Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-01

Clerk was instructed to correspond
with safe companies concerning new
and second hand safes.
On motion Of DR.. Melcher the Chair
man was instructed TO receive sealed
proposals and estimates fol a frame
building as follows: size l2 X 20 x 8 #,
4 windows each s light 10x IL inches
Outside-shiplap up and down and
inch batten on cracks. hside-paper
and@ inch ceiling; gable roof, paper
and shingles; q pitch; brick chimney
9 #. beginning 2 #. below ceiling; 6
inch matched flooring, joist 2x 6 inch,
collar beams 2 x4 inch; double doors
2 #. each; barn cornice.
On motion Of DR.. Melcher, when the
Board %adjourns it shall adjourn until
Feb. 9TH.
Minutes read and approved.
On motion Board adjourned.
A. =. SMART.
Attest: Chairman.
Il. LINUS BLANK, Clerk.
The emigration department. Of the
c. NJ. &, st. Paul has issued q pham-
phlet entitled "The Peoples Guide to
Dakota" in which may be found valua-
BILE information for any person desiring
knowledge concerning the unlimited
resources of the territory.
A large number of settlers about
seven miles up the cut from Chamber
lain have moved on the reservation.
About twenty houses have been built
and more will be. There is a report
that a secret organization composed of
over 200 men has been organized to 20
upon the reservation and stay there
This land is not occupied and could be
opeaed at any time, the best of author
ity agreeing that it is not a part of the
reservation, and the people are in hopes
that it will be opened at an early date.
Howard, DAG, Special Telegram,
jan, 22.-The general term of the dis
trlct court was opened here to-day,
Judge Edgerton presiding. The prin-
'cipal case on the docket was one invol-
wing the dual organization Of sanhorn
county. Suit was brought by the Ter
ritory of Dakota aid Henry r. Mayhem,
register Of deeds; under the Letther
organization, against John E. whiting
register OF deeds utder the Fofestburg
organization, to inquire by what au-
thority the latter was holding office.
Several of the best lawyers of the ter
ritors appeared for the plaintiff, Trip
q Gamble of Yanktoh; aid Preston &
Dillon of Mitchell; for the defendant,
Melville of Huron, and Jay of Sioux
City, this Is tie case where Er,eanon
a clerk In Secretary Teller's office, in
the absence of both governor and sec
Rotary filled out a set of commissions
signed in blank favorable to Letcher
as the county seat, in which town Cren-
non was part owner. Gov. Ordway re-
pudiated the organization and appoint
ed another set Of officers. Since this.
both sets have been acting aid matters
have been badly mixed. The case was
put over to-day on motion Of the de-
PENDANT. as Gov. Ordwat's deposition
bas rot arrived, though mailed from
Washington On the 18th. Tie case
will come UP at Mitchell March 18th, at
which time other suits will be brought
that the entire matter will he settled
at once. The defendant offeredto have
the case tried at Huron neat week. but
this was objected to. Neither Secre-
Teller nor Crennon, who were both
subpPnaed by the defendant appeared.
Pioneer Press: The verdict in the
rial Of young Mutt for the killing of his
acquitted murderer and his sis
;ers traducer is Ole to set pe5ple to
thinking about human justice. BY
some lasstitude of moral and mental
sense the jbry in Dukes case gave him
lis liberty, when public opinion. based
securely IN the facts il the affair as
ever possible in any htmicide. pro-
bounced him guilty. The son of the
murdered man took to himself. after
he ancient barbarlc custom; the DUTY
IT vengeance, and shot Dukes tU Aeath,
a long delay he has been tried
acquitted on the ground that he
vas insane at the time he used the re-
oliver, but not before or since. The
Terdict IS proof against criticism SO far
Is the ground % which it is based is
concerned. But in its actual meaning.
IS it will be Interpreted by the public.
t is full of harm. 1t goes beyond JUS
.ification Of young Nutt's crime to lte-
the verdict Of another twelve men
Who acquitted a murderer, and makes
terrible trgvestv Of the institution of
rial by jury. 1t goes a LONG way toll
trengthen people in the idea that juries
re to be swayed back and forth bv
popular fee1iip raCardless of fort, ava