Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-01-26

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view. Mr.. Meausker fell in with the
idea. There was nothing to lose, the
investment was q good one Mean
while Mr.. Landahl evidently learned
of what was going on. Latond and
Landahl have not been friends for q
long time. They have, however, a
mutual friend. His name is Fuller.
he does something in the editor line. =
Who else could bring the sundered
friends together, Undoubtedly he :
d id the JOB, and was aware of all cir
cumstances. Then Lafond had con-
ferences wish Landau, ami Lafond
had conferences with Mecusker. Mr..
Mecusker offered to put up $2,50o
for the taxes. and If necessary to run
his bid up to $3, 500. So that if La
fond and Fuller had had the county's
interests truly at heart, this county
would be $4,000 ahead today. Full
Ter has considerable influence with
Lafond, and could have induced him
to make Landahl snd Mecusker bid
against each other till the full
amount was reached. This undoubt-
edly would have happened. Mr..
Landau, as he had a right to, do,
e OF the abatement for as little as
possible.
! So it is clear that when the mat
ter came up before the board, COM
missioner Lafond knew that more
money could be got for the county.
He had told Mecusker that the matter,
would come up later, and Of course
Mecusker wanted to be present. But
La(ond said nothing, nor did he
telephone Mecusker, as he should
have done. The commissioners are
to blame because after the comfy
attorney, their legal adviser, told
them they could reverse their action
they didn't do it;after the state audit
tor said that he would revoke his
endorsement if the commissioners
did, they still refused to do so. and
for this they stand condemned.
The Transcript denies the charge
of the Royalton Banner that it sup
pressed the news of the Landau Of
fer. These are the facts: The offer
was made Wednesday morning
and that evenings daily has
20 mention 81 y: The aily: thet
evening records that Anton Ffal1
m ade an application for tax abats-
nett, which was rejected; that jos.
| Lueck asked to be set off from school
district 63 to 81 and was granted
a hearing; that the board passed
Il resolution that where money for
taxes was ia the treasurer's hands
Dec. 30, no penalty should accrue.
Now the official report OF the pro-
ceedings Of the county Lboard shows
that these matters ..were taken up
an3 considered AFTER MIR. Landahl
made his offer to buy the Ant}ers
property for taxes. When the Tran
script got around to zthe sma tier,
Thursday, it did not then reportany
application by landau to ''pur-
chase FOR taxes but it reported
his application for correction of as-
sessment and abatement of taxes
for "the year 1892 There was
nothing said of any offer to buv the
A nt]ers property taxes, until after
the Herald came out Friday with it's
expose. The banners charge ap-
pears sustained.
No amount of talk about motives;
or attempt to dl az Mr.. Buckman in
to the matter, can cloud the truth,
or save the Transcript and those
concerned in the disgraceful deal,
from the condemnation of the peu-
pie OF this county =,
Journal Press: George Refs of
Carter & Co., went, to Little Falls to-
day to attend a meeting of millers of
northern Minnesota. Besides :tthis
city and the host city, Sauk Centre,
Moorhead, Detroit Perham and
Wadena will be represented. It is
| understood that prices of the cheap
er grades OF floor and Of ground feed