Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-02-18
- -nHnloN DAKOTA TERRITORY, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY is. L
THE COUNTY Of HOWARD.
Plea From Ono Who Wants to secede
From Lawrence County.

( lhE COUNTY Of HOWARD.
A Plea From Ono Who Wants to Secede
From Lawrence County.
Crook City. Feb. 10th. 1s79.-Ediors
Fre's d MISUNDERSTANDING some state
ment made by directly interested parties of
the city of Deadwood, relative to the pro-
posed division Of Lawrence county as nov
suggested and urged by petition now pend
Ing before the general assembly and bearing
the stguatures Olive hundred absolute and
Interested citizens Of said Lawrence county.
and not Que signature to the same was eth.
er fraudleutly obtained. Or forged as has
been asserted by, an interested official of
said county, nor was The said petition or
movement started by any disappointed ex-
Official ofCenttral City, but emaoated in
the joint action.ot several leading gentle
men and property holders in various parts
Of thu. rural district of the said county, men
of integrity and sound judgment and was
not an imbecile attempt of professional Of
flee holders. The movement was made to
protect their " interests and pockets.
@. II. McKinnis has discovered this
elephant, rampant upon the destruction of
a large portion of bis perquisites naturally
makes q steady fight upon the division of
the county. as he would thereby lose a great
amount of fees now coming into his pock-
ct as register Of deeds.
Then come the citizens of Deadwood
who require the assistance Of the residents
of the rural districts to help them through
their payment of excessive taxes to keep
up expensive law suits, jails, court houses,
and sometimes of officers for the sole use of
long terms Of courts occasioned by protract-
ed mining suits. rumsellers, dance house
riots, gambling dens and their general asso-
ciates, all of which belong distinctly to the
district outside of the asked for division ofthe
county. The residents of the would be new
county are also subjected to great loss Of
time in attendance on juries in all Of these
cases, and in which they are by no means
interested, and in some cases the time de-
manded from the agricultural operatives ii
a scource of serious loss to them and a
some seasons the loss is irreparable.
1t has also been claimed that this move
ment vas made by republicans and was
political movement. This again is false
as it was started by hard working men, an,
in all meetings held relative thereto. Boil
parties met Unfortunately and were no
trameled by Office incumbents. pettifogger
or Office seekers. There was a petite,
faithfully presented to those in interest 70
signature. and in onnd faith handed to OF"
representative to be placed before the PEG
pies chosen law makers for their considera
ton, and with whom the matter now rests
for them to say whether we shall
have. the rights We are entitled Il
or still be the subservient slaves of a To-
Of ofice-holders, should they deem it theil
duty to hear our grievances, and assist US
We presume that the Deadwood papers
would denounce the whole senate and hous'
of representatives, as q 'lot of numb. skull
farmers, and other endearing epitbets, a
they have already done when censuring thu
action of those bodies relative to the actor
taken in the exemption matter. Should til,
majority of. these gentlemen be farmers, VI,
are glad Of it, as they will the better under
stand our grievances and the sooner lend III
their assistance.
The section of country we ask to be Sc
off for our new county is entirely in tn,
agricultural district, and separate from tn,
mining interests, and the intent and purpos,
of this division is to have our taxes equal t
our immediate wants, and not be taxed ii
time and money to benefit almost solel,
those who have the whole calendar Of crime
to contend with, and leave US to pay for tn
same.
Our interests are not identical in any on
particular, therefore let us have our owl
county. We know what We want, and wha
we ask for, We are Of age, and shouldsw'
requireia guardian, We choose to select him
and We should never hunt. for him in tn
person Of . professional ofice-holder.
As an old time democrat, Ifemsin
49, Yours, very respectfully,
w TT WHITING