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-V ' - f « V ' J. IMtalpp m> i by EARL R. WALSH That was real nice of the American Legion boy* to invite the carni- 4*1 workers to a dinner at the Bridge Tuesday night. '• A large crowd turned oat and a friendly spirit prevailed. Hie food '"•Was good, too! Th£y had the speech making to a tininram and allowed the gaests to the jabbering among themselves. -^r-^jiU Green introduced the Legion Commander, Dick Williams, who thanked all for their co-operation-- then with a coy smile added that ' t|ie workers would be asked again Hext year to help. It was well put. Well, that was aril right. The n helps everybody and everyhelps the Legion. • . Harry Locke, Past Commander, iifed a few words to my as did ' Christine Krinn in behalf of the ^tntOiaxy. • There's % doings nfaw on this •Week at the high school with Homeqp »ming celebration set for Friday. While some students are getting floats ready for the parade and others are working on other events, •"Mac" and his .Warriors are concentrating on the football game with lake Geneva. we Our team hasn't fotft a game at "Itome so this is no time to think of ihything but victory. The drive for the new athletic field is still in progress. Donations are coming in each day so don't feel that you are too late to get into f the picture. NOTICE OF ELECTION PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby fiven that a special city election has been called and will be held in and for said City of McHenry, McHenry County, Illinois, on the 13th day of November, 1947, at which election there will be submitted to the voters of said City the following ordinance: PROVIDING FOR BORROWING MONET AND ISSUING BONDS OF THE CITY OF MeHENRY, McHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS, IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $5«,M0 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING A BRIDGE IN AND FOR SAID CITY AND PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF A DIRECT ANNUAL TAX FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SAID BONDS. WHEREAS, the public convenience requires the construction of a bridge in the City of McHenry, McHemy County, Illinois, with necessary street improvement thereon such bridge to be located on Green Street, and to be complete to provide adequate and proper means for the use thereof by traffic and the citizens of said City; and WHEREAS, all the proposed improvements described hereinabove are within and for the City of McHenry, and the City Council of the J said City has caused estimates of the ' cost of such improvements to be made, and has found the cost therefor to be not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($60,000); and WHEREAS, said City has no funds on hand and available for the purpose of making. said improvements and it is deemed for the best interest of said City that money be borrowed and bonds of the City be issued therefor: NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Ordained by the City Council of the City of McHenry, licHemy County, Illinois, as follows: Section L That there be borrowed by and for and on behalf of the City of McHenry the principal sum of Dollars MCHS FOOTBALL WARRIORS OF 47 fell short by six inches when 1 man sapped after taking a from WARRI0B8 ED&X OUT HAKSirOO 8 TO 7 W CLOSE TUSSLE HEX! u »h«r, made a j mistake that paid off big for Me- An odd score it was--but on the ?®^ ;, Instead of punting froes ttl ^-"theW. :s Henry fans last Friday night as | brought down behind the goal line, Cpach McCracken's Warriors beat j giving McHenry two points on ft Marengo 8 to 7 on our home stamp- 8a{fty- „ inir grounds i Marengo pulled the old statue «f M . ' liberty play in the fourth quarts* Marengo s failure to complete ;as Block raced half the length of passes broke down their offense! the field to score. The conversion early in the game. Passes were not was good and McHenry led 8 ft* only incomplete--they were inter- to.-**- i -j « cepted. McCulla, Don Peterson and Bookman took turns in the interception business in the first half to turn the tide. j ™e ,.W.a,rriors over a touch- ^ petrie Jr.. McHenry, down in the second quarter without Helen Hopp chicagtf. JfnnJ „atta?