The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-07-19
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TIE State Treasury Derletar fo
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IN 1864, after drawing the pay and
- rerqulstes of three Offices for scyera
years, Col. w. \. Holloway, brother
in-laW OF q. 7. Morton and post-mas
ter OF the city OF indianapolis, acquired
y enough "stamps" to purchase an inter
: est III the Indianapolis Journal, wa
made State Printer ana distinguished
himself in the voucher raising business
:. lie remained in the Journal Office unit
to : few months ago, devotinr his time te
editing the telegraph department al
might end post-ot.ice by day. Little did
d the public thinl. that the redoubtable
tCoi. was secretly and quietly drawing
''lpay as Secretary, Col. and 4. ID. o.,
: TO his distinguished brothcr-in-la law. Gov
=. /. Morton, for large part of his
time. Yet it is really so. Plodding
along through the Auditors papers the
lother day, we stumbled over the follow
ing documents:
LNo,ANA?oLIs, June l, 1866.
Sta Of Indiana,
To W. :. Holloway, Dr.
10 aryiees On the 3.af Of Governor Norton -s;4Oo
short and sweet, truly. Its brevity
and studied avoidance OF details are cal
cnlatea to arrest attention. What sort
of service was rendered and t,ie time of
service are not stated. But what did
MS b:other-in-law. our "noble Cover
NOR care for that +? 1t is tue the war
was Overland we had returned TO u peace
basis, when under Democratic Cover
nors' only one Private Secretary was al
lowing the Governor,and his salary was
only $500 q year. Yet at the time Col.
Holloway rendered his account. Cover
nor Morton had i'm his employ as .Sccre-
Itaries Colonel w. ii. Schlater. at $3.50 q
lmonih. and Capt. j. NJ. Commons. at
$3.50 81 a month. But this did not pre-
vent the Governor from issuing the fol-
owing order:
STATE oF ,srf,js l.rxrct-rIvE D,pARruEsr, !
indianapolis. June :, -stc !
ArnivoR o. STATE: Draw warrant
on The TFra surer of State in favor of
v ll.ialn X. i.ol.oray for four hundred
s.li'a.s. tiov"rnor's cficc fund, for SER
y'res ~ secretary. { Ionci and :. y. g.
80 O. =. MoRloN.
GovornOr OF Indiana.
This one was followed NJ by the fol-
'u"inG accounts and orders OH tie State
.AuGitor:
lsD,ANA.oLis, July ., 1866.
State of Indiana !
1896.
July To services rendered $500
sr,Tx " IsaisN txtr ryr vsr,a.nAr.
ini.aip"lis. Juy ,. 4,. |,
.tutliior Of State Draw warrant on !:
he t'rcasurcre: Of state. in tavcf os w.
u. Holloway. for two hundred dollars.
GOVERNORS o.licc t,lnd,:ur services, June
lsos. /
500. @. r. ,ioa-o..
Governor Of Indiana. /
lEDiaNAro.l>, Augt. /, ls6j
State of indiana
70 W. II. Holloway. DR..
Tor services ::::::: O:
sTArL % IADIaN,N. .XEcrrIyE psrAsrarSr, !
'di; napos, August ], isc6.
AUDITOR or STATE Draw warrant
III the Treasurer Of state, in favor Of
". II. Holloway. Cor two hundred dol
ars, uoveinCrs Office .;ind. for services
" <A"- "cs 4, AoNV. ". 4. .'sIhFtN. T.
s2c0. Governor OF -ut,iaus
Abogt this time. or rather pre,ously. 4
nc Col. conceived tho idea of L. King q
rir East a. the expense OF the State. -
20 he rot his brother-n-!a s consent.
I'D pos led OF. Dn his returi. nc brought
4 tie following bill:
I-DiASAro- IS, Angus! s, 1865.
tate Of Indiana
70 W. L. Holloway, Or.
are . %gw 81 (, sleeping car. me l. ets:::: 20 90
Nressef IN Nsw f~.s, he.el hilla e.c.
te.a drysl 80 -
fe 90 y tshinEtof. sleeping cer:::::::::::: IL -
NpenseE Z; Nsshn-tOn ,oie Ncel) :::::::::: ~ 90
.rc 70 ew York. slccf .::::::::.:: -
Nperses = Ecw York tiiye ay1:::::;:.:...:::3 a5
Naclses hone, slecri cass Ee-!s cc::.:::: 30 80
s2oo 30
Now .liis IS rather remarkable Bill. {
way back in 1861 and 1852. when the
Jo.., iirs. started out on his travels he .
vas in the ha1it OF swearing to the cor {
cc,ness of his accounts. But then he
vas verdant youth. After mixing
With military men Tor while lie then !
sas in .he habit Of certifying on honor'i
o their correctness. but alter he went G