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WRDNTES1>AY, Ffcd.W, tSSS. VAN «LTKK, Editor. • ' •%"The new five cent piece Ik not *»*'«' <r. eftteem by tlie secret wrvice division of the treasury, lit size arid w«4t(lit Am! one of ire face*, It much re- tumble* * flve-d«llar gohl piece, and If ^|{IMei1 might easily paw as such. Many ; I>«op1e may be much swindled until the puWIc become* well accustomed te ita appearance. • iBTThe Honae Committee on Rivera Harbors tliib year are quite modest {;•_ In their proposed appropriation. All they aak Is about six million dollars^ lyv 'Instead of nearly twenty million which 3 „wm the appropriation ef last year f4 • W« eoneiude that the* have heard the pwople. and do not think it |w - -quite safe to attempt another such jt'^--swlmile. '* ^ S4FTli« St. Paul Pioneer Press ex pr«a*ea the opinion that tho great ob­ stacle to the re-election of Senator Windom consisted in the fact that lie obstinately refused to adopt practical business methods, while llr. Sabin, his 'su. cesefui competitor, had an ample • '•barrel^ with "a generous bung." If this be the true theory of the result of each case, then the Sanatoria to bo •congratulated on his defeat. li: i P%;- IVThe following la Phoclon How- rartPa bill fQ|a. new road law, now pend­ ing in the Illinois Senate: t A Bill for an act to encourage the con­ struction of permanent State road*: Sec. 1. That for the purpose of en­ couraging the construction of per- " manent. rock, grav«l or macadam roads . in thin State, and for the purpose of 'reimbursing the several counties in the 'AlState in such sums as have been levied in excess of taxation and now remain ;M|to the credit of the revenue fund, there HP bo appropriated out of the general ;|«revei»ue fund, and apportioned among 'the several counties of this State, a g|< pum equal to the amount groas levied by ?a1d county or other authorities ^during the year 1883. and every year ^thereafter for road and bridge pur­ poses. Skc. 2. That It shall be the duty of v^the Auditor of State to annually, be­ fore the first day of July, make snch 'pro-rata credit to all such counties as avail themselves of the provisions of ^this act. and upon the completion of : ̂ isnch pro-rata allotment hie warrant v ,"'"upon the State Treasurer shall stand \ 11to the credit of suoh oounty, tv be paid tl v; " when called for. - ' Sec. 3. That the provisions of this Ifcv?* * act shall apply only to such county ' autherities as begin and carry on thej 4* ' -construction of permanent roads by ; responsible contract, and under the di- ' *». recti on of competent civil engineers. r $*•> • V The MeHenry Bridge Suit. The Appellnte four! decision In the case of "Board of Supervisors of Me­ Henry County vs. Commissioners of Highways of Town ot MeHenry" is as follows:-- ^ The Commissioners of Highways, the relators In July 1880 decldcil to build fl bridge across Fox River on the public highway that leads from the viiiage of MeHenry in said Township and County to Waukcgnn, and upon Investigation ascertained that the probable cost of such bridge would be about #7,500. This being a larger sum than could be raised by taxation upon a single year's assessment upon the ttxable property of the rownihip the relators on the 22d day of July, presented a petition to the Supervisor of the town of Me­ Henry signed by themselves as com­ missioners of highways and twenty-live free-holders of the town, prayirtg him to call a fecial town meeting to vote upon the proposition to borrow the sum of $7,500 to construct the -bridge. A special town meeting was called for and held upon t ie 14th dav of Au­ gust, 1880, when the proposition to borivw such sum was carried by a vote of sixty-three in favor of it to slk against it. Thereupon the relators advertised that sealed proposals would be received from contracting bridge builders for the construction of such bridge, which would be opened on the 10th day of September, 1880. They met upon that day, opened aikl examined the bids,and adjourned to the next day when they decided to award the con­ tract to Cunningham & Keepers, the proprietors of the Milwaukee Bridge and Iron works, and on that day a con­ tract was entered