Durand Centennial, 1 956 ILLINOIS HISTORICAL SURVEY Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign http://archive.org/details/durandillinoisceOOdura 177.331 )931 DURAND, ILLINOIS CENTENNIAL 1856-1956 SOUVENIR PROGRAM AND HISTORICAL BOOKLET [LLH HISTORICAL SUSVET COMPLIMENTS OF YOUR DURAND IMPLEMENT DEALERS ALUS-CHALMERS NEW IDEA FARM EQUIPMENT SINCE 1950 greene -McCartney "CHARLIE" and "AC" FORD TRACTOR - Sales and Service D - X SUN - RAY "The Lubricating Fuel" D-X SERVICE STATION SPELMAN IMPLEMENT "LEO" JOHN DEERE MACHINERY CHEVROLET - Cars and Trucks CREAMERY PACKAGE BULK COOLERS JAMES WAX BARN EQUIPMENT DURAND SERVICE & EQUIPMENT CO. JOHN WALSH and FRANK "TED" HAGGERTY ■ y^ l l |i y i |l^TyTVTT1' l »' '» * DURAND CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Program of Events July 11-15, 1956 WEDNESDAY, JULY 11 — SATURDAY, JULY 14— Parade Day— 9:00 p.m.- 1:00 a.m. — Centennial Eve Queen's Ball at Du- rand Grade School Gym. The Centennial Queen, "Miss Durand", will be revealed for the first time at this dance. THURSDAY, JULY 12 — Young America Day — 1 :00 p.m. — Huge Kid's parade with prizes and recognitions. 2:30 p.m. — Crowning of "Miss Durand" and prince and princess of Kid's parade by Governor Stratton. This will be followed by a speech by the Governor. 3:15 p.m. — Games, races and contests for children of all ages. Awards and prizes to be given. 6:00 p.m. — Junior Achievement Award Ceremonies. Awards to the boy and girl who have been voted the Best Young Citizens through selections made by students and faculty of schools. Also, award for designing of the Official Centennial Seal. 8:15 p.m. — Pre-Pageant Concert by Durand High School Band. 9:00 p.m. — Premier performance of the mammoth spectacle, "Days of Durand." Queen and court to make appear- ance. Giant fireworks display at end of pageant. All Day— Carnival and Gay White Way. Great Lakes Nfc.val display — 1st in Northern Illinois. FRIDAY, JULY 13— Ladies Day- Morning — Viewing of "Then and Now" window displays in store windows. 1 :00 p.m. — Ladies Centennial Tea and Fashion Show. 3:00 p.m. — Address: Mrs. Mabel Green State Representative. 8:15 p.m. — Promenade to Pageant grounds for judging of "Centennial Belles." Awards for best outfits. 9:00 p.m. — Second performance of the mammoth spectacle, "Days of Durand." Appearance of the Queen and Court, and a giant fireworks finale. 10:30 p.m. --Free Street Dance. All Day Carnival and Gay White Way. Morning — Viewing of "Now and Then" windows in stores. 2:00 p.m. — Gigantic Centennial Parade, Bands, Floats, Awards. 3:30 p.m. — Address: Richard C. Stenfel, Democratic Candi- date for the United States Senate. 8:15 p.m. — Final Judging of "Brother's of Brush" before pageant awards for best beards. 9 :00 p.m. — Third performance of the mammoth spectacle, "Days of Durand." Appearance of Queen and Court, and huge fireworks finale. All Day — Carnival and Gay White Way. SUNDAY, JULY 15— Religious Dedication Day- Morning — Centennial observances in churches of Durand. 12:30 p.m. — Registration of Pioneers and former residents at City Hall. 2:00 p.m. — Address: Rev. Fr. Joseph Lonergan, Former Pastor of St. Mary's Parish, Durand. 3 :00 p.m. — Time Capsule Ceremony. Burial of a special container with Centennial information, marked for opening one hundred years hence in 2056. —Address: David Condon, Chicago Tribune Sports Writer. 4:00 p.m. — Pioneer and Home coming Recognition Pro- gram, Awards to residents and homecomers. Special Concert Knights of Columbus Chorus from Rockford. 8:15 p.m. — Pre-Pageant "Centennial of Sabaths." An inter- denominational religious observance, featuring huge mixed church choir. 9:00 p.m. — Final performance of the mammoth spectacle, "Days of Durand." Appearance of Queen and Court, and huge fireworks finale. Afternoon and Evening — Carnival and Gay White Way. REDDY (Your Ever-Ready Servant) SHARES DURAND'S PRIDE ON THE OCCASION OF THE COMMUNITY'S CENTENNIAL OBSERVANCE 1856-1956 CONGRATULATIONS . . . . . . To all of the public-spirited citizens of this fine Winnebago County community who have planned Durand's tribute to its forefathers. While they are looking back on 100 years of Durand history, they're looking ahead, too, to continued prosperity, to better living. And at the same time, Reddy looks forward to many more years of pleasant association with Durand and its townspeople . . . many more years o f serving them dependably and economically. Durand Centennial Committee Heads OFFICERS: Daniel W. Waller, President Allen McCartney, Vice President Lena Strieker, Secretary Myrtle A. McKinley, Treasurer EXECUTIVE BOARD: Lloyd Mulvain Beverly Geiser Raymond Meissen REVENUE DIVISION: Frank Whitchurch, Chairman HISTORICAL PROGRAM: Doris Rowley CONCESSIONS COMMITTEE: James Slocum NOVELTIES COMMITTEE: Carl Nuss QUEENS BALL COMMITTEE: Richard Highland PROMOTION DIVISION: Esther Panoske, Women's Chairman William Houghton, Men's Chairman BROTHERS OF THE BRUSH: Ken Krienke MENS HATS COMMITTEE Louis Thomas PROMENADE AND CARAVAN COMMITTEE Edna Meier CENTENNIAL BELLES: Ruth Miller LADIES SUN BONNETS COMMITTEE: Evelyn Johnson KANGAROO COURT COMMITTEE: Robert Dobler SPECTACLE TICKET DIVISION: Lucille McDugall, Chairman TICKET COMMITTEE: Floyd Sarver NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Edna Morey QUEEN CONTEST COMMITTEE: Lucille McDugall CASHIERS AND GATES COMMITTEE: Maurice Keller SPECTACLE DIVISION: Francis Patterson, Chairman Helen Bucalo, Co-chairman SCENARIO AND TITLE COMMITTEE: Myrtle McKinley PROPERTIES COMMITTEE: Stanley Panoske SPECTACLE MUSIC COMMITTEE: Emily Martinec CAST COMMITTEE : Almon Patterson CONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE: Mark Bucalo COSTUME COMMITTEE: Viola Reed PUBLICITY DIVISION: Robert Shirk, Chairman PRESS RELEASE COMMITTEE: Esther Waller DISTRIBUTIVE COMMITTEE : Betty Minert RADIO AND TV COMMITTEE : Arnola Perkins SPEAKERS COMMITTEE : Luther McCullough HOSPITALITY DIVISION: Charles Greene, Chairman DIGNITARIES AND GUESTS COMMITTEE: Merle Anderson OFFICIAL ENTERTAINING COMMITTEE: William Rafferty PIONEER RECOGNITION COMMITTEE: Paul G. Norsworthy SPECIAL EVENTS DIVISION : Dale Damon, Chairman MERCHANTS PROMOTION COMMITTEE: Gladys Bliss PARADES COMMITTEE : Bill Stockdale HISTORICAL WINDOW COMMITTEE: Romona Bentley MUSIC COMMITTEE : Betty Greene DURAND CHEESE FACTORY Largest Swiss Cheese Factory in Illinois JOE BUERKLE, Prop. EM1L KELLNER AND CO. Wholesale Cigars, Tobacco and Confectionery ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 1893— Those red flags you see sticking out around town oc- 1923— March 1, Boy Scouts organized by Legion, first mem- bers, Robert C. Beldin, Raymond W. and Raymond casionally are not danger signals. They are calls for „ ,. ^ ^, AJ 7 & & ; E gj lsS; R owarc j McKinley, William J. O Malley, John O. H. Vinton, city drayman. R. VanSickle and Lawrence and Harry Welsh. STANDARD OIL PRODUCTS DURAND STANDARD SERVICE SUPER PERMALUBE MOTOR OILS 24-Hr. Wrecker Service Lubrication — Tires — Washing L. H. THOMAS, Prop. Telephone 4803 STANDARD RED CROWN GASOLINE Tank Wagon Service Gasolines — Diesel Fuels Motor Oils — Greases — Sprays A. L. BASSE, Agt. Telephone 24 ■>■ ■>■ ■ ■■ '»' » ■■ >m • » • '»■ ■»■ Today's active people want bgj/fc renew mirk, Light, dry (not too sweet), reduced in calories. Today's Pepsi refreshes without filling. refreshes without filling PEPSI-COLA ROCKFORD BOTTLING COMPANY 3831 Auburn Street, Rockford, Illinois HISTORY OF DURAND, WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS The village of Durand, Illinois was laid out in 1856. Before a settlement becomes a municipality many changes must take place in a given area — physical changes and a change in the visions of it's founders. The first chapters tell of people and events that determined the site and growth of our village. CHAPTER ONE Early