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Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-06-24
PLUNKETT HERE
(From Saturdays Daily.)

State Examiner w. IT. Plunkett
arrived yesterday from Phoenix and
Immediately started to dig into the
records, vouchers and books OF the
Road Department in connection
with the investigation and the ar
rest OF County Road Superintendent
D. NJ Clark who is charged with
graft on eight complaints.
The official will remain here prob
ably for two weeks and during that
time he will investigate thoroughly
every record available from the
time Clark assumed office in Feb
ruary of 1912 until the present.
just what system will be follow
ed out or what will be unearthed
as a result of this part of the in
vestigation. is a matter open to
conjecture.
1t has been shown in the devel-
opments to date that Clark sub
mitted warrants for wages for his
cooks to the county and that these
warrants contained only the names
of the employees and the insertion
work on road" Unless a record
OF the cooks employed by Clark
can be procured. there is presum-
ably no way of getting down to
the bottom of this phase Of the
scandal.
Mr.. Plunket may possibly be call
ed as a witness during the preiim-
mary hearing starting at 10 O'Clock
this morning at which time Clark
will be asraigned to face the first
of the eight charges. II the ex-
aminers should make any discover
les by Monday to when the hear
ing will most likely be continued,
he will be called then.
Every preparation has been com
pleted for the preliminary hearing
to be held before Justice OF the
Peace Charles H. McLane Owing
to the number of witnesses sum-
moned and the great amount of in
terest created in the case, the Su-
perior Court room will be utilized
There were no further develop
ments yesterday than Mr.. Punk
ett's arrival. The county attor-
ney's Office procured no new dis
closures and spent the time pre-
pairing for the opening hours OF
today's hearing.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-06-24
CLARK WAVES PRELIMI-
NARY EXAMINATION
(From Sundays DaI1y)

Contrary to expectations, counsel
for d. NJ. Clark. County Superin-
tendent of Roads, yesterday waiv-
ed a preliminary examination be-
fore Justice of the Peace Charles
Fl. McLane and the defendant was
bound over to await the action of
the Superior Court upon seven
specific graft charges. Bond was
fixed at $1,000.
For thirty minutes the monoto-
nous procedure of the county at
torney arising and moving the sub
hitting of testimony in each of the
separate charges and the counsel
for the defense first Directing to
the complaint and then waving
the preliminary examination. was
all that was in evidence The re-
porter of the county attorneys Of
flee and official reporter Lincoln
II. Beyerle were not given an op-
portunity to record any of the So
called sensations. anticipated.
A crowded court room, over 100
men and women being in attend
ance, listened patiently through the
matter of form procedure and then
left the court room, acknowledge
ing to themselves that the real
dope" if any. would not be avail
able until Clark is brought to trial
before Judge Smith and a jury next
month.
1t is unusual for the defense to
waive an examination. for in cases
of this nature. it usually desires
to get a line on what the prose
cution has up its sleeve. The prose-
cutiOn yesterday had its sleeves roll /
ed ND but the collection of witness
es gathered from every point of
the county which sat in the court I
room. convinced the defense that
the mere fact the sleeves were roll
ed up didn't imply that there was
nothing available.
1t was all cut and dried. The
crowd actually expected to hear
something bordering on the sensa-
ional The notices, the
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-06-24
Members OfChurch
Pray For Clark
(From Saturdays Daily.)


The Congregational church with
Rev. Lathe in charge. was the scene
OF an especially large prayer meet
ing on Thursday night at which
time the entire congregation in at
tendance offered up prayers for
County Road Superintendent bud
NJ. Clark, who is MP on graft
charges.
The defendant in the action
brought by County Attorney p w.
O'Sullivan, was to have joined the
Congregations: church on Sunday,
June %. The members of the con
gregation prayed long and faithful
ly for God to give Clark fresh Wig
or and fortitude with which to
stand up in his hour of trial.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-06-24
CHARGE KELLUM
WITH CONSPIRACY

