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^ * T A v ? , - " y f ^ * c r £ , ' V T i ;^f vr '3^ ' *'• • v ' <*'7 ' ~ • i*?;;*<v-.~ ^p|r^r^^"^T<r ̂ ;{ff ^ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11.1884. Railroad Time Table. ooixo' SOUTH. Be ae^a Uk« Pasaen Sen«Ta [<ake Express . . . . . . . •••• ........ . .7 :?7 A. * .«:« " ..- .1: i« P. * . .3:29 ' • B*n**a r,ake Freight... £••«•» Lake rasseairer , Qi»T*» VMTH. Beneva T.alce Freight .JB'H A. W •••••» T^ak* Pa«s<»nrer •" Beneva I i*k« Express . . . .4 :57r .n Itntn Ltkt P»«ie»f«. ••••••• * :57 B. BCM, Agent. Mcllenrv, 111 States Attorney. T* the pe«ole of McHenry Pounty, A«a W. BroWH, of r»orr, hereby announces himself a eandidat* for the office of State* Attorney, subject to the ratification of the Republican Count* Convention to tie holden for the pur- pooe of nominating county officers. May til, 1«M. ANNOUNCEMENT. ... 1 fcerefo? announce mvselfa candidate for Stated At tone*, snblect to the decision of the Republican County Convention. c. P. BASHES. Announcement. T desire the nominat ion for States Attorney , br the Republican County Convent ion, ami Snlmlt Bf candidacy to ita decision. <-* A, W. YOUHO. For Circuit Clerk. T herehv annonnc. myself as a candidate for the ofllce of Circuit Clerk and Recorder of Mo- ffenry^ Connty, milijppt to the decision of the Republican County Convention. W. P. MORSE. For Con nty Superintendent. | hereby annonnce myself as a candidate for County Superintendent of Schools, of Mc. Itenrv Conntv, mibiect to the decision of the Republican County Convention. J. A.ftHCMxnr. Do not forget t in* entertainment by the Cemetery Aid Socletv. at the Blwr«l<le nail , on Friday evening next June 13th. Til l? Obituary of the late Win Mr- Oollum. which we promised to Ifmh- l ish this week, did nor reach l is i l l t ime, but wil l appear in our n«xt. > ANTON ESOI.EV ha« recently REPAIR­ ed his place of bu«lne«« both inside mul out . which much improves i ts a p. pearance. WORK l ias been commenced on the new Driving Park in this vil la; ;#, and I t wil l be rapidly pushed to comple­ t ion. THE McHenry Brick Manufacturing Company have a new advert isement t l i is week. which those interested Should not fai l to read. Jos. BRCK l ias leased the Saloon of TJasper Wirfs, near the Depot, Mr. Wlrfa retiring Jon accoufit of poor health. ^S#TTH & SNTDKRWIII commence this /week the erection of a Skating Kink, / 60x100, on the lot just eaut oft l i* Lans- I ing Block. They expect to have i t 1 complete by Juiv 4ti t . 1 WK have received a comtnnnicntion on the Circuit Clerk question from "fridge fie Id, which wil l appear neat week. I t is unavoidably crowded out thin week. \ PRKSONAL. « LEROY S. BECKI.EY, of Nnnda. was call ing onjfr lends here last Sunday. 8. VAN / CDRKM. of Woodstock, Was •n our streets on Monday. H. B. TYRRELL and wife, of Nnnda were visi t ing fr iends here over Sunday. Miss CLARA B. OWEK and her broths er Ray, s tarted oi Ssrnrday^' l i i^for * visi t , to Kansas City. Mo. DR. S. F. BENNETT, ojf Richmond, was a welcome caller at the PLAIN- DEALER sanctum on Saturday. GEO. CURTIS rejoiced at t l ie arr ival of a daughter at his house en Sunday last . * A. O. SCOTT and wife, of Kearney Junction, Nebraska, have been visi t ing fr iends in this section the pas | week. M. C. JOHNSON, of Chicago, formerly of Woodstock, was a caller at t i l ls office on Monday. FKA*K TOIIRENCE and Fred Brink, of Woodstock, were in McHenry on Sunday. MRS. A-. D. LYSN. of Chicago, spent Sunday with her parents in thlsvll- l*ge. - • ' • . fc?. :- • ' : ; WM. WNITSON any WIfe, Geo. Whit- son and wife and Miss 'Ida Whitson, of Woodstock, were guests , of the edi­ tors family on Sunday. CONGRESSMAN DAVIS, of Chlcngrt , and Bishop McLaren, were. among tire passengers to Fox L>ike, ,via Steamer Mary Griswold, one day this week. REAI> the advert isement of Cloyer Blossoms'Wanted, by S. S. Shepard & Son. to be found in another column. WILL the person who about Feb. 11th last , received Si.09 on Postal Xote No# 57. Issued at Maple Park. IIS. , cal l a t t l ie PostOfilce" and oblige the post­ master . JAMKS B. PF.IRT, t». M. BY a notice elsewhere i t wil l be seen that Miss Emma Gregory has opened Ice Cream Parlors in Kelter 's Block, where at al l t imt>s can he found Ice (•ream, choice Confectionery. Fruits , etc. Her rooms ar?" f i t ted t ip In a neat and tasty manner, and we besi |eak for her a l iberal patronage. EDITOR PI.AINI»KALKK:--I see by your paper of last week that the Sol­ diers Monument of Hebron was dedi­ cated on Decori t ion. Day. I beg leave to say that our Soldiers,Monument wil l not he dedicated unti l July 4th next . Farther notice wil l be given in duo t ime* n. w. CARTER. Adjutant H brow JV»8t , G. A. R. MRS. C. STEGEMANN was surprised by l ier fr iends on the anniversary of het bir thday, a lew days since, wlio 'after enjoying a very pleasant evening, lefi tokens of their regards in the shape of several very handsome an.l valmble presents. Such tokens of ' respect from neighbors and fr iends are bright spot* in one's l i fe long to be remembered with pleasure. ' IN the Nelson Comity. we fin/TTTlir lel lnwin!; : ^MAntMKl>:--Mi-is Carr ie A. Buckl in , of i t - t r t - *" " - : ie I in m«tr iage with 'Mr. V nsi l . i i i t , o .K, on Wed. le t t , I) T . -war (;. A. Mccormick, • . You all wish to aid in improving Woodland I 'etheteiy. Then attend ̂ esdav. May ?l<t° Hs«at i e \ ' s I .ake. , 1) . T. r«ide ^*^li«s Bni-kliu was the ••Meet datigh-the entertainment at t i i« Kivcr I lal! on Friday evening of this week. Bead the programme in another place in this paper. - • THE Ladies Cemetery Aid Society^ Will meet , a t the residence of Mrs. J . 