Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-04-17
JUDGES MUNICIPAL
NAMESAkE RIVAL OF
CARTER FOR OFFICE
Claims Of Eqral Merit Pressed
By Village Of New Collec-
tors Name.

Witten, s. D.. April 12.-The entrance
of Witten as land office candidate, IN
case OF q removal Of the office from
Gregory, presents new phase. Wit
ten was no named in honor of Judge
James w. Witten, who Is said to be
slated for appointment as commission
er OF the general land office, who will
have the final verdict on the removal
question, according to an announce
ment made some time ago by Secretary
Lane.
Witten is an inland town. located
about the same distance as Carter
from Winner. the nearest railway
town. 1t was one of the original gov
eminent townsites established at the
time of the Trip county opening and
was generally regarded as on the line
Of prospective railroad extension, I'M
til doubt was thrown around the sit
uation with the private townsites of
Jordan and Carter, established by
Jackson brothers. OF Dallas.
The people of Witten never have
given up hope that they will event
ually get the Northwestern extension
and the rival claims in that respect by
citizens of Carter and Witten have
helped to enliven things in Trip
county during the waiting period.
which still Is in force. This prairie
vigil of the rival claimants has been
kept up four years and the Northwest
ern officials continue non-committal as
to when the extension will be built.
1t is admitted that the hope Of Witten.
for recognition is based in the assump-
ton that Judge Witten will have a
kindly feeling for The town which was
named in his honor. and which resisted
several efforts for the establishment
OF different title. Those who know
Judge Witten do not think he will be
inclined Il strain the situation any to
add TO the importance of the family
name.
Viewing the matter from the side
lines IT does not appear that public well
fare demands the present removal Of
the land office to either of the inland
towns but the average outsider will
perceive fully as much merit in the
claims of Witten as in the claims of
Carter
STOCK MEMS MEETING
UNDiSTURBED BY SNOW
Rapid City: $. D.. April l2.-snow
for the third day of stock meeting
dampened the enthusiasm of those par
ticipating and correspondingly exhil-
arated hopes in the hearts of ranchmen
for bountifulAcrops. No one was found
who regretted the storm. The band
played at intervals throughout the day
In the stores and hotels and were fol-
lowed about by crowd OF Indians and
young people who were out for frolic.
There were automobile parties Joy rid
Ing about the city in the storm serenad-
Ing their friends and wlooping it up
At the slightest provocation. The gov
eminent was busy with its special
agents and detectives during the week
and as result Sheriff Baken has five
boOtleggers lodging with him in the
county hotel. They will be tried at
the May term OF the circuit court for
selling liquor to Indians
Nto u, n,.,p h.,f
representatives of commission houses
have left for other stock meetings in
this range country to the north and
will terminate their trip at Miles City,
Mont, next week.
PERJURY IN CONNECTION
WITH WHITE SLAVE CASE
Sioux Falls, 5. d.. April IA charge
OF perjury is made against Clarence s..
Miles. former hotel man OF ST. Paul.
Mimi. in an Indictment which has been
returned by the United States grand
jury. now in session in this city. 1t is
possible that the case against Miles
may be tried at the present term of
federal court. The perjury is alleged
/ to have been committed October "a
last in the federal court in Sioux Falls
while Miles was testifying as wit
ness for the defendant in the white
slavery case of the Government VS.
Mrs. Hortense Rich. keeper of a Sioux
Falls. resort. The woman was charged
with having brought two girls from st.
Paul to Sioux Falls. Miles testified
| that Mrs. Rich had nothing to do with
| the two girls coming to Sioux Falls,
l and that he personally, at the request
OF one of the girls, purchased their
| transportation to Sioux Falls for them,
| the girls paying him the sum the
tickets cost. This was in direct con-
tradiction. it is alleged. of the testi-
naony of the girls and other witnesses
for the government in the Rich case.