The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-10-31
Letter from Mr.. Muenzenberger.

Our old friend John Muenzenberger,
who, with his daughter, visited old
friends here about two months ago,
writes US the following characteristic let
ter, which we know his many friends in
Tionesta and vicinity will enjoy reading:
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ills, Oct. 20, '06.
j. Il. Wenk, TiOnesta, Pa.
DEAR SIR before we left old Tionesta
for home from our recent visit l prom.
ised you 1 would write you a good long
letter about Chicago Heights. But first
of all wish to thank you and all my old
friends in Forest county for the hearty
welcome and kindness shown TO me and
my daughter. 1t was great pleasure to
see so many of my old friends once
more, and / was very sorry that l could
not see some of the old friends and
neighbors who had passed away into
better world. l felt sad when we left
Tionesta, for the thought came to my
mind, "How many will ever see again?"
The night before we left we took walk
and came past our old friend John
Charleston's house. John came out and
we talked about fifteen minutes, and as /
bid him goodbye told him if l should
never see him again to take good care of
himself. He was the first one after that
visit to pass away.
Well, now, as to our trip home: We
left Tionesta about II a. IN. and went to
Oil City. Then we took a Lake Shore
train to Ashtabula, and there we had to
wait for some time for our train. Finally
train came along and stopped, and
asked the conductor if that was the train
for Chicago. He told me very politely
he would get me there if ever got on.
So we got on, and as every coach was full
we walked away back into the finest coach
/ was ever in, and sat down. Soon a red
headed fellow, with brass buttons on his
coat, came along and asked me where we
wanted to go. / told him and he said we
would have to go into the next coach to
the 'front.' | told him not to mind us,
thought that coach was good enough for
us. Then he wanted 25 cents piece for
the privilege of staying in that coach till
we should reach Cleveland, which was as
far as it would go. You see this was the
fast train. We came to Chicago about two
o'clock in the morning and had to wait
till five to get train for home. Well,
we got home about break fast time. While
was east had good time; it was all
play aud no work. Now it is all work
again. l found everything in good
shape when we got home.
Now, something about Chicago Heights
II is about twenty-seven miles from Chi
cago, south. 1t is on the Eastern Illinois
Railway. We have fiity-two factories
here and eighty saloons, ten churches
complete, and another, an Italian, will be
ready for service before winter sets in.
Twenty years ago there we're no factories
where now acres of ground are covered
with them. Building operations are GO
ing on steadily and will continue for
years TO come. The record of the city
clerks Office shows that for the first nine
and one-half months of this year there
were issued 223 building permits. The
first permit was issued Jan. 2 and the last
permit on Oct. l3. Contractors estimate
the average cost per building at $1,000,
which would make the total amount eX-
pended for buildings thus far this year
about 100000. AS ii is, we have fine
place to live in, and to do business in,
and we like II very much.
Very truly yours,
JOHN MUENzENBERGER Err.