Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-05-04
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

NOTICE OF ELECTION.
All that portion of the county OF Lawrence in
the territory of Dakota, bounded and described
as follows to-wit Beginning at u point on the
southern boundary of said Lawrence county
where the range line between ranges five 50 and
six 90 intersects said boundary line; thence
90 and six 90 to the line between townships
three l3) and four o.; thence west along said
last mentioned township line to the range line
north along said range line between ranges four
"a and five ca to the northern boundary of Law
renee county; thence east along the northern
boundary line Of Lawrence county to. the. one
hundred and third l103d) meridian of Longitude
west from Greenwich: thence south along the
said one hundred and third tl03d0 meridian to a
point where said meridian intersects with the
channel of the north fork of the Cheyenne or
Belle Fourche river; thence soutlIeasteily along
Fourche river on the line of the Great Sioux res
eryation to its confluence with the south fork of
the Big Cheyenne river; thence mp said south
fork of the Big Cheyenne river along the line. of
the Great Sioux reservation to point where it
intersects with the boundary line of Pennington
county; thence west along the boundary lines of
Pennington and Lawrence counties to the place
of beginning; having been erected into the coun-
ty of Meade by section one "a of an act entitled
AN Act to Create and Establish the County of,
Meade and for other purposes" passed by the
Eighteenth 41sth) Legislative assembly of the ter
ritory of Dakota;.
We the undersigned, appointed by section two
ca of said act 4 board of commissioners, and
having met and dnly qualified as such commits
sioners as provided for in section three (3l Of
said act, hereby give notice that an election Will
be held in the said county of Meade by the quiri-
fed electors thereof on Tuesday. May seventh
e7th), 1889, for the election of officers for said
Meade county. aus follows, to-wit
Three 60 commissioners,
One "a sheriff
One "a treasurer,
One "a register of deeds,
One ~ county attorney,
One II judge of probate,
One II assessor,
One superintendent of schools,
One IL coroner. and
One surveyor.
Notice is also hereby given that at said electi On
by their votes select the place of county seat in
and for said county of Meade; the place receiv-
ing the highest number of votes shall be the
county seat of said Meade county provided by
section four H. of said act.
For said election, precincts are hereby estab-
hshed in said Meade county together with pe'l-
Big Bottom precinst shall constitute all of
township I. north, range 5, east, B Fl M, and the
polling place therein shall be at the house of N.
{. Hines.
Nine Mile precinct shall constitute all of
township Z, north, ranges 8 and Z, east. b II NJ,
house of W. A. Iinch.
Riverside precinct to constitute all of town
ship 7, north, ranges and 8, east, b II NJ and
the polling place therein shall be at the Nichols
school house.
Spring creek precinct to constitute all of town.
ship ., north, range ), east b ii Nj, and the poll
ing place therein shall be at the Baird school
house.
Bear Butte precinct to constitute all of town
ship d, north. OF range D. east, Il Ill nj, and the
polling place therein shall be at the Carpenter
school house.
Lower Bear Butte precinct to constitute all of
township 6,north, OF range east, II N, and the
polling place therein shall be at the house Of W.
McCoid's precinct to constitute all of township
6, north, of ranges and 8, east H NJ, and the
M fbarai al hp nj fha e(' md
school house.
t3turgis precinct to constitute all Of township
place therein shall be at the room Immediately
in rear of the First National bank.
Upper Alkali precinct to constitute all of
township 5, north, of range d. east, HI M. and
the polling place therein shall be at the house of
Joseph Carney.
Lower Alkali precinct to constitute all of
township s. north, of ranges Z, and 8, east. b II
house OF Peter Mcdonald.
| Iilford precinct shall constitute ala of town
! ship !. north, of range ), east, b FL NJ. and the
west half of township 4. north, of range 3 east
D III M, and the polling place therein shall be at
the store of JAS A. Howard.
township !, north, of range 9, east, r. H NJ, and
| !, east. II NJ, and the polling place therein
| shall be at the house of Louis Telissaint.
| Spring valley precinct to constitute all of
| township =, north, of range 8, east, b III NJ, ex-
cept sections % to - both inclusive, and the
l.
Black Hawkprecinct to censtitate sections Is
to SO, INCLUSIVE. in township 5, north, Of range
q, east. B III NJ, and sections to IL, both inclu-
sive in township2 2, north, of range6 east, B II
NJ and sections 5, ., and s, township 2, north,
therein shall be at the house Of Charles Ward.
| Burton precinct to constitute all of township
8. NORTH of range Z, east B II M; the east half
the west half Of township 1, north, of range s,
east b II M, and the west half of township D.,
north, range 8, east, B Fl NJ, and the polling
| place shall be at the Burton school house.
Big Bend precinct to constitute the east half
of township 4, north. of range &, east, b H M,
and the east half Of township ;, north, Of range
of range $, east, B NJ, and sections to IL, beth
inclusive, in township 2. north. of range y, east,
B 81 NJ. and the polling place therein shall be at
Lower Box Elder precinct to constitute all of
sections 10 4. both inclusive, and sections
/ 9 to r. both inclusive, in township z.
| both Inclusive in township 2. north, range 8,
east. b Fl III, and the polling place therein shall
be at the house Of Mike Duree.
county east of line between ranges and 10, east,
B H NJ, and west of line between ranges 10 and
4 II. east. a NJ, and the. polling place therein
/ shall be at the house of Morris Appel.
Yiewtield precinct to constitute all of Meade
coanty east Of line between ranges 10 and IL.
a,d NJ sqd Mes snd tbs eona
1 therein shall be the school house in school dis
4 trict No. 80.
| Meade county east of line between ranges IL and
Is, east, H NJ, and the polling place therein
| shall be at Gothic store.
/ The polls of said election shall be opened at
the hour of eight Isl o'clock in the forenoon and
continue open until i've al o'clock in the after
noon of the same day. at which time the polls
shall be closed.
| Dated at Sturgis Meade county. Dakota. this
18th day of March, A. d. 1879.
| MAX HoEHN
DANIEL. p, FLOOD.