Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1886-02-24

In recent issue of the Winona Times
the gentleman whose name heads this
article launches upon a helpless public !,
tilesome screed over which the editor of
the Times puts as a heading. ''The Rec
ORD Answered" AS life is too short to
give unnecessary time and attention to
small things, and as the folly of using a
sled dge- hammer to kill mosquito is ap-
parent, we again apologize to the public
for noticing it.
Mr.. P. leads off with an intlmation that,
if the editor of this paper were within
reaching distance we would possibly
whom A. Ward made to look as though
he went in with the bundles and CT me
out with the straw, and then the hosses
tromped on him, my son. Permit US
to remark that an individual with a good
mad up, plenty of sand and all ordi-
nary horse could get within reaching
distance" within few hours The writer
in a former article said that he believed
the man or men who attacked Mr.. Bum
stead, the Commissioners, and the REC
ORD after it had loaned its files to them,
published their proceedings, and said no
word against them, were guilty of hypoc-
risy-wcre denagogues, in fact. The
writer here reatfirms it. And nine men
out of ten, in all parts of the county.
think k likewise. We suppose this is what
Mr.. P. terms calling Names"
Again, many editors have written dis
without being within reaching distance"
of him.
However, we wish to inform Mr.. P. that
the editor of this paper is personally re-
sponsible for any thing and erything he
writes.
A former article was directed chiefly at
Mr.. P. for the reason that the alleged
proceedings sent to this Office had no
seal or PRESIDENT S signature attached, and
as far as we knew, or know, or care, may
have been written privately by the one
whose signature Was appended. AS you
state, Mr.. Potter, thatyou "cannot father
the alleged proceedings, you should not
have attached your name thereto.
You say. Il was not aware that I ex-
erted such an influence in this (Winches-
ter) community" The RECORD has never
accused you of having any influence
and Misrepresentation even an unpopular
man may stir up strife and become I.
leader until the public understands his
| motives.
Perhaps we were mistaken in saying
three instead of two days Of the Commits
sioners' time were wasted by the Win
chester Committee at the January meet
ing. Two days and two night sessions,
we believe 1t should have read.
Mr.. P. wants to give US ten dollar
note for every man who has seen him
''prancing over the county" We only
know that the prancing was done we
haven't said you did it. But of course
you know that we know that committees
were sent out to stir-up trouble and make
converts at Winona, Winchester, and
elsewhere. At Williamsport three names
land names only) were obtained, by mis-
representation; outside of the Holland
settlement the missionary work failed.
And some of the yarns told bv the mis-
sionaries to the taxpayers will look we'll
in print, one of these days, supported by
aft1davits.
Yes quite number of Wllliamsport
people did vote against division simply
because MIR. Bumstead made them strong
personal appeals to do so. Mr.. Bumstead
did good work against division; much
more than his opposing fellow-townsmcn
give him credit for.
MI. P. wants to know whether Will
Transport was not as much interested in
preventing division as Winchester. Most
assuredly not. Her only damage would
have been the general one of supporting
two county governments. Division would
have left Winchester; on the ragged edge