Another spike was yesterday driv-
en- the graft investigation outfit
when Joe Kellum. foreman of the
road camp at Lynx Greek. the scene
OF the alleged scandal, was arrested
upon complaint signed by County
Attorney P. w. O'Sullivan, charg-
ing him with conspiracy to defraud
the county.
County Road Superintendent Dud
NJ. Clark and Kellum are alleged to
have been members OF the partner
ship which conducted the private
boarding enterprise in connection
with the road work OF the county.
Kellum is not charged directly with
grating or attempted grating be
cause all warrants paid to employed
labor were submitted and paid to
Clark by the County Board of Sup
ervisors. But Kellum, it is alleged,
had an inside knowledge OF the pro-
fits of their private venture and the
manner in which they were being
procured.
Additional complaints were also
drawn up by the County Attorney
against John Doe" and John Doe"
Evidence gathered by the investieat-
or yesterday implicated number
II 4 4
ted at Clark's preliminary hearing
concurs with that which he has al
ready procured, the County Attor-
ney will have the two special war
rants served.
Kellum late yesterday afternoon
engaged Clark, Tascher and Clark
as his attorneys, and was released
after furnishing $1,000 bail
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-06-24
ROAD SUPERINTENDENT
FACES SERIOUS CHARGE

in her predicament she commenced
to unfold the nature of her mis-
sion. Judge McLane Immediately
dispatched her to Clerk Raymond
T. Belcher OF the BOARD OF Super
yisors.
The woman was at first reluc.
tant to talk but when asked what
complaint she had to offer finally
settled down to brass tacks and
old her story She was engaged
rs a cook at the road camp about
a month previous. Something had
on the trail. laid hands upon the
necessary adjuncts to the signing
of a complaint and the big elbow
up" occurred yesterday.
County Attorney O'Sullivan i:
handling the case with a determi-
nation to bring the defendant t.
justice if the charges can possibly
be proven against him. The date
for his arraignment has not beer
set as yet but Justice of the Peace
McLane will be urged to set it for
tomorrow afternoon at the latest.
The road camp, the scene OF the
scandal, is located in connection with
the Lynx creek road work 1t was
established on January l and the
work has been progressing con-
tinuously ever since. 1t is the be
lief of the county officials that il
the three charges can be proven
similar graft instances can be I'M
earthed for the boarding house en-
terprise was inaugurated with the
start of the camp.
The woman cook. herself. does
not. of course. realize the magni-
tude of the scandal she has I'M
earthed, if such it is proven 10 be
Out of revenge, she wanted to find
Out why ShC was SSltiiS OiiiN SOu
a month and signing a certificate
for 500" 1t never struck her for
a moment that even the 500 she
was getting was not due her from
the county.
The cook in this instance was
listed as "a. Williams. No one
would ever have supposed that thi-
title applied to female cook.
State Examiner Plunkett has of
ten been communicated with in
reference to an improved voucher
system and that official finally re-
sponded that he would shortly per-
feet one to improve local condi-
tons. The defendant in the action
was elected by the people at the
last election and the board of sup
ervisors, are no more responsible
for his actions than they are for
any other of the county officials
elected at the polls. Clark last
night retained Anderson & Lam
son as his attorneys.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-06-24
TOOK THE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS

81 was told to sign my name just
T. EXERT and not prefix the I'll
tie of Mrs. or my first name in full''
was the statement made yesterday
by Mrs. Theresa Exert, former
cook employed by the Clark Kel-
lum camp, who was paid for her
services with county money.
Mrs. Eckert was examined by
County Attorney O'Sullivan yester-
day During the course of her
cross-examination she declared that
she was being. employed as a cook
at the road work camp establish
ment close to the Clark mine in
Slate creek.
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Yours very truly,
WILLIAM STEPHENS.
Chairman, of Board OF Supervisors

Mr.. Belcher's letter follows:
June II. 1914
Mr. w. II. Plunkett.
State Examiner.
Phoenix. Arizona.
Dear Sir:-Referring to phone
conversation of this morning rela-
tive to County Superintendent OF
Roads:
At the present time, l know OF
only the one charge against him,
that being, the payment Of the cook
Of the road camp by road certifi-
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-06-24
BUSY DAY IN
SUPERVISORS OFFICE

