Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-07-29

on tho taxes same as cash. Still Mr..
Snow admits to having taken orders
and bonds to a large amount from other
parties not only in full for taxes but to
having paid money in part for them,
and thus too, when there was no cash in
his hands belonging to the fund in
tended to meet those orders. The re-
suit was this person had to borrow mo-
ney and pay two per cent. per month to
pay his taxes and other indebtedness,
for which he was depending on this
money of which he was (shall I say it,
swindled out of by this gcntlemanly(?)
we'll dressed official
At the summer apportionment this
same individual was done out Of some
1925 more by this same worthy. You
ask why not prosecute? Again allow
me to relate what will, I think, exhibit
specimen Of shrcwd financicring and
an interesting phase Of personal char
acter. After this apportionment Of
the town fund was made by Mr.. Otis,
shown to Mr.. Snow, exhibiting the pro-
portion of each fund due, but before
the town treasurer called for settlement
a new paper was made by the auditor,
simply stating the aggregate sum due
the town for town expenses, soldiers
bounty, roads, bridges etc., all in one,
by which arti6ce the town treasurer
theughtlessly: as he says, took all Or
ders Mr.. Snow presented until the am
cunt was sufficient to balance what the
bill called for, and still Mr.. Snow had
quite an amount in orders more than
enough. Was there any design or
strategy used to shift all liability from
the shoulders of Mr.. Snow to that of
the town treasurer by palming of these
orders blindly and getting receipt in
full from town treasurer? Judge ye!
Among school children when one does
a mean act and tries to clear himself
by getting the innocent into trouble he
is called sneak. Will it apply to el-
ders? Again how is it that Mr.. Snow
has orders more than sufficient to cancel
all taxes collected, when undoubtedly
three-fourths of all taxes are paid to
him in money. He will tell you he
received them from Mr.. Smith. It
may be pertinent to inquire what rela-
ton Mr.. Smith bears to Mr.. Snow or
Mr.. Snow to Mr.. Smith. I very much
question whether any ofus will ever know
but many will conjecture. That the re-
lation scarcely tends to the benefit Of
outsiders, is evident. Mr.. Smith as
banker, receives the county money, on
deposit. Does Mr.. Smith, with the
public funds, buy town and county or
ders on a shave, and then Mr.. Snow
turn them over on settlement with
town treasurers, I wonder ? wish it
to be distinctly understood that 1 intro
duco the the above solely to show the
necessity for change in our method of
collecting, not from spite nor political
motive. I am no politician nor do I
desire any Office for either self os
friends; as I wish to earn my bread
honestly l pray to be delivered from the
temptation surrounding officials under
our present system, and for such a
change as will couduce to the public
good alone.
Excuse me, Messrs. editors, but there
is one matter I have forgotten, which I
think will illustrate the necessity of a
change for the benefit Of School Dis.
tricts. Last year our School District
voted tax Of 500 dollars, which was
net levied, nor Of course collected, and
as a natural consequence, no funds to
pay teacher, or other Indebtedness
Now who is to blame? The district
clerk afirms that he made due return
Of said vote to tho county Auditor,
who denies it. 1fit was simply . ques-
tion of veracity between the two, I
could say, let them fight it out on that
line, but two of our last teachers ART not
paid, and At the present timewe pay =
heavy bonus for want Of ready funds.
Ours is by no means an isolated case,
for other school districts are similarly
situated, and such is ever likely to be-
the case, much to the detriment of both
scholars and patrons, 30 long as this
system is continued. Then let US all,
Of whatever politics, work for a reform
at our town caucuses, County and State
Conventions, agitate and resolve, and
instruct our law makers to so amend our
laws as to conduce to the good of the
many, not the chosen few. Especially
let us hear from you Editors and wise
men. Truly, Yours,
E.
STATE NEWS.
Wheat is already being harvested
in Faribault County.
Wheat sold in St. Cloud last week
At 80 and IS cents.
The price Of Wheat in Mankato
last week ranged from S1,05 to 81, 10.
-Grsnite Falls is a new town just
being laid out on the Minnesota river
above Yellow Medicine. There is a
good water power at that point.
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