The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-11-05

Or How the Oberholser Family Has
Grown Flush on the Proceeds Of
the Taxpayers Money


That the financial affairs Logan county bad shape
man will deny.
That the administration of county fiscal by Oberhoz
Wolfe and Fayrs during the past three years has been rotten no sane
man will deny.
Logan county today heavestaxed county the
Why?
Because Of an incompetent county seek enrich
themselves and their families the expense Of the county
This county board recently made levy Of 100000 Tor next year
The has been high The county has been heavily
n debt Who foo the bill? The tax payers.
Have you examined your recep7 scheming politicians last
fall said the high because Of ahoodtha
the Haskell administration Of affairs to blame That
false and the lie death three weeks The state tax in
ogan county le Look your receipts Its the county
tax that's higher than back The has nothing do with
Roads bridges and schools and squanderng Of money has caused
this 100000 levy in Logan county.
each month from the road and bridge fund.- and the balance OF the
days OF month"; INCLUDING SUNDAYS at the OF Sso
day poor and fund.- with detailed statement Of what
work done They drawing salary fixed by the legislature
they had been elected and qualified They have allowed salary
warrants the other county officers the same basis
permits them 10 draw ST. day for TINE NECESSARILY AND
ACTUALLY SPENT IN LOOKING AFTER THE POOR AND
INSANE
Instead of guarding this last fund they have ROBBED IT BY
TAKING ST. so A DAY FOR EACH DAY IN THE YEAR IN
CLUDING SUNDAYS, except the five days each month when
they take $500 per day bridge fund All this has
going addition the many suspicious bridge contracts
while the poor Of the county look for themselves
in old HOVEL on the banks Of the Cottonwood creek
The fixes the salary OF the three County Commissioners
this county $4,000 year. while they drawing salary the
$4,000 year under law passed by the Legislature and which
addition this fixed salary they draw $500 day for five days
The above facts fully the State Examiner report
and be by calling for the report file in the
County Clerks office
We don't know of any other county in the where such
utter disregard and the payers interest exists and
shown in this report
MADE $I6oooo LEVY
The amount taken from the POOR AND INSANE FUND
ALONE during the past three years by Obholser Wolf and
Favors would buy farm and build comfortable house in which
take of the unfortunate poor this county These three
commissioners have made levy of about 100000 the
payers of this county for the next year.
Within the few days they have bargand for six cheap lots
the south end of Broad street for $4,000 which to build
coored county high school, This further and perpetual
drain the payers of this county for all time
Recently the Mayor of Guthrie appointed separate coored
library board for what known Excelsior Library, after being
advised by the city attorney that unwaranted by law
OBERIIOLZER FAMILY GRABBING $1,000
Two of the COUNTY GUARDIANS OF THE POOR AND
INSANE FUND Oberhose and Fvors coored this time
asking be reelected order protect the feeble minded that
for them Nov Out of salary Of $3.50 allowed by
law Oberoer and his family and relatives have managed draw
about 10000 and this is outside of any bridge toll
You will find three good the Democratic ticket John
ONei Jim Murphy and Jim Lewis for county commissioners who
pledged along with all the other county candidates. redeem
this county from such highway piracy.
Will you forget politics and help elect them on Nov s?
The family E. Oberhozer collected from Logan county
since statehood all of which time Obeozer county commissioner
up to September /, 1910, the following amounts
Daughter -Maxey Oberholzer Williams, from
Statehood to Sept I, 1910, Gas
Deputy Co. Treas, placed in the Of
flee by request of her father, E. ].
Oberhozer -----~------- --~----.-------~~-$2 $223o.oo
Son-in-I-aw: Paul Williams Gas tax ferret) $2yoIS2I
I" collecting back taxes
$4,000 Total ---~-~-~------~------~~ 226S. 2I
Sister: Mrs Neie Blodgett cook at Jail, from
Dec. 2S 1908, to July TO- 1910, board