Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-04-02
COUNTY SEAT JOTT1NGs.
From y, Tl.do Blod.,


The new name for Il is lay for ducks"
On the top rail" is a good place to be
when there is game" You can zee where
1t "takes cover.b
When man approaches another he
must be careful that the man to - sp-
preached is not laying for ducks"
When man 'lays for ducks" Il means
that he voted "aye" and has the matter Of
mo" vote under consideration.
Before the Wood County Committee gets
through, 1t may happen that Gordon found
some Of the ducks" he was "laying" for.
When anyone Hushes the "ducks" for
which Gordon has been "laying," he gets
possession Of the Committee to keep from
being trapped"
SO Gordon wanted $500 for his vote, and
sent word to one Of the Perrysburg lobby
that he could net be had for less than that
figure. He did not get II; and that's what's
the matter with Gordon.
Gordon was "laying for ducks" and did
not want to he disturbed by Fred Blenkner
by an Approach" He was master Of the sit
uation; he was on the stop rail"
The Wood county investigation IL nui.
sance. 1t will delay legislation and no
good will result from it. II 10 probable
that IL money was used to influence votes
both sides had hand in the corruption. II
Wood county can stand il the rest Of the
State can.-Defance Democrat.
The Wood county investigation will mos
probably prove failure. II the Enabling
Act was passed corruptly, it will have tC
stay passed. The vote will be taken sooner
or later to decide the location Of the coun
ty seat. II Perrysburg understands hei
interests she will desire to defer the elec
ton until late in the season. The town
ships tributary TO Fostoria and the b. h O
road will most probably vote for Perrys
burg, not so much with the hope of con
structing a new county with Fostoria n
n center, but because it IL more eonven
lent now TO go to Perrysburg than Bowling
Green.-Fosto,ia Press
From he Weston ArdIanehe:
Last week we gave our readers a copy o
the Enabling Act, and hope that eyeryon
of them have read it carefully. You viii
see, by referring to Section of the Act, thR
in case the vote OH the removal results. ia
vorably for Perrysburg, that the Trustee
Of Perrysburg township are required by thi
! 9th Section, to donate and convey TO tn
Commissioners of Wood Co., the PerryF
burg town house, with all grounds belong
ing thereto, to be used rs a Court HousC
: and that the Mayor and Town Council G
: the village of Perrysburg, are In like mar
: ner required to convey to the County Com
. missioners, the Jail and the grounds there
J, to. for county purposes. This provisio
t pricks the wind out of the bubble, which
= held up by some as a sort of scarecrow, this
r the county will be taxed to build me-
Court Buildings, in case of removal. Til
I ole saving "If you want to work upon
e mans mind you must reach his pocket"
t an apt old saying, and this, coupled wit
' that other that "a lie we'll stuck to is q
good as the truth" seems TO be the implC
: ments with which some persons propose I
\ enter this contest. First they go for III
:. pockets of the tax-pRying public, and lik
t the witch OF Endor, trot up the skinney ol
r ghost of a tax-collcctor, notifying ever,
e body that in case the seat is removed, thi
d you'd get it whooped to you on the Ia
t duplicate, you bet {" and then TO cline
e and confirm the argument (?) they stick
S il like tar to darkey's heel; but Sectio
: 5 of the Enabling Act will completely n
move the tax scarecrow from the mind
: every thinking man. 1t is well enough fc
d every man to understand this matter rs il i
= in the beginning of the conflict, and to 60,
Y ern themselves accordingly.
: There was one amendment offered to Sc
n tion 5 of this Enabling Act, which we pril
l. below in italics which was justly, we thin
e chucked under the table:
/ "They are hereby authorized to dona
a at The erpense Of said tornship, the Perry
!. burg 1o,cn House, finished of in good a,
e substantial manner, for Court House, a,
d properly dirided into suitable rooms for Coa,,
r. Officers and County business, wih good a,
Il conmodi0us court room, and suitable rooms J
c the Grand and Psta Juric." m
e Shades of Cicero! why didn't tho
e put in for a Soup House, Centr
J. Park, Fountain and Statute of Andre
r Jackson, in bronze? just as we'll have il
e not. The Act tprovides that the Pcrrysbui
s Town House (which is the old Court Hou
t rebuilt and modernized) shall be DONATE
i not sold, to Wood county to all the abo'
c specifications as to cubby holes for official
n jurymen, &C., &c, they ought to add to Il
amendment an investigating room for jim
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