The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1896-01-10
THE COUNTY DADS
Hold Their First Session Of the Year--D.
W. Collins is Chairman, Two New
Members Come On.
The County Poor Farm Receiving Some
Attention at this Time on Account
Of It's EXpenSiVenesS.
THE OFFICIALP PAPERS
The Same Papers Again Declared for and
'DOt Leedle German Band" Will
Still Play al the Circus.
WHO ARE TO BE SERVED

The Powers Behind tile Throne Assert
Its Authority on n Certain Question.
Some very peculiar things happen in
this humdrum existence OF life, and
this was particularly noticeable in the
action of the board of county commits
sioners Tuesday when it came to
selecting three official papers for the
publication of the county's business
and for which the papers receive an
ordinary advertising fee. The CAPT
TAI was an applicant for appointment
as an official paper from Populist
board, but no sooner had the fact be-
come known that the paper bad fair
chance to secure it when the Populist
leaders in the city commenced to be-
come worried. Messrs. Grimm and
Olson, the new commissioners, were
made the subjects ofattack, for the Pops
learned that the gentlemen did not
regard the official paper matter as
political transaction and realizing that
the interests of the taxpayers could be
better served by publishing the pro-
ceedings in The CAPITAL had about
concluded to use their influence toward
the paper, and with the assistance of
Commissioner Lewis they would have
accomplished what they considered a
Legitimate business transaction. Some
thing had to be done to knock the
Republican paper out and no sooner
had those two unsuspecting gentlemen
arrived in town Monday before the
Pops were after them hot and heavy
John Colvin and DR.. Warne. in battle
array, kept the sidewalk warm between
the court house and down town. Mr.,
Colvin made made frequent calls upon
The Mail to see if some trade could be
made whereby The CAPITAL would be
laid out, and in this case it wasn't
politics: it was Mr.. Colvin's ambitions
desire to place the patronage where it
would close up an avenue of attack on
the Pops. Mr.. Colvin couldn't deliver
the votes to The Mail, and the German
paper was all there was to fall back
on. Messrs. Grimm and Olson had
expressed preferences against that
paper. Colvin and Warne roped the
two men into caucus and there dictated
to them their line of procedure, which
was TO give the patronage to anybody
rather than THE CAPITAL. Tuesday
Mr.. Colvin's time was pretty we'll oc-
cupied in forcing his scheme through,
but with the party whip in hand it was
not withheld an instant until the end
had been accomplished. At the board
meeting Tuesday when The CAPITAL
was presented every member, except
Mr.. jerks, conceded the fact that the
paper was entitled to be named an
official paper: Mr.. Collins stated, how
ever, that it was not matter OF busi-
ness but simply one OF politics with
which they had to deal, and on this
ground, utterly regardless of the rights
of the Republican taxpayers in this
county to learn Of the proceedings
of the board through their own paper,
gave the Nachrichten the official
papership. Commissioner Lewis. a
Democrat, presented the THE CAPITAL
in purely business relation and made
a hard fight against the political COM
biue, but it was fruitless. During the
past year THE CAPITAL has given its
readers the official proceedings and
this year we will give them an equally
as good report of the proceedings,
though, perhaps, in a different form.
THE CAPITAL accepts the situation
gracefully and looks forward to day
OF reckoning.