior cagers put together three winning seasons in a row and won the first regional game in Crete history. At the same time, the G.A.A. program that had its origins in the 1930s developed into nine girls varsity teams. Although all the 'teams were losers in 1974, they have all become competitive and this spring, the track team picked up Crete-Monee's first girls conference title. The gradual, yearly imprqvement of the girls athletic program sounds an optimistic note for all teams at Crete-Monee. Quite possibly, a Tricentennial look at Warrior teams will reveal an even richer heritage all around. Harry's Old Town Restaurant is pleased to wish all of you a Happy Bicentennial Year Every Wednesday is Family Night Prime Ribs $4.75 · Bar-8-Q Ribs $4.25 All Dinners Complete Carryout Service Banquet Rooms Available Large or small parties welcome Open 7 Days 6 a.m.- 11 p.m. (Fri. Sat till 12 am, Sun. 9-9) Make Reservations 1390 Main. Crete Phone 672-8766 Bicentennial Greetings To All We're proud to live and work in Crete. We have never repaired a covered wagon ... Fiscal International Corporation staff includes <1. tQ, r.) Ed Peterson, Agent, Marc Cerf, C.L.U. (owner of F.I.C.) and 3 year participant of the Million Dollar Roundtable and Marilyn Cerf, Life and Health Underwriter. •INSURANCE but we take old fashioned pride in keeping your car in good running order.. ART'S TEXACO SERVICE Phone 672-7301 YOU'll GO WITH TEXACO 1158 Main St Crete • STOCKS FIC • MUTUAL FUNDS • BONDS Fiscal International Corporation For Interesting Comparisons Marc A. Cerf, CLU General Agent Crete 1401 Main St (312) 672-6144 �In . The I Olden Days Way back when, hand sewing was the only way to make garments. Today, you have a wide choice d quality, high style clothes to choose from. A,,,,. 7RrE CRETE'S FIRST FACTORY was a sash and door company, known as the Crete Manufacturing company. Built in 11161!, it operated until Nov. 14, 1895, when it was destroyed in a fire. (No. 55 on the Crete Historical Hovn: Mondoy thru Soturdoy-10 A.M. to 5 P.M. :\lap. I Excerpts from the Tribune. N~v . 15, 1895 MAIN &CASS SlllOS, Clm lee••'" - Pf1111 (J12} 112·11M Chicago first Crete Plant 'Has Disastrous End In 1868 a small company of German farmers formed a syn· dicate and.started a sash, door and pHnd factory , known as the Crete Manufacturing company . The factory was located in the south part of town on the Vin 7 cennes wagon road and consisted of a three story frame building, dry kilns , engine room with adjoining storage accommodations and an office building. Although devoid of shipping facilities it did an extensive local business and had a large trade in southern Illinois and Kentucky. It employed from 70 to 80 men ~·ho settled in Crete when the factory was started and owned their own homes . On Nov . 14, 1895, at 2 :30 a .m ., the night watchman found the factory on fire. He blew the whistle , -.,vhile two freight engines on the C.&E .I.R.R. and the village fire alarm brought out all there was ,;f the village fire department, and most of the inhabitants. The fire spread rapidly over the entire factory . and all the local firemen could do in the absence of any water department and with only a barrel and bucket brigade was to pre\·ent the flames spreading to the village itself. In spite of their efforts a nearby dwelling house, owned and occupied by Fred Sennhol z was destroyed . Assistance was asked from the Chicago Heights Fire department. Fire Marshall Scott at once started with an engine drawn by four horses . His men made a four mile run thru mud eight inches deep in forty minutes. The last arrivals could only assist in prevenling any further spread of !he names. :"Jo insurance was carried and !he fire )t)SS was total. The officers at the time of the fire were : Ernst Rinne; P res ident , Tre asur e r , Henry E . Meier ; Secr etary , Henry Schweer ; Ma nager , A. Bockstoever; Directors. J . 0 . Piepenbrink , Fred Saller, Fred Kraeft and W. H . l{ohe. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, Wjth Liberty and Justice for all. t •: I �Page Eleven The good old days are gone forever, but not good homecooking. Dine with us at LOU'S COUNTRY RESTAURANT WILLARD WOOD'S FIRST HOME in Crete was a log cabin on the southeast corner of what is now Main and Exchange. Since he was the first settler, he took in travelers whenever they came his way, later adding rooms and eventually building Wood's Hotel. That structure stood through many incarnations until it was razed to make way for the Clark gas station. Wood later moved to this home on the southwest corner of Park and Exchange, which is still standing and occupied by the Newton family. In this 1873 lithograph, the artist exercised his imagination a bit in placing sidewalks around the property. <No. 34a on Crete Hist?rical map.) Open 7 Days 6:30a.m. to 4:30-p.m Crete 672-6366 Neighborhood News Let's Keep MILLIONS of bottles of Burnett 's Cocoaine have been sold. during the last twenty years, in every civilized country, and the public have rendered the verdict that it is the cheapest and best Hair Dressing in the world. Freedo111 Ringing A111erica! Our sidewalks are getting in bad condition, many of the planks being loose and in some cases gone entirely. Would it not be a good plan to have them repaired before some on steps through and sustains serious injury? We have been bequeathed the preciou~ heritage of Democracy Edward Duensing's auction sale last Monday was quite a lively affair, so we hear. Politics was freely discussed, and at one time it looked like a free fight, but the man who wanted to do the fighting was persuaded to desist. Nobody hurt. to be passed in turn to succeeding generations. This land of the. free is our land. Let us keep the ~!~~~~?sound of independence 1776 -... m the air. to 1976Like a good neighbor, StateFarm ~ is there.-----. For help with all your family insurance needs, SPe: Alan Bartels 1395 C.Main St Crete, IL • • .. This ad is sponsored by the following Crete Realtors Qrq lD3 MAN~n m21. L. Quick ~.u-.IE"/ IIW. ESTATE, INC. 312'6?