The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-01-30
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In our issue of Jan. 9 "A report was
published as taken from the books Of
the county treasurer as follows:
States Attorney Olaf Eidem has filed
his annual report of moneys rcCelt 81
by him with the county treasurer.
The report shows that NOR money
has been saved the county throu-h
this office than for years. The report
is as follows: From Fore Nelson. I'D
ministrator OF the estate OF Seivert
Nelson. deceased. expenses incurred
By said Seivert Nelson, at Yanktop
asylum 1884: from John Schultz fu'-
fixture of bail bond IN case OF Stale
VIZ Schultz. $505.S5 w. j Grnols,
forfeiture of bail bond i'm case Of
State VS. Stoutenbur-, $3.50; total
SSS9.S5.,
The Brookings Press denied that
the report was true and stated that
Mr.. Eidem had not saved the county
one cent That the money had been
collected by exStates Attorney
Cheever. OF course this could not
have been true or the sums paid into
the county treasury would not have
been credited TO Mr.. Eidem and he
certainly has a receipt for the money
paid into the treasury. The Press says:
We notice that the states attorneys
mouthpiece emitted some more hot air
i'm his behalf last week. which shows
what a buffer that individual is and
how little real merit he possesses. He
makes the claim of having turned over
several hundred dollars to the county
treasurer, from the proceeds of his of
flee 1.-The most for year" that has been
turned in from this Office. The facts
are that the 1874 from the S. Nelson
estate was collected by States At
torney Cheever and turned over 10 the
treasurer by him. The money he re-
ceived from forfeited bonds were both
cases of Attorney Cheever's. who
caused the arrests and looked after
the bonds which were forfeited. When
Stoutenberg was arrested Eden was
his attorney. and when Eidem was
elected states attorney Stoutenburg
skipped ont and there has been no
effort made to catch him. On the
other hand. Eden has not made
single dollar for the county, and has
secured no bonds to be forfeited
Brookings Press.
The Volga Tribune of last week
however, shows that the Press lied
and to bear out the fact says:
While commenting upon the work
of States Attorney Eidem for the
year 1907 the Bookings Register
stated that he had collected quite
sum of money for the county during
the year--among the collections be.
ing $134 from Tor Nelson, admins
traitor for the estate Of Sivert Nelson.
deceased, for expenses incurred at
the fankton asylum. Last week the
Brookings Press contradcted this
statement and said that this money
was collected by States Attorney
Cheever before he went out OF Office
and was turned over to the county
treasurer by him. and that Mr. Eidem
had nothing at all TO do with the col.
lection. Mr.. Nelson was in the city
on Monday aud called at the Tribune
Office and requested us to say for him
that he paid the money directly to
Mr. Eidem and not to Mr.. Cheever.
as claimed by the Press. and that he
holds Mr.. Eidem's receipt for the pay
ment. Mr.. Nelson informs us that he
received letter from Mr.. Cheever
concerning the payment of the claim
but that he did not pay the money
until Mr.. Eidem had taken charge OF
the office and after he had received
letter from him requesting imme-
date payment