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Huclc the winner in two wards and in the final count over John F. Buckie, with a vote of 218 to 149. Voting by wards was as foliows: W&rd 1 (City Hall): For alderman, Edward Thennes, 60; for pottee magistrate, John Buckie, 39; marry J./Huck. 44; total vote, 85. Ward 2 (Buss Garage): For alderman, Arnold Anderson, 96; Glenn D. Dixon, 14; for police magistrate, Huck, 49; Buckie, 61; total vote, 115. Ward 3 (Blake's Garage): For alderman, George J. Freund, 138; . for police magistrate, Huck, 126; Buckle, 49; total vote, 187. School Vote ^ There was considerable interest, too, in the school elections held last Saturday, when two members were elected to tooth the high school and grade school boards of education.-A president of the grade board was also elected. A total of 800 votes were cast in each polling place. At the grade school gym, where voting took place for members of ^te Consolidated grade board, aimer J. Freund received 247 votes for president to serve one ' year. Mrs. Louise E. Draper ran high with 182 votes to return to office, with Dr. H. S. Fike, afao a • present member, second with 177. Two other names appeared on the ballot, those of Clarence J. Still- -ving.^ho received the support of f \f>7 voters, and Herbert D. Baker, 4/fwho polled 17. There were only Y^wo write-ins. fv_7 Since no contest was anticipated, with only two names appearing on jf^ the ballot, the unusually large vote at the high school polls was < " a surprise. Although a write-in vote for John Loose brought him 104 supporters, he was defeated for election by the two men whose names appeared on the ballot, Anthony J. Wirtz, who polled 194, and Leroy J. Welter, with &j52. There were four other writein votes. Organization meetings of both boards are taking place this week. Township Elections Only fifteen votes were cast for township school trustees, where they were was no opposition. Elected were Peter Smith for a full term and Chancey Harrison to fill a vacancy. An organization meeting iwas held in Ringwood Ylonday night, at which time Mr. Smith was elected president to serve a two-year term. Fr. Regnier Will Speak To Scouts McHenry friends of Rev. Fr. William H. Regnier, former assistant pastor of St. Patrick's church here, will be interested to learn that he will be speaker for the annual Boy Scout Sunday scheduled by Bishop Boylan for April 22 at 3:30 p.m. in St. Jemes Pro-Cathedral in Rockford. He has Second Immunisation Clinic To Be Held April 24 The second of the immunization clinics will be held at 9:15 o'clock on Tuesday morning, April 24. in Jihe grade school gymnasium. This will include booster inoculations, first and second combinations and small pox vaccinations. Several were absent' from school at the time of the first clinic, accounting for the variety of next Tuesday's program. The final immunization day has been set ahead from the original date of May 22 to Friday, May 18. NEWSPAPER REPORTER William Kinsala of 208 Waukegan road, a\ sixth quarter executive interior decorating student at Woodbury college. Los Angeles, has recently been appointed a reporter on the staff of the college newspaper. "Woodberries." He is a member of the Phi Gamma Kap- > pa Honorary Scholarship society. having recently been awarded the •>ilver pin for scholastic achievement. ». become well known for his unusual interest and work in youth activities since hie ordination and won a great many young friends during the year he was assigned to this parish. Siuce leaving McHenry, Fr. Regnier has been acting as assistant pastor of St. Janes church in Rockford. The program for Ucout Sunday will include attendance at Mass and Holy Communion by the Boy Scouts in their own parish churches throughout the diocese. In the afternoon all will journey to Rockford to be present at 2:30 to begin preparations fog, services at the Cathedral, which will begin at 3:30. The Scouts will form a guard of honor along the walk, through which the procession of priests and Bishop Boylan will walk on the way to the cathedral and the altar. Scouts who have merited the Ad Altare Dei award will be summoned to the sanctuary, where they will kneel before the bishop to receive the medals. At the conclusion of this ceremony, Fr. Regnier will give his talk, followed by Solemn Benediction. Purebred Herd Classified Under Official Program Hickory Creek Farm, McHenry, has recently had its herd of registered Holstein\- Frlesian dairy cattle classified for type (body conformation) under the official type classification