Politics to the Forefront "Citizens ask questions about the county debt"
Statehood Or New Territory, Deadwood contemplates forming a new territory or accepting an offer to annex to Wyoming. Deadwood would serve as the capital. Shall it be named El Dorado or Lincoln Territory?
Anticipation of Fall General Elections Lawrence County 1877, political parties gets busy. Seth Bullock runs for office on Third party ticket, the Peoples Party.
Democratic ticket continues to suffer loss Key members find themselves in trouble with the law
McKinnis, Capt. is secretary of Lawrence County Democratic party In regard to: McKinnis, Charles Aug 27 1877
McKinnis wins as Register of Deeds In regard to: McKinnis, Charles Nov 10 1877
McKinnis, C.H. has County Register Hand arrested In regard to: McKinnis, Charles Dec 08 1877
Hoisted flag on fourth with stars inverted In regard to: McKinnis, Jul 05 1878
Also appointees of Gov Pennington In regard to: McKinnis, Charles, Democrat In regard to: Bullock, Seth, Republican and People's Party Ticket Oct 25 1878
Should not mind inspection of books if okay In regard to: McKinnis, C. H. Oct 26 1878
McKinnis could not let committee investigate books In regard to: Marshman, A.C. Oct 29 1878
Remarkable degree of affection with A.W. Merrick and Pioneer Newspaper In regard to: McKinnis, Chas. H. Oct 30 1878
Base Charge Denied In regard to: McKinnis, Charles Oct 30 1878
Pioneer is the special and paid organ of McKinnis In regard to: McKinnis, Oct 31 1878
Times Newspaper states he received $2000 for recordings In regard to: McKinnis, C.H. Nov 01 1878
Grand Jury did not investigate accounts In regard to: McKinnis, C.H. Nov 01 1878
McKinnis, Manning and Board of Commissioners exposed In regard to: McPherson, Nov 04 1878
Defendant compelled to produce all books In regard to: McKinnis, C.H. Nov 07 1878
People are very anxious, where $230,000 went to In regard to: McKinnis, Dec 07 1878
The Adams-Merrick-McKinnis-postoffice combination In regard to: Adams, Richard O., Postmaster Dec 09 1878
Secured his election by purchasing businesses In regard to: McKinnis, C. H. Dec 13 1878
Reported to go to Yankton to lobby for larger fees In regard to: McKinnis, C.H. Jan 23 1879
Statement of the countys outstanding indebtedness In regard to: McKinnis, C.H. Feb 14 1879
Is it embezzlement, is it a misdemeanor? In regard to: McKinnis, C.H. Feb 06 1879
McKinnis invites grand jury to investigate him In regard to: Lawrence County Feb 19 1879
Thieving county and town officers In regard to: McKinnis, C.H. Feb 21 1879
Register McKinnis report lists debt at $333,000. In regard to: McKinnis, C.H. Jul 29 1879
Wonder why he wants courthouse located in South Deadwood In regard to: McKinnis, C. H. Nov 13 1879
New features of the court house racket In regard to: McKinnis, C. H. Nov 19 1879
Will begin to move into new quarters at courthouse In regard to: McKinnis, Jan 18 1880
Resigns as purchasing agent for the county In regard to: McKinnis, Charles Feb 25 1880
People of Lawrence Co asking for reimbursement In regard to: McKinnis, Charles Apr 22 1880
Says he will not produce books of county in court In regard to: McKinnis, Charles Apr 24 1880
War against democratic ring masters of Lawrence Co In regard to: McKinnis, Charles Apr 27 1880
Offers to repay the county the $14,000 he received In regard to: Neill, Robert Apr 28 1880
Case of taxpayers vs Neill and McKinnis was called In regard to: Barron, Judge Apr 28 1880
Paid clerk $933.33 for 6 month interest on $14,000 In regard to: Neill, Robert Apr 29 1880
Resignation should be asked for at once In regard to: McKinnis, Charles In regard to: Neill, Robert Apr 29 1880
Seventeen thousand dollar hash In regard to: McKinnis, Charles May 01 1880
Democratic committee want McKinnis and Neill to resign In regard to: McKinnis, Charles Subject Neill, Robert May 04 1880