~-6644 Home Phone 312 534--5496 536 Exchange Crete STAT( IAIM ~ ~ INSU.ANCl ~ State Farm Insurance Companies Home Offices: Bloomington, Illinois 1406 Main St Phone 672-6565 t of • ~ f • if ~ I I~ I f t I of I I • f f Crete Phone 672-7227 29 Margaret 465 Exchange Monee Crete Phone 563-8565 4 C f Phone 672-6733 �Jill's the new place in town Country Antiques and Unusual Macrame Supplies Lessons Knotting to Order Crete 1361 Main St BICENTENNIAL SALE Thursday. Friday and Saturday JOHN BRASE. a teacher at the Beebe's Grove school, posed with his 'schulkinder' (students> for the class picture. Pictured, from left to right, are, first row, unknown, Martin Koelling, WiUiams Diersen; second row, Magdalene Themer, Edna Meier, Olga Diersen, Sophie Koelling, Sophie Seehausen; third row , Julia Tatge, Alice Knabe, Clara Diersen, AUce Koelling; fourth row, Paul Meier, unknown, Harry Tatge, Henry Seehausen, Bill Pansa ; fifth row, teacher John Brase. The Beebe's Grove settlement was the land that lay east of the Milwaukee Railroad. Goodenow Journal Not many people realize th2t in 1888, Goodenow had its own newspaper, The Goodenow . Journal. It was published and mailed at Crete as one of the six . Journals published by Tillotson & Trowbridge. The cost of a subscription to the paper was one dollar a year . The Journal specialized in County and local news From The Goodenow Journal, October 20, 1888. _ Belle Bordwell Is Wed To Fronk Storr "Married . Starr-Bordwell-On Wednesday , Oct. 17, 1888 by Rev. Wm . Morrow , at the residence of the bride's parents .. Frank A. Starr and Miss Belle Bordwell . How Crete Was Named Neighborhood NeWI From The Goodenow Journal, From Crete's Early History by the . October 20, 1888. Crete Woman's Club, 1922 Mrs . C.E . Carter of Fairbury, who has been visiting for the last " When Long John Wentworth week at her old home and atwas elected to Congress in 1843 he had a postoffice established, thel tending the wedding, rPturns home to-day . first and only postoffice in this vicinity at that time, being at During an exciting political Thorn Grove, Monee Township. campaign we are liable to hear a Mr . Wood was appointed post-. great many strange things from master by the Congressman and both sides_ EVERYBODY has was asked to give the office a heart of a bell cow, but WHO name. Mr. Wood gave it the name EVER heard of a Belle Starr of Crete, taking the name from an before? island mentioned in the history of Our boys report a lively time at St. Paul's journey as a prisoner to Mr. Duensing's sale last Monday; Rome, as related in the New cause, too much liquid refreshTestament." ment. "The wedding was a very quiet one, the immediate families of the; pa1r oemg the only guests. The bride 's dress consisted of Henrietta cloth and watered silk, mahogany in color . The day was the 22nd anniversary of the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Bordwell. Mr . Starr and his bride left on the afternoon train for Chicago , where thty will visit his sister , and· then go to Fairbury for a few days , after which they will return to Crete. The future is all bright before them , and we hope the brightness will never fade." Congratulations to Crete Fairbury Newspaper Begins Publication From The Goodenow Journal, October 20, 1888. !Editor's Note : C. E. Carter had nreviously established the Crete! nterprise in 1875. ) All Flavors Canfields 12-0z. Cans Cigarettes Our Every Day Price $3 99 KINGS $4°9 too·s 10-Lb. Bag Ice Cubes Bic Lighters Reg. $1.49 The Country Mart 2010 Dixie Hwy. 672-7972 Crete Hear Ye! on its great Bicentennial "The Local Record is the name of a bright newsy paper published by C. E. Carter at Fairbury, Ill. The second number is at hand and is as neat in appearance as any country newspaper we ever saw .. Tha, it will be a success we have not the least doubt, knowing Mr . Carter 's propensity for succeeding in whatever he undertakes." Y2 Gal. Ice Cream events. Our insurance agency is proud to be a part of this fine community working with and for its citizens B ;centennial 200th Year I Dominick J. Pancrazio DBA · Crete Insurance Agency 1359 Main . Phone 672-7231 We're Backed By Years of Service In times of bereavement, it's comforting to know that you can put your trust in us. We'll handle all the details for you. Spindler-Koelling Funeral Chapel 507 Exchange St 672-7211 or 755--'0242 Crete Serving the Crete area for over 75 years �ON THE OCCASION OF YOUR 200th BIRTHDAY The Spirits of Achievement, Brotherhood and Growth are shining brightly during the BicentenniaL We are proud of our great heritage •. .proud that we can call ourselves Americans. This Bicentennial Greeting is sponsored by the · following professional men of Crete D.E. Bamman~ D.D.S. Francis J. Tyk, D.D.S. 1397 Main St Crete Commons 1363 Benton St Raklch, Treichel and Blanchard, Ltd. 405 East Exchange Koslowski and Polito I John F. Sullivan, D.D.S. . 1399 Main (Crete Commons) :Canalla,Berwanger and Assoc., Ltd. W. U. Miller, M.D. 484 Cass 465 East Exchange St (Crete Commons) . Dr. Phillip L. Kaufman .. ATIORNEYS AT LAW OPTOMETRIST 1395 Main Crete Commons 1397 Main St (Crete Commons) . f , �Pagr Fourtf'f'n WATER CONDITIONING AND STORAGE tanks and a well were located at the site of the present Crete lumber yard in 1906. The tanks were used to service railroad engines. (No. 12 on the Crete Historical Map) DISPLAYING THE COMPANY MOTTO of "From country to you in glass" is a delivery truck from the H. H. Pralle Milk Plant, which was located on Burville Road at the site of the present restaurant supply house. The plant was next door to a "Red Crown" (Standard) gas station, where the Crete Car Wash now stands. (No. 56 on the Crete Historical Map>. Park District To A Big Thank You Honor Willard Wood To All Who Gave With New Building Us Loca I History Having received a court order from the Judge of Circuit Court of · Will County approving the Park District July 16, 1957, the first official meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Crete Park District was held on July 30, 1957 in the Amvets building. Today, the Crete Park District Board cordially invites the reader to attend the Dedication of the Willard Wood Park Center on Sunday, June 27, at 2 p.m. at 515 First Street, Crete. · The present members of the board, Mrs . Winnie Easterday, president; Mrs . Mary Ann Hussman, vice-president; Kenneth Muehring, Gerald Thunherst and Curtis Lauer met on June 2 in the commisioners' room of the new building. Following the dedication all park activities will take place in the Willard Wood Center. The board members are most happy to be dedicating this building as a part of Crete's observance of the Bicentennial and feel that this is a fine way to honor Willard Wood, who founded Crete in 1836. During its twenty years' existence the Crete Park has continued to grow in size and activities . The Amvets Memorial, two shelters, two fountains, an entrance marker and two lighted tennis courts are among the From the Crete Enterprise, December 24, 1875. OPIUM and Morphine Habit absolutely and speedily cured. · Painless; no publicity. Send stamp for particulars. Dr. • Carlton, 187 Washington St, Chicago. OPIUM Habit Cured At Home. No publicity. Time short. Terms moderate. 1,000 testimonials. 