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

riled 40 our popullst friends, anu oahul
| dates Goodwin and Cowan FASTENED TO
| take exception to the matter therein
contained. As the Reporter has no de
| SIRE TO do either of these gentlemen an
Injustice. we will place their side G! TIE
story before the public and let the pubic
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 u they We're
for Others. Judge Cowan asserts the
same thing liz relation to any agreement
as 10 price. He denies entering into
collision with the auditor in regard to
having his court orders brought up 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 for insanity lees pre-
yiouslv rejected by IA Republican, board.
He backs this up with an affidavit from
Auditor Egeland which we publish.
estate OF South Dakota, SIS.
County of Day.
81. b. II. Egeland, county auditor OF
Day County, South Dakota, do hereby
certify that | am the custodian OF the
comfy 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.J .Cowan
/ has not presented any bill Tor salary or
services that has been cut down or re-
jected by the board oil county conlmis-
| sionprs during his term OF office.
'Giyen under my hand and official seal
OF Day County this goth day oil October,
1896.
"B. H. ICELAND, Co. Aud"
Now, on behalf OF it's statement, the
Reporter wishes to say that it was COM
mon talk during last term OF court that
there was q movement Oh foot TO keep
! down the price of curt orders. The
story was that the bank with these two
gentlemen had an understanding to buy
at 90 cents. which was the price until
C. G.. Hart raised it to % 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, it all depends on what is con
| sldered an agreement. Judge Cowan
admits inquirIng at the bank as to what
| they were 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 30 aud
81. Somebody vas making a good
thing. We can 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 r~eirained from buying
but later found he was getting left and
went in buying on his own hook. 1t don't
| appear that Goodwin was a heavy buy
or on his W account. 1t is difficult for
an outsider to Judge when q man is buy
ing for himself or another, but as lar as
| the seller goes it don't make any differ
| eDce.
Judge Cowan says the figures $500
were wrong i'm the article, and we take
his word for it, but admits purchasing
s5431O worth, S156.50 of which was
for other parties, 1920 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 q couple
of days in advance OF the board meeting.
He disclaims any knowledge OF any
other purchasers appearing before the
board and kicking because his was allow
ed in advance, or any knowledge that
| they were SO allowed. The charge that
he had got the pop board ofcommission
ers t. allow his bill for insanity tees pre-
viously rejected by the Republican
board he declares is false, for the reason
that he never presented snch q bill to the
Republican board. We again take the
judges word and apologize no him Tor
! making such 81 statement without prop,
erly verifying the same. The judges
story il that his bill for insanity lees
dating from his taking possession oil the
Office Jan. 2, 1891, WAS never presentea
to any board until 1895. When asked
why he had not presented it before, he
replied, ''For the reason that | was un-
der the impression that the county Judge
was not entitled to any fees az such,
only salary as Judge, but found by con
sulting attorneys | was entitled to
them" He further stated that he ad
vised the board to look into the matter ;
that he would take no offence at the dis
allowment OF the claim. The bin 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 the Republican board, but
a FIVE year old bill was presented TO the
populist board and allowed. While this
question was not raised III the article
complained OF, it is appropriate at this
time to see what the laws OF S. ID. say on
this subject OF ices, and examine as to
what authority the board had to allow
this claim. Under the old law, the pro-
bate Judge was paid in fees, but the law
OF 1890 repealed that law and states
rs %. Salary OF Judges. The salary
OF the county judges shall be fixed upon
the basis OF the population OF their res
pective counties, as follows $500 for
the first / 900 and 800 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. g,
1889, and shall be tn fnH Tor all services
of such judges, except he may accept and
receive such ices AS may be allowed uu-
der the land laws of the U. -"
To a layman, it would look as il the
judges salary covered his services, but
| us remarked above this point was not