, 1874-04-02
County-Attorney Rountree
Gives a Wholesome
Opinion.
The Collector Is Entitled to Only
$500, and the Assessor
to $5 Day.
Power of Town Boards to Levy
Taxes.
CONTEST FOR SOUTH SIDE TOWN
OFFICES.

CONTEST FOR SOUTH SIDE TOWN
OFFICES.
When our New England forofathors instituted
township organizations thoy, to all appearance,
j., did not calculate on tho development of patri-
otto feeling In this particular community. They
mover dreamed Of tho adyent Of auoh public
bonofaotors us those who recently voted them
solvoa nunlcent salaries for doing little or
nothing. But tho OWL is among lis, 1t hns talson
deop root, and no must do the best we can ul>-
dor the circumstances. What is that "best"7
Let us consider.
LAST YEAR.
When tho South Town Offices wore mp for con-
test Inst April. it will bo remembered tint Pat
rick O'Drien surnarnad "pat," surrendered his
pretensions to the Collcctorship for tho posi-
"Miko"-a pct namo among his people-mag-
unanimously "caycd" in favor Of Mr.. Cloary,
popularity known as 'stho Colonel" The 1attor
has had lis day. Ho won tint race or, rather
had, by consent, q walk over tho course, and now
tho other two patriots nro candidates for tho
HaMe Office. Thna South Chicago is furnished
with three heayy championship naturalized
ctizons-who aro to contest with each otilor all
around -rlroe-cornored like-for TINT little
1D,0U0 md tho pickingBn going herewith.
Lot their Respective merits be considered.
MICHAEL.
Michael Evans, fondly termed " Nike" is IN
Itish gentleman Of Welsh extraction, as his
noighborhood Of the extensive and picturesque
bog Of Allen. Whether his progenitorB caine
over to ireland with Strongbow and Fitzste-
phen, in tho twelfth century, or .whother his
grandfather came from Wales in tho train
nlandcd TINT atrocous corps known as tho
''Anciont Britona " in the Rebellion Of l795, haB
not boun definitely decidod. although DR.. II. A.
O'Bronnan, tho Irish Archaeological. could easily
In frf1
Mike looks very like WolBhman and speaks
with nn accont TINT would do credit to O nativo
Of Cardigan or Glauorgau.
THIS WELSH DnoauE
Ia q great drawback to Mr. Evans SUCCESS in
life. although he has done pretty vol, consider
ing tlut his Ir1shism ia not Of the worry decpest
md grecnest dye. Mike ia undoubtedly popular
With certain e'emont: H.: He 7, engineers halt
widespread in1lneneo. Mr. EvanR thinks TINT
his lo!ig standing in tho community, his numor-
Qua following, his pientitude Of liquors, and his
services to tho Republic, in the way Of providing
its citizens with exhilaratiug rofroshments, on
titlo him, takon altogether, to
A TunN IN OFFICE
whore he may turn IN honest penny. or q
hundred thousand pennies, Il necessary, in the
ndores. Mike Is wise in his generation. and has
taken timo by tho top-knot. He gnyo way to
CIeary onco ho Buys, but no moro Of that for
him. Tie Colonel LAS foathored his nest, aud
bo loft out in tho cold. Last year thoro was only
ono polling-placo, and TINT WIS strongly guarded
by the adhorentH of the military man. This
year ttero aro several, and Mike has taken caro-
to organize
A CHOSEN GUARD OF VETERAN VOTERS
duly sworn in md enrolled as "Tho Evaus En-
Einoors.h These warriors nro warranted to liave
no conscience. and their solemn pledge binds
Them to vote early and otton. Ihoy muster 200
nil told, are provided with froe horso-car tckots
md some flying artillery in tho way OF wagons,
md will, No doubt, do fearful execution OH tho
tlay Of battle. Each man is provided with can
teen filled with AEko's best extract OF barley
corn, 80 that the spirits Of tho soldiery may not
ilag. Mike with tho military genius which ho
has Inherited from his remote ancestors, has,
like IL prudent General, taken evcry precantiou
to insure success. His guards will start for
bridgeport carly in tue morning, and, having
voted III NIL the precincts possible, will gradual
ly come down to tho First Ward, whore they will
conclude thoir patriotic labora. by eundowll
they expect to haye n majority rolled up fol
their commander tint nothing can orerwholnn.
thoy arc successful. tho General will entertain
them right royalty at Ills alcoholic palaEe, cor.
nor OF LaSallo aud Adams Streets
The noxt champion is Patrick o'Brion. bet
tor known Oh Pat"
Alr. o'Drlen IS "fair, fat, and forty" Il
shayos clean, md wears o soft, whito hat. III
weighs 220 pounds. aud is thriving like prizt
bull. This champion is lineally descended from
Drian Boru, who mashed the Danes into q jell,
OIL tho Btoriod plaius or aands, Of Clontarf, al
lacent to Dublin City.
n.o a;oo+ IL. LIMERICK 111nsant noT lo4o, os hmm =,
The shady side Of the "Treaty-atone of Liner
!ck." On the River Shannon, and his infant Wi
Was long remembered by tho people Of TINT dis
lrict III haying boon piclicl III !" Q natural, ami
Hlora." Nir. oDricn lived long enough IN Iro
land to cultivate very line accent, n1lt, Oh o1ni