Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1890-02-13

~'AVA0 AOE ku0 new Era Expert.
To Editor Her;,ld:-iNhile the New
Era and its ad interim editor" are
following up the animas of their ma
tLre, and trying to make the financial
condition of the county appear in rs
bad a light as possible, and far worse
than it really is. let us turn to the
records of 1885 and 1856. just before the
county issued the $4,000 redemption
bonds, when that "astute editor was
feeding his "sleuth hounds ION mush,
and had his nose in the kettle.
The report Of the financial condition.
as sworn to by County Clerk j. j.
Moore, Jan lst 1886, says that the total
county Indebtedness then was, viz;
General fund, seOs,5 64
Bridge fund. 1881 80
hoao lund. .,lG 20
Total sse.a3G 81
Now there being no cash on hand
given in report,as published by the N.
f. and its editor says that "the New
Era never is mistaken" We will take it
at its own word in this case.
Here is the total debt of the three
funds at the beginning OF the year 1880,
viz:
General fund, $eo.2s7 IS
Bridge fund, 1856 rs
Noau Idhd. $3.50 Ol
Total. s33o64 OF
BY cash cash on hand in the three named
funds. $7,I9l IS
Debt Of three fluids Jan. /. 80 so5, ,s72 ss
Cash paid on debt for the years 1886,
81. Ss and 80, and in hands o; the
treasurer, SIl .O63 "a
NOTE The road fund should not be Included
IN the debt statement oJ the county any more
village Indebtedness, but us It was given in the
statement OF Jan. 1886 also include in last year.
Now in running down the columns
in the two statements, viz: Jan. l, 1856
and Dec. 81, 1889. we find that there
was issued on the general fund, viz:
JAN. lsT. 1886. DEC. 3lsr 1889,
Assessing, sl,i52 &c Assessing, asi 60
connss prats ae Pprinir dIsm Ss
Election returns 6s9 20 Election ret's 5l7 10
County mmpeT County pauper
services s ''''' 2,ls os serlytes sna nsasaai and
aid for Apr2
nre sufferers 2,265 IS
Total 6.s47Uo Total $3.50 &c
Difference IN favor OF last years economy, $50 81
For the year ending Dec. 81, 1856 we
find little improvement for the same
items, but then the N. +. did not have
It's nose in the county crib that year.
They are as follows:
Assessing, sl3aio2
commissioners per diein ,133 35
Printing and advertising, 4a2 2s
Care Of paupers and med. attendance zoos 80
Election returns 226 90
Total, s5,ls5 26
Now, Mr.. Editor, while admitting
that every taxpayer has the right to
know how and where his money is ex-
pended and in what condition the
county finances are in that ne is helping
to support, l cannot see for the life of
me how the N. E. expects to help
matters any by making an indiscrimin-
ate onslaught upon any and every one
that does not agree with its editor. l
cannot see how he has the welfare of
our fair county ut heart by sen ding
out insinuations as he has for the past
TWO months, because if he has not lied
directly, he has indirectly. which char
acteristic does not show much of the
manhood which we all expect to be
combined in a journalist and one who
should try to encourage the upbuilding
of the county, also to encourage the
county officials by advising them hoso
to better tinancicr for the county. do
not believe that with al of the abuse
hurled at the county officials that he
has made one step further in advance
to his favor. lie certainly has not pro-
duced one iota Of argument. When
anyone advanced any arguments they
have been met with a TRADE of abuse
and deluged from the sqairt-gun.
Not wishing to take up any more of
your valuable time on a subject that
everyone has q fair chance a should be
posted on, l remain
Respectfully
A. W. BACON.