Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-28
PLACES FOR PATRIOTIC POPS
South DakOsa Offices Sought for by swarms
of Statesmen.
GOVERNOR LEE HAS MANY CALLERS
Keeps His own Counsel. hut Gives
Brief Hints on which Hopes for
Success Are Built by
Several

| SIOUX FALLS s D., Dec. 27-(Special'
ALL populist routes these days lead to Yer.
| million, and every man who goes there
wants an office. But Governor-clect Lee Is
! keeping counsel with himself and is very
! reticont, 1t is now pretty generally con.
cedod that Thomas II. Ayers, editor OF the
! Nermillion Plain Talk will bc chosen as the
! governors private secretary. Captain John
a. Standeld, eN-auditor of Minnehahu
county, is a candidate for bank examiner. but
1t is more than likely that the governor has
! decided to give the place to Harry w
Sawyer, cashier OF the Hand County bank OF
Miller. Mr.. Sawyer is an experienced bank
man, while Captain Stanileld has never had
! experience in matters OF that kind.
There is a great hustle for the oil inspec-
torship. This office is generally regarded as
| a snap; the salary being 81 900, and the
! work not materially interfering with other
| business engagements. II. Il. Parker of
| Sioux Falls, l.. c.. Campbell a life insur-
ance agent of lanltton, Arthur Linn, editor
| of the Canton Leader, and w. T. DeWoody
OF Aberdeen are few of those who want the
place In this connection it may be said
tnat there has been, and is now, much COM
plant over the state on account of the poor
quality of the oil sold in South Dakota.
Many people are now burning talow can
dies, and they are giving better light than the
on soid here. 1t is generally understood
tnat the oil rejected by the inspectors Of
minnesota and Iowa is shipped into South
DAKOTA, on account Of the careless inspection
mere, which is partly due to a faulty law.
which Will be amended this winter.
Ihere Will be a big fight over the warden
snip OF the state penlentary If the popu-
lists succeed in their plans of unseating the
present Board of Charities and Corrections
IN order to give the place to one of the
taith and at the same time to punish the
present warden, n. E. Phillip, for offensive
partisanship. Cyrus Waltz, an old friend
OF Senator Pettgrew, has the senator's
promise that he shall have the place John
a. Bowler. chairman of the democratic
state committee, and one of the most in
fluential of the free silver democrats in the
state wants the place and it is in his in
terest. 1t is understood that the removal
proceedings Will be commenced If they are.
EN-Mayor Roy Williams who bolted the
republican party under a promise that he
was to have something, now wants it to
materialize in this appointment while ex-
Sheriff John Sundback, who has for years
been Pettigrew's lieutenant is also after it.
Among the other candidates are l.. NJ.
Estabrook, chairman of the popuist state
committee, and Joseph Lloyd, a well known
citizen of this place. The salary is 81 500
with rent fuel and table free.
r. Il. Dowdell who was defeated for the
Railroad commission. Estabrook also wants
this place If he can't get the wardenship
and he is beginning to think he can't. II.
S, Volkmar and Fisher of Redfeld are also
in a receptive mood so far as this office
is concerned.
1t is generally conceded that Stacey Coch-
ran editor Of the Brookings Individual. will
be appointed commissioner of irrigation.
Sioux Grigsby OF Sioux Falls will be
deputy attorney general for his father and
will move to Pierre. The attorney general
will make his home in Sioux Falls.
Progress Of the Thnyer-Germain Cnse.
SIOUN FALLS, S. D.. Dec. 27.-(Special)-
Sheriff Neil of Coddington county, who came
here to arrest DR. w. A. Germain, for caus-
ing the death of Mrs. ID. o. Thayer of Water
town, dill not arrest the doctor so far as
can be learned. 1t was known here that
the sheriff came to Sioux Falls and went
back without his man, and as Germain and
his attorney, both denied that he had been
arrested, Sioux Falls people were puzzled
as to just what had been done 1t is now
learned that Germain's attorney wired to
Watertown and furnished the bond required.
and that pcstponement Of the case was
cured until Monday, when the hearing will
take place at Watertown. An effort will be
made to have the trial take place here.
question has arisen as to where the crime,
IL any, was committed, the prescription hav-
ing been written and filled here and the ad
mlnlsJTdIOn taxing place IN WateGtOwn.
DIR. GERMAN has been-in active practice in
Sioux Falls for fifteen years and is one of
the best known physicians in this part Of
the state. His arrest has created decided
sensation. d. o. Thayer. who is also in
custody, was a former resident of Sioux
Falls, and is well known. Mr.. and Mrs
Vhayer We're married only three months ego
st. Elmo Cleanup Satisfactory.
HILL CITY, S. D., Dec. @i.-(Special)-
The cleanup just made of a ten-days' run on
the st. Elmo property was the most success
full since the mill started. The ore was
taken from new ledge, just uncovered COM
ing into the other ledgcs from the east 1t
is ten feet in thickness and is very uniform
in richness. II differs somewhat from the
other ledges having more Of rusty and
iron-stained appearance. The whole body
OF quartz is very rich. The owners are
highly pleased and are now thoroughly salts
ned that they have a permanent and very
large body of ore, and are making prepara-
tions to improve the property extensively
Mr. Graves goes east in a few days to ne
gotiate for the purchase of a twenty-stamp
mill, with crusher and cOncentrator. The
owners intend to put force of men sinking
on the incline shaft and shut down the little
prospecting mill as the arrangements for
running II are not in such shape that II
can be run in frosty weather, the water be-
ing carried to the mill in an elevated trough