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*3*,*4 »* <4C f . . *Vf *S ,aS "5 ;• «&. *• vr VOLUMIO SO MoHENRY, ILLINOIS. THURSDAY, MAY 21. IMS NO.SO WEEKLYJXCHAPtCES AS TAKEN FROM THE COLUMNS v OF OUR EXCHANGES ASSORTMENT OF NEWS ITEMS IN tV CONDENSED FORM FOR RUST WEOPLB • According to reports there srefifty vacant farms in the vicinity of Whitewater, Wis.; at this time. A tract of land gn the west side of haddock's Lake, in Kenosha county, Wis., was recently sold for $1,124 an acre. The sale was made for an indicated consideration of $100,000. Students of the jouralism classes of Beloit college last week edited four weeklies in lower Wisconsin. The publications to be so edited were the Lake Geneva News-Tribnne, the weeklies at Whitewater, Delavan and Clinton. Wm. Prange of Chicago was arrested at Volo one morning recently by Motorcycle Officer Arthur Froelich on a charge of driving a car while intoxicated. He was taken before Justice Kent at Wauconda where he was assessed a fine of $40.00 and costs. The Marr-Green company of Chicago has been awarded the engineering contract for the establishment of the grade for the proposed paving improvement which Grayslake expects to install this summer. The streets to be benefitted by the proposed paving are Center, Lake and Westerfield Place. The central division of North Illinois District of the Missouri Synod met in conference at the Zion Lutheran church at Marengo last week. The conference was devoted to a discussion of a series of doctrinal papers and reports of the various phases of church work. About seventy pastors were in attendance. Emil Griffen of Chicago was quite seriously injured near Libertyville one day recently when a car he was driving overturned in a ditch, pinning himself and three women beneath the machine. He lost control of the machine after having been stung by a bee. The ladies escaped serious injuries altho all were quite badly cut and bruised. The Merchants' and Farmers' bank at Grayslake has purchased the building in which the bank is located. The former owner was Mrs. Sophie Cahn of Chicago. The dimensions of the structure, built in 1898, are 50x150. It contains, besides the bank, several stores and office rooms. The bank is planning on enlarging its quarters and making other alterations in. keeping with the times and its growing patronage. Ralph L. King, during the past five years engaged as city editor by the Waukegan Daily Sun, passed away at his late home in that city last Thursday night. About a year ago Mr. King served a thirty-day jail sentence in the county jail at Waukegan rather than reveal the confidence of a friend from whom* he had received a 'tip" for a newspaper story which had to do with an alleged blind pigger of North Chicago. According to H; A. Burdick, chairman gf the greens committee, fourteen of the eighteen holes at the new Hillmoor Golf course, which borders on the water of Geneva lake, will be open for play by June 1. The course, when completed, will consist of the regulation eighteen holes. The first story of the club house, containing 100 lockers for men and 30 for women, with showers for both men and women, will also be ready for use by that time. A second story to the building, according to present plans, will be added next year. The course is laid out on a 139 acre tract and embodies numerous natural hazards in its 6470 yards. The longest hole is 575 and the shortest 101 yards. TOie Wauconda Golf dub has re ceived its state charter, the incorporators being Fred W. Churchill, Ray Paddock, George D. Stroker, Robert C. Kent and D. L. Putnam. The officers of the First Board of Directors are: Ray Paddock, president; Fred W. Churchill, vice president and D. L. Putnam, secretary and treasurer. It is the determination of this board to select a site for the course that is suitable for the purpose, both from the standpoint of accessibility and natural beauty. A survey is to be made which will provide room for an eighteen hole courae, altho only nine holes will be ready for play next spring. A limited number of memberships are to be sold thin year. Forty World war veterans and members of the Frank Kresen post, American Legion, Lake Geneva, cleaned up the old cemetery in that city one day recently. This burial ground, the oldest at Lake Geneva, contains the resting place of most of that city s dvil war vets but in recent years the has not received the care to which it is justly entitled. Now that the Legion has once more placed the cemetery in a very presentable condi tion, the place will undoubtedly be kept neat and clean in the future. Besides resetting about forty fallen tombstones, the World war vets cut weeds and brush, removed unsightly trees, filled in many sunken graves, sowed grass seed, raked and cut the grass. The act is a most commendable one, to say the least. MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED PROGRAM AT COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Memorial day will again he fittingly observed in McHenry this year and according to plans that are now being formulated an excellent program will be heard on the morning of that day The program and the other1' ceremonies will be in charge of the American Legion post of this city and tha public may rest assured that these young men will leave nothing undofic to make the occasion a worthy^ and