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Show IT LEAKED OUT. The War Over a County Seat Divulges a Secret. Fort Pierre, S. D April 25. It hits just come to light that a stupendous scheme is on foot to secure the capital capi-tal of South Dakota and place-it upon the newly ceded portion of the great Sioux reservation. For a long time it has been known that a large body of the choicest land near Fort Pierre has been covered up and held by squatters, and it has just leaked out that it is their intention to vacate the land, which is situated nearest the mouth of the Bad river, and allow the stato land commissioner to locate lo-cate the land in behalf of the state. This tract of land comprises both bottom and table land, and rises up in beautiful terraces until the table land is reached and where the limit of vision is unbounded, and when platted and sold out by the state will afford a sufficient revenue to build all the state buildings. The scheme would not have leaked out had it not been that about tweuty-iive tweuty-iive of the business men of Pierre, tho capital, boomers, bankers and real estate hustlers, about two months ago started the town of Stanley and undertook under-took to steal the county seal away from Fort Perry. Not having to exceed fifteen legal voters in Stanley, they took over about 100 rounders froiii Pierre, and by the liberal use of money effected a combination with the bolters from the regular convention and nearly captured the county scat. They only lacked lifteen votes. ' Tho people of Fort Pierre are exceeding wrathy and will do all they can to locate the capitol on the west side of the river, on the ground selected as above described. |