Omaha daily bee., 1892-03-16
NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS
Rather Lurid Hue Given the School
Election by Some Intense PartiSans.
ATTACKS ON CANDIDATE SCHoENTGsN
Two Libel Suits started as the Result of
the Publication of an Election Day
Circuiar-iIeavy Vote Cast
The Result.

One of the important factors in the school
election, which occurred yesterday. was a
paper about half the size of one OF the city
papers printed on one side, and scattered
broadcast over the city. 1t was called THE
Free Public Schools" and consisted OF about
four columns of editorials intended TO knock
out the democratic candidates.
One column of this paper was devoted to
an arraignment of the Catholic church and
the democratic candidates. who were charged
with being in combination with 1t, while
the rest consisted of vigorous dcnuncations
OF Candidate Schoentgen. He was charged
with having been party to school board
ght which had nearly destroyed the city
school system, forcing himself on the board
of election judges in the Fifth ward, favoring
corporea punishment and extravagant ex-
pendtuies of public funds, using profane
language in tho board meetings and in the
presence of the school teachers, and using
the district funds while his partner, Mr..
Groneweg, was treasurer OF the board. in
connection with his private business without
ever paying the board any interest for the
use of IT, or even making full accounting
for the money which was thus placed In the
hands OF Treas urer Groneweg for keeping.
VIII Make Some One smart.
The last charge stuck in Mr.. Schoentgen's
craw and 1t was only fcw hours after the
boys had finished distributing the papers
until Mr.. Schoentgen was on the war path
for the author of the charges Without
much difficulty he succeeded in learn
ing that the printing OF tine the
| pareil Office An admission to this
| effect was gotten out of the proprietors OF
| that paper and short time later the manag-
| ing editor and the business manager were
| each served with notice that a suit to re-
cover $40, 600 damages forlibel would be com
| menced in the district court on or before
| March 25. A hand bill denouncing the auth
| ors of the sheet was also issued by Mr..
| Schoentgen aud circulated all ovec the city
and especially at the polling places.
The war is on, however, and If the state
| ments of those VINO are concerned In the case
are tc be believed, some interesting disclos-
ures may be looked for Schoentgen SAYS he
will make the publishers of the Nonpareil
| prove every statement made in the sheet,
| and will spend the rest of his
| days, il need De, i'll giving them foretaste
| of the torrid atmosphere of the hereafter.
| They, on the other hand, announce that they
| are both willing and able to prove every
statement, even that as to the alleged fact of
the embez2ement.
| The case has been put in the hands OF f..
| M. Hunter as attorney for the printing com
pany. While he was on the school board ne
| and Schoentgen were continually on opposite
| sides of the fence. and the many wars OF
! words in which they engaged has lett any
| thing but amicable relations between them.
! 1t may be confidently predicted that neither
| OF the gentlemen will leave stone unturned
| in the endeavor to show up the other and
the public may look for some interesting de
| velopments.
Tho following table shows the number OF
| votes received by each candidate, and the
| majorities Of the successful ones: