Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-23
their appointment Of Sphinx county
Il. A. HUMPHREY,

the letter written and signed by
George L. Ordway. the governors son,
and brought BY Tebbetts to Fsulkton,
stated that Tebbetts came there for the
purpose OF looking the county over, in
view OF its approaching organization.
Humphrey had several interviews with
Tebbetts, who said he wanted to see the
most prominent men in various localities,
and gave Humphrey to understand that
the county would be organized in accord
ance with his report. He further gave
Humphrey to understand in manner
not to be mistaken that he was prepared
to receive and consider any propositions
that might be made to him with regard
to Faulkton's securing the count seat,
On being asked what proposition La.
Foon had made, Tebbetts replied that
shat was confidential" Humphrey
also states that he has been informed to
men who subscribed to large amounts of
money and land in consideration of the
location of the county seat at LaFoon.
George w. Fifield, P. B. Durley, H.A.
Humphrey and ia. Picker of Faulkton,
and Thomas 81. McMullen of LaFoon in
. joint affidavit before @. n. Squire, no.
tary public, Faulk county, recite the
facts in regard to the repeated efforts Of
the citizens of Faulk county to obtain
organization. Petition after petition
was forwarded for this purpofe but in
vain. The affdavits state that during
the period of eleven months between the
time the county should have been organ.
lied, as required by law, and the time it
was finally organized, Faulk county was
without local government or any court
OF Justice, and without schools, being with
out the power to levy taxes for their
support. That many settlers, residents
OF the county, in making final proof on
their claims, were put to great trouble
and expense by being compelled to trav.
al with their witnesses, distance OF
from thirty-five to forty miles to an ad-
joining county to reach an officer who
could administer the necessary oath.
That litigants and witnesses were com.
PEELED to travel like distance at like ex-
pense in any action or proceeding at Law.
Nora Reppy property owner residing
near LaFoon, in an affidavit before j. NJ.
Miles, clerk Of the district court, Faux
county, states:
At the time of Tebbetts' visit to La
Foon, as the representative of Gov. Ord.
way, she was asked how much of her land
she would give to have the county seat
at LaFoon. She gave forty (4O) acres,
being the southwest fourth Of section
II, town 1l8, range 68, a deed for which
she executed to Tebbetts and delivered
to D. r. Miller, banker of Redfield, to
be given to Tebbetts when LaFoon got
the county seat. She understood
that the land donated by herself and 9th.
eIs was for the governor, and that La.
Foon's chances for the county seat de-
pended on the amount of land and
money donated.
The certified copies Of the deeds on
record in the Office at LaFoon of ]. H
Bottom, register OF deeds for Faulk
county, Dak., which accompany the afi.
davits show the following transfers:
Louis; ;Kneisel, Jr., to William B. Teb.
belts, 40 acres; consideration, 81. An
drew Greenwald to d R. Miller, 20 acres
consideration, 81. Alexander LaFoon
to d. r. Miller, 40 acres; consideration
81. Lee NJ. Sp:owls to D. r. Miller, 4C
acres; consideration, 81. James p. Rath.
bun to D. r. Miller, 20 acres; considera.
ton. 81. William P. Hensley, to d. R.
Miller, 20 acres; consideration, $500
Lawrence w. Hensley to d. B. Miller,
20 acres; consideration, 81. Darius s.
Smith and Adelia NJ. Smith, his wife, to
ID. r. Miller, 40 acres; consideration, 81.
Joel @. Booth to d. r. Miller, 60 acres
consideration 81. u. r. Miller and Delis
b. Miller, his wife, to William B. Teb-
belts, $50 acres; consideration, S2,SOO.
The description and amount of prop.
erty conveyed by Andrew Greenwald
and others to ID. r. Miller, correspond
with that of the property conveyed by
Miller and his wife to William B. Teb.
belts. except in one instance, where
twenty acres are decided by Miller to Teb
belts in lieu of forty acres decided to Mil
ler by Alex. LaFoon. Tho other twenty
acres may have been allowed Miller wht
is Redfeld banker, as his per cent fol
negotiating the transaction.
| The value of the eixty acres immedi
ately joining the townslte may be estima
ted at 81 500. If LaFoon has q "boom'
this spring, this land can be plated anc
sold 30 as to bring anywhere from $3,OOf
to $1,000. The value of the remaining
800 acres is about $1,000, ranging from
$40 to SIS an acre, the figure applying tt
l4O acres situated within radius of hal
q mile from the townslte. The value O
the one. half interest in the 160. acre tow
proper, which Tebbetts received accord
ing to the affidavit of Thomas 81. Nc.
Muller, cannot be less than SIC, 900 to it
owner, if he will handle it properly. II
is extremely probable that $4,000 vii
be realized this year by the owner of tina
one.half interest.
HYDE COUNTY.
DR.. A. w. Perkins of Highmore, ed
itor of the Vox Populi, in an afldavit be
fore D. 8. Martin, clerk of thedistric
court, Hyde county. states that on, O
about the LIST day Of June, 1888, he wen
to Pierre, where Gov. Ordway then was
to confer with the latter relative to tn,
organization of Hyde county. I met hin
BY appointment, at First National banl
at Pierre. During this interview with
Gov. Ordway full and free conversation
was had with him relative to the organ
ization of Hyde county and the Location
Of the county seat. had previousl,
had conversation with one j. s. Harri
relative to its location upon his land, b.