Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-09-22

for amounts:
American Book Co., school text
Loomis s. Gull, services as at
torney for defense of Pulver
by order of court. 100000. % 90
On motion board adjourned until
September Z, 1899, at 9 o'clock a. m.
Board met at 9 O'Clock q. m. Septem-
Der Z, 1899, pursuant to adjournment;
Present, d. Il. Grippen, j. w. Sweat
and W. w. Forney, county commission
ers, and VIM. H. Stanley, county audi
tor.
The following resolution was pre-
sented and unanimously adopted:
Whereas, Application has been made
to this board to ratify a certain con
tract made between w. A. Wheeler and
wife, and the Transfer, Feed and Fuel
Co., for the purchase of the timber by
the said company OH the south half
northwest quarter and north half
southwest quarter of section III, town
Z, range ). in Fall River county, South
Dakota, belong to Mrs. w. A. Wheeler,
and
Whereas, Fall River county has a
mortgage upon said land as security
for the payment of $3.50, principal. and
interest thereon from July ]. 1885. to
the present time together with the ac-
cured interest thereon, and
Whereas, The board deems it unwise
to ratify the proposed contract and
further deems it necessary for the pro-
per protection OF the county's inter
it is therefore
Resolved. by this board that the
said proposed contract be rejected and
the states attorney is authorized and
directed to take such action and to in
stitute such proceedings as are neces.
sary to fully protect the interests OF
the county in preserving the timber
upon said land.
The following resolution was pre-.
sented and unanimously adopted:
Whereas. Fall River county has q
mortgage given by VIM. LuXton upon
the north half southeast quarter, ano
south half northeast quarter, section
10. town 10, range 8, as security for the
payment of $3.50 principal, and interest
thereon from January l, 1896, and
Whereas. The said amount of s1G(
with interest is now due and unpaid,
and
Whereas, 1t has come to the knowl
edge of this board that buildings
fences and other improvements hav.
been removed from the said premise.
contrary to the terms of the mortgage
and to the great detriment of til,
county, it is
Resolved, That the states attorne,
be and is hereby authorized and in
structed to forthwith ~foreclose sale
mortgage,or take such steps as redeem.
necessary to protect the interests O
the county in the matter.
Bill of DIR. j. q. Hoenes of SIS TO
examination of insane patient was re
duced to $50 and allowed.
The following bills were allowed ant
warrants ordered drawn for amounts
Ed. S. Ames, publishing. ....... .s3l 4
Harry Goddard, publishing. 81 q
i, E. Elsey, clothing for county
Lille Barnes, taking testimony
and making transcript of same
inquest of Anna Wilson,..s2O.95
reduced to. Ia 3
, On motion board adjourned to NEE
at 8 o'clock a. m September 8, 1899.
Board met September s, 1899, pursu
ant to Adjournment. Present, d.
Idrlppen, u. w. oWeat duu w. w. tut
ney, county commissioners, and Wm
H. Stanley, county auditor.
1t was moved and carried that Dal
al!e we'd SO per month on the count,
poor fund toward the support of tn
son of Mrs. Scott, the said o beini
blind and feeble minded.
The petition for the creation of
new Independent school dist riot out o
a portion of school district No. 5, was
on motion, laid over
Report Of G. w. Highly, agent TO
Edgemont school book depository, va
accepted and ordered fled.
John L. Burke as q member Of th'
finance committee appointed by tn
Huron convention of August 16 hell
for the purpose Of raising q fund TO