1. ' Story, on Saturday afternoon next, at 4 o'clock. Business of Importance. Lot al l a t tend. --... Mns. J t. STORT, President. MRS. O. Brsiiop. Secretary. The entertainment, for t l ie benefi t of the Cemetery, which wil l take place at Riverside Hall o*i Friday evening, Jkine 13th, promises to he both pleas­ ing and instructive. Do not fai l to at tend. DuRiNO' t l ie heavy tain on Kiintiay night aind Monday, the roof over l ienry Colby's Store, in Riverside Block, sprang a leak, completely delu­ ding his s tore and goods with water, causing a damage of nearly, if net ini te a thousand dollars, ~ ter of the lat t« Geo. A. R' .cklin. : :nd unti l the past few years had resided in this vil lage, and was a young lady l . ighl X respected^by all who. knew her. She l ias t i te best wishes of a host of fr iends here. u THE R. C. A. S. wil l give an Ice Cream and Strawberry fest ival at the residence of Mrs. Mary A. Dodge, on Friday evening, June 20th, 1884, the proceeds of which wil l be useil In Im­ proving the appearance of the Ceme­ tery. All are cordial ly invited to at tend The following are t l ie names of the committees which arc Requested to meet at the resi l ience of W. Ladd on Saturday evening next: Com. on Strawberr ies :--I XT anil J E Crist r . Cora, on Ice CreamJ Mason, J Carr, Carl Fav. Com. on T,emonade:--Neti ie T.udd, J . W, Gri tnolbv and wife , and lT »warl Waterman. Com. on Dishes and Tables :--l,ois Cha«>e, Cart Kav. f S Carr , Alice Carr . Phi l l l ' t r r ison, Matt ie Hwetly, Vernie Nn'kle , Matie Fowler . Sol ic i t inir Com.--Anna Waterman, Maty ' A Ladd, Olive Stevens. Com. on Music:--Jerry Smith, Pr , Soothi l l , Frank Inf i l ls . Fannie Gorton. Ruth Sher­ burne, Carr ie Ladd. All members of committee* please remember the meeting on Saturday evening. J. G. CARR, Secy. Richmond Department. THE Richland Center (Wis.) Rustic says that some of the Green County, Wis. , farmers have lately been fleeced, by l ightning-rod. nwindlers. Tlie last deal is convert ing a 810 order into a 81.000 note. Two farmers enjoyed (?) t l ie luxury of paying each a note of the above denomination. Farmer* should he on their guard, and turn a cold shoulder to the traveling frauds wlto make i t their chief aim and end to get largo sums of moucy in such a man­ ner ̂ morning last, after 'he THE old set t lers of t l ie FoY River Valley will hold their annual basket f t icnic at Elgin, on Wednesday. June 18,1884, at 11 A. M.. at t l ie Packing Factory Building. Good music, short •peeches. reminisce nee*.etc, wil l l ie the order of the day. All are cordial ly Invited to at tend. H. H. Nichols, one of the best Wagon jnd Carriage Painters in the North­ west . ha« opened a shop over P. Hanp/ erlsch Blacksmith Shop, whero l ie is ready to do al l kinds of Wagon anil Carriage painting on short notice Call and see him when In want of any­ thing In l i t is l ine. L. D. Lincoln wil l please accept out thanks for a pail of excellent Ice Cream, left at our residence on Sun day. Mr. Lincoln, at his new Restau­ rant , in Lansing's Block, is now pre­ pared to furnish Ice Crenm by the dish or quart , a t any t ime •f -d&f'or evening. AT the head of the local column can be found t l ie Announcement o( J . As Sheldon.Principal of theMclienry Pub l ie School, who announces himself as a candidate for County Superintendent of Schools. Mr. Sheldon is one of the. best teachers in t l ie county, and his many friends would be glad to see Wm receive t l ie nomination. We shall (peak of this matter uioie at leng^h in t l ie future. ON Monday t isses going frojn the Steamboats had crossed the red bridge, over the creek, in the center part of this vi l lage, i t gave way. the west side part ly drop­ ping Into the creek, making i t impas­ sable for teams. Owing to t l ie heavy rains i t was-impossible to do any work upon I t on Monday, but on-Tuesday morning a full force of workman were put to work and by two o'clock in the Iafternoon teams were again Crossing and re-crossing. I t is now stronger anil ^i iore substantial than ever before. JOHN D, NISH. Mall AgentN between I .ake Geneva and Elgin, on the Fox River Railroad, passed Examination in Chicago. May 28th, on the State of I l l inois, and shows an average percent­ age of 90J. Tlie State of I l l inois is said to be one of the most diff icult in the Mail Service, and t l ie result of this examination must be extremely grati­ fying to Mr. Nish. We repeat what we have said before, Mr. Hiab has few superiors in the service. ^ J. VAN SLYKE. wife of the editor of this paper, met with a severe and painful accident on Sunday after­ noon last . While descending t l ie s teps in t l ie rear of our residence the heel of her shoe caught on the top step, pre­ cipitat ing her head-foremost to the bottom, souie four feet . When we take inio consideration the fact that her weight