Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1888-10-18

Inc HTst tninB TO De considered as an
incidental connection is the order of the
commissioners to vote ON $l2 900 bonds TO
build the court house. It Is now under
stood the proposition originated with one
OF the commissioners. But that doesn't
matter, as tho question would be illegal
now. because Keeler failed to publish
notice OF such election until too late. The
bonds will receive no votes The basis OF
the whole argument of st. Lawrence is
that Miller promised to build a court
house, and failed to comply with that
agreement. We admit that the early set
tiers in Miller made such sn agreement,
and the editor of the 50. Lawrence Jour-
nal was one Of them. The people who
thus placed an Obligation upon this town
are now scattered, no one knows where.
Some of them are still in Miller. and we
want to assure the citizens Of Hand county
that they have come forw ard with Their
share Of money to radeem their promise
The original signers Of tha, agreement
are but handful among the citizens Of
Miller who have
SINCE COME HERE TO LIVE
and invested i'm homes. These later
comers, realizing the position the early
settlers placed the town in, have stepped
to the front and raised the money neces-
sary to fulfill the cid agreement, and give
the county court house FREE OF COST,
and much better one than could have
been built i'm 1882. We want to ask the
people of Hand county if nine. .tenths, or
more, OF the citizens of Miller should be
compelled to suffer for an error of one
tenth? We have invested in our homes
with the understanding that Miller was to
be the county-se If the county seat be
taken from us our property is deprecated,
and We are compelled to stand loss we
can i'll afford TO satisfy an avarici ous
desire Of q rival town, which was built up
without the county seat, and consequently
no loss would be sustained to property
there IL the county -seat was left in Miller.
GOOD MARKETS.
1t has been proven that Hand county
farmers enjoy better facilities for selling
their grain and purchasing supplies than
those of any neighbonng county. And
the reason for this is generally known to
be in the fact that Hand county has two
and st. Lawrence. rnvNraAts in -Aiiler
ALWAYS IN competition and pay more for
grain than any neighboring town. st.
Lawrence has her mills which will always
make it good market. Miller has the
county seat which makes her q good mar
ket. Do the farmers want to kill Miller
and
ONLY HAVE The ONE TOWN
to sell grain to. and buy goods Of? No,
most assuredly not, because the one town
could and would squeeze the farmer
Leave the county seat at Miller and you
Will always have competing markets.
st. Lawrence has put up check fol
81, 900 saving they will build court house
IL the voters locate the county scat there
The ST. Lawrence Tribune OF last weel
says L. A. Driver, stock gambler in Chi.
cago, and brother.in- law Of B. +. Ives, tn,
st. Lawrence town site owner, put up hi'
check for $4,000 to get the county-sea
for st. L. Miller citizens have wen
down in their own pockets and raised
$1,000 IN CASH
to build court house on the beautiful
square, decided to Hand county by the
Miller Townsite company, and where il
already placed commoaious two stor.
iail, water works, two hundred nice grow
ing trees, etc. Does Hand cou' ty con
slider the check Of any Chicago gambler a
good as the bard earned money Of some o
HER own CITIZENS,
| who have come here at the oft repeatet
Invitation of Hand county people, settlet
down and are irving to bear their share o
the ups and downs Of opening a ney
countrv' Not much, and November
vote will prove it.
There aae many technicalities npoi
which to take the case into court, am
while Hand county is now in good condi
.ion financially. 1t were bettrr to leav
her so. Several other counties have im
mense debts placed upon the tax payer
lust by county seat fights. II tie count
seat be voted to Miller ST. Lawrsne
would have no case, the matter wonl'
drop. and Miller would build the county
good court house with the cash she ha
raised. We honestly believe that II 81
Lawrence gets the county seat 1t will cos
Hand coanty tax payers more thai
enough to
DOUBLE THEIR TAXES,
because, as all know, these long litiRa
hons cost money, and once voted to 81
Lawrence
THE COUNTY WOULD HAVE TO FOOT TIL
OF course st EAwrences shrewd worker
will say they WI pay all costs; bat thu
moment the voters.oi this county decid
10 locate the county seat at st. Lasrencs
| III ~ UUuulSut TUG NOtttS he's -
defense and pay oil costs.
DO you WANT TO DOUBLE YOUR TAXES
We hopeeNery voter will appreciate tn
statement that the business men OF Mile
are sensible men. We know that
NO. MRRE PROMISE WILL DO
! ln.th,s matter Of putting mp the money
build ,oart house. Therefore we HAY
20, the cash, and not promises. raise
Neitaer 81 the proprietors Of the PnSs
, had ans thing TO do with the old proni
} sf iss2.. and We are willing TO stake o
pcpxinsion for all time to come upo q
sassment that we have seen the mon
put up in Miller, and that all OF the co