Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-01
DAKOTA NEWS.
Gathered from Various Sources
Representing Varied and
:pnfiicting Views of Men
and Things.
Gov. ordway Speaks.
From the Pioneer Press, May %.

A PIONEER PRESS reporter met Gov. Ordway, of |
Dakota, at his rooms in the Nicollet house, Mime
apolis last evening for talk on tho hidden |
music Of Dakota politics. The governor
was looking hale and hearty, though somewhat
tired. He received the reporter courteously and |
lauehingly alluded to an alleged interview with
him which certain irresponsible journals had
lately printed.
These ambassadors of newspapers, said the gov
ernor, ask question which answer with a SEN
tence, and then they twist that sentence into |
a thousand different forms and meanings
MvLvist hereis TO meet Councilman Nichens and |
others from jamestown. in order to place on the |
morket the bonds aulhorzel by the DAKOTA Iepse do
lature for the erection of an insane hospital at
Jamestown, The amount of these bonds is
$4,000. bearing TO per cent interest. The |
bill which authorzsm Them carefully
guarded them and provided for sinking fund for |
the payment OF the semi annual interest and the
bonds themselves when due. The bonds are simi-
lar those issued two years before for the erection
Of substantial brick fire-proof hospital building
at va, Yankton ton. At that time the Yankton
at from Slo3 to Tl.o5. The last legislature pro-
vded for the issue of %77, 900 bonds for the com
pleon of the hospital at lankton the bonds bear
ing per cent interest, and although the bonds
equally as We'll guarded as those of
two years ago. which brought premiums the
Territorial treasurer has been unable, although
making the same advertisement as in the case of
for ne. ,he supplementary M Yauston 80 bonds. a
] attribute the failure to satisfactorily
dispose of these perfectly safe securitses to
the nnwarrapted MISREPRESENTATION put forth by
the Iankton press IN regard to the action ot the
last legislature and the governor upon the bill for
the removal of the seat of governments and other
comprehensive legislation, rendered necessary by
the ~ the rapid srr5pv growth 6d of the population
have, however. given me the most positive assur-
snce that they will negotiate the bonds providing
for the erection of an insane hospital that place
at par value. II not a premium, and the Yankton
hospital bonds will again be advertised
THE YANKToS COUNTY INDEBTEDNESS.
The attorneys for the bondhoders and the COM
InlsSlOlers llnDlntpi Var Etrpc
were holding conferences last week with view Of
retiring the outstanding per cen, railroad bonds
vided by tho last legislature
cannot say, however those who started the repudi-
alton suit and have had the management of the
Yankon county for the past seven or eight years.
have relieved themselves from the charge of being
regulators. No steps wore taken for securing the
legislation which has resulted in settling and re-
funding this large repud!ated debt Of more than
$3OO,0OO
Gov. Ordway gave history of his action in So
curing public meeting in 1ankton to urge legisa-
tive action in the premises, assuring the people
that unless decisive action were taken he should
feel obliged TO address communications to congress
and the legislature requesting that decisive means
be taken to relieve the Territory of the odium Of
Yankton county reputation.
Opposition was not with in both branches of the
legislature. When the refunding bills were before
the bodies, over thirty amendments in the hand
writing of prominent citizen offered
in tho council. any two e which would
haye rendered sna desryea ns "dpS d e
settlement with the bondholders of the large in
debtedness, bearing per cent interest, which had
been validated hy congress and made legal and
binding upon Isnktou county by the supreme
court Of the United States have been led to state
these facts i'll detail as ] notice that some
over-zealous friend of Ex-Gov. Newton Edmunds,
who with cX-Gor. Moody inaugurated and has kept
alive the reputation litigation in Yaukton county,
have denied this in the PIONEER PRESS. AS to his
position in refunding the Yankton county
se that Co. a. 5anRer .iSlss
treasurers who have construcively at least, held
possession of quite q large fund belonging to the
company, and which has lain producing no interest
for several years while o The asn' Of
acrueing repudiated interest. l have positive
evidence which satisfies my mind that the unwar-
legislative assembly and the United States officials
In connection, with the passing of tide capital
the action of the legislature and the governor in
the enactment of the refundug bill, and the bill
providing for commission to investigate the long
hidden transaction of this management of Iank-
ton conntys finances, or by the proposal of the bill.
providing for the removal OF the capital
1regard the settlement, if faithfully carried out by
people of Yankton, aud of far more con-
sequence than The continuance of the sea,
of access from the rapidly growing central and
northern poyio of the Territory; that it had be-
come great hardshir in many places TO the peo-
business.
THE NEW CAPITAL LOCATION.
"Have You formed any opinion to the action o
the commissioners in selecting place for the new
Capitol buildinr?'
Il have only conferred with two or three
members Of 'he commissioners since thei
appointment, and can not learn that auythius
approprialing, decision has been reached r. lt
propositions from North Dakota, ESPECIALLY from
Bismarck we're hneSheeted SO far rs can learn
by most of the conlmiss!orers, and will undoubt
eddy delay the hoal decision for .sono weeks
have seen nc reason to doubt the honest inten
tion Of the commission TO faithfully discharge tn
very importan. duty with which they have bee
entrusted by The governor and III
last legislative assembly, under tn
organization act. AT they were not appointed b
the executive however. ! do not feel the same
weight of responsibility for their action, that thei
selection would have emitted upon me and sha
hold myself perfectly free to approve or c,itiss
their action when the final decision
is reached. The uuWarrautod statement so man
times put forth for sinister purposes positively set
ting forth that q location WAS determined upon
the time of the passage of he bill, SO far as
know or have reason to believe, is without shade
of foundation.