WHEELING FARM STORE on the south side of Dundee Road just east of the river was built by Charles F. Balling. He sold vegetables, cider, dressed poultry and eggs to people from the Wheeling area and the North Shore suburbs. The property eventually was taken over by the Forest Preserve District.
HORSE-DRAWN station wagon frm Frank Forke's livery stable made scheduled trips from Wheeling to the railway depot at Shermerville (now Northbrook). It served as a school bus for local children attending Maine Township High School, and of course, the wagon could be hired for outings.
WHEELING HOSPITAL was opened by Dr. Edward Larson in 1927. While it was built to serve the community, it provided emergency facilities where Dr. Larson could patch up automobilists who survived the many accidents that occurred, especially on summer weekends, along heavily-traveled Milwaukee Avenue. The hospital began in the doctor's house, which was enlarged until finally he built a new house so the entire building could be used for treating his patients. The closest hospital, otherwise, was at Highland Park and some Wheeling people used Chicago hospitals when the situation was not one of emergency.
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