The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-01-22


to take train for Redfield. The next day.
the 18th, received a telegram from the )
mayor of Ashton declaring the people Of that
city were not armed, and had not been, and
though indignant over the removal of the +
records, contemplated no hostile 9 7 movement
was quiet, though fan attack was momen-
tarily expected In view OF all the facts
ordered Col Tyner and his command to halt
at Ortonville, and sent the following to the
mayor Of Redheld: II !. III 81 Nd
4 am assured by the mayor Of Ashton that the :
people of that place are not armed, and have not
been, and that they contemplate no cot OF law
lessness. Unless receive furfherid hands from
now en- route, and direct the& to return home r.
the morning. Is II ~ llfI
. In answer to this received the following: I
We believe that the only sure way to tprsventf
loss ct to send send tro9ps Ct
win harm No one and viii prevent bloodahed. sl
[Signed1 ~ T D. III. HUNT, Mayor 81
y ARTHUR LAWRENCE, Sheriff.
n view. Of this renewed appeal directed
Col Tynersto proceed to- Red field and report I
to the sheriff Believing that the militia
thus sent would prove sufficient. and ascer-3
tanning thatsI could promptly relnf force them,
7 also telegraphed Gen Terry that no regu:
lars would be required Later In the day Il
received a telegram from Adjt Gen Brock.
saying that Gen. Terry, temporarily absent
from departing mt Eheadq narters, INSTRUCTED
him to say that he could not furnish troops.
militia seemed TO obyiate all necessity for
calling further upon the federal authorities.
and rs had already recalled my first appli- :
cation. or inquiry. = did not pursue the mat
ter The. companies arrived in Redteld Snt-S
day evening and remained there until set!
Element was effected under the order Eof the 4
court Monday noon. have heard nothing
,but pfAise Of their conduct anG1s the i'm
Partially Of their bearing Is evidenced by
the fact that while lin the city Of Redfeld
OF Ashton rendered them special hospttali-
ties on the eve Of their departure home It
Is very difficult to know exactly what to do +
under calls like that received. The governor
must depend for Information as to the
and Who are apt inadvsrtenti tss magnify aassg
the danger and may. therefore, take
steps which the sequel proves to
have been unne cessary. On Ii the
other hand, to leave such q A, call S
perhaps unjustifable responsibility and rem
der him liable to deserved censnre should
loss of life and property result from his neg
lect, when the danger appeared Imminent.
In. any case, could scarcely have refused
assistance In view OF the reports which
cali made upon me by duly constituted off,
oialR I feelBome measure of pride. that the
necessary force was furnished without as
sistance from the general government, and
that even had the emergency been much
greater the organized militia Of the territory
would have proven sufficient The bills In
CURED on this expedi tion viii be presented
to you, and I respe ctfully ask that an appro-
pr1ation be made to, cover the expense, and
that the uditor.be inst cited to draw his
reasonable. The men composing the Fargo
militia are persons engaged in business, and
could only leave their homes at pecuniary
sacrifice trust the legislature will see the
justice of paying the officers and men for
ton j transmit In this CO connection the
snamesjof those serving, the report Of Col.
TynerI IN charge Of the Sdetachment, and "a
tnll; cord of the correspon dence relative to
the affair. Perhaps the general government,
expected to take care Of themselves, may
feeldiap6sed, to assume. these obligations and
reliev 6he legislature. IS n
THE RoBERTs COUNTY DISTURBANCE
: Hardly had the Smilitia returned home,
when; a difficulty OF the same general charac-
ter arose IN Roberts county. II received calls
for assistance, but believing the danger mag
nihed y declined to incur the: expense in
volyed IN the sending OF troops until first
satisfied that the power. Of the county, was
Insult ioient to maintain order j requested
,Adjts Gen, Free, II however, I! to- proceed to
Travare and Wilmot, the rival towns, and
while ascertaining the necessity, II any, for
assistance, to use his good offices to preserve
the peace md secure q quiet settlement Of ;
the question in dispute As a result the
sherihs posse and those confronting or de-5
flying 1T were disbanded, and quiet has since
been maintained The origin Of these quar-
reis,f or the manner in which they shall be
determined, ire uestio nb- whioh do not come
before me for Judgment; but IL may not be-
uninterestinE In chse the Legislature desires
to investigate the matter. to read the report
Of the adjntant general, hich .is herewith
WIN also be found with !. Gen Trees report.
It Is unnecessary for me to say to the legis-5
;lature that In sthe organization of so many
new counties such outbreaks as these
are linble, n and 81 even likely to i socour
frequently unless ded measures are
taken to put d stop to- th EN- The; trouble IN
almost every instance grows out or The
rivalry oftwo or more towns, each of which
is determined TO become the county, seat
The passions OF mem are- aroused, they IN X
that VIII long ouSi the ltfonble which 4
inspired them, md finally lead to acts 81
lawlessness which disgrace the territor and 4
lay The promoters and partjci pants liable to
5tndtctment for felony. The law "a stringent
reenslt Ill one q tNo eases, az ID ex-s
ample 10 WhaEE eems stot {bas required Men
must be taugh that ~ ID mot an ordinary
crime to break down the doors sof buiidifip1-
wherein public records are stored and pun
seem severe TO enforcs such ] d nenajtyis
against men provoked by great arprayatIons
TO forctble removal of pub ic property. but; /;
severity is needed TO put stop to what has !
grown to PC g dangerous defiance Of law,
and 70 twhat, Y longer tolerated VIII assume
.dimehslons difficult to curb Of manage. g9It 4
te better that majority Of voters Id a county
should walt even the sloWest action Of tho
COURTS than that tie laws ahould sbes defied
ana theso fticial records EN- angsred Not
less .quatTelss but the whole people OF the
territory suffer because Of the laWiessness of I
the few The oonam unity must look ia the
courts for prote ctfpn. OF c0nf but i wish
ner OF duty falls TO my lot III the suppressIon
OF these seand plopB outbreaks viii b per II
formed 'ds promptly sHnd decisively az Ii con
Btstent with TINT care and circumspectio &
required Of The exeont tive In the report of 4
sessipg TIC coat 81 suppiesstng sss ri II Sss
sdora6nstrat ions agafnst tho counties per
hitting them tR discussed. z After careful "a Il
Election y am disposed TO Submit this cues 3
stion TO the legis1a tnre " ttlont yscommendar
sSa Ss E pas ~ ~
Wrongdoing q Isfa nitiS sfs, III md d IL
iS quite likely that the lesson given by the 4
imposit ton pf such III tax would prove saltis
'tary and 10Y y, some degTee as a 2ITevontion
tax, howeyer,y Will form an important preoes
dent St ds one TINT must Id followed "a y
subsequent cares Of disturbance. no mater
what the facts Of melting CAUSES, or other
wise CHAR sor sphrrie atty VII follpw.
TO lazy, suclt b tax and hAye not had oppnr.
t1nity to make 6uf1icient inquiry on thi3 Il
point For these reasons prefer ID lpays
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