Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1890-03-06
A Voice from tho valley.

Editor Herald:
see that Rex" II presume Geo. W. Bailey
Is devoting considerable time. and alloting con-
siderable space to air himself through the New
Era, the purpose of which seems to be 70 vent
their spleen and spite at the county commits
sioners, writing everything that lie knows and
great many things which he does not know.
NOW, in the first place, am not "Boy." or
" No." OF the Parker Press, nor am :" Ioof" Of
the Democrat, and II the New Era or its deyot-
ed band have suspected me as such they can
forever rest assured that is a clear case of mis-
taken identity,
Now right here I will say that 1 am not
ashamed to sign my name to any article also.
Some Of the drtfingers have had considerable
TO say about some OF the county bridges, ETC.,
etc. will say to such that the law makes the
county board the custodians OF the county prop
erty, and they are fenced in and hedged round
about by tn" statutes, and II they have been
criminally careless or committed malpractice
In Office, there is our county attorney, and IL he
Will not attend the case, apply to your higher
authorities, and trot out your victim. This
board of county commissioners is well aware
that there is pile of old iron and bolts etc. lu-
ing at Mr.. Chippertleld's. rhAr~"ere hanied
and le It there for safe keeping. We also rather
like the idea (not that we suspect MIR. Clipper
field Of appropriating any OF them) Of the New
Era and its clan reminding us OF the fact. The
contract with /" Doc +" George and the county
was that he should use all of the available ma
terial to be found in the wrecks of the bridges
that were washed out In the spring of 1887 and
this pile Of old material Is part of the refuse
OF those wrecks, and that Is all there Is to that.
Then again, the statement of "L. F." of the
Press (whom 1 suspect as being Lafayette
Franklin) is, l suppose, the same case that that
4" Old Blind Chapman (no irreverence here)
alluded to before the county board while in ses
sion, and we told him to make affidavit to his
statement, but he would not. Mr.. III. F." can
either make his complaint to the county attor-
ner or one Of the county board. or to the county
board while In session, but he must file his afi-
davt with his complaint and the case will be
thoroughly investigated.
"kex," after telling us how they cruclned our
Savior, (Which presume in his mind had some
connection with the late clerk of the court and
county printing deaD forgets to tell us how Ans
MAS died, and how his principles still lived, and
how the sin was kept alive, and flourished, and
finely concentrated in the New Era sanctum.
/" Rex y also tells us about how somebody told
him that someone else told somebody about IS
road supervisor issuing road receipts to the tax
puycIo AL ohlu IOdu OtcISccT 5 UAStIICt, HllilOuU
their (the ta1-payers) having done any work for
said receipts, and that said road supervisor put
in bill for work to the amount OF $500 for
such services, and that one Of the county com.
missioners paid the road supervisor $500 cash
out of his own pocket (this is quoted as near as
remember 1t. Ihave no Era and do not take
it). Tie road supervisors are sworn officers,
and each one subscribcs to an oath attached to
Ia of tha &,{fh 10 n fr,,a m iust
account and is wholly unpaid, signed and sworn
before some officer authorized by law to take
such aflidayits. Now. Mr.. Rex" or any one
else, If you know Of any case where any person
or persons whomsoever has Illegally drawn or
appropriated any of the county funds, Just trot
out your victim and sit down on him. ami don't
be found in the back alley braying with assine
stupidity.
In regard to the Chronicle-1ndex bill, 1t was
presented to the county board u think) at the
November meeting and was 30. KID "by C. f.
H., Clerk OF the Court q do not know Of any mo-
+ tive G. F. II. had unless he wanted to see his
signature to the bills) and was for $3.50, but the
bill did not have the required AFFIDAVIT attached
and was sent back to Mr.. Hanford for his af1ida.
Wit that It was true and just account, and his sig.
nature. When he sent the bill to the county board
again in January 1t was the same bill and had
affidavit and signature on 1t, and was allowed
as sworn to at S4.50. The bill Is now on file in
| the office of the clerk,
SO far as the slush published In the New Era
relates to myself, I care nothing for 1t, knowing
the originator, and his record, which Is not an
| enviable one. do not consider him any more
responsible for telling malicious lie (fOr :. one
| lie more or less amounts to nothing with the ad
| interem editor Of the New Era'9 titan do fol
his being i" drugged " after setting himself up a.
| an example during the prohibition campaign
The nd interim is a great big o. Charles e
| Hackett is the responsible editor and he ought
| blackmail the people, and run down and defamt
| The fair name Of our glorious and good county.
ALCSZo w. BACON,
| County Commissioner Fourth District