5th year of unparalled success. Describe case. Address Dr. F.E Marsh, Quincy, Mich. PERMANENT AND PROFIT ABLE EMPLOYMENT can be secured by one lady in every town in the United States. Address J. Henry Symonds, 68. Devonshire, Boston, Mass. Bad enough to look and feel bad yourself; but no excuse for having your horse look and feel badly , when for a small sum you can buy SHERIDAN'S CAVALRY CONDITION POWDERS, which given in grain two or three times a week will make him look and feel well . From the Crete Enterprise, December 24, 1875 All the old photos and some of the historical material for this special issue are from the archives of Crete Historian Ray Piepenbrink. He also drew the historical tour map and compiled i the legend that goes with it. Other historical information was supplied by George Kester, Winston DeMuth, Bill Helme, Jeanne . Hothan, Winnifern Easterday, the South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society, and the Will County Historical Society. To alJ of these sources the CRETE RECORD is most grateful. facilities acquired. The 63 year old bandstand has been maintained and remains the focal point in the village park. Through the cooperation of the Lions, Amvets, Woman's Club and many individuals the Crete Park District has become one of the fmest in the State, and the village park attracts thousands during the year to enjoy its facilities. As a highlight of Crete's Bicentennial celebration the Park Board proudly presents the Willard Wood Park Center in hopes of perpetuating all of the fine things Mr . Wood had in mind when he chose this beautiful location, and name it Crete! Incidents And Accidents Mrs. Beardsley, who keeps a boarding-house in St. Louis, the other day put a spoonful of arsenic in some pie-crust she. was making, having mistaken it for yeast powder. The first three who partook of the pie were thrown immediately into spasms, which caused suspicion, and the others refrained from eating. The dose, however, proved too large to result fatally, and with the help of a physician the sufferers soon regained their composure of stomach. Moral: Don't eat pastry raised with arsenic. While three men were engaged in adjusting some staging at the Centennial building in Philadelphia, the other morning, the supports gave way and they .were precipitated a distance of eighty feet to the ground. They were instantly killed. This makes ten lives which have thus far been l,ost on the Centennial buildings. Rev. Geo. Millar preached a splendid sermon in the Congregational church last Sunday, his topic being "What of your Life?" Prof. Reno preached last Sunday morning and evening, and we have heard many favorable comments from members of the Methodist church. t ·:. * .... * * * * * * * * * *.* * * * * * * * * * * •.* * * * ~\ ~The Great~ Buy Centennial: . . * ** TRft1J Alia the only travel agency !*~ in town named after your town ** * . * : _Acapulco Holiday $ 31 9 American Airlines * ** Features included:. per dbl occ. ** .ew,u : • Round Trip Air TICket • 7 Night Luxury Hotel Jt·· 484 Cass (Cass and Main) Jt,' • Round Trip Limo Transfer Phone 672-6506 Sorry, We're So Young WeDon'tRecall but we're happy to be a .part of the business community of Crete••. and pleased to thlnlc of the women, post, present and future who have helped malce our country great I Q Woman's World ·~ ~~ Main St Phone: 672-7030 Crete Put Your Trust With The Experts Church and School 1610 Main St. Truth and Purity for over 65 years in Crete Pastor R. W. Pasbrig 672-8171 " * * * * * *·* * * * * * * * * *·* * * * * * * * * * .. * * * * * Zion Lutheran Teaching the Word of God in Its : Modern science and medicine have updated pharmaceutical methods. But one thing hasn't changed ... our expertly qualified pharmacists. Crete Pharmacy 672-8110 1379 Main St Crete �• I • • t Page Fifteen d place to save! The best derned places I've seen! Chicago Heights 1630 Chicago Road Chicago Heights, Illinois 755-9063 Crete 1380 Main Street Crete, Illinois 672-7272 Flossmoor 27 43 Flossmoor Road Flossmoor, Illinois 957 -9800 Glenwood 289 East Glenwood-Lansing Road Glenwood . Illinois 758-0300 • Clucago Heights Fedeml SaVI-.. . . . . . .. • �CRETE AREA HISTO lit S lTV C ETE, ILLI OIS 1- , <;$ Schools Growth Dramatic Since District Was Formed by Audrey DeMuth School District 201-U in June 1976 is a far cry from what it was in 1948 when the district was formed . Then there were 700 students in grades 1-12, all housed in two buildings. Today there are 5747 students in grades K-12 attending classes in nine schools. What's more, CreteMonee is one of the few school districts in the state that is still growing at a steady and rapid rate . When the district was formed, 15 separate school districts in Crete and Monee Townships were consolidated. All of these outlying schools had accommodated grades 1-8. High school classes were held in a two story addition to what is now Crete Elementary School. In fact , before consolidation Crete had offered four years of high school for less than a decade . Prior to 1939, students had started at Crete and finished at Bloom or Peotone. n1e consolidation became ot ficial July 1. 1948. Verne Crackle was the combined Superintendent of Schools and Principal of Crete Elementary . Lynn Wiley was made principal of Crete High Scho.ll . Crackle went on to become Will County Superintendent of Schools for about 14 years and has since retired . Wiley went on to become Superintendent in the Crete-Monee District and is now Crete Township Assessor . Owen Springer became the first full time Crete Elementary Principal in the <'arty '50s. Only one building that predates unit consolidation is still in use today . That is Crete Elementary, built in 1928, and added onto four times so far, with a $1.2 million renovation and expansion now. under discussion. A new Monee elementary scnool was constructed in 1953, which served as an adjunct to the old Monee school constructed in 1905. The latter venerable two story· structure was abandoned for school purposes in 1968 as unsafe, and has since been remodeled for courtroom facilities . The new' Monee school has had five additions since its erection . Crete-Monee High School was constructed in 1953 in Crete to serve the entire district. Two hundred ninety seven students moved into this building in 1954. It has since suffered through six additions and is again at capacity. Park Forest was devloping very rapidly in the early 1950's and the ever increasing enrollment presented a problem there. Classes were started in homes built and partitioned to form two classrooms each. They were held in these homes for several years, with the seventh and· eighth graders being transported to Monee. The first phase of Talala Elementary School in Park Forest was built in 1957 and some of the home classrooms abandoned. Ten new classrooms and a library were added at Talala in 1958, and more home classrooms closed. The final three homes serving school needs in Park Forest were not phased out until 1962 when St. Mary school opened in Park Forest, taking some of the load off Talala . The school had a second addition in 1970 and a third is being contemplated. Balmoral and Meadowood Schools were both built in 1960 in rural Crete Township , with identical floor plans. Despite two