Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-06
MOTIVES UNDERLYING
MOVEMENT TO RECALL
CITY Commissioners

Reckless Expenditure ana fut'
ting On the Lid Offends
Petitioners.
Rapid City, s. D., Jan. S.-Petitlons
have been filed with Auditor Howell
Matthias asking that a special cleo
ton be called TO elect successors TO the
entire board of city commissioners.
including Mayor Fred III. Rugg, pres
idential elector on the bull moose tlck-
ct, who was elected to office three
months ago to fill the vacancy mace
by the resignation of DR.. r. ]. Jack
son. who has since gone to Panama
The petition is signed by 1856 voters
and its preamble alleges that all OF the
commissioners have been guilty OF
expended large sums of money m
! reckless manner, and that the city is
deriving no benefit from the money
paid out. That in all details the AFFAIRS
of the city have heen conducted IN an
unbusinesslike way.
| max of a long period of mur1nuring
which had its inception in the delay
/ on the part OF Thomas Hale COM
missioner of streets and alleys, to pro
vide a sidewalk for residents in North
Rapid. a suburb of the city and taxed
with it.
Then came the extension of the
water system under tine supervision
of Commissioner James Brennan and
| City Engineer Hartgering. Bonds TO
the amount of $4,000 We're issued to
| pay for this needed Improvement. The
money was expended in laying four or
| five miles of conduit and then it was
| discovered that there was no water
| where it was proposed to build res
| ervior.
The straw that broke the camels
| back, however, came in the grading
and draining of the streets. This was
done by means of q special assess
| ment and already more than $4,000 has
| been assessed against property own
| ers. 1t is now discovered that the city
ensinee, has made many errors in his
| computations and Attorney w. W.
| Son'e mas been retained to investigate
the matter and fight any suit brought
| by contractors, who may attempt to
collect for work performed, which it is
alleged is not done according to speci-
| f1c;,ticns.g
Another cause which led to the lib
| eral signing OF the petitions was the
Kidding of the city of disreputable
houses recently. The resorts had ear
on ''ConcN Island" a mile east of the
city. and had been running under
tolerance on payment of $500 per month
into the city treasurer. This amount
| paid the expense of the police depart
ment and part of the running of the
the resorts merchants. liverymen and
jewelers. We're in the habit of making
large sales. This was cut off at
Christmas and keenly felt by dealers.
sALTED THE DlGGlNGs
With PLUMBERS FILINGS
Colome. S. d.. Jan. 31-His attention
attracted by the reported finding OF
gold at Kadoka, Herrick and other
towns, Colome practical joker
sa!ted' some ground and caused an
exciting gold stampede. Preliminary
TO f1ndlng of the supposed new gold
dlgglngs' the practical joker, Joseph
S1mson, made visit to plumbing
establishment The ground was
Sailed at point where some men
We're eNcavating for a basement for a
new building, and it was not long be-
fore they noticed the bright and Shark
ing PARTICLES In remarkably brief
time information of the supposed ''find''
had reached the most remote portions
OF town and nearly the entire popula :
tlon rushed to the. scene. Digging re-
vealed more of the shining particles
and the diggers believed they were on
the road to fortune. One of the ..lucky''
ones secured handful of the gold col
ored particles and proudly exhibited
1T to Louis Wander Boom, the local
Wander Boom readily identified the
. sparkling particles as the ordinary
brazing compound used by all plumb
ers and which to the INITIATED nigh,
be mistaken for gold, the color being
| much the same
PRocuREss AND CADET
RETIRED FOR PRESENT
Sioux Falls S. D.. Jan. 31.-Found
guilty before Judge Medin. of the coun
ty court in this city, Miss Eta St
: Claire, who recently was returned from
: Illinois to Sioux Falls to answer to the
charge of contributing to the delin-
quency of young girl, has been SEN
fenced to a term of one year in prison
Y ana IN addition was fined $500. The
8 CIR! IN the case is only Is years OF age
= and has been placed in the state in :
dustrial school at Plankinton. In the
. case of Claude Kelso, who was arrest :
ed on the charge of being an accom-
pilce of the ST. Claire woman, a YER
a1ct OF guilty was also returned, and
ne was sentenced to a term Of Ia
months in the county Jail. Kelso and
the woman had been residents of Sioux
rails for q few months and the evil
j fence IN the cases against them dis
v Closed that they were perhaps the most
5 dangerous criminals of their kind ever
+ before the local courts.
FAIR CIRCUIT PLANNED
AND DATES ARRANGED
Madison. s. D., Jan. 31.-At a meet
ing OF the county fair officials at
tlandreau. Wednesday, the South Da
: sota fair circuit was organized with
pr. W. a. Mathews, of Flandreau, pres
: ldent, and F. =. Mease, OF Madison
9 secretary. The organization is on the
: plan OF the county fair circuits Of Iowa
n Where several counties have united 81
t their mutual advantage in the matter
OF securing fair attractions and the
best Of races. Moody county heads the
circuit program with fair September
IA s.. Then follows the state fair
1T Huron, September q -13 The Lake
! County Agricultural society takes the
J: !ates Of September 16, IA, is ana i q
Other towns in correspondence TOR On !.
try to- the circuit which have not vet
3 selected dates are Salem. Canton, Alex-
n andria Pipestone. Mimi. and Clea,
|. Lake. s. d. The circuit ccntemnlate 20
i putting on couple Of state races that
VIII pc OF unusual attraction. Discus