Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1891-01-15
ANOTHER Hen on.
Ehe Unusual Qnie, IN Local rolitIrs In.
terra9tad by Ripple OF
Excitement
The Commissioners Adjourn With Busi.
ness Unfinished, And are CALI
cd 10 Ecct Aga!n.
Was the Adjournment for Spite. % G,se
.N Burto. Chance, or Some
t.!TS D2Cpar.
THE COUNTY MIDDLE.
An Unlocked FOR Adjournment OF the
Beard CTeEtes E.sSai,slacli. ION.

B0ard treEteS E.sSaflslaC! ION.
The beard of commissioners had ia.
Got nicely to work Thursday evening whel
the question of selecting three onieia
papers came up. The matter was voted
upon. and tho Press, journal aud Gazett,
bad majority, but under the pressur,
of "hoss' influence County Attorney GRAY
opined that Chairman Elder could hot
Vote except on Il tie. aud then after LAWNS
she the over one meeting. The absurdlty
OF such a PROPOSITION is evident upon It's
face, whom it is remembered that Mr. El.
der represents district, which. If he
gould not vote. would be entirely dis
frdnchised in the consideration of nearly
pill questions before the board. He Is elec.
ted as member Of the board to vote and
represent his district, ana was not select.
ed by the county us a hole for chairman.
Hence 10 give hi people voice he is en-.
fitled to vote on everything.
The vote Was decided as selecting the
Gazette, with two for the PRESS and
journal, and two for the Rec Heights
Press and Republican, tie to be laid
over till morning.
The PRESS man was confined TO bis
room by touch OF In grippe Friday and
Saturday. 80 we did hot get to see the
commissioners, to obtain exact status of
the affair, but from what We can learn on
the side it is about thusIy: Thursday
night rotten steal was put up to ue
consummated next day when the Board
met. IS the Commissioners we're going
TO the court house to meet Friday morn
jng, Mr.. Harrington, who had voted for
the PRESS and journal, WAS called aside
by that rosette OF political hypocrisy bear
ing the initials Of Dock Lane, and de-
tanned perhaps half hour.
In the mean time the Board met. Com.
Smith got in such n hurry to rush the
snap through before Mr. Harrington could
arrive that he had them pass over the
Segular reading and approval Of minutes OF
preceding meeting Then he wanted the
Republican and Rec Heights Press Sc
Jected as the official papers. But chair
man Elder was a1nal i.Ar r'i.---------i--- "a
politely informed the 3 niIemGn he would
mot entertain motion with such pal,
pa1le evidence of frtud upon its face
EPiqned at the failure of his pet scheme
Smith cared little for subsequent rseults,
SO he moved to adjourn. q. w. Living
ston voted with him, and the board stood
adjourned with out minutes approved,
unfinished business still pending, and
other important matters needing attention
Smith hoped into buggy held in wait.
ing by Lane and was driven out Of
& fhe town as quick as possiole-What for?
That's many sided question which fu-
ture events ara persistent probing by the
PRESS man may bring to the surface for
Hand County tax payers to consider and
decide.
The job put up was to keep Mr.. Far
rington away and defeat the wishes OF the
majority, but it failed to scour.
The glng at FIRST laughed at this at.
1 tempted coup de tat, but chairman Ell
der again displayed his ability to handle
the matter, and declined TO sign warrants.
/. The laugh mas now simmered down to a
sickly grin, with a denial of all complcity
in the affair, and an attempt to throw the
blame all onto Smith.
Judge Hughes had an order issued to
have chairman Elder appear before Judge
Fuller at Pierre to show cause Tor not
signing Hughes warrant. Hughes has
employed q. A. Gray, the county attorney,
to prosecute the county. 1t would seem
Mr.. Gray is engaged in rather tickllsh
business.
So the first meeting ef the new board
starts the ball. For the present we shall
dismiss the matter by TINS bare citation of
the occurrence as given us, with reser-
vation, however.
LATRR-Through some influences We
may refer to again, Auditor Burton has
been induced TO issue call foI the Com
missioners to meet January 2Gth to com =
plete business needing their attention.
This being the point aimed at by Chair
man Elder. he has signed the Hughes war
rant, and it is now hoped ali business will
be settled as 1t should have been, with no
further delay or expense.