memorable one. All members of the local post as also ex-service men are expected to meet at the city hall from whence they will parade to the community high school The program will be given at the school auditorium starting promptly at 10:30 o'clock, after which a parade will be formed for a march to the various cemeteries of the city where honor to departed heroes will be bestowed thru the strewing of flowers upon their last resting places. The McHenry band will turn out and provide music before and during the program and while parading to the cemeteries. Poppies will again be sold this year and the selling of these will be in charge of the students of the McHenry community high school. Friday and Saturday, May 29 and 30, have been set aside as "poppy days" during which the sale of the artificial flowers will take place. The revenue derived thru the sale of these poppies will be used in defraying expenses incurred thru the observance of Memorial day. The member? of the McHenry post, American Legion, will also see to it that every grave of departed soldiers and sailors will be properly marked with American flags. The Plaindealer hopes to be able to publish the program in full and also "give the name of the orator in its next issue. • OPENING OF FOX PAVILION LEGION JMBM WORLD WAR VETS OF I1TH DISTRICT AT WOODSTOCK TO TAKE PLACE NEXT FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY The Fox dance pavilion, located on the McHenry-Pistakee Bay road a short distance northeast of the Fox river bridge, will open the 1925 dancing reason next week, the opening dances to take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, May 29, 30 and 81. The Fox pavilion, without doubt, is one of the. largest, finest and most popular of its kind in this section and the management is looking forward to another successful year of operation. Young people from miles around have found the place to their liking and under the able and efficient management of Clarence Niesen, the resort has made for itself a reputation very seldom achieved by institutions of this kind. Jimmie's Society orchestra of Chicago, one of the best to be found anywhere, is starting its third season at the Fox and will be on hand on the opening nights as also thruout the entire season of 1925.. News of the opening of the Fox will, no doubt, be received with a feeling of great delight and satisfaction by the hundreds of young people who annually choose this place for dancing. LIBERTYVILLE TO OPPOSE McHENRY GRAYS SUNDAY ' After two consecutive Sundays awaV from their own lair, the McHenjy Grays will again be at home next Sunday afternoon when they are scheduled to do battle with the Libertyville nine. Libertyville this season lays claim to the best team that has ever represented that city and the backers of the outfit are coming to this city enmasse. Bixby and Montgomery will form the battery for the visiting club. Bixby bears quite a reputation in this part as a pitcher and fans may expect a real battle when he opposes our fa vorite, Jess Davison. Both teams are all primed up and set for a hard battle. McHenry, by setting down Carpenter's Auroras at Aurora last Sunday, dip played to the fandom of the Fox river valley that they are not so slow. Fans, if you never attended a ball game before in your lives, this is the one yon must see. OPENING OF ELM STREET BIDS NEXT MONDAY AFTERNOON Public letting of the contract for the paving of Elm street, from its intersection with Riverside Drive, west to Green street, is expected to take place in this city next Monday afternoon when the bids will be opened and read. The public hearing on this particular stretch was held and favorably passed upon by the McHenry county court at the same time that the Main and Riverside Drive districts were put thru. However, the advertising for bids on this, which is known as the third district, was deferred. Now that the city is ready for this improvement everything points to a favorable bid next Monday and unless some unforeseen obstacles arise, the contract will very likely be awarded at that time. Big selling out Ml* at if* M* Niesen'i- • - '«|r >*-••' , j^Sv.J1** . BIG EVENT AT WOODSTOCK SATURDAY-- FERRE C. W ATKINS TO BE THE ORATOR On Saturday, May 23, Legionnaires from all over the eleventh district will gather at Woodstock for the third an nual convention. The eleventh district comprises the counties of Will, Du Page, Kane and McHenry, and it is estimated that there will be seven or eight hundred Legion members in attendance at this convention. McHenry county is extremely fortunate in having the convention held in their county seat city this year as the eleventh district convention is known throughout the state as being one of the largest annual Legion gatherings. The program will begin at 1:00 sharp with a mammoth parade made up of the delegates from the various posts in the district. There will be thirtyfour Legion posts represented in the parade, each of these posts carrying their colors and standard, making a very impressive sight. The Great Lakes Jackie band, which is known throughout the country, will take part in the parade in addition to furnishing music at the convention and banquet. There will also be a forty piece drum corp accompanying the Elgin post. The Woodstock community high school band and the Harvard high school band will also take part