County should not pay attorney of McKinnis and Neill In regard to: McKinnis, Charles In regard to: Neill, Robert May 05 1880
People determined to strangle hydra-headed monster In regard to: McKinnis, Charles May 07 1880
Both asked to resign by the republican central committe In regard to: McKinnis, Charles Neill, Robert May 16 1880
Filed a motion to quash indictment, overruled Neill, Robert Jun 19 1880
Unequivocally denies accusation of buying McKinnis In regard to: Carney, James Jun 23 1880
Bondsmen for Neill desire to be released as such In regard to: Neill, Robert Jun 23 1880
Treasurer is in the custody of the sheriff In regard to: Neill, Robert Jun 26 1880
Listed county indebtedness at $375,050 In regard to: Neill, Robert Jul 01 1880
Testified as to legality of receiving 4% on bonds In regard to: Neill, Robert Jul 01 1880
Immortal eight on Neill jury should be tried In regard to: Neill, Robert Jul 04 1880
Was nice young man before elected to office In regard to: Neill, Robert Jul 15 1880
Evidence in McKinnis case is almost the same In regard to: Neill, Robert Jul 20 1880
Another discrepency found in treasurers books In regard to: Neill, Robert Jul 28 1880
Deliver us from any McKinnis or Neill clubs In regard to: McKinnis, Charles Aug 05 1880
Backing shapeless youth, Pettigrew, for office In regard to: McKinnis, Charles Aug 07 1880
Granville Bennett endorsed by Lawrence Co, Pettigrew beaten In regard to: McKinnis, Charles Aug 17 1880
Testimony in district court as to 4% commission In regard to: McKinnis, Charles Jul 02 1880
Arraigned on bribery and an acquisition for removal In regard to: McKinnis, Charles Jul 03 1880
Testified that he gave McKinnis $16 to issue bonds In regard to: Mund, H.H., Banker Jul 20 1880
Rumor that he sold influence to Carney for $1,600 In regard to: McKinnis, Charles Jun 22 1880
Jury stood nine for acquittal and three for conviction In regard to: McKinnis, Charles Jul 22 1880
Jury failed to agree on a verdict, dismissed In regard to: McKinnis, Charles Jul 22 1880
Another term of McKinnis rule would bankrupt us In regard to: McKinnis, Charles Jul 27 1880
By his retirement all will be recorded up to date In regard to: McKinnis, Charles Dec 07 1880
County clerk notifies him of treasury discrepancy In regard to: Neill, Robert, County Commissioner Jan 21 1881
Board examines records of ex-register of deeds In regard to: McKinnis, Chas. H. Feb 08 1881
Commission collects from his sureties In regard to: Neill, Robert, County Commissioner Apr 03 1881
Warrants paid by city council In regard to: McKinnis, Chas. H. Jun 04 1881
Ex-county commissioner acquitted of charges In regard to: Neill, Robert Jun 27 1881
$3000 was illegally issued to county commissioner In regard to: McKinnis, Chas. H. Jun 29 1881
Jury says not guilty of bribery In regard to: McKinnis, C.H. Nov 17 1881
Pioneer, the advocate of corruptionists In regard to: McKinnis, C. H. Apr 29 1882
Neills bondsmen ask to cover $50,000 bond In regard to: McKinnis, Jun 18 1882
Bondsmen held responsible for county shortages In regard to: McKinnis, C. H. In regard to: Neill, Robert Jun 18 1882
Death, pneumonia, had many friends and many enemies In regard to: McKinnis, C.H. Aug 01 1882
Received letter telling of McKinnis death, Denver Colorado In regard to: Meade, John In regard to: McKinnis, C.H. Aug 01 1882
Dakota vs McKinnis, case dismissed In regard to: McKinnis, C.H. Dec 31 1882
Baker murders wife. In regard to: Baker, Van B. Professor, Democratic Party May 17, 1887
Baker struggling for new trial. In regard to: Baker, Van B. Professor Nov. 16, 1887
Baker in stripes. In regard to: Baker, Van B. Professor Dec. 27, 1889
Professor Baker attempts suicide. In regard to: Baker, Van B. Professor March 15, 1892
Professor Baker dies in prison. In regard to: Baker, Van B. Professor Dec. 6, 1893
