The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-04-25
Thought They Were Easy

Fisher, publisher of the Beaver Journal |
presented bill to the Board for "a 30 |
same being for one ream Of bond paper |
and two reams OF cover paper. The |
bill was allowed, much to the injustice /
OF the HERALD-the official paper OF
the county-which has contract TO
furnish all such supplies to the county |
and has given a good and sufficient
bond for doing the same. The paper
was ordered by II Langston and was
purely steal of a 80 for same was
never used by the county but in the
abstract Office of Langston 4 Beardsley,
along with lot OF other miscellaneous
articles ranging in price from tl.o0 to
"a. 90 among which were bill files, etc.
But, the Commissioners allowed the
bill.
Fisher having thrown out sprat
next thought to catch mackeral SO at
the adjourned session had bills on file
to the amount Of $50 90 accompanied
by the following:
Beaver, Okla, April 10, 1907.
Hon. Board County Commissioners:
Please find enclosed the following
bills for Justice blanks. The bills
were all furnished on order OF County
Clerk Langston, except, those to Hick-
mon and Bixler.
Hoping you will allow those bills as
they are just claims against the Coun-
ty. am Very Respectfully
| j S Fisher
The bills above referred to are as
| follows:
May & 1906 Justice blanks for J Blan-
chard, Beaver township, 800 blanks
1880.
May 1908 Justice blanks for +
Incl, Beaver township, 300 blanks
$500.
Aug. % 1905 Justice blanks for G w
Gibson, optima township, 900 blanks
1880.
April II 1907 Justice blanks for Q NJ
Bixler, Blue Grass township, 900 blanks
$500.
April IL 1907, Justice blanks for A
Hickmon Benton township, 900 blanks
1880.
Thus showing total Of $500 blanks
for go. 90, or at the rate Of 5000 per
thousand.
Now in the first place the county is
not liable for township BLANKS of any
kind whatsoever, and il they we're the
BEAVER HERALD should have furnished
the same under bonded contract at the
rate Of $1,000 per thousand for those
furnished during the year 1905 and at
the extremely low price of &2.25 per
thousand for those furnished during
the year 1907. Quite reduction from
5000 per thousand.
The ordering of these blanks by
Langston and the filing of the bill for
same by Fisher was a premeditated
and willful effort to filch $4,000 from
the county treasury. Langston as
County Clerk gave the order and Fish
er furnished the goods and il their
graft escaped the Commissioners we
have no doubt they intended to share
equally their ill-gotten gains. One as
editor Of . newspaper and the other as
county clerk should have known and
did i.aow, that their work was crooked
but little did they care so long as they
accomplished their purpose. They had
made their $4.50 steal and no doubt
thought the Commissioners were easy
SO had the nerve to try and graft the
5000. They failed however but the
people should be on their guard against
such grafters and swat them at every
turn.
This is only two of the attempts they
have made to graft the tax payers of
Beaver County. The list is long one
and many of their attemps have been
successful. They deserve the condem-
nation Of honest men, who believe in
principle, right and honesty instead Of
graft, malicious under-ha nded dealings
and opposition to everything right and
in justice.
This is pretty strong language but
the case in hand merits the means and
we propose to show these men up in
their true light.
The Republican party, whose very
principles are founded on justice, right
and square deal for all have no room
for such schemers and grsfters and the
sooner all such men are read of out the
party just that soon will the PEOPLE
who believe in square deal for all
and special privileges to none, flock to
the support of those who have the
courage Of their convictions and the
stsminy TO stand hat-footed in their
defense.