Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-08-28
ATTORNEY 4 I J J E general
ISSUES CHALLENGE
TO LEAGUE PAPERS
WIN. a Pay Thousand Dollar. il,
Gold For Proof Of Charges
Made in Syndicated Editor
ial. of Townley Organs.

Monday tpight the forces of Townley
rallied, at the Mckenzie hotel head
quarters and jubilated over the nam
ing the three new Judges. But the
prime bit of information is that the
expected special session of the legis-
lature will be convened about. Octo-,
ber l..
Such is the information that comes
trickling thru the devious courses.
The Leak was very positive in his
statements. You see it's like this"
said the Leak. they have got to call
a special session in order to arrange
for loan to pay the salaries and 70
meet the million dollar deficit. Then
besides there is much important
work to take up. The woman's suf-
frage ratification sort of, has them
guessing and 1t will be lodged il pos
sible. Minnie Nelson won her Of
fee by the vote of the women and
there's question on what the wo-
man would do to a state ticket pick
ed by Townley.. But the main thing
is to kill of Bill LANCER and Carl KOS
itzky. And believe me they have
the goods on 'em, or they wouldn't
start no impeachment proceedings.
Take 1t from me, impeachment is one
of the main reasons for the special.
session."
The Leak positively wouldn't tell
what constituted the. goods"
LANCER and Kositzky don't appear
to be scared in the least. With all
the impeachmenk talk floating
around the ], Hobbies LANCER today
showed himself ready for it I'm:
peachment talk started following the
Bowen murder at Beach when Town
ley papers tried to show that poll
tics had entered into the affair. They
charged LANCER with not having
taken action at the time Bowen's cat
tie were alleged to have been poison.
ed by those who later were his slay-
ers. The attorney general is posi-
tive that he knocked the propaganda
in the head but just to cinch the ar
gument has made a proposition that
could either break him financially
and politically or make him.
For today he mailed letters to the
editors Of approximately 20 Town
ley newspapers Offering each and
every one of them -, 900 in gold, or
the same sum to any of the readers
Of the papers, II any one can dispute,
refute or prove false any statements
issued by his office in reference to
the Bowman affair. The papers
which have opportunity to pick up a
few of these thousands are: The d.
vide County farmers Press, Crosby;
The Progress, Beach: Dunn County
Farmers Journal, Dunn Center; Rec
ord, Darlington; Chronicle, Cava-
lier; Courant, Bottineau; Farmers
Provost, New Rockford; Grant Coun-
ty Leader, Carson; MAIL, Edgeley;
Nick Kenzie County Farmer, Arnegard;
Farmkr's Press, Park River; Trail
County News, Hillsboro; Free Press.
FesseAd den; !; Record-Post Rolette;
stutsman County Press, Jamestown;
Farmers News, Rugby.
The offer refutes charges made in
these various newspapers in syn
dicated article and passes the buck
In no uncertain terms. The letter TO
Thomas p. Reddick, OF the Crosby
farmers Press is practically dupli-
Gated In the other offers It is as
follows ggs5s 3. s. h 4. 55'.
81, 900 90 Reward.
To Thomas. +. !. Reddick, editor Of
the Divide County farmers Press,
Crosby. p. to any reader Of the
Divide County farmers Press and
Ito any other citizen Of Divide county
who believes Thomas r. sReddick
prints the truth in Townley's paper:
hereby offer to Th omasS r Red
dick, toS zA. G. Townley, 70 any read.
er ofl the Divide County Farmers
Press. or my man In Divide connty.
1.-The sum of 1000 IL gold e 4 ne
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