The Dickinson press., 1897-10-30
Some Of Caldwell's Record.

SINCE ]. H. Caldwell has been
circulating the report that the
county board did wrong in ac-
cepting 50 cents on the dollar of
the Northern Pacific on delin-
quent taxes and insinuating that
the board was richly rewarded
for doing the same, it might be
interesting to throw the search
light on said Caldwells deeds'in
a similar case when he was sitting
as commissioner for the 3rd dis
trict:
Page 2e4 of the commissioners
records shows that on the 2lst day of
May, 1892, Caldwell and his commits.
sioner associates accepted of the
Northern Pacific &2.5OO in lieu of: all
taxes against said company's proper.
ty both real and personal of every
nature and description for the year
1889, which was a settlement for
about 331s per cent. Mr.. Fernald
was present, and shall we charge
that the board which compromised
on a much lower basis than that
made by the present board, was cor
rupted! No. And we shall not make
any such charge against the present
board. Mr.. Caldwell knows that Mr..
Mcclure and his associates made a
better sediment than did his board
with the Northern Pacific. But Mr.
Caldwell does not want to be fair.
He charges that Mr.. Mcclure has NOT
made q good official and that the
county expenses are getting heavier.
Let's see. In 1892 Caldwell voted
for a tax levy of sl4.000.0O, in 1898
he voted for $l8. .055.00, and in 1894
he voted for 9l6.420.O0. The first
year of Mr.. McClure's office it was a
little higher -$l6, ,s00.-but the next
year it was considerably lower and
this year the tax levy for Stark
county is only $1,000. and it would
be supposed that the expenses of the
county would be heavier now than
three or four years ago. This GER
tatnly shows economy on the part Of
Mr.. McClure's board. It is true TINT
the valuation of the county has not
increased as rapidly as it seems ~
ought to have done, but Mr.. Mcclure
is not to blame for stock having been
driven out Of the county to avoid
taxation, nor is he at fault for false
reports that some people returned.
The county has assessors whose
sworn duty it is to make correct re-
turns to the best of their knowledge
and belief. Take Mr.. Caldwell, for
example. AS assessor in the 3rd
district last spring he returned 30
cows in his wife's name, l8 two-year-
old steers and 2 three-year-old steers
and all other ages. This was sup
posed to be all the cattle owned by
the Caldwell family, but this fall
four carloads Of steers are shipped
to market-probably three years and
over Of age, and even IL the two-ye ear.
old steers were shipped there would
still be discrepancy Of three car
loads. In the matter Of b. r. lands
south Of 1873, Mr.. Caldwell returned
them at 10 cents per acre. And still
he insists that Mcclure and the pres
ent board were bribed last spring Ia.
to settling the back taxes on basis
Of so per cent-the same as othel
counties in the stats-and a better
settlement than Csldwell's in 'o2-
and he (Caldwell) is right after tn
company with a. sharp stick-fo
passes. The records show that Mr.
Mcclure has made q good commits
} sioner and that his opponents ar,
tramping up false charges agains
him. They had better investigat
Mr.. Caldwell's bridge. located on hi
COW path. at an expense to the coun
ty Of about 5000. 3. &
4.
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