Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1893-02-02
VIOLA NEWS.

The first chapter Of the new year is
closed. lave you kept all your good
resolutions? fycu haven't, try again.
Joe r. Mason, OF the Audubon Nor
maj College, visited over Saturday and
Sunday with his parents. lie reports Il
good schoo! and attendance.
Mrs. Loyington and little daughter,
who have been visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Baker, for "A month,
returned To her home in Omaha last
Monday.
Mr. Morgan has lost two of his child.
rem, at tbs writing. Five others are
sick; some 81 riOnsiY. Mr.. Duncan lost
one OF his daughters with The same dis.
ease. All necessary precautions have
been taken To prevent tie further
spread Of the dread disease.
Mr.. Vim. Turner wears an unusually
broad smile these cold, blustry morn
ings, caused by the arrival of little
girl at his place on the night express.
Thus again it is proved that marriage
IS not failure.
Mr.. John MOIeiand and Miss Allie
BickcIhaupt were married in AudubCA
recently. They are two of Niola's best
young folks. aud we wish them all the
Joys possible in their matrimonial ven
tuIc.
George Wheeler has sold his far n for
$3.50 per acre. We understand he in
tends TO make his future home in Okla
homa Several others i'll this vicinity
talk Of going 10 the promised land.
The Audubon Adcocoie evidently
the CGitol's Writiug) seems TO worry its
p0ar tHiu itt!a b.aIn about the deplor-
able csIGitioH OF The financial affairs of
NiO,. Tie best township in Audubon
county. Il is simply startling, demon.
alZi;E. CUuHCh 10 wilt any man. even
Bob .#g"}GcH or the hdrOrate editor
If tHri. n@S not 50 many Il ring falls, =
hood" ird misleading statements in his
article i would tie worthy of note, but
as il WAS written with the evident in
tentiOn of stirring up feeling in the
township against the board, for the
manner in which the case against Bick-
elhaupt and Jones was conducted, it is
no more than right that the truth should
be known. The economical gentlemen
OF the board are all reliable and honest
men, who only want justice done and
the township to recover what rightfully
belongs TO it. They pay their share of
tie taxes without complaint, and will
guard the interests of the township in
that direction as far US can possibly be
done. They are simply following, in
their official capacity, the instructions
of the people of the township as direct
ed 10y them at the annual meeting last
March, when it was voted without n
dissenting vote that the board, c0mpOs-
ed Of TIE economical gentlemen" in
vcSt!gate the charges preferred against
former members OF the said board for
msapprOpratiug township funds. and
to protect the interests of the township
which they have done to the utmost
satisfaction,
II is generally conceded by those who
ale in position TO know most about
the case, that the judge was very len
lent with the sad defendants, as the
amount of judgment received is not
more than One-third the amount in CON
trOverSy, and for which the township
cOntended, If the case should 90 to
the supreme court there is no danger of
the decision being reversed
We have been Informed by different
members of the board that no delega-
ton or person ever waited upon Il. |.
aiNingcr to persuade him to reduce the
amount of his bill against the township,
aud that the board has written con
tract with HIM That he was to be paid a
stipulated sum per day for prosecuting
the case.
Considering the outstanding orders
against the township which 90 along
with the case, and for which the town
| ship is not now liable, the amount of
! judgment received is in excess of all
| expenses incurred, and enough to de-
! ft}Id the case before the supreme court.
The most ridiculous and nOnsensical
| part of the whole article, and which
was direct insult to every taxpayer in
! Viola township was the statement that
( tie "taXpayCrs of Viola were poverty
stricken" EGthinE eau Ua IaGre fool
| ISL Or absurd than such statements.
The people Of Viola township are as
much respected and as far from being
! poverty stricken as any other cOmmun-
| ity in Audubon county or the state Of
! Iowa.
Ii the Idc0cate editor wants to do
something great, or benefit humanity,
he had better start up subscription
| list for the benefit of those poverty
! stricken taxpayers he had reference to
We have been 'round the people Of Viola
a good deal and find them a fat, jolly
piece of humanity, very we'll cOntented
with his lot among men, pays his taxes
and is not disposed to grumble.
We would suggest, however, by way
of reminder that the Advocate editor
if he is really interested in the case and
if he getG enough Doodle to warrant it
to publish the records OF the township
as kept some years past, for in this way
it can easily be seen whether any irregu
arities exist. We are confident the
board will not object, so that the people
can Judge for themselves, or else if MOI
interested enough TO Tell the Truth ant
give facts, to keep fingers off VOL;
township affairs.