Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-02-08
February 6th. 1854

| reDurary 9TH, 1881
Board tnet pursuant to adjournment
all the members present. =
| CLERK ordered 20 make corrections on
Perkins Bros l,ill for seals. and books.
| Motion made and carried that we ac-
cept the Proposition made by Mr.. II.
Blowers AID others to sell the school
hoass in Washington Springs to lthe.
county to be paid for in Eve county
warrants at par as their respective IN
terests may appeav when aeatisfactcry
| bill Of sale shall be made AID accepted
by the Board, and the building deliver
\ ed
1t was agreed chat rs soon as iaacti-
1 cable said building shall be- moved up
on what is known IS the couri louse
block.
Moved that we take recess until 2
o'cEc,l y; In Carried. ''
2o'clock p. m.
Tie following resolution was intro
duaed and on motion adopted by a
unanimous vote:
Believing that it would not be expe-
dient to issue licenses for selling iptox-
icating liquors in Jerauld county,
Resolved That no such licenses be
issued during the term Of office of the
present Board of Commissioners.
On motion Mr.. Fisher was instruct
ed to procure suitable stove, and six
chairs for use in the Office OF the Reg
lister Of Deeds.
On motion the clerk was Instructed
to order q warrant register from Per
kins Bros.
The proposition of S. Arnold to fur
nish the material for two tables, except
two boards already purchased by Mr..
Smart, and complete said tables for the
sum OF three dollars was accepted by
the Board.
The bill of r. NJ. Magee for services
rendered, Sc, was allowed and war
rant ordered drawn for the amount.
The following bills Of the commits
siopers for services and mileage from
November 9th, 1883, to February 9th,
1884, We're presented and allowed and
warrants ordered drawn for the
amounts:.
S. II. Melcher, 10 days and 100 miles,
s65. a. b. Smart l9sdays, s57. II. d.
Fisher 10 days, s57.
Minutes read and approved.
On motion the Board adjourned.
"A. 3. SMART.
| Attest; Chairman
Il. LINUS BLANK, Clerk.
By B. f. SWATMAN Deputy.
| For SALE-At our farm ore and a
halfmiles south of Washington Springs
lao bushels spring wheat lscotch fife);
200 bushels good corn (early denD; 20
bushels choice selected seed corn; Is
tons choicehay; 250 bushels Of potatoes
which we will sell in lots to suit pur-
chasers. j. M. GRANT.
n. w Young, the Justice appointed
for the Parsons precinct seems to have
an undue amount of trouble in getting
his Office into running order. lie made
out his bond and sent it to the clerk
but it failed to get into the records.
A new one was made out in place Of
the one that went estray but had not
been received by the clerk up to the
time the Board adjourned.
The following is the full text of
Straits bill introduced il Congress to
take the place Of the present pre-emp-
tion law. This bill at present seems
to stand better show than any other
substitute that has yet been offered for
becoming law:
Sec. l, That no person shall be en-
titled to the benefits Of chapter 4 of title
32, of therevised statutes Of the United
States, commonly known as the pre-
emption law, unless in addition to the
qualifications prescribed for the pre-
emption claimant by section 2259 of
said statute, he shall at the date of the
passage of this act have had the bene-
fits Of chapter 5, title 32, Of said revised
statutes, commonly known as the home
stead law, and 10 person who has here
tofore had the benefits of the pre-emp-
tion law.
Sec. 2, No person shall be entitled
to the benefits Of the presumption law,
or to make an entry uader the provis-
ions of the homestead law, who shall at
it's settlement under the pre-emption
law, or at the time he shall offer to
make proof and payment under said
law, or who shall, at the date of his set
tlement under the homestead law, or at
the date of his application to make an
entry under the SAID law, be the owner
of morGthan 1G0acres of land, wherever
the same may be.
Sec. 3. No person shall be entitled to
make proof in payment for unoffered
land under the provision Of the pre-