into by which said Cunningham St Keepers agreed to con­ struct a wrought iron bridge according to certain specifications, and have the same completed and ready for public travel by the first of February then following, lor which they were to re­ ceive the sum of $8,000. payable in monthly Installments of severity-five per cent of the monthly estimates and all balances fully paid no aoou tt the bridge was completed. * The bridge was constructed" under tills contract and turned over to the relators between the 5th aud 10th of January 1881, and paid for by them from the proceeds or the bonds issued under the election of Aug. 14tli. On the 11th of September, the day ef letting the contract the relators pre­ pared the following petition to the ap­ pellant, though dated the 7th, which was presented to them on the 14tli at their September meeting: "To the Board of Sioermws of the County of MeHenry, in die State of JllinoU: The undersigned "Com Highways of tlie town ot MeHenry in said conntv, would rep resent that a bridge is necessary to be built over Kox ltiver where the same is intersected bv the highway leading from MeHenry to Waukegan, in said town. That the cost of building said biidge will be eight thousand and two hundred dollars, which would be an unreasonable burden to said town, and more than can be raised in one year by ordinary road taxes therein, the amount raised by -said taxes being only two thousand nine hundred flfiy-two dollars and ninety-six cents (#29f»2.96) wherefore the said couinmsioners of high­ ways hereby petition you for an appropriation t^The Democratic Member* of the House, at Springfield, under the leader- ohlp of the notorious E. M. Haines, are filibustering day after day, and ob­ structing the business of the House, to prevent action on the high-license bilL I '^J^be 0^""" """ *"m,riTwi.:i?v?"rS" The Inter Ocean la speaking of iff said in-idge. says: "it is not charged that the ma­ jority Is trying to override the rights of the minority and force the measure through by unparliamentary tactics. The simple fact is. that according to the Interpretation pat upon it by the 'Democratic legislators ot Springfield, Democracy means refusal to allow legislation of any kind to proceed so long as the Repjblleans keep at the front a measure designed to lessen the evils of drunkenness. That is the issue which Is beiag made up. From a strict­ ly party point of view the Republicans ore to be congratulated upon the situa­ tion, but the State is being disgraced by the present dead-loek, and every good citizen must deplore it." The bill now before the House, and which can be found In full In another place in this paper, is a good »»ne, and entirely consistent, and it is morally certain that a very large majority of the citizens of Illinois are in favor of it. If the members of the House wou Id kick this rattle-brained crank from Lake county out of the State House, they Would do themselves honor. He is « disgrace to the State of Illinois. ( i f , £ \ !,<;•-• - t , I.ICKM8B BILL. i-, f toflawjng i s a copy of 3 ' tiT- eense Bill, introduced into the House by Hon. C. E. Fuller, of this District: Re it enacted by the People of the Slate of Illinois Represented in General Ai*emhly, That Section three (3) of an act entitled,"An act to provide for the licensing of. and against the evils aris­ ing from the sale of intoxicating liq­ uor*."" approved March 30th. 1874, and in force July 1, 1874. he, and the same is hereby amended so as to read as fol­ lows : "Site, 3. The countv boards of each connty may grant licenses to keep sb many dram shops in their county as they mav think the public good re­ quires. upon the application bv peti­ tion. of a majority of the legal* voters of tlie town, if the county is under township organization, and If . not un der township organization, tlien of ntftWitvof the legal voters ot the election precinct or district where thee same is proposed to be located, aud upon the payment into the county treasury of such sum as the board may require, not lues than three hundred dollars, cor more than one thousand dollars for each license, and upon com­ pliance with the previsions of this act Provided, suoh board shall not have power to Issue any license to keep any drap shop lu any incorporated tovvu. city or village, ov withlti two mties of the same, In winch the corporate an thoriri»s have authoritv to license, regulate, restrain the sale of liquors, o* in any place where tlie sals of liquors Is prohibited: And provided, further that no liconsM to keep a drain ehop shall be granted in any such incorpo rated city, town or village, except on , the payment to tlie proper authorities of not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars, for each liwnse, and upon compliance with the provisions of this act.