The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1897-09-04
Correspondence.
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: Some Solvnble Problema Rifted-An Opsl
Letter on County Affairs.
EDIrOu LvAppR: There has be-n 80 mucl
writing and talk about the Larson horse steal
ing case that people wonder what It is al
shout. We did not hear any unusual disturb
ance here At the time Of the district court e.
cept the usual p0w-wow Mt Ilaugeberg's rem
dezvons. and people are getting 80 used to tina
that they nay very little attention to 1t. Iiau.c
berg has made the same racket at every tern
Of court held here or anything else that ha'
been going m here. For It is . well know
met that sx-Treasurer H~auEeberE and hi
a~ycc0phants who are known to consist a
cracker Erahhers. FREE apple frnds and = few
heavy and influential personal friends Of Mr.
II. whose accounts with him, by the way. arr
now climbing up In the hundreds. are always
ready With \ grand kick whatever happens
They have evidently accepted the Nihilist dot
trtne, whose wacthw"rd Ia. "what Is, Is bati,'
but the HanerberRx can not he clssscd with
the Russians for they are making the watch.
word read what Is had (for Haugeberg, Is very
bad. That he Is surrounded by Il crowd q,
cracker sharks can be shown 10 follows: II !,
. We'll known fact that the truth IL the most
elective weapon with which to inhlct an inimry,
and Judging by the commotion created at tn,
rendezvs''s the last time that word was used
she truth In their rase must have consisted Of
very heavy weapon indeed.
But this term Of court II seems he was moro
1nterrsted than eyer before. Some wandered
why Larson was never on hand at the opening
OF court, but always had Haugebrrg as repre-.
sentative to speak for him.. One ATTORNEY said
ne o1ered him 500 II he. would help tn clear
Larson and 1t net me thinking then how Hause.
bsrx would take such an interest in It. HIT 7 had
. eaik . few days ago with an intimate friend o1
hsugeDerg's In an argument over this rotten
ease. He gave to understand that Nels arson
must be kspt from the penitentiary tu keep his
mouth shut. rs he would expose others: ae he
had previously expressed that II he went tn the
psnitenttary others would that had not lecn
exposed yet; and he also let me understand that
she correspondence sent to the Hettler WAS lone
Tor the purpose Of blmfhng the prosecution from
starting the case up anew and II they did Lar.
son would be a're to 20 to the rrniteutiary ard
mat 10 why he had to bring the court in so AZ to
scare them all from bringing M this case again:
that Haugeberg had stated that he did find no
fault with the Judge.
Now after the conversation with this man 7
began to study and 7 carefully read ovcr tho
correspondence In the Settler. could plainly
see that this man had an insight in the ease ~
the different articles wound up with the same
misunderstanding what Hamgcberg cnlis the
Eaag-to make another attempt to prosecute hi
handy man Iarson: and he also SPEAKS If the
great cost this would br to the county 70 bring
II up again. It seems that HauReberp has had
a NfhA00A ~ HON - oNs,n~ ~ S~.A A. A.
cosney vaults. He ia always speaking Of the
expenses nj the county. He thinks the people
hsve forgot the time they trusted him with the
county funds. " they will. take tn" pains tn
hok over the trcssurer's quarterly reports pub
hshed In the Leader during his term and SEQ
how much cash money he always purport".l ~
keep on hand. It run up to $6,7oo .nt the tax
psyersh Ind to pay . per cent interest on out.
standihg warrants. But that was n%othiLg-they
had M right to kick as long as Haugeberg had
the long end cf the deal: not even satisfied
when he had such a nirc amount Of money on
hand he sin tries to grab for more. hut the
Leader opened the eyes Of the people and he
began putting 1t hack.
He who when In 1919 was driven ont 0f Mercer
county by Strickler opened up his ginger snap
emporium here with q working capital Of Aome.
thing short of sam within four years he had
@ste Paving rent and erected \ large and com
RtadtDns stosr hufkliRg and also one If the best
dwelling ho'srs in town aud hfs surplus money
he Invested In ~. IsrT r'nl extnte.
Nov I f~sv" n 70 Tho jld-ment n the public
whether THIS rarN accumulation NJ property
was due to the superior business ability rather
than 70 the free and unlimited use for four
years Of from sdoao to ssoaq OF ennaty funds upon
shieh the taxpsyers werS.xkep paying Interest,"
& tAe rate Of 2 per cent. ssss