The Dickinson press., 1884-12-20
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QUIET At REDFIRLD.
fudge Smith Decides In the SPHINX County
OAK, Case that the Records Must be Re
turned to Ashton.
After a week OF great excitement ut Redfeld
md Ashton, and painful anticipations of blood
'hed, quiet was restored on Saturday by q
decision from Judge Edward Smith at Mill
bank dissolving the injunction heretofore is-
sued against removing the county records from
Redtield, and ordering their return to Ashton.
His order is as follows:
Ordered, That the injunction heretofore is
sued III this cause be dissolved; and it is furth-
er ordered, that Arthur Lawrence, sheriff Of
Sphinx county, forthwith take all the books,
records, papers and property and things be-
longing to the officers of register of deeds and
county clerk, and also all books, records, prop
erty belonging to the Office of the probate Judge
Of said county, now in the city Of Redfield,
SPHINX county, Oak and return the same to the
places and offices i'll Ashton, from whence they
were taken on or about the 9TH day of Decem-
Der, lSSl, and then deliver all such records,
DOCKS, papers, property and things to the said
officers to whose offices the same belong:
that after the said books. papers, records,
property and things belonging to the said offices
Of the said probate judge, and the said register
OF deeds and county clerk are returned to the
offices of such officers. the aforesaid officers
and all the county officers of the said county
shall keep their Offices and books, records and
things belonging to their respective offices at
the county seat OF sail county,, and the board
OF county commissioners shall provide a place
or places at the county seat of said county for
the Keeping of said records until it shall be
otherwise ordered by this court, or other CON-
petent authority in this cause or some other
proceedings, and this order and decision does
not determine or adjudicate III any way the
question Of where said county seat is legally
located.
1t is further ordered, that the plaintiff have
leave to dismiss his complaint and action here
IN. without prejudice, upon the payment of
the costs of this motion, taxed at SIS; or that
nd plaintiff may, after said costs are paid,
! u the deeds, county clerk and probate judge
helet' books, records and papers of the reg
lister of described are returned to them respec-
lively at Old Ashton by the sheriff as herein
befor" directed, may within. thirty days after the
.alo and papers are SO returned, amend
~, complaint and prosecute this action.
Nothing in this order shall be construed to
adludlcate where the county seat liz legally locat-
cd, or preclude any person from proceeding
10y mandamls or other proper remedy to as
certain and establish the legal county seat, or
compel the officers OF the said county to keep
their offices and records at such legal county
seat after the books, records and papers of
SAID register OF deeds. county clerk and pro-
bate Judge are returned by the sheriff to such
officers ut Old Ashton, is herein before direct
ed. Dated at Millbank, Grant county. Dakota.
this 18th day of December, 1854.
SEWARD SMITH, Judge.
The Redfeld adhcrents, while sorely realiz-
ing their temporary defeat, propose commence
ing new proceedings by mandamus to compel
the county commissioners to establish the
county seat at Redtield, aud the prospect is
good for Il long-spun legal fight. In obedience
to REQUESTS Governor Pierce sent two military
companies. the Governors Guards and Dakota
rifles, to liedtield. but happily their services
were rot required to preserve the peace.
ID: w, Moon. Esq an intelligent merchant
of st. Paul of the firm of Allen Moon& Co.,
gives the following view of things:
Il arrived in lic,ltield on purely personal
business. Oil last Saturday week, the day on
which the records were stolen from the court
house at Old Ashton. On Sunday there was a
e4eat deal of excite1aent in ltedtield. and the
lHising of the fire bell with the collection Of
groups of armed men, onlyadded to it. The
Go men representing The county, who ,amc to
assist the sheriff III taking back the records
on Monday, dispersed quietly when tie writ
was served. only leaving two of their
number, Messrn: Moves and Lebres,
the Redtield city hall, till the judges decision
was rendered. Jast which side is in the right
l cannot say Both present plausible stories,
and the court alone could draw the true line.
L consider the sending of troops there a very
wise thing. talked with a great many of tho
people, representing both sides of the issue,
and they seemed 70 be IL sensible law-abiding
get OF mon, and willing to submit to the decree
of the courts. The Iui10rts that the town was
to be RACED or burned i regard as sent out with
the intention to disconcert the Redtield people
andto prevent their concentrating their tcsti-
mony in the courts The situation was really
a serious one, much moie so than was repre-
santed IN the papers. The people were very
determined, though conservative. They are q
fine-looking set of men, and the absence Of
liiquoramons them was IL marked feature Of
the demonstration"