Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-04-11

essington Springs, Jerauld county
nE I! April s, 1884.
pard met; members present: III. ID.
1her and S. II. Melcher; officers pres
fprobate judge, Howard M. Rice;
M Williams. treasurer; county at
so,rFHsssy, .a,Fsssy, r. NJ. M.gee; sheriff, j. M.
apears; postmaster L. r. Barrett; at
NRaey, Thomas Null; d. A. Scott, Esq,
Nsos r. Bateman and A. F. Bateman.
ss4ssaA: 80: deputy county clerk, B. f. Swat
iAah The minutes Of the special ses-
MQp Of March 9th and 2sth were read
ahd afd approved.
Upon receipt of five good and sufii-
Gent sl petitions asking forreorganization
\ nEgLschool townships in the east part of
ttle county on the congressional town
AslilpSlhnes. 'lhllnes. it was moved and seconded
enatthe six hooltownships east of the
! s5ine "a bstWeen range 65 and 6s, be made
sgsso sanes school townships according
congressional lines numbered as fol-
lows: NJ. IL shall be township lOS,
range 65; No. IA shall be township 107,
range IS less the part given to township
81 No. 15 shall be township 1O6, range
IS.
The other six east will retain their
names and numbers and will fill the va
cancies according to law as they may
occur. And No. Sshall also include the
following described land: the east half
OF section /, east half Of section IL and
the east half of section 13, all of town
ship lO7, range 65. Motion carried.
Special scl,Gol township election for
the election Of director, clerk, treasurer,
and select a name for township, ordered
for township No. 13, No. IA and No. IS
Saturday, April 26, 1884. Judges OF
election for school township, No. 13, C.
w. Hill p. B. Davis and II. j. Wallace
Pollingplate at William Hills house.
Judges of election for No. IA, Conway
ThompS,n B. f.. Cummings and Char
ley Hanson. Polling place at Charles
Beach house on the southeast of 8.
Judges Of election for No. Is, o. T
Kellogg, n E. Williams and Gordo1
Mcdonald. Polling place at the nous,
of Don G. Needham. Motion carried.
Road petition for road from Yves
sington Springs to Waterbury was reat
and OH motion VIM. Hawthorne, Elsi
j. Menser and w. j. Corbin We're ap
pointed as road viewers to view tn
road from Washington Springs to Wa
tFbury together with the county sur
veyor, and they We're ordered to NEE
at Washington Springs on April 15tl
andsubscribe to their cath and imme
diafly begin their duties as such roa
viewers. Motion carried.
Moved that the surveyor be instruct
ed 10 make surveys and investigation
as u the most practicable crossing 0
theFiresteel, with estimates Of wor]
and cost Of building bridge and ap
pr(aches for the same and report a
socn as practicable. Motion upon be
ing put was carried.
Bill of III. d. Fisher for nine days
work for the county, $27.OO; for mileage
FOL all trips up to April Z, 1884, total Y
miles at 1Octs per mile, $3.50. Tctal
S3l60 was allowed and a warrant or
de,ed drawn for the amount. Bill O
the judges and clerks of election 'an(
the mileage Of those who had sworn tt
the returns was approved and warrants
ordered drawn.
No / Judges Jno j Groub, 2; John L Cal
vert, 9; Ambrose Baker,. Clerks: Herbert B;t
kcr, q Geo 4 Sloan. ,,..,
, ,speciap Judges; Ezra Herman, 2; VII
george Gtt re- e3Sss WsfeTbry s q franklin nj Cooley,
3 Judges: N S Combs. Jr, 2; Welhelcm Vie
meyer, 2; j A Reigel, 9 Clerks: DB Paddock
judges; il 4 Pierce, .; Moses Rich, .; Cl.as
G smith. q CLERK: Jeileron sicsler, 2; vii
Judges shim2g, 2; soarwins, " ( q so!,S J
looa' Nietf: Mi'fA "'iiai''9' - g = ~ ''o'''
"t;'V Judges; David Moulton, 2; Thomas Mitch
ell, 2; joseph Gibisch. 9. Clerks: Thomas Am,
os. .: Chas Hehning,
I Judges: j II Bartow,2; w n Hill, 2;J "
McCrlloch, =. CLERK; Michael Shafer, 2; AL
Judges: e V Miles, VIM Hawthorne.aa2i I
r Barrett, 2. Clerk; Ed LSmith, 2; Geo II bate'
o Judges: ,Alonzo D Cady,2; W Dixols 2;
l II French 2. Clerk: Little, Z; ) YER
10 (lo judges. William H Arne, .; J a Moore,
2: Charles Eastman. Clerk: Joseph Harding,
II :Judges: W P Pierce, 2: o. f Williams, Q;
II Knieriem. 2. Clerk: WI Williams z; chas
l2 R . judges j II wadroll, 2: Thos Bigger, 2;
Jos Steicllen, .. Clerk: l. i Daniel, 2; q 4 see
katz, q
Mileage Of carriers Of election re-
turns.
w,,r Williams 1s miles q. set s 90
Wm y ijijl - go
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