Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-06-07
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TERRITORIAL SUIT. BEADLE's LETTER OF IN
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The following correspondence between
a county Supt. Of Schools, Mrs. NJ. l..
Sanders and Territorial Supt. Bcadle
will explain itself, and should be read
and the instructions forwarded by Supt.
Beadle carried out by those who are in
.terested in seeing their children receive
at least a common schoo, education and
the interest of the entire community ad-
vanced.
The letter of Supt. Beadle aught to be
sufficient to convince any member Of
the present board that he is not a legal
Office holder, and common decency
demands that each and every member
Of the pretended" board should at nce
signify his and their intention Of being
governed by the instructions therein
contained by at once ceasing TO presume
that he is member. A refusal to com
ply Herewith would at once brand the
member 80 doing az one who would use
dishonorable means to aid his own in
dividnal and selfish ends to the detri
ment of the people, their children, and
their children's children, and should be
suinmarily dealt with.
CUSTER Cry, May IL, 1884.
To the Hon. w. Fl. Fl. Beadle, Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction for the
Territory Of Dakota.
SIN LIN the interest Of education and
of Public Schools, I take the liberty of
addressing you and asking your advice
and instructions in regard to the situa-
ton, which is AZ follows:
In the spring Of 1883 the county com.
missioners Of Custer county, Dakota ter
ritory, divided the county into school
townships in accordance with the new
school law, approved March 9th, 1883.
and called an election fof the purpose OF
electing a township school board.
The election was not held in accord
ance with the law governing general
elections, The polls were not opened
until about 2 p. m, and only kept open
a couple Of hours, and none voted ex-
cept those having children, and only a
few votes were cast.
2 The result was that the board of this
school district claimed 20 be elected az
u township board, and they being al
from the bounds of this one school, it il
claimed that under section 70 of thi,
new law the election was void, and, a.
that election was foi the purpose Of or
ganizing the township under this new
law, it would naturally appear that, i
that election was void, there would b,
no organization. Judge Church, at III,
last session Of court here in the fall O
1883, decided that there was NJ organ
ization.
These matters have been brought full,
before the county commissioners, anC
they have refused to do anything furtl,
er in the matter, and there will be m
further session Of the District court unit
November next, SO that We are at a los
what course to pursue.
In view Of the situation we feel tina
We should ask the advice and direction
of the territorial superintendent and re
ceive his orders what to do in tn,
premises. What we want is a Thorough
and legal organization in the township
under this new law.
Instructions coming direct from the
territorial authority in regard to the
situation, with directions what to do
would have more influence with the
people in showing them their duties and
privileges under this new law than from
any other source. We therefore reques
your earliest attention to this matte
and a full reply with instructions DC.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Nj. L. SANDERS.