Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-07-23

D. X. Snively, juror coroner's
inquest .:.............. ~
John Simms, witness coroner's
lnQueSL ~
Elmer Grimm, witness coro-
ner's inquest. st................ 5o
DIR. A. H. Jones, witness coro-
ner's inquest and post mort.
examination Observation-Disclosures. 1O
inquest t.'................... $50
Salaries of county auditor and court
house janitor for month of June were
allowed.
On motion the board of county COM
missioners adjourned until Saturday,
July 10, at . o'clock p. m.
Board of county commissioners met
at . o'clock p. m. Saturday, July 10.
1897. Present, Commissioners Geo. w.
Highiey and Geo. w. Dennis; and Will
liam II. Stanley, county auditor.
On motion Geo. w. Highley was cleo
ted chairman pro TEN.
John Boehnlein appeared before the
board and stated that he was errone-
ously assessed during the year 1896 for
certain cattle and other property be-
longing to Chas. +. Roe, and asked
that the said personal property be as
sessec to the proper owner. 1t appear
ing to the satisfaction of the board
from the statement of the said John
Boehnlein and from the assessment
books of the county that the said
Boehnlein had been enormously as
sessed, the auditor was on motion au-
thorized to make the necessary correc-
tionS on the tax lists of 1886
1t appearing from an affidavit and
petition of Chas. S. Eastman filed with
the county auditor on July Z, 1897, that
the said Chas. S. Eastman had been
enormously assessed for improvements
on lot 81, block 10, Catholicon Hot
Springs addition to the town of Hot
Springs for the years 1893, 1894, 1895
and 1896, the auditor was, on motion,
instructed to issue to the said Chas. S.
Eastman abatement orders for the
taxes SO enormously assessed on said
improvements for the aforesaid years.
1t appearing from co rrespondence
between the county treasurer and III.
Il. Clark, formerly a resident of this
county. now of Tekamah, Nebraska,
filed in the Office of the auditor by the
county treasurer and referred to the
board for their consideration, that the
said ii. f.. Clark was assessed in the
years 1893, 1894 and 1895 for
a house built by the said
Clark upon land subsequently sold to
a. w. Odell, and it further appearing
from an opinion in the case submitted
by the states attorney that the county
treasurer has no authority to sieze and
sell the said house as personal prop
erty to satisfy the claim of the county
for taxes thereon. it was moved and
carried unanimously that the treasurer
be authorized to strike the personal
tax of the said IL. Il. Clark from the
tax lists of the county.
The resignation of James S. Stron-
gas. Justice of the peace of Fall River
county, was LAID before tho board, and
was, on motion, accepted.
I Moved by Geo. w. Dennis, and car
ried unanimously, that c. Il. Long. of
Oelrichs, be appointed justice of the
peace to Till the vacancy caused by the
resignation of James S. Strong.
On motion the following bills were
allowed, and warrants ordered drawn
for the amounts:
T.. Il. Arnold, court certificate 6 1C
Edmund Petty, bailiff's certii-
cate Observation-Disclosures. 10 1(
5. ~. Wilson. services as COM
missioner of insanity ....... , O(
Mammoth Spring Co.. plow
and scraper road dist. No. L. ID 0(
Mrs. j. w. 4Applegate, board
jurors and bailitf .......... 4 &C
o. b. Chesley. publishing com.
proceedings. ................ IL on
Carter Publishing Co., assess
ment and school laws. ...... II g.
Chas. S. Eastman, expense in
case of State VS.. jacobson
and Wilson NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL IN
Fargo Mercantile Co., mer-
chandise furnished county
poor .................... 40 OK
Fargo Mercantile Co., mer-
chandise furnished county
poor ......... w
Edgemont Express, publishing
com proceedings. ........... II q
j. G. Richer & Co., supplies
furnished sheriff ........... 4 O(
Ira N. Tillotson, services as
i county assessor, s342, reduced
to and allowed ............ 300 O(
Geo. w. Dennis, services as
county commissioner and
mileage .................... 30 OF
turning Union township as
SCISSORS books, and mileage. 10 O(
w. E. Bennett, getting and re-
turning Odell township as
SCISSORS books, and mileage. 1C
G. S. Isham, getting and return
ing Beaver township assess
or's books, and mileage $500. 8 on
o. B. Chesley, returning assess
or's books town of Oelrichs,
and mileage. .......... ..... 8 O(
Water, Light and Power Co.,
water for month of May. 10 OF
Water, Light and Power Co.,
light for April and May. IA IS
J. F. Kelley, blanks and books 6 8:
Harry L. Bras, poll books
county superintendent. ..... 2 q
Geo. d. Barnard, books and
blanks. Observation-Disclosures. IL "a
Perkins Bros. Co, books, blanks .
and other supplies. ......... 274 4(
Chas. Dumke, woulf bounty =. 81
ii. ID. Carsley, lumber furnished
for bridge road dist. No. TO-. 18 ii
Thomas H. Wells. clerk of
court fees. 72 5(