The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-10-31
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WHO ARE THE CHARACTER
ASSASSINS?

Read the following affidavit or
Adolph Tweet:
State of South Dakota, County of
Lake, SIS.
/, Adolph Tweet, do solemly swear
that l I'm a resident of Summit town
ship, county of Lake, state of South
Dakota; that on or about the 21st
day of October, 1918, DR.. Heston, of
the Madison State Normal, and DR..
Rothschild, of Madison, South Da-
kota, came to mt at Nunda and tried
to induce me to make an affidavit
which would reflect on the business
and professional integrity of Senator
Hans Urdahl.
That on the 29th day of October,
said DR.. Heston, p. J. Hoidal and
Frank Mease came to my home in
Summit township and asked me to
make an affidavit for a similar pur-
pose, which | again refused to do.
On the previous Misrepresentation of
said DR.. Rothschild, and on the mis-
representation of DR.. Heston and +.
l.. Mease, who is the owner and pub
Usher of the Madison Sentinel, | was
induced to sign a written statement,
which reflects on the professional
character, integrity and reputation
of said Mr.. Urdahl.
In connection with the estate of
Joseph Ellefson, deceased, | nave to-
day examined the records in the Of
flee of the clerk of courts of Lake
county, also the records in the office
of the register of deeds of said Lake
county and | find that all of the per-
sonal property of the estate of my
deceased fa~ther-in-law, Joseph Ellef-
son, was set over as exempt property
to the family of said deceased by de-
cree of court, and that all of the land
belonging to the estate of said
deceased was set over to the
widow and the children of said
deceased, who, except Julia Ellefson,
conveyed all of their right, title and
interest in the west half of northwest
quarter and the southwest quarter of
the northwest quarter of Section SO,
LOW SllIp AOoS iNdhSO 90 W
A. Nesheim, of Madison, South Da-
Ekota, by warranty deed. That |, my
self, was the go-between and helped
to negotiate. the sale to Andrew A..
Nesheim. That Mr.. Hans Urdahl was
not consulted in connection with this
sale and had nothing to do with it
whatsoever, and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, everyone of
the heirs of said deceased have re-
ceived every dollar, which Mr.. Ne
, sheim was to pay for the said land.
That when l signed the written
. statement for the accommodation of
, DR.. Heston, Frank l.. Mease and P. j.
Hofdal for them to use for political
/ purposes. | had forgotten the real
r facts in the case, and hat my state
e ment so far as reflecting on the char
acter of said Hans Urdahl is abso-
lutely false and incorrect, and that l
I would not have made the said state
ment except for the persistency and
misrepresentation made to me by
{ DR.. Heston, DR.. Rothschild and
f Frank Mease.
[ -Adolph Tweet.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me on this 31st day of October, 1918.
{ X. V. Mitchell.
Notary Public, S. d.
= have asked Mr.. Mease to publish
7 the above affidavit, but he refused
= ITO do so.
y -Adolph Tweet.
The estate above referred to and
! for which was the attorney was pro-
! bated some five years ago. The rec
ords will all b. found in the clerks
Il office and in the register of deeds
n office and they are complete.
r In connection with the above affi-
J, davit let me add that 10 to IL days
y ago Prof. Buechel, of the Madison
State Normal, called Rev. Olin Reig-
, stad. of the Norwegian Lutheran
church, of this city, to his house for
, the sole purpose of inducing said
Rev. Reigstad to go with DR.. Heston
to Summit township to obtain an af.
T. fidavit from Mr.. Tweet, with the
view of showing me up al a dishon.
est, disreputable s%coundrel. Have
, you ever heard or can you possibly
conceive of a more damnable meth
: cd, and this by a president and pro.
fessor of a State Normal school?
d Respectfully,
ID Hans Urdahl.