Yesterday was a busy day in the
Office of the Board of Supervisors.
Both the County Attorney, p w.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-06-24

cate. In one particular instance. a
man by the name of George Ma
son was cook at the camp and road
certificate was made by the Road
Superintendent and was passed
through this office in the same man
ner as other road certificates are
passed. There was nothing on the
certificate to show that the man
was cook. The boarding house is
being run by Clark and Kellum.
believe, and the rate OF pay for
the cook is $50 per month. Two
certificates. payable to George Ma
son, have been paid by the BOARD
since the first Of the year. one be
ing for $50 and one for S5l.
Another case is that OF \. VIII
liams, a woman who was employed
as cook during the month of May
She stated that she had signed a
road certificate for the sum OF 500
and had received but 500 This
certificate was not paid by the
Board of Supervisors, as the same
was passed through and is now
in the Prescott National Bank
Mr. Clark is out on $4,000 bond.
and Mr.. Morgan, Assistant County
Attorney states tina: the prelimi-
nary hearing will he held on Sat
urday, June 10th.
Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-06-24
June H., 1914.
Mr.. w. IT. Plunkett,
State Examiner.
Phoenix. Arizona.


Dear Sir:-Referring to the mat
ter of the apparent discrepancy in
accounts of d. NJ. Clark. County
Superintendent OF Roads:
VIII state it may be possible
to have an entire check of these
accounts made. and it is the opin-
ion of the Board that you should
be here.
/ would also like very much to
talk with you relative to the mat
ter of installation OF a new system,
which has been up with you before.
Would like to have you make
arrangements to come to Prescott,
if possible, within the next few
days.
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CONTINUED on page y
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The names represent the differ
ent ex-cooks employed by Clark who
were paid with county funds and
the amounts represent the pay they
received. A. Williams and T. Eek
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-11
COMMON COUNCIL

The Common Council met in an adj
iourned regular meeting last Tuesday
evening, September 8. Mayor Perry
in the chair and six Aldermen present.
On motion of Aid. Chandler reading
of minutes of preceding meeting was
dispensed with and minutes approved
rs printed e
Monthly financial statement read
and ordered flied.
Communication from secretary of the
board of education regarding grading
grounds at new school building. read
and referred to board of public works.
Bills OF G.. ID Francey Coal, Stone
and Supply Co., and Minahan e Jaco-
bus read aud referred to finance com
mittee
Resolution providing for the sprink-
ling of Greenfield Avenue with water
during the week of the State Fair.
read and adopted under suspension of
the rules.
Ordinance to prevent chickens and
other domestic fowls from running at
large, read and referred to committee
on rules and ordinances
Resolution providing for the im-
provement Of Sixth Avenue, so-called,
read and referred to committee on
streets and finance.
Ordinance establishing grade of
Robertson Street, reported back and
adopted.
Ordinance establishing grade on
Sixth Avenue, reported back and
adopted.
Ordinance establishing grade on
Greenfield Avenue, reported back and
adopted.
Resolution providing for sanitary
sewer on Robertson Street, read and
referred to committee on sewers.
Petition for grading Robertson street
between Chestnut Street and Gridley
Avenue, read and referred to commit
tee on streets and finance
Report Of the board OF public works
with appended resolution on purchase
of planlss for re-planking bridge ACROSS
the Menomonee River at West Main
Street read and the resolution adopted.
Council adjourned.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-11
oFFIcrAL NOTICE.

