Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1858-10-27
Facts VS.. Fiction,

In the last Reporter, some peculiar
squirming and twisting appeared, which
evidently manifest the uneasy posi-
ton occupied by some members of the
clique, and to which we gave our as
sent to let pass without comment until
this week. In reply to these evasious,
we have thought best to bring forward
some OF their own sayings and acts as
corroborating some statements that
have heretofore been made, that the
cubic may Judge for themselves.
Without questioning the integrity or
motives of Messrs. Sampson and Bean,
we think they may as easily be mista-
Ken az some others. But so far as their
statements that L. P. Powers never
urged the Board to trade Tax Titles
for Ioacn Orders, we are satisfied they
are correct. But the plan was there
Every circumstance tends to substan
tate the material accusations hereto
fore made. When John Compton saws
to Mr.. Hull the next morning, CD
d--m yo1, you gouged me ont Of
eleven hundred dollars Yesterday, and
Ill he'll clean You ont next Tuesday,"
what does it mean? If Compton
could have made SllOO out Of the ex-
change, would it not have been that
amount detrimental to the county,
Most assuredly. It is Just as plain as
that two from four leaves two. And
l.. +. Powers strongly censUred Nj.
Hall for opposing the acknowledging
that it was none Of his business, and
inQuirin~ Of NJ. IL what personal spite
he held against those interested i'll its
passage. Do these savings mean any
thing? Let the voters answer
Now IN regard to the 5000 bill
Some time before Mr.. Hawley became
the salaried clerk Of Mr. Powers. he
(AIr nl told us that he bad a Job Of
1ranscu6ing for the County-that he
had had once before 8 similar lob, and
that he would make a good thing on
this. And he also stated to Mr.. Phil
leo that he should get about two hun
Gred dollars for it. Bat Mr.. Powers
now says that he was the man who
hired and paid for its being done,
whether he should be paid by the
County or not. And vet Hawlcy was
engaged by NJ. Lung to do this work
in Ar. Powers absence, and before he
was hired as salariel clerk Well,
the bill was brought before the Board.
Mr. Hall moved to reduce 1t, but WAS
Over-ruIed.
The article over the signatures Of
Messrs Sampson and Bean came to us
in the hand writing Of L. p. Powers.
His second denial that the work Of
transcribing was not his legitimate du-
" as Clerk, and that il paid for it,
"should have been taken out fhis sal
arv." is flr-fetched. II he had observ-
cd closely, he would have seen that
sve distinctly said it belonged TO the
duty of the different assessors i'll the
County, and did not even intimate
that he had any more to DO with the
work than the Chief Of the Winneba-
goS.
Again, we ask, why every one of
this clique are using every diShonora-
BILE means to defeat or election? NJ.
Powers has SAID that if it should cost
him $1,000 TO vote against us, he would
do 50. John Compton says openly
that he will expenl sl0Q, III time and
money, 10 do It. I. Il. Scott says
that .ihe is after Jack Brundage. -
What is the reason? Some have ac-
knovledced that they want us driven
trein the County, 50 that they can get
an editor here whom they can use"
VIII the people be banboozled by
these leeches? That's the question,
fair and square, and the responsibility
and power rests with the honest pof-
ton of the community to decide next
Tuesday whether they shall rule and
ruin the County both at home and