Irate Ira Nails the McClellands!
Ira Aten vs. The McClelland Brothers
By: Bob Boze Bell 06/01/2009
Real Estate Duel
The McClellands bought up land in and around Dimmitt, then sold it at inflated prices, while Ira Aten’s plats at a site south of town were sold for reasonable prices. The two sides argued at a public meeting in mid-1891; insults were exchanged. A few months later, a slate backed by Aten defeated the McClelland-backed candidates in the area’s first election. The McClellands wanted revenge. Ira Aten wanted satisfaction for the insults. The guns went off that December.
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Wow!!! Great stuff as always Mr. Bell!!!
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