Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-12-04
An Explanation.

To the people of Iowa County: Just before m!
retirement from the Office of Register of Deeds
my bill for work done the county was made
out; and as all bills against the county have to
be certified by proper officer, Mr., J. L.
Leonard came into my Office for that purpose.
requested him, as he was an expert with the
pen, to write out the several items of said bill
he kindly did 50; and In the item of real estate
transfers in the county for the year ending
the 3lst day Of August, 1854, occurred the mis-
take OF forty dollars and twenty-eight cents
which sum was drawn from the county treasury
My recollection OF the number OF folios il
said report was two hundred and twenty
Which is further borne out by the fact OF thal
number appearing in pencil mark on the
margin of said bill divided by four but Mr..
Leonard put il down twenty-five hundred
which at twenty five cents per folio would
be the enormous sum OF five hundred and
fifty dollars, but he carried it out ffty-iiye
dollars, counting 1t at twenty-five cents per
folio instead Of eight cents il should have
been and as the law requires.
The amount received from the Secretary o.
state was fourteen dollars and seventy two
cents, as / learned last Monday when III Dodge
vile. Thanks to Mr.. Oryilie Strong, at whose
counter the check was cashed. l kept no &C
count Of il at the time. Which amount taken
from ffty-tive dollars, the sum charged I'm tht
bin left forty dollars and twenty eight cents
WDICn amount WIS pau ny me " lllC nun
George Paulson. treasurer of the county, o.
the LIST instant, together with Oke years
accrued interest at eight per cent.
Now fellow citizens this is a true and faithful
account Of this, to me. unfortunate matter, Ia
the best of my recollection.
In the DodgeYille sun OF November 2ith
appears an article, headed: Due the County,
in which among lOther things, he, Macarthur,
bad received an animation that the sum would
be by myself or friends paid up. That could
not be done until | was apprised of the fact,
Keane, about o'clock p IN. on Saturday, No
vcmber 2Sth. in the city of Mineral Point, ana
on Monday Sunday intervening) went 70 Dodge
vile and made due repdratiOn of this mistake
as above stated.
Now comes the most damnable transaction
of this whole matter The article above alluded
to says: (" Several members of the county board
knew of this fact before the recent session.;
that was there during the session (which is
a factD
ask why IN the name of all that's sacred
did they not inform me of this business, If any
of those several were present, and give Inc
an opportunity 10 rectify this mistake. II they
thought | had wilfuly and maliciously drawn
this money from the county treasury, they as
It's sworn guardians, should have called me tC
account. Upon the other hand if they thought
1t was a mistake it was equally their duty 10
have Immediately notified me of the fact and
thus gwen one OF their fellow citizens al
opportunity 10 cctify it,
Those "Several" members OF the board are
doubtless, honorable and high-minded men
therefore duty well rs even-handed justice
alike demanded at their hands better treatment
of one Of their hnmblG fellow citizens.
December >, 1888.
GEO. w. STRONG.