in the year 1835 there were no permanent residences in this locality of Northern Illinois that now consist of town- ships Durand and Laona, however, men had heard of the rich, rolling land in the beautiful valleys of the Sugar, Rock and Pecatonica rivers from "trail tales" of those people who had traveled the Chicago-Galena and Minerel Point trail. Two of those men were Nelson Salisbury and Harvey Lowe, of La Porte, Indiana, who, in the fall of 1835 came to this vicinity and staked claims in Sec. 32, 34 and 31 respectively. They were joined by Newman Campbell in Feb., 1836, who lost no time in establishing a residence with the help of D. Campbell and D. E. Sterns (who came about a week later). Sterns and Campbell cut timber for the early settlers. The men returned to Indiana for their families and possessions and with Scott Robb and his family on May 17, 1836 were the first to use the ferry boat launched by Alva Trask at the present site of Trask bridge on Rt. 70. The party arrived at the ferry about a week earlier and helped Mr. Trask complete the boat. The Lowe, Salisbury and Scott Robb families have the distinction of being the first permanent families in Durand township, but were followed the next day by Newman Camp- bell, who also returned with his family. Others who followed were John Pfeffer, Heman Campbell, Homer Denton, John Robb, Edward Smith, Joseph Riche, Heman Hoyt, Morlin and Davis Borst and Phillip Culver. All of these people settled in the extreme southwest portion of Durand township, part of which is now Pecatonica and Rock Run townships. The county of Winnebago was divided in 1839, Ogle, Boone and Stephenson counties being formed from it. Winnebago is one of the few in Illinois named after the Indians — the majority of counties are named after national heroes and statesmen of earlier days. The first year the settlers raised corn, oats, buckwheat, potatoes and a few garden vegetables. In 1837 brought the following: George and John Pettin- gill, Elizah and George Felts, George Cochran, John and B. Phillip, John A. Johnson, Stephen Reese, A. Cram, John H. Fleming, Charles M. Franklin, John and P. Mann and Dennis Brach, these too settled about four miles southwest of the present village and the settlement of Elton was formed, near the present Earl Haughton and R. Winchester farms. The village once had 17 houses, a postoffice (Tyler), a store, and blacksmith, cooper shop, and stage stop for travel- ers continuing west to Galena or taking the northwest fork in the trail to Mineral Point. The Derwents and Haughtons came from England about 1842 and settled at Elton. The Derwents were carpenters as well as farmers, and as the community needed flour, lumber and wagons they erected a flour and saw mill on Beaver Creek. Aaron Haughton was a stone mason and built the first stone house in the community. He was skilled at erect- ing stone arches and when the first attempt to build the Court House at Rockford in 1877 ended in disaster, he was called upon to complete the building which still stands. Land was bought from the Haughtons in 1856 for a railroad and a right-of-way staked out. The survey was changed to go through Durand and the Derwents then moved their mills to Rockford. With the mills gone the chief occupation of the people became that of agriculture and thus Elton ceased to be a village. The first man to venture north to the present village site was L. V. Cleveland, who staked his claim in 1836. He started a cabin to establish his claim and returned to Indiana for his brother, Erastus and sister Cornelia (Mrs. George Fritz). They returned in Nov., 1837 to their unfinished cabin, stay- ing the first night at the home of Scott Robb before com- pleting their journey. E. F. and Cornelia were only 16 and 18 years of age, for nearly three years their nearest neighbors were 3 miles away. The following year Charles Cleveland and Wm. Randall, Sr., settled north of the Clevelands and John Herring and family came to the Elton vicinity. Some of the early settlers between 18^0 and 1846 that settled north of Durand were Clark Smith, Sr., George Sweet, Lyman Judd, Solomon Webster, Alexander Stewart, Orson Young, John Hill, James Tyler, Victor Orvis, John Camp and S. A. Blake. CHAPTER TWO Economy was necessarily the watchword with the early settlers, for they had generally expended most of their means by getting to the new country and buying the land that was to furnish them with a living. Their first homes were novels of cheapness, but cheap as they were, cost much in labor and brain-work, both of which the early pioneers were noted. They used wooden pegs instead of nails — nails cost money — also wooden hinges for doors. They were deft in the use of the broadax and the adz, both of which today are used only as collectors' items. The homes were located near to springs, which were mu^h in abundance in the community, but today most of them have been "tiled out" and are not in use. They "lived off the land" and used only tools and supplies they could bring with them in their covered, ox-drawn wagons. The nearest trad ing places were Milwaukee, Chicago, and Galena; Milwaukee being the most popular and taking about two weeks for a round trip. CHAPTER THREE We know little of the first mill in Durand except that it was established by a Mr. Pillsbury, a wandering preacher and probably sold to Mr. Waterbury. The first records of a mill we can find are from the writings of Mrs. John Steves and she related that Waterbury established a grist mill on the creek at the extreme east part of the village in 1849, power being furnished by a turbine wheel. The Steves family had started west from New York in 1846 and settled in Rock- ford, but Mrs. Steves did not take well to farming and when he heard that a mill some 18 miles away was for sale, pur- chased it immediately. When he came to the new home there were two houses and the mill in the little settlement then called Laona. Mr. Steves moved into the Waterbury house, they moved into a cabin later a wing of the Hodges house. A family by the name of Mapes lived near the Waterbury house and the cabin was later used for the Hodges barn. Mr. Steves soon moved to a house west of the mill and here he and his wife kept the Loana postoffice and also boarded from 8 to 10 laborers while the mill pond was being con- CONGRATULATIONS DURAND ! from one Old-Timer to Another RJCKFORD, ILLINOIS ...form Extras! w*u > ' > w »i» 't» * m y ' > ^ >*. *■ » v »j » FURNITURE REPAIR AND REFINISHING WALL BRACKETS AND SHELVES RUG WEAVING HENRY G. DAHLBERG Harrison, Illinois Phone Rockton 2-6179 .'•"»»*" «*■ >w L895 — Mort Norton made the trip from Davis to Durand in 1893 — Briar is now right in it with a new graphophone, and eighteen minutes while a heavy wind was blowing. y ou want to st0 P in and hear ' lt as soon as the battery gets here. It costs you nothing. «»-«*»••»<*»■" ILLINOIS NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY THE BANK OF P",SONAL SERVICE Member of the Federal Dep?.->:t Insurance Corporation U'»'« ^> •#■ '»• "U" ^" >•" ifr^TT^i — ^F — v&r- Compliments of DOTY MOTORS FORD SALES and SERVICE Durand, Illinois 1922 — Orison Miller now sports a new Ford sedan. Girls, be ready with your smiles for Orison is a very accom- modating young man. 1923 — Wm. Walsh now drives a new Ford coupe. E. H. Geary drove it out from Chicago for him Monday. 