The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-02-28

been finished the committee then went
in search OF Mcbride to finish up their
plan, which was to escort him out of
town. He had gone into hiding and
was beyond reach. At no time did
the citizens have any intention of doing
any personal violence TO Mcbride, but
they were determined that he could no
longer remain in the city The com
mittee was very quiet in everything it
did, no noise or demonstration was ap-
parent, but there was an air of determ-
ination to remove the serpent whose
fangs had permeated the business vitals
of the city. At noon Mcbride shook
the dust from his feet and departed for
parts unknown, having been driven
away in buggy, and thus the work of
the committee was finished. The COM
mittee was backed up in everything
they done by 81 business men, many of
whom took an active part in work of
the morning.
In the past four years Mcbride has
taken, seemingly, positive delight in
working against the interests OF the
city's welfare. No business enterprise
has been promulgated but what it had
to undergo the gauntlet Of his venom
Gus pen. While everyone understood
the situation here yet the effect pro-
duced by his writings outside has had
q bad influence, which has been a
difficult matter TO overcome. Mcbride
has not confined his scathing sarcasm
to business matters but has invaded the
homes OF various people and held vari-
Gus citizens up to public ridicule on
matters which never required the
!
an opportunity to write something be-
lifting or spiteful For the past four
years scarcely week has passed but
what ne attacked the character of the
late John D.. Lawler and the First
National bank. with which he was as
sociated. There was nothing too
mean or contemplate for Mcbride to
indulge in in his rawlings.
1t seems as though that Mcbride has
Mitchell as he did in Eldora, Iowa,
where he was horsewhipped by the
women at one time and later driven
y out of town by the business men. but
it seems one lesson was not enough for
him and it took another dose of severe
medicine to show him that he had
reached the end of his rope in Mitchell
and that such course could not be
: pursued forever without dissenting
= action Mcbride has no one to blame
but himself for his position today as
: he has pursued such a policy that was
. beyond all human endurance. At vari'
: Gus times offers have been made to pur.
Z chase his outfit but at all times he has
refused to sell. 1t was simply his ides
= to rule or ruin, acd that dominant
. policy has been the means of reducing
. him to an object of scorn. The actor
| may seem trile harsh but there was
. no other recourse, nothing could hardly
6 be done to stop his weekly TRADE
l. This has been suffered in silence fol
{ some time but his article Saturday wa
~ the last straw, the slender threat
20 snapped and public sentiment took the
! decisive action referred to at the com
u mencement Of this article
:, John Quirk held chattel mortgage
- against McBride's outfit amounting t.
10 800 and this amount in cash wa
10 handed over to him late this afternoo
by an agent OF the committee who re
: ceived the assignment of the mortgage
At the High school.
An interesting program was render
:" ed al the High school Friday afternoo
O. in celebration of Washington's Birtf