Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-01-20

sell for 4 month without tnterferAnca
iroM the authorities. In come iuAtApcee
where .sholes In the wall" were started
toward the last of OF the month. they
were fined about 81 day for the time
until the end OF the month. The
amendment was adopted % the justice
would have no authority to impose .
Hne OF less than $40
hsrged with Robb ng Ind sns. !.
A FRIEND OF DIR. Charles r. East
man, agency physician ct Pine Ridge,
tells the story OF the distribution Of
SlC0, 900 among the IRdians there, and
throws y now light on the transaction.
Special AgentJ. u. Cisney, who WAS
sent, to investigate the charges Of
crookedncss, has completed his work,
but the report Is not yet public. ltis
said At the agency that 1t charges
Agent Brown and an officer named
| Cooper, VINO disbursed the money, with
gross fraud, the profits Of which they
divided. When the money was paid
the Indians they were gathered to.
gether and passed through = tnrnstile,
each one signing the release OF his
claim - he passed out. The witnesses
who were supposed to see the. amount
the signatures. The money was paid
at another desk twenty feet away
| and In many cases was only 90 per cent.
of the amount Of the claim. The In
dians complained through DR.. East
man, who had tho invastig alton ORDER
ed y II Is charged that Deputy Mar
shall George Bartlett was removed BY
Brown because he knew too much OF
the methods employed. Jobberv in
connection with cattle purchases and
other supplies Is charged
Desired Sciaooi Law Ams ndments.
PRoF. RowE, superintendent Of the
Sioux Falls Public Schools. mailed to
the Minnchaha County delegation In
the Legislature, q copy OF the amend
ments to the school law desired BY the
| School board OF that city. some time
ago the board appointed com
mittee to prepare the amend,
msnts and Prof. Rowe was
IN ade chairman. Under the. existing
law there was through nm oversight no
provision made for election OF school
| boards In cities. In consequence Of
this the city school boards thrOughout
| the state have held over for two years
| longer than the term for which thsv
were elected. The principal feAtnre Of
the bill IL the tine ixed for election.
oh. ection Is bound to come to this
amendment from the fact that 1t would
have = tendency to convert the pO.
sitiors OF the fOrty-six teachers EN-.
4 ployed into 30 much political patron.
age
a HerM, CHpit taiIss Dead.
J. Il. Fuller. one OF the pioneers Of
Brown County. is dead. and his remains
4 were sent to Philadelphia for burial. A
number Of years ago Mr.. Fuller lost be,
| tween 500, 600 and $500, 900 In Reading
Railroad stock, and had been impaired
and his conduct essentr,c ever since.
In 1852 he fled on claim near Snake
creek and lived sort Of hermfts life
thereafter. His relatives, who were
| wealthy and influential, furnished him
funds from time time to time, which he
| invested In bonds, and he Was probably
| the only man In brown County who was
the owner OF Government bonds.
u War Against Lsquer Men IN Huron.
Ar o meeting OF the Enforcement
League vt Huron, over $500 was raised
to continue the war against vIolstion
OF the prohibition law. In addition to
this amount large sum has been
placed 1T the disposal OF the league 70
prosecute cases already begun and 70
prosecute new onea Eighteen houses
where liquor Was sold have been closed
and large number OF thugs and
tough characters have been Obliged 20
leave the place. The people are In ear.
nest and determined 70 continue till the
whole crowd Is driven from the city.
s
Trouble Over the L,sesss Law.
Ar Sioux Falls the saloon license
question Is In serious trouble. The City
Councils ordinance fixing the flns q
$75 has been met with resistance By the
saloonkecpera, and they refuse 70 PAY
that amount The police threaten to
c.0se them, and while few are willing
TO pay that sum. the small fry stand
ready 10 invoke the prohibition Inv for
their protection. The. new ordinauce
has gone into effect. but SO far the po-
lIcc have made no raids whstever. Ths
outcome promises to be Interesting.
oath iisixots 13riefs.
Tho wheat crop Of the state vas a.
OOO. 900 bushels
IL Is estimated that fully eS per cent
Of the male population OF the Hills 4
engaged In mining in soms eapacity.
! South Dakota has net only recovered
the progressive pace checked by drouth
few years ago. but ID rushing TO thl
front 1t Nancy Hanks gait
Gov Mellette's message 70 the Loeis.
lAture places the bonded stAte debt 81
81, 900, OO0 School property With : val
uatson Of e2, 7O4, 933 and school landa
valued ~ SO 600 OOO and some IN on