Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1889-04-20
CHAs. c. Polk,
Plaintiff s Attorney
NOTICE OF ELEcTIoN.

the territory of Dakota, bounded and described
as follows, to-wit: BEGINNING at point on the
where the range line between ranges five 90 and
six go intersects said boundary line; thence
north along the range line between ranges five
90 and six % to the line between townships
three CD and four "a; thence west along said
last mentioned township line to the range line
between ranges four tD and five %; thence
north along said range line between ranges four
~ and five 90 to the northern boundary of Law
renee county; thence east along the northern
ne th e. sdnny 4 t9 the
west from Greenwich; thence south along the
said one hundred and third q0sO meridian to a
point where said meridian intersects with the
channel of the north fork Of the Cheyenne or
Belle Fourche river: thence sontheasterly along
down the north fork Of the Cheyenne or Belle
ervation to its confluence With the south fork of
the Big Cheyenne river; thence up 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-
y OF Meade by section one !ll OF an act entitled
IAN Act to Create and Establish the County of
Meade and for other purposes" passed by the
Eighteenth 18tl) Legislative assembly of the ter
ritory of Dakota;
We, The undersigned. appointed by section two
(2) of said act a board of commissioners, and
having met and duly qualified as such commits
sioners as provided for in section three (3) of
said act, hereby give notice that an election will
be held in the said county of Meade by the quail
fed electors thereof on Tuesday, May seventh
9TH, 1899 for the election of officers for said
Meade county. as follows, to-wit:
Three (3l commissioners,
One "a sheriff,
One (lt treasurer,
One ~ register of deeds,
One ~ county attorney,
One II judge of probate.
One Il superintendent of schools.
One coroner. and
One II surveyor.
Notice is also hereby given that at said election
the qualified electors of said Meade county SHALL
and for said county of Meade; the place receiv-
ing the highest number of votes shall be the
county seat of said Meade county as provided by
section four Il of said act.
For said election, precincts are hereby estab-
lished in said Meade county, together with pol
ling places therein, us follows, to-wit:
Big Bottom precinct shall constitute all of
township, north, range 5. east, b FL M, and the
polling place therein shall be at the house of N.
L. Hines.
Nine Mile precinct shall constitute all of
township I, north. ranges 8 and 7, east. b H NJ,
and the polling; place therein shall be at the
house of W. A. Inch.
Riverside precinct to constitute all of town
ship Z, north, ranges and 8, east, IL III, and
the polling place therein shall be at the Nichols
school house.
Spring creek precinct to constitute all of town.
ship 6, north range 5, 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 q, north of range Is, east b HI NJ, and the
polling place thesein shall be at the Carpenter
school house.
Lower Bear Butte precinct to constitute all of
township B,north, of range 7, east, III N, and the
polling place therein shall be at the house of w.
McCoid's precinct to constitute all of township
o, north, of ranges and 3, east b HI NJ, and the
polling place therein shall be at the McCoid
school house.
Sturgis precinct TO constitute all of township
5, north, of range 3 east, = ii nj, and the polling
place therein shall be at the room Immediately
Upper Alkali precinct to constitute all of
township 3, north, of range o, east, ii M, and
the polling place therein shall be at the house of
Lower Alkali precinct to constitute all of
township 8, north, Of ranges 2, : and 2 east,
house of Peter Mcdonald.
Tilford precinct shall constitute all of town.
ship 1. north, of range >, east, III nj, and the
west half of township 1, north, of range 8, east,
3 H NJ, and the polling place therein shall be at
the store of JAS. A. Howard.
Harlow precinct to constitute the east half of
the west half of townships, north, of range
7, east. B Il NJ, and the polling place therein
shall be at the house of Louis Touissaint.
Spring valley precinct to constitute all of
township B. north, of range 6, east, b III nj, ex-
cept sections % to 81 both inclusive, and the
polling place therein shall be at the Socora
Black Hawk precinct to constitute sections 25
to 49, inclusive, in township ., north, of range
y, cast, - III M anu SECTIONS TO Il, Dotn lnclu-
siye. in township 2, north, of range6 east, II
NJ and sections b ., and s, township 2, north,
range 7. east, j III nj, and the polling place
therein shall be at the house of Charles Ward.
Burton precinct to constitute all of township
q north, of range Z, east, B Il III; the east half
of township 4, north. of range 7, east. b II III;
the west half of township 4. north, of range s,
east, II H al, and the west half of township 8,
north, range s. east, b d IL, and the polling
place shall he at the Burton school house.
Big Bend precinct to constitute the east half
of township !, north, of range 8, east, b II NJ
and the east hiaf Of townships 5, north, Of range
of range 8, eaai, B II If and sections to II, both
iIclusiye in township q north. of range g. east,
B H 81. and the polling place therein shall be at
Green Erwin's house.
Lower BOX Elder precinct to constitute all of
sections to 4, both inclusive and sections
. to II. both inclusive, in township 2,
north, range I, east b Il n, and sections to ~,
both inclusive, in township 2 north, range :,
be at The house Of Mike Duree.
Appleton precinct to constitute all OF Meade
county east of line between ranges and 10, east,
B Fl M, and west of line between ranges 10 and
II, east. d II M, and the polling place therein
shall be at the house of Morris Appel.
Viewfield precinct to constitute all OF Meade
county east Of line between ranges 10 and II,
east, B Ill NJ, and west OF line between ranges
y and Is, east, B II III. aud the polling place
therein shall be the school house in school dis
triet No. 3d.
Lower Elk Creek precinct to constitute i, al Of
IS, east. b II NJ, and the polling place therein
shall be at Cottle's store.
The polls Of said election shall be opened at
cont t o open s until I've Isl o'clock ID the after
noon of the SHINE day. at which time the polls
s Dated st staTgis, Meade county, Dakota this
18th day Of March, A, p, 1889
DANIEL r. FLooD,