Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-08-03


Noticing a scurillous enquiry In the
"True Democrat. OF the 26lh inst. which
tends to insinuatingly charge fraud upon
~. ID. Elwood as Treasurer Of the School !
Fund, we feel it to be our duty to Mr..
Elwood and the community, as he is alb
sent and cannot answer for himselc 20
submit briefstatement ofthe facts cou-
nec,ed with the Note in question.
In the fall of 1915 il was necessary TO
complete the Stone School House in
district No 2, It.. S5 r. 10. A subscip.s
ton was raised for that purpose. We as
Directors tried to raise money from that
subscription to buy the materials requisite
for completing said School house but
could not, as most Of the subscription was
payable in labor: We then wen, to Mr..
EIwood who was then. and is vet. the
Treasurer of the School Fund of r. 50
Mr. 10 E., who said that there were $50
i n the Treasury which he could iendus in
the manner prescribed by Law. We
borrowed it, giving Note with Albert
Shepard as principal, and William Smith
and Rodney House as securities; and
that fifty dollars lras expended in fhe4
purchase Of materials for completing said
SchooL house. Said District voted a tax
for year l646 for the purpose of com.
peiing said School house. and after that
tax was collected. we as School Directors
OF said district, gave our order on the
Collector 10 Mr.. ElwoOd as Treasurer of
the School Fund Of T. 81 R. 10 E., for
the amount requisite to take up the Note
which we had given as above, to said last
mentioned fund: and directed Mr.. EIwood.
who was also the Treasurer ofour dis.
trct school fund. TO make dividend of the
remainder among the subscribers, feeling
that as the loan above made was drawing
interest we had better pay that in full and
then make the dividend among the stock
holders, and considering the loan TO be
our first and greatest obligation. Mr..
Elwood acted "a the agent of'the respec.
two School funds in the whole matter.
and was not personally concerned or
interested in the least. These are the
facts in relation TO the matter.
ALBERT SHEPARD,
RODNEY HOUSE.
| Above is the explanation so anxious.
ly solicited nthe last 'True Democrat
that NEW LIGHT which has SO au
sp;c;g--!.t----. ;n 49, I>s.-~'. y<a--.---,-f-
The destinies of our county, to the edifica-
ton and instruction of the communicated
10 the publication ofthe political depravity
that has so uncermoniously thrown it's
dark pail over our body polite.
4 As Mr.. Elwood is absent and thus
deprived the privilege of replying to the
inquiry IN person, il becomes the duty Of
his trinds TO notice it, lest some one unac.
quainted with the fact, might be taken by
its object. 1t is not known whether the
above expression will be satisfactory to
the 'tTrue Democrat" or not. It's not
given to convince the iriH of that papeE
or its advisers, for it needs no great dis.
eminent to discover the source, and see
the object of teat paragraph which is,
indeed, in correct keeping with the "splen.
did education" and more refined and less
+ awkward 'uader. standing" that prompted
it. Lee the people judge between Mr..
Elwood's course, as man, land an officer,
! and the malicious innuendoes that have
been hurled at him by that paper since
? | q
unwillingly forced to personal express.
, sion, and say whether here is not another
descent into the vale oil the Kankakee."
1t is but too often made manifest that
neeanneSS will envy an excellence to
which it can never attain.
1.-THE "True Democrat has any more
S low bred scurrilities or sneaking innuen-
! does to offer in regard to Mr.. Elwood, or
s any ofhis associates who have been so
unfortunately caughtin such "bsd com.
pany." it will please disgorge Immediately
, for the bfncft of the candidates. and the
, instruction of the people at the polls
But | do most solemnly protest that its
committee ofcounsel and safe keeping,
shall no longer restrain the untrammelIed
soarings ot SO precocious genius.
BIG F0oT.