Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-08-14
MoRR1s, Aug. II, 1879


EDITOR TRIBUNE: .....
DEAR SIR:-Having been absent for the
last two weeks, building and harvesting on
my homestead, in Big Stone county, l had
not seen the last two issues of your paper,
and fancy my surprise on picking up your
paper and scanning the local column, to see
the manner in which your paper had been
prostituted by tile temporary editor to his
own personal interests.
During the absence of the editor. attend
ing to his harvest, G. l.. Brown will have
editorial charge of this paper.
As to this item, it is none of my business
who you employ to run your paper, but
the next item refers to me personally.
Here it is:
Hon Geo. P. Wilson was in town last
Tuesday, trying to settle with Mr.. Camp
bell on the famous MCGOWAN matter. No
settlement could be had, so all appeal will
be taken to the Supreme Court
True, the Hon. Geo. P. Wilson was in
town, and for purpose, but not, as stated
in the item, to settle any famous MCGOWAN
matter, but to settle with me a judgment
that had obtained at the last term of the
district, against the Sheriff of this county,
for goods taken from me by the sheriff, on
writs of attachment True, no settlement
was effected, a1d am not to blame if they
take poor case to the supreme court, for
no other purpose than delay, and to try and
wear me out with litigation that has been
forced upon me.
The third and last item that wish to re-
fer to, is as follows:
Campbell sued the Sheriff, in the famous
MoGowan matter, for the sum of 81 300,
we believe, and won his case. This suit
was for goods taken by the Sheriff on sew
eral Writs of attachments, in favor of ST.
Paul business men, and last June the SaiC
Campbell swore that the goods were worth
that sum, the other day he offered $S2O fol
them, to partially satisfy his Judgment.
The foregoing is so false in its statements
and inferences, that blush for humanity
to think that lawyer intrusted with th'
management of public newspaper, woulc
hove the audacity totry and manufacture
sympathy in case where he advised th
commencement Of the action, and was fur
nished with what is considered one of tin
best lawyeas in the State, viz; Hon. G. 2
Wilson, to assist him, and got beat Th'
inference in the above item, is that swort
that certain goods were worth 81 800, AM
that recently had enly offered $500. Thi
is false, and the editor pro tenn. knows it
l offered $500 for part of the goods, q
only part of them are in the Sheriff
hands, the balance having been sold some
time ago, and those that remain in hi
hands, and for which offered $500, ar
damaged, which anyone that knows wha
stock of goods are, would infer when h
knew that the goods had been packed j
boxes about the middle of January, an
moved two or three times, and had bee
stored in cellars and stables for six months
and would like to refresh the memory {
the temporary editor of the fact that h,
nor his worthy colleague, at the time of tt
trial, offered no evidence that the gooC
were worth less than $1,000, thereby az
mitting the same.
You will please excuse this letter. / d
not wish newspaper controversy. feel
my duty to reply and you will oblige II
by giving it a place in your paper.
Yours, &C.,
w. H. CAMPBELL.