The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1903-10-29
OF COUNTY
Liars May Figure but Figures win
Not Lie.

A democratic sheet published in
this city has taken occasion to say
something about Mahaska county's
financial condition which, like all 9th
er statements Of such sheets during
a political campaign, is wholly untrue
and simply made to besmirch the
name and character Of some fellow,
citizen and to be misleading and for
the purpose of quilting some republi.
can into voting for all of portion OF
the democratic ticket.
The account referred to says that
when Mr.. Hull, the late democratic
treasurer, quit Office he left balance
in the county fund. of $1,326.75, and
that since that time this balance has
been used up and debt of $55, 959.SZ
accumulated
Now let us see what the records of
the county show in this matter. In
the first place we find that instead OF
a balance of over $1,000, there was
outstanding warrants to the amount
OF over $4,000, besides a bonded in.
debtedness of $4,000, or a total in,
debtedness of over $1sS,000, when
Treasurer Hull went out of office.
Now during Mr.. Eby's incumbancy
Of the Office he has paid off of the
bonds $4,000, leaving at the present
time but $4,000 outstanding bonds,
and these bearing interest at and
Az per cent. During the same four
years Mahaska county has expended
in the way of permanent improve.
ments and extraordinary expense the
sum Of 1880, divided as follows
New Jail and site, $4,000; repairing
and decorating court house, $4,000;
changing the heating plant in court
house so as to use Yaryan heat, ST.
100; three new river bridges and our
share Of a county line bridge, $500;
and for the small poX scourge, $4,000,
This makes q total of S64,5OO paid
cut, aside from the running expenses
of the county, and the outstanding
warrants to-day Go not exceed $4,000,
These figures are taken from the
records Of the county auditor and
county treasurer's offices and these
records are open to the inspection
and examination OF every citizen or
committee of citizens who wish to in
Vestigate. The Board Of Supervisors
together with Mr.. Eby, treasurer, and
Mr.. Martin, auditor, are conducting
the affairs Of Mahaska county in a
straightforward, economical and bus
mess manner, and their acts-per-
sonal or official-their lives and their
citizenship are open books, and this
fact seems to bother the present COM
bination of opposition, and IN attempt
ing to further their own selfish inter
ests it seems they will stop at moth
ing-not even the willful libeling of
mans good character-either per-
sonal or officially the manufacture
ing of scurrilous and untruthful ar
ticles as the one referred to.
Mahaska county has in the past
four years-or' since Mr.. HulIs term
as our contemporary puts it-reduced
her bonded Indebtedness $23, be
sides making permanent improve.
ments amounting to $4,000 and pay.
ing an extraordinary expense of &c..
300 on account Of the small poX
scourge, or a grand total of $64, 500
aside from her general expenses, or
a net decrease of her Indebtedness
CT over $4,000.
This is surely a showing that every
man, woman and child in the county
should be proud of, and prouder still
of the men at the head of the affairs
Of the county, that made such show,
ing possible.
1t is a record that should entitle
them to a unanimous vote next Tues,
day. =.