The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-04-10
POPS RULE THE ROOST.
A Four Days Session of the County Com
missioners -High-H Handed Proceedings
Commissioner CLARK Uontemplates
rendering His Resignation.

The commissioners Of Lake county
adjourned last evening after a four
days session. 1t will be interesting to
the taxpayers to know that the principal
business transacted was the allowing Of
bills which represent a snug sum of
money.
Peter Casey of Ramona was reported
sick and in needy circumstances and
Commissioner Davis was instructed to
look after the case. Mrs. Chas. Demick,
whose husband was recently sent to the
~penitentiary for grand larceny, was al
lowed $3.50 per week toward the main
~tensnce of herself and family.
Instructions were issued for painting,
papering and otherwise identifying the
offices Of the auditor and treasurer.
Petitions we're re ceived from Bsdus
and Pennington townships asking for
the construction OF bridges across the
inlets of lakes Badus and Herman, re-
spectively.
County Judge j. H. Williamson, ex-
%officio, Geo. r. Farmer and DR.. j. NJ.
Duff were reappointed board of insanity
for the ensuing year. DR.. Duff was also
reappointed county physician to serve
until the July session. Commissioner
Buxton, the new populist member from
the First district, has conceived the plan
that IN the interest of economy and one
thing and another, Lake county needs
four county physicians, located, respect
lively, at Madison, Winfred, Wentworth
and Ramona, and as he is proving him.
self to be a whole team on the board, q
quartet Of county physicians will prob
ably BIZ appointed at the July session ac-
cordlng to Mr.. Buxton's wishes.
Madison, Winfred, Wentworth and
Ramona were designated as legal points
! for holding chattel mortgage sales.
A resolution was adopted requiring
separate bills to be filed in what is desig-
mated as justices reports.
Following the good old custom Of re-
serving the best of the wine for the last
Of the feast, the solemn duty Of appoint
ing the official newspapers Of the county
was performed on the last day Of the
session-the Outlook, democratic, and
Independent, populist, obscure patent
inside weekly publications, being the
appointees. Some considerable heat
was generated in t%ransacting this
business. 1t is generally understood
that Mr.. Farley 10 the owner and man.
ager Of these two publications, issued
from the same Office, type and press.
Mr.. Davis, who is reputed among bis
neighbors as being q fair-minded man,
was aware of this fact, and expressed
himself before and after the appoint.
ments were made as personally regard.
ing the deal as wrong, in that one man
received two prices for public work, but
justified himself in casting his vote
which made the wrong possible, by sta.
ting that, being a popullst, he must fall
into line, thus exhibiting his weakness
and lack OF hardihcod to control his OWL
vote and cast it according to his OWE
convictions OF right methods. Mr.
Clark, republican, demonstrated against
the wrong being committed, and wa
promptly informed by Mr.. Buxton, pop.
ulist, that to the victor belongs the
spoils, and the spoils system prevailed
Davis and Buxton voting aye.
Mr.. Clark, the only republican Nom.