The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-22
Who Stole the Bond.

WHO otOle tnc Bono.
The Nation this week with the APP
parent idea of fooling voters to vote
for the populist ticket, has >trcwn that
paper broadcast throughout the coun.
ty. The sheet is filled To oven flowing
with v~ilitication for the republican
officers now in charge Of tllc county
Offices and candidate, now running On
the republican ticket. Charge after
charge has been mace which upon
their face the voters If this county
know To he lies and made for tho Only
purpose d misleading voters at tAs
polls. II would take much more >uasc
than we have at our command and
much more time than we are to give
to make a resume of these fabrications
and show the people conclusively that
they are lies pure and simple. One
story they are telling we will make
mention OF briefly and that is in regard
TO the disappearance of the depository
bond of the State Bank of Blue Hill.
The Nation. and the populist candi-
dates, who are making a school house
campaign for the reason that they can
more widely circulate these lies, are
trying to place the blame of the bond
being lost and the fact that it cannot
be found upon the shoulders of
Treasurer White and Deputy Robin.
son, when if they were honest they
surely know that the bond is never in
the possession of these gentlemen but
is filed in the clerks Office and that the
ssNnty beard and the cosnty attorney
have access te these papers at any
time.
With very little trouble we looked
Up the records at the clerks Office and
ind that the board of supervisors on
July %, 1893 approved the bonds of the
State Bank of Blue Hill, the Bank OF
Blue Hill, the First National Bank of
Blue Hill, and the State Bank OF this
city, to be depository banks and in.
structed the treasurer, Fassler, to de-
posit county funds therein. This may
be found in commissioners record book
b on page SS4.)
The present incumbent Of the treas.
ursr's office was elected the previous
November and took charge Of the af-
fairs Of that Office in January, 1894. BY
looking up Commissioners Record
Book Il. page 607, we find that on
January %, 1894, the matter of the
depository bank bonds was again
brought up and all approved except
the state bank of Blue Hill which was
knocked out by the following votes
Ayes-Laad, Zimmerman, Hill, Nor
ris, Cox aud Irons, q. Nays-Watt,
Schultz, Haley, Best, Lewis, Mccall
aud Hoffman, :. On the following day
January 20, it will be found by looking
up Commissioners Record Book Il.
page CO.,, that the supervisors recon.
sidered their former action in regard
Ia the bond of the Sta.e Bank of Blue
Hill and the bond wa. approved and
all these banks with one or Two add.
tional ones were made depository
banks and the treasurer deposited the
county money therein according to the
board. instructions.
BY looking up Commissioners Rec.
ord book &, page 81, we find that on
January "A, 1895, the bond of the State
Bank of Blue Hill with the bonds of the
several other banks were approved. In
August of the same year the StateBank
Of Blue Hill closed its doors. On Jan.
uary 25th, 1895, when the bond was
last approved, there was a credit in
favor Of the county o Si ,3l3.S 80 and the
last deposit made therein was on April
30th Of the same year. BY looking up
Commissioners Record G, page lac, we
find that at the time of the banks clos
ing there was a deposit of $2227 81
Mr.. White had been steadily with
drawing the county's cash from the
, time of his last deposit on April 30tt
: until the bank was closed.
' In 1896 we still had a populist board
: had a populist county attorney, anC
: during this year the bonds were takeI
by II committee from the clerks offic,
|. to he examined. In July of this year
: 1897, the present board Of commission
, ers wished To look over these sam
. bonds and the bond of the State Banl
: was missing. In whose hands wer,
:. the bonds LAST Who was county at
v torney at the time the bonds wer,
taken TO be examined? W. will an
: swer the last question and say Bernar'
!, McNeuy What Kind of IA reputati0I
y has This youug maui gntf Who hH
4, bee % ,r..I.rGu r aI|tN. ttilo sinks !
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