Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-03-26
NORTH FORK.
NORTH Fork. March 10. 1881.
remedy i

! the Last Issue of the CuRoNIClr that the
10Th or April is fixed bv the board of
county commissioners for q special cler
ton To decide the bond business. /, j.
amusing TO hear ,iilirrent p.opIe EXPRESS
their views in regard 10 tl,i. matter
he ira one cheerful idiot remark that he
would Willingly vote for sNpWO bonds
| but couldn't sec any s.u,e in SDooN,
There is no necessity of suuanderinr
any money. and we are NOT able to
souandcr anv. All tha, is needed AT
| thi, time j. enough. and enough is a.
| good az q feast" and AS the vote il To be
| Oh ditIercn. prupo.i.ions each one can
vote according 10 his own conyirtion
you pavs vour money YOU fakes your
choice"
| understand that = NJ says tha, he
il opposed to bonds bat j. in favor of a
direct tax 10 build the county bindings.
This NAV do for Eim being the propric-
tor of a prosuer.,,s store. bull train. and
town property ctc.. or might do well
enough for us ten wears hence. but il
won't suit the average resident of Gus
ter county at this time. Our population.
rs ia fact is true of I'LL new counties. j.
compoSel not of men with plcthoric
pocket books and fortunes already made
but of those who have got en- To make
and have settled here to make EN-"
~
and finding such cxccllen, prosperts
have settled down to stay: they have
generally got or are getting their fam
lilies around them: have settled ON a
ranch and secured 4 COW uiy and some
chickens. They are men of pluck and
energy. They are not op.osnd 70 ueces-
sarv improvements but what they want
is time to turn themselves In case of
direct tax the sheriff would soon call
upon Them with a rennis;tion for thar
COW. that sow and pi,s and ,h,s, fowls
and after his departurc that dispu,ted
citizen would gather th. remnant of his
household goods about him f,il his
hlonkets and "liolt on, and ON the
way he wouldn't be singing hymns of
praise. not much but wonld be nutt;no
in his best Icks. en.rge;icY,lv and very
properly. damni,,r tl.. originator of th,t
scheme Whereas. if the bonds are yo,.
cd. in an interval of ten wears the sinol,
cow has become n herJ ,b, saw and b.r
brood has increased 70 l,rrc drove of
fat parkcrs and the chickens arc roo
numerous Ia mcutiou His f,n,il,, i
we'll fed, we'll clothed and harpy. and
he is then in condition oss;stnI hv ,bo
thousands who have settled nora IL tho
meantime. to l,ay for the bn,dinos and
improvements fiat he las had IN. hc,e.
fl Of for the past decade
No, to ,ho vital o,,o.,;,,, ~ lnna,
no bonds. for one am on,,.s.I on
general priuciules IA ;bc ;ndiscr;,,i,ot.
bondiny of countic. hut .;tua,oa .s ,,,;a
comfy j. believe !, tn no oco,,,r, +,
IT'S Lroadcst sense to max. nro,,;v;o, e,r
the improvements called f,r =, III, ,;n.
For instance we have ON, -, ;,I and
the sheriff j. now ,,rsrd;r, hi.
in his own house In thi. case !, i n,,
only within the powvr but is the Main
duty Of the District JuJye 70 or1or Tho
erection of /, i,;l wbic, n J.. n,,J Co.
in county scrip =. i, now stand. wo,,d
cost rs more than c,urt. .ious. ,rJ .n
together would with ho,d. =, n.r nd
as we are of ncccss;tv comno,Iod % h,,.
o,. wo m;cht =. w.,l ho,o h,,l
bined tooetber in nronar sl,,,o
the county road il woula undouh,.d,,.
bc a Great benefit and odvontaye 70 tho
county. and as to the pronrietv of t,nd
ing the present small debt no ono oue.
tions the wisdom or ;,st;c. of,b;.
instant.
Some people base their onnos;t;or or
the PRESUMPTION that one or NOR. of ,ho
members of the board Of commissioner.
would. in some wav which ,bcv c;,
properK to cxp,a;n. hc the only oroo