The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
Rapid City S d

l>oard met pursuant to adjournment
AL members and co auditor present
minute OF the last meeting read and
approved
BY motion the following bills were
allawed and warrants ordered drawn
on the proper funds for the same
o. Stannard surgical supplies skg
fund 1912
| Reber road work road no 80 $50
by motion action deferred on appli-
cation for reduction aud correction of
assessment of E 9 Johnson
BY motion duplication of D G Ingram
GO for correction and abatement Of
illegal X granted in part by abat.
lng valuation to 5000. 90 corresponding
aIu as fixed by board of equalization
for 1897
By motion application for correction
and abatement Of illegal taxes of VIM
Mills grrnted by reducing assessed val
uatlon to . 90 for the years 1892, 1898
and 1894
by motion report of road reviewers
on damages OccasiOned to f T. Farms
worth by proposed highway petitioned
TOR by James Graham ct al accepted
and DILL for 7.35 as reported for dam
ages allowed on county fnnd
by motion requisition for Register
o. actions book, Tor clerk of tue court
granted
BY motion Board adjourned to meet
ar . o'clock a m July Is 1897
Attest
p Mcmahon co ouditor
w Clark
Chairman Board of County commits
siOners
Rapid City S D
July Is 1897
Board met pursuant t o adjournment
all members and co auditor present
minutes Of the last meeting read and
approved
BY motion bid of F P Stanford for
custodian OF Offices rejected
BY motion petition of James Graham
ct al for a proposed highway running
o a point on the county, road about
two miles north Of Hill City near the
Cooper ranch in a northernly direction
TO where said proposed rhad will enter
sect the Bueen Bee and Sheridan coun.
ty road grrnied
MIS- M M Jones having been summon
cd relative to increase in her personal
property assessment appeared before
the BOARD OF co lnty commissioners and
being duly sworn on oath made the
following answers to questions asked
y Aar you the widow of Hugh f
Jones deceas, d
A Yes
q How many cattle were left YOUR.
felt and children at his death
"A IS head to myself II to the child
rem CT minor age and Is to the children
ri age l lad 70 heod Of my own
has the number been affected nv
any cnal e. since
A / bought IL head sold l3 head and
Is died
q Did you make a roundup of your
cattle before giving statement to CO
assessor
A No the roundup is O in pro-
gress
= Was statement gave made to as
SCISSOR regarding no OF cattle correct
A 1t was
q What disposition was made of the
balance Of the Jones estate cattle
"A The 3 children received 3 head
each
9 When did you come into possess
SEQ OF the cattle
A Last fall sometime
y WHAT cattle were wintered at
vou place
A All The cattle | have referred to
and II head for Mr. Woods of Rapi0
City
9 What has been the increase from
the cattle
A ~ calves I listed them to the as
SCISSOR
@ Were the cattle of the older chilo
rem given in
A Yes my oldest son gave them in
Q Did you winter cattle for anyone
else except Mr. Woods
A Yes a few We're turned in for a
week or SO al d time
The witness was then dismissed
} c Barber being buly sworn stated
in substance as follows
During the latter part of 1896 there
were in Mas jones' iraigated field ~
head OF cattle he counted them and b.
lievcd they belonged to the Jones fam
ny as he knew the brands Inc day
before the assessor was there ne cOunt-
ed $50 head belonging to Mrs Jones
and Mr. klmball The latters brand
was the Jug and BOB He counted the
cattle belonging to both parties be-
cause he wanted all persons to share
euually in proportion to property in
paying taxes
carlo ia the winter he counted SO
head and later 10 cattle in Kimballs
irrigated field and believed them to be-
long TO Kimball saw two buncnes of
horses containing in all about go head
and believed them To belong to thr
Jones family