in the parade. While the Legionnaires will not appear in uniform, there will be just enough military touch to the parade to make it a sight worth going to see. The Woodstock business men have raised a considerable fund for the purpose of decorating the business houses and the streets of the city, and from all indications the county seat city will be decked out in holiday style on Saturday. The parade will be followed by the business session of the convention, which will be held in the city hall beginning at 2:30. In addition to the routine business of the convention, the state district officers will be present and it is expected that they will have an important message for all Legion men. McHenry "County Legionnaires should turn out in force for this convention as it not only is a distinct honor to the county to have the convention held in their county seat, but it also should stimulate Legion spirit and activity among the posts of this community. Nothing is being left undone by the committee in charge which will add to the success of the day. There will be something of interest going on from the time the parade starts to the conclusion of the banquet in the evening. The banquet, which will be prepared and served by the Ladies' Auxiliary to Peter Umathum post, is going to be one-of the most elaborate banquets ever served in the county. Ticket Bales indicate that there will be at least five hundred to sit down at the tables. In addition to several musical numbers and entertainers, there will be an address by Departmental Judge Advocate Ferre O. Watkins, who is one of the beat Legion orators in the state. SUNDAY AUTO TRAFFIC HEAVIEST OF SEASON BEAUTIFUL DRAMA WEDNESDAY "WATCHER AT THE GATE? BY - JOYCE KILMER PLAYERS • A deep interest is being shown in the coming production of William Roeder's and A. E. Bradley's startling play on spiritism, "The Watcher at the Gate," by The Joyce Kilmer Players, Chicago's foremost Catholic Dramatic Guild, at the Empire theatre on next Wednesday evening, May 27. This attraction will no doubt prove itself one of the outstanding novelties of fee present theatrical season. The thought of a seance fascinates most people though it may at the same time repel them. They would like to have the experience of being a member of a circle, but either their principles, fears or lack of an apportunity restrain them from being present at a spiritistic meeting. "The Watcher at the Gate" provides this adventure without the embarrassing drawbacks of an actual demonstration for one of the strongest scenes in the play ia that in which a seance is represented The details of such a meeting are said to be faithfully reproduced and under such dramatic conditions as to bind the audience in a spell. Here the claim advanced by spiritists that a system of communication with the dead has been established is shown to be an absurd pretension. The boasted feats of black magic must be ascribed either to fraud or hallucination or to the agency of wicked spirits. The play has been a tremendous success with The Joyce Kilmer Players. In Chicago alone they have given more than fifty performances and almost an equal number in other large cities throughout the middle west. From McHenry they will proceed direct to Milwaukee to play a return engagement at the Pabst theatre. Seats are now on sale at Nye's jewelry store and Bolger's drug store or may be reserved by telephone at the Empire theatre. HIGH SCHOOL AGAIN ACCREDITED CITTS1TRST PAVING POURING OF CEMENT STARTED MONDAY MORNING JUNIOR PROM PRETTY EVENT SURPASSED ANYTHING OF THE KIND EVER ATTEMPTED HERE SCHOOL RECEIVES PRAISE FROM STATE VISITOR /, in the class colors of the juniors and seniors. The delicate tints of "coral and blue" and "green and silver" were used most artistically. In the center of the room was hung an immense umbrella woven in spider web fashion with the four colors. Large paper rose3 were placed on the side walls to advantage and large Japanese lahterns gave the desired lighting effect. A small rest room was made in one corner of the gym for the comfort of the weary dancers. In the opposite Two platforms were built on the bleachers, one for the card players and the other for the unsurpassable orchestra. The music was furnished by Frank Gans and his six piece orchestra. As we mentioned before the music was unsurpassable and we are sure that all enjoyed the dance. Everyone present had a full program, which consisted of ten dances and three extras. During the last two dances the confetti was distributed, which put a glorious climax to the evening's entertainment. After the last dance the party dispersed and everybody report-, ed an enjoyable evening. It is our belief that everyone who! attended the junior prom of 1925 wfll admit that it was a great success anu as long as they live they will always have the memory of at least one v$ry enjoyble evening in the M. C. H. S. BRANDON HERE THIS EVENING Last Sunday witnessed the heaviest automobile traffic of the season for this city. This was especially noticeable along Pearl street which thorofare is used principally by tourists traveling between Chicago and Lake Geneva. On account of the excavation of the street in preparation for the paving which is soon to follow, the thorofare was in anything but inviting condition. However, tourists appeared to take the "bumps" with good