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, v.-_’....w. nu. uuruuu, as Judge of election, had perfect right to go to, the store and remove the election notice or post on it or near a new one, jest as he was doing. _ ~ ' We mention this case thus fully soother men ignorant of the law won‘t commit the same offense as Mr. Wahlman’s, for the law is Very strict and people must not interfere with election notices, as Mr. Wahl- man did by nailing a big paper bag sign of his mm ever they). More- over nine-tentlm'of the people who heard it “knew Mr. Gordon mm Mr. Wahlman of Highwood, through his attorney, Ernest Gail, brought a suit against Charles Gor- don in the name of “The People" ‘ for assault and battery. The facts as elicited on trial were substantially as follows: Thelnotiees for -the late judicial ‘ election, J uue 7th, were . posted on the door of Mr. Wahlman’s vacant store, harping ethat, store as fire puma-{131553; When election ”day came, for some reason the judges of election, of Whom Mr. Gel-don was ‘ . ”one, decided to change file polling ] place and he went to the Wahlman l AMA L- A - Judge Hibbard, in whose court the (gas? was tried, heard all and continuea the case till Saturday last, so he could look up some points of law. In doing so he found that un- der the statute 'Mr. Wahlman not only had no legal ground {or com- plaint, but had actually committed. an offense punishable by‘ imprison- ment, as provided in paragraph 251 of the election law, chapter 46, re- vised statutes. Mr. Gordon, as judge Hf alm;nh Ln]: _-“ > > ,: -7 vâ€"wus‘l vvruu [Ruling plhoe and he went to the Wahlman {@9me a ,_ ‘ ‘erwee‘a: 23 "“bmc‘fil "ejection. ' notice issued by County Clerk Hendée,‘ when Mr. Wahlman interfered, attempted to push '01- thrust Mr. Gordon off and away from the store. told him not to post any notice there, etc.,and so the men had a fracas, a hand-to-hand tussle in which Mr..€}brdon hit Mr. Wahlman several times on the hand and arm with his polioeman’s hilly. v01: 11" ' ‘ WAN-LMAN vs. GORDON must not intetféte ices, as Mr. Wahl- mg a big paper bag Over £11ng. More- ve the electian 01' near a new p50ple who Gordon was Very ' last, ta of it un- not 90m- g0 The way of the special assess I meat robbery is finely illustrated in i the case of one of our capitalists 1 who owns property in the boulevard ”districts. A few years ago it was ’fissessed at a fair valuation. His rentals then were double they are today, while his valuation now is double it was then so that his taxes and specials are double. That is double valuation, taxes and specials with half the revenue from the propâ€" erty taxed. II it any wonder tax‘ ‘ payers call a halt on this special i assessment business? ‘ I “ r sinâ€"hi live on mi farm near L 1 Hamilton, Kansas, an) 57 yeers old : l and just a little sporta. My ‘neifew I in Indiana bot hisself a new bislcle ‘ Land sent me his old one by frute,_ wand ire" learned to riderimf‘fi‘.‘ Its ‘a’ ‘ lot of fuanut my bieicle jolts con- ; Isiderable. A teller come along yes: 5 terday with a-bisicle that had hollow l injun rubber tires stuffed with wind. He let me try hissen and mi, it run like a kushin! He told me you sell injun rubber just the same as hissen. How much will it be to fix mine up like hissen? Mine is all iron wheels. ; Do you punch the hollow hole threw ( l the injun rubber, or will I have to do it myself? How do you stick the e'fids‘tbgether after you got it done? If your injun rubber is already holler will it come any cheaper empty? I can get all the wind I want out here in Kansas free. “EBERNEEZER Y. JENSON. “P. S.â€"-How much do you charge for the doodud you stuff the wind ‘into the rubber with, and Where _do you start i’” ' One of our dealers has received the following lucid letter from a Sun- flower state wheelman: 7 _ _ . ,‘v..- “v" wu.’ II. In for people to know so much that is not so. Mr. Wahlman’s attorney should havev‘studied the election law -v _. -«v ul‘. before he brought that suit guiity,” which shows how easy it Cr... . nixâ€"‘4 BICYCLES IN KANSAS “EBERNEEZER cries. The Woman’s Missionary society of the “Chicago Presbytery which means all Presbyterianism fr om Benton to Joliet met with Mrs. Col; ‘ Davidson Thursdaygsome 5U t075 in number. The ladies came out on the Glencoe 10 o’clock train but the Northwestern folks who subscribe to the Westminster Catechism » sent the train on; up to the Park for their accommodation. There‘was a good attendance, the ladies going about among the families for entertain- ment and. putting in * the afternoon for work. Most of them also took a good look at the Park while here and went home With pleasant mem- We hear that a young man of our city has a contract to “bore holes in ‘ theybottom of Lake Michigan and let the water drain off so as to get the sand and sell at ten cents per load. Good scheme, money for the city and money for the young man, “George Hesler, the crack shot and original pure horseradish man wants bids for plastering the new schoolhouse in Ravinia. The new building is to be right in the heart of the city where all the intellect- ual force of that lively suburb will focalize and make things hum. Next week” the N aperville district Gospel conferefiéfiw'ol t‘l‘ie "Uuited Evang. church meets at Joliet. Pas- tor Thoren and his delegation leave on Tuesday morning. The conTer- ence will visit the state prison and other places. ' Wednesday, at high 110611, in Lake Forest Parmalee J. McFadden and Miss Marion Boole were married, but not on the porch or lawn over looking the lake, as was planned, for the‘ Forest had our rain showers. ’ Warren’s steam mill are especially equipped to turn out a strong screen door or window at a reasonable price. .Measui'e your- doors and windows and leave your bids» at the mill. Prices are '10 and 8 cents per square foot. OF LOCAL INTEREST.