subsequent additions at Meadowood, it is still less than half the size of Balmoral. Development in the Meadowood sector failed to take place a~ predicted. A third small addition there is currently being con· sidered. Additions to Balmoral came in 1967 and 1970. The latter marked a departure for the district, when fifth and sixth grades were placed in the first "open concept" classroom spaces. Grades K-4 remain in traditional structured classrooms. The first junior high in the district, Hubbard Trail, was built in 1963. All seventh and eighth graders had previously been housed at Crete and Monee Elementary schools. With the construction of Hubbard Trail, the district switched to a 6-3-3 plan, which was heralded as a change in educational philosophy, but also alleviated overcrowding at the high school by siphoning off the freshman class. Later the 6-3-3 plan was abandoned as Hubbard Trail became overcrowded and additions at the high school made room for the freshman again. By 1965, the school count stood at five elementaries, one junior high, and one high school. Enrollment totaled 3565 and the faculty numbered 178. Just the year before, the district opened an administration center on First Street in Crete. Up to that point, the superintendent and the high school principal shared one office with back-to-back desks at the high school. The only other administrators at that time were a business manager and a superintendent of buildings and grounds. Today there are 11 administrators or personnel with district-wide responsibilities. That ALTHOUGH THES~ ~CHOOL childr~n seem to be enjoying their school activities at Crete Elementary school, the school buJ_Id•.ng wa~ not destmed to be standing much longer. On June 12, 1928, a fire destroyed the Crete Elementary l;lulldmg wh1ch had housed Crete students for 57 years. The fire occurred shortly after plans had been made to make an addition to the building, but as the school term had ended, no student property was lost. does not include principals , From Crete's Early History by the assistant principals, or their Crete Women's Club, 1922 clerical assistants. They are housed in the same rented adTlte farly History ministration center, plus a mobile Of Crete Sc.l tools and three scattered schools. In by Mrs. George Myrick July, all will move to one central The first school house in Crete location in the New Community Enterprises building in Park was a log house and stood where Henry Diersen's brick barn now Forest South. The year 1965 saw the building of stands. It was built in 1837 and its the Warrior Dome, and 1967 saw first teacher was Willard Wood. its re-building with a new roof plan The school later was held in the after the Dome collapsed in the wilding south of the Congretional colossal snowstorm of Jan. 26-27, church, now owned by Conrad 1967. It was ready for graduation Biesterfeld. The school was held in the first floor room and the second ceremonies in June 1968. Hickory Elementary School was floor room was used for a town opened in 1971 in Park Forest hall. Other schools in the township South as the first all-{)pen concept school in the district. Despite an were the Hewesburg district addition in 1973, it is currently school south of town, the Wilder operating with about 150 students school north of town situated on the southeast corner of the road as more than capacity. The district's second junior you cross the railroad tracks going high, Deer Creek, opened in Park to Steger; the Piepenbrink farther Forest South in 1975. It, too, was east in the Beebe Grove district; built on the open concept. With the Endor or Batterman; Scheiwe, opening of Deer Creek, the high and Burville, southeast of town school was able to go off split and the Schrage, or then called shifts as the freshmen once more District No. 1, in the western part are retained in the junior highs. of the township. In 1872 the present school house Less than three decades since consolidation, the Crete-Monee in Crete was built, the directors at schools are on the threshhold of that time being: Mr. R. Cossaart, even greater growth. The number H. Harfeldt and Mr. Fassett. Mr. of teachers alone is near the 330 Wm. Nevens was principal, which mark today. There is still a lot of position in our schools he held for room for development within the sixteen years . He then was our nearly 80 square mile district, in country superintendent for both Crete and Monee Township. twenty-nine years, lacking three months, and was loved and respected by all who knew him . The first primary teacher was Anna Adelia Solly, who taught three years and then took a school of one scholar, G .M. Myrick, and still holds her position . Another teacher of our village was Miss Lillian Farnam , born in Crete and taught here nine years. When the present school was begun the Wilder school joined it and in 1920 the Piepenbrink school consolidated with the village school on trial. The average attendance in each room in 1873 was sixty scholars, there being only two rooms used. It has been said that Crete township, and the records show it to be so, furnished or supplied more teachers than any town in Will county, not including Joliet. From the Crete Enterprise, Dec. 24, 1875 'I:Et\CIIEH. ALBERT E. MEYR for many years conducted Trinity Lutheran school classes in a room of the < r.~·t~· J>~bh~ school. Can ~ou identify t~ese students in the picture taken about 1942-3? Ed Johnson. Phyllis Kr;u 1111 r. ll'orman Duensmg, Roland B1esterfeld, Ralph Wassmann, Richard Blievernicht, the Brands twins. A Griswold street lawyer employed a new boy the other day, and when the lad asked for instructions the attorney replied: "Your instructions are to be taken in general. Keep the office clean, borrow coal whenever you can, and under no circumstances must you ever lend my umbrella to a lawyer."-Detroit Free Press. From the Crete Enterprase, December 24, (875. Locatl~ons And General Outlook THE FOUNDER OF OUR CITY The village of Crete is situated on the line of the Chicago, Danville and Vincennes Railroad thirtyfour miles from Chicago by rail. It is located on one of the finest agricultural regions in the State, and has a population of about eleven hundred people. The village was laid out in 1846 by Willard Wood, who ... had the first house built.. .the same year <Editor's Note : Due to the age of the original copy of the Crete Enterprise, certain segments of the paper are illegible), and occupied it as a hotel, and also kept the first post-<>ffice. Messrs. Jos. Huntly and Henry Barrett were the first merchants of Crete, and in 1846 Jos. Huntly erected the first store. The school was taught by Willard Wood, in 1837-8, just north of the village. The first Physician was Dr. G. W. Minard, who settled in 1848, and still resides in the place doing a flouri~hing business. The Chicago, Danv11le & Vincennes R.R . was