Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-16
County Omcers Gettlng Ready
for Next Election aud How. 1t

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10 Done.
Some Of our County officials are get
ting ready SO as to come bcforo the
"dcar people with as clean hands as
sharp game can make them. The Au-
ditor has a healthy remembrance of
the showing up VIC gave him last year,
and is in dread of an investigation by
the new officers who will come into the
courthouse this fall, so he and Treasurer
Snow are patching up matters to make
as good showing in the Treasurer's
office as they can. Here is one little
transaction which took place recently
voters may call it by what name they
please, We call it swindling. A regularly
called meeting Of the County Commits
sioners was held here on Tuesday
September eth and very important
matters were to come up for consideration
especially the County Tax, and as some
of the commissioners were delegates to
the State Convention held in St. Paul
on the 9th, tho Board agreed to adjourn
until the goth. This was agreed to by
all the members, no business was to be
done until that time. But as soon as
they (thc dclegates) had gone, the rest
of the Board with Harry Allen and Sol.
Snow, proceed to business, and accom-
plished such transactions as will put from
one to two thousand dollars in the
pockets Of somebody, and at the expense
of the people Of Mower COUNTY. Now
now let US see how it's done. A pro-
position comes through Solomon Snow
to clear up all the delinquent tax lists,
if thy will throw of the tax Of 1867 |!
which amounts to between 100000
and 100000. Here is a nice little
speculation, and besides gives certain
Banking Institution very near the
Court House a little more capital to
shave School Orders on. If these coun-
ty officials wish TO work for the good Of
the county, why don't they give the
Treasury the benefit Of this accumu-
lated interest. 1t belongs there, and
there it must be, unless bare faced
swindle il perpetrated.
It was agreed before the commission
ers left for St. Paul that nothing should
be done in rcfe! eace to levying a tax for
county purposes, but the minute they
we're out of the way, Allen and Snow
commenced with the remaining com,
missioners and levied . tax fully one
quarter higher than was necessa
~. and which would make = surplus
of at least 100000 in the Treasury or
rather in the Bank of Smith, l. Co.,
which would be comfortable balance
to draw against to buy votes and indu:
ence for the next elections. We believe
some movement is being made to clear
up all the school orders held by Smith
and Snow, and which it is we'll known
were illegally bought by the county
Treasurer. Now all these frauds and
unwise acts are done by means of a
lobby of county oficials-the Chief Of
whom is Solomon Snow who will be a
candidate this fall for County Treasur-
er-He and Harry Allen promised one
Of the commissioners that if he would
favor their little swindle 1--WE don't
think that he saw through the game
that they would run him for county
Treasurer. This tickled the poor old man
SO that be readily consented to do as
they wanted, and which will
end his chances for the Treasurership,
a. far az Allen and Snow are concerned
And now we in behalf of the people Of
Mower county demand that their acts
do not take effect. It is not right or just.
We have taxes enough to pay, and We
are not willing to pay extra for the
purpose Of putting money into the
pockets Of spectators.