Today in History revisits the Wednesday, August 9, 1882 edition of the Grand Forks Herald and highlights a story on a libel suit against the Daily Herald.

In an 1882 article, The Daily Herald reports on a $2 million libel suit filed against it by the lumber company E.S. McElroy & Co. The suit claims the newspaper published false and defamatory information, alleging that the lumber company had been selling inferior quality lumber at high prices to its Goose River Customers. The complaint is quoted in detail.

The Daily Herald Has a Two Million Dollar Libel Picnic on Its Hands.

E. S. McIlroy & Co., the Lumbermen, are the Plaintiffs, and Make a Good Case.

GOOSE RIVER CUSTOMERS.

The following is the complaint of E. S. McIlroy & Co. against The Herald, which is still published at the old st

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