Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-09-27
ArAL1ssA, Iowa, Sept. 10, 1876

Brunswick, No., from trip to see brother
in-law, A. v. Jewell, one Of the wounded of
company G. says he saw the dead Federal sol
diers buried there on the 9th of August,
and among them was two, known to be Cap
tain Mason and Charles Kitchener, Of compa-
nv G. He found Jewel in the hands of a
Union family, doing well, but says nothing
about the rest of the wounded.
This is reliable. His journey was very
unpleasant one, he having been arrested sew
eral times and tried as Federal spy.
Respectfully Yours, II. G. A.
EDITOR JOURNAL: Your reply to TAX
Payers in this mornings JOURNAL precludes
the necessity of any further notice of "Tax
Payers" in justification Of the action of the
present school board. l, however, think the
voters and tax payers of Muscatine, who are
deeply interested in the welfare of our schools
should have an answer to your question:
'Why is it that just at this time Tax Payers
should begin to grumble9" and as "Tax Pay
ers" will not probably answer satisfactorily,
will attempt it. The Rev. Mr.. Woodhouse,
Understood to be "Tax Payers is the present
Superintendent of Public Schools in Musca-
tine County, and having failed to receive the
Republican nomination for that office, has
proclaimed his intention to run as an indie
pendent candidate; hence his attack ''just at
this time" on the school board, and the prn-
cipal of our schools, Dr. Goodno. Mr.. Wood
house thus desiring reelection to the Office
of Superintendent, it is highly important that
the tax payers may vote understanding
", and indicate by electing MIR. Woodhouse
their wish that hereafter our public schools
shall be conducted on sectarian principles.
Superintendent Woodhouse during the past
year, attended several meetings Of the dlrec-
tors, and strenuously advocated the policy OF
making separate appropriation OF the School
Fund, to the Irish Catholics, and also to the
German school of Rev. Mr.. Oberman AS no
sectarian feeling in the management OF our
schools had ever been manifested by any one
of the directors, there was, I believed unan-
imous expression of opinion adverse to the
policy of Mr. Woodhouse, and think the
public may feel assured that the present board
will tolerate no measure SO disastrous to our
school system as the policy of Mr.. Wood
house would lead to-
h,
high school, measure which the board had
under Amusement previously for three months
with every desire to establish such school,
but it was found utterly impracticable, with
the present taxation and state of finances Of
the board
1t will be the duty of the present board, in
necessary for the schools for next year, and if
bv the election of Mr.. Woodhouse his policy
is sustained, the taxpayers of MuScatlne
School District may expect TO have their pre-
sent taxes increased largely or every school
closed in Muscatine district, IN less than twelve
months. The parents and taxpayers Of Mus
catine can now judge whether the Rev. Mr..
Woodhoue or the directors are acting for their
interests, and vote accordingly.
| have no personal feeling in this matter
and have endeavored to presedt the case fairly
If am mistaken in any particular, Mr.. Wood
house can make the correction in time to pre-
vent any injustice being done to him. No d.
rector has been consulted as to the propriety
of this communication.
S. O. BUTLER, one Of the Board.