program, conducted by the Holstein-Friesian Association of America, national organization of Holstein-Friesian cattle breeders. Official inspector was E. J. Halbach, of Watertown, Wis. This was the third time the herd has been classified under the official program, maintained in an effort to improve still furtheT the Holsteln breed. Of* 14% eligible animals In the herd now classified, thirty-seven are designated "Excellent", fortysix "Very Good," thirty-three "Good Plus", -twenty-four "Oowd" and two "Fair". ' Plan 4-H Ralty And Talent Show All 4-H Club members in McHenry county are invited to attend the annual spring rally which will be held April 21 at 8 p.m.. at the McHenry high school.* They have been invited to bring parents andprospective members. The highlight of the evening will be an hour's entertainment by McHenry county's top 4-H talent Other features will be pictures of Camp Shaw-waw-nas^see and recreation after the show. On Tuesday night, April 17, contestants tried for places on Saturday night's program at an elimination contest at Westwood school. Those competing Tuesday were as follows: Vocal: Crystal Lake Workers; Alan Cornue, Community Clover; Grace Beestra* Hartland Hotshots; Faye and Beverly Behrens, Dunham Girls; Ellen Fyfe, Youthful Homemakers; Marlene Memler, Community Clover; Mary Feller, Grafton Girls; Marilyn and Eunice Rawson, Genial Greenwood; Edna Brettl, Tip Top 4-H club; Octet, Tip Top 4-H club ; Comedy Musicale, Cloverleaf Boosters; .song, Grafton Girls. Readings: Wilda Nevel, Riley Girls; Mary Haager, Youthful Homemakers; and John Marrs, Busy Beavers. Instrumental: Ariene .Seegers, Riley Girls; Nbyes and Aavang, Genial Greenwood; Carol Memler and Shirley Absher, Community Clover; James Woodrich, Riley Ramblers; Lavona Thomas, Riley Ramblers; Rural Handy Maids; George do wan, Jr., Ctyrteenwood Gremlins; and Patricia Eiklor, Busy Beaverfc- Stunts: Algonquin Gitchle Goomie C. &D. 4-H, Harvard; Rookie Cookies, Grafton Girls and a specialty number Rural Handy Maids. Tap Dance: Leona and Ruth Swanson, Greenwood Gremlins and Gordon Thomson, Cherry Valley. JACK WIRTZ CHOSEN TO REPRESENT CLUB AT MUSICIANS' CAMP Jack Wirts was given the unanimous vote of members of the He- Henry Woman's club ps the high' school student who should be sent to the Egyptian Music camp ill southern Illinois for one week next summer. A committee consisting of two music teachers and two club members selected Jack as most deserving of ,the honor from the junior class. A junior student was selected since the experience derived is expected to prove beneficial to his music organizations and^to the commutolty in general next year. Only Juniors who were active in musid and planned to make it their career were considered for the honor. Jack recently won a first division rating on his violin polo at the district music contest atfd Was a member of the blue ribbon boys' octet and violin quartet which compete in state finals next ireek in Clinton. Entertainment at last Friday's program was furnished by Eugenie Glaeser, who entertained with folk songs. Mrs. Earl Phinney of Woodstock spoke on the. work of the Red Cross. During the business portion of the meeting, plans were made for a bake sale, to take place April 28 at the George Justen and Son furniture store. The next meeting will be heM at the home of Mrs Peter M. Justen. SENIORS PRESENTED ANNUAL PLAY BEFORE CAPACITY AUDIENCE Young senior dramatists demonstrated their ability to portray the various moods demanded of talented Thespians last Friday night when they gave their annual class play, "Cuckoos on the Hearth." It was an excellent presentation which followed nine weeks of rehearsal by the cast of twelve, directed by Thomas Jones. Sally King evoked the Interest of the large crowd in her prologue, followed by three acts which had Harmony Hearth as their setting. The play centered around Duane Andreas and Jeri Einspar as Don and Charlotte Carlton, and their romantic cousin Lulu Pung, portrayed by Mary Kay Freund. Excellent character parts were handled by Robert Doerrfeld as Sheriff Preble, James Green as Zadoc Grimes, Richard Thomas as "Doc" Ferris, James Kennebeck as the professor. Clarence Thelen as Rev. Clarence Underhill, Marilyn Freund, Beulah Peck; LaNeita Crowley as Dr. Gordon and Duane Schmidtke as the state trooper. Others aiding in various par^s of the production staff included Nancy Siemon, Rita Bolger, Sharon Sells. Bill Miller. Bill McKay. Eva linti. Bill Malsch, Mary Ann Bolger, Joan Freund, Don Paluch, Bill Weber. Dick Duncan, Don Butler, Nancy Kurbyun, Loretta Grimm, Donald Freund. Richard Michels, Louise Barbier. Barbara Sellek, Esther Steinle, Doris Ann Justen, Arlene Svoboda and Charlotte Hogan. mabti»4htes Funeral services will be held this (Thursday) afternoon in the Bach funeral home in Sharpsburg, Pa., for Mrs. Anna Martin, 79. who died Moud&y in her home at Crystal Lake. Mrs. , Martin was the mother of Steven D. Morris of |)!cHenry. ;" WINS SAFETY AWARD Miss Lucille Regner. