Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-22

take eNcepllDu W the hldhttA OhSitih
contained. As the Reporter has no de-
sire To do either Of these gentlemen an
Injustice, we will place their side OF the
story before the public and let the public
Judge. First, Mr.. Goodwin denies that
he entered into any combine, agreement,
or understanding relative to the price OF
warrants. He further states that last
spring he bought but few and they were
for Others. Judge Cowan asserts tue
same thing in relation to any agreement
as TO price. He denies entering into
collision with the auditor in regard to
having his court orders brought mp be-
fore the board of commissioners and OF
having his warrants allowed in advance
OF others. But it is the third item which
he most bitterly resents and ~pronounces
false in toto in regard to a pop board
allowing his bill Tor insanity fees pre-
viously rejected by "a Republican board.
He backs this up with an affidavit from
Auditor Egeland which W. publish.
state Of South Dakota, IS.
County OF Day.
81, b. H. Egeland, county auditor of
Day County, South Dakota, do hereby
certify that | am the custodian oil the
county commissioners record, and that
by request OF j. j. Cowan, Judge OF pro-
bate. | have examined said records from
Jan. L, 1891. during his term of office,
and find by said records that j .Cowan
has not presented any bill for salary or
services that has been cut down or re-
! iected by the board OF county commits
| sioners during his term of Office.
s'Given under my hand and official seal
| OF Day County this Goth dag oil October,
1896.
"B. III. ICELAND, Co. Aud"
Now, on behalf OF it's statement, the
Reporter wishes to say that i was com
mon talk during last term of court that
| there was a movement on loot TO keep
down the price of court orders. The
story was that the bank with these two
gentlemen had an understanding to buy
at 80 cents. which was the price until
G.. C.. Hart raised it to 80 cents, after
which that and even higher was the
| ruling figure. We can only Judge by
what happened, and the facts in regard
to prices are as above stated. As To the
agreement, il all depends on what is con-
sidered an agreement. Judge Cowan
admits inquiring at the bank as to what
they We're going to pay, and received as
answer 90 cents Mr.. Goodwin had a
talk on the same lines with Mr.. Williams.
Agreement or no agreement. the market
opened at 80 cents and closed at 96 aud
81. Somebody was making a good
thing. We ean produce a witness willing
! to make an affidavit that he had a con
versation wherein he was asked to keep
out OF buying until another party had
5000 worth. He reirained from buying
but later found he was getting left and
wentin buying on his own hook. 1t don't
appear that Goodwin vas a heavy buy
er on his own account. 1t is difficult for
an outsider to Judge when a man is buy
ing for himself or another, but as lar as
the seller goes it don't make any differ
eBce.
Judge Cowan says the figures $500
were wrong in the article, and we take
his word for it, but admits purchasing
S543.10 worth, S156.50 of which was
for other parties, $500 of this was pur-
chased at 90 cents. As a prudent man,
he desired to get the warrants registered
as early as possible, and had filed his list
OF court orders with the auditor a couple
OF days in advance OF the board meeting.
He disclaims any knowledge. of any
other purchasers appearing before the
DOdi1 difI hl1ht1E 1dt ltg OF OiioNN
ed in advance, or any knowledge that
they were so allowed. The charge that
he had got the pop board ofcommission
ers to allow his bill for insanity ices pre-
viously rejected by the Republican
board he declares is false. for the reason
that he never presented such a bin to the
Republicans board. We again take the
judges word and apologize I o him for
49,. -. ~ - 500. -:ElA.x% 49,.
erly verifying the same. The Judges
story is that his bill for insanity lees
dating from his taking possession OF the
office Jan. 2, 1891, was never presented
To any board until 1895. Wher asked
why he had not presented il before, he
replied, For the reason that | was uD-
der the impression that The county Judge
was not entitled to any ias az such,
only saiary as Judge. but found by con
shifting attorneys | MAS entitled to
them" He further stated that he ad
vlsed the board to look into the matter
that he would take no offence at the dis
allowment OF the claim. The bill was
laid over and ordered paid at the next
meeting. So it appears that a bill for
services on insanity board was never
presented 10 rlIe Republican board, but
a five year old bill WIS presented TO the
populist board and allowed. While this
question vas no raised in the article
complained OF, it is appropriate mt this
time to see what the laws OF s. ID. say on
this subject OF fees, and examine az to
what authority the board had to allow
this claim. Under the old law, the pro-
bate Judge was paid in fees, bat the law
OF 1890 repealed that law and states
IS %. Salary oil Judges.l The salary
OF the county judges shall be fixed upon
the basis oil the population OF their res
pective counties, az follows $500 for
the first 1000 and 500 for each adj
ditional 1000 or major fraction thereof, |
to be paid quarterly by the treasurer OF
the respective counties from the funds
thereof ; such salary to begin Nov. 2.
1880, and shall be in FIJI for ali services
OF such judges, except he may accept aud
receive such fees as may he allowed I'M
der the land laws OF the IT,. s."
To u fayman, it would look as il the |
judges salary covered his services, but
as remarked above this point was not
brought in question. The Judge tells a
funny story IN regards his residence, but