^V Jhekn Raymond F. Etten and Pauline A. ripped the Marengo line for > Lunkfnheiraer, both of McHenry. couple of sizeable gams. Becker 1 J picked up 5 yards/ That's how the game ended. MARRIAGE LICENSES McCulla kept battle between Geneva on Homc- FRONT ROW--Donald Peterson. J. Culla, D. Christoter, Ra] Photo by A. Worvrtc*. Mcflenry H. Gross, iftck Heiuer, Bob Becker, Mark Hopkins, Willsrd Mc- Kay MIDDLEBROW--Duane Bacon, Bob Miller, Larry Haug, "Skip" Noren, Pat Williams, Tota Kent, Frank Cierocke, B. Hecht, Allan Bockman. , ' * ' •••-•.•• 7 BACK ROW--P. Clarence •. :;'V '. J. Roche (Asst. Coach), Kenneth Lawrence, Jack Laures, John Strever, Paul Freund: Feiereisel, Dave Christie, L. J. McCracken (Coach). < Fifty Thousand (160,000) debtedness of said City of McHenry. said City, a copy hereof, certified him to within a short distance from including this bond, does not exceed by the Clerk of said City, which their destination when th» man made any constitutional or statutory limi- certificate shall recite that this _ * ,™n . e ™mn made tations; and that provision has been ordinance ha* been passed by the .t° 1JT1P . * UP°« made for the collection of a direct j City COSBMBB of said City, published j u j pi?* Hi A-wa* ae^arched annual tax, in addition to all other; and approved by a majority of the i |Jy ? ?on* k discovered taxes, on all the fifc property I voters of said City voting on the *.i.;!**wLTv*8 ^ in said City to pay the interest I question at an .election called and p J ) breaks, hereon as the same falls due and! held for that purpose, shall be filed The stranger insisted that he also to pay and discharge the princi- j with the County Clerk of McHenry identified through a sister pal hereof at maturity. i OsMty; and said Clerk shall in and ™ng *t Mattoon, but he was un- This bond is subject to registration | for each of the years 1947 to 1956, *hle to reach her by phone. Officer as to principal ia the name of the both years included, ascertain the Bacon, before continuing further in * rate per cent required to produce the establishing his identification, left aggregate tax hereinbefore provided him under guard at the Ci'y Hall be levied in each of said years,; ®n( to 1 ' J .1 » I I . flUtf^ went to ImI aIt ke •• h• •i Is »r«o•»u«n» d• • »o• Mf ••t• •h• Me up the drive with two thrusts.] Watch the grid b Thelen hit again and McCulla was (Wafrlors and Lake ready for the touchdown spirit. On coming night, Oct. 24, on the the conversion, Peterson fumpled Henry field. Game starts at 7:46 and tried to run for the point, but, p. m. 23 sp p fell short . The Warriors seemed to have the' Complete line of Lee's poultry situation well in hand l es they remedies at Wattlee Drug Store, Memarched toward the north goal* but • Henry. 8-tf holder upon the books of the Treasurer of said City, such registration being noted hereon by said ... . __ . _ Treasurer, after which no transfer1 respectively, against the taxable city streets. However, upon arriving for the purpose of paying the cost of hereof, except xqpon -such books and j property within said City situated J*®* at headquarters, the prisoner the construction of a bridge in aAd i similarly noted hereon, shall be: within said County and extend the ha<l escaped and a two-hour• search for said City as hereinabove recited | valid, unless the last registration same for collection on the tax books, iwas necessary before he was found, in the preamble of this ordinance. {shall have been to bearer. Registra- j without limitation as to rate or Suspicious that possibly the man That to evidence said loan, negoti- tion of this bond shall not affect the ; amount in connection with other j was from Mattoon himself, Mr. Ba- i able interest coupon bonds of said 1 negotiability of the interest coupons taxes levied in each of said years,' con contacted authorities there by | But let's get a wiggle on us and i City be issued in the principal hereto attached, which coupons shall. respectively, in and by said City for use of the police radio and, through I get those donations in. TTie com- amount of $50,000. Said bonds shall continue negotiable by delivery general corporate purposes of said i description, learned the granger's' mittee has been requested to publish | ^ designated "Bridge Bonds" and merely, notwithstanding registration: City, and in each of said years such \ name. Further investigation re-; a complete report, but hesitate to shall be dated October 1^ 1947, num- hereof. j annual bond and interest tax shall vealed that Mr. Murray and his do so until the drive is complete. bered from 1 through 50 of $1,000 JN WITNESS--WHEREOF, the1 he collected by said City--in like brother had been sentenced to jail denomination, due serially $5,000 on: Said City of McHenry, by its' City manner as taxes for general pur- i terms and were wanted for vio- January 1 in each of the years 1949 Council, has caused its corporate; poses for each of said years are lating their parole. The former had through 1958. 