is nearly two hundred pounds, one can imagine t l ie seriousness of t l ie accident. She is badly bruised about the face, and received a general shaking up, from which i t wil l take her some t ime to recover, but fortunately no pones were broken. ,U SBC THE Centennial Children's Day at the Methodist church, last Sabbath, was enjoyed bv a large audience, both morning and evening. Many wil l ing hands had transformed t l ie church into a garden of f loivers with singing birds here and there. There were responsive readings descriptive <>f the church and i ts work, especial ly i ts educational work, exercises by the members of the Sunday School, s inging by separate classes, by t l ie choir , and by the school, and brief remarks by t l ie pastor, con­ trast ing t l ie church one. hundred years ago and now, especial ly, in educational work. At Riugwood similar services were held at 2 p, m. equaling if not excell ing those at McHenry, The col lect ion in both places for . the Children's Educational fund was 814.50. THE entertainment by t l ie Ceineterv Aid Society, for the benefi t of Wood­ land Cemetery, wil l take place at Rivelfeide Hall on Fr ' .day evening of t l i is week, June 13th, at which t ime will be presented the following'pro­ gram me; 1. IhstrumehtfT Music,. ..Miss Grace Owen and O N. Owen. 2. Read in? . . . Miss Bel le Stoddard S. Sons and Chorus. .Misses Cora McOmber, Ktl ic Gilber t , Matt ie sni i th . (Mara Wripht 4. Alto Solo. . . . . . . .Mrs. C. T. Eld red ire 5 . Reci ta t ion . . . . .Miss Maud Van Slvke ,6 . , 'Sonyrani t Chori i* . . . . . . .Mr. and Mr» C. V. Steven*. 7. Readin^Oi. . . . . .V. . . .Miss . Jul ia Story 8. So 'o . .T. . . J .J Vasey 9. Readins .Miss F. Iv. Granvrer 10. Duet Misses Maggie Clark, and Bertha Hoi l is ter 11. Reading Mrs. Newell Colby 14. Sons and Chorus Mri . Allen Walsh 13. Why Biddy and Pat Marr ied. . . . JMrs O'Kourke 14. Star Quartet te ' I t had been expected that the .Scott Family would assist a t this entertain­ ment, but other engagements pre­ vented. Tlie ladles have spared neither t ime nor pains in gett ing up a pro­ gramme that would please, and we confidently predict the entertainment will he second to none. The work of beautifying one Cemetery is one that should rece ' ive the encouragement and support of al l , and as t l ie ladies have just been to quite an expense In erect­ ing a beautiful Arbor to adorn the grounds, we hope to see Riverside Hail packed to i ts utmost capacity on Fri­ day evening. Admission 25 cents; Children In cents. Doors open at 7:30 o 'clock. Entertain- menjt to commence at S o 'clock. New Ice Cream Parlor. RAIS3 Emma Gregory Havirg fi t ted up the st«»r«* in the west . s i : leof Kelter 's Block, l ias opened therein an ICE CREAM .PARLOR, Where IceCream will he served both day and evening, ei ther by the dish or quart . Will also keep a stock of Choice Candie*, Xuts. and Fruits of al l kinds in thelrseason. Will be teadv for business on Wed­ nesday. June 11th. The patronage- of the public is re* speelfullv soliei ted. McJIenry, 111., June l«th, ISSi. PJcllenry Driving Park. Onsket Picnic and fteo, TUESDAY, JUNE 17th, 1SS4. There will he a Ba-ket Picnic and Ree o:i tVie grounds now being prepar­ ed for a Driving Park, at McHenry. on Tuesday next. June 17<-li . All are eari iest lvsolin ' ted to conic out . l l r iog a long vour teams, hired men. shovels, ««»ra|>ers. crowbars, and all i t lher appli­ ances for moving dir t , t r iming trees, etc. There" Is a fine grove mi the grounds, where your wives and chil­ dren can enjoy a pleasant Picnic dur­ ing the day , Cotne out early, help a good cause and have agoo.l t ime. Bv ORDER OK COXHITTRB. HE330N. EDITOR PLAINI>KAI.KRA few He- bronites at tended the opening of Kayes Patk, Saturday. A niece of John Sticken was buried here Friday afternoon. Mrs. H. Hotisholder. wil l spend a part of the summer with her daughter Mrs. Sam Smith. Miss Hatt ie Pendleton, who has been visi t ing fr iends here and in Richmond, returned to her home at Crystal Lake S a t u r d a y . -- - -- -- CONTRIBUTED BV 3. P. RRNKETT. BORN:--To Mr. and Mrs. H. Wheeler, on Saturday night last , a daughter. School wil l soon close for the long vacation. We trust our school board wil l be able to retain Mr. Faber. as Principal , for another ycftr . Tlie Vil lage Board have bought of Mrs. T. Sheldon an acre of laud on the hil l in the north part of *the vi l lage, for a gravel pi t . The price paid was $200. .This was a good move. The supply of gravel wil l furnish the vil lage for many years, and Is underlaid with a stratum of good building sand. An Old Folks ' Dance will be given at the Culver House, in Richmond, on the evening of Friday, June 20.1884. Floor managers. J . C. Smith, Richmond. John Voshnrgh. Mound Prair ie, and John Brown, Hebron, Music by Slocttm's Orchestra. Ticke ts , Including supper, 82 00. The "Odd Folks" have been wanting Landlord Culver to get up a party for them for a long t ime, ai id now they are . to have a chance to, " tr ip the l ight fantast i«" 44> thelr heart ' '3 content . legal opinion. The report is a fol- mm iJSSfi r?'t if '; .SH : T'ie State Ltn* Cornet Band will entertain our f«wn people about two evenings, of each week. Til ls baud has not been long organized , but promises