Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1914-01-09
John MIMIC
FARMER.SOLD|ER
FOUGHT WITH GEN. GRANT FROM
BATTLE OF THE WILDERNESS
TO APPOMATOx.

John Munig, one Of Ramsey coun-
TVS best farmers was a business Wis.
itor i'll the city Tuesday, having busi-
ness with the county court in the
matter of an estate. Mr.. Munig is
81 years old, yet as active and bright
as a school boy. Last summer he was
at Gettysburg and met the hosts Of
old soldiers, and he says that the blue
and the grey were as pleased to meet
each other as though they fought side
by side during the war Of the Re-
bellion. He owns and operates one of
the finest FARMS in the county and
has all the modern improvements such
as hot and cold water in his farm
home and a complete electric lighting
plant, by which all his buildings are
lighted. He is proud of his service
to the nation in past years and takes
great pride in meeting and conversing
with the old soldiers, whether it be
the blue or the grey.
In appearing before the court last
Tuesday in a matter he asked to pre-
sent his case himself, and the follow
ing are his remarks, which 60 to show
that he is an able and concise think
Ell and can readily put his thoughts
into words:
May it please your Honor to grant
me twenty minutes to give the infor-
nation l would like to furnish. L
would like to have it put on file and
made a Court record. 1t is proper and
fitting to mention this day, what took
place about nineteen years ago with
the Old people. These four middle ag'
ed men now here, We're all Of mature
age at that time, and were not school
boys. The Old people had a beauti-
iul farm home in the Red River Val
Icy. near a railroad town. A piece
of property worth today Twelve Thou
sand Dollars. 1t was sold, yes, given
away and the proceeds divided. My
wife came to me one day and said,
"John, they are dividing up, We are
going to get something This was
the first ! had heard about it. 1
listened and said, owe don't want a
pcnny-not one penny" L have not
touched on the subject since. After
that the old people separated and
driftel among some of their children.
One would stay with one child and
the other with another, homeless. Time
went on and finally the old man i'll
the last year or two, in his lon'iness,
turned childish. In that childish cou-
dition, he fell out Of bed and hurt
himself so badly that within 81 hours
he was stretched out stone dead. Now
had these young men used good judg-
mont and set their selishness to one
side, the old gentleman would be alive
today, and he would not have turned
childish. If that one boy Oliver, hal
not died and left that piece of land
that homestead he filed on-for the ole
gentleman to prove up, both Of the old
people would have died paupers.
Now as to Ole Leet's claim against
this estate, 1 will say that Ole Leet
cot a chunk out Of the Red River
home destruction, and he has been
getting the net proceeds-the rent out
of that property in court today-fos
a long term of years. My family has
rendered equally as much service fo'
the Old lady as he has for the old
gentleman and we have never receiv'
cd a penny for our services from anJ
source, because the money from thai
Red River home destruction we did mol
want, What we ask is a square dea.
and we are entitled to double the
amount. I will recommend my wa,
in taking care of the old lady. Tha'
each and every one relinquish thpll
claims in favor of the old lady. Thai
thew let the court take the whole sum
nut it in a bank to bear interest, up
point a guardian and fix the compen
sation for taking care of the old lady
I mention the sum of one dollar PEI
day. However, any extra nursing O.
Doctors bills to be paid separately
I will recommend the Bank Of Web
ster as the depository and also th'
manager. Mr.. Charles Thwing, as thu
guardian. He is a gentleman of I'm
improbable character.
I believe in this particular case
where her own people destroyed he
home and divided up the proceeds, The
court has the power to establish a pal
up home in some form and use tn
whole yum if necessary. They hav'
divided once, let them wait this time
until the Lord calls her Home. Thu
Lord may fool them and let her stay