The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1891-12-05
No Truth In 1t.

The writer's on the Evening Tele
gram. the organ of the Land and
River Improvement company, seems
to have standing orders to do and say
anything they may have brains
enough to devise which would he of a
disparaging nature to any person or
interest at this end of the city. Tues
day evening it contained the follow
ing insinua.ing comments understood
to apply to the county treasurer and
the county clerk and perhaps some
lesser lights:
The Evening Telegram has no par
ticular desire to say unpleasant things
about any local officer. but would Ike
to inquire why the expert accountant
who is engaged to look over the county
books, is not given proper attention,
in fact whv the way is not made easy
for him instead of a hardship,
This thing has about gone far
enough, and the friends of the CITY
and the real friends of the county on
the county board have had trouble
enough. Unless there be great
great rafting of dry bones, and 1t may
be difficult for some people to keep out
of states prison.
In the meantime Chairman Long is
all right, and he had better keep his
position till he sends some OF his cri-
tics to Waurun.
To get at the facts in the case the
Leader investigated the matter and
gives the result of its inquiries as fol
lo"s:
q \. Johnson, the accountant refer
fC,t tc in the foregoing, was greatly
surprised ut the reference in the Tele-
gram duplicating him in the charges
of improper conduct made generally
against the county officers.
Il have received" he said "only the
most courteous treatment from those
of the county officers with whom l
have been brought in contact in this
work. and they have in no instance re-
fused or delayed to render to myself
and the committe as far as | Know, all
the assistance in the inspection OF the
records we have a right to expect of
them
I'VE have discovered a few imma-
y,
some on the other such as would ma
turally occur in any office, and in some
eases we may recommend change in
the style of keeping the records, al
though, of course, IN general the
method is prescribed in the statute.
No; these insinuations in the paper
are wholly unfounded as far as any
thing have said or anything l have
soon nrn considered -
County Treasurer J. +. Bishon was
very indignant at the differences of the
s,.ad ng editorial in the Telegram. and
Insisted he had given no reason for
lhem SO tar as he was concerned.
They might as we'll hav published
that | am thief as printed that
article" he declared. pointing to the
offending paragraph. II propose to
find out who is back of that. The
committee actually found more money
in the treasury than the books called
for"
Chairman Long, who is one of the in
veStigating committee, says there has
been no foundation for any such
charges as those in the Telegram.
The personal feeling which was ex-
hibted at the June meeting, when the
special investigating commute was
proposed, has not been shown on this
occasion, either on the board or with
the county officers, as far as have OBJ
served. 1t is generally understood
that the committee is only doing what
the statute provides, but that it is ne
Iessrry to be more painstaking now in
order to make up for the past negli-
gence of the board in this matter. But
have seen no occasion for such
charges as those in the Telegram"