Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-22
TONY PAPER GIVES
PRIEST THE LIE
Enterprise Continues 10 $50 Alter"
Father Scheii for That
Ten Dollars


ten dollars of the towns money.
He does not (for the reason that
he cannoU state what services he
performed emitting him to the ten
dollars.
He merely quibbles and attempts
to throw mud-a characteristic OF
the man.
lie says that in signing the bill he
was told that he was S g IL
ing receipt merely, h t
lie did not read it. In making that
statement he deliberately lies. Mrs.
Joseph hrst man, wife of the town
clerk, was the only person present
when Ire signed the bill and it Is
merely question of veracity be
tween the two and anyone who
knows Mrs. Christman KNOWS that
she does not lie.
1t is 1nconceiyable that man OF
his intelligence, ability and exper-
ience would sign an affidavit without
reading it.
Now Joseph SchelI, attend to us
for a moment. You acknOW ledge
that the town board never owed you
anything. Then why did you, Il
minister of the Gospel, so far forget
your own teachings as to seek out
the town clerks office Immediately
upon yOur arrival in the village the
day after the board met, sign the
bill as being lust and correct, ac-
Cept an order for the ten dollars, re-
ceipt for the order also, present the
order to the town treasurer and ac-
cept from that official q check for
ten dollars?
AS to the bank defaulters and the
John Helm 60. we have nothing
whatever to say. The defaulters
have nothing to do with this case.
The John Helm Co. can take care OF
themselves.
Now tell lis honestly what services
did you perform emitting you to
that ten dollars which you asked
aud receipted for?
FATHER SCHELL AGAIN DENIES
A letter received by the News-Budget
from Father Schell, who is at Kennan
this week, reads:
Saw Tony Enterprise today. I never
presented, directly or indirectly, any
bill or order to town treasurer and
never received any money from him.
1t seems they were very anxious that |
should get and take the money. They
made the bill without my knowledge or
consent, presented it themselves to the
town board, unclaimed and unsigned,
and so approved and passed it; and the
town treasurer brought and deposited
the money to the town clerk, and IN his
absence his wife was instructed to
carry out instructions of Tony Helm.
Wonder why town clerks wife and not
town treasurer paid money?
TOWN CLERK 5 STATEMENT
STATE OF WISCONSIN GO
RUSK COUNTY
Joseph Christ man, being first duly
sworn, on oath says:
l. That he resides at Tony, Rusk
county, Wisconsin, and is the Clerk
of the Town of Dewey in said county.
,. That Rev. Joseph Schell, of
Tony, Rusk County, Wisconsin, did
not present to me, as clerk, nor to
the Town Board OF said Town OF
Dewey, q bill against said town
amounting to Ten (l0) Dollars for
services rendered at the burial of two
children ofJohn FennO OF said Town
and County; but that bill against
John FennO and in favor OF st. An
thony's Church of Tony, Rusk COun-
ty, Wisconsin, for $1,000 for two fu-
nerals was presented to and filed
with me as Town Clerk aforesaid by
one J. j. Schneider, trustee Of said
church.
3. That said item of $l0fOr two fun
erals as recorded on said bill presented
by said J.J Schneider, was no allow
ed by the Town Board of the sait
Town OF Dewey, Rusk County, WiscOn
sin, ,ati its meeting OF July II, 1907 and
|, as clerk aforesaid, was instru cted
hy Tony Helm, chairman of saiC
Town Board to make out new bill
against the Town of Dewey and il
favor of the said Rev. Joseph Schell
for said item, and to issue an Orde
for $1,000 thereon on condition tha
said Joseph Schell subscribe ant
swear to said new bill us prepared
by me.
T. That in accordance with sait
instructions of said chairman | pre-
pared a new bill in favor OF Rev
Joseph Schell and against the Tow
of Dewey for said item of $1,000.
That said bill was not sworn t.
by Joseph Schell before me and
never administered an oath to sal
Joseph Schell in regard to said bill
but that said new bill as prepare
by me was signed in my absence b.
said Joseph Schell in the presence {
my wife, who thereupon gave sal
Joseph Schell an order previousl
prepared by me, for $40, in accord
ance with my instructions.
JOSEPH CHRIS TAIAN,
Town Clerk, Town OF Dewey.
(Jurat)
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