Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1896-07-23

up ana approved.
The bond Of Truman Ames as an Of
fetal abstracter Of Union county. filed
recently, was not approved by the
board for the reason that the bond
was not verified in a sufficient amount
as required by law, and notice was
served that the said Office of official
abstracter will be declared forfeited in
ten days from date of said
notice and will remain as such until a
good and sufficient bond is fled with
the county auditor and approved by
the board Of county commissioners;
and that the old bond is forfeited from
this date, and the old bondsmen re-
lieved from the same.
Dated this 18th day OF July, 1896.
w. H. Dodd,
w. w. Main,
J. G. Merrill,
Board Of County Commissioners.
w. II. Dodd,
Chairman Board of County Commits
sioners Of Union County, South Da-
kOta.
Pertaining to the so-called Reming-
ton road located and established in
1872, r. T. Vinson, chairman Of the
board at that time, made the follow
ing affidavit:
State OF South Dakota, .a.
County of Union.
r. T. Vinson, being first duly
sworn, o his oath deposes and says
that he is the II. T. Vinson who was
chairman Of the board of county COM
missioners Of Union county, territory
OF Dakota, now the State of South
Dakota, in the year 1872 when the road
petition for the location OF the Rem
ington road, No. sc, which petition is
recorded in road record of Union
county, being the first road record of
said at page "a, and which petition is
in words as follows:
To the Honorable Board OF County
Commissioners:
Your petitioners, residents OF I'm
ion county, Dakota territory, do most
respectfully petition your honorable
board that a public highway be order
ed located and opened along the fol-
lowing described route, viz: Com
mencing at the west line OF Union
county, Dakota territory, in the town
line running between towns 81 and 81.
OF range 50. Thence east on Tor prac-
ticable) said town line to the Big
Sioux. Also a branch road commenc-
ing on said town line between Sec
tions 2 and 8 in town 81, range 50,
thence south on section line one mile
thence east on section line two miles
to the range line between ranges 40
and SO, for which We will ever pray.
Afiant further says that whereas
there is and was some misunderstand-
ing in the location and establishment
'of said road, and in an affidavit that
this af1lant nee made concerning said
road, as mentioned and referred to in
the commissioners proceedings in vol
ume 3, on page l4O, and that 1t was by
reason OF said affidavit and
misunderstanding the county
commissioners have vacated the
said entire road, this af1ant now on
his oath says that said affidavit SO
made by this affiant and referred to
by the said county commissioners in
commissioners record volume 3, page
l4O and 141 was only intended to reach
the first or west two miles of said
road, and it intended to say in said
affidavit that the first or west two
miles Of said road was never laid out
and established by the board of
county commissioners at the time the
balance of said road was laid out and
established, commencing two miles
east Of said Union county line and
then following said petition, that this
affidavit is made to correct the error
In the former affidavit.
r. T. Vinson.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day OF July 1886.
A. D.. Keller,
Notary Public.
The foregoing coming on to be
heard and considered the board Of
commissioners adopted the
resolutions:
Whereas It appears by the afidavit
II R. +. Vinson dated on thu 18th day