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frattk Regner of Ingleside and organist at Little Jack's, an exclusive Joliet night club. was. .given a five dollar award last week in connection with a safety program conducted in Joliet. She was presented with the award by Dr. M. D. Abrams of the Joliet Optical company, sponsors of the program. DW1GHT <>SBOR> DIED Dwight C. Osborn, 51, a radio repairman, die J Mondiiv in a hospital in Rockford. where he had resided for twenty yeaniL He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester L. Osborn of Solon Mills. He also has a brother. Harold, residing at McCullom Lake Burial will be in Cedarvale cemetery at Soloh. Mills today (Thursday). Cub Scouts Organized At April 12 Meeting The' organization meeting of Cub Scouts in McHenry, which was held at the American Legion Home on April 12, proved inspiring to those most interested in the group. J. Freshe, Scout director from Woodstock, showed colored movies of a typical den meeting of the Cubs. He then elaborated on the purpose of the Cub Scouts and their activities and answered questions. Those volunteering to act as chairmen in an effort to organize were D. Harding, M. Olson, P. Jessup, Mr. and Mrs. J. Buckie, Mr. and Mrs. V. Adams, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hughes and Mjra. P. Baltrum- The second meeting will be held Tuesday evening, April 24, at § o'clock, also at the Legion Home. Plan Attractions For County Fair SPRING BRINGS SEVERAL LOCAL MUSIC PROGRAMS Festival Planned For May 4; Annual Tea Date Arranged Spring has become synonymous Vlth many things and among them Is music. For this reason several special musical programs are being planned for the weeks to come. For the first time tills year, high school intsrumentalists and vocalists are joining in presenting a spring music festival on Friday Evening. May 4. Between 150 and 200 students Mil take part in the program, to be held in the new gymnasium at 1:15 o'clock. It will include numbers by the boys' and girls' Choruses, grade school and high School bands, boys' octet, a cappella chorus and orchestra. The groups will combine in presenting the two finale numbers fcsed at the county festival in February, "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "Stars and Stripes Forever." • i , Blrthdaf"r«i On Thursday. MJky it,"the' W.S. C.S. of the Community Methodist church will hold its annual Birthday Tea, to take place this year lit the V.F.W. clubhouse. The theme of this year's; program will be a fashion revue of wedding gowns of the past century. Appropriate music will bring hack memories of other days as Soloists and small ensembles sing romantic tunes popular at June weddings of other days. Among them will be "O Promise Me", "I Bells of St Mark Hansen, president of the McHenry county fair, recently signed up an outstanding attraction for the 1951 Mr in the Whit^ Love You Truly, Horse Ranch Troupe and the|Ilhlry*•f• "Wonderful One." "Girl Super Auto Thrill Circus. This program will be put on on Sunday night, July 29, at <:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., two complete shows. The Super Auto Thrill Circus is produced by Jimmie Van Cise. former co-owner of the Jimmie Lynch Death Dodgers. Their feature attraction is the' seven ty«flva foot jump made in an open top car. This is th* ramp previously used by Jimmie Lynch. Hansen also reports he has sighed up six amusement rides from Chicago instead of a carnival. This has been a point of criticism in the past These two improvements should help to make the 1951 fair bigger and better than ever before. Secretary W. H. Tammeus has mailed each special award donor and fair book advertiser in 1950 a participation sheet on which they may indicate their intentions for 1951. E. L. Bakkom. past president of the fair and chairman of the commercial exhibits committee for 1951, is sending the same sheet to all 1950 exhibitors with a letter. Paul V. Whalen, Marengo, chairman of the 1951 grandstand shows committee, has a number of idea"? for the Thursday and Friday night grandstand shows for his commit tee to consider. He has in mind a tug-o-war, cow milking contest, rolling pin throwing and many other participation events. Red Cross Collections In County Are Revealed Red Cross collections to date in the county list McHenry with $2,372.90 and Wonder Lake with $554. 