The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1881-11-03

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Under head Of "Challenge Accent
3D." the JOURNAL reprints our prop
osition Of Lest week, and adds the fol-
lowing:
COO ssaeey 70 ianedi:aeiy proceed . -Pat up or
shat sP." Il D. aAnrson,
Publisher Saline Coanty JorRxAL-
Making inquiry Of MessB. Carver 4
Bond, we found that they had not up
TO Thursday night received word from
Mr.. sampson. The bill Of sale for our
press has been prepared and rendered
these gentlemen. As Mr. Sampson
has not seen fit to come forward, nor,
II dissatisfied with the parties, has he
named any one else, We conclude that
he has "petered out" II the firm
named does not suit you, sonny, men,
ton some one and We will be there
with the papers. We give you another
chance.-Sdiind Herald.
As the good Deacon Stacey had
made the challenge to put up presses
on the circulation Of the JOURNAL and
Herald, eof course expected that he
according to the "code Of honor')
would be the first TO put up the bill Of
sale Of his $500 Campbell press. We
awaited his action patiently. We
called upon Carver 4 Bond and found
that he had not put up his bill Of sale,
rs he had promised. On Friday morn
ing, therefore, we made . bill Of sale Of
our "$6OO press, as the good Deacon
loves to call 1t, and deposited 1t with
Carver 4 Bond, In accordance with
the challenge. The good Deacon
seemed to weaken and was not very
forward In putting up his bill Of sale,
but being ridiculed 80 much about the
matter by all who met him, he finally
concluded to put up too. We chose
as our judge Mr.. r. p. Cravens, and
Stacy chose Sheriff Baker as his
judge. On Saturday morning Mr..
Cravens went in search Of Stacy and
Baker, desiring that the third judge
should be appointed. that the work Of
investigating the subscription lists Of
the two papers might be proceeded
with at once. Mr.. Cravens found that
both parties had gone to Kansas City.
They did not make their appearance
until Monday when Mr.. Cravens met
them and informed then Of
his desire to hurry up the
matter ~ much q possible. He was
then told that Mr.. Baker had declined
to serve, and the good Deacon Stacy
stated that he would choose another
judge in Bakers place Immediately,
which he did not do on Monday nor
on Tuesday, nor on "Wednesday,
though often pressed by Mr..
Cravens to do 10. 1t begins to
look now ~ IL the good deacon was
sick Of his challenge.
The good Deacon Stacy did not dare
to challenge the JOURNAL on total cir
culation, but limited 1t to the county.
In his usual dishonest manner he ex.
pected to beat US, IL he could not bull
dOze us, by tricks. We have list of
names Of some Is parties who have
come TO us since the challenge was
made and stated that for the last three
or four weeks they have been receiving
the Herald without ever having sub
scribed for 1t. We believe that thor
Ough investigation (which we propose
10 have) will show that two or three
hundred papers have been sent out
each week by the good Deacon Stacy
TO those who never subscribed for
them. We are warned every day to be
of Stacy and his dishonest
tricks. We shall have a fair and
square count and when that In |
IL will be proven beyond
. doubt that the JOURNAL has at least |
.hree hundred more bona fde sub
scribers in Saline county than the
Herald, and that the JOURNALS total
IL more than double that of |
he Herald
We can prove by the Oaths' of at |
hree persons who have been employ. |
ID i'm the Herald Office that less than
hree months ago the entire circula-
ion Of the Herald only reached % |
luires, or $50 papers! Now all news
'aper men know full well THAT the |
'est newspaper canvasser In the world |
ould not lincrease the circulation of
he best newspaper In the world 4l9
n three months. II Stacy has in
'reased his circulation DO he has done
most remarkably well. He has not
ven done that. He may have added
o his list $50 subscribers In that time,
laving had an agent out who has put
n:his best efforts attempting to gire the
Herald away. But we doubt very
much from the statements made by
he agent to certain parties whether
'e has obtained over 100 bona fde sub
cribers.
No, good Deacon Stacy, we don't
rant any Of your dishonest practices
, this matter. We want o fair, square
Investigation, and are ready to stand
y the result. II you prove that on
he 9th Of October-the day we &C
opted your challenge the Her.
ID had more bona 6de subscribers in
aline county than the JOURNAL, we
lall stand ready to comply with the
'nditiOns Of the challenge.
The surveyors Of the Atchisou, To-
.ka 4 Santa Fe railway arrived on
e heights east Of town Saturday
orning, and proceeded to pitch their
nts, which made quite . city of can
q. The surveyors were interviewed
'turday and Sunday by quite q num-
r Of our citizens, but professed to
low nothing except that they had
en- ordered to make the survey from
'uncil Grove to Salina, and were
rafting further orders. The party
y composed Of fifteen people. The
rty passed through town Monday -.