* Representative Fuller is Making strong fight for the passage of this bill and we trust he may be successful. 1s a good bill and one that would re eelve the endorsement of a large ma- jorlty of the vsttyi thin Jintrii't «ere it pot to * v Simeon Covili.e, Castor Aiiami! Martin Welch, . . . < I, i Hi; from the Co»ntjr treasury to aid in building ~iid Irrldge. " Oated at-MeHenry, 111., the 7th day of Sept. Com'e, of ghways'» At that meeting the petition was re­ ferred to a committee with instructions to report at December meeting. At the meeting no other proceedings ap­ pear to have been taken except to appoint a special committee tp con­ sider said petition. On Jan. 7tlr, at a special meeting, the committee report­ ed" that they went to MeHenry and found an Iron bridge so nearly com­ pleted that the Supervisor informed them that it would be ready to turn over to the township authorities by the eighth of that month, and that the proceedings of the town had with ref- rence to borrowing the money to build the bridge appeared to be regu­ lar, and that such report was submitted without recommendation. The appel­ lant thereupon refused the prayer of petitioners, the relators. On the 7th of Sept. 1881, the relators filed their peti­ tion for a mandamus In the Circuit Court ol MeHenry County, against the appellants to compel it to appropriate the sum of $4100 from the County Treasury as asked in the petition pre­ sented to it. The cause was heard upon petition answers and proofs, when the court pro forma awarded the writ and the Supervisor appealed, Pillsbury P'. J. Section 11Q and 111 of the road and bridge law of 1879, Law of 1879, page 258, [ rovide two different modes of building necessary bridges when the cost will exceed the amount of money that eau be raised in any one year upon the taxable property of the town. When the entire cost of the proposed bridge would be an unreason­ able burden upon the town, the town can, after providing funds for one-half the cost, apply to the County board, under Sec. 110, to appropriate the other halt, which being done, the funds thus raised are to be expended by and un­ der joint coutrol of the commissioners of highways of tlie town and two per­ sons, appointed by the County board. But when the town Is able to bear the whole cost of the bridge, without creating a burden of nebt upon it that would be unreasonable, although the amount required is more than mn be raised in any one year, SeCi 111 makes It the duty of the c<ynmissfoners of highways to take the necessary steps to have a special town meeting called and have a vote taken by ballot upon the proposition to borrow the money to construct the bridge. If "the vote is in favor of the proposition, then town bonds are to be issued and sold as re­ quired by the necessities of the town officers in the prosecution of the work. According te tills method the entire work is under the supervision and con­ trol of the.town authorities, aud they adopt the specifications and plan for the bridge, enter into contracts for lis construction and expend the money ns to them maj' seem best for the interest £f tJi»> town. • ^ ""l" CMe tlio relators decldect ttiuj the bridge was nsceseary and that it* provable cost, w»nM be abont 87,500, and that the bridge should be built under the provisions of Section 3. and the amount r<-qtdred bein^r nu.re than could be ralsedjin eue year by taxation, they proceeded to have a special town meeting cabled, at which the electors, by a vote of sTity-three te six approved I of their action Sa the premises., and vol­ untarily assumed the burden