Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-05-12

sessment throughout the county the
following schedule Of values for the
purpose of taxation was agreed upon:
Unimproved acreage, S1.5O as the
minimum. Special attention to be civ,
en- to the assessment of improvements.
Horses under three years old and
over six months, average Sl2
Horses three years old and over. ay-
erage SIG.
Cattle ove six months and under
two years old, 50 to s14.
Cows two years old aud over, average
S18.
All other cattle average $40.
Mules, all ages. average S1I.
Sheep, all ages over three months
old, average 81.
Hogs, all ages over three month old,
S3 per hundred pounds.
The following resolution was on mo-
ton adopted:
Resolved, That the assessors be and
are hereby instructed to make a special
effort to secure as near as possible a
full and complete return of all person
al property of every description in the
county, and, where they are we'll salts
fled by thorough investigation and
careful inquiry, that each person re-
quired by law to list property has not
made q correct statement of his pro-
perty in accordance with the provi-
sions of chapter % of the session laws
of 1897 and of the law of 1899 entitled
tan act to secure the assessment of all
taxable property and to provide meth
dds of enforcement of the same," the
said assessors shall report the fact to
the board of county commissioners
when sitting as q board of equalization
in order that q proper and legal adjust.
ment and equalization of the personal
property assessments may be made.
The following resolution was pre-
sented and on motion adopted:
Whereas, Under section % of chap
ter % of the session laws Of 1897 all Of
that portion of Fall River county not
included in organized civil townships,
and in cities organized under the gem
eral laws of this state comprises an as
SCISSORS district to be assessed by the
county assessor, and
Whereas, Under the said law what is
known as the "Town Of Oelrichs" is in
cluded in, and is q part of, the said as
SCISSORS district to be assessed by the
county assessor, it is
Resolved, That the county assessor
be and is hereby authorized and di-
rected to assess all property, both real
and personal, in the said "Town of Gel
richs," and to make his return of such
assessment to the county board of
equalization, to be equalized by the
said board the anne rs other assess
ments in the unorganized portion of
the county are equalized.
On motion the salaries of county
treasurer, county auditor, county
judge, county superintendent, states
attorney and court house janitor for
the month of April we're allowed.
On motion the following bills we're
allowed:
II. Goddard, publishing. .......S 35 so
Grace Poland, stenographer,
Justice court, $50 reduced to-. s 90
Chas. S. Eastman, sheriff's fees 81 O5
j. w. Apologize, board prision-
ers, jury and bailif. ........ 81 so.
Chas. s. Eastman, sheriff's fees 457 G5
Mrs. NJ. L. Fairchild, board of
county poor April. 43 80.
Mrs. b. s. Briggs, board county
poor, April. "a %
Peoples Telephone Co., two tele-
phones month of May........ 5 90
Peoples Telephone Co., balance
on telephone in sheriff's office Ia 90
A. w. Odell, services as bailiff.. 6 90
Edmund Petty, services as bail
Robert Parmiey, services as bail
III IL w
j. A. Stanley, printing and pub
e. s. Ames, publishing. 80. 80. 81 81
.1amoe nOrO0n p,1stOAv 0f rrio-
oner, Hamilton. ........... 3 90.
James II. Sharp, typewriting
case State vs.. Pulver. ........ 90
F. g. Osmotherly, fees as clerk
of courts and clerk hire 143 20
j. r. Mower, supper for jury,
bailiffs, etc, Pulver case...... Z 90
Geo. d. Barnard & Co., books,
blanks and other supplies. GO 20
G. w. Dennis, services as coun-
ty commissioner and mileage. Is 90
j. w. Sweat, services as county
commissioner and mileage. 10 90
Emil Hargens, supplies for
chas. S. Eastman, board Of pri-
soners Observation-Disclosures. 36 rs
Chas. s. Eastman, cash paid out
in state cases................ 90 SO
ID. G.. Grippen, services as com
missioner and overseer Of
poor u 90
Bill of j. w. Joyce for fees as coron-
er in the P. j. Ferguson inquest,
amounting to S4S was reduced to $685.
and allowed.
Bill of Elmer r. Juckett for services
of stenographer and transcript of tes-
timony in the Ferguson inquest,
amounting to 1852 was on motion al
lowed.
On motion the following bills for
witness and jurors fees in the P. j.
G. {. Wooster, juror............s12 30
II. w. Huebner, ...... II 30
Z. II. Parsons, ......... II 90
Fred Berrier. witness. 1 10
DIR. A. j. Hoenes, ...... l 10
G. G. Fargo, ....... 1 10
Tom Petty, ......... 3 10