The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-02-08

the Ninth judicial circuit is more pop
ular than it was Thursday afternoon.
when it was defeated, and will preo-
ably pass next Wednesday,, when it
is taken up for reconsideration. The
debate on the bill was an inters sting
one, Wilmarths speech favoring the
measure being the best of the session.
He disclaimed any intention or desire
to become n candidate for the place
by appointment or at the coming cleo
ton. correctly stating that he could
not be candidate during his two
year term in the legislature and for a
year thereafter. Wade of kingSbuvy
opposed the bill, declaring that his
county did not want to leave the Third
circuit and calling attention to the
fact that the Third had been exempt
ed from the operation of the salary
bin recently passed because it was TOO
small for a $4,000 per year judge. I'm
der those circumstances he thought it
should mot be further reduced in size.
The re:l reason for the opposition of
the kingsbu.y county delegation lies
in the fact that Charley Whiting Of
DeSmet, who was defeated for judge
of the Third circuit three years ago.
wants to run fer Judge this fall. He
was willing TO have kingsbury county
put in the new Ninth circuit If the
managers of the bill would agree to
support him for judge by appointment
and again at the republican no,ninat-
ing convention. This promise could
not be got and SO Writings influence
Went against the bill. 1t will probably
be passed in spite of him. 1t is under
stood in this connection that Judge
Burt of Huron will be an active can
didate for the appointment if the bill
passes.
Governor Ierreid's appointees for
regents to fill the places of Father
Hare and II. II. Blair are men well
known to the politicians of the state
/. w. Goodner was one of the stenog-
raphers of the constitutional conven-
ton and for some years after was clerk
of the supreme court. He has been a
practicinS attorney of Pierre for four
years and is now city and county at
torney. /. N. Aldrich was formerly
county superintendent Of Grant county
ana was an unsuccessful aspirant for
the republican nomination for state
superintendent at the Mitchell conven-
ton in 1898. These men will hold under
the present law and until the govern
or's bill providing for new board Of
seven regents can get through the
legislature.
The bill introduced by Williamson
OF Lake county providing for an in
crease in the capital stock of domes-
tic stock insurance companies from
$l5O,oc0 to. 100000 was instigated by
Joe Frudenfeld, formerly Of Plankin-
ton and now of Madison and Sioux
Falls. The bill is intended to make
more valuable the old charters Of the
several stock insurance companies
which once flourished in the state.
Among these are the old Yankton IN
sufance company, the 500 Falls COM
paoy, the Chamberlain Fire and Ma
rine, the Huron Fidelity, the Pierre
Fire and Marine and some others of
smaller fame. The time is not far dis
tant when there will be fine field in
South Dakota for joint stock insurance
companies and these old charters are
becoming more valuable yearly Ev-
cry new restriction placed upon the or
ganization of stock companies makes
the South Dakota field better for the
mutual companies Which are being or
gained. Frudenfeld is at the, head Of
two mutual companies and is one of
the shrewdest insurance men in the
northwest. The Dill places these nu-
tual companies under the control of
the insurance commissioner, provi-
sion Which has been neglected for some
time but fortunately with no evil re-
suits. g