The Lincoln County herald., 1870-01-13

an extravagant price for poer square
we'll, when better wells equally cspacieas
have been dug ia this town costing oaly
half the amount.)
10 my article signed "Liscoiu" I
charged that the Court had purchased 160
acres for . poor farm Of poor barren
prairie land, that would not sell for over
$4,000 after erecting $1,000 worth Of
buildings thereon. For this shameful
/ imposition on the county and taxpayers, l
arraigu MIR. Cake 40 the "fathsr" Of this
s'child of SIM" Who in this community
does not know when negotiations were 60.
ing on to purchase q farm for poor
house, how Mr. Cake clsng to the Court,
slept aud fed them, and rode cat with
them, to convince them Of the unfailing
fertility Of the soil, the pellucid waters
thereon, Chat existed only in stagnsnt
pond,) aud the fabulous forest Of LOFTY
trees to furnish fuei TO the poor for the
next two celssries; and who does not
know that If say other man had owned
this land thsn Mr. Cake, the Court would
have ignored This basefal purchase. But
| Mr.. Cake being the Court, could purchase
of himself this land It "a enormous price,
the taxpayers footing che bill. Because
dare expose this imposition, Mr.. Cake
says I have "poor house on the braiu,' v
and desires to know If did not advise the
Court to purchase q farm for . poor
house. answer emphatically, mol but
on the contrary denounced the purchase
ut the tune.
But to return to this question Of fees
Mr.. Cake charges me with having re-
ceived, during the years was Sheriff
Sl2,716 Oh. l admit got that amount
! and more too; the Law gave it to me, and
I never did say that the of6ce Of sheriff
atty was not . lucrative one and would
not support small family, like Mr.. Cake
has misrepresented his Office, to keeE
down aspirants; and I now say to the
, public, that whoever is fortunate enough
. to get that position will not lose any
, money, aud the Office Of County Clerk |.
equally as lucrative, either being worth
az least $4,000 per year. 1t is true tha
9 made money on the Office of sheriffalty
but Mr.. Cake does not consider that any
offense but that I should invest the pro
cecds in a bank il dishonorable in hi
view, and thereupon he goes into frenzy
: over it; and that the Troy Bank, Of which
am partner (not silent one), shoult
|, have the deposits of the Treasurer, il
perfectly horrible, and 10 prevent thi
great wrong Mr.. Cake advises the Cour
I to transfer the railroad fund to the cour
I house fund and pay it out Immediately
J. as if tho county funds we're never de
. posted 10 q bank before. l wish MI
Cake to distinctly understand that I'm!
bank" has had sufficient funds to ru'
= itself without the county funds, and stll
e few thousand dollars on hand to let il
10 "cozy way" not one dollar Of tn
county funds ever having been used
But why Mr.. Cakes .ntipathy to I'm.
9 bank" or anybody e!se's? I woul'
}, suggest to him that the cause Of his hos
tility may perhaps be due to the fact thu
he, on . Ger ain occasion, invested fev
thousand dollars of the proceeds Of hi
g Office in "bank," and inconsideratel
L lost them. This "bank," which was nei
!. ther . National or State bank, nor pri
vate bank authorized by the laws Of thi
y State, over which he too no doubt anticl
pated q "cozy little time," "busted" him
and in the anguish of bis despair came i
# deep gloom to the now proprietors of th
). Troy Bank and sought their aid, whic
o they generously extended him to the full
amount asked for; and should he sgail
T. invest his money in such another will
s and reckless scheme Of "banking," an
It unfortunately lose, the proprietors Of tn
|. Troy Bank, "where the county funds ar
deposited" will again "stake" him an
> raise him from picture of despair to .
9 aaable gentleman, although he is so fear
8 ful that the Troy Bank will realize fe,
}, dollars from the county funds. Viii
II | Messrs. Edwards l. Griffith do this ? !
Mr.. Cake satisfied With the banking quea
y ton =? ..... .....E. ......
u It excites in me large degree Of mirt
Q when Mr. Cake in his article declares tbs
y Nj. Mcclellan, 10 bis article signed Troy
n took the wind out Of my sail Of the S33
. 900. In the FIRST place l never wrote th
y article sigend "Truxton," which Mr.. Cak
, we'll knew when be wrote his srticle. l
IS the second place, when Mr. Mcclellan re
% piled to "Truxton's" article. I wrote th
Communication signed "Lincoln," ~
d showed Mr.. McLellan's statements to B
). eobweb fabrication, since which tim
q be has skunk out Of this contest. But
4 sxcites in me degree o; surprise whe
y Mr.. Cake saws In bis article that he 10
I favor Of publication Of the receipts On
Il expenditures, and always has been. q
d cannot look me in the face and make th
Il assertion; for he we'll knows there Was
10 time not very far, back whou he was op
. posed to II, which he has admitted sine
|. he wrote his article and II he 10 resll
3, in:favor Of it now. II 10 because the psop'
y have driven him to it. faI
n I cannot close this article without :,
% ferring 70 one other item in Mr.. Cake
j. remarkable production. After speakiu