1923 — Ellis Andrews and Frank Frye went to Rockford Mon- day to drive up two new Ford cars for the Williamson Motor Company. Anson Gunderson had the first automobile, a Model "T" Ford, in this vicinity. It was about 1907. n U i h i- ■»■ m< »»■ HISTORY OF DURAND, WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS (Cont'd.) Durand, Justice of the Peace and township treasurer for thirty-five years and farmed in Sec. 13. In 1882, as Mr. Herring's health began to fail, he and his wife (the former Nancy Grippen of Winnebago) and family went to the Sioux Indian Reservation in Dakota territory which had been thrown open for settlement. They obtained 160 acres of land for six months residence. His health im- proved rapidly in the new location, and he was soon appoint- ed, with two others, to organize a new county there. When he was living in Durand he helped to lay out the Howard- Union Cemetery, also the Laona and Durand cemeteries, and the Center Park in Durand. He told his daughter, Mrs. Mary Herring Hudson — now living in Oregon — that Durand was not likely to ever become a large city, so to make it distinctive he gave it a Central Park through the center blocks of the town. Mr. Herring and his family, being Quakers, were greatly interested in the freeing of slaves, and he carried a banner to the Lincoln-Douglas Debate in Free- port saying "Winnebago County for the tall rail spliter." He and his family sat on the platform with Lincoln. He was an active member in the Durand Anti-Slavery Society. Mrs. Hodson recalls the cellar of her grandparents home near Durand which was perfectly dark and used as an "under- ground railroad station" for slaves. The house was of sand- stone and about five miles from the Wisconsin line. JOHN F. PETTINGILL was born in Boxford, Mass. in 1813 and died 1902. He came to Durand in 1837 and pur- chased a claim around 1839 in Sec. 15 for $100. He spent three seasons teaming in lead mine regions with four yoke of cattle for $50 per month. He mp^^^m married Maria Judd in 1842, she - died in 1870 and he married Katie |L.". Helsby in 1873. He was known j by most of his acquaintances as If "Uncle John" and was a preacher |J of more than average ability in I the local ME Church for more than 40 years. He was prominent in village affairs, holding many offices and he assisted John R. * Herring in laying out the town. §| He owned the Pettenville addi- 1 tion, south of town and the Seminary. He had a family gravestone erected which weighed 15 tons, was seven feet high, and the largest outside Rock- ford in 1893. ANDREW ASHTON was born in New York in 1832. He spent three years in California prospecting for gold, returned to New York and went into mercantile business in 1855. He came to Illinois in 1861, stopping enroute at Chicago where he inquired of Marshall Field about a good location for his business. He was directed to Durand because at that time it was believed that our village would become a railroad center. He and his wife, the former Mary Johnson of Oswego Co. New York had four children, Carrie, Frank, Willard and Bertha, all of whom were born in Durand. In 1874 he was elected district representative to the 29th General Assembly and was re-elected in 1876. He remained in Durand many yea r s, then later moved to Rockford where he operated one of the largest stores in the city at the corner of State and Main Street. AX HE ERICKSON was 22 years old when he came to Rockford, in May, 1897 from Orland, Sweden after serving two years in the Swedish army. He was unable to find work in Rockford as a tailor and spent a short time in a furniture factory doing marquetry work — making inlaid designs of various colored woods — as he was very talented and artistic. He came to Durand in Oct., 1899 and worked for Albert Anderson, in 1903 he acquired the tailoring and dry goods business and continued until the time of his death in 1954 which gave him the distinction of being a merchant in Durand over the longest period of time which was 51 years. He designed the Soldier's Monument in Center Park and also the Masonic Temple. His life and business radiated his high ideals, his love and loyalty to his adopted country will always be pleasant memories to young and old who knew "Axel." WILLIAM PLOETZ: After the death of Axel Erickson, Mr. Ploetz was the oldest merchant on Center Street, having been in Durand over forty years. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, school director for 12 years, and also served a short term on the Village Board of Trustees. He has a file of National Geographic Magazines for forty years. The community misses both Mr. and Mrs. Ploetz who moved to Alberquerque, New Mexico last April. CALEB ALLEN STARR was born in Deerfield, Mass., 1822, the son of the first trustee of Harvard College. He sailed the high seas for 5 years, then traveled 5 years in South America, Asia and Europe. He married Susan Gates Childs in 1848. They had four children, Mary, Ellen, William, and Albert. Mr. Starr came to Laona as a farmer in 1855, he later brought the pharmacy in Durand and continued in that business for 38 years. After his wife passed away in 1900 his sister, Mrs. Eliza Wellington, kept house for him. He died in 1915 at the age of 93. The daughter Mary (Haughton Starr Blaisdell) was a gifted author and painter, having studied at fine schools here and abroad. She traveled extensively, visiting nearly all parts of the world including the Panama Canal zone while it was under construction. She was in Chicago in 1871 during the great fire and had to escape the flames. She passed away in 1934. The son, William, was a crayon artist and when he returned to Durand was a sculptor. Ellen helped Jane Adams in founding of Hull House. THEODORE C. HEIDE familiarly known as "T. C" eldest son of Christopher and Anna Heide, was born in Laona in 1861 and passed away June 8, 1921. His boyhood was spent on the home farm, and after obtaining his primary education in the country schools he attended Freeport High School, later taking a business course at Valpariso. Indiana. He came to Durand in the spring of 1882 and engaged in the hard- ware business in the firm known as Nelson & Heide. He married Isabelle C. Nelson from Rock Grove, a daughter, Charlotte, is still living in Durand. Mr. Heide managed the Bella (named for his wife) for 40 years. DUNCAN J. STEWART came to Laona with his parents, Alexander and Polly Flowers Stewart and eight brothers and sisters, the Solomon Websters and their eight children, in two covered wagons from New York. He married Adaline Campbell. He represented Durand township on the board of supervisors and was a member of the 28th General Assembly. He moved to Rockford in 1874 and founded the Stewart & Co. store, a branch of the store, Stewart & Ross was estab- lished in Durand in 1896. ANDERSON & LOFGREN MARKHAM'S MARKET Jay C. Lofgren, Mgr. Meats and Groceries c Coal - Feed - Seeds - Farm Supplies Phone 246 Pecatonica, Illinois' Phone No. 4 Pecatonica, Illinois Pecatonica Produce & Supply Company BATES and SON Grain Coal Fencing Feed Seeds Blacksmith and Welder We Give S & H Green Stamps i Phone 111 We Deliver Pecatonica, Illinois, Phone 2 Pecatonica, Illinois 1878 — "A delegation of the RED Ribbon Club organized a club at Durand last Saturday evening. A number of 1901— March 27, one of our delinquent subscribers promised hard drinkers signed the pledge. The platform of he would pay up last Saturday if he lived. He's dead, this organization seems to suit many of the drinking Obituary next week, men where no other will. — Rockford Journal. Worthington & Lunde, Inc. Compliments of GULF OIL Your GOOD GULF Dealer and Distributor Farmall Tractors — : — McCormick Farm Equipment JIM SLOCUM Station and Bulk Truck International Motor Trucks Phone, Durand 34 SMITH OIL & REFINING CO. Kilburn Avenue 733 E. State St. 3-9608 Rockford, Illinois, Rockford, Illinois ( i i i i Below: First and present Lutheran churches of Durand. MS*** First and present Roman Catholic Churches of Durand. Compliments of GRAHAM SUPPLY CO Dealers in GRAIN, COAL, FEED and SEEDS 'Feed Doughboy Feeds for Satisfaction' ■•*-■ -:■> »»■ » t< « y . ^ . DAVIS LOCKER PLANT ALVIN BECK, Prop. PORK SLAUGHTERING, CURING, PROCESSING We Process Beef and Custom-Cure Dried Beef HEY BROS. ICE CREAM PHONE 6717 DAVIS, ILLINOIS .893-Pecaton.ica's famous mind-reader, A. J. Seymore, who 1895 „ Durand boys> next time you g0 to Winne bago please was to be buried alive in June and resurrected after a crop of gram had been harvested from his grave, has be a little more ^> iet - Peo P Ie thou S ht the Panther decided to postpone his experiment for three years. that Fritz shot at was around again. ■ tt» ' -i„J Mfc» «#» » tJ ' n »y-i>»*"-'4-i ■ It's a pleasure to have the opportunity through the years to serve so many people of the Durand community. Your patronage has been greatly appreciated. STATE BANK OF DAVIS Davis, Illinois Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation THE THIRD NATIONAL BANK 401 EAST STATE STREET Over 100 Years in Rockford Compliments of EDWARD F. BOOMER Genera! Contractor and Builder Phone Bl. 134 R. 2 Pecatonica, Illinois, CADILLAC GLASS COMPANY Dial 3-0404 525 South Main Street Rockford, Illinois ' j ' » y ' » ■ » tf ' When Bob Craven and his dray — "Craven the drayman" — drove through our streets. He and his wife constituted our only Negro family? When Crane school observed its centennial in the early Forties ? CLOVER FARM SUPER MART SHOP AND SAVE IN PEC'S LARGEST AND MOST MODERN GROCERY STORE AND MEAT MARKET WE ISSUE S & H GREEN STAMPS Phone 11 Pecatonica, Illinois •«■ •«■ •«! I»l r«&jir^^r-^i — n^-J^ 1897 — O. H. Jacobs commenced filling his ice house on Sat- 1900 — June 28, notwithstanding reports which have been urday morning. The ice is about 10 inches in thick- circulated George Schmitz is not going to move his ness and of a clear solid quality. C1 g ar factory from the building next door to his office. M I X Symbols of Service M I X DURAND FEED & SEED DICK HIGHLAND DURAND, ILLINOIS — PHONE 119 "Feeds for Definite Needs' also Seeds, Fertilizer and Farm Supplies CONGRATULATIONS TO DURAND On Their 100th Anniversary BLACK & COMPANY INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES HARDWARE :— : PAINTS 317-325 W. Jefferson St. 4-6764 Rockford, 1902 -Sam Reber was driving to church Sunday night. Ira Todd and Frank King were running horses and ran into Reber. His buggy lies beside the road in a help- less condition, King's $80 rubber-tired buggy was broken and Todd's will have to be repaired. It would be well for the young people to be more careful on the highway at night. Compliments of KING'S MARKET Corner Blaisdell and Furman Streets Rockford, Illinois CHAS. A. MILLER CO. Automatic Self-Sealing Burial Vaults PHONE 32 DURAND, ILLINOIS 1923 — Wm. Walsh now drives a new Ford coupe. E. H. When Bob Craven and his dray — "Craven the drayman"- Geary drove it out from Chicago for him Monday, drove through our streets. He and his wife constituted our 1923 — Ellis Andrews and Frank Frye went to Rockford Mon- onlv Negro family? ^ a y t0 drive up two new Ford cars for the Williamson Motor Company. ■ » ■ ■>■ '■■■ *F ■»■ ■»■ ^P **• ■»■ DURAND'S FAMOUS TEN In July, 1908 the above men were honored by our com- munity because they had reached the age of eighty years. Many years of their lives were passed in Durand, and the townsfolk were justly proud of them, as they were successful and favorably known to everyone. Back Row : Left to right, Oliver Hoyt, Wm. Bodine, Clark Smith, H. J. Rolason, Rufus Lord, Norman Judd. Front Row: Robert Colton, C. A. Starr, Erastus Cleveland, C. A. Hurd. At the present time we would like to honor our citizens who are eighty or over. The eldest person living within the village is Alec Han- ford, who was born in Laona Township in 1867. He spent his entire life farming there until his retirement when he moved to Durand. His wife, the former Olive Dean, was born in 1876, and is also past eighty years. Others who have reached or passed the eighty year mile- stone, or will reach it this year, are Miss Nina Hurlbut, born Sept. 10, 1870, in Durand and served as primary teacher in the Indian Service in Pupallup Indian School in Seattle, Wash, and in Heartbutte, Mont., for twenty-three years before re- tirement in Durand; Mrs. Edith Kasch, born June 24, 1873; Albert Ohl, March 21, 1859; Mrs. Charles Tracy, Sr., March 6, 1876; Merritt Waller, Nov. 12, 1876, Andrew Place, June 9, 1876; Charles Sodaman, Jan. 11, 1873; George Meier, 1866, Mrs. Hattie Amundsen, April 16, 1873; Miss Palmyra Webster, Oct. 12, 1876, Fred Judd, June 3, 1873; Jeremiah Campbell, Aug. 12, 1874; Mrs. James Johnson, July 8, 1866; Mrs. George Stauffer, June 28, 1874; Miss Clarinda Goodrich, Oct. 6, 1874; Robert Crowley, Oct. 18, 1876; Roy Shepard- son, Sept. 10, 1874; Mrs. Ida Lilly, 1861; George Adleman, 1871; Timothy Lynch, 1873; Mrs. Agnes Dailey, 1870; Miss Mary Oakley, 1869; Henry Graham; William Walsh, 1875; Adolph Neiman, 1872; Mrs. Winifred Sweet, 1876; Mrs. Lillie Young, Nov. 10, 1876; Martin Welch, May 29, 1873; George Norton, May 25, 1869; Wm. Wilke, Aug. 1876. In compiling this list there may have been some names ommitted, and the committee wants to explain here that it was simply an oversight. Lasting Freshness! Colonial c<« d pre* The Durand Centennial, Incorporated Re sume of Scenes Presents DAYS OF DURAND' MAMMOTH HISTORICAL PAGEANT Directed by Parker Zeiiers of the John B. Rogers Producing Company Fostoria, Ohio Prologue — A brilliant scene of pageantry presenting Miss Durand, Queen of the Centennial, and her Court of Honor. Episode 1 — Tepees and Tomtoms The early inhabitants of this area were the Winnebago Indians. Here they paid homage to the Sun God, to the moon and the stars; it was in this land of their fathers that they followed the pursuits of free children of nature. Episode 2 — The Early Traders The simple, carefree life of the Winnebagos was interrupted by the arrival of hunters, explorers, and traders who offered gaudy baubbles in return for luxurious furs. Episode 3 — The First Settlers Around 1837, settlers began arriving in this territory. Coming overland in creaking covered wagons, theirs was a rough, adventurous life, filled with excitement, peril, pathos, and hard work. Soon, more settlers arrived and the semblance of a community began to take shape. Episode 4 — God in the Wilderness In the midst of their arduous tasks of taming the wilder- ness, the early pioneers still found time to pause and give spiritual thanks. Episode 5 — The First Iron Horse in Durand The coming of the railroad to Durand was a big step forward for the village. Just about everybody for miles Downtown Durand in 1900 ^«sfc\" ■■■ ■»■ ■»■ ■»■ i ! I I I I I I I I "DAYS OF DURAND" Directed anrl Stager! by PARKER ZELLERS of the John B. Rogers Producing Co. Fostoria , Ohio , ^»«** # *^ NARRATORS: Rev. B. J. Usher, Frances Patterson, Almon Patterson, Mildred Calkins. ORGANIST: Carlyle Horstmeir. STAGE MANAGER: Stanley Panoske. RECORD SPINNER: Hazel Greene. \ii/i\ii/i\1i7I\1i^ii7^^^ PROLOGUE TRUMPETERS: Suzanne Meissen, Joan Walsh, Marilee Keller, Shirley Morgan, Judy Meissen, Jane Walsh. RIDERS: Mr. and Mrs. William Stockdale, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Damon. SAILORETTES: Norma Slaton, Maxine Keller, Sharon Brown, Jean Rafferty, Sally Dixon, Julia Walsh, Sharon Richmond, Jean Kinney, Judy Johnson, Elaine Koroll, Linda Moore, Nancy Green, Arlene Nath, Alyce Fosler. GIRL SCOUTS: Patricia Dirksen, Mary Hilpert, Loretta Vaught, Vivian Johnson, Carol An- derson, Sandy Rumler, Jenny Johnson, Gayle Hamilton, Nancy Black, Billie Nyman, Ann Brauer, Vicki Crowlay, Sue Satterfield, Karen West, Patricia Christian, Suzanne Bendedict, Mary Lou Markham. BOY SCOUTS: Dick Barron, Mike Mulvain, Laurence Damon, Reginal Pete. EPISODE 1 CHIEFS: Algot Larson, Max Landon. BRAVES: Leo Engelbrecht, David DeShepperc, Marsden Patterson, Bill Flynn, Don Vor- mezelle, John Dixon, LeRoy Davis, Walter Houghton, Charles Derwent, Eddy Ritter. SQUAWS: Mary Lou Walsh, Marion Walsh Susan Walsh, Shirley Adleman, Madeline DeShep- pert, Mabel Houghton, Janet Zectle, Alice