Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-08-01
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For the II awk Eye & Telegraph.
Having seen so much in the Gazette
aud IIawkeye newspapers, about the coun-
ty Grocery, the amount of money invested
in the business, and being pretty heavy
tax payer-thercby partner-induced a
visit to the place to satisfy myself. was
satis6ed-hnding no difficulty for myself
or any body else to GET THE sAME-The
last Gazette spoke of the thirsty Know
Nothings hanging around the door licking
their chops, wishing they could get taste
allow me to say they do not have to
wish or lick long, for the obliging agent is
on hand to obey orders.-For one think
it high handed piece of Swindling, and
gross imposition upon the tax payers Of
the county Of Des Moines-lst, it is swind-
ling on this ground:
For amount drawn from Coun-
tyTreasury, $4,000 90
By amt. Liquor bill, 1850 20
Deficit not accounted for $749 so
Now how much has to be made in order
to pay expenses.
Amt of Deficit S749 so
+" Hagar's hire zoe 90
I" Room Rent 300 90
{" Danyille Agency 200 90
Total S1949 so
Again, what amount is invested, on
which this amount Of profit is to be made
-why--it is the $3.50 20, which the
Judge himself says in Saturday Hawkeye,
is invested-showing clearly that there
must be profit of over 100 per cent in Or
der to pay THE BARE EXPENSES. But say
they, we do not expect THIS AMOUNT
alone to pay that amount of profit, 1--WE are
going again in September to get new
supply not this call fora new ex-
penditure-and must not that new expen-
diture, in turn call for adegree of drinking
unknown in this community, in order to
have the receipts equal the outlay
Can We possibly claim this as healthy
climate, and encourage emigrants to locate
| iu our midst, when it requires salaried
| man and separate room at an expense of
sl000--to deal out the liquor part of med
icine at profit Of over 100 per cent, in
order to keep the people in good health?
started out by sayingit was swindle. l
call as tax payer, for the deGcito S74a
| so to be accounted for.
| Why hire MIR. Hagar at salary Of 500
when just as worthy, and far more needy
men would be glad to getit at S3o0-why
pay $500 for room when Sl00 would be
all that was necessary. This call the
swindling part-swindling the people for
/ political purposes--and trust it will meet
| its just rebuke Now for the imposition
part Of my assertion. You GO into the es-
adjustment and every thing is arranged
in the most approved liquor dealers plan
long rows of bottles with cork end down
and you would little think you were in a
prchibitory liquor shop-but in directly
the reverse-you ask the obliging bar
keeper, to what use he appropriates the
champaign. hisquick and condescending
reply is, with 4 smile on his lips and a
twinkling in the eye-s'Oh s'ifs' the doc
tors recommend it We sell it for medicine y
If | understand the Law right it says the
Agent must give strict account of every
thing sold-for one, | would like to count
those "IFs" and then count the bottles oil
champaign, and see how they tally at the
time Of rendering the accounts-and how
EXCEEDINGLY PREVALENT must be those
diseases that require claret or Byas's porter
Il is all medicine, medicine, medicine, il
You ask for liquors for mechanical parpos.
Is, and that is so unusual, that the Agen,
hardly knows what YOU mean, and asks you
it you are SICK. Does the agent ASK the
apphcantfor his certificate from the doctor
before he deals him out his portion. Lei
him answer that question himself. How
much champaign, claret, porter, and hue
vines, did oar Judge Of Bar Keepers send