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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1908

Page

5

Controversy Over Athens County Prosecutor Finances

A county GOP letter argues Mr. Foster drew 6,230.56 in salary over five years and 4,158.20 in allowances plus 2,631.07 in expenses, with totaling details from orders 1903 1908. It contrasts figures with claims in a previous Messenger article and cites specific audit entries.

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Public Dispute Over County Funds And Private Contracts

The speaker argues that funds totaling about 20,406.04 have left the county treasury over five years, with Foster and staff receiving 14,019.83 to their own use. He accuses Judge Wood of misquoting and contends all county contracts are public, not private, and vows to keep a clean record while criticizing proposed salary increases for the court stenographer.

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