of the entire cost ef the proposed work. Tlie relators thou let the contract for the bridge and beund themselves to expend the money according to the terois of that contract. The bridge was built under their supervision, alone they ac­ cepted it and paid for it with the funds realized from a sale of the bonds of the town. The preliminary steps op to. and including tlie letting of tho contract for the construction of the bridge were all taken before the peti­ tion :o appellant for aid wm present­ ed to It, and the work proceeded under the direction of relators during the time the county board wan Investigat­ ing the merits of their application. By this action of the relators the County Board was deprived of tho right secured to it by Section 110, of the Statute, to have, by the persons ap­ pointed by the Board, the joint cou>, trol and expenditure of the money raised for such purpose. Tills right was a substantia! one, and the county board ceu.d not be deprived of it without Its consent, by any act of the relators' In determining^ beforehand in which the funrU should be expended, without consultation with the repre­ sentatives of the County Board. Ia case the county should make an appro­ priation to aid the town, It is as much Interested in tlie proper expenditure of that portion of the money raised by the town as it is In that portion appro­ priated by itself, for upon the economy exercised in expending tho former, will depend the amount of the surplus of the latter that Is to bo under tho statute returned to tlio oounty treas­ ury. But it is urged that tho County Board should have made the appropri­ ation at Its September meeting, and should not take advantage of Its tfwn delay. It will lie noticed that the pe­ tition presented to the Board dods not contain the statement that tho town had provided one-half of the funds necessary to complete the work, neither does it appear that any proof was oflered before the Board to aid the petition in that regard, and it would seem that as the Board was pot obliged to make the appropriation in the absence of such fact appearing to It in some way, a reference to a com­ mittee. to ascertain tlie rights and duties of the Board, was but a ̂ proper exercise of the powers possessed by it to carefully guard the financial inter­ ests of the county. The delay to act finally upon the petition does not seem unreasonable under tiii circumstances, of this case. This case is clearly distinguishable from that of the People vs. Iroqtlols County. 100 III., 640, as there the town being unable to uuild the bridge with­ out aid from tlie county, instituted proceedings exclusively under Section* 110, and did nothing prejudicial to the rights of the county to liave a voice In the expenditure of the funds raised to construct the bridge. We hold, then, that whero a town builds a bridge by virtue of tho pro­ visions of Section 111, accepts and pays for it out of the funds raised by the town, there is no legal duty resting upon 'the connty to reimburse such town for one-half of the cost thereof. At the time of filing the petition here­ in and the granting of tbo writ there was no such clear right to a writ of mandamus as authorized the Court to award it. The judgment of Court will be reversed and the cause remanded Judgment reversed. yrvm V'-? V LfA- * ' • ^ H ' " r>» Hi. ;>:v ' Hy L-, With an unusually large assortment off Haxdware, Tinware, Stoves, Cfranite Iron- , hi »•- are, .i--AT BOTTOM PRICES--fc I. ^ htand of Jacob Story, McHenrj, inviteer the attention of Dairymen, House-Keepers, in fact everybody, to his large stock of Milk; Cans, Creamery Pails, and everything in the line of TIN AND GRANITIC IRON WaRK, which he is selling at prices as low- as the lowest, workmanship and quality of goods guaianteed. Tin Roofing-, EaveTroughing, Jobbing and Repairing promptly attended to. figPRemember, extra good bargains can always be obtained. ! •ale Stock, t Tools iinit Goods of all Kiiuls I' nunptly AUcuilotl to Reasonable X A. SHERWOOD, tifelfjiii Are constAntly changing. |J«iiee the necessity fbr daw glasses suitably adjusted to meet tne nSw requirements, and hence the value of our '.