The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-05-24
That Fifty Dollars.

EDIToE PREss:-X Admits that lac in ''er-
ror in his former statements in regard TO letting
the Corporation contracts &C.. but says that he
made said statements "unwittingly and uDknow-
ingly."
Wen. why didn't he ..rit - And why didn't he
"k7o,r g'' When a writer like " who is ashamed
10 sign his name charges public officials with
/ squanderiEg the peoples money he should k.o'7
/ whereof he speaks.
The Street Commissioner is i salaried appoint
ment and not a contract let to the lowest bidder,
and both the appointment and the salary are at the
discretion Of the Council, and may be revoked or
changed at any time. 50 how knows that the
street Commissioner will receive $50 more than
that other irresponsible party, Is one Of the things
I mo fellah can find out"
! X Is much worried OYER that so, he is Tery
economical nor, but last summer when he was urg-
ing the Council appropriate 800 to celebrate the
fourth Of July lie didn't economise worth cent.
He didn't sympathse with the suffering tax-pay-
er, SO much at that time. Consistency is said to be
level, but y don't wear that kind OF jewery,
Y, finding his facts and figures fail him, has 10 .
allude to my personal habits, triggers pigeons"
&C.. Just what "triggers and pigeons have 10 do /
with the Somerset Taxpayers he fails to tell US
Y says that l am more familiar with the gun
than the pen that is true, and it is about the only
truth in his article; admit that have not written
over sixteen pages in describing blissful but
disappointing DREAM; and however intimate I may
be with g,o yet haze never been found drunk
t while in company with Cannon.
: X Is very unfortunate in his personal illusions
for he is one OF those individuals ''who live in
glass houses and should not throw stones" Now
= / could find man who has lived in Somerset many
years, who does no labor on the public roads who
pays tax whose name does not even appear on
! the tax duplicate; but yet he has more to say
the street. and in the County papers, about squan
derng the peoples money, than the heaviest tax
payer in Somerset.
He not only pays no tax, but pay no debts and
g beats his way through this community, even
= as he dead-heads his rides OH the railroad
Now a word or two in answer to "Vox Populi."
He wants TO know why 1 assume to be mouthpiece
;. for the Council it is because the Council
sailed in print, and because those who were older
and ADLER than myself seemed unwilling to assume
r the defense.
Or I will say to "Vox Popul" that have more
to be the mOuthpece of the Council than he
has to be the "voice of.the people," for l am one
Sixth part of the Council, and know he is not one
Sixth Of the poor oppressed, and down-trodden
=. taxpayers of the Corporation. Every member Of
- the Council is taxpayer none OF them receive a
cent for their services and is it reasonable to sup
e pose that they want to squander their well
as the peoples money?
i'll ''vox Populi says he wants an investigation o
r. the Corporation finances. All right come ON ant
,f investigated There is no dirt to hide nor white
hit wash to apply 'Vox Populi,'' will find investi
re CATION that the voice Of a majority of the peopl
ur ndorses the action of the Council who honest
ly trying to do their best for the interests OF tn
people Ii am wrong in thinking so; let "Vox
and AK for Councimen next spring and the
re well see who is right.
now give notice that will make no further re
M ply to any anonymous communication, if man is
OF man, let him ont like and not hide be
'"' hind cowardly non de plume. c. II. HOPE.
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ing -, .al.. .,!.,- 80,
ho - r. DIr. p1a, -1r.4
run -
el' AS the mineral wealth of Perry, Hooking an
at ,thors ;s booop,in, of s+ota Interest ,o obto
the following letter from II. c. Greiner, for pul
iu- lication written by N s. Goding formerly of thi
ral place, of Murray City-Hocking county it wi
will be seen that the immense latent wealth is ben
Post developed in our coal fields each month adding
ent It's Importance
MURRAY CITY, May 10Th, 1877,
H., DEAR CAPr.-Iedrs OF 11th, received Was pleas
- to hearfrom you have not been prospection nu
rs since you lett here, my best man has been sick
some time but is better at present. sunk pit in t
ridge where you marked a stake sore Dig" We
down five feet and struck ledge of sand ore
lcu- hard to nicl, 7 oot nowder and fuse and blast
three feet and struck an eight inch vein of fine
that solid iron drilled through this about two
, and s+ruoL 10Th or vein oobt ipobas tbict, od /
,io II nina foat deem
tho Tbavo beap 1ooking ot some Limestone and f,,
- n in sovoro1 looos o1so found the +o, ,oi +o1
ho piaeoS, 'oo AouiiO 'ne 'oP 'eiil :" q
'on- inche' 'hcA' thinN aoou' Sefeh'y leet apoNe
u iniu"le 'eln 'st "eeA went over On tne Atns
.h;. r,ls cost of t,o to1,o ,o1od 80 ~, ~
snii'! S,Ao' e''' y. 'ne 't''N0 ~ ioA "t
one 'ne hlIi ionr'eeh leel' 'neh aug hoie nlhe
va -. - oora1,,o, So,
cold pest you ever sa" 1ioia 'ho 4Autc"'
"a 70 there was aho'her wen up .ie nli 80 iollo"
ON >, up sixteen leet anu STRUCK ahother solu
- Twelve lnches thlck IN sollo square oIocK laying