completed through the place in 1869. CHURCHES Crete can boast of having three Churches: The Congregational, Methodist and German Lutheran. The Congregational Church was organized in 1852 by Rev . N. C. Clark . Their present church building was completed and dedicated in June 1852. The Methodist Chur.ch of Crete was organized in January, 1839, by Rev . ~ · R. Beggs at Thorn Grove, and m March, 1841 was transferred to Crete Village. The German Lutheran Church of Crete was formed in the winter of 1857. Their present church building was erected in 1860, just south of the village. SCHOOLS The people of Crete have not been behind their neighbors in the way of public schools. The present excellent building was erected in 1872 at a cost of $5,500. It is a large two story wooden building, pleasantly located in the edge of the grove. It is divided into four departments, which are presided over by competent teachers. The house is furnished with the best patent seats and desks, and is capable of seating three hundred pupils. The school is very popular and well patronized, and reflects great credit upon the people of Crete. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource The Crete Public Library Newspaper Article Collection Description An account of the resource A collection of newspaper articles from various sources, showing the history of the Crete Public Library District. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This site may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in an effort to advance understanding of historical events related to both Crete and the Crete Public Library District. We believe this constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. Newspaper Author Kathleen A. Wantuch Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bid Openings Postponed for Crete's New Library Subject The topic of the resource Crete Public Library District Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 22, 1994 Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived The Times (Newspaper) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Digitized from materials held by the Crete Public Library District and the Crete Area Historical Society. Digitization of materials has been supported in part by a grant from the Illinois State Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives and Records Administration Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1905-09-25 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1971-05-26 Spouse Name Biederman, Peter Other Family Biederman, George Biederman, Ray Becker, John Becker, Leo Becker, Herman Sparr, Irene Becker, Florence Kunz, Anna Schinkel, Frances Volume & Issue Number Volume 27 Issue 06 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1971-05-27 Decade of Birth 1900s Decade of Death 1970s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Biederman, Clara, H. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1900-04-12 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1972-11-11 Spouse Name Biederman, Clara Helen Other Family Biederman, George Biederman, Raymond Piekarski, Betty Malone, Marie Biederman, Lottie Biederman, Stanley Biederman, Tony Biederman, Ray Volume & Issue Number Volume 28 Issue 29 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1972-11-16 Decade of Birth 1900s Decade of Death 1970s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Biederman, Peter Paul Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1943-07-20 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1994-02-28 Spouse Name Biedermann, Gerald Other Family Hennings, Kimberly Hennings, Scott Sendra, Carol Sendra, Frank Sendra, Andrew Joseph Volume & Issue Number Volume 38 Issue 44 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1994-03-03 Decade of Birth 1940s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Biedermann, Mary Jane Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1946-08-24 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1999-10-21 Spouse Name Bielfeldt, Gregory Other Family Krumwiede, Lora (Bielfeldt) Bielfeldt, Gregory T. Pluta, Patricia (Marino) Marino, Anthony Volume & Issue Number Volume 43 Issue 27 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1999-10-28 Decade of Birth 1940s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bielfeldt, Sherry (Marino) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1912-12-25 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1995-03-17 Spouse Name Bielskis, Helen (Petritis) Other Family Bielskis, Dr. William J. Bielskis, Rita Bartusiewicz, Stella Zinker, Phyllis Zinker, Edward Volume & Issue Number Volume 39 Issue 48 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1995-03-30 Decade of Birth 1910s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bielskis, William Sr. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1917-04-05 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 2001-08-17 Spouse Name Bieronski, James Other Family Isom, Linda Isom, William Wilson, Patricia Wilson, Keith Bieronski, James Bieronski, Barbara Bieronski, David Bieronski, Mona Crandall, Catherine Pillman, Ruth Cadieux, Leone Buchler, Gertrude Parks, Dale Parks, Viloet Bieronski, Timothy Volume & Issue Number Volume 45 Issue 18 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 2001-08-21 Decade of Birth 1910s Decade of Death 2000s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bieronski, Mildred Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1934-12-17 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1995-07-12 Spouse Name Biers, Dorraine (Schrage) Other Family Moore, Denise Kopman, Donata Kopman, James Melia, Darcie Melia, Dean Biers, David Biers, Erin Groze, Irene Groze, Victor Dipert, Viola Lewellyn, Adele Bond, Fern Martin, Donna Biers, Eugene Biers, Phyllis Biers, Jerry Biers, Karen Volume & Issue Number Volume 40 Issue 12 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1995-07-13 Decade of Birth 1930s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Biers, Donald Dean Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1945-01-01 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 2001-10-04 Spouse Name Biesterfeld, Georgianna (Bruggeman) Other Family Biesterfeld, Jim Biesterfeld, Steven Biesterfeld, Michael Walden, Billie Joe Biesterfeld, Elmer Biesterfeld, Joleen Biesterfeld, Ralph Biesterfeld, Peg Biesterfled, Bruce Biesterfeld, Rich Couch, Larry Couch, Bev Meir, Norm Meir, Barb Nelson, Mark Nelson, Elaine Biesterfeld, Florence Sipe, Michelle Volume & Issue Number Volume 44 Issue 25 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 2001-10-11 Decade of Birth 1940s Decade of Death 2000s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Biesterfeld, Elroy Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1922-05-31 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1993-11-18 Spouse Name Biesterfeld, Elmer Other Family Biesterfeld, Elroy Biesterfeld, Richard Biesterfeld, Ralph Biesterfeld, Bruce Couch, Beverly Meier, Barbara Nelson, Elaine Wolkow, Esther Kannberg, Ervin Volume & Issue Number Volume 38 Issue 31 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1993-11-25 Decade of Birth 1920s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Biesterfeld, Florence (Kannberg) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1906-02-10 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1967-12-29 Spouse Name Biesterfeld, Martin J. Other Family Biesterfeld, Martin J. Beyer, Jean Walter, Audrey Hooper, Geraldine Biesterfeld, Howard Biesterfeld, Roland C. Biesterfeld, Kenneth B. Volume & Issue Number Volume 50 Issue 37 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1968-01-04 Decade of Birth 1900s Decade of Death 1960s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Biesterfeld, Selma J. