Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-31
An Omen Letter.

An Open Letter.
Arecent Issue Of the Brail err Journ
Al contained an ano6ymo Gus letter signed
Republican Voter in which were
many ungcntlemanly insinustions but No
direct charges against DIR. J...R, Howes
The letter was copied in the Little Falls
Sun, and we therefore publish the fol
loving reply from Dr.. Howes which,
appeared ia last weeks Journal.
= e. j > j. Brainerd, Oct. IS, 1854. i
vt Editer,s Jeurnsi: In the. columns OF
your paper. lass week there appeared an
article over the nom de plume of IRE
publican Voter, With your permission
desire to set myself right.
r. HID iheseowardiy liar and distorter OF
facts had the bravery TO- make the charge
over his own Signature, | might account
for Ills santiye in attacking me did
not consider it necessary 10 secure the
! services Of newspaper to give me a
certificate ms to- moral character, OF
defend any record during the five years
that l have been among you. Never
have I been guilty or single trsnsac-
ton, that would object to having pro.
claimed from every street corner Ia our
city.-If standing up for Brainerd and
her in.erests, aad endearoring to secure
fer us manu- facturing enterprises>aa and the
enlistment of capital for our benefit are
capital crimes, then, am guilty: Never
has there been d single project seton foot
that you'd beAefita Brainsrd that Lhave
not given ,.llslsat + was able. to d 10
make it al success" Ny building oyer
sixty houses in our midst may be d GRIM
inaiH act, but | do not think tl,at the
labQring men Of our city and the !aer-
chants who furnished tue material will
so decide at the polls on the 4,h day of
next November. 1t would be very bad
taste for me. TO parade before you the
offices of trust that hold ia your midst,
and baastfully announce what my prop.
holdings ale, for the sake OF securing
your vote. With a clean reco rd for five
years in your city, and the honored pom:
'ina1ion Of Republican convention in
both county and district, fael perfectly
safe in going to. the polls GU an hours
notice, relying on my Republican friends
voting for me ton man, aud feeling GER
tain Of a large Democratic vote on the
strength OF that record, and with the
additional reason thai, I can accomplish
more than = Democrat could in a Repub-
lican Legislature, where only ,hirty.,hree
out Of 100 of the mem beers of the last
Legislature were Democratic.
/ pladge myselfto secure for Our por
ton Of this district er:thing. of benefit
that can be legitimstely obtained.
Before closing this already TOO lengthy
letter, desire 10 call the attention of
your,readers to the certificate of Mr.. A.
w. Frazier, clark Of the district court. In
:expianation of the o My two Foreclosures
that have ever made on house in this
city,: sold Geo. F Cook, Of. this city, a,
piece of PROPERTY on contract.. After
waiting sons two week and writing him
two letters that tes Maust' try: and make at
least a partial payment on the amount
overdue, was surprised by being wait
ed upon by a.stranger, who claimed that
lie was trading for The Cook property.
|, Not having received Il line froa, Cook
Or dollsr-o apply upon his contract I
did what any business man would do,
commenced legal proceedings in the
regular way to recover my property. Is
there q business man ia the city who
would uot have taken ths same course:
The only other foreclosure made by
me was in the case ,ofa man named
Gendrcau. sold bin, piece of;proper
ty On contract at $1,000. and furnished
material for him to the amount of 81 ,067
the whole amounting to S2,0s7. On this
amount never received single cent,
except $1o5. Upon Gendreau's inform
ing me that he could not keep the prop
erty, and requesting me to take the
property back, / .foreelosed in order &c
perfect title, and gave Mr.. Gendreau
5000 worth of lots for the labor he had
expended upon the place. the arrange
ment giving. llirn'perfect satisfaction,
Hoping my explanations cover the
ground, AN very truly yours.
john r. HowEs.