St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-05
QUEEN CITY BUDGET.
A Chapter of Early History
and Error of Judge
Flandpau.
A Syndicate That Will Pro-
vide New Towns on the
New Road.
A Case Of Suspended Anima-
ton in a Child, as Sup
posed.
Various Pickings in the Live
Metropolis Of the
South.
Special ID the Globe.

special 10 the Globe.
SIOUX FALLS, Jan. 4.-Judge Brook
ings, in a recent letter to the Press, in
this city, contributes an interesting
chapter of early history of the organizs-
ton of the territory of Dakota, and cor
reefs some errors of Judge Flandrau in
relation thereto. AS the Judge was a
resident of Sioux Falls covering the
period indicated-from 1857 to 1S62-his
statement of facts ought to be sub
stantially correct, and undoubtedly such
is the case. After referring to the first
advent of settlers in 1857,
THE JUDGE SAYS:
In the latter part of October. 1858, an
election was held for member of the leg
islature and delegate to congress. and
A. G. Fuller was elected TO congress, al
though at that time his home must have
been in st. Paul. The legislature, a
few days after his election, assembled
here. Henry Masters was elected preSi-
dent of the council and S. j. Albright
speaker of the house, and passed a me
mortal to congress praying that that
portion of the territory of Minnesota not
included in the state of Minnesota
might at once be organized into the ter
ritOry OF Dakota. Also passed a law
extending the laws of Minnesota terri
tory over the proposed territory of Da-
kOta although they must have been in
force without any such act), and also
passed few other acts and memorials.
Thus far there had been no governor,
and by joint resolution the president
of the council was declared ex-officlo
governor. So Mr.. Masters became gov
ernOr, and the first session of the squat
ter legislature for Dakota adjourned.
In the following autumn new cleo
ton took place and Hon. J. P. Kidder
was elected delegate, although he lived
in St. Paul, and Henry Masters was
nominated for governor, but died a few
days before election, and S. j. Albright
was elected governor. He was in st.
Paul at the time and refused to serve
and had himself returDed as member
of the lower house, which was easily
done. although he may not have re-
ceiyed any votes for the legislature.
He seemed to have strong desire to be
speaker of the lower house, which was
the height of his ambition. The legiS-
lature met about the same time in 1859
as i'm the year following. w. w. Brook
ings was elected president of the cOun-
Gil and Albright speaker of the house.
The only business done was to again
memorabilia the new congress to organ
iZe the territory of Dakota and pass
few other unimportant memorials. At
the close of the session the president of
the council was again declared governor
eX-OfficiO, and w. w. BrOOkingS acted
as governor instead of Albright, and the
only acts that the writer remembers of
the second governor signing was GER
tificate of election of delegates to con-
gress of j. p. Kidder and several me-
MORALS to congress, and after the leglS-
lature of 1855 no more were held.
He says Judge Flandrau is
WHOLLY IN ERROR
in saying that laws were passed de-
handing admission to the Union. No
such demand was ever made or desired,
but the entire effort was to secure a
territorial organization. Referring to
Judge Flandrau's statement that "a
capitol building was erected" he says
this is purely imaginary. or from misin-
formation, as no such building was ever
erected. The Dakota Land company
constructed One-story log house about
16X2O, stone house about 1Sx20. also a
printing office of stone about 20 feet
square, one story, with shed roof; all
their buildings not exceeding the value
of 1850. Originally it was evidently
the intention, the judge says, to make
Medary the capital. but in 1889 both
the Medary and Flandrau settlements
had ceased to exist, consequently the
squatter legislature was compelled to
meet at Sioux Falls city, as they called
their site here.