Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1902-04-18
Emmons, N. D., for the year 1902.

Emmons, N. D., for the year 1902.
Pursuant to statute, the county audi
tor was, ON motion, directed to exc
cute aud deliver deed tO e. A. Grain
for the southeast quarter OF section 81,
township l3l, range "a, TOR the sum Of
$65. .93, title to said land having vested
In EmmOnS county by Il forfeiture
thereof, underand by virtue of >anAudi
tors sale of said land made December
I, 1897, from which no redemption has
been made; Mr.. Grain having a record
interest in the, aforesaid land.
Petition for bridge across Spring
creek westuf Linton was laid over.
On motion the following resolution
was adopted:
Whereas, 1t is deemed necessary for
the abatement and extermination Of
the gopher pest and profitable to the
taxpayers Of the county; and
Whereas, The board OF county com.
missioners did, on ti1c 18th day Of July,
1901, levy tax IN all real estate in
the county for the purpose of creating
u gopher-deStruction fund, pursuant
t. chapter 107, Session Laws OF 1901.
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That "A bounty Of one cent
~ ~ iVi |"Sh boI'iSA N''iSu "iou
in the bounds Of Emmons county,
North Dakota, on or before May Is,
1902; conditional that any person or
persons killing any Of the aforesaid an
imals, to obtain the bounty thereon
shall, on or before the 18th day Of
May, 1902, exhibit the entire tails Of
said animals in lots OF not less than
one Hundred to the county,auditOr in
said county, and shall at the same
time tile with the county auditor an
affidavit setting forth that the ami
mails from which the tails were taken
we're killed within the limits of said
EmmOns county. And in payment Of
the aforesaid bounty the county audi
tor shall draw a warrant on the gopher
destruction fund Of said EmmOnS
county.
On roll call all the members voted
faye" to the above resolution. Motion
prevailed.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet at 2 O'Clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The bNard met, pursuant to adjourn
ment, at 2 o'clock p. IN. All members
present. !. ~
| On motion the county auditor was
appointed a committee to purchase
the necessary seats for the court. room.
! Sheriff Rocks bill for $74 80, expenses
for transportation Of Ole Thompson,
insane, from Linton to jamestown, N.
d., was approved by the board and
recommended to the state auditor for
payment.
Petition for a highway to be laid
out and established from the south
| line OF the southwest quarter of sec
tion 34-138-75 was received, and upon
investigation 1t was found that sec
tions 1854 and 1866 OF the Revised Code
Of 1899. had been complied with, and
ON motion the board decided to meetat
2 O'clock p. m. Monday; April %, 1902,
! in the county auditors Office at Linton,
N. d., for the-parpose Of giving any
and all persons an opportunity tO
make their objections, if any, why the
said petition should NOT he granted.
Petition for highway between sec.
tions n anL 28-l32.75 was laid over for
Investigations
Petition for highway to bc laid out
and established through section l4.129
II was rejected, for the reason that
the south halfOf section IA is govern
ment land, and on advice Of the states
attorney the board has no authority
| VI cSCduAlSA highways tllIOuSu kOfeIu-
4 ment land.
On advice OF the states attorney
the following bills were, on motion,
rejected: ~.
Edward Braddock, state wolf
bounty refund. ............. 3 0o
J. e. Horton, state wolf-bounty
The matter Of. adjusting the over.
draft Of 1853 63 was laid over, await.
ing the state examiners report on the
4 same.
4 The following bills, having been
audited ard found correct, were, on
motion, ordered paid by warrants:
w. H. RobinsOn, merchandise
to w. S. Hucfncr. INDECENT. 3 IS 81
R.R. @Hogue, examination Ole
Thompson, insane. D N
u Noah Davis, repairing bridge S OF
Jakob Fischer, commissioners
/ salary and mileage ..... q q
VIM. Baxter L--I. -
G COMMISSIONERS salary ~
and mileage. ....:.s q 30
Taking N. .Schmiererto to
hospital ............. Is CO.. 81 u
Alex. Macdonald, commissions
er's salary and mileage. $500. q 50
I On motion the board adjourned K
meet at 2 O'Clock p. m. Monday, April
4 %. 1902.
Attest: q. A. .HERoLz,
4 & County Auditor.