LANARK
PHOTO
MEMORIES
PHOTO
MEMORIES
The lonely look to this appealing old depot is but a reminder of the days gone by when the railroad was the most important thing in town. In the early 1900's this little depot would be alive with excitement as the train rumbled into the depot. It started out in Milwaukee, Wisc., passing through the beautiful Wisconsin Dells, then roared its way in the Chicago station, picking up passengers heading out west. After a few other stops, maybe through St. Paul and the upper Mississippi Valley, it would have come to a slow, grinding stop in Lanark, perhaps to drop off some of the residents who had visited Chicago and were returning home, perhaps to leave supplies ordered from the big City or more importantly letters arriving. It might well have then picked up a passenger or two here in Lanark, someone heading out west to seek their fortune. On the way back from the West Coast, the train would have made another stop - this time it would be leaving produce and fruit from Washington, or beautiful imported materials from California, or maybe bringing back a loved one returning home. For whatever reason the train came to town, it was always a welcome sight and you felt just a little bit sad when it pulled out again.
Charles was born 4 March 1858 in Indiana and died 27 November 1940 in Lanark.
He was married to Agnes Stephens Nichols December 11, 1884 in Carroll Co. Children are: Grace (Joe Boddiger), Homer H married Gladys Fritz & Alma McKay, Beulah (F.C. Lewis), Mary Christine (Dennis Peter Schriner), Charles, George m Alice Senneff and Robert.
