Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-11-03
The Business Men OF Grand Meadow Re-
bulk 'La"gwOrthy, the Editor of tho
Mercury for his Polittca al Course.

Tho Business Men OF Grand Meadow Re-
bulk LangwOrthy, the Editor of tho
Mercury for his Political Course.
The following is a true copy OF a let
ter mailed to Mr.. Langworthy, editor Of
the Mercury, on Saturday last, by thirty
Of his subscribers, in Grand Meadow, the
place where Langworthy published his
paper until recently. This list contains
the name of about every business man IN
the village, who was a subscriber to the
paper. This support IS withdrawn from
the Nercury, on account Of Its abuse OF
Sheriff Corey, whose home was there
and its defense of Sherman Page. Lang
worthy, loo, is an old citizen of that com
munity, having resided there twenty
three or four years. What rebuke to
come from ones old friends and neigh
bors. Truly, Page and Langworthy are
equally yoked:
GRAND MEADOW, OCT. 80, 1880.
B. F. Lnngacorthy, Edator Moacer Counts
NercNry:
Strive, the undersigned subscribers
for your paper, wish you to discontinue
it, and such of us as are in arrears request
that our bills be sent to us for the follow
ing reasons:
When you came to this county you
pie 1ged your word to some of us, and i,
was generally understood by all, that you
would not take any part in the fight that
has too long disgraced this county, but
that you would confine yourself strictly
within the limits Of true journalism.
How have these pledges been kept?
You have allowed your paper to become,
or rather have made it, the acknowledged
organ of one Of the factions to the above
mentioned tight-a faction that has me,
with merlted defeat in all lis attempts
and in lis every appeal 10 the people fol
years; q faction that has kept up this fight
purely from motives of revenge or of per
sonal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; kept it up at the
polls, aud before the courts, at cost OF
thousands uf dollars to the taxpayers OF
this county, and until majority OF the
people of the county, as we believe, dre
heartily disguised, and would gladly be
At peace if this faction would permit it
AS the organ Of this faction you have
seen fit to prostitute your columns to the
vilest Islander and abuse Of men whom
we know to be true aud trusty, aud as
such after an intimate acquaintance on
the part of many of us OF many years
standing. Believing that by the above
course you have violated your solemn
pledges TO us made, thereby showing
yourself unworthy of our confidence and
support, the same is hereby withdrawn:
NJ. o. Whsle, lumber dealer,
J. } GilbertsOn, merchandise,
WI. Rawson, harness maker,
Alb. Hunt, wheat buyer,
Bnken & Robinson, druggists,
F. X. Warner, hardware,
A. j. Stewart, tinsmlth,
j. Lawrance, agricultural dealer,
|. q. +. Greening, banker,
A. Requa, wheat buyer,
II NJ. Kellogg, merchandise,
James McCloskey, village marshal,
j. r. Carson, agricultural dealer,
Geo. Glow, wheat buyer,
Geo. +. Goodwin, attorney at law,
W. s. Ranney, druggist,
W. Il. Bentley, real estate dealer,
Helvlg Ortiz, baker,
Geo. Hanson, furniture,
f. NJ. Barnard, livery man,
Z. w. Martin, wheat buyer,
II. s. Sheldon, merchandise,
Joe Christensen. wagon maker,
j. D. Piersou, butcher,
Alvah Hunt, wheat buyer,
L. D. Jackson, physician,
L. G. Moore, builder,
j. H. Monroe, shoemaker,
r. A. Donaldson, farmer,
G. n. Bostwick, mail agent.