The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1884-03-22
COUNTY, DAKOTA, SATURDAY, MARCH %, 1884.

We understand that two new
towns will be started in northern Sully
soon, one in 116-7S and the 9th
er in l16-77.
A. J. Darr, who has homestead
north of town, returned from Ladora
Iowa. where he has been spending the
winter, Sunday.
Mrs. G. w. Fisher and son arrived
in Clifton from GAINESVILLE, Wis, Tues.
day, and have joined Mr.. Fisher on
their claim north of town.
Advertisers will find the WATCH
MAN the best medium in Sully county
through which to make known to the
public the merits Of their wares.
Call at the agricultural depot OF
Warner Bros, Pi,rrc, Oak, and exam
inc their large stock of plows, pulvcr-
izers, and secders, before buying. A.
Rev. A. c. Law, having just closed
the winter term of school Mt Blunt, OF
Of which he was principal, is now rus
ticating on his claim north of town.
A letter from Prof Henry. prin-
cipal of the Brookings school, informs
us that himself and family will arrive
here about the first of April and take
up their residence permanently on
their claim in 1879.
On Saturday last the township OF
Waverly, 1879, this county, voted to
bond the township for sum sufficient
to build three school houses. Other
towns of the county will probably do
likewise during the coming summer
WE understand that numerous residents
of Sully county have become alarmed lest
the county seat be removed from Clifton
to upper Fairbank by either Messrs. Hoov.
er and Meloon or the Young faction, and
cannot ascertain upon which side to sad.
die the undertaking. This is altogether
| the wrong view TO take of the commission.
er question, rs nothing of the kind has
been the object of any of said parties up
10 the present time. The question in the
first place is whether or not Mr.. Young is
county commissioner, it being claimed
by Messrs. Hoover ard Meloon that he is
not and by himself. and Commissioner
Milleit and Judge Sweiy tn 1t he is. he
claiming. in the first place, that he had
never resigned properly, bat If he had he
was commissioner BY authority of his
appointment, thou h he has never le-
gally qualified according To the Tcrritor.
ial Code. This is the question at issue
and not the removal of the county seat.
The removal scheme has never been talked
by either of the parties. to our knowledge,
but was a falsehoOd concocted by the pro
prietors of that infamous sheet, the Car
son Herald. in order that they might ere.
ate disturbance and gain for their final.
proof sheet, notoriety, and perhaps, eifec;
sale of some dead newspaper stock.
which il will undoubtedly he in very
short time. they now being compelled "a
fill the thing up with dead final proof no.
tices in order to make showing. The
first heard of this removal scheme
it was reported on our streets by Frost. OF
the Herald. and afterwards through the
columns of the thing. AS for the county
commissioners they are powerless in re-
moving the county seat from any town or
place. After il has once been located by
the board IL requires a vote of the people
to change its location. The people
Sully county need not brood over any
such removal, the report is nothing hut a
falsehood, as above stated. The objects
of Messrs. Hoover and Meloon. as has been
stated in these column, is to secure a full
and legal board. and as the.vacancy was in
existence after the county was laid out by
the commissioners into three commission
er districts. and the west and central being
represented, these gentlemen hold that the
vacancy exists in the east district II has
been said by the opposing faction that had
Hoover and Meloon agreed TO appoint
Del Coy. of upper Fairbank, at the last
special meeting sufficient number of the
board would have been present to elec,
him. and Mr.. Young. whether he had any
color of title or not to the commissioner
| ship. would send in another resignation
and not again appear as disturber of the
rights of the citizens of Sully county.
This disturbance however. is not costing
the county cent, the only Inconvenience
being caused is TO few who have accounts
before the board. which, under the cir
cumstances. cannot be audited. and u sa
loon keeper. who has an application fol
license before the board. is detained in
| starting his business We look for tn,
question to be settled at the April meeting
| of the board.