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lost one of its oldest citizensMORE ABOUT THE WESTALTON TROUBLE.In speaking of the trouble at West-alton tetwean .1 \hth^o -O.- -T-- Cottle and Norman Edelin the St. LouisLouis Post-Oispateh says:“Justice of the Peace O. T. Cottlet{ Westalton, Mo., who also is Postmaster and peacemaker of the com-munity, has in his Postolliee a relicof an encounter Monday with Norman Edelin. It is Edelin’s shotgun.Cottle says he thinks Edelin will begood hereafter.“Adjoining the Postoftice is a piece of land owned by Mrs. Virginia McCarthy, which was leased a year and a half ago to Edelin. The /easeexpired Nov. 1. Kdelln sowed his fall wheat on the land Oct. 11, in expectation of renewing the lease, but Mrs. McCarthy preferred to rent her land to somebody else, Edelin, it isalleged, declared he would stand on the land with n m*-.. lt;n«i ui.sw.tland, but none would risk Edelin’s gun tplay. Finally Mrs. McCarthy saw Justice Cottle, who issued an order for Edelin to vacate the tract Dec. 1 last, Edelin just laughed.bo
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Saint Charles Daily Cosmos Monitor
Saint Charles, Missouri, US
Wed, Apr 28, 1909
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