Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1892-04-15

NUMBEk 70.
educational and charitable institutions.
/ The hearing, which h the first Of Ia
kind, was ordered upon pFopsr pro.
sentatDn Of the facts 10 the Commits.
si0ner Of the General Land OfIice, and
the facts are ss follows; Three or -Four
years ago number OF settlers took up
claims In the east end Of Meade County.
| The land was not surveyed and plated
at the time. and the settlers failed TO-
comply with the law requiring tiIings 70
be made within ninety aeys after thu
plats we're fled IN the lSnA oiiice.
In Septem Der, 1891 y II. Rnth,
Commissioner Of md Public
Lands for the Stat Dakota.
made selection Of Nae lands
occupied by settler5 ke United
States grant to Sop.h L. Tor edu-
cational ahd charitable inseitutions
The hearing OF seven eases was for the
/ purpose OF determining the prior rights
OF the settlers, who, except In the matter
OF making their filings within the time
/ prescribed, have complied with the law,
and are bona fide settlers IS. y, q s.s.
Only the testimony oftho settlsrs 80
heard. the State not appearing 10 do
! fend its claim and no decision being
| rendered by the officials OF the local land
Office. The Secretary OF the Interior
has agreed to withhold his approval Of
the States selection until decision On
the case is made by him.
Tho Last straw for Liquor Men.
! REV. WILLIAM FIELDER, President OF
the State Enforcement League, when
asked what effect the late decision OF
| the Supreme Court declaring the prohi.
bitton law constitutional would have
/ upon the saloon cement and anthem
perance people Of the state, said:
1.-The decision was surprise to many
saloon men. and regular cyclone to
them and their bootleg and blind-pig
| friends. 1t is the straw that breaks the
| camel's back. To the pr0hibitionists
and temperance people 1t will prove q
great stimulsnt and give them new
courage to 10 on with their work. A
very great proportion OF the cases
against violators of the prohibition law
in this State were awaiting the decision
Of the Supreme Court as to the constitu.
tionalitv OF the law. These cases will
now go before the courts, and predict
that conviction will follow in ninety
out of every one hundred Of these cases.
| 81 now look for united effort on the
part OF the liquor men aud their friends
to get control Of the next Legislature
| and thereby secure resubMnssion OF
the prohibition amendment to our State
constitution. Eut In this they will fail
| The people have once spoken and are
not willing that this question be again
brought before them"
| A $4,000 l.,bcl Suit. 3.
JOHN LAscHE of Sioux Falls, who
runs . brewery at Manlev. Mimi, is the
victim OF SANDER suit for 5000. His
former bookkeepsr, w. r. Mayne. be.
came enamored of Lasche's daughter,
which did not suit the father, and Ill
feeling ensued. Later Mayne left Man
ley and went to Sioux Falls. where he
secured employment. Mayne charges
that Lasche told his employer that he
was short $4,000 In his accounts, and he
| was discharged. Mayne secured other
work and Laschc tried again to oust
him, but he failed. A personal assault
on Mayne by Lasche brought matters
to focus, hence tho suit for $1,000.
The New Railway ommi ssiensr.
| TIE appointment OF Wiiford M.
Smith of pIankinton as member OF
the State Railway Commission has been
| decided upon and his commission for
warded. Mr.. smith represented Aurora
County In the first Legislature rs Sena-
tor. lie is the attorney for the Farm
ers' Mutual Protective Association and
| Is well known over the State, Earticu-
laIly among old soldiers, having served
In the Un.on army four years In IN Ohio
regiment. He fills the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of Frank p. Phillips
to become Register of the Land Office At
| WATERFOWL.
Sales of south Dakota Land.
DURING March just passed, the cash
sales OF land at tho United States land
Office at Aberdeen amounted to g., 402. o
and embraced l,Os2.39 acres. There
were 40 homestead filings, embracing
6,s6I.43 acres. There were 81 tinal
homestead proofs, embracing 5,3i9.O6
acres. During March, 1891, the cash
sales amounted to only 5 'Oi."5 and cov-
ered but 4s3o6 acres Of land. There
were but 10 homestead filings, embrac-
| ing 2,7a5.sO acres, and there were but 8
final homestead proofs, embracing 9CO
| acres.
| A Kick from Ysnkton's School hoard.
THE Yankton County School Fund
Board, at meeting held, adopted the
following resolution:
Whereas, the Commissioner Of School and
| Public Lands has Disseminated against the
farmers in his instructions relating TO l0aning
| the State school fund: therefore be IL
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this board
| that said discrimination IL unjust and that
| therefore the County Treasurer be and Is hereby
instructed to notify the Commissioner OF School
and Public Lands that the balance OF the State
| school fund remaining in the County Treasury.
and which IL not already awarded to school dis
trlcts. awaits his order and that no interest
will be paid on said money after date Of said
| notice.
saloonkeepers Worried.
THE Supreme Court has declared the
prohibition law constitutional. This
will close the saloons at Yankton that
have been running under local license
law during the past year. Onc-half the
salVOnkeepers are now on bail pending
their trial for violating the law. A test
case was made before Judge White last
cision rendered reversing Whites Geci-
sion. Prohibitionis,s are encouraged,
and saw they will now close up ell the
saloons
Pollock Granted uivorcs.
PUBLIC interest In the Pollock divorce
case At Sioux Falls ~ill be revived by
the announcement that Judge Aikens
has granted Pollock his divorce, allow
ing the defendant the custody Of three
children and $50 Ter M nth for their
maintenance. The dcfendant's counter
claim for $50, 600 was not allowed. The
court finds that the defendant was
guilty OF desertion, lut not Of adultery
as charged. The case will undoubtedly
60 to the Supreme Court.
l Owes Him $3.50.
AFTER going over the books carefully
ex-Treasurer N. j. Wallace OF Elk