Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1899-03-04
INSIDE FACTS ANSWERED.
HARD CIDER DEFENDED
WHAT YOU PLEASE.

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to try and save him from utter an.
Inhalation by that s'sss II 10 only
through the strength that comes
from a strong and constant devo'
tion to the welfare of the city land
especially of its youth that the
writer is able to preserve a meas
ure of control over his shaking
knees, his chattering teeth and the
generally paralyzing fear that pos
sesses him when he attempts to
pluck "Hard Cider" as "a brand
from the burning" and crowell as.
sault made upon him, voluntarily,
unexcusedly, premeditatedly and
with malice aforethought."
Right here let II be understood
that Mr.. w. S. Norton shall not hide
successfully himself behind a wo-
man in making his assault. Not q
word. not a syllable was written by
Hard Cider" that by the most &C.
robatic twister of the language can
be made to be "a slander of a poor
widow woman" Mrs. Crowell's
name has not been and never would
have been brought into any contro.
versy, in any manner rejecting up
on her, by the writer nor by Hard
Cider"-it remained for W. s. Nor
ton to make the first intimation or
"insinuation" of reflection upon
her; and the writer asserts that he
has never believed. and does not
now, that Mrs. Crowell as Treasurer
of the Board of Education has ever
been guilty Of any wilful wrong;
and he adds, that 90 far as he is
concerned, IL Mrs. Crowell desires
reelection to that Office the writer
will not only not oppose her, but
he will vote for her. She 10 bravely
carrying her burdens and the writer
will never knowingly add to them
he is much more willing to lessen
them; but her greatest danger 10
from such pretended friends las
this writer of "inside facts'0 who
originate "insinuations" that never
came into any other person's mind.
From w. S. Norton's article II ap-
pears: That $2l of the funds of the
school district have been In the
hands of R. II. Sands, as receiver,
for two years or more, and that W.
N. Sorton as attorney for Mrs. Crow.
ell knew this all these two yeare
and never even suggested to her to
go to the little trouble of walking
two squares to get this money; yet
they knew and know that the teach
ers poorly paid at besD have been
compelled TO discount their war
rants for lack of funds in the treas.
urer's hauds. Mrs. Crowell is prob.
ably MOTTO blame for this ne she
doubtless left the whole matter
with her attorney, N. 8. Worton,
where the fault lies-by his own
confession.
Under the head Later" Sor w.
N,on says, "Mr. Sands tells me he
paid to Mrs. Croweli the 81. Qi
course; Mr.. Sands has always been
ready to pay il, but u was not his
business to run around hunting for
some one to take the money. II
appeared ouiy to need lizard Ci-
def's" little stimulus (plus such
other stimulus as may have been
taken on the way) to move Attor-
ney Nor w. Ston q few blocks south
ward TO get the money paid In.
when 4if he had done HE duty Il
would have been paid two years
ago. Peculiar, isn't ~ that the
stimulating effect Of lizard Cider
by sort of mental telepathy com.
muuicated itself to. the brain Of
Wor s. Ntonf Sas
The schools of this district are-no
credit TO Abayssynia land small, Il
any, criticism do I make against
any individual teacher--the fault is
elsewhere) and for. this coalition
lsnor W. Ton, II rumor speaks truly,
deserves no small measure Of the