Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-10-14
The COMMISSIONERS.
Official Proceedings Of the County
Commissioners
o. Union County, South Dakota. Held In
the Court House At Elk Point.
Elk Point S. D.. Oct 4. 1897.

Elk Point S. D., Oct. 4, 1897.
Commissioners met In regular ses-
sion. Members all present, also the
Auditor.
The following named persons were
appointed judges OF the coming cleo
ton in their respective precints.
Elk Point Township-A. d. Kellar,
J. F. Reid, Alison Bovee-Court House.
Jeffeyson-L. ID. Paradel, Harm
Beavers, Baptist Brouillette-Schod
House, Dist. No. 1.
Civil Bend-Henry Payne, Philip
Beauchman, John Skaife-SchOOl
House, Dist. No. Is.
Big Sioux-Jas. Halliday, Jr., Al
bert Bruneau, Thos. Coleman-School
House, Dist. No. 4.
Brule-Inguard Anderson, Louis
Kindlin, w. p. Chamberlain-Schoo
House, Dist. No. %.
| Spink-S. A. Omdahl, A. p. Asbjeld,
Albert Larson--School House, Dist
No. SO.
Sioux yalley-A. w. Johnson, Wal
ter Lillibridge, A. w. Wade-School
House, Dist. No. So
Virgini;-Adam Scott, John Finnie,
James Green-SchOol House, Dist. No.
81.
Big Springs-E. w. Ericsson, An
drew Wallin, H. H. Michaelson-
School House, Dist. No. IS.
| Alcester-C. w. Finn, C.. A. Frost,
J. w. Sedgwick-School House, Dist.
No. rs.
Prairie-James Wiley, August Erie
berg, w. j. BulOw-SchOOl House,
Dist, No. 6s.
The first named persons to act as
superintendent; the other two as
judges.
Board adjourned to meet October
5th, and re-cOnvened as Board of Ed
ucatiOn.
October 5, 1897.
Board met as per adjournment.
Members all present, also the Auditor.
| Road petition of H. +. Becker taken
up and laid over until January session
1898.
The road petition OF S. Maynard for
vacation Of the Maynard road No. 152
was taken up and laid over until jan
uary session 1898.
| Whereas, Alonzo Egan, who was
elected to the Office of County Survey
or OF Union county, South Dakota, at
the November election, 1896, and
thereafter duly qualified as such off,
Ger, has removed from the said county
of Union, and has ceased to be resi-
dent of said county, therefore, be it
Resolved, that said Office Of survey
or be and is hereby declared vacant,
and that w. M. VinsOn be and is here
by appointed county surveyor to fill
such vacancy.
Whereas, the firm of Maher g.
Springs, heretofore doing business at
Beresford, South Dakota, in the bust
ness OF selling intoxicating liquors at
retail, has been dissolved, and,
Whereas, John w. Maher, one OF
said firm, has succeeded to all the in
terests OF said firm and has this day
entered into a bond as required by
law, be it
Resolved, That the license now in
force in the name of Maher & Springs
be changed and transferred to the
name of John w. Maher and continue
in full force as though granted to said
John w. Maher.
Whereas, This Board has hereto
fore awarded certain Of the county
printing, including the Court Calen-
dar for the year 1897 to G. r. Bruce,
and
Whereas. The Clerk of Courts of
this county, has, in violation OF such
contract, refused to give the copy for
such Calendar to G. r. Bruce; but has
given the same to the Elk Point Lead
er for printing, and
Whereas, This Board considers it.
self bound by it's contract with said
Bruce for such printing for the year
1897. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That no bills for the print.
ing OF the Court Calendar of this coun-
ty for the year 1897 will be allowed by
this Board except that of G. r. Bruce,
and that certified copy Of this reso-
luton be forthwith served upon the
Clerk of Courts and upon the Elk
Point Leader.
Dated this 5th day OF October, 1897.
w. w. MAIN, Chairman.
Whereas, Lot five %. block nine 90
OF Alcester, South Dakota was the
property Of the United Brethren
Church Society and was sold for the
taxes for the year 1890 to D. G. Schulz,
and for the year 1893 to Union County
, and also for the year 1896 to Union
County; therefore bet
Resolved, And the County Treasurer
is hereby instructed to redeem the
sale made to D. G. Schulz and q re.
, funding warrant be drawn for the
amount necessary to redeem the same
and that the County Treasurer is here.
by authorized to cancel the sales held
by the county, such property being
exempt by law.
i Whereas, the taxes upon the real
estate hereinafter described for the
years herein named are uncollectable
by reason of erroneous descriptions, OF
by reason of said real estate having
been wholly or in part washed away
by the Missouri River. Therefore, Ir
Of continuing and carrying forward
such delinquent taxes upon the tar
rolls, it is hereby ordered that all un.
paid taxes and all sales running to the
County be abated and cancelled from