grace. Congestion of the street, especially in the block extending east from Park avenue, was quite the order between the hours of one and three o'clock. It was also a noticeable fact that many of the tourists stopped in this city for dinners and lunch while a few, who carried their own "eats," took advantage of the tourists' tables in the city park. If Sunday's traffic can be taken as a criterion of what is to follow, we would say that the auto travel to and through this city this season will be the heaviest ever. HEARING ON GREEN STREET PAVING WILL BE FRIDAY The continued hearing on the matter of paving of Green street and Elgin road, from Elm street south to connect with the Main street paving, will take place at the city hall on Friday afternoon of this week. It will be remembered that an agreement could not be reached at the meeting held about a month ago, after which the board of local improvement decided to continue the hearing for a month. A number of those who objected to the improvement at that time have taken a more favorable view on the proposed improvement and according to members of the local board very little opposition is expected tomorrow (Friday) afternoon when the proposal will come up for final disposition. The board, patrons, members of the faculty and citizens of the community high school district should feel very highly elated over the accrediting of the community high school of this city for another two year term, up to June 30, 1927. The Plaindealer takes pleasure in reproducing the letter as received by Supt. C. H. Duker informing him and the school board of the accrediting of our school. The letter follows: M«y 18, 1925 Mr. C. H. Duker, Supt * Community High Schdgl McHenry, Illinois. My dear Mr. Duker--On my recommendation, as a result of a recent visit, the Council of Administration has approved the renewal of accrediting of your high school as fully accredited for a term of two years or until June 30, 1927. This means that in our judgment you have an efficient school. The enclosed card should be permanently filed in your office as property of the school and also made a matter of record by your board. With a sincere wish for the continued prosperity of your school, I am Very truly yours, H. A. Hollister, High School Visitor. OPENING DANCE AT CHANNEL LAKE PAVILION MAY 29 The Channel Lake Pavilion will be opened this year by the Antioch Fire department, having been given this privilege by Mr. Winch in showing his appreciatipn for past services ren dered by the department; It is the intention of the fire department to hold novelty dances for five nights. The first of these dances to be held on the night before Decoration Day, May 29, and also on Saturday night, May 30. On Saturday, June 6, a Mystery dance will be held, on Saturday June 13, a Novelty dance and on Saturday night, June 20, is Balloon night. The music for these occasions will be furnished by the celebrated Blue Devils of Chicago who have been engaged by Mr. Winch to play at the pavilion for the season. All the concessions in the pavilion will be managed by the firemen. It is not neces sary to go into details as to how the firemen run their dances or what kind of a time can be had as they have established themselves as royal entertainers at previous occasions of this kind. So come prepared to have the time of your life, bring your friends old and young and don't forget the children, amusement for all. NOTICE TO ELM STREET PROPERTY OWNERS Notice is hereby given to the property owners residing on Elm street who have not as yet made their water and sewer connections to do so without further delay as it is confidently expected by the board of local improvements that the contract for the paving of this street will be awarded at the opening of bids next Monday afternoon. McHENRY CITY COUNCIL . WILL ADDRESS MEMBERS OF McHENRY COMMUNITY CLUB WITH FAVORABLE WEATHER AND GOOD LUCK WEST SIDE FINISHED NEXT WEEK McHenry's first paving has been laid and from now on it is only a matter of a few weeks before the two contracts in districts one and two have been completed and opened to travel. On account of unforeseen obstacles the first cement was not laid until Monday morning of this week altho the contractors had hoped to start this work last Friday morning. As is usually the case the machinery caused the mechanics more or less extra worry on the first day but by Wednesday morning everything seemed to be working quite satisfactorily and con' sequently very good progress is now being made. Only one-half of the width of the street is being put in at a time. The work on Monday morning was started at the east end of Main street, the north half of that thorofare being the first to he improved. The big mixer this morning has started on the south side of the street and with good luck and favorable weather Main street should be entirely paved from Elgin road to a point where the paving starts to widen, adjacent to the Simon Stoffel residence property. The entire district, which takes in all of Main street, from Elgin road to the Chicago & Northwestern right-ofway, as also one block on Front street, from Main to Waukegan, should be completed within the course of the next week. ,v, The start of the paving has been a source of delight as wfc\l as great interest to our citizens, especially those residing on all the streets