under i ts present leadership, and the musical talent of which I t is composed to be one of the best the county af­ fords. A game of base hall was played here on Salnrdav last , between the Hebron "Wooilchucks" and t l ie Richmond • 'Go­ phers" result ing in thejvictory of the "WoodchucKs," the score standing 12 to 8. A mili tary company is beir»g organ­ ized in our l i t t le town, to be known as the "Hebron Blaine t luards. ' ' The following officers have been elected -- Frank Rowe. Captain: J . D. Rodgers. f irst Lieutenant ; E. E. Taylor, second Lieutenant; Geo. Goddard. Orderly. Sargent. Hebron will celebrate the glorious fourth. A meeting was held last week and arrangements made for a grand celebration. Tlie State Line Comet Band will be in at tendance and tl ie procession wil l -form in town and march to John Pierce 's grove, where t t iev wil l have a basket picnic. Good, speak- ers |wil l be pscsent , a matched game of base ball played, and amusements ot al | kinds furnisl ied for both young and old. Tlie programme of t l ie even'ng will consist of a display of f ire works, an entertainment given by the Clinton Dramatic Club in the ne -v hall (prob­ ably to be known in future as Indepen­ dent Hall .) and conclude with a dance. Everybody come, bring your families and for once enjoy a grand home cele­ bration. A full programflfi^ will be given next week. May 29th was a gala day, In t l ie after­ noon, at the race course. A big crowd was present and some fine trot t ing ex­ hibited. We don' t know enough about such things to write them up, but we do l ike to see the flyers s truggling for mastery on the track. The race be­ tween Conductor Brooks ' horse and George Eld re dge's hay was a spir i ted contest . Brooks won the race. The stal l ion race, in which were trot ted t l ie horses of Messrs. Kidder, Johomtott and Croplev, was also f ine." T| ie horses came in in the order given. The gate money was about $43. Good judges say that the Richmond track is one of the finest half-mile tracks in t l ie north­ west . We heard a McHenry horseman remark t int ' 'Richmond ought to be proud of such a fine track. -- I t could be see ' i that "Jimmy* Ash- ton, A l io acted as guide to t l ie G. A. R. in the devious march through t l ie cemetery to the soldiers graves, on Decoration Day. did not understand the infantry dri l l very well . Explain­ ing the thing to some f r i ends after­ ward, "Jimmy" said: "I don' t understand vou fel lows*.dri l l . When 1 dri l led i t was in t l ie cavalry." "In the cavalry P" "Yes," said-Jimmy, "in the mounted Bailouts, we had three men to one horse--one to r ide i t and the other two to hold him on--and that 's the reason 1 don' t understand you fel lows' ' r ight face, ' and all that!" And the worihysexton went Il ls wav with an air which said no further apol­ ogy was necessary. The Market Fair , held May 20, made Richmond seem like a Fourth of July. The crowd was very great . I t hears al l how these fairs continue to draw. The amount of sales grrt \VMarger end larger every t ime the fair is held. We find that no record «t sales is kept by t l ie Secretary, th* Associat ion not yet having made such an arrangement that the t lgnres x»*e accc-sable to him I t Is a matter the oll ice»sof the assoreia- lIon ought to at tend to at once. Such a record would he of increasing value from year lo year. We found that we .had got to visi t a dozen persons and do a good days work to get the stat ist ics of the last meeting. The aggregate of sales must have been very large. J . Allen sold one herd of 45 head of cat t le and a large pen of cows were sold by Mrs. Gibbs. A number of horses changed hands, and we think a large amount of farm machinery was sold. fr<vm the fact that large quanti t ies of i t left town that afternoon and the next day. Let some plan be adopted so the Secretary can have the figures and make them a matter of record. Silk embroidered scarfs all ©9loW« fine quality, very cheap at Bouslett & toller*. Au entire new stock of shawl?, jack* ets and wraps at Bouslet t & StofiePs Examine our new lawns, dress cam- brick. ginghams and prints . Bouslet t & Stoflel . CORSETS at l'erry & Owen's. Messrs. Nelscn and Bulla, with head­ quarters at the Culver House, are busily engaged in collecting material for the forthcoming History of McHenry Co. This work "will embrace an elaborate history of McHenry County from i ts earl iest set t lement to the present date, with a history of each township and vil lage; t l ie geology, topography and agricultural features of the county; i ts poli t ical , civi l , educational and rel igi­ ous history, together with a bar and medical chapter . McHenry in t l ie Re­ bell ion wil l comprise a chapter replete with interest to every loyal ci t izen." 