Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1885-02-19

| On motion, the following resolutions
were adopted:
n Whereas, 1t is evident to this board
/ of county commissioners OF Turner
| county, Dakota, that the burning OF
| the probate records and office OF said
county on the 2Sth OF January, was the
work OF an incendiary; therefore, be it
| Resolved, BY said board in Il special
meeting held this 18th day OF February
1885, that G. ID. Cone, district attorney
1 for said county be, and he is hereby
authorized and instructed to do all in
his power, and call to his assistance
4 others il deemed eXpedient, and thor
oughly investigate said matter, with a
view to detect and bring to justice any
or all parties connected with or guilty
OF said burning, or setting on fire said
building or records, and that a war
rant be issued for the sum OF 8 ll5, the
same, or so much thereof as may be
necessary to be used in defraYing the
expenses thereof, and that he make a.
complete return OF all his doings with
an itemized account OF expenses, to
this board at their regular meeting in
April, 1855, said account to be audited
and allowed the same as other accounts
against Turner county.
The following. resolution was also
adopted:
/ Whereas, The office of the probate
judge of Turner county, Dakota, with
all It's contents, including all probate
court records and all papers pertaining
thereto were on the 2Sth day of Janu-
ary 1885, entirely destroyed by fire;
therefore we, the, board Of county com
!, missioners of said county, in special
meeting for the purpose of taking such
action in the premises as may be expo
dent this 18th of February 1885, would
! respectfully petition the Honorable
Legislature of Dakota to pass such an
enabling act or law in regard therto as
it may deem right and proper. with q
view to establishing as far DIS possible
said record or assisting this board in SO
doing.
3 Moved, that Andrew Peterson be al
\ lowed $40 q month for medicine, etc
r Motion carried.
On motion, the chairman was autho
q rized to instruct F. G. T.. Dexter tc
commence work Immediately on ice
breaks and repairing bridges, and that
unless he proceeded to do SO at once the
contract would be considered forfeited
! The bill of DR.. a. b. Sage of $a2.5(
for medical attendance on G. L. Hol
i, lenbeck was presented, and, on motion
allowed $50.
IS Moved, that the board adjourn t.
a Feb. 14th, 1885. Motion carried.
Swan Lake, D. T., Feb. 14th, 1885
Board met pursuant to adjournment
= Commissioners present: Monk, Bertel
son, Kaufman and Stewart; also clerk
Bills allowed:
y Reitf 81 Nagel, medicine for Mrs
Wagner, S 80
Id j E Miller, med. attendance and
d medicine for Mrs. Carl, 90
j Murphy, lamp TO Co elk office Z
ST G ID Cone, expenses at Swan
n Lake and Hurley, Feb. l3 and
1T Ia, 1885, 81
Ole c Peterson. 5 days assessors
al work, 10
Ia James Zuver, 81 days making
na township reports, lQs
Moved by Commissioner Bertelson
Marion, that a special election be calle
y in and for Turner county, Dakota, to
:. held on the 18th day of March, 1885, II
iis the purpose of submitting to the leg
voters thereof the question of the feas
ng bility of purchasing tract OF land II
re, the purpose of, and building thereon
Ike asylum for the poor, for which purpo
m the board of county commissions
shall have power to levy tax on tt
taxable property of said county for ra
ing revenue not exceeding twenty-t
r. hundred dollars (S2,5OO). Motion ca
on, ried. Also that the judges of the la
ay general election be appointed to ser
is at the special election of March II, 1S'
rs. On motion, Andrew Schrag was
lde lowed the sum of $500 for services re
it- dercd as judge OF last election.
ol- Bills allowed:
!. D. Stewart, Com. fees, mileage, SIG
Ie- S N Monk, $ .
ley a Bertelson " lo
ge, A Kaufman 10
Rowland Rees. stove pipe, etc., l
en- Minutes read and approved.
No further business appearing.
90 board adjourned.
S. N. MONK,
ert. Attest: Chairman
las. J.J. MOORE, Clerk.
lpe, Notice.
:. =. ,
A note for 500, given by n. G. Pet
gh- son to N els Sorensen, in the fall of Il
and secured by chattel mortgage, VI
.ial af SSn IL andore