Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-12-12
Rosebud Cour

the !abors of five days' session of the
board Saturday night. The duties
which involve upon TIE commissioners
of new county, as in the case Of
Rosebud, are not repiete with honors
and glory and as will be seen by the
following proceedings the present in
cumbents are equal to the occasion
and are to be commended for their
business-like methods and impartiali-
ty in conducting the county's affairs.
Monday. Session.
The Board of Comfy Commissioners
of Rosebud county met in regular
session at 9 O'Clock a. M, with the
foil wing members present:
Chairman Thos. r. Alexander,
Members a. H. I'errett, 7. f. Ham
mond, Clerk c. w. Baily.
The Sheriff by deputy announced
the meeting.
J. w. Vestal, representing the
Briggs Ellis Sheep Co. appearing
under oath, states that he only runs
one band of sheep numbering 5000 in
Rosebud county during the winter.
and asks the County Commissioners to
rebate them the taxes on one thousand
head of sheep. The claim is laid over
FIR further CONE ,1ar,t;op
Rudolph Rel hen, appearing under
oath, says that he is the representative
of A. Grossen; states that he is, resi-
dent Of Yellowstone county, and hav-
ing paid taxes on the same property
both in Rosebud and Yellowstone coun-
ties, asks that he be rebated the tax
es on 1900 stock sheep. 1t appearing
to tire Commissioners that the sheep
were in Rosebud county on the first
Monday in March, the request is de-
MED.
The hour of noon arriving, the Board
took an adjournment until O'Clock
p. m.
AfsaE>5N.oN SESSION
le Eoafd 1o@- II : y. M. Nit1 T.
f Hammond, raenher, 4. 4. Tarrett,
member, &. W. Baily, clerk. Chair
nan Alexander absent en- county bust
ness. I. Il. Hammond acts chair
man.
Upon petition of Jno. F. Maxwell
md Ntt, <<>1
ty road from r. O. Beams ranch on
the Rosebud to r. p. Colbert's ranch
on Tongue river is approved and
granted, and the following persons ap-
pointed viewers of such road: james
A. Beatty, John NJ. Stafford and the
county surveyor; said viewers to
meet at Beatty's store on January 9Th
at 9 O'Clock d. m. 1902.
Upon petition of J. NJ. Stafford and
others to change road at the mouth of
Otter creek is approved and granted,
and ]. NJ. Stafford, Albert Ferris and
the county suI.uyor appointed view
ers; said viewers to meet at Beatty S
store ON January 7th, 1902 at 9 O'Clock
a. m.
The following quarterly reports
wer approved: Report of the county
clerk, report of the dist. clerk, report
OF the assessor, report of II. G.
Wright, as justice of the peace. The
hour of O'Clock arriving, the board
adjourned until 9 O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
Tuesdays Session
The Board met at O'Clock a. m.
with the following members present:
T. E. Hammond, acting chairman,
A. H. Terrett, member, c. w. Baily,
clerk.
The following quarterly reports
were examined and approved:
The report of the sheriff, the report
of W. E, Dowlin, as justice of the
peace. The annual report of the as
SCISSOR is also approved. Upon the
petition of u. S. Pratt and others, to
change road at mouth of Eagle creek
is approved and granted, and the
following named persons appointed
viewers: u. S. Pratt, Joseph Kes1,
and the county surveyor; said view
ers to meet and view road on Jan. 10th
1902 at 9 O'Clock a. m.
Rosebud county assumed upon the
creation of said Rosebud county, in