Laube, Violet Fosler. MEDICINE MAN: David Waller. INDIAN BOYS: Tom Slocum, Maurice Patterson, Johnny Joe Butler, Ronnie Houghton. INDIAN GIRLS: Judy Slocum, Jo Ellen Walsh, Mary Alice DeSheppert, Sherri Lynn Houghton. INDIAN DANCERS: Alice Walsh, Ann Walsh, Sue Waller, Judy Smith. EPISODE 2 TRADERS: Ernest Damon and Bob Tschabold. EPISODE 3 PIONEER MEN: Vern Davis, Harley Mulligan, Royal Clark, Duane Kinney, Jerry Clint, Ernest Damon, Bob Tschabold, Ed Brackin, Clinton Zettle, Jr., George Lillie. PIONEER WOMEN: Viola Evenson, Ruth Clint, Evelyn Clark, Elvina Brackin, Loretta Clark, Betty Yaun, Audrey Smith, Charlotte McCullough, Viola Tschabold, Ellen Lillie. BOYS: Ronald Messenger, Lyle Clark, Lynn Clark, Gary Nuss. GIRLS: Julie Brackin, Shirley Clark, Joyce Messenger, Sharon Nuss, Bonnie Tschabold, Jenny Tschabold. EPISODE 4 PREACHER: James Borghman. Pioneers and children of previous episode. EPISODE 5 TOWNSFOLK: James Cowherd, Beatrice Cowherd, Harold Potter, Florence Potter, Al Basse, Erma Basse, Maurice Place, Edna Place, Curtis MacDougall, Charlotte MacDougall, Elmo Greene, Mary Louise Greene, Ellis Greene, Beulah Greene, Donald Flynn, Virginia Flynn, Seymour Cleveland, Bonnie Cleveland. Children from Episode 9 plus: Sherryl Cowherd, Donald Green, Edmund Greene, Kenneth Greene, Marc Doty. EPISODE 6 STOREKEEPER: Donald Flynn. SHOPPER: Virginia Flynn. EPISODE 7 SOLDIER: Curtis McDougall. WIFE: Charlotte McDougall. GIRL: Mary Ann Flynn. UNION OFFICER: Glenn Greene. UNION SOLDIERS: Larry Anderson, LeRoy Anderson, Merle Crowley, Dennis Bottorf, Marsden Patterson, Jim Cowan. CONFEDERATE OFFICER: Nevan Best. CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS: Jerry Engelbrecht, Tom Dolan, Mike Dolan, Don Moore, Dale Clark, Phil Kelsey, Bob Smith. EPISODE 8 ABE LINCOLN: Kenneth Krienke. EPISODE 9 TEACHER: Sarah Harris. SCHOOL BOYS: Paul Bliss, Douglas Johnson, Gary Johnson, Steven Waller, James Bentley. SCHOOL GIRLS: Joanne Panoske, Terry Bliss, Martha Waller, Sally Jo Langley, Kathy Harris, Margery Harris. EPISODE 10 Personnel from Episode 5. EPISODE 11 PICNICKERS: Vincent Meissen, Ruth Meissen, Luther McCullough, Anna McCullough, Ernest Baker, Irene Baker, Grace Keller, Gladys Waller, Leland Bliss, Helen Bliss, Eldon Guehring, Mildred Guehring, Paul Norsworthy, Freida Nors- worthy, Richard Dishno, Verna Welsh Chester Land, Creola Land, |oe Buerkle, Jr. GIRLS: Karen Greene, Nancy Slamp, Pamela Welsh, Jane Slamp. BOYS: Leonard Meissen, Jerry Judd, Merle Patterson, Marion Patterson. COP: Lester Bosshart. BICYCLE COUPLE: Jack Graham and Marilyn Graham. PHOTOGRAPHER: Maurice Keller. AUTO COUPLE: Don and Maxine Milne. HURDY GURDY MAN: Wayne Waller. CAN CAN DANCERS: Sharri Larsen, Barbara Haughton, Jane Walsh. EPISODE 12 WOMAN AT GRAVE: BUGLER: Dan McCullough. EPISODE 13 CHARLESTON DANCERS: Linda Engebretson, Beverly Meier, Carole Cowan. EPISODE 14 AMERICAN LEGION MEMBERS: The Swiss Wheel FINE FOOD AND LIQUORS MONROE, WISCONSIN BANJO PETE'S "downtown" across from Goetz Theater 5^bbfifc3«3«Sfifc*teS{ This Space Reserved For PINEHURST FARMS DAIRY Telephone 4-3309 ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS around turned out ot see the "Iron Horse" come steaming down the track. Episode 6 — High Prices Some people thought that prices were high a hundred years ago. Wonder what those same people would have thought about some of our prices today! Episode 7 — A House Divided Like an overwhelming tidal wave, the pioneers were swept along until they clashed in conflict. The war between the states turned forges into factories fo rcannons, rifles and iron plates. Episode 8 — The War Is Over At last the shooting ceased, guns were lowered, and a tall, lanky figure in the White House raised tired eyes toward the heavens in solemn prayer. Episode 9 — Taught to the Tune of the Hickory Stick The early settlers were not unmindful of the need for education for their children. The school children of yester- year were not too much different from those of today. They enjoyed their antics, especially at the teacher's expence. Episode 10 — The Big Fire On a cold January night in 1895, the citizens of Durand were awakened from their sleep by the dread cry of "Fire!" A block in the heart of the business district was in flames. Episode 1 1 — The Fabulous Gay 90's It was the era of "The Bicycle Built for Two," Leg O'Mutton Sleeves," "Empress Eugenie Hats," and "Handle- Bar Mustaches." A picnic was always popular. The innova- tion called the "Horseless Carriage" made its appearance. The naughty girls were the Can Can dancers. All good clean fun of the "Gay 90's — reminiscent of the days when grandma was in her teens. Episode 12 — Lest We Forget In 191-i, Durand heard the troubled sounds of war in the making as President Wilson protested unresisted submarine warfare. The climax came in 1917 when the Lusitania was sunk and the United States entered the war. Episode 13 — The Roaring Twenties In the wake of the war came the false prosperity of the twenties. It was the golden age of shieks and flappers. A dance sensation hit the country and everyone in Durand was doing the "Charleston." Episode 14 — The Hand that Held the Dagger . . . With startling suddeness of the quiet afternoon of Decem- ber 7, 1941, the news of war came to the United States for the second time in a generation. The Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor. Episode 15 — Tribute to Durand Servicemen and Women A fitting tribute to all the Durand servicemen and women who served in World War II and the Korean campaign. -Fireworks Center Street in the Nineteen-Fifties O. E. KELLER & SONS Sales and Construction for Illinois Concrete Crib Co., Inc. Durand, Illinois -:- Mendota, lllniois WHERE MODERN, PERMANENT CRIBS LIKE THESE CAN BE HAD Durand: Phone 71 Mendota: Phone 2360 AT A COMPARABLE PRICE ALSO GENERAL CONSTRUCTION ■•■ •»■ ^»-«#» ■■■«■ ••■ ■!!■ ■~mgt vp •*• mgt i|^ i*> -$yi!i--TS^9*f'0¥ju" l "U4JW'*^?"" Center Street in the Nineteen-Fifties Implement Sales 19 EAST MAIN ST. Freeport, Illinois •W •*• ■»■ ■ « ■■■■*»» ■»■ ■»■ * T •*• ■*■ I" ■»■ ■»■ "•*ye'-^y*—wgw~*fr'~\T2&- Old Durand Creamery CONGRATULATIONS TO DURAND ON YOUR CENTENNIAL fr om SUNBEAM BREAD Dial 2-6693 The first M. E. Church in Durand. It was sold to T. C. Heide, moved to Center Street where the Highland feed store is now located and remodeled into the Bella Opera House. It was named for Mr. Heide's wife. The first opening of the Opera House was Jan., 18%. They employed girl ushers — a novelty at that time. The second church was built in 1894 a little to the north of the present church. It burned in 1925. Present church. Jladn &o*■ n Compliments of HOBSON'S DEPT. STORE Phone 191 Pecatonica, Illinois VJ* *W 'W •■■ ■•■ ilH ■»■ if W uji 1897 — Aaron Sarver has bought the county right for the 1895 — Hear the Gramophone at the FAIR with every 25 cent sale of a patent mop wringer. purchase. •w "ip ^f » »» » > » *f • ¥• 'w < -m ■>■ ■»■ " w We extend to Durcmd and community a friendly wish and congratulate you on this, your one hundredth anniversary. NORTHERN ILLINOIS TELEPHONE COMPANY J. M. Thompson Manager ■ ■ ■ > T V T » T ■■ " ■»■ " ■■ II ' 1 » "» ■ ■ * ■ **' * -*«»— » w --- «v*"*s>- RUHM'S PHOSPHATE FINEST GROUND — QUICK ACTING — VARIOUS ANALYSIS DARLING'S FERTILIZERS POTASH SULPHATE'S NITRATES Bulk, Bagged Materials at Our Warehouse or Spread on Your Farm. Don't Put It Off! Let Us Put It On! RAY MclSSEN DURAND ILLINOIS PHONE 54 Anson Gunderson had the first automobile, a Model 1922— Orison Miller now sports a new Ford sedan. Girls, be ■T" Ford, in this vicinity. It was about 1907. read y with y our smiles for ° rison is a ver y accom " modating young man. -^~— »• « ' ■ *» ^ ^p Compliments of Lawrence Welsh Milk Hauling and General Trucking Durand, III. — Phone 6904 Mattison Sport Shop and Hardware Harrison, III. — Phone