Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-04
TWOTOWNSAT WAR
Over the Removal of the Coun-
" Seat.
SEVERAL SHOTS EXCHANGED
but No One Killed as Yet-TToops Are
Called Oat and Are Ready
to March.

OMAHA, Oct. 3.-A county seat war Is
now in progress At Culbertson. Hitch
cock county. Al Injunction was
Issued Friday by the supreme court to
restrain the county officials from re-
moving the county records from Gull
Dertson. The county treasurer and
CLERK disregarded the order and pro-
offices, but were stopped by the cinzens
before MANY records were taken. Al
night a mot attempted to steal the rec
ords, when the citizens at Culbertson
again defeated their object. Sunday
posse OF citizens OF Trenton, led by the
county treasu rer and deputy clerk,
again made raid on the court house
and succeeded IN loading portion OF
the records on u wagon, when the cit
Zens again interfered and number OF
sno,s were fired. The Trenton posse
retreated. The sheriff telegraphed the
governor for state militia ~ Quell the
disturbance.
Respond TO the Call for Troops.
Governor Boyd Is out of the state and
Secretary MorrIssey wired Acting Gov
ernor I. J. Majors and asked nm TO
come TO Lincoln. General Niiquain
has made arrangements 10 put the
militia In the field at once, but no word
has been received from Lieutenant
Governor Majors. II IS understood
that a collision between the rival fac
tions took place today at Culbertson's,
but that no one was killed, although
shots were exchanged.
Private Secretary Morrissey succeed
ed III reaching acting Governor Majors
tonight and explained by telegraph the
trouble at Culbertson. Governor Ma
jors at once ordered Adjntant-General
NIfquain TO the scene OF the trouble.
General NifQuain, who Is the fourth
district democratic candidate for con-
gress, was addressing meeting at
Exeter when Governor Majors order
reached him. He explained the
situation to his auditors and
at once left for the scene of the trou-
Bile. Governor Majors cannot reach
here before 4. m. tomorrow. Secre-
tary Morrlssey and Attorney General
Hastings are in consultation At the
state house. Mr.. Morrissey, who has
orders from the governor to do al!
necessary to preserve the peace, says
the militia will 60 tomorrow unless the
situation changes tonight.
Doing County Business in Both Towns.
Culbertson people say Sheriff Dennis
has sided with Trenton and demand
the militia. The militia companies of
Beatrice, kearney, Omaha and Lincoln
are q. their armOries tonight ready to
move at q moments notice. In addl-
ton to this the Omaha gattllng section
is In readiness TO move, General VIZ
quain will reach Cuibcrtson about IN
the morning and will then advise
the troops. The Trenton people say
the injunction of the supreme court re-
stralnIng the removal of the records
from Culbertson was never served on
the county officials. This IN turn Is
denied by Culbertson officials, eight OF
whom make affidavit that they heard
the order read TO Treasurer Benjamin.
Trenton people claim that the books
alleged to have been taken last night
We're Treasurer Bei.jamin's private
property, which he had right to take.
But citizens of CulbertsOn say he took
the records of the office. At any
rate. half the county officials are dong
business in Trenton and the other half
IN Culbertson. Private advlces from
CuIbe-tson tonight are that the who.e
town is under arms guarding the re-
manning records against removal by
force and that Trenton people are
armed against any move to capt ure
the records now IN the city. Trenton
scois at the idea of ordering the mill
tia out, but Culbertson demands II.
Former county seat wars in this state
points TO bitter and bloody battle be-
tore the matter Is adjusted.