The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-10-21

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fiji the quo Of Cottage Grove that re
ceived $3.50, and were also required tc
give receipt for 5000
D. G. HARRIS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 28Sh day of September. 1875.
A. GRoTE,
Police Justice Village OF Avoca.
Cottage Grove RecOrds-Taylor's Re-
turns-$3 200 Paid to Sixteen Mem.
A. B. Emerson, Town Clerk of Cot
tage Grove, certifies that the records of
the town show that Taylor was paid $200
for each soldier and he returned having
paid that amount to each soldier. He
certifes RS follows:
STATE OF WISCONSIN,,
COUNTY OF DANE, Sss.
Town of Cottage Grove,
/, A. B. Emerson, do hereby certify
tina, I am Town Clerk of the town Of
Cottage Grove, in said county and State I;
that have carefully examined the rec
Ords of said town in my possession, as
such clerk, and fad recorded in said
records, in the reports of the Supervisor,
dated March 20. 1854. the following:
'sThe Chairman showed certificates for
16 men furnished, and receipts for So
227 II, on account of first bounty tax,
and certificates for six men. and receipts
for $500 on account of second bounty
tax"
THE above report was read at the
annual town meeting, held at the house
OF Amos Bsecher On the 9th day OF
April, 1854, and adopted by vote OF the
town" A. B. EMERSON,
Town Clerk Of Cottage Grove.
The records of Cottage Grove, as GER
titled by the Town Clerk, A. B. Emer-
son, establish the facts that Taylor re-
ceiyed $500 for each soldier and that
he showed receipts .or having paid
them $500 each.
The soldier Harris makes affidavit
that he was paid but $3.50 and that he
gave receipt for 5000. and that he
knows of others who were paid but $3.50.
This confirms the statement of Capt.
Carter and the affidavit Of Col. Farr.
Besides this, there has been a large
amount Of vouching for the good stand
ing AMI truthfulness of Carter and Farr
But we can not find space for it. The
following testimony from the neighbors
of Col. Farr in Cottage Grove of both
political parties Is all that we can give.
His neighbors to the number of forty
four whose names we omit-men above
reproach or suspicion-issuet the follow
ing card certifying to the good standing
and truthfulness of Col. FAIR:
We, the undersigned citizens of the
town of Cottage Grove. having seen and
heard that the good rame of eur highly
esteemed townsman and friend, Col, Fl.
L. Fsrr, has been scurrilously attacked
by the Milwaukee Neacs Of September
23d, and at various other times, do bere-
by certify (regardless of party) that
Col. Farr has lived in our town since
childhood Except three years when he
was in the Union army, fighting the
battles OF his and our country, and W.
know him we'll. His character as q
citizen and friend is good his truthful
Less and integrity have never been ques-
toned ;he is always ready to act his
part in noble and generous manner
in ali charitable and social ways. This
testimony is given not for ourselves
alone, but Ger his hosts Of friends through
out the State.
The foregoing together with the State
ment of Capt. Carter and the affidavit
of Col Farr, previously published,
we think must fully satisfy the people
of the truth of the charge that VIM. r.
Taylor, at the time Supervisor of Cottage
Grove and Agent of the town, received
$500 each for soldiers bounty and that
he paid several of them less sum, and
sometimes not exceeding $3.50, though,
always taking receipt for each for $500.
T1l0 ET rrTToN IN 0hio hao rocnlta,2 -,