Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-01

aid undertakes 20 Smi~EE d Char
aclsr Of Bon. G. IL. Sheldon after
the PoF House politician style.
C0uSC.E BILL
No. 1I5 f9e the assessment IF
railroad property the same a5 other
property, the company being go
quirud to lie sworn statements
with County Clerk" At that time
the gross earnings law was IA force,
aud counties that had no railways,
kicked so hard against the bill,
flooding The members desks with
petitions against Its passage because
it would work an injury against
these counties. and this is the rcs-
son the bill failed to pass. II Sir.
Sheldon did vote against that bill
he did right, because the sentiment
Of the people Of the Ter. was against
its passage and in favor Of the T.
tention Of the gross earnings lar IS
being the fslrest to ali tlie people
OF the Ter. at that time. 80 Jar
as his being faT0raD!z 30 railways
and other monopOlies, Il; the lie.
aid claims, the statsmeGt wss made
for mere buncombe and The people
here are not expected to believe It
because they knew better.
When bill 10 came up, which the
HERALD says Mr. Sheldon Shirked,
Mr.. S. had been on the committee
to investigate the jamestown asyl,
um, on his return he was taken
sick. and on the Sth day of March
was unable to leave has bed aud had
been Sc for a week. He never
shirked a vote duriug the session.
Bill lbs was Il copy of the Inc
State commerce bill up to section
q. Section p made the compan
les responsible for breakage and
waste in all classes Of frsight-thal
is, for glass and ~queensware and
other freight like-it. Mr.. Sheldon
/ favored it ard voted against elimi,
mating these clauses, except section
y, which he Thought to saeeping
aud voted to throw it out.
Says the Herald:
'CGuncil Bill III vas another
measure that touched railroad coal
pan,es. 1t provided that IN case.
where railroads took land for righ'
Of way. or depot grounds withou.
a formal transfer, or other agree
ment having been made the owne.
might DrI3g action against tn.
company FOR compensation ans
disbursements. The lugv could sp
praise The land aud Z tie compsn.
falel - pay .,v igdgemeuts an
disbursements sn5 p~aaiutifT has,
execution for the recovery OF tn.
land. This bill was reported Ia
orobly BY the Judiciary committee
but was defeated Oh Its final pas
sage, Mr.. Sheldon among othar
voting in the negative"
When that vote was taken,
decision of the supreme court o
Minnesota lay upon the desk 0
each member, declaring a sImila
law in Minnesota demonstrations
The author Of the Herald article
he had been there wonld, under th
circumstances have voted agains
It-unless he was stupid lool.
The law introduced BY NJ. GFigs
By, Of Sioux Falls, to repeal th
penalty clause OF the usury law
Mr.. Sheldon voted against it. Iii
Herald doesn't regard that as wort
mentioning.
lie never circulated q petition j
Day County 2 years ag9 asking %
the appointment OF railway con.
missioner. Like the balance Of ID
statement this is also a maliciou
fabrication.
The reference to Mr. Sheldon
mortgage Indebtedness in the ligh
Of the facts is extremely generous
Three years ago Mr. Sheldon 90
only his seed and bread off hi
farm; two years ago his crop wa
poor, only paying him a trlfe owe
what his needs were; last year til
nail on the 10th of August riddle,
his crop, and again he had to throw
himself upon the mercy of his cred
itors; but Tray, Blanche sud sweet
hart and the other hounds barkin;
at bis heels through the Herald
we're not men enough to state th.
fact. Three years without a crol
that would enable hIm to pa hi
debts, and yet there neyer mas beef
a t.me ghep he could not borrow
500 OF any man who knew him an,
had 1t to loan, On his simple note
iiis honor aud integrity as a maj
mas never been questioned any wher,
he has ever Used. He has nevei
J veen celebrated rs a lar and COW.