The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-03-09
BRADLEY FLAT.

Do I sleep? Do dream? Do 1
wander in doubt? Are things what
they seem? Or is vision about? Is
our civilization a failure or is the eau
casiaa played out? It occurs to my
yonthf,.! and rncomprehensive mind
that the sa'a y grab steal that has
laEely been 'erpetrated upon the tax
payers.of This county needs some H.
Illumination in order t:laS we may vote
undets!andinglv at our next election.
The action OF the Hon. board Of
county commissioners in raising the
salary of prosecuting attorney Norton
to 81 200 per year, has been discussed
pro and con by nearly all the voters in
this part Of the county and only two
conclusions have been arrived at,
namely: that it was either a bid by the
beef barons of this county to exempt
them from paying their just aud le-
gitimate proportion Of taxes, or, on
the other hand, it was a bid from some
of our county officials to keep their
own acts from being overhauled.
Viewed by the light Of circumstances
there has been some very crooked andex-
travagant work going on in this county
and | presume that every tax payer
is of the same opinion and that opinion
is that it is about time TO call a halt.
The people Of this county demand re-
form in ccanty as we'll as national af-
fairs, The very fact that the Hon.
board have delegated to Mr.. Norton
the sole power and authority to in
stitute proceedings at law against any
and all parties, shows very plainly
that shadow has crossed their path
way and like prudent generals they
wish if possible to cut OF all attacks
from their rear. We do not believe in
making ascare crow of the law, sitting
itup to frighten birds of prey, and
keep it there till custom makes it
their perch and not their terror.
One of the Hon. board told me last
fall that he intended to he COM
missioner for the whole county (al-
though he was only elected:by a mi
nority of the votes in his own district)
but / fear he has forgotten his promise.
A few men at:lIot Springs or anywhere
else do not constitute the whole county.
If it would not be considered imperti-
nent in me nor beneath their dignity
as county officials of the great and
glorious county of Fall River, l would
like TO ask some questions relative to
the administration of affairs in this
county.
is it not proper and legal to adver-
tise and receive proposals or bids for
county work such as building vaults,
furnishing wood, building bridges,
ferries, etc, and to let the same to the
lowest responsible bidder? Can the
honorable board take a slice of Of one
road district and saddle it onto another
road district against the will of large
majority of the last named district? !?
Can the honorable board allow rebate
of taxes on stock in one school district
and not tax them in another when it is
plainly evident that they were some-
where in the county? These questions
are called to mind by the action of the
honorable board by allowing Mr..
Martin between eighty-ive and ninety
five dollars for wood that has never
been measured (thatis, corded up) and
that is variorsly estimated by different
persons to amount to between ten and
fifteen cords: and also the rebate allow
ed those stock men in the Oelrichs dis.
trict, and last but not least, the rumor
that the honorable board contemplated
saddling onto this road district a part
of the HotSprings district on which we
have been forced to work out our poll
taxes which we were entitled to in our
own district. We object most EN-
phatlcally toreceiving any portion Of
the Hot Springs read district and oul
whilom road supervisor will do well tt
make a note Of it. After using outside
money since:the erection of the county
to build roads and bridges in and about
Hot Springs it looks sort O. damaging
to ask us to take the balance of theil
hands.
Allow me to congratulate you brother
Dick for your activity in behalf of th,
settlers in your part of the county.
extend to you the right hand of fellow
ship and would inform you that W.
have been in correspondence will
Judge Clifford for some time in legar.
to the wants of the settlers Of Fal
River county. / think it behoove
everyone to use all legal means to ha y
our county surveyed and also to Sc,
that we have honesty in the admins
tration of our county affairs. It
not a pleasure to me to see and know
that the settlers of a new county ar
robbed in order that a few WORTHLESS
men (who are none to good too car
their living by hard work) should b
able to live at ease and make money
/ would like to have inen from all part
of the county write to the SrAE an,
give us your opinion through you
county paper that we may be able t
consolidate for the struggle that
coming on in November. For my par
i am not one of those that bends tn
supple hinges of the knee that thrift
may follow fawning. AcoHS.
EuSlNE9S LOCALS