The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-03-31

berg, Peter Wick, Ole Lieum
Fred Joanis, John Johnson, Geo
! Merit, Hans Ambly, Nels Mel
son, and others with PEAVEY
| BRYAN, AND GRAY.
! The News says eff you wan
special privilege, graft and pa
tronage to rule the city AM
county, then support those men
| tai slaves who are running TO
office at their masters reques
and incidentally for their mas
ter's benefit" The News say'
further eff you want a SQUARE
deal in the city and count.
| government then vote for ant
support" -who-Peavey, Bryan
Gray and Haugen.
Think of it taxpayers-thinl
of it voters. You have livet
/ with Lien, Olson, Salmer Hau
gen, Fletcher and these Others
for years. They are among th'
city's taxpayers, they have al
ways had the interest of the city
and county at heart, yet they
are accused.
| Are THEY such scoundrels
as the News would have you be
lieve. Do YOU believe they
are tied to any special inter
ests" or that they woulC
PROVE TO BE GRAFTERS
when they pay a large share OF
the city's taxes. Are they such
horrible men that they are to be
feared. They have lived
among you for years, some fol-
more than a quarter of a CEN
tury, yet are they not to be
trusted to give you a. square
deal?
WHO AUDITED THE BOOKS?
PAL Raglan audited the
books of course. Who else
could have done it to satisfy the
mayor? Why does the News
say the city books have not been
audited in 81 years when they
have been audited at least nine
time since 1906, and every year
during the last few years?
Why does he criticize those
who noticed the size of "PaP'
Raglan's charge for auditing the
city books?
Of course it is common know
ledge that the auditing would
have been done by the state
Tax Commission at APPROXI-
MATELY $265, which is about
ONE-THIRD what pal" Rag
Ian charged, and about ONE
SEVENTH OF what he got out
of the city for the whole job,
but no citizens has a right even
to suggest economy to the
mayor. If he does then he has
Interior motive" or belongs to
the Special interests" whoever
they may be? By the way why
doesn't the News tell us who
the special interests" are, but
we digress" Who is. "Pal''
Raglan"
Let us tell you that he was
the only friend Peavey had left
when he went to Waco, so said
Peavey under oath in the case
of Loveland VS.. Peavey, Page 70,
of the testimony in the office of
the Clerk of Court. So we
think if the Mayor was willing
to take oath that Raglan was
the last friend he had left then
it is not out of place to call him
"Pal' Raglan.
Anyway 'slast friend" Rag
Ian got the job from Peavey al
though the records in the City
Clerks office show the State
Tax Commission would have
done the work FOR A THIRD.
Possibly Oistad should have
jagged that Tax Commission
letter also. But then what is
a few dollars anyway, among
friends.
But here is something else the
mayor has not told the taxpay-
ers. During the time pal"
Raglan was auditing the city
books and the water company's
books he was doing a little on
the side for Peavey. 1t is said
he adjusted the insurance on
the fire losses for the mayor and
his interests.
He audited the books of the
Peavey Realty company, extend |
ing over a period of more than
ten years.
He adjusted and settled with
Minneapolis parties a Judgment |
against Peavey for $4,000.
We wonder how much PAP
Raglan charged Peavey FOR
THIS SERVICE, or was he q
good fellow and THREW THE
WORK IN for good measure.