Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-09-01
volved in . di,eu proceedings

During the time l have been in Of
fee, have been county attorney and
Mr.. Eckstrom has had no interest in
the Office or in the salary received.
In case of the election of Mr.. Eek
strom as my successor, the Office and
the whole of the salary, therefor will
belong to him. I have absolutely no
interest in the identity of my success
sor, except that l do not desire Mr..
Eckstrom to suffer for alleged mis-
deeds of mine of which I am entirely
innocent.
AS COUNTY ATTORNEY I HAVE
NEVER RECEIVED ONE DOLLAR
IN FEES IN DITCH MATTERS
DURING THE SIX YEARS I HAVE
HELD THE OFFICE OF COUNTY
ATTORNEY. And in support of my
contention I refer any inquiring per-
sons to any member of the County
Board now in Office, or who has been
in Office during the last six years, or
to the present county auditor, or any
county auditor who has held Office
in this county during the past six
years, and I urge upon the people of
the county not to take the word to
the contrary contained in adverse
newspaper reports, but to consult
any Of the parties mentioned, or write
to the county auditor for first hand
information concerning the matter.
Any attorney in the state can start
ditch proceedings and represent the
petitioners therein whether he is
county attorney or not and the author
ity OF such attorney who does so start
proceedings is the same as any au-
thority l might have in ditch proceed.
ings wherein I represent the petition
ers. In support of this I will cite you
to the fact that Mr.. Julius j. Olson,
attorney of this city, has started sew.
eral ditch proceedings in this and ad-
Joining counties and in some of these
cases the ditch is in process of con-
struction. Also in Kittson county,
Mr.. Peterson, an attorney of Lancas-
ter, has instituted several ditch pro-
ceedings.
Concerning the charge, that have
cleaned up ten thousand dollars dur
ing the past year on ditch matters. I
will say that it is not true. AS attor-
ney for the petitioners in various
ditch proceedings in this county, and
other counties adjoining it, l have
during the past six years received
UNDER ORDER OF THE COURT,
as such attorney for petitioners in
fees exactly the sum of $2400 and
no more. All bills for services as at
torney for the petitioners in Judicial
Ditch proceedings must first go be
fore the Judge of the District Court
for approval, and then before the
County Board for allowance, and in
stead of $4,000 being CLEANED up
by me during the last year in ditch
matters, the total sum received in 6
years amounts to the sum of $240O.
In proof Of my contention in this
regard, likewise request the people
OF the county not to take the word of
the editor of an adverse newspaper,
or any other secondhand information
but to write or consult any member
of the County Board, the Judge or
Clerk of the district court, or the
County Auditor of this county, and in
that manner any person in the coun-
ty can obtain an itemized statement
of the fees received by me, and if
the editor of the Marshall Co. Ban
ner desires that itemized statement
for publication, l will be pleased to
furnish the same on request.
Now I wish to make a proposition
to the editor of the Marshall County
Banner concerning the allegations
which you have made against me, land
the proposal is this: I have deposit.
ed with the First National Bank of
Warren the sum of $500, and with the
same is copy of this proposition
and the money is subject to your or
der for this purpose. If you can fur
nish competent evidence of any oil
your charges against me concerning
ditch matters, or concerning my al
legged connection with the Brewers
Association, or If you can dis
prove any statement herein made
by me, I will donate the $500 t
any charity which may be designated
The proof to be submitted to eithe,
Judge Grindeland or Judge Watts o.
the district court of this district with
in reasonable time, and the charity
to be benefited in case you accept
this proposition and sustain any Of
the charges, to be designated by thu
said judge or Judges.