Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1888-10-18
Office swho is in the employment Of CT


who is in any manner pecuniarily inter
ested in any railroad corporation" At
the time said Griggs was interested in a
line of steamers, feeders Of and owned by
the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
Railroad company, corporation doing
business in the territory, end he has
since remained the virtual director of said
branch of the said corporation and is to-
day its trusted servant. Specification Q:
He appointed as territorial veterinarian
a Canadian horse jockey, 9. John Allo-
way, who attempted, Aug. %, 1886, to
vote his crowd of Canadian cattle herders
at republican caucus in Grand Forks,
Oak, and being challenged himself, as
well as his retainers they were obliged to
go to the clerk of the court and file their
declarations of intention to become citi-
zens before they could vote at said re-
publican caucus. Alloway was appoint
ed within six months of that time. Spec
iication 3: The territorial law providing
for veterinary surgeon also provides a
tax levy on stock for indemnity to own
ers whose diseased stock are killed in or
der to prevent spread Of contagious dis
eases. The governor has publicly re-
fused to allow indemnity to owners of
stock which was summarily killed by
such veterinarian without complying
with the law, and has exhausted the pro-
ceeds of the tax and more too, while own
ers of stock are now left without either
indemnity or protection. The record
shows receipts from stock tax, $4,000;
disburo ,ments $6,150. Specification 4:
The territorial law says there shall be an
annual encampment and muster of all
organizations of the national guard for
at least six consecutive days. To pro-
vide the same, armory rent and clothing
of the two small regiments of the Dakota
guards, the Legislature appropriated
$4,000 per annum. The governor has
refused to obey this law on the ground
that there is no money. The truth is,
the major part of two years appropria-
ton was spent by the governor and his
staff in rout at Camp Church, Huron,
in 1887, and now the amount disbursed
is $30,369 This is fair illustration of
his financial management. Specification
5: The legislature of 1887, with the gov
ernor's approval and to give the republi-
can ex-auditor fat place, passed bill
for the compilation of the laws Of Dakota
absolutely and without examination and
ratification by the sole law-making pow
er, the Legislative assembly. The COM
pilees were fair lawyer and republi-
can editor not lawyer. The law pro-
vided that the cost of the compilation
should not exceed 81, ,000 'sincluding sal
aries and expenses of compiler" 1t also
provided that the work should be exam
ined and accepted by proclamation of the
governor. This has never been done.
yet the territory has paid out $4,000
on account of this unprofessional, uncon-
stitutional and unreliable piece of work,
and the governor is engaged in the bus
iness of peddling out the books at $40
per volume under the government frank.
Specification 6: Under the territorial
law relative to railway taxes, the Chicago
Milwaukee G. st. Paul and the Chicago
and Northwestern companies last Feb
ruary paid their full quotas OF tax to the
territorial treasurer, the county of Cod
dington did not receive her share for
months later, and District Attorney
Ocean wrote to the treasurer, who claim
ed that the companies had not paid
promptly. The district attorney then
wrote to the companies and they produe-
ed the territorial treasurer's receipts.
The treasurer in few days thereafter
paid half the tax due and retained the
other half. Complaint was made to the
governor, but he was attending politi-
cal convention and gave the matter no
attention. Specification 7: Under the
territorial law the governors auditor is
also insurance commissioner For two
years past the Dakota Insurance Com
pany of Sioux Falls have been swindling
farmers Of North Dakota as well as else
where. Sworn complaints were made to