Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-10-19

market not thinking or realizing thai
the stockholders of our warehous\
company sends off the grain and ol;\
tains as much AS the other compani.sl
do for it, and that all the grain CONTEST.
over and above what it has cost 4.
shlplt will come back to to the stool
holders, so that whatever the gra
Ietches over and above expense u
freight and sale each stakeholder ge,
back in the shape Of a dividend. Tn.
is to say If the Farmers Elevator "
Warehouse Company offer its members
or stockholders one dollar a bushel fo
wheat and other companies offer NOR
tor 1T. it Is a sign that they want Il
freeze out the Farmers Company OF
that they think they can make some
thing 10y giving more. as they retur.
or pay nothing back after sale Will
ii they make ten cents more than they
give per bushel with cost OF freighN
and sale, they will have ten cents
profit per bushel, while the Farmers
Company would get just the same anG
IT the other companies gave one o..
more cents per bushel, there woul.
also be the ter cents or more to e.
back to the stakeholder who had sol
his wheat to his Own elevator o.,
warehouse company and such farmer
would be ten cents per bushel ahead
on his wheat leaving one shar.
OF stock or ten dollars on only on,
hundred bushels Of wheat more tina,
II he let the other company have it
Besides the MORE grain the Farmer
Warehouse or Elevator Company buy.
makes the expense OF handling cheap
er. The farmer in his stupidity an
blindness. boWs down to his enenli"s
cunning devices; and let's the specnla
tor have his grain for less than h.
would realize for it through the hand,
Of his own employees, through his
own agents and COMPANY. Is it any
wonder that sharp tricksters call sucl
men unidentified?
c. w. Hill.
COUNTY LEGISLATION.
Regular Octo5er Session 9 o'clocl
r. NJ, October, LIST. 1858.
Board of county commissioners met
in regular session, Messrs Seeker and
Grant present. On motion, ] Sickle,
was elected chairman pro tenn
The following bills were audited and
allowed:
Ole Johanscn. for groceries and cofl,
for Andrew Petersen, so7,sS
Dakota State Bindery Co jury record 500
: :. . ''24qr. tax lists, 2oOt
4" g g, rubber
stamps, 1870
c. j.. Colman, 8 Dbl, cement, 90c
A. c. Shultz g. Co., provisions 225
Bills of A. NJ. Matthias, D. F. Royer
and j. G. Miller for professional SER
vices to Addie Knierem rejected on :lc-
count of her not being a pauper.
Petition for a bridge on the Fire
steel Creek on section line between
section and IL, township 1864, moi
not granted.
The following bills were then audited
ind allowed;
w. A. Housed, fol- one ami one half
days work with team hauling grain and
property attached from W. j. Williams 500
John Steiner for medical services to
Andrew Petersen of Elaine township,
10 visits and medicine ;. 1000
A. Converse, quarter sa.acy as dis.
'rict attorney, 10000
Dakota Bell Publishing Co., supplies 1870
l.. N. Loomis 3month salary and en-
pressage 10000
w. A. kex, Justice fees, [Report for
end quarter accepted 5,7t
Board adjourned until s a. IN. October
2nd, 1888,
October End, 1885, Beard met pur-
suant to adjournment, Messrs Seeker
and Grant present.
Motion made and carried that fol-
lowing taxes be rebated:
Personal tax Il. 8. Wesley, Harmony
township. Sll,44
Tax on lot Z, block 10. Washington
Springs, assessed twcel 80
Tax OH lot and 6 block 4, Wessing-
ton Springs assessed twiceI 2,74
Tax OH lot and ~ block 4, Wessing-
ton Springs fassessed twlce l,4S
NV. Il 24-lO7-6s erroneous assess
ment e053
n. L. Il 3G-107-G7 erroneous assess
ment f,e6
s.,,E. 4 s3-1os-ss erroneous assess
ment y, 1915
N. W. Il .1-lO7 -G4 erroneous assess i
ment. 1891
S. WI c-lo6-67 erroneous assess
ment. 1898
Sc. 4-io6- G5 to be redeemed by Go. 1917
Board adjourned until one O'Clock pm.
October ind, 1888, One O'Clock T. NJ
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Moved,and carried that the poll tx
of WIN Vilderbrandto of 1861 be re-
bated,
Moved and carried that at the cleo.
tion to be held November, 6th 1855, the
precincts and polling: places be the same
as at the election held November, 9th
1887. That, in all civil township the
trustees ofethe townships lie judges of
election. That in , the unorganized
township the judges be and hereby are