The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-07-24
Court House
Shall Grant County Have Suitable
Public Building

Shall Grant County Have Suitable
Public Building
The recent action Of the board
OF county commissioners in
granting the petition asking
them to submit the question of
a su u.table court house for the
county, will be approved by all
who really take pride in the pro-
gress and advancement of the
county.
The petitions were numerous.
ly signed by residents in every
part of the county, indicating
that a very general feeling is
extant that the present apology
for court house is neither SER
vicable nor creditable to the en-
terprise and progress of one of
the best counties in South Da
kota. In fact the building is
not in keeping with the fine
farm buildings or the commo-
dious and com Portable homes in
our towns.
The county is now practically
out of debt, the fact that the re-
naming unpaid bonds are not
payable being the only reason
for their non-payment, and with
the present prospects both pub
lie and private, there could be
no more auspicious time than
the present to start this neces-
sary work.
The following letter received
by Commissioner Mitchell, we
believe voices the sentiments of
many others residents of the
county, who realize that the
present building is out of keep
ing with the requirements of the
county as well as out of keeping
with the spirit of progress that
animates all other interests in
Grant county, and for the safety
of the records and paper proper
ties Of the county now endanger-
ed by possible fires:
Hon. George Mitchell. Co. Com. !,
Milbank, So. Da k.
Dear Sir:
On Decoration day took q day OF
| and with family and some friends,
took a stroll through our most excel
lent county, meandering on our way
TO Milbank to take in the decoration
services. AS we wandered through
the county | was very proud to hear
| many flattering remarks and COM
ments made over the evidence of pros
| perity and advancement that was be-
| ing made In every part of the county
that we passed through. | certainly
was proud of the fact of my residence
in Grant county and OF my Judgment
exercised thirty years ago. in lOcat-
/ in so grand county as Grant.
AS we strolled into Milbank and
| had picnic lunch with US we hiked
to the court house square to picnic
in the shade OF the fine grove. But
| | want to say that lot OF pride
dropped as gazed at our Court
| House, building entirely out Of
harmony with hundreds of individual
farm properties that abound in our
county everywhere. 1t made me
wonder and think what is the mat
| ter with US here in Grant county, any
way. We have farmers by the hum
dreds that would have building not
on his place as fearfully out of har-
mony to his farm a. the court house
is to our county. AS | drive to the
various counties near by | often
60 to the county seat, and the admir-
alton one feels for the county and the
community is enhanced by the sight
OF an imposing Court House such
as you find in either the county to the
north of US, the one west Of US, or the
one south of US and on the east of US.
| AS one gazes at these neighbOring
County Seat buildings and then
think our own building in Grant
County you feel as ii you did not
care to have it known that you were
from Grant county, as you have no
satisfactory explanation or excuse
court house. It seems to me the time
is ripe for new building in Grant
County.
The county is practically out of
debt, there is every indication OF q
bumper crop, and the prospects were
never more flattering than now. It
would seems to me that the farmers
of this County would be ready to vote
$4,000 for the purpose of giving the
county building that would be in har-
mony with practically everything else
that we have in the county, and for
one would be pleased to have you
submit the question at the July meet
! ing OF the board.
Yours Truly,
j. A. GOLD