Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-09-12
money and cutting a wide swathe

money and cutting a wide swathe
on his own account. We did our
banking with him, and when we had
collaterals borrowed money from him.
Some of the collaterals were advertising
bills against men supposed to be good,
but who were "short just then;' other
took them and let us have the other
fellows money to run the paper with.
The crash continued, and the collaterals
became worthless. Stone had Endorsed
the notes to the bank and borrowed
money upon them. He was sailing high
as president of the bank and president
of the Missouri Valley railroad, while we
were scratching around to pay our print
ers and telegraph bills. All this time the
volcano was gathering force. Stone and
ourselves were not the only ones who
felt it; the ground trembled all over
town, and pretty Dol the financial We
suvius arrived. 1t was a question which
of the three daily papers would get into
the chasm first. Fortunately, Winship
had an old stocking full of dust &C
quired while working at the case, and,
unfortunately, Murphy had an opulent
father in Wisconsin and some friends
on the capital commission. A hasty
dicker between the three newspaper
men resulted in the ABSORPTION of our
sheet by the other two.
Then came the settlement with Stone.
Stone has considerable ''horse sense'' in
a deal, and, as Cy Wellington said in his
argument last week, els inclined to be
just a leetle onprinclpled." Anyway,
in the settlement he managed to keep
an $3.50 note that we had paid in good
money, and when John McKelvey took
the bank off his hands Stone made him
axe the note. The bank stock, includ-
ing the note, were subsequently, pur-
chased by Billy Bulge, Jake Eshelman.
and Messrs. Titus and Smith. Stone
had Endorsed the note and had given
the max (Which was us) a written
agreement that he would pay it. He
also gave Messrs. Bulge, Eshelman,
Titus and Smith a written agreement
that he would pay the note and take
care of other obligations. In due course
of time suit was commenced against
Stone and the subscribed jointly; and
that is the reason we went to Grand
Forks. Bro. Murphy went off half
cockeu. as usuai, lhsC saturday morning
and said in his paper that we were try.
ing to make Stone pay our debts. lie
retracted the statement next day. One
Of Stones counsel also said we had en-.
tered into conspiracy with the Citizens
bank to down Stone. Later on we call
ed Judge McConnell's attention to the
alleged conspiracy, and he promised to
take cognizance thereof as soon as he
could see Fatty Edwards and Marshal
Allen.
By the way, we had the pleasure Of
meeting Judge Mcconnell, and found
him to be, personally, a very pleasant
gentleman. We are opposed to violat-
ing condolences, or we should give an in,
terestine chapter embracing his opinion
Of the grand jury system as manipulated
by professional Dakota politicians. The
Judge is a handsomer mar than his pre-.
decessor, in partial consequence of which
the court room was crowded with ladies
last Friday when Miller, the murderer
of Mrs. Smell and her son, was sentenced
to be hanged October 80. OFF the
bench the Judge is very sociable, and
drinks as he votes.