Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1896-01-17
THAT COAL DEAL.
A few Errors and Misrepresen-
tatiOns Corrected.

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country:
Before attempting to reply to the
charge made in the last issue of the
independent, wish to call your at
tention to this fact, that this is the
first time that you have seen au arti-
Gle written and signed by me in eth
er of the papers; also you bear in
mind that I am not photographer,
and that | am not making pictures
as claimed by the Independent, and
kindly ask you to consider the matter
thoroughly, and see what grounds
the Independent had for making the
charge.
The so-called editor, Mr.. Weston,
of the Independent, after sitting a
round for several months without say
ing anything much in his paper, only
slurs and Misrepresentation, picks
up the Cakes Republican, and be-
holds picture of himself, which so
enrages him on account of the close
resemblance that the more he looked
at that "Neb"that's always into some
one else's affairs, instead of
attending its own, the more he foam
ed until he got himself aroused to
such pitch of anger as to arise and
begin to turn over the dictionary,
papers, ETC., to find something of a
degrading make up to get the horrid
appearance of himself out of his
sight and mind.
He picks up his pencil and heading
his wonderful startout piece by saying,
"Our old friend, ETC." Pity us or any
one else who have such friends, and
then notice how true one he is in
the writing of his article.
will ask Mr.. Weston whose fault
it is that we haven't had settle
ment? I have been in his office sew
eral times in the last three years and
asked for settlement and he turned
me off by saying II will be up tomor-
row" and then give that despicable
and diabolical laugh.
AS to what Mr.. Weston says about
the remarks made about the price
of coal, in his Office, we admit and
can prove my statement to him or
anyone who wishes to investigate,
but when he talks about selling It at
a loss Of 35 C. that's where he gets
off, COR l never said such thing as
he tries to show up.
During my conversation with Mr..
Weston the subject of school coal
was brought up, (This was several
weeks after the coal had been deliver
ed and an order drawn) and I told
him he had better correct the price,
(S9.0O) to $3.50 as thatwas the price
paid, and he said he would in his next
issue,
If Mr.. Weston had had forethought
enough he could have examined the
minutes of the board meeting at
which the order was allowed and
known the exact state of affairs,
At the time of the first rise in coal
was when the coal was sold to the
school at $3.50 per t. in car, and a
few weeks later the price advanced
to the price published in the Oakes
Republican, and it was after this rise
that was in MIR. Weston's office and
had the conversation which he alludes
W. uAA WHICH, uC Cllo5 w lila W WIFI
the fotmer price and show great
loss OF 35 C. per ton.
Mr.. Weston goes further to try
and show his great brain by alluding
to gentlemen who are able to buy
their coal in car lots at less that $3.50
per T. Right here | will assure Mr..
Weston that if he has the "time" to
ask those gentlemen what they paid
for their coal he will find that $7.75
was the price. And why at that
price2 Because they bought or con-
tracted for their coal early.
| never knew Of anyone Of Mr..
Weston's calibre to make an U. S.
President or Senator.
Moral: Always pay your bills and
and leave others alone. Don't bore
them with your balderdash Ian
guage.
F. w, WALDRoN.