The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
COMMISSIONERS
Hold Their Regular January
Meeting.
new COUNTY OFFICERS CHOSEN

NEW lUUbtI UFFlGEkA GHUSlH
Deputies Salaries Fixed for the
Ensuing Year.
The selection of a chairman of the
ensuing year being the first matter
under consideration, the board pro
ceeded to vote for chairman. The
vote resulted as follows: G. H. See
ley received four votes, L. ]. Johnson
received one vote. C. H. seeley hav-
ing received a majority of all votes
cast, he was declared elected.
On motion, DR.. Geo. e. Countryman
was appointed county physician for
the ensuing year.
On motion, B. H. Rice was appoint
ed superintendent of the county hos
pltal for the ensuing year.
On motion l. y. Curtiss was appoint
sioners of insanity for the term of two
years.
On motion the salaries of the county
employees, until further action by this
board, were fixed as follows: Deputy
u Yit pSl lIlOillil, III SlS1 ~
treasurer's Office, $50 per month; sec
ond clerk in treasurer's Office, $50 per
month; all other clerks in treasurer's S
office, $40 per month. Deputy auditor,
SIS per month; first clerk in auditors S
auditors Office, $45 per month; all
other clerks in auditors office, $40 per
month. Deputy register of deeds, SIS
1saf me- oil nj lyc ~, nf
deeds Office, $40 per month. Superin-
tendent of county hospital, $50 per
month; county physician, $50 per
month; deputy jailer, s55 per month,
Janitor and night watch at old court
mouse, $45 per month. Janitor for new
court house, $50 per month.
Moved and carried that the Aber-
deem Weekly News, Groton Independ-
ent and Frederick Free Press be desig-
mated the official papers of the county
for the ensuing year.
On motion the offer of S. H. Jumper
Of s25 for full settlement of all taxes
unpaid against northwest quarter of
section 10, township 125, range 63, ex-
cept plat, held by the county prior to
the taxes of the year 1896, be accept
ed, on payment of $25 and surrender
y
1898, 1899 and 1901
On motion the bill of F. f. Thomp-
son for $55.90 for collecting delin-
quent personal property tax be al.
lowed and warrant ordered drawn
when account of Brown county against
f. f. Thompson for $50 for fuel and
lights fer sheriff's residence for the
year 1902 is paid.
On motion the petition of VIM. Reh-
field, treasurer of the German Luther
an ST. Johns church Of Warner, for
rebate of taxes on lots 1 to IL, block
10, in Warner, be rejected, on recon-
mendation of the county attorney.
On motion the petition of Howard &
Hedger for abatement of taxes assess
ed upon the following description:
That strip of land lying between the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Pauls north
| boundary and south of Minneapolis
| st. Paul & 500 ST. Marie railway, be
| ing in the north of southwest quarter
/ Of section 13, township 123, range "a
! 100 feet wide and 1878 IeeU long, run
ming due west from block SO, Hagert3
& Lloyd's addition to Third stree
west, originally known as Dare's addi
tion, was granted.
Moved and carried that d. B. Lynch
4 W. r. Cresse and E. G. Cummings
county auditor, be appointed com
mittee to apportion the uncollectet
civil township taxes for 1903 and prio
i years of Garden Prairie township, be
4 tween the village of Verdon and Gal
den Prairie township.
i Moved and carried that the applica
4 tion and petition of Fred Gabert t
sell intoxicating liquors in the yillag
of Ferney be granted and his bond al
proved.
/ On motion the petition of J. j. Chan,
pcrlain for refund of tax on cattle as
sessed in C;sceola township for tn
year 1903 was granted, the same stoc
having been assessed in Frederick vi
I1age.
Requisition having been made o.
this board by the clerk of courts TO
the names of thirty-six good and law
full men, qualified to act as petit juror
in the circuit court in and for Brow.
county, South Dakota, it was move
and carried that the board proceed t
4 draw jury names necessary to CON
plete the list of 200 names to be file
with the clerk of courts. Names wer
drawn as follows:
Portage-S. T. Clark.
4 Greenfeld-Henry MARTHA.
n Oneota-Wm. Arndt.
\ Brainard- Ole Kvam.
4 Shelby. FL. Duerr.
81 Detroit-Dave Patterson.
u Westport-Frank Wynn and G..
J Siemann.
q Ordway Knute Carlson.
u Henry-Herman Rodea, Arthu
}, Smith and John Gingerke.
81 New HopeT. B. Evans.
), Hanson Albert Pfel and Robel
Mike.
II RondellJ. S. Bryan and G. i
a Churchill
OsceolaHerman Miller.
Liberty August Wietta1a.
a GToton city Harry Clawson.
g Highland Carl Schwab, Sr.
4, Frederick city Henry Berg al
John H.sBoss.
Lincoln Andrew Mndsche.
! Aberdeen city--John Richardso
Don Barnette, John G. Wheeler, Ge
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