Rockton 2-4177 Dale Damon Grain Dealer Durand, III. — Phone 157 George Laubach, O.D. Optometrist Durand, III. Wade Carpenter B. F. Goodrich Store Rockford, Illinois Moore Electric Wiring, Plumbing and Heating Durand, III. — Phone 1 Ornamental Porch Railings Owen Whisman Durand, III. — Phone 14 R 3 Lee Waller Poultry Dealer Durand. III. — Phone 7 Downtown Durand in 1900 » H i ■ '»' i»i "H >i ■■■ ■»■ ■■■ ■»■ ■»■ ■■■ ■»■ ■»■ 1896 — The Durand Anti-Horse Thief Association met Dec. 5, 1896 at the Town Hall. They are now prepared to give horse thieves a hot chase, as they now have 44 good members and a goodly sum in the treasury. The following officers were elected : T. Stabeck, Pres. ; T. C. Heide, Vice Pres.; Ora Crowe, Secretary; and H. J. Rolason, Treasurer. The executive committee are Polk Waller, C. Nelson, and F. P. Cross. Compliments of DURAND CAFE Wayne Wahl Twila and Roy Keller RAY SATNESS LIVESTOCK TRUCKING "We Care for Your Business" PHONE 148 DURAND, ILLINOIS Matt Trask, who made a striking figure in his broad brimmed hat and long flowing hair. Squire Baker, his bewildering assortment of furnishing, etc., which he collected at auctions, took in on debts and saved — which he housed in the 51 rooms of the Seminary. Compliments to You — DURAND on Your 100th Anniversary McAllister excavating co. LAND CLEARING TILLING FARM DRAINAGE DITCHING 2132 Parmele Dial 5-7139 Rockford, Illinois DO YOU REMEMBER? When East Howard Street was called "Smokey Row.'' Belton the trotting horse owned by Mr. Brown: Took S § § § three stragiht heats in free-for-all at Winnebago County The book "Durand Through a Camera'' published by Fair — 1897. § § § § Alden and Walker— 1896 § § S § Picking up clam shells near Yale bridge to ship to Janes- ville for $20 per ton. § § § § Snipe shooting — forty per day was not irregular — 1893. § § § § Bicycle races — at the driving park and cross country — Wm. Kinney one of our best racers — 1898. § § § § A. H. Baker commenced to work on drilling a new well in the park — Nov., 1893. § S § § When all but 5 trees were cut in the park — 1905. § § § § Homeseeker's excursions into the west and southwest via the railroad — 1896. s s s § When the SW Limited hit the washout 3 miles east of town, resulting in death of engineer and 17 injured passengers and crewmen — June 6, 1932. § § § § Halloween, 1929, when the "two-story'' mysteriously ap- peared in front of the Rockford Morning Star. § § § § The Halloween the Thome's cow was bedded comfortably down for the night in front of Dave Barloga's store. § § § § Ed Jordon who so faithfully handled the U.S. mail sacks, was town drayman and general handyman for so many years. § § § § ' The Illinois Kidney and Liver Cure Co. and their annual free show on the streets. § § § § The new one dollar silver certificate of 1896 — not well received by the conservative element. § § § § 1895 — A train of 15 cars of emigrants left Durand for South Dakota. § § § § Excursions to the 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair, and the pint of "spook yeast" that Mrs. Jersuison brought back — it was used for many years by her and her friends. § § § § Torch light political parades and meetings — especially dur- ing Bryan's and Cleveland's campaigns. § § § § When railroad cuts were blocked with snow and had to be shoveled out by hand. § § § § The pop-corn wagon Saturday nights. § § § § Chatauquas — at Rockford and also in Durand. § § § § Dance at the Opera House Saturday nights — Leaver's Orchestra. § § § § 1898 — The three seated wagon excursions to Rockford on fair days — round trip $1 by E. C. Brown and Sons. § § § § July 16, 1896: Heavy frost after sweltering weather. 1905 — The fire-bell was placed in the town hall, and a box Frost could be scraped from corn stalks with fingernails. and key were located nearby. § § § § § § § § ■jl ■ » ■ i * i j i ■»■' ■ < j ■ u rn y »- ^» n. " m y— »fc-^" LYONS DRUG STORE ESTABLISHED 1883 OUR 73RD ANNIVERSARY NORTH SIDE EXCHANGE SQUARE BRODHEAD, WISCONSIN Thanks to the community of Durand which has made this long record possible. E. M. Lyons, founder, E. M. Lyons, Jr., and Ray Lyons have completed over 120 years of service in this store. Compounding your doctor's prescriptions is the most important part of the business. Many other departments and services are operated. Ray Lyons Aurelia Bauman Esther Lyons Susan Schultz Terry Erickson Donald Zimmerman .:> :'? : ;S'^::5:H*? : R. E. TARPLEY EXCAVATING Bulldozing — Grass Waterways — Land Leveling 637 E. Harlem Rd. 7-7908 Rockford, Illinois KNAPP FUNERAL HOME AND Ambulance Service 203 W. FIFTH ST. PHONE 252 PECATONICA, ILLINOIS Congratulations on Durand's Centennial ! OAK BRAND ICE CREAM Compliments of JOSEPH J. DAILEY Derr ratic Candidate for Coroner of Winnebago County 1896-A ball game was played Sunday between the Tyrone 1889 _ A "shoot-the-chutes" is being built at Harlem Park in Sluggards and the Dog-Town Bog Trotters. Dog Town won 23 to 3. Rockford. First Stop After Leaving Durand MILLER CLEANERS THE FEATHER CLUB PICK-UP and DELIVERY Wednesday and Saturday AUGIE LOUIE PHONE 13 PECATONICA, ILLINOIS ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS ■ ' Pehingill's Seminary Site of todays cheese factory Bella Opera House Opened with girl ushers Hotel Norton Burned, 1904 Present site of Doty's Motors Steves Grist Mill Durand Lutheran Church Town Hall was located 2 blocks west of Chapin's fur- niture store. It was sold to The New England Garage, moved to the present site and remodeled. Dan Richards Pioneer Cabin in southeast part of village Graham Bros. Elevator Burned, 1905 Rebuilt and again burned 19— iHPiilk liilllfwt- 1" *"& , O IS) — V ,_) O , -J5 o v > vi u OS! O ££ i/. ^c < t3 c u c/3 Ui Q o 3 U u 3 £8 - 0) «- c S „ O o 83 c o o U £1 (U (U l-H c CO n C/3 - CJ 1^ o — j~. S 2 Rotello Excavating Farm < Service 1 MURPHY & GUSTAFSON Bulldozing ■ Land Clearing - Farm Drainage - Earth Moving , Your John Deere Dealer 1241 - 6th Ave. 5-6109 Rockford, Illinois, Freeporf, Illinois Headquarters for DEPENDABLE FUL-O-PEP FEEDS GERAGHTY'S ROCKFORD GRAIN & FARM SUPPLY CO. Costumes for All Occasions 305 E. State St. 3-8711 Rockford, Illinois 1 Phone 5-0591 Rockford, Illinois ~ ^w *r ^' * j ' mi " i * » ■ , ^ . ^ , . 1893 — Briar is now right in it with a new eraphophone, and 1895 — Mort Norton made the trip from Davis to Durand in -,,.,, you want to stop in and hear it as soon as the battery eighteen minutes while a heavy wind was blowing. gets here. It costs you nothing. DURAND PLUMBING & HEATING BATHROOMS — KITCHENS DITCH DIGGING — WATERLINE — DRAINAGE SHEET METAL — PUMPS HAROLD SLAMP C. A. PERKINS DWIGHT SLAMP PHONE 150 R. 2 DURAND, ILLINOIS Compliments of DEAN MILK COMPANY KILBURN, AVENUE ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Need Durand's Ladies' Band ? Back Row, from left to right: Nora Shakey, Irene John- ston, Arvilla Best, Ethel Feltz, Mae Stilwell, Nell Davis. Front Row: Mrs. Wood, Pearl Bliss, Sue Waller, Myrtle McKinley. We have enjoyed working with the energetic committee in charge of compiling this booklet . . . I nal Durancl s C entennial Observance proves pleasurable lo all is the wish of ) our Rockjora iVeiu/ioor Grafts nen ivho produced tliis program Asnton Johnson Printing Service ( ommercial Printing Company Superior I ypesetting Service RanJeckcr'e Store — 1900. Soldiers and Sailors' Monument. - u^j i g > — ''V'V "i" V ■*■ '«)■ ■■ ■ It The letterpress engravings which appear in this booklet were produced by the ROCKFORD ILLUSTRATING CO. Old grade and High school, built 1886 at cost of $!,()!() and later remodeled as shown in the photo. It has since been sold to the American Legion and remodeled for their club rooms. Community high school before it was remodeled to accomodate 7th and 8th grades. Built in $80,000. 