'seal to* be hereto affixed, and this i collected and when collected shall be: been paroled to a party in Elk- ! Said bonds shall bear interest from ' bond to be signed by the' Mayor of , use<l solely for the purpose of \ horn, Wis., who, when contacted, said Somebody said "Muggs" Wattles i date at the rate of Two and One- sai<i city and attested by its City P*yin«r the principal of, and the that Murray had disappeared some went to Florida. Hadn't missed him. fourth Per Cent (2%%) per annum, clerk, and the coupons hereto at- interest upon, the bonds hereinbefore j time ago. -- | payable on July 1, 1948, and semi- tached to be signed and attested by described when same mature. Local residents may feel satisfied • We must do something for Joe | annually thereafter on the first days said officers, respectively, by their) Section 5. That all ordinances, that a capable police department flusgardn at our earliest opportunity, j °* January and July in each year, facsimile signatures, and said of-1 resolutions, and orders, or parts guards our city day and night. «e sent us the "lovifest" cards from until P*»d, which interest payments ficers do by the execution hereof i thereof, in conflict with the proto date of maturity of principal adopt as and for their respective! visions of this ordinance be and the shall be evidenced by proper interest proper signatures their respective sa"*e are hereby repealed. coupons attached to each bond and' facsimile signatures appearing on maturing on the dates herein pro- ( said coupons, all as of the first day vided, and both principal of and: 0f October, 1947. interest on said bonds shaill be R. I. OVERTON, It's a long Story to make short, payable in lawful money of the J Mayor. The goal has not tot's put it over. 'Texas. Nobody can say this weather Is Itell. At least we havent had to •hovel any coal. 'Walter Haug, diamond cutter-upper, j United States of America at the Attest: made an engagement ring for a | McHenry State Ban*. McHenry, Iltf- f EARL R. WALSH, Chicago girl some months ago. Then ! "ois.The seal of said City shall be | . City Clerk. come a wedding ring which was lost affixed to each of said bonds, and 1 TForm of Coupon) > -- somehow in the shuffle. Walter bonds shall be signed by the j M. » replaced thia, but was in the dog- j Mayor and attested by the Clerk N°(^"7u"7i;;t- dav of * house of said City, and said coupons shall L.un V?e IJ;-11 aa? „ ; ""*• Not' long ago, Mr. and Mrs. Lon 1be signed and attested by said of- McHenry, in the fwnd^n e^ment jtag I fioj.U, rt.pectird^ fc,, rf McH^ry^.nd Stot. of in McHenry and showed it to Walter. *"ile signatures, and said officers by 1,lmo1*' wliI 10 bearer Bingo! He recognized it and got In the execution of said bonds shall to--uc•h- with the "ila-dj-y . Soih--e ih--ad» lwost adopt as and for their respective this one and advertised. Now, everybody is happy and Walter is out of the dog-house. Sea he, "It could happm only ence in a lifetime." 'For many years, local business gsoiple, in c©*operatk>n with the Oolony Theatre, have treated the to a free show each Halloween. For variety aake, the committee in charge has decided to vae the funds collected to buy . a fine lot of prises te be given away at skating parties at the Just For Fun rink. This year (the same as last year) lee cream will be on the menu as an extra treat. Unti's McHenry lee Cream Company co-operates generin this. Illinois, wiu pay pollers ($ ) in lawful money of the United States proper signatures their respective " at State | 8hall constitute one election profacsimile signatures appearing on i Bank, McHenry, Illinois^for interest j cinctt and the polling places for said coupons. i 4ue that day on ite Bndge Bond .gajj election shall be as follows: Passed Oct. 20, 1947 Ayes: WM. H. Althoff, George J. Freund, George P. Freund, Joseph M. Regner, Alfred Tonyan. Nayes: None. Approved Oct. 20, 1947. R. I. OVERTON, . Mayor- -Attest: ----- :r EARL R. WALSH, City Clei*, Published Oct. 23,1947, in The McHenry Plaindealer, McIIenry, Illinois. | Recorded Oct. 20, 1947. EARL R. WALSH, City Clerk. For said election each ward of said Order your rubber stamps at. The Plaindealer. : JT WONT BE LONG • NOW! Wlp gel busy and make arrangemeitB to ipMi fir«ston« Sncw and