The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-30
INTERVIEW WAS
A fake "
U. S. Newspaperman Let His Imagl-
nation Run Riot.

Editor of the Maple Creek News.
Sr:--I have just seen your paper
of Feb. II, 1911, and assure you
was not q little surprised to think
any editor worthy the name, would
publish such rot about an almost
entire stranger to you, as l never re-
member of ever seeing you but once,
that was when bought a lot on Jasp-
er street through you. 1t does seem
strange that mere paper yarn or the
story told by creature, like the fel-
low that gave you the speel last
week, should so affect you as to mahe
you forget the common courtesies OF
gentleman You start in with the
assumption that every word in the
stories you read and hear is just eX
actiy as worded, forgetting, that a
story half told, may have the appear
ance of truth and still be false, or
create a false impression on accoun
of the part left out being filled in witt
false differences, just as you filled in
YOUR editorial and comments on these
stories. | am not surprised at the
Story Colcord published as l am &C
Quainted with him and know he
never fails to get up a good story,
even on his best friends, and, if he
IL, n1y
he would laugh till his fat sides would
ache But he is a jolly fellow and
means no great harm with all and
believe, like you, will publish any kind
of yarn, regardless of facts, so it
makes his paper sell.
To illustrate, that part about the
police, which you speak of, was not
told to defame but to defend the
character of the police, as many
PEOPLE in the states believe the police
to be lot of detectives spying arounu.
on peoples acts to get them in trouble.
anybody unless a complaint was made.
Now honestly, do you expect crimes
to be committed when the police are
present. The story looks as if they
did as they say they are never where
a crime is committed. As to poll
tics, GU are right. l know nothing
about them. And, in this story,
there was left out the statement that
here, like there, each party accused
the other of favoritism and of having
their henchmen, especially the party
in power. Is this not so? 1t is the
same in the other parts of the story
If what was said had been put in
and the questions it was answer to
the story would sound quite differ
ent. So with the story told you last
week. If that fellow had told you all
the truth, you might have had a DIFF
ferent opinion. But don't envy him
his standing among his neighbors or
you the glory you gained by what
you published. l will just add that if
you inquire of Mr.. English, Govern
ment Land Agent you will learn that
no timber permits were issued last
summer, and, as to the sheep story.
any rachman will tell you that it is
true. One of them says it is true,
that he was in it. So / have been
told.
Now, | believe have just as much
love for Canada as you have. l am
no land CRATER and have no respect
for one, and I will never fail to put
my friends wise to their tricks am
not referring to regular land agents,
who do a legitimate business and have
reputation at stake, but only ire
sponsible grafters. What said with
regard to government employees was,
when l advised that parties do their
business with the head Office,
as the agent in small Offices, in my
opinion, were under-paid and over
worked and in consequence, many
grave mistakes occurred. Ask Mr.. J .
Dixon if such a thing did not occur
in which he was interested in. At
least the other party told me so. and