1927 at the cost of The modern Durand grade school as in use today. Compliments of DURAND ELECTRIC SERVICE Durand, Illinois DURAND HARDWARE 'Farm and Home Hardware' "Les" George Durand, Illinois LEE L KINYON Insurance Agency — Agent and Broker Thirty Years of Courteous Insurance Service Phone 158 Durand, Illinois NORMAN L CHILTON Real Estate Sales and Loan Service Phone Durand 6102 Durand, Illinois 1878 — "A delegation of the RED Ribbon Club organized a club at Durand last Saturday evening. A number of 1901 — March 27, one of our delinquent subscribers promised hard drinkers signed the pledge. The platform of he would pay up last Saturday if he lived. He's dead, this organization seems to suit many of the drinking Obituary next week, men where no other will. — Rockford Journal. COMPLIMENTS OF ROCK CITY BANK Rock City, Illinois "Prompt and Confidential Service" Your Business Is Solicited, Appreciated and Protected Member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation WELCH BROS. 3201 Auburn Street Rockford, Illinois Congratulations DURAND! FREEPORT GLASS COMPANY Freeport, Illinois Winnebago Lumber & Supply Company Lumber — Hardware — Building Materials Phone 2911 Winnebago, Illinois JOHN PELA - Chevrolet "Every Service for Your Car" ART - JOHN - RAY Rock City, Illinois The CCC camp housed 180 Negro boys in 29 tents- ater in barracks — in 1935? JULY 4. 1912! ---r*--»»- ■»>"■■»»- m- • >' m- m' ■»■ »r , -~ 1f »»"»y — •* ■»■ •> * • JOHNSON BROS. Registered Aberdeen Angus Cattle The Best in Eileenmere and Bandolier Blood Lines for a Decade Durand, Illinois MEYER'S TRANSFER Wayne Morgan, Opr. We Haul Anything, Anywhere! Durand, Illinois ■ »■ ' V * > »>» ■ • W W ^ Si * H » RALPH CLARK Interior Decorating, Cabinet Work, Foley Precision Saw Repairs Phone 152 Durand, Illinois Compliments of CHAPIN'S Furniture and Funeral Home — Mrs. Floy Chapin ■¥« ^ vyi ~0£T 1922 — Dale has a new drink at his fountain. Be sure and ask for a White Clover Sundae. It is a most delectable draught. 15 cents. Chip Hanford, who started his baseball career here, also the "Hartman Nine." Compliments of BLUFF VIEW PARK JOE & JACK SHARP Brodhead, Wisconsin Registered Spotted and Hampshire Hogs Phone Rockton 2-7140 or 2-7139 Shirland, Illinois ALEXANDER LUMBER COMPANY THE FREEPORT HARDWARE CO. Don Welch, Mgr. JOBBERS and RETAILERS 103-105-109 W. Main St. — Cor Main and S. Galena — 116 N. Van Buren Phone Rockton 2-4128 Shirland, Illinois, Freeport, Illinois Compliments of Cypress Lounge 725 E. State Street Rockford, Illinois Gilbert Messenger Electrical Service Durand, Illinois Shirland Grain & Imp! Case Farm Machinery Shirland, Illinois Mr. Herbert Philbrook 208 W. State St. Rockford, Illinois Risum Implement Co. International Machinery Brodhead, Wisconsin Vandenberg Supply Co. 2700 Auburn St. Rockford, Illinois C. H. Little & Co. China - Glassware Freeport, Illinois Stukenberg Dept. Store Main Street Freeport, Illinois Deininger Floral Shop 1 W. Main Street Freeport, Illinois Pagel-Clikeman Company John Deere Machinery Rockford, Illinois General Auto Parts Co. Freeport, Illinois Kunz Brothers Automotive Parts Freeport, Illinois Frances Rowley Hand-made rugs — gift craft Durand Phone 6701 Tracys' Tin Shop Chuck and Tip Durand, Illinois Allen's Crockery Store 123 West State Street Rockford, Illinois Hessenthaler Implement Case Machinery Davis, Illinois Brault's Barber Shop Bill" Brault, Prop. Davis, Illinois Ancona's Shoe Service Sales and Repairs Pecatonica, Illinois Robinson Drug Store 927 Kilburn Avenue Rockford, Illinois Condon Bros. Seedmen 642 Cedar Street Rockford, Illinois Royal Blue Store Ray Anderson, Owner Pecatonica, Illinois Viola's Beauty Shoppe Viola Reed Durand, Illinois Durand Spot-Lite Groceries — Meats Durand, Illinois Sharer's Tavern "Leona's Bar" Davis, Illinois Hey Brothers Ice Cream Dixon, Illinois Earnie's Welding & Repair Earnest Leake Winnebago, Illinois Kishwaukee Mfg. & Supply 2828 Kishwaukee Street Rockford, Illinois Clayton Andrews Real Estate Rockford, Illinois Andrews Barber Shop Wm. Steward, Prop. Durand, Illinois Tallakson Grocery Meat - Dry Goods - Gifts Durand, Illinois Evans Whitman General Contracting Durand, Illinois Bliss Grocery Durand, Illinois T. H. Young - V. C. Frame To the Next 1 00 Years ! Dentists Lena M. Stricker-Repr. Equitable Reserve Assoc. Durand, Illinois H. E. Cuthbertson Welding and Repair Durand, Illinois C. McKinley about that paint job Durand, Illinois N. O. Patterson General Insurance Durand, Illinois Joe Peters & Son Grain Dealer Durand, Illinois H. O. Hilmer Company Lumber - Feed - Seed - Coal Davis, Illinois Glenn Larson Milk Hauling Durand, Illinois * ^ ' » ■ ^» HP Compliments of THE WAGON WHEEL ROCKTON, ILLINOIS PHONE 2-8261 i j i i B i m i B i 1900 — June 28, notwithstanding reports which have been 1897 — O. H. Jacobs commenced filling his ice house on Sat- circulated George Schmitz is not going to move his urday morning. The ice is about 10 inches in thick- cigar factory from the building next door to his office. ness and of a clear solid quality. 1 Plan Your Future to Include a Specialized Course LISTEN! APPROVED FOR KOREAN VETERANS i W E K Z ROCKFORD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS Your Friendly Farmer Station Will Bring ( All of the News of Durand Centennial — i LISTEN! •"•"" ' " 1 1260 on your radio dial MONROE, WISCONSIN Congratulations on Your Centennial! PECATONICA HARDWARE Phone No. 5 Pecatonica, Illinois r ' ■»' '■ ' — ^— «•■ >t> ■»' L «" -i' WEST STATE PLUMBING SUPPLY 3015 West State Street Rockford, Illinois ■-if -» » *• ■ » ■ »■ '»■ ■»■ ■ ■ ■». f - m i h i i,i h i '■ »^tf"»|0»— ^tyg-*-! ^ m y «^ > , *fc^r" w yr*^^<-*i^i*' %y ^"' DID YOU KNOW? The first stone houses in Winnebago County were built by Aaron Haughton. He was a stone mason and skilled at erect- ing stone arches, when the first attempt to build the Court House at Rockford in 1 877 failed, he was called upon to complete the building which still stands. § § The first brick houses were built by Alva Fraizer, an early day United Brethern Minister. § § § § There have been two murders in the village, a shooting 1894 and a knifing, 1905. § § § § The building that houses the Central Illinois Gas & Elec. Co. was built in 1926 for a fire house, and sold to Paul Downing, 1928 for a bakery. § § § § Jack Weaver was the first Durand boy to fly and own an airplane. Stephen Douglas stopped in Durand to "shake hands" when he was running for President on the Northern Demo- cratic ticket. Miss Helen Randall taught at Hull House, 1907. That the "Duke of Paducah" who writes "Durand Doings" and "Duke's Mixture" in the Chicago Tribune is really Guy E. Walker, who was born and raised in Durand. S § § § Ed Edwards laid out the park, set out the trees, and built a large number of the residences in Durand. Work was started on a factory in 1923, to be owned by Business Men's Company and leased to the Winnebago Tractor Company. We missed having a community house in 1922 by 8 votes —largest vote in our history to that time — 568. § S § § Father Lonergan was State and National American Legion Chaplain. § S § § 1896 — The Pettengill donkey took a lively run down the Rolason hill last Monday evening, but no damage Was done. — Clipper 1896 — At the recent prize fight between Sharkey and Fitz- simmons, the doors were opened to everybody and it is said that a large portion of the spectators were women, some of whom were gray-headed. — Clipper Oscar Amundsen was given the Insull Award, a medal for heroism by the Northern Utilities Co. — 1930. 