that are to be thusly improved. Unusual interest is being shown in the construction work by both' men and women and those who have watched the progress of thfe paving and the material that is going into the job appear to be satisfied with it altho time will tell whether or £ot McHenry has made a mistake in its choice of this particular kind. In cities and towns where the same materials have been used, the paving seems to be giving universal satisfac tion. The process is simply the mixing or rather enforcing the ordinary cement with a layer of crushed granite which is worked into the cement by means of vibrators which travel over specially constructed forms. The vibrators simultaneously serve two purposes, the forcing of the granite into the cement and the bringing of the water to the service. While there were some of our citizens who believed that the paving should be of a greater thickness, those who have watched the progress of the work and saw the great amount of material that is being used feel satisfied that the job will prove up to expectations and even more. As stated in last week's issue the hoppers, into which the sand and the gravel is being loaded by means of a clam, are located on the Chicago A Northwestern property just east of the depot. Trucks carrying the material to the mixer are first run underneath these hoppers and thence to the Schiessle warehouse where the cement is added. The mate rial, in its drymixed state, is then hauled to the big mixer and within a few minutes the material has passed thru the mixer and spread on the road surface. The crushed granite is then spread over the cement surface and all is set for the vibrators. A work interesting to watch. Curb Gang on Riverside Drive The curb gang is still busily engaged on Riverside Drive and judging from the progress that is being made by these men the curbing along this stretch should be completed by the end of the week after which they will move over to Pearl street where one block is to be paved. The roadbed on Riverside Drive is also being put into condition for the paving and it now looks like the entire contract of the McGucken Vander Heyden company will be completed by the middle of June which means that all of the paving in these two districts should be open for travel by July 1. Elm Street Paving Next The next street to be paved according to the program as laid out by the local board ef improvement is that of Elm street, bids on which are scheduled for opening next Monday afternoon. Elsewhere in this issue of The Plaindealer will be found a story relating to the opening of thes bids. The l n squired the pulling strength of continued hearing on the proposed three tractors to extricate a machine paving of Green street and Elgin Road which had become lodged in a mud hole (MTEHf NINE GIVEN TASK TO DECIDE ROUTE The junior prom, the biggest social 20 ROAD CONTROVERSY event in the school year, and which was held at the community high school gym last Saturday evening, was most successful. Fully two weeks before the big dance the juniors were making very definite plans to make the evening as entertaining as possible. These two weeks were spent in making decorations under the direction of Mr. Tallmadge. It was undoubtedly the prettiest owing to the fact that an am prom dance that has been staged in] agreement could not be reached it many years. The gym was decorated voted to again continue the meeting HOPE THAT NAMING OF THIS COMMITTEE WILL MEAN THE SOLU TION OF LONG FIGHT The continued good road meeting as held at St. Mary's church hall on Tuesday evening of this week drew out a larger attendance than was present at the first meeting held last week iMst subject to the call of the chairman, Rev. Chas. S. Nix, who has in that capacity at the two "tirtftW already held. A number of those in attendance were called upon to give their opinion* in the matter and, as had been expected, these declarations varied to «yh an extent that it was plainly evident that no solution to the controversy could be reached. Jos. %. Freund, the first to respond to a call of the chairman for exprescorner there was the frappe booth, sions, said that he believed the meet- Redney'H. Brandon, executive secretary of Mooseheart, located near Aurora, and also president of the Fox River Valley federation, will be the speaker at the meeting of the McHenry Community club which is to take place at the K. of C. hall this (Thursday) evening at 8:15 o'clock. Mr. Brandon has taken an unusual interest in the Fox river valley and especially Fox river and is probably one of the best posted men in regard to the proposed development and improvement of Fox river to be found anywhere. His talk is certain to interest the people of McHenry and it is the hope of the officials of the McHenry Community club that the speaker will be greeted by a large attendance^ You need not necessarily be a member to attend and enjoy tonight's meeting but rather just a booster for this community. Of course it would please the officials of the club to have you join the organization if you are not already a member. The president, A. E. Nye, also wishes to make it known that there are several important business matters to be brought up at the meeting, and that lunch will be served at its conclusion. Those present at the last meeting of the club pledged themselves to baring at