Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-10-18
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EDITOR NORTHWEST The political Judas,
Jno. j. Malley, in his paid effort to capture
Democratic votes for the Republican county
ticket, tries to make readers of his sheet be-
lieve that Mr.. Geo. Daum on the 7th day of
July, 1884, misappropriated the sum of $35.25
of the county's money in paying for bridge
constructed by Elmer ellison. This is what
Malley's muddled brain gets of
Mr.. George Daum challenged us on the street cor
ner on Tuesday to examine the hles and journals
and then If We found anything to show up, not to
say, because there was no record kept, that there
was some thing crooked going on. Ever ready to
accommodate the genial George-and he is genial
gentleman-we did go into the files. The first thing
we struck was a bridge built over Napoleon
creek by Elmer ellison, who, the Democratic North
west said in the commissioners report May 7th,
1885, he received S9i,75. We thought that was
pretty good price for that bridge so we asked Mr.
ellison about 1t and he says he received S6475. OF
course $50 isn't much of difference on one little
bridge but we wanted to be fair with the board OF
county commissioners and we examined their jour
nal and found 1t recorded on page 1877 that on the
10th day of May. 1884, contract had been entered
into between the commissioners ana Elmer ellison
to construct bridge over Napoleon creek for one
hundred dollars. We then examined the orders
drawn for payment and found. on page 173 that on
July 7th, Elmer ellison was paid Sixty-four dollars
and seventyfve Gently by order No. 5942. Now Mr
UcOTRo Dauny 90 you WISH uB 10 90 any IhEJuoTt
Where's that $3S IS? Was it used for extra work,
as you say is the case with Hirseland? II so.
who did the extra work? or, mayhap you put cor
ner stone in that bridge and put the $3525 in 1t.
Now, Mr., G gorge Daum, we did this hunting up at
your own suggestion, and shall not expect any re-
muneration for our services, but think the
county ought to have that rs to pay the interest
on the bridge debt that you paid last June, and levy
tax of $4,000 this year. Simply matter OF
finance. you know, George, dear boy.
Now the records in the Auditors Office,
which this fellow claims to have examined
for the purpose of being "fair"(O. show
that Messrs. Booher and Connolly as Com
missioneas, on the 10th day of May, 1884, sold
the construction of bridge over Napoleon
creek to Mr.. Elmer ellison for 800; that on
July l, 1884, the county Commissioners allow
ed to Mr.. ellison the sum of $64.75 for build
ing bridge over Napoleon creek, which was
paid by order No. 6435 (not by order No.
5942 as Malley says) and which is all the mon
records in the Auditors Office also show that
Mr.. Daum took his seat as county commiss-
ioner on the 7th day of December, 1885, one
year and five months after the above trans
action occurred.
When this Judas wrote his sentence asking
Mr.. Daum whether he put that $35.25 in the
corner stone of the bridge he knew full we'll
that Geo. Daum was not yet even candi-
date for Commissioner when the said bridge
was paid for. But the insinuation is fair
sample of the rawlings of Malley and clearly
shows him to be very ignorant or depraved
scoundrel.
As to the bridge transaction in question,
the order shows that the county paid only
$64.75 for the Napoleon creek bridge and no
more, and according to the record the
bridge having been sold for $10O, the county
is $35.25 ahead of its bargain If the NORTH
WEST in printing the commissioners report
printed the figures $94.75 in place of $64.75
as paid to Mr.. ellison, it is nothing more
than typographical error, very easily made
by any newspaper man in printing figures,
the proof of which Malley gives himself when
he calls the same amount of money once
$33.25 and again $35.25.
This Judas and his hackers no doubt feel
proud of the very honorable (?) way in which
they try to impeach the honesty of Mr..
Daum, who has been a respected citizen
amongst us long before Mr.. Malley came to
this county with his bad politics.
Napoleon, O., Oct. Is. CITIZEN.