Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-12-26
JERAULD COUNTY AFFAIRS LIE
FORE TEE CGTTI,.

FORE TEE C6IJTssI
The Canvasslng Board YHts5 AliVg END
Enjoying their Freedom No Change
Yet Made'sisa Clerks Ohfee 4-asrauld
Aurora and Douglas Gonn\iesGae Ju-
dicial Subdivision.
DR.. Melcher retnrnetl. iEssA I ssnllton
last Friday evening. y sIEsIs4xEI, re-
porter subjected him to ;sfsljltterview
with tle following resutS:liNe give
the substance of his relnalRSla nara
tive form without prettndfa Ito give
his exact words. 8
They had to so to iYi,hlsss |t before
finding the. Judge. Tfyy ind the
H,antlamus case hid dAfaniE| on ac-
count of the returns ISsiEa ag been
..ln;tlein proper time. udge re-
ceiVed the parties. inssss soci;able
ms lattsf a sriiitss
ing tsiiie!n over the road for failure to
comply with the lnanianus by return
day It's some parties seemed to think he
would. a general talk on the subject
of mandamus in generaland this case
in particular disclosed the fact that
there We're serious dgubts about the
propriety Of this writ having been isa
sued in the first place ior the reasons:
Fiat the CanvaSsing loard was created
by the cointv clerk ealing these PARTIES
to his assistance to perform a specific
act and that when tho Board adjourned
whether their workEwas done we'll or
lli-the Board ceased to exist and Il
command to something not in existence
would necessarily hate no effect. Af-
Ter looking the matter over carefully
and examining the esitlrnca produced
that the officers of Je';iuld county had
lone all in their powT to ge. started
right, he assured thun that they did
Just what might hav. been expected,
md what any one vlspwOull have done
ana that no blame cou,l possibly attach
to tEelil
The Judge took the natter under ad.
viSement and misunderstanding any de,
rision gave the Doctor,to understand
that .Jpru,lld county would have to get
Along without any District Attorney
for the present at least.
The matter of Jerau]d county being
originally formed from pats Of two jul
liciHl subdivisions WAS next taken uI
and an order issued attaching, Jerall,
to Aurora and Douglas countM Thi:
finally gives us Il judicial home ant
huuyh we would much ratherNhav,
preferred tohaveJ Jeraull subdivisin,
~ itself we are glad to know delinitel
where to report to.
III answer to question from the II
porter il he heard anything definite i
srgard to the office of Clerk OF Court
l'he Doctor said that the petition c
Mr. Gunterson together with his cei
| tlicHte OF election WAS presented to th
| Judge but that it came under the sam
head as many other cases in the Di:
trirt. That a change would be mad
in the Office in any county When chars
IS of misconduct or inttlielency Wel
sustained. but the simple iact 4 pei
son was elected toa nonelective ot,i:
would have nothing whatever to d
with the c,.mge. One party who hN
been ;lected to the office WAS there WI
tried to make the Judge think that j
he wished to wear the judicial ermin
longer he must acknowledge the pet
toners crrtiiate of election. Eve
this threat failed to move the JUG
and the Clerk Of that county WAS 40
changed.
The Doctor Furthermore informe
the reporter that an order would be II
ly issued making requiSitlon for jury
men for the term Of court to be hel'I d
Plankinton the 5th, 9th, and 7th of mex
mGnth.
Taking it alinall the Doctor report
Il pleasant trip and an enjoyable TIM
and was glad he made the trip.