Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1912-08-29
[PAID ADVERTISEMENT
For Register of Deeds

/ wish to make this statement regard
ing my candidacy for the Office of regis
ter of deeds:
1t was only at the earnest solicitation
of many prominent business men of the
county having business at the register
Office, that ! became a candidate, men
who know the records and their condi-
ton and whether there is need Of a
change in the office Very few ordin-
airy men go to this office to examine
inc records, such work being done for
the most part by men especially famil-
lar with it.
| believe that the most important of.
fee in the county is the register office,
for it contains records Of title to about
$50, 600, 600 worth of property, and | be-
lieve it requires the most exact atten-
ton of the register and that no ordinary
man is too capable for the office.
Now the situation is just this 1t is
common knowledge around the court
house and it comes from a reliable
source-that the records in the regis
ter's office are in bad shape; one official
made the statement that some day the
county would pay dearly TO straighten
the records out. 1t has been said that
We're you TO compare the original in
struments with the records, you would
have difficulty in finding one exact copy.
claim there is no excuse for this, the
work is all copying and if a mans eye
sight is good and if he is careful and =
good penman no mistakes ought to be
made: all Instruments should be care
fully proof-read before they leave the
office, and il mistakes occur, they must
happen through the carelessness or in
ability of the register.
The present holder Of this Office has
held same for nearly years, which is a
years longer than it is customary to give
it to one man; now he wants it years
more, and after that will probably want
it again. In his advertising matter he
says he is trustworthy, honest, good
penman, always exact, punctual anC
courteous. He says that the work OF
his office, during his administration mas
been promptly and accurately per-
formed; that he has always given first
class satisfaction Remember he says
this; | have never heard anyone else
say it,.
Court house office hours have been for
years from a. m. to . p. m. The pres
ent register has said that hereafter his
hours were to be from ga. m. to Alp. m.
Is this courtesy? Is it courtesy to tell
one who has come from a distance to
examine the records, that you are too
busy to show them to him?
He says he has given frst-class salts
faction. How did the people feel about
this two years ago when they came
within 90 votes of electing a democrat
over him?
Finally | believe the registers of
flee and the records therein belong to the
county and not to the register. that the
registers best energies and attention
should be given to his office that the
office should be used for public business
only, and not for pleasure and enter
tainment, | believe the register should
spend his time between S a. m. and p.
m. at his office, and not as much Of il
MS he can away from the office that he
should be as courteous and accommod4
ating to persons having business at the
office after election rs before election.
| respectfully refer you to anyone fa-
miliar with the office as TO whether
there ought to be change.
W. K. PENGELLy,
Dodgeyille, Wis.