Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1886-10-21

IHE Capital stated short time since a
direct falsehood when it accused Mr.. Ca
sey of not paying his taxes in Stutsman
county. 1t was SO done of course for DO
lil'cal purposes, but Notwithstanding,
might have unjustly injured that gentle
man had the statement remained uncon-
tradicted. The Carrlngton IL Casey
Land company has paid their taxes IN
Stutsman, Foster, Wells and Eddy coun-
ties, and wherever they have not been
grossly and unjus' ly assessed. There a'c
some people who claim to have damaging
facts concerning tho above named gen.
tleman, in regard to an old Foster county
affair. THIS charge is being brought up
and enlarged upon in addition whenever
MIR. Casey appears connected with some
public enterprise or question of interest.
The matter IS SO old and the an linus Of
the charge So apparent that readers OF
papers ike the Capital smile to SCORE the
accusation. They are antiquatcd and rel
egated TO the rear, and are only samples
OF the frivolous and grounhless accuse
tions which a paper Of that ilk constantly
makes IN lis efforts. to really do some
one thing. In the matter Of Mr. Casey's
taxes the Alert referred short time since
to an instance in B B.rnes county where the
company had been grossly and exhoroi-
family assessed. In this county many
other large tax PAYERS have declined to be
mnlcted. The Valley City Times in
late issue shows clearly why they have
not paid their taxes. The Times says
"The jamestown papers have the ques-
ton before theCl as to whether Mr.. Cas-
ey has paid his taxes, and if not, why
not? AS this gentleman has quite large
landed interests in Barnes county, and in
some places located where fraudulent
schoo! taxes have been levied upon them
perhaps, they will allow us to state how
he acteu towards this county. First,
however, may be in order a word of ex-
planatiou to our Jamestown brethren re-
garding the kind of taxes MIR. Casey has
teen called upon to pay. In few in
stances Barnes county was unfortunate
enough to have the grossest frauds per-
petrated in school house building. A
few claim holders would get school dis.
trlct organized, and elect themselves as
the school board. Then they would
build school house and issue orders on
the district for four or five times the val
ue of the structure, and If they intended
holding their claims would at once levy
to the full extent of the law, so that all
the debt might be paid by president
land oW ners bef)re their claims were
proved up on and became taxable. Land
assessed at an average of $4,000 per sec
ton would, at the three per cent levy,
pay sixty dollars per annum of school tax
alone.
"Mr. Casey happened to be one of the
non -rtsicents who was imposed upon in
this manher. Notwithstanding this out
rage, however, the tax books of this
county show that the taxes of Carrlpg,on
& Casey have always been promptly and
fully paid up to the present year; and
this year Mr.. Casey as ked no exemption
because railroad lands are exempt by
law-but simply, for an equitable adjust
| mept of the assessment with surrounding
lands. Many non residents have not
paid on railroad lauds this year, and the
county has decided not to sell their lands.
Ii MIR. Casey cannot be assailed in
political campaign with anything worse
than to be unjustly chalged with non
payment of his taxes, he must have the
record of an honest, upright man.