0 Into the office of county headquarters last Friday came ElmA Urbanek to express his appreci ation for assistance given by the Red Cross which brought him home on a fifteen-day furlough to see his wife who is very ill. Statements proving the case as one of hardship followed from post to post and finally an emergency furlough was granted as he waa on a transport going V> Korea. 8ALUTE TO GENERAL Those who failed to have their radio or television sets tuned in at 10:30 Tuesday night may not have realized that the sirens, horns and guns which aroused the city were a salute to General MacArthur, whose plane laiifted in the States at that time. Similar salutes sounded in cities and villages throughout the nation. KOTICE H^e innual meeting of the <7tty Council of McHenry will be held at 8 p.m., Thursday. April i6, 1951. EARL R. WALSH City Clerk Edward A. Nordin Died Suddenly.t _ Family and friends were shocked at the untimely and unexpected death of Edward Albin Nordin 61, who died at the Woodstock hospital about 9 o'clock Tuesday evening, April 17. He was taken ill after work that day and was removed to the hospital only a few hours before he died. Although apparently in good health of late, he had previously suffered a heart attack. r The deceased was born April 15, 1890, in Alem, Sweden, and came to this country in 1911. A year later he settled in McHenry and in 1915 was united in marriage with Olga Ekstrom. ' Until 1942, when he moved into town, Mr. Nordin farmed successfully in this locality and during the past nine years had engaged In carpenter work. Survivors Include the widow; one daughter. Mrs. Lillian Larson, and one grandchild. He was preceded in death b^an infant daughter in 1920. The body rests at the Peter M. Justen fyneral home, where .Masonic rites will be conducted on Friday at 2 o'clock, with burial in the Ringwood cemetery. «*• of my Dreams," "I Want •.Girl" and mlany others. Gypsy Caravan The McHenry Choipl club has chosen for its spring presentation an original gypsy production which they have called "Gypsy Caravan." The script Was written especially for members of the club and will feature some of the lovliest of gypsy tunes. A cast of fifty will present the musical play on two nights, Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, in the high school auditorium at 8:15 o'clock. Woven into the comedy will be authentic infor-, mation on the customs and practices of these mysterious people. Featured will be several soloists and ensembles, as well as eight chorus numbers and two' gypsy dances. Choral numbers include "Play to me Gypsy" the haunting, "Malaguena", lively "Tambarina" and the stirring "Romany Life." Tickets will be on' sale at sixty cents from chorus members neat week. IDA MAE WESTLAKE 92-YEAR OLD SOLON RESIDENT, IS DEAD One of the bounty's oldest ldents Mrs. Ida Mae Westlake. 92, passed away in her Solon Mills home at 5 o'clock Monday, April 16, following a short illness. The deceased was born in Wisconsin on Oct. 17, 1858. but had been a resident of Solon Mills for fifty-six years. She was a member of the O.E.S. and R N'-A! " Surviving is one son. Charles, also residing at Solon Mills. The body rested at the Ehorn funeral home, where funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, with burial in Cedar Vale- cemetery, Solon Mills. COKGRATILATIOXS FIREMEX McHenry firemen did a splendid Job of preventing serious damage resulting from grass fires early this week. Shortly after noon on Monday a grass fire at Lily Lake gained headway and threatened several buildings before it was halted. Later that afternoon there was another grass fire in Lake View subdivision. Both started from garbage burner fires. RECRUITING OFFICE . The Woodstock rccruiting office is now closed and all recruits are asked to apply at the U.S. & A.F* recruiting station at 325 Washington street, Waukegan. Air force applications are being accepted until further notice at the above office. Notice will appear later as to dates and time when a recruiting officer wtil fce in iJMa m«nity. SEEK ESCAPEE FRQBC BOYS' SCHOOL IN BILLFOLD THEFT Authorities are still Making John Cowan, 16, of Chicago, an escapee from the Illinois State Training School for Boys near St. Charles, who is believed to have stolen a billfold containing more than fifty