New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-25
GOT RID or Az OBNOITOJS EDITOR.
WORK OF ANGRY CITIZENS OF A DAKOTA TOWN
STORY OF GENERAL. sTrEGlS's SONS ~ Law.

WORK OF ANGRY CITIZENS OF A DAKOTA T0wN-
STORY OF GENERAL sTrEGlS's SONS ~ Law.
MITCHELL G n Feb oi-The entire Mitchell Mall"
outnt-paper presses. tyne and other paraphernaiia
belonging TO lone-cstahlishel newspaper WAS tins
morning taken into the street and publicly burned
by a body Of business men. The type was m1iiel.
the woodwork We NJ NJ IN smoke ard tho iron presses
were smashed into hundreds of pieces. This act IS
link in tho story of the paper Editor Il H. Ne
Bride. Mcbride and John j. Jaw!er. president ~
the First Matter nal Bank. werc number o. Years
ago on friendly terms the former h'IrS Editor ~
the only Democratic paper IN this section ana tnf
latter prominent In the councils Of the Democratic
party. Nine years ar0 Iawlcr married Miss Ella
Sturg!s daughter OF General S'urgls u the United
States Army and came to Mitchell 10 1--we. He be
came president Of the First National Bank and con-
tinucd In that position 20 the present time. Mrs..
LAWYERS widowed sister Ms. p1usnan. % Prairie
Gu Chen. visited the I.awlcr family and met Nc
Bride Mr. Dousman became attracted 70 Nc
Bride ne being man Of more than ordinary ability.
and married him
Previous to McBrldc's marriage to Mrs Dousman.
Iawer was requested by of the nearest relatives
OF Mrs Dousman 10 inform her Of the private char
actar Of McIgr.de and he did This was all t"a'
Iawlcr did In opOsit.On 70 tho marriage. according
10 relatives Many happy social gath'iings. ulps -
The seashore and winter sojourns In -ioFN f'!-
lowed until Mcbride. tir.ng OF domestic he. went
after other and more exciting pleasures. de-
,ov,s md other acts. Mrs loy~.ndn separated
from Mcbride and secured divorce Mcbride then
returned Mitchell ana began systematic tiA'As
upon l.awler, his family and the fHat NallD"d.
Rank In consequence. tn" hank g support no
farmers has steadily decreased for the lhst thI'r
Years Every weeks issue contained some a"NSioh
10 the bank and is president. Appearing ~ S"vn :.
manner that no action at law could be taken against
him. ~. =. H., ,,,.,, h,
This career II McBride's was idly looked upon Dy
,be ueoue until the news came wt"k ago una
Ioi,n u Iavlcr had suddenly died IN SIOUX 'lty ol
snonlcxy whittier he had gone on business ! ne
Snl force OF McBrldc- ng-continuef attacks then
came home to the citizens. and they resolved 10 r
,bc ,own OF the Editor. THIS cifsiallz"d lhto "A
,n,e,nV ~ the foremost citizens Saturday night. ani
ae a rDsi.lt n committee called upon Mciti!dc anu
tnfor,ned him ttat they had come 10 buy MS pant
with the further pIovsO that he woud nae 10
ie,ve ,ho town Mcbride assrnted 70 the prol'SI-
.ion and stated that ne would sell IN" pant Non
s,. morning 10 The citizens. At the appointed TIME
49, c,,,zcns called on Mcbride. bat IN the mean time
he md heen bolstcred up by some ~ ms lrlehis
a., pe rrrnosrlv got OF the reach or ~" COM
,ni.,ee and the latter appointed one OF theit nun
~ n hccOne NcI}riiCs agent CAV" MN sH'n'i'n
,,cv u IA nav ror the plant and then proceeded 10
destroy the whole outfit The commit'.c a,e hym
Iur.inr FOR Mcbride - impress upon MIN thht MS
stav In Mitchell must be brief