Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-15

j. w. Butler Tor tax for the year lS96,
on the assessed valuation in excess of
$1,000.
A.C. Gaylord appeared before the
board. and offered to pay the tax, or
purchase the certificate of tax sale now
owned by the county, for the years
1894, 1893 and 1896, on the southeast
quarter of section seventeen, township
ten, south, range seven, east, B. II. M.
provided reasonable and just COM
promise of the said delinquent tax is
made.
1t was moved and carried that the
treasurer be authorized to accept thirty
dollars in full satisfaction of all delin.
quent tax on the aforesaid property.
1t appearing from verbal statement
made to the board by w. w. Stewart,
that o. E. Shay was unjustly assessed
in the year 1896, in the city of Edge
mont, for city tax, in that the said Shay
was not at that time, nor never had
been, resident of the city of Edge.
mont. and it appearing from the tax
lists of the county that the said Shay
had paid his taxes for the year 1896,
including Edgemont city tax, amount
ing to ten dollars and fifty cents, it
was moved and carried that the treas.
urer be authorized to refund to the
said Shay the said city tax.
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of the southwest quarter of the south
west quarter of section thirteen, town
ship seven. south, range five, east, b.
III. NJ, assessed in the name of Ella L.
Clark, was unjustly and excessively as
sessed in the year 1896, and it appear
ing further that it is to the best inter-
ests of the county to compromise the
said tax in order that it may be
promptly collected, it was moved and
carried that the auditor be instructe d
to issue an abatement order for all tax
levied thereon in 1896 in excess of tax
based on the valuation of the said pro-
perty as assessed in the year 1898, pro-
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within sixty days from this date.
1t appearing to the board that taxes
for the years 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1885
and 1886 on lot eight. block tifty-four.
Sulphur Springs addition. assessed in
the name of Theresa M. Evans, are now
delinquent and unpaid, and that the
said fav for f>ft hn a., Il
was excessive and unjust, and itappear-
ing that the said tax will be paid at
once providing just and reasonable
compromise of the same is made. it
was moved and carried that the treas
urer be instructed to accept 5000 in
full satisfaction of all delinquent tax
on the aforesaid property, provided the
same is paid within sixty days from
this date.
Proposition of Robert Parmley to
furnish the county fifty cords of sound
four foot body wood delivered at the
court house at three dollars and sew
enty-tive cents percord was. on motion,
accepted.
Bill of j. A. Stanley of si11.5O for
publishing delinquent tax list was prs-
sented and, on motion, allowed, and
warrant ordered drawn after expira-
tion of publication.
The following named judges of cleo
tion were appointed by the board, and
the following named polling places
were designated for the election to be
held on Tuesday, November ID, 1897.
Hot Springs; first ward, city hall.
Judges: William Morgan, A. G. Duke
and w. Il. Dudley.
Hot Springs; second ward. Dudley
Hotel. Judges: James Bradley, r. G..
Dudley and Jay Crane.
Hot Springs; third ward, Y. NJ. G..
A. building. Judges; j. ID. Nicholson,
Il. II. Lewis and Joseph Vincent
Hot Springs; fourth ward, Petty
Block. Judges; L. d. Hummell, L. S.
Ellsworth and G. p. Taylor.
jackson precinct; Ferguson resi-
dence. Judges; Il. b. Dings. o. Fer
guson and John \. Thayer.
Cascade precinct; Allen store build
ing. Judges; William Allen, Fred
Noerenburg and S. b. Sherman.
Odell precinct: Odell School House.
Judges: Thomas Frawley, Sam Odell
and John /. Butler.
Beaver precinct; Conger School
House. Judges; Ed Hall, f. ID. Bond
and S. f. Henderson.
Sand Creek precinct: school house.
Judges: John Eastman. Peter Mosher
and o. G. Fuller.
Smithwick precinct; school house.
Judges: James loops, U. w. Eckenrode
and c. III. Doennermann.
Oelrichs precinct: Ramberg's store.
Judges; A. j. Colgan. \. c. Gaylord
and Frank Long
Union precinct; Dennis School
House. Judges; Charles Wilkinson,
John Holdman and 4. S. Barnes.
Cheyenne River precinct; Thompson