'A condensed State History of I l l in­ ois , i l lustrated, wil l form a part of the work, anil a verj* important and Inter­ est ing feature wil l be the biographical sketches of old set t lers and the repre­ sentat ives of t l ie vaiious professions and industries of the county." We trust Messrs. Nelson and Bulla may meet with a cordial reception at the hands ofoty cit izens, that every facil i ty for gett ing t l ie required stat ist ical and historical matter necessary may be afiorded them, and that they may re­ ceive substantial proof of the public en dorsement of their work and interest in i t . Decision of the Higher Courts in the Wilmington Bridge Suit. We are under obligations to J . C# Ransom for a copy ot the Wilmington Review, containing the decision of t l ie higher court in a bridge suit of the Town of Wilmington against t l ie County. This case is s imilar to t l ie suit of ' t i ie Town of Richmond against Mc­ Henry County, and was decided in favor of the town. We deem i t of suf­ f icient Interest to the people of the County to ask the PLAINUEALEK to publish the decision in full : The decision of Judge Mnlkey given at Ottawa Wednesday, in the matter of the Wilmington Bridge, wil l he read with great interest , by the people of this ci ty and county, and we have secured a lulf and verbatim copy of t l ie same. Those reading the Supreme Court 's decision who have read Judge Parks ' breif in the case wil l see that t l ie court quotes largely from the Judge's brief , and virtually adopts his OPIRTON BY It lJLSkWf. f„Tii!s f tppehls brings befoffe us Or re­ view a judgment >"d the Ci rcuit Court of Will Conntv awarding a peremptory writ of mandamus commanding tl ie Board of Supervisors of said county to cause to he levied anil collected upon the taxable property of the county a tax snti icieut to realize therefrom ihe sum of $!) .OS8.«0 to aid the Commission­ ers of Highways of t l ie town of Wil­ mington in said count y to build at i i ron bridge across Kankakee r iver in the ci ty of Wilmington in said town, said sum being one half of the est imated c«' .«t of said bridge. The peti t ion is in due form and clearly brings the case within the provision? of section 110 of the act of 1870 enti t led "Roads and Bridges," which is as follows: "When i t *haII bi» necessary to construct , or repair ahy br idge in any town, or to i t iuld a br idge over any s t ream between towns in I In ' same county, which would bepn unreasonable burden to the same, t l ie cost «f which wil l be more than can l ie ra ised in one year by ordi­ nary taxes lor br idi io purposes in sucl i town or ope of such towns, the Commissioners ol Highways ol 'e i ther • town denir iuj to bui ld ' such br idge, shal l present a pet i t ion to the County Board of tho county in which, surh town or towns is s i tuated, pravinsr for an ap. i ivunriat ion f rom t l ie Conntv Trearury to aid i | i t l ie Uuildinir , construct ins and repair ing of sueh br idge, and such County Hoard shal l , when 'one-half the necessarv funds have been provided f i r l iy the town authori t ies of e i ther or I Ki th such towns or towns, appropriate the other half ." ' •1 ' i i ivide- / . That al l unexndcted surplus of any appropriat ion that may be granted h;- the county under the provis ion of this sect ion" shal l be pi l id Iwck into the t reasury. And al l fund* provided to l ie ra isf d under this sect ion shal l he expended by and under the joint con. . t rol 'of the C. imniiss ioaers of l l i i r l iwavs of the town asUinic such aid and two persons appoint­ ed by. the Cou' t ty Board of the county grar . t iu; the same." The result of . this appeal depends up­ on the validi ty and construction which must be given to the above section of the statue. No question is made as to ll<e necessi ty of the-bridge or as to the fact i ts cost would he more than could be raised in t ine year by ordinary laxe* for bridge purposes in said town of W i lmlngton ; t ior indeed is any defence of that character interposed. But t l ie contention of the Botrd of Supervisors is that , notwithstanding the peremp­ tory terms In which t l ie above section Is drawn, i t imposes no absolute obliga­ t ions upon the county authori t ies to assist Highway Commissioners in build­ ing a bridge: that in al l cases of such applications they are clothed with an ult imate discreation. in the exercise ol which they are answerable to no one; ot more short ly pil l , the cor tent Ion is the statue is-merely directory and not. mandatory. Assuming this posit imi to be correct , we agree with council for appellant , mandamus would not l ie to compel county authori t ies to assist hV t l ie building of a bridge in any case People ex r d v LaSulle County. 84.111 ; i07. We are unable, however to concur in this vl«w ol the subject . We have n > doubt the Legislature intended by the section In question to impose au absolute duty on counties to aid in t l ie building of bridge* whenever a case was clearly brought within I ts provi­ sion®, as was done here. IF"there was anv well founded doubt to the cor­ rectness of this construction i t would certainly he removed by com pas lug the 111 section of the act of 1S72 on the same subject w'rt l i the section now under consideration, t l ie lat ter being nothing more than the former section amine t ided. The only substantial dif lerence be­ tween the.acts of 1S72 and 187i)wlth re­ spects to the present question is that by the former the county authori t ies were simply authorized lo aid ' om- ini-- i( i i i t rs of l l ighwavs in building bridges under circumstances l ike the present . The whole subject is by that act left to the di-cret ion of the board ot Supervisors. Under the act of 1871) they have Ho t.Mscrellon in the prem­ ises. The language nfthn former act . is "may make an appropriat ion*' etc. while that of the lat ter is ; "Shall ap­ propriate" e 'c . I t is t hue clear the very -subject 'of the amendment wai to .make the act imperative as we hold i t is . appellant thei . t insists i t is in violat ion of sec­ t ion !