Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-11-01
BIERMANN SMOKED OUT.
The Pine Land Disclosures Have
Been Too Much for Him.

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The Pine Land Disclosures Have
Been Too Much for Him.
Mr.. a. Biermann has been smoked out Of
his hole. The pine land disclosures are too
much for him. He has seen the damaging
evidence OF his part In the fraudulent ac-
QUESTION by private individuals OF state tim.
Der blazoned over the state. he has found
his acts return to plague him at every mos
ment. Only day or two ago he was obliged
to refuse to sell the timber recovered on
the famous section SO, lest the price paid
enornity of hs a II letting letting It f 50 ors
inally for "A fraction OF that sum. In his
letter to CA. Smith & Cos, Mr.. Bierinann
gave as, Ids reason for selling this tract in
by fire within, the year. THAT was the rea-
son stated by him Whenever lion was
questio ned az large part Of sthe pine Id still
standing, and the danger from ire has not
slessened. Hermann refuses to sell It, saying
I now that he Is not afraid Of losing 1t from
fire. "a worthy and scientiOus official,
this! And it is the knowledge that such
facts as these are coming daily to the public
notice. together with the secret understands
ing existing between him and S. M. Owen,
that have stung him into the fierce attack
that he has made on Gov. Nelson.
Like oil the rest Of his underhands and
crooked work, this returns upon himself.
He has accused the governor OF playing into
the hands Of the Great Northern railroad In
the matter Of selecting swamp lands. The
facts show that It Is q case OF the old,
familiar cry OF stop thief. !, It was Bier.
mann who proposed to Gov. Nelson that he
should turn over, without Investigation, over
271,OO0 acres Of state lands to the Great
4 Northern, and 1t was the governor who de-
clined to do It: For several years this mat
ter Of the railroad land grant has been in
the state auditors Office awaiting adjust
ment. Suddenly, On the 26th OF September
In the middle Of campaign and on the eve
OF an election, Biermann asks Coy. Nelson
1 to sign deed conveying to the railroad
+ these 271 600 acres without an inquiry. As
aevoiyes upon him.. he refers It at, once to
the law officer OF the state, requesting him
1 to make proper tion, give his
opinion as to the amount8Of land due to the
company, the proper method Of selection and
all the other details involved In q transac-
ton OF SO great magnitude. This put q stop
to the performances by which Mr.. Hermann,
over to the Great Northern road 271,0OO
acres OF valuable land. Mr.. Biermann's adj
mtnistration OF the auditors office and his
dealings with the lumber. ring have not
recommended him for that sort OF work,
It IS safe thing to follow his tracks and
revise MS performances. And defeated
again IN this scheme, he has raised q howl
that serves only to call attention ia his
double untitness for any station Of trust Of
responsibility Hermann s. attack shows the
readiness with which he would have served
railroad interests at the expense Of the
state at the beck OF the timber ring This
is the man who Is endeavoring to make M
are familiar with his record BY q trade with
Owen, at the cr1fce Of the rest Of the
8Democratlc and POpulfst tickets. But now
that he has been smoked ont at eyerv one
OF his little games, the people sc this atate
can zee him as he Is. s7 g