The Ladysmith news and Ingram news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1905-1906, 1905-10-28
ROCKS IN The ROAD
Enemies of the LadysmIth News
Attack It's Editors in an Effort
To Besmirch.

The editor of this paper has been uI
against combination but he has
contended with combinations before
and doesn't recollect of coming out
second best-and this attack from the
rear, this rush from darkness isn't over
vet and if the attacking party isn't
sorry before it is fnished-just call
me poor guesser
Probably News readers will like to
know something of the contention.
Briefly stated the case is this. The
complaining witness told story of
the facts before the action was brought
in which no claim was made of any
assault, although attention was specifi-
cally called thereto.
Complaining witness complained that
the justice of the peace first consulted
appeared disinclined to take action.
Complaining witness next went to
L. E. McGill, who was known to the
complainant to be an open and venom
GUS enemy of the writer. F. j. Put
nam, another enemy of long standing,
came on the scene and connection was
made with R. S. Reeves, the third
enemy to come into the game, and
who speedily issued the necessary
papers. There were no rocks in the
road about this time for the complain
ing witness.
A warrant was issued and given to
Putnam, who treated the writer after
a fashion styled by Reeves as IAN out
rage"
It is currently reported that Put
nam said that he had "done his duty"
and that eff the writer had any friends
they could look after him. And
sure enough, when the writer was
in his moments of adversity, when
the combination seemed for the mo-
ment to have the upper hand, the
silence was broken in manner that
recalled that entertaining old refrain,
"we are coming, Father Abraham,
six hundred thousand strong" There
was a novelty to the situation not
for Putnam and his duty" no, not
for him-but for yours most sincere
ly. [ didn't have to send for law
yers-they were sent to me. I didn t
have to send for bondsmen, they came
forward with smiles and cheerful
pens. The evident scheme failed.
ALittle More History of
course, knew he wouldn't be allowed
to do any more funny business and
when an affidavit Of prejudice was
filed, determined that the nearest
justice was up at Tony. The law re-
quires that on change of venue case
must be sent to the nearest qualified
justice, but Reeves said that Justice
A. N. Andersen was not qualified be-
cause (stick pin here, please) be-
cause he was friendly to me. Hence
we have the following theory as pro-
pounded by Reeves, viz:
Reeves is qualified because he hasn't t
spoken to me in two years. Andersen
is disqualified because he and | talk
when we meet on the street-if neither
is in hurry which is not often. Nc
Gill, as the unprecedented representa-
tive Of the great and disinterested
state of Wisconsin, emphatically en-
dorsed and strenuously supported this
proposition. But there were several
justices nearer than Tony and when
Reeves was confronted by the fact
that he had held up his warrant for
two days, with the not very faint
hint that there was something Elm the
case besides that against the writer,
speedily decided to send it to any
justice nearer than Tony for whose
qualifications any reputable man would
vouch. So that chapter closed wit