Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-08-29
Mrs. r. A. Elders Opimioa Of Page.

Mrs. r. A. Elders Opi",oa Of Rage.
sss9Is sszss AUSTIN, MIMI, Aug. -, 1873.
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ny husband having been \ lstender Of;
Sherman Page to some extent during tho
'eceatsimpeachment trial, anl knowing
eAeo 70 he indebted to him l0r friendly
assistance aud support dcrl"g the trial. I
,ad right to expect FROM the tuass, on
hat account, II for no other reason,
courteous aud gentlemanly treatment
while my husband was away from home.
Rut what did l receive. nothing but
treatment most oppressive and abusive. i
My husband sold Page our house and
land, under written contract that we
were to remain ~ possession Of the pre-
misses until was able 10 leave. nnd until
it was convenient for US to do Sony nus.
band being engaged in business at Moor.
head, and we were soon 10 remove 10 that
place. Some Two Or three weeks ago,
Page came to tho house and wanted 10
known when could give him possession.
l told him according 10 the contract, we
could stay Is long as w wished, or un-
til felt able to move, but that I would
70 out by the I'd Of September. He
went to tather aud said hc wanted posses
sion Of the house Aug. 10Th. and father
told him would not he able to 80 then
Page wanted 10 see the contract. went
ont with the contract. He looked At it,
and said It had been changed. told
him lie had ordered Mr.. Elder to put any
thing in the contract he wished to make
himself secure, aud that was the under.
standing between him and Mr.. Elder.
At this interview he acted like = gentle
man. AT the pcx, interview, he was
abusive, and said We had no articles oil
agreement, and that We remained there
by his generosity. Page then commenced
making it very unpleasant for Us, and
used abusive language I" my father. bro.
ther and myself, and insisted upon my
giving possession Of the house. The
next we heard Of him he wanted to teal
down the stable in which we kept GU,
three horses. He claimed he had re
ccived instructions in regard to the stable
from MI. Elder. told him not tn teal
it down yet, a. we would have no place T.
keep the horses if lie did. He said We must
bc accommodating to each other; that he
would have his new Oarn enclosed in two
or three days. Then I told HIM, oil right
tear it down. He soon had his barn en-
closed, and father then asked him If w
could keep our horses there. He said
mo; we could not. He had other use.
for his barn." And we had to take Out
horses to tOwn-Onc mile away-l0 ge
them stabbed. l then told him Ac did
not live up to the contract, aud he mus
live up to it. He replied in his usually
bombas,ic etvie, that he knew the LAW
and If lie should require any counsel b,
would call IN INT. He would also MAKE
il very unpleasant for US bv stalking in
to the house, aud into our private living
rooms, at any time to suit his majesty,
convenience or pleasure, without the
usual alarm ~ invitation. On Sunday
Aug. 25th, went to the house of frient
in TOWN; when returned. who should
find had been in my kitchen during m,
absence, but Sherman Page! and fol
VIVA, purpose nobody knows but himself
On Monday yesterday he told my fathe
We must get out of the house. Fathe
told him we would 60 the next day. Blu
Page insisted upon our going that day
and ordered his carpenters to work q
once in our rooms, which we had rescrv
ed the right to use by the contract an
We we're, therefore, compelled to leave
Judge Page has made 1t as unpleasant
for us rs he we'll could, ever since m,
husband went away, aud has acted NOR
like the tyrant that he is than an homes
man and gentleman. One little trick o
his cannot forget. had tub of rair
water under the caves which wafer I hat
caught for special purpose Page, VIII
was there doing some dirty work, wen
deliberately to my tub IF clean water ant
washed his dirty hands. I never, unit
now, really knew what q monster Pag
was. He has proved himself TO me. q
far as oppressive conduct goes. all tina
his worst enemies have charged HIM with
Aud that he is ungcntlemanly. migrate
full and selfish to the last degree, and viii
stoop to dishonorablc tricks to gain hi
ends, l need no farther evidence tha
that which have Sc en- and know Of m
own personal knowledge. see plainl
that those lie cannot use lie will abuse.
Yours Respectfully,
MRS. F. A. ELDER.
1.-THE above letter from Mrs. Elder ex
plains itself. II is due to her, however
to state something of the trying circum
stances under which she has been placed
She has q babe but = few weeks old
an invalid mother, and only a young bro
ther to depend upon Tor sid in making
the laboriOus arrangements for \ renova
to Moo rhead. Under these circumstance
Pages treatment Of her il oil the NOR
hcartless aud ;censursble.-ED
1-:.> OUR Harvest FIELD.
/ One Of Edis0n's Photographs is on II
travels. 1t talked ct st. Peter last week.
;. :, Iron, b going forward over the 8. N. r.
X for tho exteusioa Of that road to Jacks0u.
T.. -lEinneapolis has issued q new director!
and claims, In consequence, q population Z