1929 — 300 Volunteer firemen met here for a two day school of instruction. Fourteen towns and cities participated, including Rockford. § § § § 1897 — Gold was discovered at Elroy, near Rock Grove, and pearling was done in Pecatonica and Sugar Rivers. A pearl weighing 40 grains and worth $1,000 was found in Sugar River. When human bones were discovered in a quick lime bed, 1902, on the Milt Wise farm, it again brought to life the firm belief of old settlers that bandits had a stronghold in the timber of the Wise and Tom Riegle farms at Cabbage Hollow. § § § § Wolves were quite plentiful in 1895. Durand had the following hotels: Durand House (first hotel — about 1856, $13,000); Goodwin Hotel (present John Butler home); Norton Hotel (burned, 1904); McVen Hotel, and Beech House. Goodwin established by Theophilus Good- win who came with his parents to Winnebago County in 1837 and settled on the present Algot Larson Farm, he established the hotel in 1882. 1896 — December 8, the Durand Anti-Horse Thief Association met Dec. 5, at the Town Hall. They are now prepared to give horse thieves a hot chase, as they now have 44 good members and a goodly sum in the treasury. The following officers were elected: T. Stabeck, Pres. ; T. C. Heide, Vice Pres.; Ora Crowe, Sec, and H. J. Rolason, Treas. The executive committee are Polk Waller, C. Nelson, and F. P. Cross. — Clipper. 1897 — There were a few heats of horse racing going on here about midnight Wednesday. They might have been interesting had they been at the right time and place, but on the sidewalks at midnight does not suit us very well. — Clipper. 1 896 — Have you heard the new song "In the Shadow of the Pines"? It is immense! — Clipper 1897— When R. T. Waller saw in the Clipper Tuesday that eggs were selling at 14 cents a dozen, he bethought himself that there was money in hens and he straight- way set about to raise the fruit. He is building a new henhouse which he will stock-up with the best breeds in the land. — Clipper 1888 — "Davis has gone wet ... if Davis licences a saloon it will get a good trade and lots of money from Du- rand, and, as of old, we will get all the noise. "- Durand Gazette. Mitchell Radio & Appliance Established in 1928 Telephones 3-5712 - 3-6501 2406 W. State St. Rockford, Illinois GALLUP & HAGEMANN Jewelry — Gifts — Housewares — Plumbing — Wiring — Heating Expert Watch Repairing Phone 164 Pecatonica, Illinois U' >■' ■•■ ■•■ Remember the 1920's and the Marathon, Danceathon and walkathons? Compliments of GAMBLE STORE Phone 231 Pecatonica, Illinois PECATONICA LOCKER COMPANY Merlyn and Wendell Eickman, Owners Phone 10 Pecatonica, Illinois DURAND FREEPORT ROCKFORD It s Just a Pleasant Drive to a Block & Kuril stores ROCKFORD Block & Kuhl Co. Hess Bros. FREEPORT Block & Kuhl Co. OUR CONGRATULATIONS to the residents of DURAND on their 100th Anniversary '■■ 'w m> *m 'm Compliments of DAVIS HARDWARE Bentley and Highland Grocery Pump Sales and Se.'vicc — Plumbing — Heating — Wiring Romona Bentley Robert Highland Phone 13 Davis, Illinois' Durand, Illinois Chuck's & Art's Cities Service Station Congratulations on Your First 100 Years! New and Used Chevrolet Cars DeLARS LUBRICATION — TIRES — BATTERIES — WASHING i Cleaning - Dye Work - Laundry - - Shoe Sales and Repair Phone 68 Pecatonica, Illinois 1 Phone 89 Durand, Illinois Sam Galenski the peddler who went through the country A series of lectures in "Phrenology" was cancelled after two with dry goods for sale? evening sessions: What you want is a "Cek«" ii o ngitttred lrad*mark • OITIID UNDII AUTMWIlt OF TMI COCA COU COMPAMt I Meadow Gold Dairy Products (WRIGHT and WAGNER DAIRY CO. BELOIT, WISCONSIN OUR OBSERVATIONS When a community undertakes to observe its 100th birthday and commemorate the deeds of those who played parts in its founding and development the willingness of public minded citizens who accept individual responsibility and give unselfishly of time and effort is of major importance. If our Durand Centennial warrants praise, thanks are due to the many who have served faithfully on the various com- mittees. To scores of families near and far who have loaned heirlooms and mementos we owe a debt of gratitude. It is the belief of your Executive Committee that all of our townspeople have gained much in understanding prob- lems that confronted our forefather pioneers and have realized the merit of community cooperation. When Durand observes its 150th birthday, we hope that the generations to come can look back with pride on ac- complishments realized during the preceding fifty years. -^ Your Centennial Executive Committee IN CLOSING ^Thank You I We, as a committee, have done our best in trying to be as accurate as possible in names and dates. If we have omit- ted anyone s name or other important item or made an incorrect statement, it was done unintentionally. We want lo take this opportunity to thank all who helped us with I lie program book, especially Charlotte Heide; Mary Oakley, Mrs. Roy O. Peterson. A. B. Hanford. and Meta Johnson for tlie loan of the pictures used in the book; John VanSickle for the former issues of all the papers print- ed in Durand from which we got most of our information; Mr. William Two, County Recorder, who helped with records and especially the advertisers who have given us financial support, and all others who helped in any way ~- again we lhank you. Miss Doris Rowley, Chairman Mrs. Robert Dobler Mrs. Ernest Baker Charles F. Greene 1881 — John Fredel, who clerked for Andrew Ashton and later went to D. J. Stewart's in Rockford, has accepted a position with Marshall Field's store in Chicago. (Mr. Fredel rose to the post of general superintendent and director of personnel in later years. He was a di- rector of the famous Chicago store corporation at the time of his death.) That Dan Hawkins left Durand about 1900 to seek his fortune in oil wells and died in 1925 in California, leaving a half million dollars? Two of his 15 heirs were former policemen Martin and John Curry, of Rockford. June 21, 1900: NOTICE TO BICYCLERS Hereafter you will be prohibited from scorching on Center Street in the business section, as wheels become so numerous as to become a menace to teams and pedestrians, when going at a high rate of speed. A word to the wise is sufficient. ADAM SHORB, Marshal § § § § 1923: Last Thursday morning Levi Burton again essayed to go to Freeport in his automobile. He succeeded in getting around the corner and about half way down the hill, near the Varner home, when his car turned over three times and bruised him up quite severely. He is 84 years of age and has not yet mastered the Ford. — Gazette The day the new "Hiawatha" diesel locomotive made its first run through town? PRESENTING Oscar Swanson Box 263, R.R. No. 6 Rockford, Illinois FARMERS UNION is farm people. Some 760,000 farm family members from coast to coast choose FARMERS UNION as their kind of farm organiza- tion. Only farmers belong to FARMERS UNION. They belong because they know that during its more than half a century of existence, FARMERS UNION has proved to be a most effective spokes- man for 100% parity, and that means not only parity of price, but parity of living conditions as well. It knows it must offer services, as well as fight for their economic interest. That's why FARMERS UNION INSURANCE at a minimum cost. Leo M. Byrne 1817 Ridge Ave. Rockford, Illniois Dial 3-6155 is offered members 1895 — Mort Norton made the trip from Davis to Durand in eighteen minutes while a heavy wind was blowing. 1893 — -Briar is now right in it with a new graphophone, and you want to stop in and hear it as soon as the battery gets here. It costs you nothing. Congratulations to DURANDITES who have toiled unselfishly to incorporate our new hank. It's Coming Soon ! ■•■ 'w »m "w WINNEBAGO COUNTY FARM BUREAU AND AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS "THE VOICE OF ORGANIZED AGRICULTURE" WINNEBAGO SERVICE COMPANY (Petroleum Products - Feed - Plant Food) WINNEBAGO PRODUCERS SUPPLIES (Field Seeds - Hardware - Simplicity Garden Tractors) FARM BUREAU INSURANCE SERVICES (Life - Casualty - Fire) WINN.-BOONE LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSN. (Market Your Livestock Cooperatively)