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Orr oother graduated from the Crack Neck grade school which was<br />
located west of the Cerny farm and also graduated frorn the Sacred<br />
Heart Acadeiry when she was 18 years old in the year l!00.<br />
She rorked at the Illinois llatch Factory as a bookkeeper for<br />
several years. Her sisterr Antofnette had several jobs and her<br />
sister, Louise was a very talented sednstress. They lived with<br />
their parents on the farm west of Springfield and usually walked<br />
the three miles to the city limits which was Amos avenue and there<br />
they r+ould ride the street car to rrork. In 1904 our mother and<br />
her two sisters, Antoinette and Louise decided to have a house<br />
built so they could be in torrrn all week and still go hone on the<br />
weekend. The two-story house was built at 1042 Uest Honroe street.<br />
The home cost $11800.00 at that time.<br />
February ll, 1905 our father took a nr'ne month business course at<br />
Brornrs Business College at Decatur, Illinois and graduated fron<br />
there in Septanber. h,hile attending school he had a room in<br />
Decatur and can hone on the weekend on the interurban. He ovned<br />
a horse and buggy and the horse named trFlyrr was his pride and joy.<br />
In 1909 his family roved from the farm to 309 t{est Edwards street.<br />
and he worked for several years at Klaholtrs shoe store and also<br />
at Siebertrs shoe store as a shoe satesman
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