The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-01-27
FROM sM,THw,cks.
Sxrrnwlcxs, OAK, Jan. Is, 1887.
IN Tur SrArs

10 h STAE:
Pursuant to the call the citizens of
this little "soft-water' town met en-
Thursday. the 18th inst. and had a
talk aud it would have done some out
siders good if they could have heart
what was said. \ large number Of
our citizens we're present. al
though it was u cold stormy day. On
a motion being made by NJ. }. Keplcr
George Leonard took the chair, with
Mr.. Cook as clerk. so it took but a short
time to get ready for business and
business was what we were gathered
together for, such as talking about UNI
surveyed land, schools. church, roads,
etc. NJ. j. Kcplcr making a strong and
effective speech. driving the nails clear
home and clinching the points. H.
Robin was heard from as we'll as all
the rest. The clerk then read a letter
handed in by II postmaster. Mr..
Avery, which proved to be from Mr..
Sanford Parker. of Oelrichs. and we
thereby found out what had becn done
IN the way of getting our lands in the
market. Mr. Parker kindly Furnished
Us with part ol the correspondence that
mad been carried on by himself with
Senate, Mandarson. of Nebraska, also
With officials At Washington. In one
part Of Mr.. pafs.r's letter he SAYS:
AS .Nrea1s iiom a letter from .kr
h~eroeable commissioner Of .hp General
las,d c.iice at Washington II the srr-
v.v.r general. dated October 10Th.
1887. anoscd in a letter from s. G. to
myself nnder date Of December 21st,
1887, the officials a; Washington are
working on the pats and that it will
be only q matter of a few weeks h,ferc
they viii be flei in the local land
Office at Deadwood. therehv making
t',e lara subject 10 entry. OF course
Iris does not refer. to tassa Townships
that have not vet been sul,-aivided or
sactionized.' Mo- hen if the above
is not good news t. he settlers OF Fall
River county we don't know what is.
OF course if we lived in the great
county Of Custer we might Think it was
an injury to us. but living here as we
do in this great, undeveloned farming
county we know that 1t will grove te
be Of great benefit to ns ard This pan
Of Dakota. All this work has beer
done by the unt;ring efforts of Mr.
Parker. He is the man who started
the ball rolling and has helped 10 keel
il bounding. He enlisted such men q;
Hon. Charles F. Henderson on his sid.
and with them there is no such wore
i, as fail. Senator Henderson is a MAJ
Of sterling worth and knowing he ha,
a Just cause be left no stone nnturne'
hut followed it up until justice La.
been done our county. The clerk O
the meeting was instructed to draw u
a set of resolutions thanking Senate
Henderson for the great work he ha
done; also to tender our thanks to ::M,
Sanford Parker for the part he ha
taxen in-this matter. The resolution
having been duly signed by the citizen
were forwarded to each OF them. ]
we had a few more such men as NJ,
Parker it would be a great help to TIL
county and cause her to take her plac
as one Of the leading counties Of I'll
territory.
To be prepared for the great rush {
settlers next summer we want a scho,
established here, where the soft waite
is. 1t is our right as Taxpayers
demand this, as we'll as a few otlle
and our voices will be heard through
out the length and breadth of til
county unless justice is done us.
l have been requested TO ask throue
you: valuable paper if the honorabl
board of county commissioners kno'
that Smithwickis in Fall River county
Also why Mr.. NJ. j. keplcr is not OF
justice of the peace. he receiving IL
votes, while Mr.. Wood only receive
1l5? Why is not Judge Bratton OF
constable when he received all of IL
votes and had no opposition? | wi
leave it to the readers of THE STAR
it doesn't look as though the con
missioners had forgotten that thel
is such a town as Smitlwicks. but "
will soon remind them of the fac
We do not want to kick, hut we 1
want justice done us and we do wal
a place to vote. But more of Til
another time. Our citizens are soon
have another meeting.
Dick Moon.