Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-23

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The following is synopsis Of the aft.
davits fled at Washington showing the
crooked manner in which the counties Of
Faulk and Hyde we're organized. They
come in the form Of special telegram
to the Chicago Inter Ocean:
FAULK COUNTY.
Thomas H. McMullin, ,one of the town.
site proprletorR of LaFoon, in an affida-
vit sworn TO- before @. h. Squire, notary
public, Faulk county, says:
On or about Sept. 2, 1888. William B.
Tebbetts came to LaFoon and exhibited
lettor from George l.. Ordway, son Of
Gov. Ordway, stating that Tebbetts
came to Faulk county for the purpose Of
looking it over with reference to its or
ganization.
Tebbetts stated to me that the county
would be organized as soon as he report
ed to the governor. and in accordance
With his report. I met Tebbetts at the
Office of D. w. Hunt, in LaFoon. There
were present, besides Tebbetts, G. F.
Hardy, d. r. Miller, John Hough, +. W.
Rogers and myself, all of whom were
members Of the townslte company, and
D. L. Smith, who had land adjoining.
Conversation was had with Tebbetts rel.
alive to the location of the county seat.
One OF the party proposed to Tebbetts
that he become partner in the town.
site of LaFoon. To this Tebbetts assent.
ed. The meeting then broke up and Teb.
betts withdrew. The balance Of the Ear.
ty, being a majority of shareholders OF
the townsite company, then helda meet
ing at which it was agreed to give Teb.
belts one.half of the townsite of LaFoon,
comprising 160 acres. They also con.
cluded to give him all the land they
could get donated and whatever money
they could get subscribed. It was
agreed that those who donated the lands
should execute deeds to Tebbetts, and
that the DECIDE and money subscrlbed
should be placed in the hands of d. r.
Miller, OF Redfeld, to be delivered and
paid to Tebbetts whenever Faulk county
should be organized and the county seat
located at LaFoon. proceeded at once
to procure the deeds of property dona-
ted. and ID. r. Miller and John Hough
went to work to raise money. obtain.
ed deeds from Andrew Greenwald, Alex.
LaFoon. Louis Kneisel. Jr, Lee NJ.
Sprowis, James ?. Rathborn. James W..
johnson, William 7. Hensley, Lawrence
w. Hensley, Darius 8. Smith, Joel @.
Booth, and Nora Reppy for $50 acres of
land in all. After had procured these
deeds they were shown to Tebbetts, who
expressed himself 40 highly gratified at
the resnlt. He was also informed of the
amount of money subscribed, and which
then understood and have since been
Informed, amounted to about $4,000.
The deeds we're delivered to
DR.. Miller, of Redfeld, with
q paper accompanying them signed
by each, stating that they (the deedD
we're to be delivered to William B. Teb-
belts upon tho happening of certain
event, to-wit: When commissioners for
Faulk county where appointed by the
governor, and the county seat located ut
La Foon. After the delivery of the
deeds Mr.. Tebbetts went away. He said
he was going to Bismarck to see the gov.
ernor and make his report. cav Teb.
belts again Oct. l, 1883, in the presence
OF ID. r. Miller, in the latter's bank at
Redield. Miller said it was all right,
bnt that the deeds would have to be
changed and made out to him (Miller),
and that he would convey to Tebbetts.
Miller stated, IN the presence of Tebbetts,
that the reason for changing the deeds
was because 1t appeared too open and
barefaced to have the deeds go direct to
Tebbetts. In accordance with the re-.
quest, new deeds we're executed to D. R.
Miller. wrote out four of the deeds
myself. One OF the deeds, that of Knei.
sci, was not changed, but went on record
direct from him to Tebbetts. The deed
of Nora Reppy was also changed, but
her deed to Tebbetts has not yet been re.
corded. I have been informed, and 80
understand. that the money subscribed,
amounting to about S3,999, was paid to
D. r. Miller, to be paid by him to Teb.
belts, and that it was 20 paid. Tebbetts
subsequently returned from Bismarck to
Redheld, and stated that the governor
wanted petition asking for the ap.
pointment of the commissioners that We
wanted. Thereupon petition was pre-.
pared and privately circulated around
La Foon and the eaetern portion of tha
county, asking for the appointment of
Thomas L. Humes, Mathew j. Jarvis,
and Harvey A. Humphrey. Thisipetition
was forwarded to the governor, and the
parties above-named were appointed
commissioners of Faulk county.
E.. 8. Spinden. one of the townsite pro.
prietors of Faulkton,; in an AFFIDAVIT
made before w. 8. Bowen, notary public
Yankton county, states that he met Gov
Ordway in June. l883,-after er numerous
petitions for organization had been sent
to him-and represented the urgent ne.
cessity of the immediate organization oi
Faux county. In August, 1883, he
ga. George L. Ordway at Pierre
and was informedby the lastel
betts to Faulk county to look the ground
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