McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1883-12-06

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pre-empt, and so on to the end of this
RUTHLESS twaddle of Simon Kelly and
his 'gin MILL" of Page Francis and
his surveys, of sixteen miles of claims,
of the dugouts and Galen Baldwin, Of
solicitude for neighbors, and so on,
through the ceaseless, senseless swash-
swash of this drivel mill. AS all
these people speak for themselves, this
editor might forbear. Yet, as there
seems to be persistent spite against
"Simon" we will say of him as the
poet of 'BludsO :"
he were no saint, but at Judgment
I'd run my chance with Slime"
'LOngside of some pious gentlemen
That wouldn't shook hands with him"
Barring his whisky business,
which good men regret, when Simon
Kelly
"Sees his duty dead sure thing,
He'll 10 for IL there and then"
And that is as much as we believe can
be said of the pharisee who sees, in
what is more his misfortune than his
crime, cause for rejoicing-and, by the
way-in all mean things said of him
they forget to mention that "Simon"
is democrat.
Here follows the affidavit of G.. B.
Moore, which was not stolen, is in the
handwriting of the man who took it,
and which frankly states that the
charges of the Omaha Herald against
James Laird are false:
State of Nebraska, Hitchcock coun7
ty, IS. G. B. Moore, being first duly
sworn, deposes and says: My post
office address is McCoOk, Red Willow
county, Neb. have read the follow
ing charges made by the Omaha Her
aid, and to the best of my knowledge
they are false. know of nothing that
would justify them in making such
charges against James Laird.
'"The gentleman from Sinking Wa
ter will please take off his hat and
listen to the Indictment.
"The Herald charges that previous
to the 18th day of June last, Mr.. James
Laird, the member from the Second
district, expressed a desire to obtain
in some manner cattle range in
western Nebraska.
1.-THE Herald charges that the same
Mr.. Laird, otherwise known as "the
gentleman from Sinking Water"
about the same time announced his
intention, of introducing bill in con-
gress authorizing and instructing the
secretary of the interior to lease all
the vacant public lands in western
Nebraska to stockmen for grazing
purposes, which, if carried into effect,
would close the land to settlement, and
prevent the MANNED and wounded SOL
der, the hardy immigrant, and in fact
poor men of any class from obtaining
q homestead. How is this for repub-
blican member of congress, and great
friend of the soldier and honest
granger?
1.-The Herald charges that the afore-
said Mr.. Laird was informed that such
bill could not be passed, and that if
by any means it should be passed it
could not be carried into effect.
"The Herald charges that Mr.. Laird
then inquired of certain parties how
he might acquire control of water
front so as to start a range, and that he
was told it could be done by home
stealing, pre-empting and tree-claim-
ing land.
1.-THE Herald charges that Mr.. Laird,
the gentleman from Sinking Water,
in company with Simon Kelly, GIN
mill keeper, and Page Francis, sur
veyor of Red Willow county, went to
the Sinking Water country and
picked out and located some sixteen or
seventeen quarter sections of land in
such a manner that they would con-
troll the water privileges along that
creek of odorous name, for distance
of sixteen miles or Whereabouts.
"The Herald charges that the gentle
man from Sinking Water hired and
paid man for building the dug-Outs,
blowing the five-acre patches, and
making the other improvements" re-
quired by law on these lands.
1.-THE Herald charges that Mr.. Laird
explained his great solicitude and in
terest in the land by saying that he
was trying to help some ''neighbors" of
his, who were good fellows, and ought
to have homesteads.
1.-THE Herald charges that Mr.. Laird
expects, or did expect, to run his
chances of buying out the holders of
these claims
"The Herald charges that Mr.. Laird
has admitted the truth of each and
every one of these allegations, and
that he cannot and dare not attempt
to deny them. And the Herald fur