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OFFICIAL

OFFICIAL
Proceedings Billings County Board Of coun-
ty Commissioners.
Medora, N. d., April 3, 1899.
Board met in regular session at p. m.
Present Commissioners Stoddard, Mix
kelson and Miethe.
Meeting called to order by the chair
man.
Minutes of the last regular meeting
read and approved.
The following claims were on motion
allowed and warrants ordered drawn:
DR.. Geo. A. Perkins, attendance
on Mr.. Turner, Billings Co..
pauper .................... S 10 50
Norman Lebo, Co. Judge. IS 90
S. M. Ferris, Co. treasurer ... gag Al
Geo. A. Pelissier, clerk district
N. P. Rig. Car Co., rent. ........ 60 90
Oren Kendley. coal for county. 50 90
Bismarck Tribune, Session Laws 50
McCloy & Senour, hardware 90. e 50
M. L. Ayers. printing and sta
uonery '......'.......'.... ~ 70
Bill Of w. N. Cromwell, for s6S for
witness fees while in bondage, in Hall
case, was on motion disallowed for want
of proof that he was held as such wit
ness.
Thomas Grozier, board of Pris-
oner Tr,ratv'a famiIv ey ~
w. T. Denniston, postage and
Bruegger Mercantile Co., Will
liston, supplies Trusty's family 80 90
Robert Mays, witness justice
court, May, 1893. 80
A. T. Crowl & Co., supplies for
Trusty's family. 3l5
Board on motion adjourned to meet
Tuesday at a. m.
TUESDAY, APRIL a, 8 O'CLOCK A. NJ.
Board met pursuant to adjournment;
all members present.
Meeting called to order by Chairman
Stoddard.
On motion the following claims were
allowed and warrants ordered drawn:
]. A. Ferris, Mds for Jail ....... 5 Is 8s
J. S. Snyder, bailiff October term Z 90
Ellen r. Arnett, county superin-
tendent of schools. ......... 20 o7
F. A. Eaton, coroner, burial VIM.
Turner, pauper ............. ~ 90
L. A. Davis, coffin for pauper.. 5 90
]. w. Follis, work, repairs and
lumber court house and jail. 76 68
]. w. Follis, jailer and janitor
for JAM, Feb. and March. 80. 100 90
]. w. Follis. fifteen loads wood 80 90
J. w. Follis, incidentals court
house and Jail ail............... 24o
]. w. Follis, board prisoner, JAM,
Feb and March,. 81 80
Davis 4 Perkins, member in
sanity board April 3rd. I3 90
L. A. Simpson. atty by order
Court to prosecute Cromwell
in state VS.. Cromwell. ..... IS 90
]. S. Costello, sheriff Williams
Co. services in state VS.. Mea-
dOWS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. s. 90
W. T. Faro, deputy sheriff vii. "
liams Co., services in Trusty
case. 70 IS
Davis & Perkins, medical treat
ment aud medicines for |. N.
Richmond, Billings Co. pau
per (allowed, Miethe voting
mo" on ground of excessive
Cnar6e)... 2l9 50
Treasurer Stark Co., expense in
Cured in sickness and death
Of |. N. Richmond, pauper,
Billings Co.. Observation-Disclosures. 2o7 90
On motion board adjourned to meet
at p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment;
members all present.
On motion treasurer was authorized to
cancel penalty and interest on taxes Of
VIM. Ray, John Martin and H. F. Mer-
rill for the years 1896 and 1897.
TUESDAY, APRIL PM.
Fee report of the clerk of the district
court was on motion approved.
Bond of w. S. Prior, assessor first COM
missioner district in the sum of $500 was
on motion approved.
On motion the auditor was authorized
to advertise for bids for the care and
nursing of Billings county's paupers, sick.
physicians attendance and medicines.
On motion auditor was authorized to
get estimates on blank books and sta
tionery supplies from several houses in
the state.
On motion bill of Walker Bros. for
books and blanks was laid over pending
investigation.
On motion bill OF DR.. Van Dyke. wit
ness in the Barrett murder, for trip to
Medora, was laid over.
On motion resignation of F. A. Eaton
as justice of the peace, second commits
sioners district, was accepted and J. w.
Foley appointed to fill the vacancy eau
sed by Mr.. Eaton's resignation.
On motion bond of J. w. Foley as JUS
tice of the peace, in the sum Of $500, was
approved.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr.. Miethe, its adoption moved and
carried;
Whereas, E. B. Brewster was on the 8
day Of November 1893 duly elected to
the Office of justice Of the peace in and
for the ard commissioner district. and
whereas the said E. B. Brewster did not
''"'f'rst Monday in ,a1y o. sithin