The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1883-11-22

gentieniun-C. II. llcken6-ueVeT Sldu
40 having simply stated that one was
handed to him. 10 him we refer.
Perhaps two or three dozen f the
pamphlets were sent by said editor to
X. w. Bsllainy d SON, t9 whom, with
the mass of our citizens, We refer.
Again lie afllrms that no blame can Mt
tach to him. Last years officers Oi
the sciety, the county clerk, register
and treasurer, and others, can testify
that he was responsible for the failure
to have the premium, lists properly dis.
trilnIted. 1t would be easy to- extend
the list, hut We must beg pardon Of our
readers for having wasted 80 much
space OH him, and can only excuse our
selves upon the ground that we cannot
refuse a man u request 80 easily grant
cd as that Of the bellicose beauty of
Baldwin. Our witnesses are named,
our proof stated, and we are through
with the chapter.
1t is probably needless to say that
the above is from the Luther news
Our readers who have in
mind the statement we made In the
STAR few week ago, relative to the
complimentary tickets, will observe
how statement is misrepresented. The
Luther sheet told an unblushing false
hood about the complimentaries hav-
ing been sent to other papers "Ieng"
before they received one. We knew
the statement WAS untrue, and said so.
The Secretary of the Society first sent
us eight tickets, with request to dis
tribute. We complied, and sent them,
one to each paper In OsceoIa and
Mason counties; and as soon as pOssi-
ble sent word to Mr.. Kinne that there
were not enough, in our opinion; and
that we had sent to papers outside the
county first, because we wished them
to give notice of the Fair. We sup
posed that Lake county papers would
notice the Fair anyway; and that the
usual tickets could be sent anytime.
The tickets ,Uere sent just as soon rs
they could be gotten around. We
them from the Secretary, to
the President of the Society, for his
signature and he distributed them; 30
that 1t could not have been but very
few days before the newspapers In
Lake county were supplied. And how
did the Luther sheet return the COM
plimcnt of the Society? Did they give
notice of the Fair? If 80; how exten-
sive was il?
Now, in answer to the statement in
regard to Mr.. EIibner as canvasser:
Mr.. a. Ozmun was the one chosen tO
canvass Luther; but being unable to
attend tO IL he informs us that he
went to Mr.. Hibner, who was then
about removing to Luther, and made
what he supposed was clearly under
stood arrangement to canvass the
town. And in corroboration Of the
act that there was some understand
ng, Mr.. Hibnor came to us with re-
quest (it was at the depot, and the
rain about leaving) that we send him
. copy of the old premium list pamph-
ct, that he could show to Luther ad-
,ertisers as u sample. We found that
We had net the copy to spare; and sup
'Osing II was immaterial, waited some
lays before commencing work on
AS to the statement that Mr. Dick
MS was witness to the distribution
# the pamphlets at Luther, that is the
tory of the Luther sheet, and never
ppeared in the STAR Mt all; rs every
eader of the STAR may know.
In regard to the number of pamph-
cts sent to Luther, the books of the
xpress office at Baldwin show that
bout one hundred copies were sent to
/. w. Bellamy & Son, one of the most
eliable and prominent firms doing |
tisiDess In the wide-awake town of
luther, more than one month previous |
D the Fair. This was one tffh Of the |
ntirc number ordered to be distribut.
d by the managers of the Society be-
,re the days of the Fair. When our
pudcrs take into consideration the |
,ct that Chase, Baldwin, Forman,
yirvana, Wingleton, Deer Lake,
tearn's Mill, and Willville neighbor-
Ood-bcsides the country generally I'm |
he county, to individuals--were in
luded I'm tile distribution; We believe
hey will all acknowledge that Luther
AL her full share. Farther, we are
! iformetl by reliable gentleman that
member Of the paper firm at Lu-
Ter stated here In Baldwin that the
ampliIets were mt Bellaniy's, describ-
~ their position IN the store.
As regards the responsibility Of the
iitor of the STAR, the following from
le Secretary, who had the MANAGE
rent of getting out tile lists and cir
ilating them, Is sufficient answer on
ie part of the Society. In SO far AZ
[essrs. Towner, Nicholson and Smith
re concerned, they cannot "testify"
rat The editor of the STAR WIS res
onsible; for they nre men Of principle
nd common sense; nnd they have no
Iore sympathy with the unwarranted
ttnck upon tire Agricultural Society
id the editor Of this paper, than nth
respectable people lave: Il
EDITOR STxR:-It having accidental
came 10 my knowledge that n paper
at Luther has been making
peated assertions that Lake County
agricultural Society "ignorcd" Luther,
getting up tho premium lists, last
immer, I wish to state that such MS
rtion II untrue In every particular.
was tho wish and hope 0f the Sot,ic-
that the business incn OF Luther
light I've represented la the ndvertis-
Y; aud due arrangement was made
= anvassiug the town; but the plan
lied 10y reason Of the inability Of Mr..
xmun to attend to it.
As f,r the Editor of the STAR being
slmnsibIc for the cuiivassinz for and
strilmlion Of premium lists, 1t Is
holly false; Us he was simply acting
r the Society, and received no pay
r trouble, express charges and pos
we, except the space for his card In
. prelnllln lists.
n. I. KINNE, Sec'y
Lake Go. Az Society