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1928-11-15 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 2013-04-08 Spouse Name Bigale, Sharon Other Family Valdez, Tami Valdez, Joel Wilson, Tina Wilson, Roger Bigale, Adam Bigale, Allison Rasche, Pat Bigale, Charlotte Volume & Issue Number Volume 57 Issue 02 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 2013-04-25 Decade of Birth 1920s Decade of Death 2010s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bigale, Adam E. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1936-02-09 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1995-01-14 Spouse Name Biggerstaff, William Other Family Jones, Laurie (Biggerstaff) Jones, Jeffrey Biggerstaff, Dennis Biggerstaff, Sheri Biggerstaff, Scott BIggerstaff, Sandra Volume & Issue Number Volume 39 Issue 38 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1995-01-19 Decade of Birth 1930s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Biggerstaff, Alice (Sefton) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1957-03-12 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1972-11-28 Other Family Biggerstaff, William Biggerstaff, Laurie Biggerstaff, Dennis Biggerstaff, Scott Sefton, George Biggerstaff, Earl Volume & Issue Number Volume 28 Issue 31 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1972-11-30 Decade of Birth 1950s Decade of Death 1970s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Biggerstaff, Diana Lynn Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1934-12-07 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 2015-04-28 Spouse Name Biggerstaff, Alice (Sefton) Other Family Biggerstaff, Dennis Biggerstaff, Sandy Biggerstaff, Scott Jones, Jeff Jones, Laurie Wilkens, Dinah Wilkens, Leon Biggerstaff, Diana Volume & Issue Number Volume 59 Issue 03 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 2015-05-07 Decade of Birth 1930s Decade of Death 2010s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Biggerstaff, William Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1906-10-28 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 2000-08-01 Spouse Name Billings, Clifford Other Family Bock, Bernice Stroube, Patricia Volume & Issue Number Volume 44 Issue 15 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 2000-08-10 Decade of Birth 1900s Decade of Death 2000s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Billings, Genevieve (Loiselle) https://capturingcrete.org/files/original/a3f53b2cba9166744f5475307efc7e37.jpg ab38d45cbc8a082f7c1a01246e63616e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Ray Piepenbrink Glass Plate Negative Collection Description An account of the resource In 2010, the Crete Public Library received a grant from the Illinois State Historical Records Advisory Board to digitize glass plate negatives from the historical collection of the late Ray Piepenbrink. These Glass Plate Negatives & Photographs are a window into the long history of Crete and provide us with glimpses into the past. We have tried our best to correctly identify people, places and the time period these images are from. If you can identify an unknown person or place, please use the Suggest A Correction link on that images page. Photograph Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bird's Eye View Description An account of the resource Looking south from west side of Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad tracks at the corner of Lumber and First Streets. Subject The topic of the resource Crete (Aerial View) Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C & EI) Railroad Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Piepenbrink, Ray https://capturingcrete.org/files/original/d9a8b2c7e2dc3c9b39d0bf31b04c1fd6.jpg c0057af7590d9ab93131ad5fb1ec958f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Ray Piepenbrink Glass Plate Negative Collection Description An account of the resource In 2010, the Crete Public Library received a grant from the Illinois State Historical Records Advisory Board to digitize glass plate negatives from the historical collection of the late Ray Piepenbrink. These Glass Plate Negatives & Photographs are a window into the long history of Crete and provide us with glimpses into the past. We have tried our best to correctly identify people, places and the time period these images are from. If you can identify an unknown person or place, please use the Suggest A Correction link on that images page. Photograph Date (Approximately) 1909 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bird's Eye View of Crete Description An account of the resource A view southeast from C & EI Railroad, at First Street. Subject The topic of the resource Chicago & Eastern Illinois (C & EI) Railroad Crete (Aerial View) Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant First Street Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Piepenbrink, Ray https://capturingcrete.org/files/original/b71ed47553a463993520b707041e845d.jpg a8d3c721da2b2c85823e4a18146e13d0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Ray Piepenbrink Glass Plate Negative Collection Description An account of the resource In 2010, the Crete Public Library received a grant from the Illinois State Historical Records Advisory Board to digitize glass plate negatives from the historical collection of the late Ray Piepenbrink. These Glass Plate Negatives & Photographs are a window into the long history of Crete and provide us with glimpses into the past. We have tried our best to correctly identify people, places and the time period these images are from. If you can identify an unknown person or place, please use the Suggest A Correction link on that images page. Photograph Date (Approximately) 1909 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bird's Eye View of Crete Description An account of the resource Looking southeast from the east side of the