Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1916-08-03
COUNTY SEAT FIGHT
WILL BE CONDUCTED
BY DAKOTA CITIES
Gregory County to Be Scene Of
Struggle-Herrick aid
Burke III Lead.

Wheeler, S. D., July 2S.-Gregory
county during the fall months will be
the scene of one of the hottest county
seat fights ever staged in South Da-
kota.
Residents of the county who are OPP
posed to the county capital remaining
at Fairfax, its location for many years.
have taken steps to procure the neces-
safy petitions requiring the county
commissioners to submit to the voters
at the November election the question
Of the %elnoVal of the county seat, and
it is anticipated that they will have
no difficulty in securing the necessary
number of signatures.
Rut this will be only the starter of
the fight. and viii by no means indi-
cate that rival towns can capture the
county seat from Fairfax. Thus far
W opposing towns have been men
tone in connection with the effort to
dispossess Fairfax of the county seat
and secure it for themselves. These
towns are Herrick and Burke, import
ant business points in the co,~ly, with
a thiciIy settled region surrounding
them. There has been some talk that
the city of Gregory also would enter
he county seat fight, but the leading
business men and other interests in
That city are opposed to their town be-
coming a candidate and thus antag-
onlae hundreds of farmers and ranch
ers who transact their business at
Gregory, but favor Burke as the proper
place for the county capital.
1T is expected the supporters of Her
rick and Burke will form strong or
carnations to aid them in the coming
county seat fight. The fact that there
VIII be at least two opposing candi-
dates against Fairfax, thus dividing
the ~anti-FairfaX vote, is regarded bv
Inc TpSidnntC of I"nirfny n-l >..
ers or that town as a favorable omen
indicating that Fairfax will be able to
retain the county capital.
Nevertheless, the Herrick and Burke
people will enter the fight in the ex-
that they will win a victory
at the election in November.
MONEY RETORMERS.
Sturgis,. S. D., July 2S.-Money re-
formers of the United States are called
TO meet in national convention at Chi
cago, August 4, the call being issued by
All Reed, of this city. Mr.. Reed has
Deen comforting with Fl. l.. Loucks, of
WatertoWn; former Senator r. f. Pet
tlgrew, of Sioux Falls, and men and
women prominent in the movement
over the country, and expects a large
number of delegates from the many
different money reform leagues.
Reed is editor of a money reform pa
- HSiC anu dlSo president OF the
South Dakota branch Of the PEOPLES
Money League of the United States. He
declares that an invitation to members
or the progressive party to join the
money reformers will be made, and is
confident OF ~onVerts.
10 A. Parker. OF Parmo, Mo-. one
time chairman of the populist national
committee; James Ferriss, of Joliet,
III; j. f. Robinson. of Indiana: James
A. Fulton, of Mckeesport, Pa; and
Mrs. Anna Burgess, of Chicago. are ac-
1--WE In the movement. which looks for
some sort of coalition with the pro-
gressives.
TOO LATE!
Pierre. S. d.. July 2S.-J. F. Edel-
stein, of Dallas, should have attended
the democratic convention as delegate
from South Dakota instead of III. T..
Fellows, Of SiouX Falls, who did go.
The reason has now developed. When
counting the votes at Pierre a clerical
error occurred and instead of giving
hellows 19l votes from Beadle county.
lne clerk made an error and credited
MIN with 1,191 votes-thus giving Eel
lows a higher vote-and
election.
The only consolation now left Mr.
Edelstein. who should have gone. is
that he stayed at home from the CON
Fentlon and is that much ahead in ex-
pense money, as the delegates to this
convention had to bear their own ex-
penSes entirely.
HEARSE FOR CARRIAGE
Pierre, S. D., July 2S.-An old In
ulan, driving a hearse drawn by a pair OF
weary looking mules drawing the SIM
bllstered vehicle along the street was,
uol an evidence of death nor a trip to
Inc cemetery. 1t was only an old In
dlan from the Grow creek reserve tion
VINO uses an old hearse for a family
carriage, and finds 1t very convenient
tor carrying he camp equipage inside
while his family rides in state on ton
of the vehicle. The hearse mas been
used as a family carriage for MANY
years, since the Indian had only the
..earse lefl to PICK from in a stock of
carriages which We're offered them
When the reds got a government nav
mcnt, and took the first opportunity to
spend 1t. W
NEBLEN-Charles Anderson. WIN for
he past 70 years has been connected with
ne local postoffice. has rendered his resip-
'at'oh ana VIII retire as soon as his sue
'essor qualities and assumes the duties of
he place. In point of service Mr., Ander-
on is one of the Oldest ~postmasters in
south Dakota. He has a Bile rec-
'rd, for during his score of years service
re missed only three or four days of active
'nty' he has been a resident of yeblen
ma vicinity since 1889, being one of the
'ariy settlers of this region.
LENNON-A fire of unknown origin
nused a heavy loss to Henry Wl1eelhouse
prominent farmer of this vicinity. His
me Darn burned to the ground. together
With much property, grain and hay which
I contained, and in addition four valua.
Die herses and a colt were burned ~
ieath. The fire broke out while the own
IT was absent. The fire came at a rer,,
hopportune time, leaving Mr.. Wheel
souse without a barn or horses inst a.
he time when small grain harvest is
commencing.
PlERRE-Mrs. William Anderson ,v,no
aear Faith, was surprised to see the nov,
Darn Just completed on their farm go sail.
ING through space and, after flight If over
y feet. turn turtle on the prairie. she u.s
looking out of a window of the house H.,
The direction OF the barn during a Iisht
fatnstorm. and there was no evidence a..
at the house. which was a few Inv
bred feet from the barn.
HIGHMORE-The nominees on the ra-
publican county ticket held a meeting