• and 10 which are as follows: Sec. 0. " i ' l ie General Assembly may vest the corpora! e a:11 l iori t ies of ci t ie*, towns and vil lages, with the power to make local improvements, special as- sesMiient or by special taxation of con­ tiguous property or otherwise. For all other corporate may be vested with authori ty to assess and collect taxes*; but such taxes shall be t ini lorin in respect to per-ons and propery with­ in the jurisdict ion of the body Impos­ ing the same." Sec. 10. "The General Assembly shall not impose taxes upon t l ie muni­ cipal - .corporalions, or the inhabitants or property thereof, for corporate pur­ poses . but shall require that al l the taxable property within the l imits of municipal corporation* shall he taxogl for the payment of debts contracted under authori ty of law, such taxes to be uniform in respect to persons and properly within the jurisdict ion of t l ie bo.dy imposing the same. Private property shall not be l iable to be taken or sold for the payment of the corpor­ ate debts of a municipal corporation." Judging from tl ie space given to this question in the argument. w« presume it . is mainly rel ied on for a reversal . The reasons assigned by this section of the statute confl ict* with the above provisions of the C/Oiist i tut ion a» -e: 1 ' l iat i t , a t tempts to confer discret ion­ ary power of local taxation upon per­ sons other than the coiporate authori­ t ies of the distr ict to be taxed; thus i t authorizes the levy of a lax for town- hip purposes on property not subject to t l ie jurisdict ion of the authori ty levying the tax; that the Legislature is powerless to grant the r ight of cor­ porate or local taxMion to any other persons than the local authori t ies elected by the people of the munici­ pali ty or appointed in some manner, , to which they h ive given their assent , or to impose a debt upon a municipal corporation without i ts consent. When I nop "rly l imited, the proposit ions em­ bodied in ihe foregoing reasons in so far as they purport , to he proposit ions of law, may be admitted to be correct; but we do not concur in this applica­ t ion tvhich if sought to be made on them in this case. I t is not t r t r , as is assumed by counsel , ' that the raising of money by taxation in towns or coun­ t ies. pursuance of a general law of the Stale tor the purpose of building bridges, maintaining public highways and for other objecs of a s iui lar character in which the people of the State at large are directly interested is the levying of a tax for a str ict ly [ocal corporate purpose within the meaning of the consti ' ut ion as con­ strued in Marshall vs Sil l man 01.111 and other ca«es of l ike character ci ted !n appellants brief .and hence the authori­ t ies in quest ion, have no controll ing influence in the decision of this case. Municipal authori t ies in lowing taxes for such purposes are In a large sense mere agencies of the state in carrying into el lect general ' laws which hare been enacted for the co nuuin good. Tliev are in fact when thus, act ing but parts of t l ie general machinery of the state anil county governments. As to the mere private concerns of a munici­ pali ty in which the people at large have no interest and wM;'h are str ict ly local in their character of 'course the rule is different . The .dist inction here recognized is fully sustained by both reason and authori ty. Coolev on Tax­ ation 478. The an* hor here says: • ' JCiScwherc, iu thta work, t l ie publ ic high­ ways have been spoken of as matters of gen­ eral concern to the people ot the whole s la te . In a I ' .e i - ra in sense they , i re of loiut i concern because the local organizat ions construct and support them; but they i re construe led for the general benefi t and use of a l l th« people , and only turned over to the local i t ies as a ma' ter ot appointment I 'h la l ie in j the case. i ;n v town, ci t y or rounly ) h : | t neglects i ts duty i l l t l i i? re ipini , may l ie compel led l>y the in- ter lcrence ot the s ta te and on a | ta te l iccoun , to pi ,dro;Mi i t . This doctr ine appl ies to com­ mon highways; whether i t can l ie exiende t lo accept i i l ia j mean * n t ;«ass- ige ar .d Iran9[K»r- ta t ion, wil l be considered t in t t ier on." While i t is t rue commissioners of highways in couutics t inder township organization are corporate bodie- whose powers and jurisdict ion are l i u i ted* t jCrri tori lv to the respective town shift to which t l iev belong yet they an a part of the machinery of the County and State government and as such un­ der certain Co nt ingences are required to act in concert with the county au­ thori t ies proper iu the building and maintaining <if bi ldges within their respective ^jurisdict ions. In cerraiu contineeuces which the law specifies, t l ie Supervisors are required to I t tar one-half of the expenses of huil if ing bridges. The duty thus imposed upon t l ieui is just as obligatory as that which requires them to build jai ls , court houses, au'd-t ' l ie l ike, and t l ie levying ot tax for one of these objects is just as much for a corporate purpose as i t is for the other. In these cases the Commissioners of Highways do no*, as is -assumed : through our appellant 's arguments, levy a tax upon t l ie prop­ erty of the tax payers of the conntv. They simply del ermine in pursuance of- ' the s tatno when the COntingences have arisen requiring the county ' to contribute to the building of bridge and ascertain and report to the county authori t ies the cost of the structur, nun-half of whic ' i the law requlree them to pay, and insnch case i t is t l iei*- duty to levy, a ' tax to raise the requir­ ed amount. The Commissioners of Highways in discharging the duties which the law has imposed upon them In a case l ike this , are acting just as much on behalf of the conntv as of the town and the county is therefore equal­ ly bound to respond for I ;sshare of the expense; Such being the law it follow* the ichnlb theory of the defence must ftill Other ohjec(ion.i of minor ir.ipor- (<ince are made in the ari/wnent. but we do not think. there in any merit in them or regard them of H><i)ir/>ent im­ portance lo require a discussion at our handn. Judgment affirmed, . .w.u mineral poisons, una win hot n, j . . ,v ^ most delicate consti tut ion. I ts use will make you I eel buoyant, s trong, and well , and will r id your system of al l biood impurit ies and every internal and external indication of disease. NOBODY over thought I t necessary to urae ?broker to take more interost In hi^ Seed Buckwheat. ^ 100 Bushels of good Seed Buckwheat1 for sale, at l iauly 's Mill , McHenry, III . The latest , cheapest and finest s tock of gloves at Bouslet t & Stofiel 's . E. LAWLUS Has S5 cords of wood to sel l by one- half or one-fourth cord. Business Notice*. SUMMKR SILKS at Perry & OwrtV Go to Mrs. Howe's for Mill inery iaft f Dressmaking. ______ SMOKKUS, cal l for Barblan Btt* High Art ." They havn few equals. WALL PAI'EK at- Perry A Owens. « No trouble to show goods or answer questions at R. Bishop's . Buy the Estey Organ if you want l l» 4 • best . O. W. Owen. McHenry, A^ent. SUMMER Wraps and JERSEYS «ft O Perry & Owen's . " City residences for sale. Apply®*: Asa W. Smith, Woodstock, III . * Go to Mrs. M. Schumacher** for Mill­ inery. Dress Making and Fancy Goods. FIXE SHOES at Perry & Owen's . Case and Furst A Bradley SnlMJ' Plows at E. M. Owen & Son's. Building Paper, cheap, at John lp Story's . • ' A fine assortment of very fine Gnui*V lute Iron Wire at John I. Story's. NEW STYLES IS CLOTHIHO H Perry & Owen's . . Both Combination and Piatfom Wago.is at E. M. Owen & Son's, of the best make. THK f inest assortment of Sewing Machines to be found in,the eounty, at O. W. Owen's . BLU E FL AN NEL SHIRT? at Perry & Owen's. * The Boss Barrel Churn, at John t» Story's . Al. the leading Walking Plowtal Owen & Son's . Everything iu the Hardware liei &§ bottom figures, a t E. M. Howe's. An elegant l ine of corsets 60 cent* and up at Henry Colby's . Lumber Wagons, Milk Wagons, Plat­ form spring Buggies for sale at R. Bishop's warehouse. The finest l ine of Silver and Plated Ware to be found in the county, at O. W. Owen's . Drags Drags, Drags, a lot on hand, steel tooth and must sell. For sale by R. Bisl io | . . I Spring styles in Perry & Owen's . Eastmans patent soap for toilet and polishing. 7 cents a bar or 4 for 35 eta. at Bouslet t & Stofiel 's . READ THIS. Geo. T. Parker. Fresco and Decora t ive Painter . Paper Hanger etc. Cell- lugs and .Walls decorated in the latest styles In Oil or Distemper colors. First class .work and low prices. Resi­ l ience and shop opposite Parker House Wosl McHenry. III . Black and colored Jersey's goods, only $1.00 at Bouslet t & Stofiel 's . IfUll ts s tr ict ly pure sugar for 91 at Bouslet t & Stofiel 's , 40 inch al l wool Xuns veil ing 38 cts . a t Bouslet t «& Stofiel 's . Colored al l wool huntingsT9 cents at Bouslet t & Stoflel s . Don' t forget to see the Flving Dutch- tr im, wliihg in town, at E M Owen «& Sort 's . We carry the largest l ine of Cloth- sng in the market , and our prices are always as low as good goods can be sold Henry (Jull>y. FOR SALE. The side wheel Steamer, "Lotus." Bids for the Machinery, or for the whole nf the Boat, as she now l ies at McHenry, may be sent to Capt. Walter Hil l , McHenry. 111. , or to B. F. Weaver. Esq. , 3S Wabash Avenue. Chicago. MOWERS! MOWERS! The Standard, Crown, Mauny, New Warrior. and Knowlton. are the l ight­ est , running Mower 's made, at E, M. Oweu & Son's . \oung Orphan Boy. Persons interested in or desir ing to see the above horse wil l f ind him at t l ie farm of Geo. H irr ison, or. the Greenwood and Mclfenrv road, two miles Sontl i West , of t i ie vi l lage of Riugwood, every Mondav evening and unti l : i o 'clock p . in. Tuesday's . 