Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1898 — THE JOURNAL'S CHOLERA MORBUS. [ARTICLE]

THE JOURNAL'S CHOLERA MORBUS.

“#4OO toConant Furniture Co., not included in statement published.”—Democrat. This item is included in said statement, —J oumal. Ferhaps. “$l4O to A. T. Perkins.”—Democrat. 4 This is for piping water into the court house yard, which would have been done had no new court house been built, and is no more a part of,the new court house cost than the cost of carrying water into the door yard of a resident is a part of the cost of his residence built 20 years ago. —Journal. As well say the coping, around the yard should not be included, or the cement walks, screen doors, window screens, flag pole, and many other items of expense. “Cleaning court house.”—Democrat. We suppose every time the building receives a thorough cleaning during the next century or two it must be charged to the cost of building the court house. — Journal. The building had to be cleaned before it was fit for occupancy, we suppose, and this item most certainly should be included in its complete cost. The taxpayers will no doubt hope that it will not require another cleaning for 100 years. It’s awful expensive cleaning up county buildings, you see. The latest exhibit of brilliancy on the part of the Democrat is to charge to the cost of the court house all the bills presented and which the board have refused to allow, and which will only be paid if the claimants can secure a judgment in a higher court, which they do not seem anxious to attempt. — Journal. So sorry, Bro. Clark, we got that wrong. But we were innocent enough to take the records for authority, and they state —as will be seen in another column —that the claims were “continued,” not dismissed, therefore the commissioners have not refused officially to pay them. These claims will probably be continued until after election, when the county will have them to pay in full. An eminent lecturer once said that “to argue with a man who renounced reason wag like giving medicine to the dead.” Bro. Clark will please excuse us from further argument; we have no time to waste on dead people.