Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-07-25
Constitutional Convention.

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Constitutional Convention.
Our delegates in convention assembled
are doing their work as rapidly as possi-
BILE. Some of their most interesting
actions are found following.
The committe on compensation of pub
lie officers gives salaries as follows:
Governor, $4,000; secretary Of state,
treasurer, auditor, commissioners of
school and public lands, and superin-
tendent OF public instruction, each ST.
800; attorney general, $1,000; judges
Of the supreme court, $4,000, and Of the
circuit court, $4,000. After the year
1890 authority is given the Legislature to
add $500 to the salaries Of the governor
and each of the Judges. In this sec
ton just one word was changed, and that
was no officer should receive any fee or
perquisite in addition to salary above
mentioned. The word 'sfee' was substi-
tuted for salary.
In regard to Judicial districts, the
state has been divided into eight giving
the Black Hills, and several OF the ad-
joining unorganized counties, two. The
Seventh Judicial district is composed OF
Pennington, Custer, Fall River, Shan
non, Washabaugh, Ziebach, Nowlin,
Sterling, jackson, Lugenbeel, and all
that portion south Of the Big Cheyenne
and west of the Missouri. The Eighth
district contains Lawrence, Meade, Butte
and all that portion of the state north Of
the Big Cheyenne, except a part of Ster-
ling, and that section west OF tie Ms
souri, river. The districts are very large
in territory but it will be at once seen
that the major portion of the counties
named are unorganized.
In the minutes Of the first session Of
the convention at Sioux Falls on July A.
the name of "John Scollard, of Law
renee county" appeared. When they
were read for approval at the following
session John wouldn't stand it and in
formed the secretary he was from Meade
county, not Lawrence. The records were
accordingly changed. John proposed to
have Meade county recognized and he
had it.
A letter received from the war depart
ment at Washington yesterday states
that the post leadership at Ft. Meade
has been discontinued. Judge Moody
forwarded petition from Sturgis to this
effect some weeks ago to Secretary Proc
tor with his recommendation that the re-
quest be granted, Sturgis merchants
will receive great benefit from this order.
Times. That's what the matter.
The Pierre Press, in publishing an
elaborate write-up of its city, includes
very fine and geographically correct( y
map Of South Dakota, which shows
every town in the Black Hills with the
exception of Sturgis. Between the rail-
road company and these capital aspirants
we have hard time of it. OF course
Pierre can expect no votes from a place
that does not exist.
The rumor that DR.. Stewart and Fred
Evans had trouble recently regarding
the location of the soldiers home build
ing at Hot Springs is untrue in every
particular. While the site selected for
the building was not the DOCTORS first
choice, he did not make any particular
protest before the committee having
charge of the work.
The Indians at Cheyenne agency are
signing slowly but the commissioners
are confident that before they leave the
necessary number will be secured. The
outlook grows brighter, but very slowly.
The Daily Republican Of Rapid City
has increased itself to 7-column folio.
It is a much better paper than formerly
and is worthy of patronage.
The Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley R. r. and the Sioux City & Pa
cific r. R., ''the Northwestern line" will
sell tickets from all stations on their lines
at one fare for the round trip for the
National G. A. r. reunion at Milwaukee,
Wis. Comrades and others desiring to
charter sleepers should make their ar
rangements at once. Through coaches
viii run from important stations to Mil
watikee via Chicago without change.
Call on A. D. Wood, agent, Sturgis or
write j. r. Buchanan, g. P. a., Omaha,