New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-10-11
Redwood Correspondence.

sighted, we do not wonder at his mis-
understanding and misconstruction Of
that harness makers language. The
harness maker stated to him that it |
was an old harness, left there by Mr..
Thorp for repairs, which was also the
case with the. wagon at squire Chap. |
mans. That they were first built last
spring by order Of Ener Birum to be
completed in June LASTLY payment
July 27th-secured by chattel mort
gage. The wagon and harness were
completed and delivered to Birum as
per agreement. So Ener hied himself
away to find team to fill the harness
and draw the wagon. First he found
an old, broken down farm horse that
aspired to official position. So Ener
took him with the understanding that
he was to be driven into the Legisla'
ture. The second was an old, broken
down political horse, which agreed to
work faithfully If Ener would drive
him into the State Senate; or, if that
road proved too rough for him, into
the land office at Redwood Falls. So
Ener hitched up his team and started
out for q political ride through the
county. On the old farm horse was
banner with this touching inscriptions:
..Ho, farmers! I owe my soul aud DO.
dy to the First National Bank of ST.
Paul. Come every one and help Ener
drive me into the legislature, so that
can assist in getting those honest ban.
kers out Of the grasp Of the bloated
grangers. If you don't lend a helping
hand the bank will bust aud thereby
bust me-" And on the other was a ban
ner with following essence Of purity
inscribed thereon: "Ho, Democrats!
Republicans! Greenbackers! anybody!
I am anything or everything for Office.
lowe my soul and body to the last
party that helps me into Office. l know
I used Judge Baldwin's money to cleo.
tioneer me into Office; but while ! help
ed myself great deal, I helped the
Judge a little-out Of Office And on
Ener's banner this consoling language
appeared: ''Notice to everybody! I
am a conglomerated mass Of corrupt
Demo.G reenba OK epublicanism. This
is the only rig left me to drive. It may
carry us all to the devil, and resurrect
me to show the green scum Of our cor.
ruption; but this is the only team that
will draw sucR passengers. So jump
on. We will make the ride merry,
though short. Midway Of the wag-
on sat a large, corpulent man with
red light on the front of his face,
While hopping the perspiration from
his graceful brow with one hand, in
the other he carried banner bedeck-
ed with all the paraphernalia Of his Of
fee, and as they passed slowly along
an observer could read thereon: ~ Jump
on this wagon, everybody, and help
me hold the land Office, for IT I lose
that can't pay but twenty-five cents
on the dollar Of my Indebtedness. where
as if you keep me there I can pay so.
And to that man that I offered tree
claim il he would only contest it, /
will now give him two tree claims
without any contest il he will loan me
his influence, as my case is getting des-
perate." And In the rear end Of the
wagon with disheveled hair and blood.
shot eye sat fo1lorn Democrat, with
his hat pulled over his left ear and his
bony feet dangling out Of the wagon,
whilo over his right ear be carried a
small banner with the following In
scription: 81 have always been q
Democrat, but if you Republicans viii
elect me sheriff In 1913 you can swell
your ranks one.'' So this motley
crowd of Office seekers started on their
round Of the county and arrived
again at Redwood Falls, July 9th,
when the horses became frantic at
their poor success while out; ran
away. dumping their load promiscu-
ously; smashing the wagon and break.
ing the harness. Birum now refused
to pay for the rig, 80 the remains
were picked up and sold By virtue Of
the chattle mortgage, and Dave
Thorp, being In town that day, resolv.
ed to do the thing handsomely BY his
defunct Democratic friend, bought the
rig, had it made into q hearss and
with that strong team. Sam and
George, carried the defunct to their
last resting place. The funeral sew
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