least one neighbor or friend and if these pledges are fulfilled the meeting tonight should terminate into a very satisfactory one. TONIGHT AT THE K. OF HALL. YOU ARE WELCOME. C. LAST DANCE AT SMITH'S HALL AT R1NGWOOD ing to be entirely out of order inasmuch as the voters of the city had already expressed their choice of location of Route 20 thru this city voting in favor of the $10,000 bond issue. The bond issue was voted on March a, 1924, and carried 504 to 85. The money to be raised via this issue was designed to meet the expenses of purchasing the right-of-way over street and thence across the mill pond Mr. Freund expressed the belief that this vote plainly expressed the wishes of the voters of the city. He concluded his remarks by saying that he favored this route and would continue to favor it. Everett Hunter, Sr., was next 'to take the floor and during a quite lengthy discourse pleaded ibr harmony and told of his visit with Governor Small in Chicago about a year ago. During his visit with the governor, Mr. Hunter was told that the state's chief was willing to listen to any reasonable demand the people of his community cared to make. The governor's attitude as expressed by the speaker, was to the effect that he would rather go a block or two out of the regular short and straight course and have narmony among the people of McHenry than to take the short and straight route and have dissention. The speaker also made it clear to the gathering that those residing in the east end of town and who were particularly interested in having the route follow the present , Fox river bridge site into this city would be satisfied with any course to be decided on in making the balance at the stretch thru our city. After coming into McHenry via the old bridge site, the route could follow Riverside Drive to Elm street, west on Ebn, crossing the mill pond and thence to connect with the end of the preaent paving on Sherman's hill via Wtnte* gan road or the road could follow Pearl street, to Green, south on Grew to Waukegan road and thence on to Woodstock. Either route would be agreeable, the speaker stated. Ha further pointed out that all of tfce right-of-way, east of the Fox river bridge, which would be required to bring the road to enter McHenry via the old bridge site, had been secured. In answer to a fear as expressed by some' that the building of a new bridge over the old site would mean a closing of this thorofare for a year or more, Mr. Hunter replied that he had l>een informed by one of the state's engineers that should the state decide to enter McHenry over this site, the the old bridge would be swung over and used temporarily during the construction of the new bridge and that traffic would be shut off no longer thaw seven hour^. Mr. Hunter could not see any cause for argument if the state would consent to enter McHenry at this point and then build thru tha city any way the citizens might wish. By routing No. 20 thru McHenry in this manner the citixens favoring tha old bridge site entry would get The last dance of the present season at Smith's hall at Ringwood will take place on Friday evening of this week, May 22. The Polly Prim orchestra of thia city will provide the music and the management is making especial I they want, Centerville would have preparations for an unusually large/ wishes gratified and the West I attendance and a pleasant time for J would get what she wants, is all. Smith's hall is one of the most popular dancing places in this vicinity and has been drawing fine crowds during the past few months but like all other halls, will close down for the summer months after Friday night's event. The management extends an invitation to everyone to attend. GUg^URED THREE TRACTORS TO EXTRICATE MACHINE will be held at the city hall tomorrow (Friday) afternoon. LADIES! LADIES! LADIES! Do you know that a number of ladies' hats are to be given away at the McHenry baseball park next Sunday afternoon. You must be present to win, so be there. Hats to be selected from Blake Sisters' stock. Plaindealer ads bring remits. along Riverside Drive last Saturday. The machine had all but buried itself in one of the soft spots when the tractors were called into service. Riverside Drive is anything but a safe place to drive these days, especially after a heavy rain like that of last Saturday. There is consolation in the thought, however, that this street will soon be paved which will make it one of the prettieet and beet ia the dty. the manner Mr. -Hunter put it up to his assemblage. Supervisor S. H. Freund was another to express his thoughts and believed that the wishes of the voters at last spring's election should be respected and in view of the fact that"a resolution was passed at the annual town meeting which empowerd him to secure the right-of-way on the east side of Fox river, he was duty bound to fellow that prayer which he has dona. This resolution was passed at the annual town meeting a year ago last spring. Later in the evening he expressed himself as willing to abide bv the wishes of the majority and if tha citizens of McHenry wished to rccoa sider the action taken at the town meeting in the spring of 1924, it wmM be -perfectly agreeable to ever, he felt that if this to pass, those who have so loyally stood by him thru all thia road fta*} - J i .,S0; -Jgj .y -M \^4:M &»* V' ATSjii?• of -JL