Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-16
Salary Of IN. Anttor is Re
duced.

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Chairman, w. p. ID. ElemtnG
PurehasinE Agent, w. p. ID. Fleming
DVerseer of Poor, w. q. u. Fleming
County Printer, W. Y Morgan.
superintendent Of the Farm. ola
Greasy Bill Potter.
Monday morning W. K, holland
ceased to BE- a county officer and by
virtue of the expiration of his term OF
Office, he once more becomes aprivate
citizen. Not so with Mr.. Irvan Rut-
ledge late candidate for the office of
county commissioner on the redeemers
ticket. With him coming fresh from
his milk wagon lie felt like Cincnnatus
of old. He was like school boy with
his first new slate. At last, in his own
estimation was the county to have one
good commissioner.
AT two o'clock the candidates for
superintendent Of the poor farm and
representatives of the different news
papers were so thick and all anxious
to see that they were taken care of,
Ever Willing Fleming seeing that
there would be III, uble il anything
was done openly, ana all promises
could not bo fulfilled, announced that
the board would go into executive
session and with the county clerk went
upstairs where the two great questions;
letting of the county printing ard APP
pointing poor farm superintendent
were solved.
There were four bidders for the
printing:
The News.
The Turon PresJ.
The Kansan.
The GAZETTE.
The News was the successful bidder
by virtue of the fact that ii put in the
highest bid, which was fifty per cent
legal rates.
The GAzETEE's bid was as follows
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF CoUN-
TY COMMISSIONERS, OF RENO
COUNTY, KANSAS.
GREETING
I, II. S Foster, misunderstanding
of the GAZETTE Publishing and PRINT
ing Company and editor OF the
HUTCHINSON GAZETTE do hereby
agree to do the county printing for the
ensuing year at The following ia es:
Full legal rates for the Final Tax
Sale and the Delinquent Tax Sale
Notices. All other printing pertain
ing to the county including treasurers
reports, commissioners proceedings
and Publishing Of official ballot ut the
fall election to be absolutely free.
Respectfully submitted,
II s. FOSTER.
I his the 18th cay OF January 1896
This bid would have saved the coun-
ty every cent that the printing will cost
While the county advances the money
for advertising this delinquents in the
end it comes back by being added to
tue property when sold. But as MI,
McElwain had only one vote AMI the
other fellows hal TWO, The WORK was
let according to republ ca prec sdent,
Then the tue quail ie of old man
T emlng came to the lont. lie 5ad
himself elected over5eer of the poor,
purchasing agent and chairman of tn
boa d but the cap Shelf TO the whole
b ness was tn dispacing OF Supt
A kn3 at the poor farm with Old Bill
Potter. Until Mr.. Adkins took charge
OF the poor larm | had always been
an expense ,Ot count. Under Mr..
and Mrs. AdkinI charge it paid all eX
pen, es and turned "a neai sum eaci
yea inO the count treasury. But ClC
G asy / il lal,o lie KIN care of
He hal been an otiiceh lIder until three
years ago AMI it is nowhere recordt
shat aIepublican was ever tit for any
thug after holding an Office, AMI as
prOminen, republican suggested tina
unless Pot er had teat he Woult
have 10 % 10 the poor tar ahyWa!
and l vas considered best to provide
ap ACE for i'm
One thing came very nearly escapin
our at, ntlOD; ever since the death O
Mr.. No're some years ago, Mr.. S. L
Keys an OH older has had the TOsi
tOh OF JAM or and has b en- good az
Communicating want. This newl
organized busr having such a publ
spirted man On it as irwin Rutledgu
aeduced the $500 per month salaE