dollars from Sinclair Campbell, an employee of the Hickory Creek farm at McCullom Lake, last weekend. The empty billfold wa« 'fund la the room young Cowan had been occupying after he disappeared. The lad, who gave his i^me as Jack Cowan when he irant to work on the farm about a week ago. holds the record for number of escapes from the school. The theft was reported to the sheriffs office at Woodstock and after investigation It was learned that Cowan was last seen on Rt. 176 Sunday afternoon. No further trace of him was found. PLAN RURAL MAIL ' BOX IMPROVEMENTS WEEK OBSERVANCE ; The federal Post Office- department has designated the week ending May 5 as Rural Mail Box Improvement week. It . is a time set aside for rural box holders to make necessary improvements since boxes which are not properly erected or which are not in good serviceable condition retard the delivery of mail and expose it to damage from the elements. it is the desire of the departmenKto encourage patrons of the rural Vdelivery service to provide suitalSle mail receptacles and to erect them in such manner that they will be readily accessible to the carrier and present a neat appearance. It is especially desirable that the boxes be maintained in a condition that will assure proper protection to mail placed therein, that the names of box owners be inscribed on the side of the boxes, visible to the carrier as he approaches them, and that the boxes and their supports be kept painted. Patrons who have unapproved boxes of top-opening, revolvingdoor or other type are not required to discard them provided the boxes have been in use by the present owners for several years and are maintained in good, serviceable condition. Any boxes not of the present standard type which are of such design that they cannot be properly served by the carrier from his vehicle or are in such condition as not to protect the mail should be replaced with boxes of the approved types. Boxes regardless of type, should, of course, be of such design and such condition that there will be no likelihood of the carrier's be|ng injured when serving them. - FUNERAL RITES FOR TWO LOCAL MSI ON MONDAY Jacob Thies, City Resident Quarter Century, Buried Jacob ThieB, a resident Of McHenry for a quarter of a century, died at his home on Center street last Thursday, April 12. following an illness of one week. He was 87 years old. The deceased" was born la Chicago Jan. 14, 1864, and as a small boy witnessed the first Chicago fire. Upon moving to McHenry in 1923. be retired as superinteryjent of the North Michigan Transport V.F.W. AUXILIARY ARE PLANNING FOR JOINT INSTALLATION Fox River Post No. 4600, V.F.W., and its Auxiliary unit are planning for a public joint installation of their new officers on Saturday evening. April 21. Residents of the community ara cordially invited to attend. At the*} last meeting of the V.F.W., Klld this week. Comrade Harvey Shipp, chief of staff, department of Illinois, was present to give a talk on the importance of Veterans of Foreign Wars posts and their members in a community. Attention was brought to the fact, that« during the blitzkrieg of England, with a sound protective .screen of plans and heavy armament, nearly 70 per cent of Germany's bomb-laden planes were successful in causing damage to that country. This, he pointed out could happen here. . Comrade Shlpp further pointed out that with all the present wartime skill in the hands of combat veterans it is most important during these troubled times to stand ready to aerra our community in case of need. BLIKD ASSISTANCE * Blind assistance payments in McHenry county during February totaled $406 to seven persons, according to a report by Carl K. Schmidt. Jr., executive secretary of the Illinois Public Aid commission. In the entire state, $214,883 was sent to 4J92 persons. COUNTY BUSINESS WOMEN ENTERTAINED AT ANNUAL DINNER The McHenry County Business and Professional Women's club met at the Methodist church in McHenry on Monday night. Mra. Harry Stinespring and Mrs. Richard Glaeser entertained the assembled group and Circle II of the W.S.C.S. served an especially delicious dinner. Mrs. C. H. Duker and Miss Ethel Xones acted as hostesses at this international relations night. Mrs. Stinespring gave a dramatized review of Allen Paton's "Cry. the Beloved Country." She held her audienc|e in silence through the indictment of the social system In the story of Fate until the. profound experience of her listeners reached the Climax of the personal tragedy. She satisfied their human spirit with a resolution of