Notice is hereby by given by the undersigned
City Clerk OF the CITY of WauwatOSa that q
completr and final report OF the Board Of Pub
lie W Orzs Of said City. required By section e25.
Subsection no. Wisconsin Statutes Of 1895.
concerning the proposed inlprov cement Of those
portions Of Wells Street. Cedar Street. John
son Avenue. Otto Avenue. Morgan Avenue.
Percy avenue, Harvey Avenue, Slxtetn
Street and sixty -first street, being al the IN
improved streets situated between EiftY-ninth
Street to Sixty-first Street. and Grand 4 Venue
to state Street In the Third Ward Of the City
Of Wauwafosa. is on file IN my 0sfiee. and that
the Common Council viii at ap adjourned or
special meeting TO be held on the 22nd day Of
September. 1914. at the hour OF $50 o'clock p
NJ consider the said reDor1 and bear all objee-
lions which may be made thereto. ana deter
mine what portion OF the cost Of the improve
watOsa at large
Dated az City Of Wauwato this sth day OF
September. 1914.
COVE A.v. BRIGHAM. City Clerk.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-11
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
Notice 70 Contractors.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board OF Public Works, in and tor the City OF
WauWatosa. Wisconsin. az the office OF The
C{ty CLERK on W isc0nsin Avenue until ~ a. NJ
SATURDAY. september ~. 1914, tor the lnpr0y-
ing OF that portion OF Seventh Avenue from
the south Inc OF East Milwaukee, Avenue to
the line through the soutnerly lot line OF Lot y
Block / and the soutneriy lot line OF Lot i6.
Block OF Phoenix Park Subdivision; 10 the
First Ward OF the City Of Wauwatosa. OF ap.
prO2imateiy 1900 cubic Yards OF grading, l25o
iineagf feet Of combination Curb and Gutter.
1870 square yards Of paving With Bithmlnous
Macadam.
NO certified check win be required but bid.
ders must submit the proposal on form furnish
ed on request. which is contract complete
except for the signatures on the part OF the
city.
idders must submit bond equal 70 the
amount OF the total ESTIMATED bid for the faith
fnl performance OF the contract.
bidders must make an examination OF the
work and submit bids 10 accordance with
the plans Hnd specifications on file IN the once
Of the cfty clerk and Of the city engineer.
The right 10 reject any and all lids received
is reserved ny the City Of Wauwat0sa.
Dated WHuwatosa Wisconsin, August 20 lSll
c. 4. CHANDLER
Il O KEENNIF
DANIEL NJ. JONES
JOHNtANDERSON
r. A. TORKELSON
officers performing the duties Of Che
board OF public works, Wauwatesa
Wisconsin. %swl
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-11

STATE or WISCONSIN MILg AUKEE
COUNTY C0snty Court In PROBATE,
In the matter Of the estate OF Ger'''ude IA.
Story deceased-s
Letters OF administration on the estate OF
Gertrude HI Story. late Of the townOf Wauwa-
tosa in said county OF Milwaukee, deceased.
having been duly granted TO Albert L. story
By this court;
hereof until and including the first Tuesday OF
March, A. d. 1876 be and the same IS here
by fixed al the time within which al creditors
OF the said Gertrude II Story. deceased, shall
present their claims for examination and al
Ii Is Further Ordered that all claims for
necessary funeral expenses. for the expenses
OF the last sickness OF the decedept and for
debts having preference under the laws OF
the United States which are presented within
sixty days hereafter be examined and adjust
ID hy said Court. at it's Court Rooms in the
Court House. in the City OF Milwaukee, IN said
county, Ut the special term thereof appointed
10 be held on the trst Tuesday OF octoher III :
and all such creditors are hereby notified
II is FURTHER Ordered. that all other claims
and demands of al persons against the said
Gertrude Fl. story, deceased. be examined and
ad iusted before this Court, at its Court Rooms
In the Court House in the city of Milwaukee.
in said County, NJ regular term thereol AZ.
pointed 60 be held on the first Tuesday OF May
1915, and all creditors are hereby notified
n II tnrther ordered that notice of the
times and place AZ which said claims and de
mhnts viii be examined and diusted rs afore
said ana of the time above limited Tor said
creditors TO present their claims end demands
be given hy publishing copy OF this order ano
notice for -four consecutive weeks, once n
1 each week ia the Wauwatosa News, q news
/ paper published in the County OF MILWAUKEE,
I the first publication 70 be WITHIN hlteeh GAYS
/ from the date hereof.
Dated this ith day of August. 1914
/ By the Court
JOHN c. kAREL,
County Judge
Perry. Morton & Kroesing Atys. s5w
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-11
WAuWATOSANEWS
MEXICAN. PAPHR oF TnE cITY.