-•isdsj twin WhiCh jTPiitljl' Hwfcjisw ottf tics' fof pWjfAjrty-' Rttfiig spectft| cles the first tiial. It you already wear glasses, or need to weai? them, let us prove the accuracy of the instrument, and ^libors. New Adjustable Riding Bow Frames, Or curved frames passing back of the cars, thus preventing th& annoyance of tlie it* falling off when bending over. Remember w« carry a full line of SPKCTAj^-'LES, KYE LrLOSSES, COLORED GLASSES ai:d other Oprical Goc-ds, as well as DRUGS. MUSIC, BOOKS, AND STATION KRY, and that we furniali promptly and cheaply any article ^6ll;^i8h-in;IthMe'^epartulent«i, which we do not lave iu stock. F. B. HARRISON. Wauoondo, Febtll<1883< "ifu BEAQI FOR BUSINESS! E. M. HOWE ffjSDCCESSOn TO'<>. jb. COLB*] IfjrHrisr phnftiase't the Stock of MafitWare of ~ll>y. In the Store opp Mill. 1 am now prepared to oner to the bdy- pni O. (!. Colby, in the Store opposite _Biah«p'» ing public anything'in the line of HARDWARE, fINWAEE, stoVfetr&c. ̂ ces to suit the times. H4IRYMEPI, Will alto And a large assortment of Dairy­ ing (TtenaiU, Milk fans, Milk Fails, Id ilk Canft *Pd aaytliing ia that line at prices H low at the Lowest. A'fittl stock Of hand. BARB WISE »lw*y» on It JOBBING AND REPAIRING, Promptly Attended to. «S-Don't bay any thinp in the Hardware Line ur.til yon have examined my stock and learned prices. E. U, UOWE. MeHenry, February27. 1888. LEADS THE .jpi$#/*£ H < <- "Should 'fw#. - a i :>i* Buy th« Eat«y Many hnedredsoffo* neighbors and friends lA*e pnrelia»ed one or tkM menls witinn the last twelve years, and the twelve ye;u- old Efttey's nre worth more than anv other organ that is sold ia this section hew. "" .... the only organ that improves with us an organ as the Estey? Tbii Secret which cannot be used by ajiy other _ , , - reeds losing, their quality and failing nritO use, and ha?s produced a reed which •. life like and musical Quality of Tone, Found in no Other Orgavf any .. Haying had nearly twenty years experience ' in selling and repairing organs, I claim to knoir •. (something about an organ, and I should like to -c give»soiue advice to any one who contemplates buying an Instrument and would try, in the ' fltstplacc to advice you about the slops ill an " orgnn. I flnd in a great majority of rxees that • the first question asked by a purchaser is: How "" many stops has yourorgiin? Now to show you how unimportant that is, I wilt tell you that an " Kstev Organ, with two sets of reeds, of Ave octaves each, is saying it has 122 reeds, or notes, and requires only seven stops, but can use only nkie at the most. 8ome of the lower grades of organe of diflerent makes advertise their organs ns having teu sets of reeds and twenty-seven stops, when, in fact, they only contain 122 reeds or notes, and can only use nine stops, legitimately. I have a circular trom an eastern fac.torj, advertising these or- gan-. as having ten octaves ot reeds, which means two seta of five octaves each, or 122 reeds or notes. Xow I would ask any one why the twenty-seven stops are put into an organ which has but 122 notes and can only use nine, if not to deceive the purchaser, who, as a rule, knows but little nl)oiit an instrument for the reason that be is buying tho first organ, ion tell a farmer that you have a mower th««t has thirty-two sickles, and when he investi- « gated it and found it had but two hickles of - sixteen .sections each, you would say it was in tended to misrepresent the mower. f*o I say of the organs that advertise twenty-seven stops and ten sets of reeds. It is clone to mislead. 1 advise any one huving an organ to buy the Eatey, of Rrattleboro, tor several reasons. Fh'st: It is the best made orgun before the public, consequently will last the longest, second: It is the best. tone. Third: It has the best ac. tion--is the quickest to respond to the touch, therefore, the quickent music written can bo played on it. In proof of its durability t will, with permission, refer to some of the persons who here the Kstey in use the longest time: Henry Colby, MeHenry, 111. C. V. Stevens, . JMo H. C. Smith, f»o (too. Clark, Iv ! T)o H. II Nichols, ....... Do (Jniversalist CbuMh,' Do llenrv Rogers, v. , ^ Volo, 111. Robert Paddock, ' ' Do Stebbin^ ifprd. i_ifyou