The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-11
Moderate and Unbiased
Estate Mert."

when it has anything in particu.
lar to say.
An uncalled for attack had beer
been made on Judge Winches'
ter by a gang OF toughs, viii.
the ve1est accident had saved
them from serious troub,e-anc
one at least from a felon's cell
Judge Winchester is an old
soldier-kaving started out as a
kid at the age of 16 or II years,
and joined a New York cavalry
regiment and hung out until
the peace of Appomat6ox and
disbanding of the army-near
four years of service.
Editor Streeter Of the EN-
mons County Record is another
old soldier. He, too went out as
a kid and served in an Illinois
regiment remaining until the
remnant of the Confederate
soldierly laid down their arms
and went home. In peaceful
life he turned his attention to
the art preservative-became a
master in the craft-and at one
time was the President of the
international Typographical
Union-in that one Of the
most powerful labor union's in
America.
lin 1853, as a comparative
newspaper pioneer here: he com
,menced the publication of the
Emmons County Record. AS a
member of the Grand Army of
the Republic-and of NcPher-
son Post-he became accquaint.
ed with Comrade Wincheste:.
He met him as strug CLING at
torney; met him as a he owed 81.
perintendent Of schoo!s-elected
again and again-and met him
again as the honored judge Of
the Six Judicial District-and
in which exalted position he is
now serving his third term.
Some weeks ago the Editor
of the Record saw an article in
the Settler abusing Judge Win.
chester, the communication all
anonymous though dating from
Washburn, Mclean County.
the editor being told that Mr..
Haugeberg was chief grunter
for the law breakers up that
way and learning th1t his as
piration S were crudely literary,
sized him up as either pronptcr
or author or both, chi!ed him
with a mild repri,nand. Hero
is what he got in reply, through
the columns of the Settler:
n ]DEi A e AND UN' lass ED STATE.
MENT.
WAsHDuBN, N. D. July 2S, so.
To the Editor If the Sattlcr.
Ny attention has been drawn to IN ar
ticle in the Gmmons County Rocnrd of
the 23rd inst. Ill which I am givan credit
for a letter which appeared in your paper
regarding a case that came ua in ths dis
trict court in this county. I am not the
anthor of the letter in question, but know
as doa n'aj"rity of the citizens of this!
county. t':at only facts we're stated theron!
n that it was a very moderate and un.
biased statement of the case.
1t is perhaps unfortunate that my
Scandinavian marie lis a stumbling block
to this son OF Erin, who, I am told, has|
the map OF his country plainly STAN ped
on his face, but to prove to him that hisl
Wit has not been entirely lost. I will say,
that wonld rather be labelled or be in|
fact a hog or a bug, or even both com.
bined than a brutal, cowardly scoundre |
who filled up with rot-gut booze and
ahnsed one whom; if he had a spark of
manhood, he would have shielded. even
with his life, from insult.
THEo. j. HAGUEBERG."
In this moderate and unbi-
ased statement Mr.. Haugeberg|
while denying the penning,
states "only facts were stated
therein" 1t WAS on that state
ment and the man that made
them, which caused the EN-
mons county editor to talk back.
Editor Steeter don't like to be
abused for having Irish blood
in his veins. Mr.. Haugeberg|
speaks the English, fairly well.
and roken Norwegeon, but
that cuts no figure in this case.
Strick the oldest settler in Nor