My parents continued farming until 1914 and then moved into town to another six bedroom house where they lived for the rest of their lives. This house was located at the southeast corner of York and Green Streets. The corner is now occupied by a gas station. Father held first mortgages on several farms in DuPage County which paid off in full so they were able to remain solvent during the depression years. After our parents moved into town, Father helped George Groves clear an area in the woods at the southwest corner of the railroad and Church Road, where Mr. Groves built a log cabin. This served as a summer house for the Groves' family until their daughter started using it as a tearoom. In time this grew into a restaurant known today as Plentywood Farm. When Groves' daughters were married they came to our house and bought several pieces of furniture which had been stored away in our attic. Much later we realized that these pieces were valuable antiques. Farming in that area was a profitable occupation during the first quarter of the century. Farmers were the first to acquire automobiles. I recall that Bernhard Landmeier was the talk of the community when he bought six new cars at once as gifts for each of his children. My parents often exchanged visits with the Landwehrs and in 1914 when we got our first car--a Studebaker--I drove Mother and Dad one Sunday to visit the Landwehrs who had retired to a house in Barrington. I was fourteen years old!