Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-02-26
Thos. Beam Communicates.

EDITOR OF HERALD: In your issue of
the 10Th of this month see many
grave charges made against me, and as
many of them are false [ would like to
tell the pulic the truth and nothing
but the truth in the case.
My boy being unwell, / was taking
care of him, my wife being out in the
kitchen. Something struck me that |
heard her talking to some one in the
kitchen, SO thought would investi-
gate and moved to the kitchen. There
I saw slim, rather dark complexioned
fellow talking to my wife. [ said:
"What is wanted Sir?" He did not say
anything. | repeated the question with
more emphasis. He says, your wife
knows" She says, "He wants me to
do some ironing for him." | said no,
and that settled the case. He moved
right off at very lively gait and every
time one of those slim limbs of his
reached out for more ground, they re-
minded me of the drive bars on loco
motive engine running at the rate of
so miles per hour. When I returned
to the room my wife appeared to be
very angry and said, "you had better
be careful how you talk to that man as
he is a hotel proprietor and very
nice man." did re what kind
of proprietor he j. f he was barn
proprietor.
[ came into the rooL4 there the boy
was and felt the room was getting cold
[ asked my wife if she would shut the
door. She seemed angry, [ presume
on account of the manner in which
saluted the hotel proprietor. She said
she would shut the door when she got
good ready. [ got up from where |
was with the boy and very gently
pushed her aside and pulled the door
shut and went back to the boy. Short
~ after she came in very angry and said
she would make me pay for what I had
done. | could not think OF anything [
had done to hurt feelings unless it was
hurrying off the hotel proprietor. She
put on her bonnet and started out. |
supposed she was going out to have
some clothes made. Shortly she came
back and and | went out to cut stove
WOOus I1du uOU CuU WOOu 1OIS WuOA
noticed man in full uniform, brass
buttons and all, coming in my direc-
ton. My first thought was that it was
a recruiting officer and made up my
mind to enlist. I was not disapp oint-
ed. The man with the brass buttons
accepted me, and took me down to the
examining Office. There things did
not look so bright The judge, very
wise looking man with whiskers and
glasses on, said in very wise way,
"There is a charge of assault and bat
terry against you, Beam, are you guilty
or not guilty?" AS was not guilty |
said mot guilty" then the wise looking
Judge started the wheels running and
after grinding few moments he said:
your fine is $40 and costs or $1O.66."
thought it a pretty strong dose and
did not take it. He told me if [
couldn't take the first prescription he
would give me the second one, which
was as follows, "Officer take your re-
cruit to Hotel de Watson for fifteen
days, this is the order of the court"
I ask the people of this vicinity is
this the right way to treat an innocent
man?
In conclusion [ wish to state to those
parties that are mixing up in my af-
fairs that they had better attend to
their own business.
AS for that red-headed friend who
palmed himself off on me the other
day as editor of the Herald, he had
better keep on his own side of the
walk if he doesn't desire black orna-
ments placed around his pink eyes.
Respectfully,
THOS. BEAM.