Published at Wauwatosa. Wisconsin every
Friday Dy John X. Benoy.
sent 10 any addr in the United statesfor
9l.00 year 49,.
second class matter.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-11
G. r. CHANDLER
Il. o. KUENZII
D. NJ. JONES
JOHN ANDERSON
i. A. TORKELSON

Omcers performing the duties OF the
board OF public works. Wauwatosa.
Wisconsin. 25~f
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-11

Arthur brisbane. who is snia n ha
the most highly paid newspaper man
IN the world and whose genius is every.
where recognized, understood ,ha
truth OF this statement when he s.;d.
The local newspaper IN proportion -
as circulation is, in my opinion. infn-
ltely the most valuable ADVERTISING nc
hiam we have, The value of the conn
'ty newspaper is based largely npon
Tue Tact that the man who reads II
looks upon II as ueighbor and n friend
personal acquaintance. and attaches
20 tue printed statements aud advar.
tsenents Of the country newspaper far
greater Importance than the big civ
attaches to the statements and adver.
easements ~ the big city newspapers
AS friend talking To another ahout i
certain kind Of goods can influence q
friend more than stranger. so a conn
Wy newspaper, standing on a footing
OF friendship with it's readers can tall
TO them about goods for sale or am,
other topic and impress npon then
more strongly than the big metropoli
tan newspaper. which is really a stran
ger"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-11

board OF public works, Wauwataea
Wisconsin. zTwl
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-11

The newspaper man is blamed for n
who'e lot OF things he can't help. such
rs using partiality in mentioning yisi
tors giving news about some folks and
leaving Others ont, etc. lie simpIv
prints NIL the news he can find. Some
people inform him about such things
aud others do not.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-11

When q town ceases to grow Q.
gins TO die, and the more people trv ~
kin each others business in their own
town the more readily viii utter ruin
come TO all. Stand together for the
advancement OF every citizen. n A
man shows ability TO prosper do not
pull him back.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-11

There is many young man proud Of
ms mother, who would strike into the
dnst any man who would insult her
yet Who by his own evil doings and
"au haoit is sharpening dagger to
plunge thru that mothers heart.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-11

What did your mother say when
yon confessed to her that yon loved
me? "she said that / must take il
from fathers side Of the house; that
there had never been any insanity in
her family"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-11
OFFICIAL NOTICE



Seated proposals viii be received by the
officers performing the duties Of tbe Board Of
Public WORKS in and for the City OF Wauwa-
/ tosa. Wisconsin, at the ONCE OF the City Clerk
( on Wisconsin Avenue, until 10 O'Clock A. NJ
Saturday. September TO- 1914 for the improve
ment % certain portions Of tn following nam
son Avenue, Dtto Avenue. Morgan Avenue.
Percey Avenue. Harvey Avenue, Sxtieth
Street and Sixty-first street. being all the un-
improved streets situated between ETfty.ninfh
Street 70 Sixty third Streets. and Grand Ave
nue. to State Street.
The contracts q e classed as follows with
approximate estimates Of quantities
ta1 Grading. one contract 5000 eyds. of ex-
eayati0n ard 10000 cyds of filing. bids TO be
submitted one price per cubic yard for exca-
walton and one price per cubic y ard for filing
Combina ton curb and gutter. a bid per lineal
foot. two contracts.
~ Combination Curb ard Gutter Contract
No. ! Of 1850 Iineal feet.
(c) Combination Curb and Gutter Contract
No. 2 of 1870 lineal feet
Paving. three contracts. bids to be per square
yard
iG575 square yards ION macadam basel.
lei Bituminous Macadam Contract No OF
200 square yards Con macadam basel.
"a Nitrined Brick Block Contract. of 1920
square yards Con concrete basel.
No certified check win be required but bid.
ders must submit the proposals on form ito
he furnished on request1, which is q complete
contract except for the signatures on The part
~ the City. Bidders must also furnish bond
10 cover the faithful performance of the con
tract.
Bidders must make an examination OF the
location OF the work and submit In accordance
with plans aud specifications on file in the office
Of the City Engineer and 81 the City Clerk
Copies viii be mailed TO prospective bidders
on receipt OF 800 which win be refunded If
specifications are returned In good condition
prev. Gus 10 October 1. 1914.
The right 10 reject any and all bids is re-
served 70 the city Of WauwatOsa.
Dated a Wauwatosa. Wisconsin. August 20.
1914.
c. r. CHANDLER
u. o. KUENZLI
D. NJ. JONES
JOHN ANDERSON
j.. A. TORKELSON
Officers performing the duties OF the
board OF public works. Wauwatosa.
Wisconsin. 2sW4