The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-08-15

IS, 1890.
i 0srThe Independent sssms 10 shinI
the News correspondent *. Y. Z.1 4
seen about the COuRIER Office. Il IL mis
taken, wo guess. We don't believe ths
writer hss been ID The CoukIER ONCE Il
q year.
~ rHurrs for "Yankee Boy'sv dream
lie. and the Johnaburg imbeciIe, keep uf
their reputstion for lieingi They boti
make assertions "a 10 what wea published
In tho COURIER during The rebellion
which we have considered Il unnecessary
heretofore 10 deny. as the CoURIEa fol.
lowed every company that went from
Dubois county into the service. and was
read by the u,bers around the camp.
fire weekly, and therefore the brave
sotdiers know their assertions 10 be
false. ana only stay.at. homes or towards
ana sknlkers repeat them. But even the
war Tor such towards as make unwar-
rsntable statements was over twenty I've
years ago. the Issues fought about are
settled, and such hangers-on can no
Longer draw unearned rations, unlcss, in
deed, BY the rsisIity or pity Of friends
In making sfiidayits. their names, or
their fathers' names, are on the pension
roll. and they may thus share uncle
Sans bounty.
0JThe Independent sim harps on
county officers salaries in Dubois county,
and argues that because officers seek 4
|second term, therefore they must be get
ting TOO large salaries. Lets begin few
years back and mention instances kno wn
TO the people, and We will ind that In
most cases the county officers supple.
mented their income with some other
business if they made much money. We
referred TO Col. Edmonston. Who was
Longest 10 hold Office cousecutively OF
lany man in the county. He died . poor
man. 10 fact was aided by public charity
the last few years Of his life. He was
urceeded In the Clerks Office by Henry
H"ishsus, who practised iaw aud specii.
|l,tcd ~ real estate TO make living, and
then didn't get rich. He was succeed ed, ,
alter eight years moro OF Col. Edmons-
ton. by Mr.. Peter j. Gosmsn. who acted
honestly ia tie Office. but failed ID make
: living, aud after eight years. service his
|suerties paid up what be lacked or max.
ling living. He wss succeeded BY Mr..
jos. !. Schumacher, who found there
was 80 little pay iu the Office. and 90
much responsibility he would not run
for II agatn. He was succeeded b. Mr..
Eckert The preseut Clerk, who By close
ECONOMY and the work Of sll Of his fami-
~ OLD enough TO help make living, has
Iprooably kept "the wolf from the door, =
oue nes certainly not grown rich. So
much for the ClorkS 0fIce. The Clerk
Igete 20 salary from tho county. but Is
Ipa1d by people who indulge % lawfn9.
therefore thoss who pay t6elr debts, rs.
lspect the laws, and keep peace With their
lueiRhbors don't pay the Clerk any thing.
For Recorder for eight years the county
has had Mr.. N. Haskins, who has lived
ION, and cultivated his farm, all the time.
Ithe same - before bis election, and has
added to his income by dealing IL stock
largely, and buying and ceiling real e.
tate. from which sources he has made
vastly more money than from his Office.
The county pays him no salary at I'll,
land only those who have Instruments to
record help him mske . living. he has
mot got to be s'rich man. during HE
EIGHT years service, either, with oil these
|sids.
For Treasurer, We had Mr.. Spurlock,
who, Rotw ithstanding be continued liv.
ling on bis farm during bic four
years Of onicial service, len Office
Il broken man. and had to dispose
Iof his farm to save his suretIes. He was
followed BY Ignatz Eckert IN 1878, who
made bare living from the of{ice, and
watched Il closely. He was followed BY
Mr.. WIN. H. Bretz, 10 economical farm.
Ter, who carried ON bic farm, and bought
and fed and shipped cattle and hogs,
during oil of HE term, 10 enable him to
come out straight, and was fortunate in
having son to look we'll after his farm
and stock while be was IN the Office. He
was followed BY tho present Treasurer,
Mr.. Q. Il. Rudolph, . successful farmer
aud grain and stock dealer, who has kept
up his business during his four years Of
Office, and will probably get out Of the
service Of the public without any loss,
and will turn the oflce over to NJ. Burger
In good shape. But Il 10 only By the op-
portunity Afforded or managing some
outside businese, and business tact
enough to manage II ssfully-that
the Office hes ever been profitable.
With the SHERIFF. Office since l072,
John Weikel and George Cox each car.
ried on their farms while 10 Office, and
both died poor men. Frank Joseph de-
voted himself exclusIvely % the o0ice,
but made no fortune. Ferdinand Schnei.
der hes sdded -four milling to bic busi-
ness 70 make Il pay him.
or Auditors since 1872, Aug. LitscbgI|
and Michael Defnderfer each died IN.
solvent just amer their terms expired.
Mr.. Isidor 0chuhmacner made some|
lucky real estate Investments, ~ hich. with
: saw mill and cousIderabIe dealing Sol
lumber, helped him out. The present
Mr.. GrameIspacher. succeeded
him, and kept IN interest Ia his large
planning mill and lumber business for|
Two years, and when be sold that, took
real estate. which be improved and sold
10 advantage, and then invested In n
Dpoke factory, which b being probably
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