The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-11-03
Ryan w stevens,

To II EDlTOn OF THE GRAPHIC
nsomu as mi opponent, Mr.. It. A. Ste,ens,
has been bmsily engaged in circulating the re.
port that lie never received any clerk hire from
the county, anil as he or his friends have bean
circulating the report that Miss Lawson is
nuder pay from the county while I am arould
electioneering, cnmpcls me to ask spacs in
your paper In order that l may set the public
right In these matters.
lntlie first pince tho county has not pai3 Miss
Lawson a dollnr nor will sue be paid y collar
either directly or indirectly by the county while
l a II "out eiectioncering." AT the lime / en-
gagged Miss Lawson to work in the oliee, she
understood that ] would pay her myself and
l0hofmy own resources. l have had very little
clerk hire while l have hcen iii Office. and when
ever received clerk hire. l called it clerk hire
ana nothing else. But Mr.. Stevens copied the
numerical index OF lands, an index that only
gives Inc NUMBER of book and pagc of tho re-
corded Instruments; and he charged the county
S2S',29for the work and the county board al
lowed the bin. tSee warrant stab No. g,9,l in
auditors Office. and the old numerical index in
register of deeds ctHcc.D When the county mid
the warrant, it paid with accrued interest
i'3oi.Ga. tSec warrant register, entry No. 2,4T9
in treasnrer's oflccJ Now l will saw to MIR.
- Nt' ti'.'t vi .ip L u lllfs the SuUlp
work copied over again in just us good aman-
ler, and out of The so Twill pay for tho labor,
Hna tiiei' .nase something by the transaction.
iiahE Hl% payer wishes to Investigate this mat
ier fi.;t.e,, i&t him step into the county offices
ADD see t0Ihinse!f, If Mr. Stevens desires to
t0}er tp clerk hire ov anything else than is
6faysa in the btll, let him explain why he did
not wish tiie public to know all about il and
why hema1c arldati. Ia. It WIS for worl. on
ne alex, ana VIII ~ IS eIpiIining how II
Somesu a after haYlHG received si,upD in TWO
years time. TO say nothing OF what he received
as Sephty for four years, lie stopped cil o!
Office owing Il little t,N of si3.f. Of the ycar .soa
htn due, and which is not ye, taid, ami. while
i%ai!ia.n good p1Sisio" Under sila Government
az t'e asenoy, why he did not pay bis ;axes for
tlie ge7r ;s9' ;tad lsp2 both still unpaid. ,sec
taH !i5 ir3ss irer'; 9ticc. lntlle year 1873 he
was n5 as 9sti. POSSIBLY Mr.. stevens when
he rsa l.: tbs sesaay ryst, 10 the county treas
uref's office and tla taNas lie owes the
county and tl"a i laisgeprcspnte matters,
hut If he dee, ihe tnie 81 g2yIu mt and aum
her--"i receipts VIII itr H. ista
Does ii !oaS 81 aNGgh ~. i.s eyei. tn.
tended 10 pay thsSc ftzcss ,en rst q, fqgr,
taxpayer my: eli, To- ! owl g1e .3ts uecsfjo
OF land and pay whatever i;n all imuq 10
pay, and it has been no easier sl. a5t to nay
thin fr Mr.. Stevens 20 pa,. ptaslrermo.c,
Mr.. Stevens claims credit FOR jirning over
about 5000 surplus fees While ~ tliee. In re
ll: to that ! will si!uply say { The county
""hed hat money, and II 30 ail not turn it
over his bondSmen would have 10 do so for him.
His successors in uiieG have .iSays turned it
over and never claiH,ei any credit for doing so.
III conclusion | WI Say inat in wr,tjn,r tho