The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1889-10-03

OcIoDer 5lSC. Stop over privileges
will be allowed only on return trip
to passengers leaving New York or
Washington prior to October 31st,
at few principal points within
trunk line territory east of Buffalo
and Pittsburgh, in accordance with
the rules and regulations of eastern
trunk lines. N. F. MELLEN, Agent.
Those Premium Lists.
The hypocritical blackguard and
drunken liar who disgraces Wahpe-
ION through the columns of his al
ways dirty weakly tester, published
bis item, last week:
Garred couldn't stand it to see
e commissioners steal the county
b End without getting in his work,
sd he put in his bill for $4,000 for
|"3dvertising the county" CARED.
after many years faithful work has
at last turned thief, and he 'dasn't''
say he hasn't.
We suppose this has reference to
the fact that the commissioners Or
dered and paid $4,000 for 500 pre-
MUM lists, containing six pages Of
advertising matter for Richland
county, and so far as we were and
are concerned, wholly for the bene-
fit of the fair association. Our un-
derstanding with the committee Or
dering the lists was that we would
print at least 1000 lists, securing
what advertising matter we could
to apply toward the payment for the
books, and in case the amount paid
for advertising in the book fell
short Of paying for the work, the
association was to make up the diff
ference, and in case there was any.
thing left after the work was paid
for, 1t was to be tnrned oyer to the
association. we to make only fair
charges for the same. By applying
to the com missioners in the name
of the association, they ordered 500
books agreeing to pay $50 for
them containing the six pages of
advertising matter; but when they
gave the order, said they preferred
it to 60 in our name rather than
that of the association, when we an
swered that it mattered not to us
whether it went in the name of the
association, 80 long as the books
were ordered, we would see to it
that the county secured one of the
best bargains it ever made and that
the associ alton would get the benefit
of the $50 by applying it on our bill
in payment for the books. And
subsequently we presented our bill
to the board, made out in the
name of the association, when the
board asked us to change it to our
selves as it was originally ordered,
and we did and the board allowed
the bill, we thanking the gentlemen
and assuring them that the associa-
tion would get the benefit of it, pass
ed out. No one living ever heard us
talk any other way than as above on
this premium list matter.
By the board taking the 500 copies
they not only advertise the county
in 1900 lists but help to pay for the
whole number and aid the association
to the extent Of $50. Again every
man who has. paid for his ad, took a
receipt in the name Of the association
and as soon as we settle with the
latter there will be an honorable
settlement, notwithstanding this
drunken lying whelp's statements.
In the name Of this association
the merchants kindly paid, those
who have paid and most have, SO per
page for their ad, respectively. The
cou nty has five pages in the front
of the book which at that rate are
worth SIS and one on the out side
cover worth SIS making 800. leaving
$50 for 500 books. which in addition
to the 1000 aggregates 1900, abso-
lutely the cheapest and best adver-
tisement the county ever got, all in
the interest of so worthy a cause as
the fair association. And on top of
this we have lost 10 or Is days time,
all told, in soliciting ads and collect
ing the money for same, so far as
we have been able to do. -. :
We presume the commissioners
preferred to have the work 60 in our
name to save the very class of lies
the dirty whelp in question is trying
to originate.