The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05
CUR. ANSWERED..
THE SCHOOL BOARD NOT
IN DEBT.
The School District has Bond
cd indebtedness but is
not lnsoIvont.
n Mer,scs Of The School Board takes MF, Sore
Head Curiosity 70 task and Replies 70
cncap ssn,inga with Hard end
stern Facts Iadisrntabie

Tile appearances ~ Tie Clysinl Falls
Clippcr ~ last week brought with Il u
second lihciuas catninntic,tilnn. under a
'freHl,' signature, however, which vas
evidcntly received With y like amount 81
scornfnl fiia.,pptobation hy ihe irapfct-
nbl,. norton ol ihc citizens az CRYSTAL
F,,lls..nd vicinity ln the matter nltl,is
r.peated onslaught on the common
de.pncv oi the community, Tn niA-
Mn.;D lEiIg4 H. uaiiin rtfeNTl ui the MAIN
lnl tlntN ~ stirring mp flc p1l'ntrd mess
hy yDicng the sentiments ni one oi ile
n,nst public spirited aud ~opnar resl-
dents a Crystal I'allsrnl q nnii who IS
nervegl with sincerity sufficient 10 aliiN
his cosnolnen "a bis outgiyine. InE
DfAAONp lalII. gladly gives space 20 tue
following neaty communication
Editor DIAMOND nRuL:-Nill YOU
kindly permit me Go use your valuable
space IN which may answer Mr.. tuti"s-
ifv. wh3se medley oi nonsense was rah-
lishcd In the last issue 81 the Clipper
The above named individual, whoever
he may be, is either rogue or ~ iuol--
possibly both.-hnt, after a careful is'-
view OF his vaporings, / am inclined 90
believe that the hitter appellatiOn can he
mote aptly applied for no man with n
shark or HemhlanCc Ot common scnsr
could write speli trash and publish 1t
trOndcaSt We're his utteunceSdllecied
to me personally. ! wOnld NOT iewer
myself to answer them, but. pdlti-bed
MS they are IA newspaper claiming the
distinction ~ tcing the Official village
paper. and touching as they do ON INIT
| ters of pnblc importance, I cnnnut help
,crIri,g TO that portion as the article
| pret.ndIng tp treat on school matters.
Being mcmucr nl that school hpnrd
(which - in debit consider II my duty
Co state:
1st. II Cur. wants light onsehoolllws,
! let him procure copy al tho s'tine.
wherein he will find that theschool buatd
| has nothing whatever 80 do with the
organization or formation 81 sci.Ool
districts
2nd. IfCur. win onlightcn llA "uos.
90 brain "A trllc on the subject lfe SO
! ,lixnaily fails IN handling. lc will lrun
that bonds In the amount 0l slN filon-
sand dollars were issued Tor the puwfosc
ol hti,,iinI nH addition to the sghuol
housc and rrosi'ling inr iht bust ff~irm
nf ventilation nnd lcAiing ohiaimnlle.
AN this has hcon dome aTl work iH -lill
going ON, and when ncompleir,l, usclnOl
house, lnr modern cnnfcnlenrcs, VIII lc
second ~ none in che nrd I'm tlus con-
nal building, eoeiinc 5000 without 'hl
heating and vcntiiating npntptn- eots
not ocpupv ns much spHcc aF tncuew ad'
dition With the above improvements dnd
sanitary closeta.
3D.. il Cur will pay "A visit to lr oi
flee Of the trcaWircr on afseSscf, g WI
learn in Hvp minutes ~ hc can cpWpn'
hend soquiciiy where tie money haSrpne
20 and be is liable also To end tie mig
GER or get light
an. III Cur. knew anS thing coaccinns
local public mnticfe be wagld ba nwpit
OF the iact that we haze public iip'htS
containing volumrs Oi The best @iceiet
works. all being purchased with th'
money appropriated by the county loi
that purpose and obtained rom thc COZ
lection ~ lines.
9th. am not completely informed a.
20 the debts of The townshid board 'li'
ventlclncn comprising TINT hunnmo ot
body might each be owing something
but / do not believe they owe npytlin
to Cur Ia regard 90 the school hoard,
am authorized 60 state and viii say 10
myself thnt any Claims against as VIII ID
maid upon presentation oi bills, nnd AZ
To the schoolti-tficl bcipg IN debt wil
state that il eXi-i- under a bonded ~
ldnbtcdnoes az $1,000, tie district n
the slne time hcing able 80 shnv pfop
crty to the amount NJ S2O, 900 hcncc ;
is solvent.
9th. AZ to ihc saiafics, Cur. ought &
know that There aip none connected Will
!, the office OF any member ui tae Fhoo
, board, but that they ale slnply nA'
purely honorary uiliccig, nud viii iuI
ilicr state that, whilr lmnnui nenmb'fi
am willing to bet the sum 81 hvv cent
r against Cur integrity That tur, q un
= even taxpayer. and that, y elected
4 Cur could uOi iill the Office ~ p"tm
!, master 60 The satisfaction ui ihe ie 'd
: and Go the honor Oi himself.
g n Cur. darcs Go tnkeihiF wager hp Wi
= come oui scs.afuly and silu his Hanic, a
n do. Respectfully ypur,
A ltHrfitlD
u Member az school board. scbpol diSitic
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