Faulk County, SD History .....Chapter XXX - Faulk County Court House 1909
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CHAPTER XXX.

THE FAULK COUNTY COURT HOUSE. [By Hon. D. H. Latham.]



    The present Faulk county court house was erected in the year 1905, at a

total cost of fifty thousand dollars. At the general election of November 8th,

1904, bonds of this amount were voted by the people and the proposition carried

by a good majority.



    W. R. Parsons & Son, of Des Moines, Iowa, were the architects and the

structure is of the Roman style of architecture. The building was erected by the

Gray Construction Company of Watertown. The court house is three stories high,

length 97 feet 6 inches by 65 feet 7 inches in width with concrete floors and

inside walls of hollow brick. The outside walls are Omaha grey pressed brick,

trimmed with Lake Superior brown sandstone. The court house presents a fine

appearance and is conceded to be the best one in the state for the amount expended.



    April 27th, 1905, was a red letter day in Faulk county for the corner stone

of the new court house was placed on that date with impressive ceremonies by the

Masonic order, county and city officers and residents from all parts of the

county. A strong box was placed in the corner stone containing the following

papers and documents, to-wit:



    Printed program of exercises of laying the corner stone April 27th, 1905,

showing pictures of the building, also copies of the Republican Record and

Faulkton Advocate announcing the program and sectional map of Faulk county.



    Names of the present county officers, city officers and school officers of

the city of Faulkton also Brown & Saeng-er's directory giving names of all state

officers and members of state boards, also published list of all members of last

legislature.



    Official ballot used by Faulk county in last election, November 8th 1904.



    Certified copy of proceedings of first board of county commissioners showing

date the county was organized and appointments of first county officers,

November, 1883.



    A certified copy of resolutions of the board of county commissioners of July

14th, 1904, submitting question of voting on the court house bonds, also full

certified copies of all proceedings of said board since said date in regard to

canvass of vote, sale of bonds, letting contracts for the court house

furnishings, lighting and heating the same, names of contractors and architect

and showing total cost of the building.



    Also copies of official newspapers with published record of said board

proceedings pertaining to the court house, also picture and plans of the court

house.



    Documents giving history of each church organization in the city of Faulkton.



    History and names of officers of each lodge and order in the city of Faulkton.

    Copies of all newspapers published in the county, also a copy of the first

newspaper published in the county. Names of all public school teachers and

scholars attending school in the county.



    The first money collected by the first treasurer of the county, December

4th, 1883, being seven cents, was kept intact until this time and the identical

coin was deposited in this box.





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HISTORY OF

FAULK COUNTY

SOUTH DAKOTA

CAPTAIN C. H. ELLIS



TOGETHER WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PIONEERS AND PROMINENT CITIZENS



ILLUSTRATED

19O9

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