Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-06-14
FERGUS COUNTY ARGUS. JUNE IA, 1905.

H. N Rogers, same, 50.
J. II. Vadnais, same, SO.
X. w. Clifford. same, So.
z. B. Hart, same, 50.
y. F. David, attendance county
charge, $50.
Power Mercantile Co., supplies,
$117.21.
E. w. Norton, digging graves, $12.
archie Mccormick. burying pauper,
Frank Piper, road work, $7s.
Montana Railroad Co., ticket for
county charge, $11.55.
]. M. Parent, supplies for county
charge, $3.50.
Jas. M. Croft, rebates poor tax, $22.
F. H. Stokes, road work. s68.
Orlando Sawyer, justice peace fees,
James Carr, witness justice court,
$3.50.
r. j. Rule, same, $3.50.
John Lyons, same, $3.50
J. H. Daniels, same, $3.50,
II. Pallatt, road work, $50.
John Pallatt. same, $22.
L. Smith, same, 1872.
The board abated taxes of Jeptha
u. Ryan to the amount of $36.4S.
Board adjourned to 9 a. m. June 8,
1905. -
Board called to order at 9 a. m.
June 9, 1905.
Present: Samuel Phillips, chair
man; w. T. Neill, commissioner: F.
j.. Hazen, clerk.
me board instructed the county
treasurer to commence legal proceed
1ngs at once for the collection of all
delinquent licenses.
Inc clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for heating and plumb
ing the poor farm buildings also for
laying sewer and water pipe line to
said buildings, the bids TO be opened
| at o'clock p. m. July IS, 1905.
Bills were allowed as follows:
Clarence E. Barnes, court costs,
| 1880.
w. T. Neill, commissioners salary,
1872.
Chas. Ridell, witness coroner's in.
| quest, $1.50.
Joe Seaman, same, $3.50.
John Campbell, same, $3.50.
Frank Ferkouch, same, $3.50.
Curt Dennis, same, $3.50.
Archie Mccormick, juror coroner's
inquest, $3.50.
Thos. Riser, same, $3.50.
Frank Gray, same, $3.50.
T. R. Matlock, same, $3.50.
John Marshall, same, $3.50.
Geo. Riley, same, $3.50.
Roy E. Ayers, cash advanced, Sc.
H. H. Wilson, salary county ply.
sician, $125.
H. H. Wilson, quarantine expense,
$55.
Samuel Phillips, commissioners sal
airy. $1O9.
Bills were disallowed as follows:
Lewistown Livery stable, team hire.
$3.50.
The resignation of Carl J. Mckay
as justice of the peace of Big Spring
| township was received and accepted.
The board appointed John Malcolm
| justice of the peace of Big Spring
township, Fergus county, Mont.
Reports of county officers were ap-
proved as follows
L. P. Slater, sheriff.
F. J. Hazen, clerk.
E. P. Chandler, treasurer.
John B. Ritch, clerk of court.
H. H. Wilson, county physician.
In regard to road petitioned for
| to run from point on the Lewistown.
Gilt Edge road at the Kelly ranch !;
| thence running up Blind Gulch about
two miles: thence running to connect
with the New Year road, the viewers
reported against allowing the road and
| the viewers report was approved and
said road disallowed.
In regard to a change of road petit
toned for to run from a point on
| the now travelled Lewistown-G arneill
| road where said road crosses the Sec
| ton line between secs 21 and %, to
| 10 n, 16 e; thence running south
| to the Sc cor of the neA of said sec.
ton 81, thence running south to the
Sc cor of the neA of said section 21,
thence running west "A mile, thence
running south 70 mile, thence west
| on section line to again intersect the
county road, the viewers reported in
favor of the road and said road was
allowed and declared a county road
as laid out by viewers and as shown
in viewers report.
w. H. Barney was allowed $25 dam.
ages on account of said road.
A. R. Frame and Geo. Culver were
| appointed viewers on a road running
over the s1s of swA, of sec 4 and s1s
| Of seA, of sec 5, tp IA n, 20 e.
Alex. Sharp and David Bowman
were appointed viewers on a road run.
ming from the top of the sand hill
at the Sc cor of Gilkerson's fence,
thence through the land of Geo. Bow.
man, William Sharp and NJ Flaherty'
| County Clerk F. J. Hazen was grant
ed sixty days leave of absence from
the state.
The county treasurer was instruct.
ed to transfer 5000 from the general
fund to the high school fund.
| Board adjourned sine die.
Approved, SAMUEL PHILLIPS,
| Chairman.
| Attest: F. J. HAZEN, Clerk.