Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-11-02
Something You Ought to Know
WATERFOWL, s. d., October %, 1916.
Mr.. Taxpayer:
Dear Sir

MI taxpayer
Drs Sir:
Failure to md tn requirements of the office of State Attorney by the present nclmteh during
his term of office for nearly two year Hmd the taxpayers of the City of Watovna and County of
1odnTonat least $1,000 exclusive of He salary of the oMn for which the City and the County have
received no value or benefit.
When the Circuit Court is in snol and fully equipped with officers bmMfs Jurors and state
witnesses the cost of maintenance Srh less than 5000 rd N
Wnn tibet trial oa criminal case lasts two days which omht to be tried in one day tet taxpayers
pay 5000 r which tmvr receive no value or benefit
During the EfW two years. the trials of criminal c@S in Codhngon County have consumed twice
the nen necessary to properly try and determine them This means "a dead D~ to the taxpayers and
this loss results rom mnpii4,w want of experience and dhgmcefn bundrng on the part of the
present incumbent of the State At0myso office and the property owners the Comtyp pay for the
bhdmng This man m@m 10 regard fort Re Taxpayer. he being without experience in Hxpamg, and
maclmineiw with the burden which the taxpayers arc called upon bear
Placing ymgg girls mhT arrest, and putting them in jail without charging them with any Grim
mai dhsa and keeping them lm Tor 1--WE weeks upon II" theory that they are to be cae1 as
state Witnesses in mIotntst state cases and then noc calling HEM. although one was actually present in
Court, and the other in the City Turing te trial Of the. state case Proceedings of this Kind involve
great md useless expense md Nct taxpayer pays all the bills Usesh Ishm have been made repeated
" to CR. inooknps and ohrc county seats Hs Circuit to have plea of guilty ehmedn cimma
case weh could have been done here IN Waerown without any Expense whatever. The trip to
Rapid City mde by the present State Attorney and his Deputy early August last more than ten
days bfr ete arrest was made by the sh@if, ito notify Lane that had enlzled $4,000 while City
wa useless snSIe@. and a fraud uont cM taxpayers of WMeroVna and CohngnnC County.
Under the administration of the present States Attorney Lane appropriated money due the City Of
from Codeon County in excess Of $1,000 as appears from the eonhiond Lane secured
from fnb by Getty Atm, J. L Mder Lane is in the pnnnfrryf for the embelenat Of
1878 due the City from the County while this san wan the hands of Lane as agent for CoHntoa
County and da City Auditor as generally thunderstorm
Hwasa part OF tho official work Of this States Attorney to see that Coington County paid this
momy to the City OF WaerhNnsa d not to anea the agent of the County. Lnaa as agent of the
County, kept hem money. This was mea absolute and nexuBahen neglect of official duties on THE part
States Attorney no mention is made of thee 4b@Menmt of the Comy money while tmy-me items
set out amounting in the ggrggtet to an endpzIcment ola little over $4,000 which is not quite
pneIaf of the sum anbGMld The County money ebelel is not mentioned in this confession
In the WetI Hotel maerr recently ne1in tibet Circuit Court "a witness by the name of smith test
that the States Auomvh had furnished HIM With money with wnh to tip nd buy berf for pros
thtes and that he had used the money for that purpose Thee County of Codngtn in July last paid
back to the States Attorney ea amounts paid BY hint NTH This was tipping md bArrg pros
Ias at the expense of the taxpayers OF COHngum County,
Mr. Taxpayer if you believe that. he Office Estates Attorney was created and maintained for
The purpose Of furnishing money at the psno fhe public with which to tip and beer prostitutes
then ~ all means keep the present states Attorney in Office because if md Elected 1.-THE Office tile
money OF the taxpayer will not be used for any such purpose
II You are satisfied that am equipped with sufficient legal knowledge. patience determination
and experience to handle the legal work which belongs othe office of State Attorney in thu interest
of the public sMla preiaey your support md if elected will rmder honorable and faithful ser
vice the people of CohngonC County
Respectfully
ADVERTISEMENT WILBUR GLASS;