Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-10-11
A BLUFF is CALLED
f. B. Streeter Calls MIR. Lynn's
Bluff: Publishes Signed
Statement Also
Fort Smelling, Mimi,
y Oct. 6, 1917.

Fort Smelling, Mimi,
Oct. 6, 1917.
To the Record Readers:
Last week George w. Lynn turned
over to Mrs. Streeter signed letter
for publication. the contents of which
purported to vindicate himself, but
which dealt more with his feelings for
several others, as well as displaying
his brand Of patriotism. The gentle
man also informed Mrs. Streeter that
both he and the former Record editor
and was always willing to publish
any signed communication. Mrs.
Mrs. Streeter was not as gullible as
the gentleman seemed to suppose.
The fact is that it has always b EN-
our policy to allow any man to state
his case if attacked in the columns
Of the Record. However, the simple
signing of communication does not
insure its publication. We reserve
the right to PASS upon what is pub
lished. Otherwise, some witty gen.
tleman might secure q cheap diction-
ary, for instance. date the front page
Of it, sign his name on the last leaf
and present It to the Newspaper for
publication.
Further, Mr.. Lynn has newspaper
creature Of his own in Linton. It
was plenty good enough as q vehicle
for publishing his cheap and idiotic
subscriber articles. Its editor is gull
hble enough or 80 unfortunate as to
be in position where he has to pub
lish anything submitted by Mr.. Lynn,
apparantly. Therefore, Mr.. Subscri-
Der is invited to publish his dope"
in his own sheet, either over HIS own
name, or MS Subscriber, as he used to
do.
In this instance however, we will
publish the Lynn letter. We are not
doing it, however, as any favor to
him. RatherSwe wish to let the peo-
pie know just how he stands, as shown
by his own statements, signed by him.
self. After reading the letter, every
man will be enabled to decide for him
self whether or not Mr.. Lynn is q
patriotic American citizen or whether
he is not.
Another thing: Last week the
gentleman also had served upon Mrs.
Streeter q formal retract.on no.
tice. In one of my letters / made the
statement that "hell would be an ice
box compared to this country for
sneaks, crooks, towards and traitors" !"
or words to that effect. Because of
his guilty conscience, or for some
other unknown reason. Mr.. Lynn took
to himself the full force Of the state
ment. He AYERS that he was meant,
and that the article was libel. In
other words he made cheap bluff to
scare Mrs. Streeter in way that sew
eral years of his bull-dozing has failed
to scare me. But, as he will learn,
there is more than one good scrapper
in the Streeter family. Mr.. L is
welcome to 60 ahead with another IL
bel suit, to add to the fine string of
law-suits that he is digging up in an
effort to shut up or break us.
Up to date we have had to "go to
the mat" with the Hon. George w. in
four instances. In three Of those
cases we won. In the fourth, his side
won. Not at all bad proportion.
And, at that, we can assure him, As is
generally admitted, that Non-P Partisan
league prejudice of certain we'll
meaning Emmons county farmers,
did much more to win the case than
Mr.. LIS horse-play or venomous
Trades in court.
There is still another case to be
tried, in which he sues for $4,000
damage. Also, we have in days gone
by, been served with papers in suit
for 500 for alleged legal advice; $20C
for alleged fees as attorney in libe
suit instituted by Attorney Scott Cam
eron for an article written by my
father in the interests Of Mr.. Lynn's
political aspirations. And. last week
q formal retraction notice served up
on Mrs. Streeter. II the taxpayer
Of Emmons county are still willing T.
stand their share Of thesexpense o,
Mr.. Lynn's monkey-shines. We an
still able TO stand ours.