Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-30
NoTIcE or ELECTION.

| the territory of DAKOTA. bounded and described
| as follows, to-wlt: beginning at point on the
southern boundary Of said Lawrence county
where the range line between Tenses i've 81 and
| six 90 intcfsects said boundary hnc thonce
! % and six 81 to the line Between townships
| three On end four (4l; thence west along aaid
last mentioned township line to. the range limo
| between ranges four q and FIVE 90; thence
north along said range line between ranges four
| a. and five t5l 10 the northern boundary of Law
rence county; thence cast along the northern
boundary line of Lawrence county to the one
hundred and third (iGSd} meridian of longitude
west from Greenwich; thence south along the
| said one hundred and third tI03d) meridian to
point where said meridian intersects with the
channel of the north fork Of the Cheyenne or
Belle Foufche river; thence southeastely along
down The north fork OF the Cheyenne or Belle
Fourehe river en- the line OF the Great Sioux res
eryation To its confluence With the south fork of
the Big Cheyenne river; thence up said south
fork of the Big Cheyenne fiyaralong 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-
AN Act to Create and Establish the County Of
Meade and for other purpases,a passed by the
Eighteenth isth) Legislative assembly of the ter
ritory of Dakota;
We, the undersigned, appointed By section two
(2) of said act board OF commissioners and
having met and duly qualified az such commits
sioners as provided for III section three (S) OF
said act, hereby give notice that an election will
he'd electors thereof on Tuesday. May seventh
(7thl, 1S5a for the election of officers for said
Meade county. as follows, to-wit:
Three (S) commissioners,
One a. sheriff.
One a treasurer,
One "a register of deeds,
One u county attorney,
One II judge of probate,
One assessor,
One superintendent of schools,
One II coroner and
One surveyor.
Notice is also hereby given that at said election
the qualified electors OF said Meade county shall
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 us provided by
section four l4l OF said act.
:. For said election, precincts are hereby estab-
lished in said Meade county, together with pol
ling places therein. as follows, to-wit:
Big Bottom precinct shall constitute all of
township Z, north, range 5, east, d I'll M, and the
polling place therein shall be at the house OF n.
Nine, Mile precinct shall constitute all of
township Z, north, ranges and 7, east, b II NJ,
and the polling. place therein shall be at the
Riverside precinct to constitute all of town
ship Z, north, ranges and O. east b H nj, and
the polling place therein shall be at the Nichols
school house.
Spring creek precinct to constitute all OF town.
ship g. north, range 5, east, 3 III d. and the poll
ing place therein shall be at the Baird school
house.
Bear Butte precinct to constitute all of town
ship 8, north. of range o, east, 3 III NJ, and the
polling place therein shall be at the Carpenter
school house.
Lower Bear Butte precinct to constitute all OF
township 6noith, of range 4 east b II Nj and the
polling place therein shall be at the house of w.
McCoid's precinct 10 constitute all of township
8, north, of ranges s and 8, east b III NJ, and the
polling place therein shall be at the McCold
school house.
Sturgis precinct to constitute all OF township
5, north, of range ;; east, 2 H M, and the polling
place therein shall be at the room Immediately
in rear of tho First National bank.
Upper Alkaii precinct to constitute all of
township ., north, of range O, east, b IL NJ and
the polling place therein shall be at the house of
Lower AlSaii precinct to constitute all of
township S, north, of ranges and 2, east, D Ii
house of Peter Mcdonald
Tilford precinct shall constitute all of town
sR e " NJ and she
The store of Jas. A. Howard
township /, north, Of range 8, east, b II NJ, and
the west half of townships, north of range
7, east, ~, and the polling place therein
shall be at the house of Louis Tolissaint.
Spring valley precinct to constitute all Of
township 3, north, of range O. east, H NJ, ex-
cept sections rs to 81 both inclusive, and the
polling place therein shall be at the Socora
Black Hawk precinct to constitute sections Is
to 50, INCLUSIVE, in township 8, north, of range
sive, in township 2 north, of range s, east, B FL
range I. east. b H M, and the polling place
therein shall be at the house OF Charles Ward
Burton precinct to constitute all of township
3, north, of range Il east, Is HI nj; the east half
of township4. north. of range 4, east Fl If;
the west half of township 4, north, Of range 8, |
east, b H M, and the west half of township 3,
north, range 5, east, D 4 II, and the polling
place shall be at the Burton school house
of township 4, north, OF range x, east, b III Ill, |
and the east half Of township 3, north, Of range
8, east, b H NJ, all of Townships 3 and 4, NORTH.
Of sange 9, east. , H ~ andsections 20 4, both
inclusive. in township z. north of range O. east,
l3 II III, and the polling place therein shall be at
Green Erwin's house.
Lower Box Elder precinct to constitute all of
sections ] to !. both inclusive. and sections
o to II. both inclusive in township 2, |
north, range u east, B II II, and sections to ~,
both Inclusive. in township z, nerth range 8,
east. b ii M, and the polling place therein shall
be at the house Of Mike Duree.
Appleton precinct to constitute all of Meade |
county east of limo between ranges and 10. east,
II, east, b IA NJ, and the polling place therein |
shall be Mt the house OF Morris Appel.
Yiewheld precinct TO constitute all CT Meade |
east III and vest # ne Between e. ann rs
II and IL, east, y III NJ, and the polling place |
therein shall be tho school house in school dis
Lover Elk Creek precinct I'd constitute all OF |
Meade county east of limo between ranges II and
IS, east b II II, and the polling place therein |
shall be at Cotfle's store
The polls Of enid election shall be opened at |
the hour OF eight Isl o'clock in the forenoon and |
continue open until five l5 o'clock In the after
noon Of the saIne day, at which time the polls
Dated Il Etnrgis, Meade comfy, Dakota, this
18th day Of March, A. q 1859
DANIEL z. FIooD.
III q. HunToR.
Commissioners