mnd tires placed on your wheels. These tires go a long ways in solving your winter driving problems. Then with f FIRESTONE battery installed your troubles are practically over. --• - When you wintertrt your car let fee check It over. Wo carry tk* necessary items to do the job. „ • WALTER J. FREUND Phone 2*4 Three -- Tubes -- Batteries -- Aeceaeoriee Tire and Tube Vulcanising All Work Guaranteed West OPEN EVENINGS AND SUNDAYS McHeary CANNED FOOD SAIf AT SAVINGS YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS So get your costumes ready for tr^lalloween. You may win a valuable prise. One hundred bucks per night trill go into prizes. Somebody said, •"That ain't hay?" "Can't this bo settled out of" court"?" 'Sure, an' that's what we wus dbin', your honor, when, the cops Cfime along/' # PARENTS URGED r tO "SEND WHOLHT" CHILD TO SCHOOL" Section 2. That the bonds hereby authorised shall be subject to registration as to principal in the name of the holder upon the books of the City Treasurer, such registration to be evidenced by notation of said City Treasurer upon the "back of such bonds so registered. No bond so registered shall be subject to transfer except upon such books and similarly noted on the back of the bond so registered, unless the last stration shall have been to Such registration of any of said bondst shall not, how^Ver, affect the negotiability of the coupons attached to said bonds, but such coupons shall continue transferable by delivery merely. Section 3. That each of bonds dated October 1, 1947, numbered Ward 1. Polling Place--City Hall, McHenry, Illinois. Ward 2. Polling Place--Town Hall (6chiessle< Building) McHenry, Illinois. Ward 8. Blake's Garage--McHenry, Illinois. The polls at said election will be as to rjincipyy . „ i opened at six o'cock in the morning JVaso of Registered Owner [ aTMj ^ be closed at five o'clock in the afternoon of said day. All persons qualified to vote at if i R. I. OVERTON, « Mayor Attest: EARL R. WALSH, City Clerk. (Form for Registration as to Principal) Signature of City Treasurer Section 4. ThaiTfDr tlie purpose of providing the funds required to pay the interest on said bonds promptly and"* each" of""the interest! ?hen and •» .^e same falls due and coupons to be thereto attached shall pajC dtscharge the principal , general municipal elections are' entitled to vote on said proposition. By order of the City Council of said City of McHeftry. Dated Oct. 20, 1947. k. I. OVERTON, Mayar. EARL R. WALSH, , , City Clerk. be in Substantially the following form: (Form of Bond) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF McHENRT - v CITY OF McHENRT BRIDGE BOND - »1.<H» KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE ; PRESENTS that the City of McHenry. in the County of McHenry | and State of Illinois, hereby acknowledges itself to owe, and for value received hereby promises to pay to bearer, or, if this bond be' registered, to the registered owner hereof, the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) lawful money of ESCAPED ROBBER NIBLETS PEAS 17-OZ. CANS U. S. mothers spend $1,000,000,000 annually to outfit children for •hoot Of the 35,000,000 younsters that, . iure attending schools and colleges! the United States of America on the Sis fall, at least 20 per cent need to I first day of January, 19 , together be visually efficient--yet few parents with intemt on said sum from the are considering a yearly visual an-! date hereof unnl paid, at the rate alysis a part of school or college j of Two and One-fourth Per Cent equipment. * < (2>4<7r) per annum, payable on July \Ve are negligent about our! 1, 1948, and semi-annually thereafter •tandards of visual efficiency. 8chool j on the first days of January and difldren and young students need a j July in eaeh year, which such -program of eye-nght conservation. I interest until the maturity of this Eighty-fhre per cent of all know- j bond is payable upon presentation . ledge comes through the eyes. In a | and surrender of the interest coupons new bom baby the brain is the clean j hereto attached as they, severally surface on which is to he pointed {become due and payable. Both slowly, and in enduring pigments,; principal hereof and interest hereon the Influencing pictures of nature are payable at the McHenry State vidual is to carry until oeavn. *ite prompt payment or tnis oond, both accuracy and value of these pictures | principal and intereet, as aforesaid, will depend upon the efficiency af at maturity, the full faith, credit, sight is -- it tiny death. The - - *7 Bank, McHenry, Illinois. For the of this bond, y the sense organs, of which the most vital, and the influence of parents, playmates, teachers and books. This is the personality. Man is not born into natural truth. He must learn everything by die exter- 1 ml way and it is through sight and hearing, especially, that knowledge - is gained. Healthy eyes need to be made efficient for modem living and the and resources of said City are here* by irrevocably pledged.