went ft upwards. Wm. Tidm%mlk llr. Wells, Mr. Bangs, John Hansoi^f , Wauconda, 111. ; fu Do - ..A Do ttngwocrt, III. T. J. Ellis, : Do llr. Duck, ' Woodstock, 111. Congregational Church, Do AI luu Giles, Do - Wauconda, 111. ,s . Mr. Newman, Do cheap oigan we c&n furnish you a Chicago made instrument for fM end MeHenry, Ija..fote-imryWtl, IMS, I^CCESSORS tO PERRiE MARTIK.] W.»w »t Jhe old wi%f fuli atock General Merchandise. ^ We sHll make a Special Feature of our WS HATE A FEW S0Q2S WE WOULD LIKE To Show ^Toui Unbl'd Table Cloth, 25c. to Mc. per yard. H'f Bl'd " 24c. to «>c. ,s " Red Border, 3»c., 53c.., and r>7e. •• ,.y|« Bleached, 57c., 72c. and 9tc. " , Rod fast colors, 48c., '!K'., and Hi«. " ' , ; i Napkins. 35c.,9tc., tl. 10and " Also our line of . / •! Dress Goods, At 8c, 10c, 13c, 15c. 17c, 20c and 25c per yard. A nice line of COLORKD CASHMERES It 59c and 63c per yard, A line line of MEN'S CLOTHS, 54 Inches wide, at §1.57 por yard. A fine line of CRETONNES at 14c, l!>c, '-.V, and 2!>c per vard. A good line of COUtETTS at i8c, ffJc, 7»e, Wet §1.25 and §1.88. ' In addition have a ftilT' line of Goods usually kept by us at very low prices. Call and see us, we can show you some good goods at low prices. 1 , H£$kY ROGERS. VOLO, HI., Feb. 28,1883. i ' * ' YOU WANT A Sewing Machine^ I OYSTERS! OYSTERS! E! W- brookI, Wauconda 111., dealer In Ore- cerleH. Canned Goods, Confectionery. Cigars, Tobacco. Notions. Ac. Also Headquarters for Piatt A Co.'e celebra­ ted Baltimore Oysters. I am now pre­ pared t<> furnish Kresh Oysters by tlie Can or IIIhIi. at al! hours of th« day or ev<'n1nsr. Mv Refn-ahmen: Parlors are cosily flttetl up, well wanned and light­ ed. end no paii<« will be spared to please all wh» call. I alrio make a specialty of all kinds of Can Goods, and keep a fine line of E. LAWLUS, - Uerchant Tailor, KEEPS Foreign and Domestic Cloths. WARRANTS A FIT, OH, IYO SALE. ALSO .CLOTHING, Men's Boys' and Children's sizes, of the best qual? ity and at Chicago prices. Store opposite Riverside Housft, MeHenry - Illinois. Ll»veon hainl ami am sellingat the IjOW- est prices, the Un »e«tic, Kldredge, New Home, Snrinslleld, Now American, and Singer Sewing Machines, find w'll not be undersold by any agent in the county. A good .Singer Machine for §20. -warranted to do the work of any Singer Machine in the world. Call and see me. : MeHenry, Feb. 20, 1833. J-i O, W. OWEN. w. -DKAI.KK IN- Watches, Jewelry, [Silver and Plated Ware etc. i1 ' O^r «sSortme# Is Complete in Cksbmttes, -^Stadaha, < Cam8l«lte#, Surahi, w- BraeadMt fkids, prop OroMiMiti, i^id OrDamisll)' FasstnuUrUa, Sibbona, Tria'g Strips, Stripes, &o„ Silks and SatLaa. AMERICAN AND FRENCH DRESS SILKS. Spanish, French, Aurillac and Oriental Laces, Hamburg Embroideries, Ac. A full Hne of C. M. Henderson & shoes, Ladies' and children's fine wear i -m}>hi> ,-mi • Co.'a celebrated a specialty. , - . - 0 : boots and At'prices lower than the loweat. ^Ladies' and GenUemen's Under weai, Men's aud Boys' Hatt find Caps, Groceries, Crockery, Salt, etc. " I. ft- ,'f flee* fit"toeit the celebratetf «^ii«#Bld Watch, which is pvonounccd by all to be the beat watch nowr on the market. Will not be UndereoMi On any goo<ls in my line. Give us a call. «• • i, PERRY ^b OWENt tSKTCST1 not- 1lfe i8 sweeping by, go VY1 dare before von die; some­ thing miirlity and suldime, leave l»chind to con«i'tpr t ime." <K5R a week in vonr own town. (0 outfit fiee No risk. Kverything new. t;vyitil not reqnived. We will furnish yon everv thinff. Manv are mnking fortunos. Ladies make as much aa men. and hoys mid girls make great pay. Reader, il you want buaineos at which von can make ;great par all Uie time, write for particular# to H. nA.h- LETX * CO., Portland, Maine. ' Blt'v. k. Notice to phtsiciams awd aococohkm: You are hereby notified to make retnrns to me Immediately of all births and deaths up to January l^t, 19*?, a-j 1 am required by law t-» inaks full renort to the state Hoard of Heall'i anniuilly and am now making records up said dale. Those Physician* who have not registered aa the law direct* are req uested do so iinmediatcly. Woodstock, (County wm. Amr, County Clerks January 1, 1883. unty papers pl«tae eepy), .j