The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-05-10

Perhaps an apology is due for
paying amy attention to the arti-
Gle appearing in the Jorgenson-
Prestwlck. sheet, commonly. known
as the newspaper with the odiouS
NAME. However. as the article
does not refer to myself alone,
l think 1t proper TO state some
facts but shall not resort to such
dirty and mcalled for insinua-
tlons as are indulged in by the
paper with the odious n;ume.
will sign articles | publish but the
writer OF the article referred to
has not the manhood to attach
his Signature. However, what
everybody says is usually true,
and everybody says that article
was written by the same young
man who brought seven cases in
the last term Of circuit court, all
OF which We're DISMISSED by the
Court without letting them 90 to
the jury. This same young man
is now running for office on the
strength of his legal ability and
past record as a lawyer. In that
connection the writer did not eX-
plain that in the last term of
court, three of the cases referred
to We're brought against Roberts
county, and the expense incurred
by Roberts county in defending
these cases and in running court
to try such eases amounted to
more than the sheriff S fees for
the blind pig cases in the last. ten
years. The writer of the article
in the Jorgenson-Prestwick sheet
with the odious name takes
particular pains to be correct and
explicit. He succeeds about as
rlsual: in fact, he succeeds bet
ter than usual. He states this
bill increases generally the sher--
iff s mileage fee from 10 cents to
90 cents for the first 80 miles
traveled". This has been fully
explained in my last article and
needs no further comment.
Tie also says this bill increas-
es the sheriff's mileage fee from
10 cents to 20 cents per mile for
all miles travelled Ono limit for
sunmoning jurors when requir-
ed by law But this unnamed
writer was careful to forget
to call attention to the fact
that under the new law jur,
ors are now summoned by
the clerk of courts, for
which the clerk receives a fee of
10 cents for each juror summon
ed; and further that said Jurors
are now served by mail; and tha
each juryman is required to mai
to the clerk of courts his accep-
tance of this service five days be
fore the term of court, and if
he does not accept service, then
the sheriff shall summon such
juror and receive for his ser
vices the sum Of 90 cents per
mile, which is required to be pal;
by the individual juror who re.
fused to accept service, as re-
quired by law 1t is very seldom
that there is any occasion for th'
sheriff to summon jurors. In thi.
way tthe new law saves th,
county about $4,000 a year.
! He also says this bill increase
the sheriff's mileage fee from II
cents to 90 cents per miIe fol
all miles Travelled Ono Limit fol
summoning jurors under order o
court" Again, this unnamed wri
ter forgot to explain that juror
summoned under order Of cour
are usually summoned either frcn
the court room or down town
from people found in tn city
and the mileage fee is usual.
from two to five miles and sci
dem more than ten mile
and the sheriff's fee for this sci
| vice, under the new law. is TIL
terrible sum of 40 cents.
He also says "this bill in
creases sheriff's per diem fee
by allowing him $40O per @lier
in justice court in all crimina
eases. whereas. .under.the .olh Law
he could draw such per diem on
in felony cases.; also "he cal
draw It in assault and battery an
similar petty cases for a fev
moments appearance be. Ore til