Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-15
Communicated.
t. ]. Brooks on the Situation.

Mr.. Cover IL had concluded not
to reply to that part of your charges
which speaks OF my qualifications, but
the evident intent and malicious spir>
it of of your article relieve me from
any charge of indelicacy and justify
me IN explaining that also to tho peo>
pie.
In relation to my not being able TO
obtain anything but Bird grade Ger.
tifcate, | would say that have been
teaching for nearly six years and
have never taught on Bird grade GER
titicate but one term and that was the
winter of go, hold a first grade cer-
titicato given by Supt. Parsons in the
fall of CD, also "a first grade certificate
given by Supt. Purman in the fall of
sc.
In relation to your getting your in
formation from my last teacher | do
not know, neither can | imagine how
you could have seen her at the time
you speak OF she is teacher at Free
port, Iii. and was teaching at that
time. The last school | attended was
at Tatton under Mrs, Parsons in the
fall of 65. Iattonded school and
taught part of the time rs an assis>
tant. She closed her school in Octo>
Der and | took charge of the Semina-
ry in November 4 stayed there till |
came to Boscobel.
What you told Mr.. Holford cons
candidate IL
know, but you certainly told me that
Mr.. Purman had no further claims to
the office having had it four years &
that you would like to see me have
the position. / did not ask your sup
port. You told me you had heard
that was to be candidate Il asked
me fit was so. | told you that did
not know but might ifthe way was
clear. You said that you had enter
cd into an agreement with the men
of Lancaster that ifany one Of them
came mp for office you would not OPP
pose him, & if Mr. Purman run you
would not say word on either side
either for or against. You said if he
run you could not come out openly Il
support me but you would not oppose
me in any way Il thought could be
nominated, This you told me on tie
morning Of the 10th of July 1867, in
your Office.
On the morning of the convention
came into your Office with Mr.. Field
Il as we were talking with you, Mr.
Glenn OF Wyalusing came in and be-
gan talking with Field & you called
me from the reading into the printing
room 4 there told me that you had
done nothing against me i that you
would not, q again told me that Mr..
Purman had no further claims to the
Office l. thought that | would be NOM
mated, Il if so it would suit you.
In June '67 when my school closed
here, not knowing rs | should hire
here again ! wrote to you for rec>
ommendation and you sent mo the
following reply
LANcATTKs, June H. 1861
To lchom. It may concern
L. j. Brooks the bearer hereof, a
Teacher by profession, & we'll known
to me for several years, K especially
we'll known to me by report, tells me
he thinks Of travelling and that pos
sibly he may find more pleasant
field for professional culture.
Mr.. Brooks is man of correct hab-
it's, and morals, of reputed good edu-
cation, 4 certainly most thorough
and successful teacher-one that in
our county of 80, 900 inhabitants, can
have the refusal of any one of our $50
public 4 private schools, | have not
a doubt.
Very Truly Yours,
]. C. COVER
Editor and Prop'r Grant ca. Herald.
This is an exact copy of your rec
concentration and | place it here as a
defense OF my character which you
have, of late, put forth all your efforts
to destroy. Now | feel after all you