Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-28
VanValkenburRh W. HOtchkiss.


In the last issues Of the Republican ap
peared most wantOn, malicious, alb
E.P. VanValkenburgh. Mayor Van mel
s"lutely false and libelous article against
Hotchkiss last Monday and underto ok tc
give him thrashing, but was prevented
by \ crowd Of Hotch's friends, among
whom Judge Page appeared conspicu
ously. While we do not approve Vans
taking the law in his own hands, yet all
must confess tina, if 1t ever was justi6able,
it certainly was In this case. Put your.
self IN his place, father, husband
find yourself slandered, lied about
by man 80 low as to be proud
Of the poverty which enables him
to la ugh at attempted reparation by course
of Jaw, and 50 depraved as to charge
upon another the like of his own degra-
dation. What would you have done
No honor In the man, no legal redress,
no chance of making dead-beat suffer
for his crimes! Almost any man would
have done as VanValkenburgh did. A
man IS allowed to lie, SANDER, dcfame
another. to smite him ruthlessly in the
very "centre Of his peace" and if his
victim use the snly defence left him by
God and the law, which many times
seems designed for the specia! shielding
OF the criminal, Immediately a cry OF
horror is raised! Viewed in this light,
human nature is compelled to admit tina,
the law ought to allow Van to thrash
him every day. Nevertheless the Law
does not allow it, and VanValkenburgh
is brave enough to express regret at his
hasty action.
In view of all that has happened, We
take the responsibility of saying, thai
Hotchkiss better not repeat his ISLANDERS
against Mayor VanV alkenb urgh, nor in
vent new ones against other people, fo1
the public feeling ls too strong to permit
further indulgence in such rascality
What one man may be justly lreprimanded
for attempting, neighborhood, or com.
munity, may sometimes be applauded
for accomplishing, hence it is our opin
ion that Hotchkiss had better 20 slow il
the future.
BROWNSDALE.
"A light fail of snow on Sunday
night put stop to farming operations fol
the present, and furnished sport for small
boys. Look out for winter soon.
Mr.. W. F. Smith, proprietor of the
Anderson House, is absent on a trip to
Yellow Medicine county, to look after
his homestead. Previous to his depar.
ture. several Of his bachelor boarders
urgently requested him to look up a
squaw for each of them.
Last evening as we were going down
town, the cackling Of poultry greeted GU,
ears. Poor fowls, they are doubtless
aware that Thanksgiving is close at hand,
and like the swan, are singing their last
and sweetest song before yielding up the
ghost. Look out for the war on turkey.
Friday evening of last week, Mr.. K
T. Glover met with an accident which,
might have proved fatal. As he was al
work in the new elevator, he fell from the
second story, to the first, distance OF
about nine feet. He was considerably
stunned by the fall, but is now able to be
about and attend to his business.
One day last week, our townsman,
Mr.. Colby, shot tine deer a few miles
east Of town, and on Monday of this
week, he succeeded in killing two more
between here and Ramsey. Deer must be-
plenty IN this vicinity. We never had
any success, however, as hunters, unless
we pursued dear, and even then we were
frequently compelled to abandon the
pursuit and call it "wlld goose chase"
The entertainment given on Friday
evening, by the Sons Of Temperance, was
an ENJOYABLE affair. A good audience
greeted the amate ur actors and manifest.
cd their appreciation by frequent cheers.
The plays were well presented and gave
general satisfaction. We underst and
that about fifteen dollars was the sum
realized above exnenses SPECTATOR.