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I. LACROSSE, RUSH FEB. 1,1878, No. 33. Yankee Doodle.

KihIi couhty is a garden spot In western part of iJut he Court llouso Squsire is'nt where Some folks would liko to have it; Frank Hilly Wood, Richardson and Stunibaugh; Will never see the County-seat, Over on the walnut. Equal rights is fair for all, Justice is obr Motto; Leave the Court IIouso where it ia, lu the middle of the county; And when wo come to pay onrtax Which I think wo ought to, We will travel just as far Some Legal Questions. It is evident that wo have no Board of County Commissioners, as said board has never been The Statutes directs that the new board shall meet at tho' office of the county clerk on tho second monday of January, 'or within thirty days thereafter, and organize, by by elect ing a chairman, etc. Tho Supremo Court of tho state has defined tho ofiico ot tho county clerk to be at tho CountySeat, and no where elso. Now.

the new board, or two of Am those across on walnut, Wo hear so much about high tax, Over In Lacrosse Sir, One would think the County-sent A Dlvll of loss Sir. theminet at Allen McCarih's private residence, about ten miles from tho county leeat, and there pretended to II. ii 1 I organize and elect a chairman. luvy want it uacK again, 3 Over on the walnut: VNy To pay high taxes liko Lacrosse, Tho legal conclusion to be drawn from tho above state of affairs is that there will be no board to canvass the hardsoii says he's on it. moments I would state tho facts to him, giving tho figures and figures would not Our stn lr legislature last winter as tho of tho earnest labors of our np.vsoatative, Mr.

Tomlinson, to whom bwo many thanks passed a special enactment, allowing us to voto $5,000 douds to build a school house. Thcro was an election held, which resulted in a voto in favor of issuing $2,000 bonds to build the school house. We sold tboso bonds at a discount of 15 per also $500 bonds-that were voted at a subsebuent election, at tho same discount, which brought us, in cash, $2,125, and after paying for diging well, buying desks or school and other incidentals, wo expended in school building, $1783. This account I will show any citizen who desires to nee, and will call on me. The citizens of Lacrosso and vicinity, subscribed as share company near $800 to build a room over tho school room, which is now ready for use, and this company aro ready to turn over to the county in accordanco with an agreemcut on tho part of tho county, which they sealed by their votes at tho ballot box.

Now, as Lacrosso has fulfilled their part in preparing tho county building which has been dono under tho' most adverso circumstances and at great sacrifice on their part, and the building is ready for, tho county, it seems to me it would bo an act of ingratitude to Lacrosse, and very bad faith on tho part of voters who gavo tho seat to them tottempt to removo it besidqs that, it would bo moving it from the center of the county, from tho center of population, from the largest town in tho county and that Stubbs has been ordered by tho county superintendent not to pay ovor any money to district number 11 and tho superintendent says further, that ho does not believe that district no. 11 is entitled to a dollar of tho apportionment. They organized), their district long after tho apportionment was made, and havo never had a school taught and the fellow who mado the statements above, know, unless ho was a brainless idiot, that ho was telling a wilK ful falsehood. Wo have no words in which to exs press our contempt for a creature who thus seeks to tako advantage of. people who havo no knowledge! of our laws and who cannot even read or speak our language, attempting to arrouso their anger against a person who has done them no wrong, by telling them a malicious falsehood, (if the story of tho Russians is true).

Contrary to the expectations of those fellows, tho Russians set about to invostigote tho matter and found that there was not tho least foundation for tho charge, and the lie falls back, with crushing force upon the heads of. those that gave it birth. We can give no other reason but downright stupidity in the leaders of this county seat movement, for making tho statements that tlaoy did to the Russians. If they had had common intelligence, they ought to havo known that they would be But it is in perfect unison with all their other undertakings They dig a pit for Lacrosse and stop into it themselves, and as a conro-quenco, many cf their friends are becoming disgusted with tho whole business. people say do what they may, vote of tho election.

'or on the walnut; By on votes we moan to show Another proposition of law is that i no people are still honest: tho petition asking for an election We'll leavo the Court House where it is was not in conformity to law, for the reason that there was not the requisite number of names of tho electors of the county. Wo have culled from petition, about fifty names that ought In the middle of the county; Then we'll travel all a like, When wo pay our bounty, (taxes.) Come and sea our lino School House, The Court room, is ou top Sir, Thou you'll why we're so proud To pay'our little taxes. We'll push Rush Couiity into lino, Right among the first loir, A nd oiltichto'fmr boys andirls, Out of our little purse, Sir. uot to have been on it, which brings the numbor far below tho required amount. If the election was ordered on an illegal petition, it was illegally ordered, and every subsequent act is illegal and void.

This is tho opinion of attorneys who have practiced from Senator Vorhees has made a great Kpcech ou the silver bill. ten to twenty years under the statutes of Kansas, and who have had many About nine-tenths of all the paper 8 cases of contosted county seat elec. of th's State are in favor, of the re monitization of silver. The Climax of Falsehood At a recent railroad disast-er in Conncticut twenty 6rf) livos were lieacheu. lost.

Wo desiro overy voter of tho couny to read the following find 'draw their In Nevada, Utah and other parts of the west, within the past week, the own inferences heaviest snow fell that has fallen for many years. A week ago last Sabbath, a party Editous Fbogiukh As you have kindly offered space in your columns if wished to contribute for tho paper, I now accept your invitation. As our new school building has been as closely watched, by the whole people of tho county as any other enterprise in the county, and thinking it might bo intoiostmg to your readers from tho town that has been built up the quickest of any town in tho comity. Suppose Lacrosse would say to Ruth Center, come up live miles just as fair for them to go to Rush Center, upper Big Timber say to Banner township, you ought to come, livo miles up this way for the county seat. Now, there is'jut as much reason in their making such a request, as for Banner to say to Big Timber to coma that way.

There is a principle) of Rush Centerwhose names for very decencys sake wo withhold went to tho Russian villiage on Big This week tho Halls of Congress Were throngs of tho money olegarchy mid bondholders also greenback men to hoar the great debato on tho sil Vcr bill. to see a statement from the director, who has had charge of tho mason Timber, and proceeded to tell the Russians (as, wo are informed by the Russians th'vmselvos) that D. A. Stubbs, the treasurer of school district No. 8, id drawn $132.00 of school funds that belonged to theiii, (the Russians), and that ho- was illu- Lacrosse mado the 10 under of her work and collection of material for law introduced as earlv aa Solon, tho tho building, I will endeavor to give a brief account of it.

1 was approached by a very worthy gentle-man a few days ago, asking mo how dy retaining tho same. 'They also great law giver, that no good citizen would allow personal interest to in-tciiVre with tho public good. It is the greatest good to tho greatest number. 1 am srtisdod of this fact: "umber. 1 am srtishod of this fact: said that the man who imparted tins life in allowing Bush Center to gain control of.

important County office ltn'ys'itiiiiiK. Tin Rn3h unt seat broil is be-'' comiiig 'badly complicated. Two new Candidates, Bollfield, and Brookdalo bounce into the ring. This is said to bo a strategic move on tho part of 'Lacrosse to divido tho strength of KtUi Conlcr -ibid. it was that our school building co.it information, said that Stubbs drew tho money from him and that he would make, or furnish an afii davit us three thousand dollars, querying earnestly if there was not something tlltr" lloL au "dividual in tho wron-in tho use of lho money, eouiiry, that is thoroughly acquainted told him he was labor ng uudor a (Continued ou 8th ige.) to that ti-Jilh of the matter is mistake, and if ho would listen a few.