Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1894-01-12
The indignation Meeting Pro.
testing Hgainst the Post-
office Removal was a Bird.
The Opera House Crowded and
!, the Sentiment Unanimous,
against the Outrage.
Medved Hppears and Defies
the People to Help Mat
ters by Kicking.

postoffice met with enthusiastic re-
spouse, and over 500 assembled att
the opera house at 8 O'Clock. Demo-
Gratis were responsible for the call OF |
the public meeting and Ithe meeting
was conducted by prominent Dem o.
Gratis, and nearly all the speakers
were of that party. At the opening
OF the meeting George LaFond was
elected chairman and B. G. Turner
secretary. Mr.. LaFond stated the
object OF the meeting, and on motion
IL committee was appointed to draw
up resolutions and Il petition. The
committee were I. E. Staples, N. L.
Dargis, John Wetzel, j.. F. McNally
and c. Fl. Brown. Upon the ap-
pointment OF the committee it was
decided that remarks would be in Or
der from the assembly so it could be
judged something vi the kind OF re-
solutions wanted. Several parties
spoke, and then the committee
offered the following resolutions:
BE 1T RESOLVED by the people OF
Little Falls, Minnesota, at public
meeting assembled
That it is the sense of the people
OF Little Fails, that NJ. r. Baldwin,
in securing to Peter Medved the ap-
pointment as post master Of the
city OF Little Falls. unwittingly Sc
cured q post master who is ab-
sOlutely Indifferent to the wishes of
the people Of Little Falls and the
public in general. That, in the re-
moval OF the post Office to its pre-
cent location, Mr.. Medved has not
only shown himself unqualified to Sc
lect p suitable location for the post
office, but has shown a lack OF pub
lie spirit and has been wrapped no
in his own selfish conceit and STUB
bornness, and has been buried from
the sight OF the people TO such an ex-
tent, that, in the removal OF the post
office, i'll order to avoid the public
knowledge, lie did the same .clandes-
timely and without giving the public
any notice whatever. -
mat so far as the public is con-
cerned, no reason can lie assigned for
Mr. Medved's action in the matter
other than his own personal greed
TO secure rent on an old building
that ne, Is interested in, and possibly
to save himself IL little more of q
walk each day. +. !.
The public Is at q loss to know
now it comes that the approval of
the Post Office Department could
have been secured endorsing Med
ved's actions.
RESOLVED, that a copy OF these re-
solutions be forwarded with a. peti-
ton to the Hon. NJ. r. Baldwin.
and that the same be published in
the papers OF this city. =
Upon the reading OF the resolutions
there was abundant applause, and
they were adpoted with a roar. It
was then suggested by Mr.. Llndberg
that possibly before the resolutions
We're forwarded it would be we'll to
give Mr.. Medyed q chance to state
his case, and perhaps the whole diff
ficulty could be arranged. Upon
this Mr.. Medved arose and said
You fellows are threshing straw"
Or course that pleased the audience
to know that Mr.. Medved had gar
nered his crop, and left the straw for
his patrons. He then proceeded to
say that there were always kickers,
but in this case it could do no good.
He denounced those who were pro-
testing as kickers, and his general
line OF talk was such as aroused the
Indignation of those present. He
stated that when his efforts to move
two months ago were checked, he at
once began plans to move, regard
less OF the protest, and had. conduct
ed The matter very secretly, being
afraid that the people would find
outWhat he intended to do. He
said he dared not tell anybody, as it
would raise another howl Such
talk about matter OF interest and
Importance to the public naturally
disgusted any who heard it. ..S.
Such Democrats as I. E. Staples,
+. w. Lyon, George LaFond, N. l..
Dargis, z. S. Smith and Others then
proceeded to einphatlcally denounce
the conduct Of Postmaster Medved
in moving the office for his personal
convenience.
Matters drifted around into q
rather personal line of remarks, but
business was resumed by decision
TO sign and forward the following
Letition:
We the undersigned residents
of Little Falls and patrons
OF the postoffice in this city
of Little Fails, Minnesota, do hereby
petition and ask you to make q fair
and impartial investigation of the
causes why the postoffiee has been
removed from the most convenient
and best adapted building In the city
and from the best location IN the
city to a location that is not eentra
and to an omnibus building t,ecuDied
as a salooI, and hotel. We ask yonr
assistance in getting the saill post-
office removed from its present loca-,
ton and located in some building
suited for the publicconvenience. and
make tho following objections to its
present location:
First, That the building is one
that is occupied as a public hotel.
second. That Immediately a,iioin-
ing the room in which the postoffice
lis kept is q saloon and connected
with the postoffice BY d hall.
Third. That on account at tha
number OF people frequenting the
hotel and the large number. of rooms
and guests In the hotel the firerisls il
very large co,nFaretl with other
buildings, and on that account is nm
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+ ouEth. That thepresent location
has been selected Id lit ter eiisreg 4 rt..
of nine-tenths o. the people al Little
! Fa rs and that Till people saf Little
1 Falls Were well aatt isfiea With the
former location f,e ii locat ioI near
tisereto .sssss'.sf
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Iis held and criminals are ta zen