Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-10-23
AN UNFIT MAN
For Public Place or Position
Of Any Kind.
Some Things that Disqualify
q. M. Creel for Office.
Reasons Why a Clean Man
Should be Chosen.
Should We Make a Law-Break-
er a Maker?
Creel's Two.Faced Part with
the Alliance.
How He Has Not Been the
Farmers Friend.
His Attempt to Run the Sec
ond District,
And How He Has Deceived
His Friends.
How He Has Not Been the
Farmers Friend.
His Attempt to Run the Sec.
ond District,
And How He Has Deceived
His Friends.

His Friends.
The following facts are given as a rea-
son why II. NJ. Creel should not be al
lowed to disgrace Ramsey county by
going to Bismarck as a representative of
the people. The same reasons stand good
in the matter Of his candidacy for COM
from the second district. He
is an unfit man to put into any Office:
\ GREAT SOLDIER"
Educated by the people of the United
at West Point. II. NJ. Creel's prin-
battles since her have been with
whisky, which, us usual, has won the vic
tory. After All inglorious career as Sec
ond lieutenant in the It'll cavalry, during
which time his licentious conduct and
acts unbccoming all officer and a gentle
man, brought him into disrepute in the
service, to save court martial and dis
grace, he rendered his resignation, which
was Endorsed by Gen. Terry, command
ing the department of Dakota, accepted
for the good of the SERVICE" This closes
Crcels brilliant military career.
AN UGLY TRANSACTION.
His record as a private citizen is well
known to the people of Devils Lake and
vicinity. He has repeatedly violated
his obligations in business transactions,
and in one case at least, the evidence is
clear and conclusive that he has been
guilty Of or privy to forging Il mans
name upon the back of Il $500 check. The
statements of the parties familiar
with the facts in the case are herewith
given:
TERRITORY OF DAkOTA,l L..
COUNTY OF RAMSEY, S.
Ole Thorson, being duly sworn, dcposes and says that
about May l, 1854, he made an application through II.
farm in Ramsey county, D r..
That on June IA, 1884, II. NJ. Creel told this depon-
ont that he had succeeded in making the loan and had
the loan referred to was for the purpose of enabling
this deponent to make final proof on his claim; that
deponcnt mover received any money from II. NJ. Creel
or from any other person ON said loan, and he is in
formed and believes that no money was paid to the U.
>. land office by said Creel in payment Of the govern
ment price for said claim.
Deponent further swears that he never authorized
said II. M. Creel nor any other person to endorse any
check or draft for %deponent or to draw any money
thereon for the use of deponcnt, or for any other pur-
pose, and that deponent never endorsed any check or
draft given for tho purpose of making said loan, and
that subsequently, dcponent was obliged to make loan
through another party on said claim on June 18th,
1885, and that ut that time the government price of
said land was paid to the L. S. Land Office at Grand
Forks, d. 4.
OLE TuoRsoN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this nth day of
October. A. D. 1856.
tSeal.l CmAs. S. SMITH,
Notary Public, u. 7.
TERRITORY EdnS C OF DAkorA.}s IS.
Harry L. Prescott. being duly sworn, deposes and
says that he now is, and since the year Of 1883, has
been u member of the firm of Prescott & Burnett,
bankers, at Devils Lake, county and territory aforesaid.
That on or about July Sth, 1854, II. NJ. Crccl present.
cd ut atlantis bank in Devils Lake q check drawn by
\. J. Hodgson in favor Of said Ole Thorson. and in
dolsed upon the back "Olc Thorson'' al. NJ. Crsel,'
and asked for cash upon the same. That this afiant
paid him thereupon the sum of three hundred $500
dollars. That said Ole ThorsOn now denies any knowl-
edge Of said check, and this afliant verify believes that
the name of said Ole Thorson was indorsed thereon
feloniously by the said II NJ. Crcel, or ut his instiga-
ton. That said II. NJ. Crecl was threatened with pros
ecution for embezzlement of money hcreinbeforo al
legged to have been paid him, and he thereupon re-
funded to tho maker of said check, j. Hodgson, the
s''" VI Htee Huitulcu E1'fo'J uolllIs.
HARRY L. PRESCOTT.
Subscribed in my presence and sworn to before me
this 18th day Of October, A. u. 1886.
[Seal.] FRANK w. WILDER,
Notary Public, D. T.
In some places this transaction would
he called Il case Of forgery.
a CHECKERED CAREER.
His career as an educated COW boy"
educated at the expense of the govern
mcnt and Il Gov boy at the expense ofde-
cency), wherein he took the leading part
thrice defeating the efforts of substantial
and law-abiding citizens to organize local
government for Devils Lake, that there
might be some safeguard thrown about
the interests of pcaceable people, and
some guaranty of protection to their
lives; wherein he frequently flourished
his revolver with no other or mOre deadly
effect than that Of putting a hole through
the face of an innocent clock in ono of
our saloons; wherein his dissolutc habits
and studied purpose to be recognized rs
the chief 'tough'' among the early-day
organization of coughs" who disgraced
~ IN lltlS tASCNt plOlStllC
and vulgar language upon our streets,
and in other ways checked the growth OF
the town and the settlement of the coun-
try by intimidating strangers and giving
them IL bad impression; wherein he
squandercd at the gaming table and over
the bar from $780, 0 to $50, 900 in lessthan
three years; wherein he has thrust his
pistol into the faces of Il score of men,
and threatened them with dire vengeance
unless they conformcd themselves to his
peculiar plan Of social and business es-
tablishment-this community is familiar
with all the details Of his record in this
regard.
CREEL, II DEMAGOG.
The political demagog is a rare bird,
but it remained for II. NJ. Crecl to eclipse
all his predecessors in the distinguishing
characteristic peculiar to me who seek
office upon the plea Of being 'tllc farm
ers' fricnd.' Early last spring an organ
ization known as the farmers alliance
was perfected in Ramsey county under
the superintendent Of II. NJ. Creel. The
object of the organization was to better
the condition OF the farmers by offering
and c%ultivating certain rules for their pro-
lection against the greed of monopoly.
l'reel was chosen president. although lie