Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-07


"1.ord" Gordon, the hero Of the pre-
mt difficulty between Minnesota and
Is first class specimen of
,ool brazen faced impostor. He is no
Lord" that any one can discover, al
though encouraging that designation.
His name 10 not to be found In the
British book Of hersldry, and when
asked in the New York court who hia
father was, he coolly replied; swell,
really, ] haven't any ideal mover
thought to ask" Judging from his
habits and manners, half lord and half
lackey, fair inference would be that
he was the SON of an English Earl and
an Irish chambermaid. The Mime.
spolis Tribune says:
Lord Gordon came to Minnesotain
1870, direct from Scotland, where ne
was very much wanted and his first
move was to deposit twenty Thousand
dollars with Mr.. Wcstfall, banker OF
this city. Don't want any interest,"
he said, in answer to question fhis
is only little pin money happen to
have with me, you know. and Anew
thousand in interest money Is nothing
to me you know. l want q rusty
| friend like you Mr.. Westfall, and /
want you to keep this trifle, really,
| YOU see, instead Of carrying 1t around
| in nv pockets. shall send to London
| for some more money soon-a million
Or SO. Would show YOU credentials,
you know, bnt men OF honor" with a
lofty wave of his hand, do not te-
sccnd to such things.'
Of course his lordly generosity was
| whispered about, how he really DIDN'T
make any thing at slt of being ord,
bssa1e,lo Sc iRsefeqssd to consider the the
where a loan. OF greenbacks us.- .S.
| one per cent. a month. He had been
in Minnesota only few weeks when
IL was whispered about thai he Wal
planning purchase on Q grand scale
Of lands along the Northep Pacific
road. for colony of poor Scotch i'm.
migrants. The land Officers Of thu
road interviewed him. "Ye, said he
; ~ do covet q few Thousand acres o
!. your beautiful lands; not fr myself
, /! / have more than enough tDr the rem
nant of my poor life, but for my be
loved sister, for the qualification of hel
benevolence. She would like to pre-
!. sent to come Of my old tenants land
, in your free republic, where they maj
rear their families in peacs aud plenty
and to crafty my beautiful sister,
would like to buy few thousand
i acres-n0t many thousand You know
| say-say-say, about $4,000 acres o
so-jus; little for my poor people.
Then there was bnzz! The officer Q
the Northern Pacific was agitated. HI
J was lord--a lord who spurned inter
eat money, aud he wanted little bi
Of laud--5O,O coo acres-for benevolen
purposes! He would like Il inspec
Il, Of course, before purchasing. 8,
. they equipped q caravan and led hin
promptly forth. 1t was the last o
August when the prinuely retinu
started from st. Paul to the Northern
; Pacific under command ofCol. LOOMS
, the devier and commander Of the ex
cursi0n. Can the glories Of that cara
van be told It was equipped for
lord. There were half dozen team
! with carriages for my lsrd, besides tn
/. omnibuses, ambulance, &c. Their
were twelve men to d. the manual Ia
Dor, with 3 French cook and dark,
walters in linen aprons and white sill
gloves, and the royal tables were nn
loaded from the baggage wagons Q
every meal, and set ont with fresl
napkins, silver plato and china-un
happily chinaware without the Cor
don arms. Ahi it was gorgeous! Ev
cry luxury that the markets of Chica
20, st. Paul and Minneapolis coul.
produce was there and all the game Q
the boundless prairie, from woodcocl
to Buffalo. Champagne three times
a.y. For this creature was . lord yo'
Sea- lord :. ~nmindfnl of expense .
6ad ss sa Ss Mhs nnilord .w.ntes
Ito see Fergus Falls, and when II hat
done Fergus Falls, he longed 70
Morehead, and when he had digestet
Morehead, he .yearned to visit tn
glimpses of the moon beyond the Rex
River. So on, and 40 on the dclude,
ILoomis PRESSED, ever rowelling tn
sable waters. ever caj0ling and re
preaching the French cook, ever per
spring between anticipation and ap
prehensfon, and sending relays of mes
sages for more potted grouse, NOR
cranberry jelly and more champagne
In November they came back half fro
lien. Milford had selected his 5000
acres in Otter Tail and Beaver coun
ties. The Northern Pnciiic Railroad
Company footed the bllls-$l5, 900 TO
1.-TWO months. The absnred farce wa
I at On end. Milford Gordon. did no
buy the land for his poor tenants, sni
never again mentioned his heneyolen
sister to auybodv.