The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-07-09

he will never forget, and he has since con-
tinued to publish what might be termed a
mildly aggressive paper and his circulation
has steadily increased until-thoush pub.
lished in small town and a new county
1t now ranks in circulation among the
largest in south Dakota. The people admire
nm aggressive paper. They are demanding
editors who have opinions and who dare
publish them, and the people are right in
this matter.
AT this meeting OF our associa ton there
are some practical questions OF interest to
our organization and to each member
thereof to whicn desire to call your at
tention:
The association has entirely outsrown
the constitution and bylaws adopted at
ITS first organization and it was not pub
lishedin the last annual proceedings because
1T would have been suggestive OF the Jacket
OF Il boy in use by u iull grown man. The
committee. to whom the duty of drafting
constitution and bylaws and presenting
them at this time for your adoption.
understand, are prepared to report and
have used as n basis the cons titution and
bylaws OF the editorial asso cation of an
eastern state that is the res ult OF 80 years
experience.
The question OF how to deal with
unworthy members of the association has
been settled in most jurisdictions by ex-
pu!sion, but do not remember to have no.
ticed any efficient and salutary penalty;
after much reflection on that subject | rec
ommend that n member duly tried and
expelled for conduct unbecnming an editor
and a gentleman be cut Of from the ex-
change list OF every member of the associ-
alton. The newspaper that could exist
without an exchange would be OF few days
and full of trouble.
have several amendments OF the laws
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believed would be OF advantage to you
and just to all concerned: First, in rela-
ton to publication OF mortgage foreclosure
sales OF real estate; the law provides what
rates shall be allowed for publication and
the rates are charged but it has been found
that to procure such publications, proprie-
tors OF newspapers have divided the publ
cation fee with the attorney who was fore.
closing the mortgage. One instance has
come to my knowledge of a member OF this
association who in such a case published
the notice for the full time for SO; and
doubtless many OF you have had attor-
neys offer you their publications. il you
would divide with them the publication
lee. The result is in some cases ruinous
competition. Ofcourse you have your opin-
ion OF the man who would resort TO such
means to obtain business and do not dis
agree with you; but that does not remedy
or abate the evil: an amendment of the
law so as to require that the affidavit OF
publication should contain statement of
the amount OF the publication fee ard al
SO that no part vi said fee was divided or
shared with the attorney foreclosing said
mortgage, or with any other person or per-
sons, would put n stop to this runousan
iisreputahle business. The same trouble
once existed among attorneys who divided
their fee rs provided for in the mortgage
with the party foreclosing and the remedy
] suggest was applied by the legislature to
such cases and has proved effectual
Foreclosures OF chattel mortgages should
be published in n newspaper i'll the county
III the. g he one-whcrc the mortgaged
property is to be sold for say two issues OF
such paper. The posting of notices only,
as now provided by law amounts in nine
out OF ten cases" to nothing; no one knows
anything about it, except Il small gang OF
sharpers whose interest it often is not to
have any notice, \ publication of such
notices in the county pal er would bring
out plenty OF buyers where none are now
seen, and the property to be sold would
bring n much larger sum and result in D
great saving to the debtor in such cases.
The law providing for the publication OF
Insurance statements should either be
amended or repealed Hit is amy protec.
tion at all 10 the people to have such state.
ments published. then the publication
should be such that the people would see
them. and to accomplish that the old law
requiring such publication in one paper in
each county where the company does bu,i-
ness should be revived. The law as it was
amended provides Tor the publication of
such statement in one paper in each iudi.
cal district and some OF our judicial
districts are large enough for a re.
spectacle state. Besides there is not as
yet n newspaper OF such general cir
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that t. pubiicatian OF n notice in such pa-
per would be Of any value To the mass OF
the people interested in insurance Surely
the profits OF foreign insurance companies
for the last year in Dakota as shown by
official reports, indicate that such com.