the story through a gift from the beyond. It would be difficult to question that Mrs. Steinspring did not write the story herself or that she had not really lived it herself. In absolute contrast to the seriousness of misunderstanding between peoples, Mrs. Richard Glaeser, in her selection of international melodies and character songs, gave a feeling of absolute understanding of the world ot people through music. There was little time left for business except for the essential routine. The meeting adjourned to the third Monday in May. >EW PETIT jrRORH Judge Henry L. Cowlin. Circuit >' Clerk Lester Edlnger and County Clierk Paymond D. Woods selected fifteen i etit jurors on Monday of this week. Named to the jury from McHenry community were Richard Jager and Mabel Hawley. " T-"" ORGANIZATION MEETING A meeting to organize a South Side Improvement association of the Lily Lake - Lilymoor community will be held Saturday,' April 2i. at S o'clock in the evening at the ToW^r building. Everyone is invited to attend, especially those owning property or reswUaa on the south side of»Rt.*-|J6. Black Stray Dog Show* - , Loyal^y^or Dead Pal Just, about a mile west of McHenry, on Rt. 120. lies a small white dog which died or was killed when struck by a car several days ago. A few feet away, on the inner side of the fence, almost obscure to'passing traffic, is a loyal friend, a black mongrel ^dog which has been keeping gu»rd day and night. Wednesday morning someone stopped to take a picture of this human interest story but the black dog became frightened and went slinking into the field. Within a few minutes, when the car started on, it came back again to keep watch. No one seems to know who the dog belongB to and few have seemed much interested in finding out. Animal lovers have gony out several times, however and thrown food to it. « Loyalty is such a fine thing that many humans would d& well to emulate the devotion shown by this stray dog. Harold Nye. stationed with the Navy at Great Lakes, spent; the weekend with parous, tha Harvey Ny««. <-%• JACOB TRIES tfction company, where he had been employed for rorty years. After moving to McHenry, until his retirement five years ago, he ; J was employed by the J. C. Thiea . « Candy company operated by hij .' J son. where he acquired a great many friends through the years. Mr. Thies, in spite of his ad- " vanced age, had been quite well f ; the past winter and was eagerly v looking forward to spring, when he could engage in his favorite _ hobby of gardening. He belonged to the Royal Arcanum fraternal lodge and also tha Holy Name society. * Survivors include three sons, William and Johnjof McHetfry ^ and Charles of C&icago; two daughters, Mrs. Grace O'Brien and Mrs. Adelaide Gausden of McHenry; a»j»tep-^on Thomas Wilson, of McHenry; xtwo sisters, Mrs. ' Anne McCormick and Miss Mary Thies of Chicago and three brothers. J6hn, Max and Bert Thiea ot Chicago; also fourteen grand*- children and twelve great-grandchildren. His wife, Margaret, preceded him in death eight years ago following fifty-aix years of married life. The body rested at the, George Justen and Son funeral home, where services were held at 1® ^ o'clock Monday morning at St. Mary's church, with his grandsbn. Rev. Fr. Charles O'Brien erf St. Nicholas of Tollentine. Chicago, reading the Mass. Interment waa in All. Saints cemetery at Des Plaines. • PAI L HrFF Paul Huff, 4fi. who AM! wtt* his sister and family, the George Oefflings. at Johnsburg, died at the Woodstock hospital last Friday. April 13. of pneumonia. He had been confined there only two" days but had been in poor health for several months. The 'deceased waa born April 20. 1904. in McHenry. the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Huff, and lived his entire lifetime here. He had been an emi«k»yee of the Terra Cotta plant for about six years and previously -had farmed in this community. ; • ----»*• Mr. Huff waa a-1 vetei an ot World War It and was « member of the American Legion. He is survived by his. father, John Huff, of McHenry: four brothers. Joseph (of .Richmond. Albert of Johnsburg and Edmund Huff and Clarence Stilling ot McHenry; plso a sister. Mrs. George Oeffling. of Johnsburg. The body rested at the George Jut-ten & Son funeral home until 9:30 o'clock Monday moi -ing, when last rites were conducted from St. John's church, with burial in the churc i cmetory. ^ ."7 NOTICE A1 Many complaints have beta ceived pertaining dogs in the City o{, McHenry. ijbe or&a«nce gW- r ;|j Jfrttiias dttfc* Kill-tee eatorc&i^ • m crrr coimenrx •,.n