The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1896-04-04
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priatipg public funds. He also accused
the school officers of getting away with
the school funds and cheating the children
out Of their schooling. at the next meet
ing he gave what he Thought IN interest
ing talk about an old SOW. He old other
wny of digging potatoes. and Of how the
Door valuable animal met her death ~
jumping into = swill barrel head foremost
at this stage OF his speech while he was
showing the position of the pigs hind legs
he took a spasmodic spell and fell back
into a chair, at the next meeting the soci-
ETY. clown gave a horse talk, telling how
faithful his old horse was. and how he
died, he got excited while talking about
hts old horse and declared that he was no
relation Darwin's missing link. md again
he took spasmOdic spells and fell back in
to the chair, at the next meeting be relat-
ed his experience az n hog ranger, he tried
to innate a hog but became excited and
took spasmodlc spelIs, for the last meet
ing he had preparee by diligently and
faithfully studying a speech about the
missing link. and how he was put together
But after waiting for hours at tho school
mouse no one appeared except the editor
of the Thundergust who handed in his
resignation and left. The clown then de.
livered his carefully prepared speech to
the seats; somebody heard something drop
at the school house, and upou investi-
CATION found it was nothing but the clown
who was in his spasmodic spells, after re-
viving and finding himself alone he pro-
ceeded to the Office of T. j. HaugeberR's
to ascertain the cause of his non attend
ance. Mr.. Haugeberg soon gave the clown
to understand that he and the people we're
tired listening to hog talk, in reply the
clown stated that he had been q faithful
tool for Mr.. Haugeberg for years, and that
he not only used hog talk, bnt that he also
talked politics, that he roasted ey.ry
officer and every body that he was in
atructed to do by Mr.. Haugeberg. At this
stage Of the excitment the clhwn got his
temper up and soon run H%augeberg be-
hind the counter, where he could rest in
peaceful repoee. Now Haugebe,g says
the clown has a hog in his throat. The
writer of this must give credit to some of
those who went into the society IN good
faith, believing that it was started for a
good purpose and not expecting that it
would turn into political meetings., a"d
personal abuses, among these were Pro.
Walsh a we'll educated young man, who
was always ready to take part in any de-
bates that we're for the enlightment OF the
younger class, but resigned because Mr..
Haugeberg acted as though he did not
know the difference between. a debating
society. and a reading circle Mr.. Chas.
Harriss of Oliver county was a very in
teresting speaker. and his arguments we're
always interesting and instructive, Mr..
Harriss resigned because the officers of
the society were spending to much time
reading books and newspaper Slips, and
because the officers allowed some of the
speak ers to use such language as is heard
only among boot blacks and street walk
ers. The highly educated postmaster took
a leading part in the debates, and was tho
~favorite among the speakers, Mr.. Wailin
is we'll qualified to speak OF parliamentary
rules. and several times thought it his duty
to call Miss Ada b. Mussln to order, and
instruct her how to salure the audience
Tom Peterson was one of the most fluent
speakers, but soon got tired listening to
hog talk and family affairs. Oliver Heath
and a number of others done well and are
deserving of great credit. Mr. Heath re
signed because Mr.. Haugeber9 spent to
much time reading hooks and newspaper
slips, 1t rumored'that T. j. Haugeberp il
going to start a new society. 40 that he
can bind the members stronger to-oeather
so that they will stav bv him until ofter
the November electi On.
JACOB.