* This bond is issued by said City for the purpose of paying the cost of the construction of a bridge in snd for said City, pursuant to and in all resoects in comnliance with the Revised Cities and Villages Act and all laws amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, and an ordi- .. . . . . . , nance duly oassed by the City Counmfu IT- c" "idCitJ *"d to »»<• ' school. HOMECOMING thereof st maturity, there be and there is hereby levied upon all the taxable property within said City, FOUND ROAMING * in each year while any of said bonds j nT(nv- ampviTS * t ^ are outstanding, a direct annual tax,*'*** ol»«Ilo < J sufficient for that purpose without j - • • - v limitation as to rate or amount, and I In the early morning hears, while that there be and there is hereby McHenry residents were peacefully levied on all of the taxable property settled in the arms of Morpheus, an in said City, ifi addition to all other escaped robber was roaming the taxes, the following direct annual j local streets, intentions unknown, tax, to - ™ j this past week. He was later to \ . : become known as William Robert For the year 1947 a tax sufficient j Murray, wanted for violating a to produce the sum of $0,406.25 for1 prison parole. interest and principal; J About S a.m. one- morning, ae Chief Police Lester Bacon was mak- For the year 1>48 a tax sufficient (ing his rounds of city streets, he to produce the sum of $6,012.50 for noticed a stranger walking on Riverinterest and principal; i side Drive. Upon questioning, the * \ man related that he had been •*ca-/1 For the year 1949 a tax sufficient tionimr in the North, wherfe he was to produce the sum of $5,900.00 for ; robbed of all his money. He said interest and principal; he was enroute to Chi off the bus in McHen iF\>r the year 1950 a tax sufficient to produce the sum of $6,787.50 for interest and principal; For the year 1951 a tax sufficient he gave no explanati Feeling that the City best place for the stranger, Officer Bacon but got for which was the mysterious asked him H E L P That principal of or interest on said bonds falling due at any time approved by a majority of the legal voters of said City voting thereon at an election duly called, noticed, held and canvassed for that purpose, when there are insufficient funds on in all respects as by law required. '< hand to pay the same from the proteose wno anena nomeconung as ute | And it is hereby certified and ' ceeds of the taxes hereinabove levied high school Friday, Oct. 24. Game recited that all acts, conditions andObe paid promptly when due from begins at 7:45. Be there when the; things required by the Constitution current funds on hand in advance-! first whittle blows. 23-sp p! and Laws of the State of Illinois to j ment of the collection of said taxes, j _ .-- ------~ ; exist, or to be done, precedent to ' and when said taxes shall have been Complete line of Beebe livestock j and in the issuance of this bond,1 collected, reimbursement shall be; remedies at Wattles Drug Store, Mc-1 have existed and have been properly! made to the said funds in the amount Henry. a-tf j done, happened and been performed i thus advanced. --_ ,--~ ,in regular • and due form and timeJ That forthwith u Road the Want Aae j as required by law; that .the in- of this ordinance I to get into the police car and took to produce the sum of $5,675.00 for | interest and principal; For the year 1952 a tax sufficient to produce the sum of $5,562.50 for interest fend principal; For the year 1953 a tax sufficient to produce the sum of $5,450.00 for interest and principal; For the year 1954 a tax sufficient to produce the sum of $5,337.60 for interest and principal; For the year 1955 a tax sufficient to produce the sum of $5,225.00 for interest and principal; For the year 1056 a tax sufficient to produce the sum of $6,112.50 for interest and principal. iP NIBLETS WHOLE KBtNEL CORN WITH KED A NO 6REEN WPEtS 12-OZ. 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