The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-09-25
Here's Richness.

Here's Richness.
Time, the great avenger, never fails, sooner or
later, to report at the captains Office. shyster-
ing, trickery, and wrong doing, always run
against snag in the outcors. Recent events
in White Cloud have unearthed lead of unusu-
al richness.
Last Spring, Tom, Dick, Harry, Rag, Tag, and
Bob tail, were drummed up to attend the school
meeting, and by all manner Of misrepresenta-
tions and lying, were wrought up to the deter
mination Of besting the aSol. Miller Clique.'
The dear people wanted TO know how affairs
were being managed. aud to put q stop to squan-
dering the money. Theeffort was successful, and
the pure and unadulterated elected their Board.
A large amount Of money was handed over to
the new Treasurer. and considerable sums were
soon afterdrawn from the County Treasury, from
the District and State school funds. Some time
in the Spring, in violation of written contract,
the school was suspended about month before
the close Of the term, and the teachers turned
ont OF employment. Theexcuse was, there were
ne funds 10 pay them; and the impression was
cansed toprevail that the old Board had misman-
aged, and squandered tbs money.
Now comes a seqnel. Recently, the White
Cloud Leader burst it's boilers and its dapper lit
tie Yard was preparing TO answer Q pressing call
to remove it to Hiawstha. At this juncture, the
agents of the building used for an Office, in
formed Mr. Yard that they had the documents
all ready to slap on an attachment, as soon as he
attempted to remove the material, to secure the
sum of $50 for rent due, and demanded mort
gage ON the material, or security. The printers
who had done the work in the Office for three
months, had claim of something near 500,
which they were -clamoripg Tor; other claims
made tIeir apPearapcei and behind this, Mr..
Overhoft, late partner in fhe concern, intimated
that he had an interest to come out of the estab-
lishment. Being thus pressed, Yard divulged
the fact that be had borrowed $3.50 Of the school
fund, which he must secure by mortgage on the
material! 1t was agreed between the parties,
that the mortgage should be given to secure this
note and the rent. The note then had TO be pro-
duced, to describe it in the mortgage, when it
was found that it was endorsed by d. C. Taylor,
District Treasurer,) j. S. Springer, District
Clerk, NJ. B. Bowers, (dead, John H. Utt, O.
Shonyo, and DIR. E. G. Pugsley. Just notice the
nice little arrangement. John H. Utt and NJ. b.
Bowers were on the Treasurer's bond; and we
find the Treasurer and Clerk lending out the
school money of which they were the custodians,
and themselves and their bondsmen going secu-
rity on the note! The people of the District
were deprived of one months school, and the
teachers thrown out of employment, in violation
of contract in order that $3.50 of the school mon
ey might be used in starting a newspaper to boil
ster up political clique which had gained pos
session of the Offices of the town! And even
now they are running not half school, and the
colored people, have been, deprived of school,
while the school funds are tied up in a mortgage
on very poor printing material! But they beat
the "Sol Miller Clique" and the people have
found ont how the thing running, and how
the money was being squandered! And the in
struments of these plunderers of the school fund
are keen oil the scent to abuse Sol Miller's broth
er, because he keeps prodding them with sharp
stick. We propose to give them enough to at
tend to, before we are through with them. There
is the sum of 1900 for the payment of interest
and the redemption of bonds, which should be
on hand but there is at present no means of
knowing to what speculations it has been appro-
priated by this sweet-seented band of brothers
We are not skilled in the intrcacies and qulo-
bles of the law. But it seems to us, that wheI q
sum becomes due to workmen for labor in an Of
fee, the law should if it does not, give them
first lien upon the concern, aud that it should
not DO permitted to put . subsequent mort
gage to cut them out of all security for their pay
These printers ought at least to thoroughly test
the matter before being bluffed of; and if the
traps will not bring enough to pay out, let Mr..
d. C. Taylor, and J. s. Springer, and John H.
UT, and o. shonyo, and E. G. Pugsley, and the
Estate of Martin b. Bowers, shove their hands
down their trowsers legs, and haul up the mon
ey to make whole the plundered school fund;
and then let them mite in one long, loud and
dismal howl against that "Sol. Miller Clique!'