Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-10
HEALY SQUIRMING.
The "Hear Hear" Statesman of Bur-
leigh County is Called to an
Account.
He Mutilates the County Records to
Gain His Ends and is
Arrested.
The Legislators Returning For the
Renewal of Labor Which is
Resumed To-day.
Healy the Mutilator.
From Tuesdays Daily

Healy the Mutilator.
From Tuesdays Daily.]
County Commissioner Healy is an inter-
esting parsonage. Blown in by a north
east wind from her majesty's domain. he
no sooner took a squint at Bismarck
and Burleigh county than he laid claim 10
both.
AS the Hear! Hearw artist of the city
council, he added to his fame as an i'm
ported statesman and as an unknown
quantity in partisan politics, he has won
some notoriety for versatility.
He has cut some picturesque didos. dur
ir., his brief strutting in the arena, but
none more grotesque than that of yester-
day, which not only gives a measurement
of his calibre, but places him within the
clutches of the law.
At a recent meeting the county commits
%sioners, among other things, elected F.. V.
Barnes district attorney, W. T. Perkins,
county superintendent, and designated the
TRIBUNE as the official paper. This was
done without the vote of Healy and much
against his will. Under this action of the
board the TRIBUNE did county printing
and the officers who were appointed acted.
Their bills were considered by the board,
allowed and ordered paid. County Auditor
Marsh drew the warrants, and Mr.. Healy
as chairman of the board signed them.
Yesterday morning, evidently having been
loaded by his fellow conspirators, he was
seized by I'm impulse, which may prove
far more disastrous than lagrippe, rushed
to the county Auditors office. and grabbing
q pen, drew it through his signature on
the warrants.
He thought that would settle it.
By a simple sweep of the pen from the
mighty hand of Healy, the official action
Of the county board would be reversed-a
wave Of his land and there would be no
board, while a scowl from his ferocious
brow would bring county auditors, dis
trict attorneys, county commissioners
daily newspapers, courts and juries Dros-
trate before his awful presence.
Oh, Healy, thou great! thou OmnipOtent!
thou almighty! thou Olympian Jove, who
sirteth upon the hills OF Burleigh county.
those who dared to disagree with him
might not be paid for services.
Having played Jack-the-R Ripper among
. the records OF the county auditors office,
he strobe forth into the cool, crisp air with
a smile of contentment playing over his
sanity face.
THEN CAME THE MEETING.
In the afternoon the board of county
commissioners met for organization, the
new member, Mr.. Ecklund, being present.
Mr.. Ecklund was elected chairman.
A petition signed by numerous citizens,
praying for the appointment OF Edgar
Tibballs as county justice to fill the va
cancy occasioned by the departure of
David Stewart, was presented by John
Sgoyell, The prayer was granted and MI.
Murdoch Mckenzie rendered his resigna-
ton as janitor- Of the court house II jail.
MORE FUN
MIR. Healy offered a resolution rescind-
ing the resolution appointing a purchasing
committee.
Mr.. Ecklund did not quite understand.
He wanted an explanation.
Mr.. Healy explained hat it appointed
MI. Edgerly a purchasing committee.
Mr.. Ecklund smiled at the nervous
Healy and remarked that the system ought
to be given a trial.
Healy could not see why other members
of the board should not have the same
right to make purchases.
Ecklund: II think it better to have one
man authorized as long as everything he
does must be approved by the board"
AFTER THE TRIBUNE.
Mr.. Healy moved that the motion allow
ing the bill of the BISMARCK TRIBUNE, be
reconsidered.
Mr.. Edgerly inquired as to how Mr..
Healy voted on the original proposition.
He was recorded may"
: "Then he has nothing to reconsider and
his motion cannoJ be considered"
Here County Auditor Marsh rose to an
book. He said he desired to call the atten-
tion of the board to the fact that the bill
with others were allowed, the warrants
were dGawn and were signed by Mr.. Healy.
This morning on the pretext Of desiring to
sign warrants, Healy entered the office and
asked for the book. After fumbling over
the book for a time, he began to mutilate
the records by drawing his pen through
his signature on the warrants. II grabbed
the book from him saying: You are a nice
public official to come in here to mutilate
tmy records l want it distinctively un-
~ sible for the records, and 1 will allow no
man to come in here and mutilate them if
Lean prevent it."
f Gs Mr.. Healy remarked that the bill had
never been signed. ..,,.
Mr. Marsh replied that it had been al
lowed and ordered paid by the board.
Furthermore" said he, addressing Healy,
.syou came in here and stated to me that
you wanted the book to. sign warrants
that you had not signed all of them
(Which wa not true"
then moved to rescind all of that
portion of the TRIBUNE bill relating to. the
sS0f icial county printing. He did not con-
sider that it had been legally made the
Official paper. " @"'
Mr.. Edgerly held that it had, but that
"that excuse for aBurleigh county paper,
called the Settler had never been legally
made the official paper, as the law required
that the paper must be printed in the
county. The most of that paper is
printed in st. Paul, or wherever it can get
u itdone.' rls%%8 rr34 &5r$ u
The ayes and nays on Mr.. Healy's mo-
tion were called for, and the vote stood:
Ayes, Healy and Ecklund-2; nays, Edger-
~ ly-1. z,-t. NJ
&S$S Healy then offered a resolution calling
fOr@t1e opinion Of a reputable attorney as
to the legality Of the recent appointment