South Pottawatomie Progress. (Asher, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1912 Page: 3 of 10
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South Pottawatomie Progress.
POTTAWATOMIE
COUNTY SHORTAGE
TOTALS $56,268
Report Filed with State Inspect-
ors by Examiners Creates
Sensation.
Prom Oklahoman.
Shortages, discrepancies, ir-
regularities and alleged improper
payments made by the county
amounting in all to $56,268.18 are
disclosed in a report on thecounty
offices of Pottawatomie county,
covering the period from Novem-
ber 16, 1607, to June JO, 1911, in-
clusive, hied in the office ol
the state examiner and inspector
by L. E. Cahill and Robert L.
McClure and special deputy state
examiners and inspectors, and
approved by Assistant Examiner
and Inspector Hugh Gerner, act-
ing in the absence of Charles A.
Taylor.
may instituted in the courts to
compel a refund of the money.
It is shown in the report that
warrants have been issued for
large sums in excess of the levies
for, various years. The examin-
er’s and inspector’s office takes
the position that if these war-
rants are still unpaid, they are
void, and that if they have been
collected by the parties to whom
lhey were issued,recourse can be
had upon officers by whom they
were issued.
Why Probe We* Made.
The investigation was made
upon petition of certain taxpay-
ers of Pottawatomie cou»ty, and
has occupied several months. In
relation to the report, the special
inspectors state:
‘This report is supported by
the records, files, reports, claims
and other papers for the period
under review, relating to the fol-
lowing offices: county clerk,
board of county commissioners,
sheriff, treasurer, register of
deeds, surveyor* county super-
intendent public instruction,
Total discrepancies and ir-
regularities to be accounted for
during the second term of his
administration, $199.24. Credit
due him on salary, $5.18.
The affairs of the board of
county commissioners was then
gone into. From November 16,
1907, to January 9,1911, is cover-
ed by the administration of N. A.
J. Ticer, W. G. Price, H. H. Hag-
ar. and W. I. Conway, county
commissioners. On July 6, 1909,
lagar resigned and Conway was
appointed to sueceed him.
The inspector* make the fol-
owing findings in summarizing
their investigation of the office:
“Total excessive or illegal pay-
ments made N. A. J. Ticer as
shown by exhibits, $685.94.
“Total excessive or illegal pay
ments made R. H. Hagar, as
shown by the exhibits, $900.34.
“Total excessive or illegal pay-
ments made W. I. Conway as
shown by exhibits, $473.59.
“Total excessive or illegal pay-
ments madeW. G. Price as shown
by exhibits. $746.43.
Other Exhibit*.
have been issued by the coun-
ty to cover the outstanding judg-
ment indebtedness in the sum of
$59,000; that while this was in-
tended to cover all the outstand-
ing indebtedness of the county
and place the county on a cash
basis, the county has still a float-
ing indebtedness of $43,462.;).)
which was not included in the
bond, and for which no funds are
available with which to make pay-
ment.
A large delegation of Pottawa-
tomie county citizens visited the
office of the examiner and in-
spector and examined the report.
While no definite statement was
made as to a future conre of ac-
tion, it is intimated that action
court, superior court.
Th# office of County Clerk J.
L. Cotten was the first under
scrutiny. His first term closed
January 9, 1911, and as he was
re-elected further report is made
for the second administration,
covering the period to June 80,
1911.
For the first period, the follow-
ing report is made by the in-
spectors:
“Total discrepancies and irreg-
ularities to be accounted for dur-
ing the first term of his admini-
stration as shown by the forego-
ing exhibits, $3,771,87.
For the second period, from
January 9 to June 80, the follow-
ing report is made:
Let Us Furnish That
Home Complete!
“Liability of board jointly:
“Exhibit F, total amount paid
on road and bridge fund consid-
ered as improper charges against
the county, $8,378.16.
“Exhibit G, claims for printing
and publication notices consider-
ed as improper charges against
the county, $4,146.75.
“Exhibit H, claims allowed for
notary fees on vital statistics,
considered as illegal claims
against the county, $256.
“Exhibit I, claims allowed and
paid on account of drainage im-
provement project, considered as
improper payments, $18,278.20.
“Total payment* made as shown
by exhibits considered in said
Continued on page H.
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Hardware
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Would Bear Watching.
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Denny
His Experience.
"Your city, sir, seems to be a very
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West. . ’ „
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when I tell you the very first day I ar-
rived in this town . was held up?"
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Dry Goods, Clothing
“You were! As the victim of foot-
pads or road agents?”
“Neither; by the doctor as the fin-
est ten-pounder in the place.”
Expert Opinion.
“You women hear pain more heroic-
ally than men.”
“Who told you that—a doctor?”
“No; a shoemaker."—Argonaut.
you ever known him to do anything
crooked?"
"1 have never known .f anythin#
wrong that he has done, bat he 1*
one of these people to whom K 1*
frequently necessary t# gtv* th.
benefit of th. doubt”
His Worth.
“You want $50 for that dog? It’s
preposterous.”
“But he’s a splendid bloodhound.”
“Then by your own admission. he’«
only worth a scent”
Fitting Fate.
“So the supreme court has flr.4 tfc#
tobacco trust, too.”
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Paraplul* Prattle.
“Why didn’t you bring my umbraUa
back before?"
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H. B. SEARS
OKLAHOMA
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Putnam, Henrietta. R. South Pottawatomie Progress. (Asher, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 44, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1912, newspaper, January 18, 1912; Asher, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc858893/m1/3/: accessed April 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.