The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-12-10
A CORRECTION.
A Card from Mr.. Asa Harper.

In regard to the article when ap-
peared In the MINER last Sunday
morning, taken from the Salt LAKE
Chronicle, referring to me. I will say
I did stop at Salt Lake city and did
intend t. make my headquarters
there and do yet intend to 20 there if
I do not ttay here. I aIsO am 3 rem
r~esentative of the MOeler Safe Il LOck
Co., and am doing business for Nos
Ter, Bowen s. Co., under the directton
of b. F. Smith of Chicago, General
North western agent. I did sell Riggs
a -afe- subject to the approval of 3 7:
Smith, it his financial standing w0ul ia
Justify his shipping it. But l did not
give Riggs a drA t for $50 on G''or..
rich for collection fot $50. 30 and did
not get q cent on it But I did give
R.pps q draft an B. F. Smith for SO
and did get $40 on it, telling him I"
credit the balance on my account l
also got q draft on B. F. Sml tn
ca.h.d by Williams & Gerrons Of
Salt Lake City.
After I arrived here I received q
le,t~r from B. F. Smith, stating that
b. was out of his Office OH SATURDAY
ali dav and that OH Monday he had
notice of protest of said draft. nt
that he had wired me to that effect at
s 1T Lake and explained the matt r;
This letter 1 forwarded to Riggs md
dvjsed him to dra W on B. F. Sml th
+: r the am,unt. If Mr.. B. F Smit tn
has not houortd this draft glven 10
Williams and GerrOns 1t Is beer u@e
he has not seen it. But That l am
the authorized agent OF b. +. SIn'th
for Moeler, Bowen & Co., with powers
to Collect money and MAKE se..l|.
meurs, l can prove to anyone. ! nat
( have undertaken to beat anyone ia
false. That 1 have got drafts casl'ed
ali over this country is true, and nat
in all cases but one my drafts % b:
r Smith have been honored, and
that those drafts will be, l do not
question. for my business tran Sac
iona are honorable and legitim ate,
md T represent an honorable and
Ultimate house and have handled
h,ndreds of dollars for them and still
meet to do 80, unless l 9 lease
connection with them, and
s,sv in Butte city, where you vii bs
shi. tn iudge whether l am q
~ not, That I s:nug<led my bag
"aao ont of the hotel is a - lie.
!; not cave on the evening train,
mt did leave on the morning I a, nj
and took a carriage at the door' anu
thew nut my baggage lnto tne Cal
r,age for me, except some SUNNY n
calming which / left there 20 1e srI.
tan when l return, and snail nola
liam responsible for it, and for TINS
.rt'cia m the Chronicle: l dld nor
nwo them $50 board, butdid W. tnem
30 wh,ch I considered would ne Gov
e .e,d nv the balance $40 on the draitI
el 1sa them. I have no reason noa ID
g av hat the draft for $50 ~ on
would not be PAID, mus
3o.,;n~ them very much in my deot:
iEeas;ro;ne to 20 back there l 10 not
Desikn Int that everything was
q ueh "a it should be and VIII De.
stral9n .yoald advise Riggs & Shears
DuO little careful how tiny run u
" I:if thev expect travelling mems
no.sa' for a solvent man always olnos
ttaI so,sa for his debts. and l am on u
MS end have never beaten any
! eaiaIy' customer of mine In ten year,
hotel ~ business, aud II Riggs
e shears a,s a. liable 70 pay up l. thsv
81 mortgage "n their uInau o,aS;tors
=. 60 to ret this $50, Why tnelr cre'''''
may reet easy HARPER;
"rhe Bold Blk VIII 'p1 -S''s'. :.
tongue: ,,stice to Mr.. Harper We will
In he hes shown as letters and