Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-11-01
Russell's Mares Nest.

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Our '.most wise" young Auditor, In the
simplicity of his iguoEance and inexpsriencs.
thought be had discovered great big mares
nest, andat once hied himself on to Column
bus to inform the Auditor of State. The
mail was too slow and he dared not trust the
telegraph. He returned home highly elated,
called around him MAlley's gang and the tax
dodgers, and theatrically striking himself
on the breast and, like the little boy in the
corner, exclaimed-"see what big boy am
IP' Then cheer went up, not 90 much from
Malley's gang (Who felt a tings Of envy be-
cause they had not discovered the nest) as
from the tax-dodgers. Even old John
Frease, gray and approaching the grave as
he is, living only to crafty his greed and
indulge his political hatred, took the street
and solsmnly asserted that Mr.. Evers was
compelled to and had refunded to the county
the sum of $1,7O0. Oh. shame where is thy
blush2 An examiner was sent here at the in
stance of the Auditor of State. He examined
the nest and instead of finding colt found a
jackass in the person of George Russell,
Auditor so-called
But before this examiner made report, the
Auditor of State, misled by Russell, wrote
the following letter TO Mr.. Evers:
sfArE OF OHIO,
AUDITOR OF STATES OFFicE,
COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 25, 1888.
CHAs. EyERs, ESQ, Ex-Audilor Henry Co., Napo-
leon, Ohio
DEAR SIR:-I am informed by the pres Addi-
ditor OF Henry county, George RUSSELL that IN
making your last semi-hnnual settlement, you de-
dEStod the amount allowed you by your County
Commissioners for services under the Dow Law, out
Of the Dow Law fund. The amount OF said allow
ance being Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars. There
is no law for the payment Of any part Of such al
lowarce out Of the Dow fund, and your report to
this department does not show upon the face Of 1t
that you go deducted the allowance, but, from evil
dence laid before me since your report filed, 1t
clearly shows that such deduction made by you.
Now, as the officer Of the State, demand OF you,
he Gua U h. sss Ss1
sum Of Fifty Dollars; being the proportion due the
State OF said allowance Illegally drawn and received
by you, rs per the evidence furnished me-
Yours truly E ": PoE,
To this Mr.. Evers at once sent the follow
ing reply:
Napoleon, o., Oct. 81. 1888.
Mr.. e. w. Poe, Auditor of State,
Columbus, O.:-Dear Sir I'm reply to
your letter of the 25th inst, 1 have to
say that you have been misinformed
by Mr.. George Russell in regard to
the States share of the "Dow Law"
fund. The records in the County
Treasurer's office show that the fol-
lowing amounts were actually col
lected under the amended Dow Law,
prior to the semi-annual settlement
with the State and, upon being SO re-
turned to me by the county treasurer,
were arranged by me in accordance
with your new form Of the settlement
sheet:
Al saloons paid $i25 each, $5125 90
1 saloon i" 20 90
4 so 90
L 1O4 IL
Total actual collection, $53O4 II
Ofthis amount the State received
it's full share of $1O55 ii as shown by
the settlement sheet. Ifyou so desire
1 can furnish you a list Of all the par
ties that have paid Dow tax prior to
the last setClomont, certified 60 by the
county treasurer.
1t is UTTERLY FALSE that any
part of the fees, allowed to me under
the Dow law, was deducted from the
amount due to the State.
Yours truly, CHARLES EVERS.
By the terms of the Dow law the monies
collected under it are divided, after the treas
urer'sper cent, one-half of one per cent, is
deducted, between the State, the incorpor-
ated village, and the poor fund-the State re-
ceiving one-ffth. Now, Mr.. Discoverer of
the mares nest, can you figure? You should.
You used to be school master. Here's
simple problem: Take one-half of one per
cent. from $5304.17, divide the remainder by
five, compare the result with the amount
paid the State, and what viii be the differ
ence?
Since the above was in type, the Republi-
can gang imported State Auditor Poe into
the county on Tuesday, expecting him to help
them out in their vile assertions concerning
our county affairs. In this they were nom
plussed, as Auditor Poe found that matters
were not as had been represented to him by
Russell and his gang, and left the town salts
fed that the administration of county affairs
had been honestly administed.
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| ~ John Judas went to Wauseon on Thurs
day last to seek financial aid from the Re-
publican State Committee and got in reply
piece of Foraker's mouth. "Young man.