The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1906-12-14

Delta county s12O, which sum l paid to
the county treasurer of this county on
the 22nd day of November, 1906,
voucher for which is hereto attached.
Those premiums were as follows:
Second best and largest display
OF frult 9oo.oo
Second best general display. 5000
Best display fruit this district. 2O.OO
Numerous individual exhibitors of
this county received premiums for
which warrants were drawn and which
have either been delivered personally or
mailed by me to the persons to whom
The awards were made.
/ Some of the reasons why my report
has not been made to the board of
county commissioners are: After re-
lceiving the warrants for county premi-
lums exhibited them in the windown of
the Seaton Drug Company for some
time before turning them over to the
, county treasurer and the warrants
themselves were not received for long
time after the fair. Then l received
letter from Paul Wilson. president of
the state fair. saying that he would go
30 Denver and make a personal effort
to get rebate on the railroad fare paid
BY US from Delta to Pueblo and return,
and have not heretofore received a
report upon that matter.
George Webb of Ceda-edge was
awarded as a premium offered by the
Charles D. Griffith Shoe Company of
Denver. a pair of shoes. All entries
made at the state fair were made in
the name of E. M. Gets. Agent, as re-
ouired by the officers Of the fair. | sent
to the Griffith Shoe Company notice of
the award to Mr.. Webb. signed by me
Is agent, and the company of its own
accord, offered to make pair for me.
with the request that show the same
to J. E. Hillman of Delta as means of
nducement to him to become a GUS
toner of the Shoe company. and l was
asked to send my measure, which | did.
The Shoe company appeared to have be-
icome confused and notified me that the
shoes were also claimed by George
Webb Of Hotchkiss and by man from
Rife, stated that it would furnish a
pair of shoes to each of these different
persons in order to avoid any dissatis-
lfsCtion and expressing the hope that
tsneif show would thus become wen ad'
vertised. The shoe company made the
shoes for Mr.. Webb. delivered them tc
me and sent them to Mr.. Webb by
Lambert, the mail carrier.
1t is not true. as charged. that drew
$500 per day or any other sum from
the county while on duty as an EN-
ployee of Mr.. Slatten at the state fair,
except as | was paid out of the 1850 fol
my expenses and charges hereinbefore
set forth.
1t is not true that drew pay for 3
davs, from October 4th. to November
18th. inclusive, nor that | drew pa!
from the county as commissioner TO
the days which served on the election
board. On November 18th, filed m.
claim, which WAS allowed. for 81 days
but the PERDIEM therein charged in
cluded days of service prior to the ith
day of October whicn had not includes
in nv October statement to the board
and neither in this bill nor any othe
has there been any duplicate charge
nor charges for services not rendered
respectfully call your attention to tn
fact that from October 4th. to Noven,
ber 18th. inclusive, there are 43 days o
time, including 6 Sundays, leaving s
work days net. although that may no
be material inasmuch as | did no
charge for all those days.
1t is not true that have at any tim,
while member of the board of com
missioners taken contracts to paint tn,
court house or build bridges for tn,
county, nor have taken any contract
or been interested in any contracts will
the county except so far as persons
having contracts with the county ma
have gone to the store of Gets & c
Brothers and purchased articles u" =
such contractors. and such p
were not made by my solic'
under any contract whatc -'
to state in this connect
for material furnishs - a'' Wv
have sometimes bee -, he w"
nf Cate q Cot, Il made in the nu
r,ason tb,, the nrotf ers. for
,rada d;sco,. s"uhty co ild thus obi
!, al, s,ch "''o"eo to dealers,
,n,d. =. 49,. u'S.a'.'es ' rders have b
,n,,. 's'''he' of the boar'
,bn A., s..o"e' 90 n. and neither l
ceived any profit "eA 49,,
orders SO made. whatever hro''