The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-04-10

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other officials Of Sawyer county
and of Hayward, for allegedirreg-
ularities in Office. These men
were notused to being opposed
some of them had been in Office
ever since the organization Of the
county. People looked on with
surprise, and the predictions were
free that Schei couldn t last long.
Butall through the fall and winter
the newspaper kept pegging
away. People all over northern
Wisconsin were talking about the
disclosures, which were always
of the most sensational kind, a nd
one followed the other as the
weeks rolled by. Schei was ar
rested on two charges of criminal
libel, and suits aggregating $685.
900 were instituted against him.
A few weeks ago Sheriff Giblin,
a powerfully built man, attacked
the editor on the streets of Hay
ward, and was about to admins
/ ter a chastisement. Schei is
about half the size of the sheriff,
but he is game, and he stood his
ground. Just as Giblin was
about to ssdo up' his man, the
editor whipped out revolver,
and as the sheriff looked down
the barrel he concluded that he
would postpone thrashing the
editor for that day. The affair
created intense excitement, and
a partisan of Giblin says that
after Schei had gone Giblin got
'smadder and madden" until they
feared he would do something
desperate. He ordered a couple
of bystanders to "go and arrest
Schei. The bystanders did as
directed and took Schei to the
county jail. Schei now has suit
against the two men for SO, 900
for false Imprisonment. There
is no man in Hayward, no matter
which side of the controversy he
may be on, that will doubt the
courage of young Schei. Notin
in single instance has he ever
shown the white feather, al
though be has been in some
mighty tight places during the
past few months. He cuts in all
directions, and the most power.
full men in Sawyer county have
come under his scathing lash.
Personal characters have been
riddled to pieces, and it is strik-
ingly wonderful the amount of
public crookedness that the
young editor has unearthed. AS
the opposition to the Enterprise
began to increase the natural
tendency of people who always
sympathize with the "under dog
in fight, began turning to the
Enterprise editor. Supporters
of the most powerful kind came
to his assistance, and demanded
that he be given fair play. Fin
ally the Republican, which had
all along remained silent, came
to the rescue of the officials, and
a lineup was made for the spring
election. Extras, supplements,
and big special edition flooded the
little town, and were eagerly
picked up by railroad men, and
others, and everywhere in
northern Wisconsin there was
the most acute interest felt in the
contest. Chairman Harry Shue
announced himself for re-elec-
ton, and all of his old officers
were candidates with him.
D. S. Peck, cashier of the North
Wisconsin Lumber Company, led the
opposition, as it's candidate for chair
man, and an entire new ticket came
into the field with Mr.. Peck. And
then all interest turned towards
carrying the election. Colonel r. Z.
Mccormick, the millionaire lumber
man, was made the center of an at
tack by the Shue people. McCor-
mick is not easily rufded, and is in
clined to prefer quiet and peace.