Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1905 — WILL PAY IT ALL BACK. [ARTICLE]

WILL PAY IT ALL BACK.

The Democrat's Move to Have Honey Returned That Was Illegally Paid County Treasurers To Bear Fruit.

The move made by The Democrat man to have money returned to the city treasury of Rensselaer that had been paid out without authority of law to the county treasurer for collecting special assessments of taxes and to permit payment of no more city funds for such purpose, as outlined in this paper last week, is to bear good fruit, we are informed, and the money will be paid back. The amount that was paid out for this purpose is $l5O, and a claim for SSO more was pending at the time the protest of The Democrat man was filed. Of this amount SSO was to R. A. Parkison on Nov. 23,1903; $37,40 to 8. R.

Nichols on July, 25. 1904, and $62,50 to Nichols on Feb. 13,1905. Mr. Parkison, we are told will return the SSO paid him on demand being made, saying thathe doesn’t want the money if he is not entitled to it; and, if necessary, suit will be commenced against Nichols to recover the SIOO he has received. If The Democrat man had not made a kick for the return of this money it is not likely anyone else would have had the temerity to have done so, therefore if the money is returned to the city treasury, where it belongs, the taxpayers of the city have only The Democrat to thank for it.