railroad tracks at the corner of Lumber and First Streets. Subject The topic of the resource Crete (Aerial View) Type The nature or genre of the resource Newspaper Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Piepenbrink, Ray Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant First Street Lumbar Street Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1902-01-31 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1994-05-13 Spouse Name Bishop, Arthur Other Family Bishop, Joyce Bishop, Harry Bishop, Patricia Volume & Issue Number Volume 39 Issue 04 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1994-05-19 Decade of Birth 1900s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bishop, Dorothy Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1926-04-19 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1998-10-24 Spouse Name Bishop, Frank Other Family Bishop, Larry Bishop, Rick Bishop, Diane Bishop, Jennifer Bishop, Benjamin Bishop, Sean Buchmeier, Dean Buchmeier, Melverne Volume & Issue Number Volume 42 Issue 27 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1998-10-29 Decade of Birth 1920s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bishop, Gloria Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1934-05-30 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1994-12-07 Spouse Name Bishop, Patricia (Kirgis) Other Family Bishop, Carolyn Bishop, Harry, Jr. Bishop, Kathy Bishop, Arthur Bishop, Joyce Volume & Issue Number Volume 39 Issue 34 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1994-12-15 Decade of Birth 1930s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bishop, Harry V. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1927-01-29 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1993-11-11 Spouse Name Bishop, Joseph R. Other Family Bishop, Jolyn M. D'Apice, Lorraine Thomas, Robert Volume & Issue Number Volume 38 Issue 30 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1993-11-18 Decade of Birth 1920s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bishop, Violet A. (Thomas) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1902-01-27 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1993-07-17 Spouse Name Bisping, Edwin Other Family Bisping, Carol Thiesfeld, Gloria Bisping, Richard Bisping, Randy Awe, Robin Bisping, Rhonda Bisping, Katherine Bisping, Jeffery Bisping, Corella Volume & Issue Number Volume 38 Issue 13 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1993-07-22 Decade of Birth 1900s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bisping, Edna A. (Friederichs) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1936-11-23 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 2012-02-03 Spouse Name Bisping, Bonnie (Beckman) Other Family Bisping, Calvin Bisping, Laurie Bisping, Craig Bisping, Mary Bisping, Bryan Bisping, Michael Bisping, Matthew Bisping, Kyle Bisping, Jennifer Bisping, Kelly Oliver, Barbara Ullrich, Phyllis Ullrich, Roger Albers, Berniece Bisping, John F. Bisping, Margaret M. (Curran) Oliver, Kenneth Albers, Ralph Albers, Keith Volume & Issue Number Volume 55 Issue 43 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 2012-02-09 Decade of Birth 1930s Decade of Death 2010s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bisping, John Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1908-09-28 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1995-08-06 Spouse Name Bisping, Lloyd Other Family Bisping, Glenn Bisping, Florence Bisping, Eugene Bisping, Jean Hack, Betty Jane Hack, Wallace Krankoski, Joyce Krankoski, George Froehner, Donna Forehner, Ralph Volume & Issue Number Volume 40 Issue 16 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1995-08-10 Decade of Birth 1900s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bisping, Muriel C. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1915-03-28 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 2001-06-12 Other Family Bisping, Gerald Morrison, Louis Jacobs, Joy Thiesfeld, Gloria Bisping, Carol Walkhauser, Carol Stassen, June Waldhauser, Ralph Anker, Dan Anker, Karen Volume & Issue Number Volume 45 Issue 08 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 2001-06-14 Decade of Birth 1910s Decade of Death 2000s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bisping, Willard A. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1919-11-03 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1998-08-14 Spouse Name Bitsky, Mary Grace Other Family Bitsky, Joseph Bitsky, Barbara Bitsky, Thomas Bitsky, Lisa Pavesich, Charlene Pavesich, Stanley Jecmen, Dolores Jecmen, Frank Undratis, Agnes Undratis, Leondard Volume & Issue Number Volume 42 Issue 17 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1998-08-20 Decade of Birth 1910s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bitsky, Charles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1914-08-20 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1997-06-18 Spouse Name Bitsky, Charles J. Other Family Bitsky, Joseph Bitsky, Barbara Bitsky, Thomas Bitsky, Lisa Pavesich, Charlene Pavesich, Stanley Volume & Issue Number Volume 42 Issue 10 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1997-06-26 Decade of Birth 1910s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bitsky, Mary Grace (Malero) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1926-10-28 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1997-08-25 Other Family Humann, Mary Vetter, Diane Kiefer, Angeline Bitz, Alfred Bitz, Gloria Bitz, Jerry Bitz, Sebastian Bitz, Darwin Bitz, Joseph Volume & Issue Number Volume 42 Issue 22 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1997-09-11 Decade of Birth 1920s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bitz, William Neri Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1932-10-14 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 2000-06-18 Spouse Name Bixenman, Patricia (Lucas) Other Family Jacobus, Lisa Jacobus, Robert Husarik, Kandice Husarik, Roger McLaughlin, Diana McLaughlin, Terry Leigh, Pete Leigh, Cheryl Leigh, Steve Leigh, Marie Leigh, Michael Leigh, Annie Volume & Issue Number Volume 44 Issue 09 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 2000-06-29 Decade of Birth 1930s Decade of Death 2000s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bixenman, Chester Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1901-04-29 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1971 Spouse Name Bixenman, Catherine Other Family Graham, Elizabeth Bixenman, Bernard Bixenman, Harvey Volume & Issue Number Volume 26 Issue 42 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1971-02-04 Decade of Birth 1900s Decade of Death 1970s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bixenman, Fred P. