Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1916-09-28

Editors of the Record past and pres
cnt, came in for another sonselcsg lam
casting by George Lynn a. subscriber
in last weeks Emmons County Free
Press. While the scrccd was mostly
inanc chatter, such cpithcts rs ''ycllow
dog" for the writer and departed
bulldog" for the former publisher
furnished most Of the amusement, The
Record is attempting as much as pc
sibic to avoid reference to this maudlm
blcatinp, the matter itself being the
best evidence of the rapid dcteriora-
ton Of the one time agile brain that is
evolving the same because of its wri-
ter's insane hatred of the man whom
he has found it impossible to handle
IN furthcring his political ambitions.
Much ado is made about Harry.
his (thc Record mans old-timc friend |
and school mate" With Harry" no.
toriously incompetent TO fiji the posi-
ton Of states attorney or to handle n |
case in open court, with him unwilling !
to make even an honest attempt to
properly conduct the office instead Of
using his position to continually play
politics, is it to be supposed that the
Record should nevertheless support
him for reelection because the editor
Is n former friend and school nate"
The record of II G. Lynn Ms states
attorney is briefly to date about az;
follows:
Office secured by promise Of pro-
lection to blind-piggcrs, as well as
plea that he was a young man startin@
IN life and that the voters ought to
push him along (evcn though appar-
cnt to all that ne was Incompetent,
and also discerning relationship with
his stcp-father where he found one
who was anti-Gco Lynn
Office and money of taxpayers used
to punish enemies.
An iron-clad case against him with
evidence sufficient to require his re-
moval from office, headed off by n mis-
take in tire complaint prepared by the
attorney general he lated being an ar
dent booster for the attorney General
in his unsuccessful fight for re-nom-
nation
A so-callcd investigation of blind
plugging conditions in Linton in the
summer Of 1915 which the attorney
general termed an attempt Of Lynn tc
try his own case instead of to look for
evidence
An investigation in Braddock which
elected evidence Of blind-pi@ginl
which was later ignored.
a demand for the closing IN Of ;
blind pig working in full view of
crowd at ball game in Strasbure
and the states attorneys hasty dis
appearance after the sheriff had aske,
MS assistance.
Ar attempt to make Il record 70
himself horse-thief catcher and
useless trip to Michigan accompanying
the sheriff to get the horsc-thief whic
later proved to be no horsc-tnief at al
- determined by jury Of t%elv
farmers on the first ballot.
ne states attorneys bill for tn
trip for some eighty dollars collccte
rom the county Gan excellent cxampI
OF saving the taxpayers money d
continually set forth as a refusal fc
prosecuting case of assault, burglar,
malicious mischief and assault an
battery.
The pathetic effort of the states a
torney to PROSECUTE in the PETIT
Notwithstanding case at which time b
his line Of questioning of the con
blaming witness the states attorne
succeeded in proving by his witne!
that he had lost no grain, the patchir
ID OF the rtatter later and the state
attorneys step-father's unsuccessf
attempt to come to the incompetel
tfute's attorneys rescue in open cou,
the closing argument to the jury whit
the states attorney was incomplete
TO- make being made by Attornt
Clemens Kelsch,ta bright young alto
aey just out of law school.
The states attorneys refusal to tai
any action on the demand of one R.
Ovens who was attacked by the bu,
Whitney, that later left town ON sho
notice, who narrowly missed takir
Owens life. @ N
rihe states attorneys refusal to tai
my actor, on the rea,est of one Hei
rich Schmidt. whose cream station
Hagne WAS broken into twice and Il
man hilaself at ono time beaten q