Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1898 — More Corrections For The Truthful Democrat. [ARTICLE]

More Corrections For The Truthful Democrat.

A Statement From Mr. Halleck. The Jasper County Democrat in last Friday's issue having published an assertion to the effect that (he record of the allowance to Mr. Eger for the rent of a room for the use of the election board in one of the precincts of Marion Township was changed after the adjournment of the Board of Commissioners Thursday Nov. 1 desire to say that the statement is not true in any particular, the Editor of the Democrat and the Reliable Citizen to the contrary notwithstanding. The figures as the allowances were originally uiado wuiv foi Mr. Thompson, including two days pay for services of assessing township and county votes SB, for Mr. Eger rent of building $4. Aftorward, on Wednesday, being further advised, the Board decided to allow Mr. F.g*r (he full amount of his bill and I changed the figures to road $6.00. This was done on Wednesday, Thursday morning the Board met and completed the work of the term; so the infallible editor of the Democrut did not state the fact when he said the figures were chaugod after the Board adjourned and after Friday.

ABRAHAM HALLECK.