New-York tribune., 1890-01-11
, Fru SLTGHT CORRECTIONS

We are i'm receipt of letter from gentleman
living in Brakeman. Kansas, pointing out some
mistakes made in an article printed IN these
columns some ten days ago. The article in ques-
ron was i'm regard 10 the settlement Of the
countv-scat controversy between Blakcman and
Atwood. i'm Rawlins County, t!c popularity of
which was that the people Of Blakcman were
purcbosinp the buildings in Atwood and moving
tbern over 10 their town, thus doing away with
tbc CITY Of Atwood entirely We were altogether
corrcct as to the more important facts, but,
according 10 our correspondent, were III error
os rcoor!s some of the details of the movement.
In the interest Of truth We gladly give space to
the corrections
In The Tribune article il was stated that the
First National Bank building was plr'lMed Tor
So. while the fact Is II cost SlS1, rl@ld smart
difference as our correspondent well sTs. In
mo,ing it, the Grand Occidental Hotel was not
hitchcd behind. as We alleged, each buidn- being
moved scparatcy. the only instance Of thus tax
I'M, two huildinp, at one time being in the case
of the railroad depot aud the city Hall, which
were tied together. the municipal structure be
hind. our most serious error, however, WAS IN
rc.,rd to the transfer Of the Episcopal Church
hnidin. We stated that one Of thc wheel mules
na,Lcd and kicked out large aaincd-elaSS
window. ! 10 fNi't Nv - ''i' '' ''"''''
mule h,Il,ed and Kicked. but tie window being
omen. both Of his feet went through, ml lie could
NOT release himself, but stood with h.S fore feet
nm tbc ground and his rear ones in the church.
Ic.rlnr tie disturbance, our correspondent
writes. the county prosecuting attorney, who
VA, asleep in "a rear pew. capcd up, and coinS
,o the window. seized one of tie mur, feet in
zach hand. and compelled him 10 travel in this
rositor for scvernl rods THIS, It seems.
was all there was 10 the mule in
cidcut 50 FIR as The church was
concrrncl TIE mule still remained ohitlnate
our corrrspondcnt continues, 50 TO teach hm
lis placc in the social economy the attorney
..-!e-cd him uulitchcd and again Scizln1 hind
- i'm each land. he walked the o's'rcpcroHs
Pee 81 about tie prairie Ike ~hc'IhaTow Tor
twenty minutes bringing Am under complete
.ul.c.tiou We are loath 20 believe mat our
correspondent has exaggerated. but # lie tel
only tine exact truth. II would seem THAT the
courty attorney is made OF such stun heroes
are
These are al ~ thc corrections wilch our
correspondent makes. bat M c'oSin" be- adds
uttir aurcdo'c which SLOWS that tie peculiar
c.uiia.rn i, rof without n, humorN. 10 seems
fat oyyiny 20 the death of the county TREASURER
rc.cntl-. tic '-c,surcr,hip WAS vacant.
nlu ramcI Armstrong, living on the read h'-
tween Atwood ard Hlascuan. WIS candidate
FIX thc place The 'rcasurrr's Office was in
.rg,u building n Atwood While moving It to
r,teman. those having it in charg" were sur
rrIsr.l VIXEN they come mp 10 Armstrong; house
ly his comir- out ard telling them 10 halt.
This IT," sad trc IuAculo.e Mr. Armstrong.
addressing tie Mayor of Bs,ciutn, WHO WIS
riding ore oi ruc leading mules. tie first IN
stance ON n'corl of something the American
pc pie layc oa-cI for since ~. Government was
established, namely the Office seeking re man,
,of tlc man thc office" lie then oncncd tie
door. stepped iu and began cpuutiu1 tie funds
We considered II such good Joke, our cor
respondent adds that We let him keep the
position. and Armstrong is county treasurer To-
day." In closing W. can only thank our cor
respondent for calling attention to the errors
We unlntcutloually made