Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-09-07

IIotchkiss last week nude a gross at.
tack upon Judge Harter, because that Of
fetal asserts his right to designate the
paper in which such official orders and
notices made by him, as require pub(ica-
ton, shall be printed. E. o. Wheeler has
attempted to dictate the Judge, and has
not succeeded, and Hotchkiss thinks the
failure something terrible. OF course it
is for him, for if Wheeler can have his
own way, Hotchklss can do all the pub
fishing required by the Probate Court.
This is not tho first effort of Wheeler to
control others. When Allan Mollison
was Sheriff, Wheeler had money inter-
est in the TRANSCRIPT, and as Molllson
was friendly to the Register. he gave it
the printing his Office required. But
Wheeler wanted it for the TRANSCRIPT,
and this is the way lie got it, viz: DR..
Barnes, Page & Wheeler man, happened
to be Coroner, and he appointed Herman
Warner, another Of the same kind, to be
his deputy. As the Coroner or his dep
uty may do the business Of the Sheriff in
nearly all cases, if by any reason that Of
ficer is disqualified, Warner did nearly
all the work that came from the office Of
Page & Wheeler, but in each case to get
rid OF having it done by the Sheriff, one
or the other of these worthless, or their
clints had to make an affidavit to the eff.
feet that the Sheriff would not act impair.
TALLY, or that he was prcjudiced, or that
he was interested in the case. The afti-
davit was always made when there was
a chance to save anything Of value from
going to the Register, or to Mollison. 1t
has ever been the practice Of Page &
Wheeler to attack and destroy the business
SO far as they can, of every man whom
they cannot control. Some three years
ago Wheeler hated the Register with NOR
tai hatred. G. L. Henderson, of Leroy,
sent him some mortgages to forclosc, ask.
ing that the notices be published in the
Register. Wheeler notified Mr.. II. that
he would have nothing to dc with the
Register, and that sooner than have his
name published in that paper, in connec-
ton with any legal notice or card emana-
ting from this Office, he would quit the
business. Now he hates the TRANSCRIPT
as badly as he then did the Register; but
he is very glad today to have his name
fondlcd in the columns Of the sheet which
he once affected to despise. Hotchk,ss is
just now the object of his solicitude, a
kind of Rag Baby that grows On his
hands. The money which he paid to get
Hotch here, and the sums which he is
compelled 10 contribute weekly to. keep
the old fellows SANDER mill in opertion
is sadly missed by him, and he is anx-
ious about the future. If he can send
five dollars worth Of business to Hotch,
he diminishes his regular donation to
that extent. 1t is business with Wheeler.
What he gets from others for Hotch, is
just so much saved for himself No won.
der then that he wants Judge Harter to
give the old miscreant the printing.
Wheeler wanted the notice of the pro.
bate of his wife's will published by "old
Hotch." The Judge granted his request,
but he did it as courtesy, not be-
cause Wheeler had right to demand it.
The sum is this: The Judge will publish
his notices in what paper he thinks best,
because 1t is hisright and his duty to do so.