The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1907-08-23
To the Tax Payers and Voters OF Rec
Willow County.

10 the lax PayerS and NOterS OF Keu
Willow County.
The county commissioners of your
county are defendants in a suit brought
by w. S. Morlan and p. E. Reeder. The
suit is brought to make said commits
%sioners pay back to the county certain
claims audited by them and allowed in
the regular way, and after said claims
were allowed, the warrants we're held
by county clerk ten days, so hat any
one would have a right to protest against
the delivery of warrants issued for
claims not lawfully allowed.
[ desire to show that it was not for
issuing too many claims that this action
was brought, but because the board did
not issue as big a warrant as the plain
tiff desired. Any fair minded man by
examining the records land the records
are the best e%vidence) will see that it is
not the board of commissioners they are
after, but it is me they are trying to
catch, and L desire to show this case, as
they have alleged.
They allege L received $4,000 for the
same labor in 1907. They do not allege
l did not earn this money, but there is
no statute providing for the payment of
such claims to a county officer. If they
made this claim on a strictly reform
movement, why did they not allege that
R.W. DeVoe, clerk of the district court,
had, for the same work done by me,
been allowed 1856. 90 as shown by com
missioners' records on page 442, June 10,
1905. These records are public docu-
ments, and by investigation, it will be
seen that | was not on the board on this
date, so as this offense would come
against some one else than me, no of
Tense was committed.
They allege that l was allowed war
rants for money l had paid for railroad
fare for paupers; this is true. The amount
they allege 1 think is s7.O3 on two cases.
But had l contracted on the county
credit for ten times that amount for the
care of these paupers until the regular
meeting of the board, they could not,
and would not have had that expense
n their charges.
They charge that 1 was allowed SIG. 10
or serving on a jury. I was subpoenaed
oy the sheriff, and qualified with Morlan
md Reeder in constant attendance in
court.
In the Spaulding case they alIege
here is no statute providing for me to
ret back $4,000 l gave the sheriff for ex-
'enses in Curtis (sheriff's bill shows
200 deducted by expense advanced by
cray and $500 1 gave deputy sheriff
or expense to go to Grand Island to in
estigate suspect, Spaulding crime, and
3.97 car fare to Wray (Fitzgerald)
'paulding case, Toe postage sending re-
lard notices, Spaulding case, and SOC
elegram to state auditor for state coun-
y treasurer examiners, Gossard case.
If it was illegal for me to get my !
honey back in this case, why was it not u.
legal for P. E. Reeder to receive s14 40 :
Expense in Spaulding case. I
The following bill of s73.S4 for expense
lade to Osborne, Kansas, with requisi-
on papers for Boyer Blacky) and the
DeVere women this claim was al
'wed with the understanding that the
mount received from the state of Ne.
raska would be returned to county
.,easnrer. State of Nebraska general
md warrant No. G 34994 for s8O.74 has
cen turued over to county treasurer
nd l hold his receipt for same.
Illegal claims they allege have been
to R. W. DeVoe for postage,
-tcher, glass, telephone, $3.50.
County Judge Moore TOR telephone.
ipress, postage and book for office. |
$50.
Miss Flora B. Quick, county superin-
.ndent. telephone, postage, express and
.lary, s262.95.
E. j. Wilcox, county clerk, postage,
,press, freight, dray and telephone.
c. A. Rodgers, deputy clerk of the
strict court for rechecking, refling
I'd re%indexing old cases, s237.O
Freight, dray, postage, certificate.
4.12.