Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-06
FIGHTS FOX COUNTY SEALS
NThree Struggles Raging in South Da-
kota Recall Pioneer Days.
HOTTEST CONTEST Is IN TR1FP
New Town OF Winner ON Railroad
Two Miles south of Lamro Center
of storm-In Carson and
IInmlin Counties.

cOuntsrparts in several Of the county seat ,
flights which are raging in south DakotI.
and which will have their elimination in
the election on Tuesday OF tue coming
week
one Of the hottest and most interesting
OF these county seat contests Is raising I'm
Trip county which was formed from the
coded portion Of the Rosebud Indian reser-
walton. When the county was organized a
few months ago the new town OF Lamro
was selected as the temporary county seat.
1t was expected that a branch VI the Chi
cagO Northwestern railroad would be
extended from Gregory county, bordering
Trip county on the east, TO Llmro, but
when the survey FOR tie new railroad was
made II missed Lamro By about two miles.
This gave an opening Tor a new town, and
sathe town OF Wilmer. situated ON the new
railroad line only two miles from Lamro.
came into existence.
The new town is Inhabited by boomers
who have the true Kansas spirit, and II
was not long before they decided that
their town should make effort to wrest
the county seat from Lamro. The present
hot county seat fight Is the result, The
two towns are not the only contestants,
however for another Of the new towns Co
lone, also has entered the fight for the
county capital.
Owing to the prominence which Winner
already has obtained residents Of both
Lamro and Colome have practically united
90 defeat the aspirations OF Winner, making
SC virtually two towns against one. II
the workers in the interests OK Lamro can
not induce a voter to support the perma-
nent county seat aspirations Of that town,
they endeavor to induce the voter to sup
port Colome, and vice versa, doing every
Inn
capturing the permanent county seat OF
the county.
The principal argument made in behalf
of Winner by the supporters OF that town
IS that Winner IS situated near the center
of the county and is on the new railroad
line, being within easy access from all
parts Of the new county. Trip county has
a number of miXed-blood Sioux lnGian vot-
ers, and they are making an enerseuc fight
In behalf Of their favorites in the county
seat race Many OF them have become so
interested in the fight that 1t would not re-
qulIe much effort to induce them to at
tempt 10 settle the county seat controversy
4 by force II arms.
Recently the struggle among the three
towns which aspire to become the perma-
nent county seat reached the injunction
stage, when an effort was made in the
state circuit court to have only the name
Of Winner appear on the official ballots
as a contestant for permanent county seat
honors. II election day passes off without
a bloody clash between the more enthu-
siastic partisans OF the opposing towns 1t
will be a surprise to many Of the more
peaceful residents of Trip county.
struggle In COrsOn County.
Another bitter county seat fight is being
carried on in the new county Of Corson,
braced in the Standing Rock and Cheyenne
Riven Indian reservations, the county be-
ing organized following the ceding of the
Indians OF the vast area which now is in
cluded in the open portion of the county.
The rival towns for county seat honors are
Morristown and Mcintosh, the temporary
\ county capital at present being at the last
Nnamed town. Preliminary TO the settlement
OF the permanent county seat question
the partisans of Mcintosh secured a tenn
porary injunction having for its purpose
4 the submission to the voters Of the county
\ OF the question Of dividing the county.
The residents OF Morristown opposed this
movement, and recently Judge Bottum, OF
the state circuit court, dissolved the in
junction and ordered that the question OF
county division be submitted to the voters
OF the county. The residents of Morristowr
hope TO be able to ultimately capture tn,
permanent county seat for their town
Feeling between the residents OF the two
new towns runs nigh and It would not re
Quir0 much to bring on a sensational clash
Hot Fight for HRmIin.
Hamlin county, one Of the staid old
counties OF the state. situated in the Older
settled portion north Of Sioux Falls, ais
il the scene OF hot county seat fight
The county seat for many years past and a
ggr
fight was precipitated by the residents Of
Hayti, now town which sprung into ex
istence a year or two ago when the South
Dakota Central railroad was extended from
Sioux Falls to WATERFOWL, Hayu beini
situated the new railroad line. Tit
claim IS made In behalf OF Hayti that II Il
situated near the geographical center o.
the county and is more easily reached from
any part OF the county than Castlewood.
As an inducement for the voters OF IN,
county to give Hayu the county seat, tn,
residents OF that place have erected a sub
stanual building. 4OxS0 feet in size. which
they viii lease 20 the county, free o
charge. for as long as the county wishe
TO use il for county purposes n Hayti 4
selected as the county seat The resident
OF CastleWood have been fighting to retail
Tho county seat, and apparently are con
fident OF defeating the aspirations OF tn
rival town. On two former occasion
Castlewood has successfully defended II
possession OF the county seat. If 1t re
tains 1t as the result OF the present count
seat fight, Il IS probable that substants
county building viii be erected within tn
next year or two and that no further et
forts will be made I'm the future to dis
possess IL Of the county seat.
More Towns with Ambitions.
Harding county. which was formed
couple OF years ago IN the extreme north
western part OF the stale Is the scene OF
county seat fight, the oontesung towns be
ing Buffalo, the present county seat an
Camp Crook, rival town near the Mos
tana boundary line. AS Buffalo is situate
near the center OF the county and Cam
Crook nearer the western boundary line IN
residents Of Buffalo are said TO be nd
losing any sleep over the fear that th
cOunCy seat will be moved from their tow
Stanley and Lyman counties, both
which are situated west OF the Missou
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