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1940-08-01 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1997-10-09 Other Family Bixenman, James Bixenman, Helen Volume & Issue Number Volume 42 Issue 27 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1997-10-16 Decade of Birth 1940s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bixenman, Gerald G. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1944-08-27 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 2015-01-05 Spouse Name Bjelke, Nancy (Droesser) Other Family Gonzalez, Ernesto Gonzalez, Kerry Arrendondo, Tracey Arrendondo, Carlos Bjelke, Stephan Erickson, Debra Pinkey, Steve Bjelke, Gustav Bjelke, Margaret (Erickson) Volume & Issue Number Volume 58 Issue 40 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 2015-01-15 Decade of Birth 1940s Decade of Death 2010s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bjelke, Erik Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1919 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1973-06-27 Spouse Name Blackwell, Mary (Cannady) Other Family Blackwell, Minnie Blackwell, Chester Blackwell, Calvin Blackwell, Cyrus Blackwell, Cyril Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1973-07-05 Volume & Issue Number Volume 19 Issue 10 Decade of Birth 1910s Decade of Death 1970s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Blackwell, Clifford Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1920-09-13 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1982-04-08 Spouse Name Bladek, Wanita Other Family Bladek, Robert Bladek, Charles Bladek, Roger Donlinger, Josephine Volume & Issue Number Volume 26 Issue 47 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1982-04-15 Decade of Birth 1920s Decade of Death 1980s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bladek, Charles P. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1927-04-12 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1998-06-28 Spouse Name Blessing, Clarence I. Other Family Blaesing, Mark Blaesing, Martha Blaesing, Christopher Franz, Claudia Franz, Oskar Hummell, Juanita Langebartels, Melvin Langebartels, Jeanette Langebartels, Larry Langebartels, Julia Langebartels, Leo Langebartels, Chester Langebartels, Earle Langebartels, Gordon Volume & Issue Number Volume 42 Issue 10 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1998-07-02 Decade of Birth 1920s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Blaesing, Arvilla Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1921-11-20 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1993-08-26 Spouse Name Blaha, Mary Elaine (Lyons) Other Family Blaha, Robert, Jr. Blaha, Terry Hiegel, Dorothy Hiegel, Clay Volume & Issue Number Volume 38 Issue 19 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1993-09-02 Decade of Birth 1920s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Blaha, Robert F., Sr. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1952-02-26 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1995-12-02 Spouse Name Blair, Kim (Ponto) Other Family Blair, Tara Blair, Sean Blair, Estel Tomamichel, Judith Byers, Bonnie Byers, Robert Blair, Donald Volume & Issue Number Volume 40 Issue 33 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1995-12-07 Decade of Birth 1950s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Blair, Charles T. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1917-09-12 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 2012-05-02 Spouse Name Blair, John A. Other Family Blair, Bonnie B. Tomamichel, Judith B. Waesch, Peter Blair, Donald P. Blair, Sherry Tongren, Kim (Blair) Tongren, Steve Byers, Clio Blair, Charles T. Volume & Issue Number Volume 56 Issue 05 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 2012-05-17 Decade of Birth 1910s Decade of Death 2010s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Blair, Estel Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1884-04-13 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1971-03-04 Spouse Name Blair, Mary Other Family Blair, John Blair, Thomas Volume & Issue Number Volume 26 Issue 47 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1971-03-11 Decade of Birth 1880s Decade of Death 1970s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Blair, John Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1914-04-06 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1994-04-17 Spouse Name Blair, Estel (Tomamichel) Other Family Tomamichel, Judith Blair, Donald Blair, Charles Blair, Kim Blair, Bonnie Byers, Robert Volume & Issue Number Volume 38 Issue 51 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1994-04-21 Decade of Birth 1910s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Blair, John A. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1933-04-15 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1998-02-10 Spouse Name Blake, Johannah (Ehlers) Other Family Blake, Douglas Blake, David Blake, Lisa Blake, Donald Blake, Donnna McDonald, Georgia Noblitt, Janet Blake, Steve Kowalski, Ronald Volume & Issue Number Volume 42 Issue 46 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1998-03-19 Decade of Birth 1930s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Blake, Eugene L. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1932-05-28 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1993-06-28 Spouse Name Blank, Catherine (Taylor) Other Family Rocks, Cindy Rocks, James Blank, Randy Blank, Richard Hargen, Karen Blank, Bill Miriam, Sarah Rocks, Jennifer Louise Volume & Issue Number Volume 38 Issue 10 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1993-07-01 Decade of Birth 1930s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Blank, David L. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1910-04-30 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1998-05-08 Spouse Name Blanton, Roy Other Family Blanton, Glen Blanton, Velma Blanton, Thomas Blanton, Arlene Blanton, Carol Blanton, Joann Buchholz, Orlin Volume & Issue Number Volume 43 Issue 03 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1998-05-14 Decade of Birth 1910s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Blanton, Evelyn Ruth (Buchholz) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Obituary Index Description An account of the resource Obituaries indexed from The Crete Record & The Crete Citizen, dating from 1920's to current. Obituary Date of Birth (YYYY-MM-DD) 1936-09-25 Date of Death (YYYY-MM-DD) 1996-02-06 Spouse Name Blanton, JoAnn (Turchi) Other Family Yacobozzi, Cindy (Blanton) Blanton, Ken, Jr. Blanton, Evelyn Blanton, Thomas Blanton, Arlene Blanton, Glen Blanton, Velma Volume & Issue Number Volume 40 Issue 42 Newspaper The Crete Record Newspaper Publication Date 1996-02-15 Decade of Birth 1930s Decade of Death 1990s Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Blanton, Kenneth E., Sr.