'T . KKK3K, t i room. J , C. DA-KRRbb, Prop. Just kteceiired. A new stock of Areceues, at Mrs, E. W. Howe's. Crazy Patchwork. Having a large assortment of ream ints and pieces of handsome ln ocad"d s i lks , sa t ins and velvets , we are put t ing them up in assor ted handles and furnishing them for " t ' ra / .y I 'a tc lnvork," Cushions, , \ ta is , Tidies ,e t 'n . . e t<\ IVicfcage No. 1--Is a handsome bundle ol ex- tpi is i le s i lks , sa t ins ami brora led velvets (al l d i i fereut) . Jusl the thituj for the most superb •pat tern of fancy work. Sent post | a id for 58 cents in po- ' ta l i io te or 1-cent s iamp9. Pack- age \o . -2-Containing three t imes as nincbaf package No. 1. , Sent postpaid for SI •00. These are al l of the rer/i finest qwiUhi and cannot be equaled it any other silk workl in tlie U. S. <tt l./ii w tint's our pricx. Thev wil l please any lady. One order a lways br ings a dozen nioie . I. ' irfies Mmitril of luini-y H'yi- . t , wi th 400 i l lus­ t ra t ions and ful l inst ruct ions for ar t is t ic fancy work, l iamlsoinety l iound, postpaid, 50 cents . Order . tunc. , Address , TLIK ITOOIIBSTEN SIUK CO., 41-8w „ I lochci tur , S . Y. RAKES! RAKES! The Tiger, New Hollingwortl i , Furs ' «fc Riadiey Knowlton. Advance and Archer. Will sel l low with or with­ out. pole, at E M Owen & Son's Ordinance. BE it enacted 1 by the Hoard of Trustees of the Vil lage id ' McHenry: That ihcie shal l be appropriated 'out -of the funds of said vi l lage, and from any money- that may he in lh« Vil lage Treasury, the fol­ lowing sums of money, and for the purposes herein s j ieci t lcd : Kor Streets , Alleys and Bridges, exclusive of .Pol l Tax, the su 'ui of $1,000. Kor inuirovovei i t of t l ie Publ ic Square the sum of $1,500. For ui i -cel laneous and cont ingent expenses , including Halar iHS, the sum of f l .oto. The above Ordinance to take effect on and af ter i ts passage. It. Bisnop, Pres . Attest , J, VAN SLYKK , Clerk. press Goods at IF you want anything less than the Estey Organ 1 can sell you one for 940 and upwards. O. W. OwKK We can now show the largest and most attractive line of Ready-Made Clothing in medium weights ever brought to this market. Ton are asked to examine goods and prices at Henry Colby's. A fine line of summer Silks. Buntings. Nuns Veiling, Velvet and the latest styles of dress goods cheap at Henry Colby's. CARPETS, CARPETS, CARPETS, at Perry A Owen's. Notice To those that want work done In my line, such as Tanks, Vats and ail other work done iu a shop, as 1 get lumber direct from Chicago. F. A. IIKBARO. We have just added an elegant fine of dress goods, which are offered at our usual uniform low prices. Henry Celby. FOR SALE OR RENT. Two houses in the village of Ring- wood. Terms reasonable. Apply at once te TlKKTUM, R i n g w o o d , Apri l SOtl i , 1984, Call and see the flue Hue of Millleery Geods, at Mrs. 11, II. Nichols'. Tlie finest assortment of Bird Cages iu town, at John 1. Story's. The latest styles and lowest prices In Millinery Goods.at Mrs. H. H, NichoUV Please remember that our stock in every department Is very complete and that our prices are always the lowest that can be made. We will not be undersold by an)' house 111 McHeMtj^ Go. Henry Colby. Never buy cheap goods just becftQii they are cheap, the best are the cheap­ est iu the end. We will not knowingly sell worthless goods. PKURY & Own*. Perry A Owen have in stock tlM* finest line of wallpaper in the county, over owe hundred new patterns, tfclt spring. • Screen Doors, all complete, at Jefcn I. Story's. Call and see then. Our Boot and shoe department Is now unusually complete. A full Hue ef Foster's celebrated hue goods III new styles just received at Henry Colby's. The lightest Draft Sulky Plow in the world i? tlie Hapgood, found at E. M, Owen & Son's, and sold aa low as (lie common iiilkey. GLASS ! GLASS J We keep Glass of all sizes constantly on hand. Special sizes out without extra charge. JOHN 1. SroBT. The Cortland side-liar Top Buggy la light and fine, and is the most durable tmggy made. Can always see theui a| E."M. Owen & Son's . Standard. Keystone. Avery, Peoria, Advance and John Deer corn planters^ with pumpkin seed dropper or clieclt rower attached, at E M Owen A Son's. Perry <6 Owen have mens fine shoes foi $3 that beats them all. A fine assortment of Ladies Dresn trimmings, at Mrs. H, H. Nichols'. Less than a 50-cent Bottle Cures Bone Spavin. NISUA, III., SR.ay 2?, 1S84. C. DICKINSON" A Sox, I ta i r ington, I l l inois , GUNTLKMKX :--I had a Horse lame for over eighteen months with a Bone Spavin, and 1 procured a bott le of Dickinson's Russian Liniment and less than a fif ty-cent bott le completely cnre4thespaviii. W. p. PA KITS, Call at E M Owen & Son's to see tit* new Flying Dutchman Sulky Piewt which is warranted to ruu 100 lbs easy* er than any other Sulky. Bucklin's Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for Cnts% Bruises. Sores. Ulcers. Silt Rhetinie, Kevor Sores. Tetter , Chaped Hands* Chilblains, Corns, and al l Skin Frui­ tions. and positively cure Piles, or lie pay required. It Is guarantewd to give perfect satisfaction, or money refua* ded. Price 2» cents per box. For Sale by Henry Colby. Thoso Are Solid Fsiots. The best blood purif ier and syslem regulator ever placed within the reach of sttficring humanity. tMilv is hlecirlQ Hitters, inactivity of the Liver, BilU ousness, Jtliindice, Constipation. Weak Kidneys, or any disease of the urinary organ, "r who ever require® JU» appett* zer. tonic or iniid stimulant, will always find. Electric Bitters tlie best ami ouiy certain cure known. '1 hey act surely and quickly, every bottle guarrauieed to give entire satisfaction or inon»y -ef »3detl r et ftUy cents a U»NUT CVU»I% 4 !s|S