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There's always someone being unusual with the HL thing.
Here's the whole story relating to the rather
remarkable picture to the right.
Legendary calf part of deal
By LISA K. HIATT
Tribune Correspondent
Lawrence - Hlavac Hardware here is for sale. (Say,
shouldn't that be Hlawrence?) But there's a catch for
interested buyers. Included in the deal are the inventory,
fixtures - and a stuffed two-headed calf. John "Jack"
Hlavac, store owner, obtained the calf when he bought out
the R.B. Mclllece Hardware store in 1952. Hlavac said
McIllece got the calf from a local farmer after it died at
birth. Mclllece had the calf stuffed by a taxidermist.
"I remember going into the store as a boy and seeing
the calf," said Hlavac, 67. "It wasn't something a young boy
would forget."
The calf has a normal body. But it has two necks and
two heads. Above the tail is another small leg and a tail.
There also is an extra leg attached to the upper back near
the necks.
According to legend, the mother did not survive the
birth, Hlavac said. Hlavac, a lifelong Lawrence resident, is
sentimental about keeping the calf in town. He has seen
too many nostalgic items disappear.
"They've lost too much already," he said. He recalled
a beautiful fresco artwork at a church in town that was
painted over in the 1960s in an attempt to modernize and
a large windmill that was taken down after the steam
engines it operated were shut down.
Some of the buildings in town lost their historical
significance after businesses cleared out antiques to
make way for new furnishings, he said. In remodeling his
own store, Hlavac said he is glad he didn't cover up its tin
ceiling.
Hlavac retired for a time when his son, Jeff, took over
the business. But Jeff moved to Montana last summer so
Hlavac is back in charge and wants to sell. He doesn't
want the business to close.
Hlavac has had a few opportunities to sell just the calf
but declined. It should stay in the hardware store, he said.
"If we can sell the store intact, then (the calf) would be part
of it," Hlavac said. "I'd really like to see it stay in town."
Copyright © 1995 Hastings Tribune.
( I really appreciate being able to use this article. Given
that Hlavac means big head, and there's two big heads
on this poor creature, and Mr. Hlavac is so protective of
his name sake, that it just had to be included in this
website.)
There's always someone being unusual with the HL thing.
Here's the whole story relating to the rather
remarkable picture to the right.
Legendary calf part of deal
By LISA K. HIATT
Tribune Correspondent
Lawrence - Hlavac Hardware here is for sale. (Say,
shouldn't that be Hlawrence?) But there's a catch for
interested buyers. Included in the deal are the inventory,
fixtures - and a stuffed two-headed calf. John "Jack"
Hlavac, store owner, obtained the calf when he bought out
the R.B. Mclllece Hardware store in 1952. Hlavac said
McIllece got the calf from a local farmer after it died at
birth. Mclllece had the calf stuffed by a taxidermist.
"I remember going into the store as a boy and seeing
the calf," said Hlavac, 67. "It wasn't something a young boy
would forget."
The calf has a normal body. But it has two necks and
two heads. Above the tail is another small leg and a tail.
There also is an extra leg attached to the upper back near
the necks.
According to legend, the mother did not survive the
birth, Hlavac said. Hlavac, a lifelong Lawrence resident, is
sentimental about keeping the calf in town. He has seen
too many nostalgic items disappear.
"They've lost too much already," he said. He recalled
a beautiful fresco artwork at a church in town that was
painted over in the 1960s in an attempt to modernize and
a large windmill that was taken down after the steam
engines it operated were shut down.
Some of the buildings in town lost their historical
significance after businesses cleared out antiques to
make way for new furnishings, he said. In remodeling his
own store, Hlavac said he is glad he didn't cover up its tin
ceiling.
Hlavac retired for a time when his son, Jeff, took over
the business. But Jeff moved to Montana last summer so
Hlavac is back in charge and wants to sell. He doesn't
want the business to close.
Hlavac has had a few opportunities to sell just the calf
but declined. It should stay in the hardware store, he said.
"If we can sell the store intact, then (the calf) would be part
of it," Hlavac said. "I'd really like to see it stay in town."
Copyright © 1995 Hastings Tribune.
( I really appreciate being able to use this article. Given
that Hlavac means big head, and there's two big heads
on this poor creature, and Mr. Hlavac is so protective of
his name sake, that it just had to be included in this
website.)
John "Jack" Hlavac of Lawrence poses next to
the stuffed two-headed calf that has been
displayed in his store, Hlavac Hardware, for
decades.
the stuffed two-headed calf that has been
displayed in his store, Hlavac Hardware, for
decades.