Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1903 — AN UNMERITED DISCHARGE. [ARTICLE]

AN UNMERITED DISCHARGE.

Peter Giver one of the faithful employes at the city water and light plant for the past seven years was discharged by Supt. Chamberlain last Monday and Lem Huston hired in his stead. The only fault found with Mr. Giver seems to be in the fact that he had incurred the displeasure of the august superintendent, whom the present city council lias given plenipotentiary powers in all matters pertaining to the hiring and discharging of employes at the plant, and who had threatened some time ago to “oust’’ Peter. He is also alleged to have taken him to task for exercising his freeborn right as an American citizen in signing the saloon remonstrances recently. Chamberlain is a republican, as is his new employe, while Mr. Giver is a democrat. Giver recently purchased residence property which he is now paying for, and to be discharged right in the dead of winter to gratify the personal spite of the superintendent, as alleged, is an outrage to say the least.