Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-24

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ference to other matters rs with this
continually. IF THERE is ANY
PLACE IN HE'LL FOR LIARS
STREETER WILL SURELY BE
CHIEF OF THAT DEPARTMENT.
Advocate.
The editor OF the Record made d.
rect and positive assertions as to where
the law was violated. We charged,
and Ne still charge-that bridges were
illegally built.
That they were illegally paid for.
That while We have not charged
that either Of the commissioners was
"boodledn by the Hennepin Bridge
Company. we have asserted-and now
assert-that were there dishonest men
on the board they could have, In col
fusion with the Minneapolis trust
concern, turned . pretty penny by let
ting contracts without submitting
competitive bids.
We have stated that there are many
complaints as to the building Of road
grade west OF Hazelton-a grade cost
ing with its culverts something like
three thousand, seven hundred dollars.
And No have lately been informed
that there Is no bill for this work on
file containing the statutory AFFIDAVIT
Of the man who did the work as to It's
being just bill and that the work
vas honestly performed. II we have
been wrongly informed, the Record
would be only too glad 10 correct 1t II
any county officer knowing the facts
will show US In the columns Of the
Record wherein we have been misin-
formed. Ample space in the Record Is
/ Ut the command Of any county officer
or any one else who can throw light
on the mystery connected with the
building of the costly grade west Of
Hazelton. All the Record or the pub
lie wants TO know is the truth regard
ing this and other public transactions
by the county Officers.
| We have stated that there is abso-
lutely no law authorizing the with
holding Of acommissioner's resignation
for months, until after an election had
been held, 50 that an alleged appoint
ment" could be made of a man IS COM
missioner simply because he was In
full accord with the members Of the
board, the treasurer and their field
agent, the clerk OF court, and could be
depended on to indorse everything
that they had done or might dc.
We claimed that it was not right
for man to actually reside for months
In Linton, as Mr.. Sherwood has done,
and, knowing that he would leave his
old home for permanent residence
elsewhere, neglect to present his resig.
nation 10 time TO allow the people Of
his district to chouss his successor at
the last general election.
1t is such things AS these-such
feveriSh anxiety to keep the choice oil
commissioners from the electors and
fill the same by appointments that
leads the people to think that there
may be very grave reasons for beltev.
Ing that there are other things be.
sides illegal bridge building and road.
making that need investigation.
| In his circular before the regular
election Treasurer Herolz iterated and
reiterated, ''Streeter lies.' "Streetel
lies!' In the article given above, the
Advocate editor yells, "Streeter liesn
''Streeter lies!'' But neither Of them
gives particulars wherein he lies. II
Is easy to shout Gear" and .sLiar..'
But that does does not prove anything
and IL certainly does not refute the
assertions made by the Record as t.
the illegal acts Of the commissioners.
"The ass knoweth its masters crib
Is IN old saying. But in this instanc,