The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-07-30

Jamestown, Aberdeen, Watertown,
Huron, Mitchell, Chamberlain and
many others got the impetus which
has given them commercial dominance
in their spheres of influence, in the
days of that boom.
Governor Jaynes' judgment in locat-
INK the capital at Yankton was ratified
BY the legislature, and the seat of gov
ernment remained there until 1888,
when it was taken to Bismarck. Think
il men in both ends of the territory
fell the territory was too large for
economical and convenient state gov.
ernMent, and early there was a de-
mand for division, which resulted in
two Constitutional conventions being
held 20 form a state government for
the south half, one in 1898, and again
ia 1855 Neither were potent, but in
February, 1889, division was granted
By congress, with enabling acts for the
admission Of both sections, and on No
yem5er 2, by proclamation of Benja-
min Harrison. president of the United
States, and pursuant to the enabling
acts If the previous February, North
and South Dakota were admitted to
the union of states, and Dakota terri
tory passed into history.
Dakota territory was divided and
South Dakota erected as one of the
states of the American union on No
vember ,, 1889. Whether it is the
39th or 10th state will never be known,
for President Harrison purposely shut
fed the proclamations and signed them
without knowing their contents, so
that North and South Dakota, the
twins of the north, would never know
which first came into being.
South Dakota was born in a year of
depression and poor crops, followed by
an Indian war in 1890. 1t was in the
reactionary period following the great
boom, and the result was a marked
loss of population and a general try
ing out of the faithful, a process
which was not completed until 1895,
when to u other trials was added the
loss of all the money in the state
treasury through the inidelity of a
state official. Just when the cup of
woe seemed to be overlooking, a new
reaction set in and prosperity again
smiled. From that date each year has
seemed better than the last.
Arthur c. Mellette was the first gov
ernor of the state, and though many
years have passed since his death his
memory is still cherished.
Charles H. Sheldon of Day county,
was the second governor, serving for
four years.
Andrew E. Lee was the third to hold
the executive Office of the state, and
during his incumbency was fought the
war with Spain and of the Philippine
instruction, in which the FIRST South
Dakota volunteer infantry took a
highly honorable part.
In 1900 Governor Lee surrendered
the Office to Charles N. Herreid, who
served through four years of great
prosperity. Herreid was followed for
two years by Samuel II. Elrod. Dud-
ing his term the new capital was be-
gun.
Coe /. Crawford was elected COVER
nor in 1906, and served two years, dur
ing which time he promoted the pass
age of a great deal of progressive legis-
lation pertaining to elections and cor
porations. He gave up Office in 1908
to accept the nomination for United
States senator, to which office he was
by the next legislature.
Robert S. Wesley was chosen to sue
ceed Crawford.
Frank M. Byrne succeeded Vessey
1913 as governor.
Not many events of historical note
occurred during the life of South
Dakota. The most notable were the
Indian wal of 1890, the de-
ault of Treasurer Taylor in 1895, the
war of 1898, the campaign for
he removal of the capital in 1904, the
of the Rosebud lands in Greg
'ry county in 1904, the railroad build
ng campaigns of 1906, and the open
ng of Trip county in 190S.-Sioux
'alls Press.
THE LOCAL CREAMERY