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appropriated the sum of three hundred
dollars and n. H. Johnson is hereby APP
pointed road commissioner to perform all
acts necessary to provide for the repair
ing of such highway and expending this
appropriation. 81
10th That part of the highway from
Ellsworth to Beldenville lying in section
two of the town of Trimbelle for which
the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars
is hereby appropriated and F. A. Sever
ance is hereby appointed road commits
sloner to perform all acts necessary to
provide for the repairing of such high
way and expending such appropriation.
And 1T is further provided that the road
commissioners appointed in accordance
with this resolution shall be paid at the
rate of two dollars per day together with
all necessary expenses for the time actu-
ally and necessarily spent in the dis
charge of their duties, such payments to
be made out of the moneys appropriated
respectively.
All such commissioners shall make full
reports of their acts with full accounts of
expenditures with the vouchers therefor
at the next session of this Board.
Each such commissioner shall give a
bond in a sum not less than double the
amount of the appropriation made to his
portion of the work and after the APP
prevail and filing of such bond the County
Treasurer is authorized to pay over the
respective appropriations to the road
commissioner herein authorized to receive
them.
Motion to adjourn till 7:30 o'clock
this evening was lost.
Mr.. Brown presented a list of names
of road commissioners to be inserted
in the resolution adopted for highway
tax levy, on motion accepted and
adopted.
Board adjourned until o'clock to-
morrow morning.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at o'clock in the forenoon
All members answered to roll call
Sup. Murphy absent.
Journal read and approved.
Resolution relating to memorial to
the legislature offered by Sup Martin
on motion adopted.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County;
Whereas the duties of the Supervisors
in the villages and cities makes it neces-
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sary that they should be members of the
village and city Boards of Review of as
sess ments, therefore be it
resolved, that we ask our aSsemblyman
and senator that they use their best en-
beavers to have Chapter POI of the laws
on 1903 amended so that said Supervisors
may become members of their local Board
of Review.
]. A. MARTIN.
The following resolution was on mo-
ton laid on the table.
RESOLUTION
Appropriating money to make certain
improvements on the Poor Farm
Resolved by the County Board of
Pierce County:
That the sum of twenty four hundred
dollars ($2400.00) be and the same is hereby
appropriated for the purpose of making
the improvements at the Poor Farm
recommended by the Building Committee.
FRED DECKER.
On motion of Sup. Severance, the
chairman appointed special commit
tee to investigate the matter of i'm
provements at the Poor Farm.
Sups. Severance, TAFT and Prichard
were appointed such committee.
Resolution instructing the county
officers to move their offices into the
new Court House was adopted.
Resolved, That the several County ON
GERS be and hereby are authorized and
instructed to move the BOOKS and records
OF their several offices into the new Court
House when the same is completed and
ready for occupancy.
]. L. MOODY.
Reports of Committee on Assess
ment and Collection of Illegal Taxes,
read and on motion accepted and
adopted.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
Of pierce County:
Your committee on illegal taxation
would respectfully report that we have
examined all tax certificates referred to
us for cancellation, and do report and
recommend that the following numbered
tax sale certificates be cancelled and the
amounts thereof with seven per cent in
terest be charged back to the respective
towns, villages or cities where the lands
are located. The grounds for such can
collation. being defective descriptions
double taxation, and other errors in as
seSSmentS and returns
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10 aid the town of Maiden Rock in build
ing bridge in said town across the Rush
River at a point where the state ROAD
from Alma in Buffalo county to prescott
in Pierce county crosses said Rush River
in section sixteen of Township Twenty
four OF Range Sixteen, and that SUCH sum
be levied upon all the taxable property
Of the County Of Pierce, excepting from
said levy the property of the cities and
incorporated villages in said county
which are exempt therefrom under the
provisions of chapter 288 of the laws OF
1905.
And sups Gilmore, Fox and Foley,
members of this County Board, are here
by designated and appointed 70 act as
commissioners to cooperate with the
town board of the town Of Maiden ROCK,
in relation to such matter as provided by
chapter 288 Of the laws Of 1905.
Sup. Brown introduced a resolution
providing for tax levy for highway
purposes and the same was made
special order for this afternoon.
Committee on Buildings presented
their report, and the same was on mo-
ton accepted.
REPORT OF BUILDING COMMITTEE.
To the Honorable the County Board of
Pierce County:
The Building Committee to whom was
referred the matters of examining the
condition of the County Buildings do re-
spectfully report:
That we are Of the opinion, that it
would be more economical to have the
poor house heated by hot water plant,
and would also recommend that there be
two bath rooms provided, one for males
and one for females. We find that such
bath rooms could be put in by dividing
rooms one in the northeast corner and
one on the south side or in the south
wing. We think that an excavation
could be made under the south wing for
the heating plant.
We would also recommend the erection
of a new porch on the north west side
and one on the east side of the south
wing and new door on the south side
of the west wing and to paint the cupola
on the barn; also to build a porch on the
south side of the west wing.
We also recommend that the Eastwood
lumber now on the ground be used to
make a cornice on the barn.
MIKE FOX,
w. j. FOLEY,
FRED DECKER,
Committee.
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SPECIAL REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON
! ILLEGAL TAXATION.

SREC1AL Of YIN
ILLEGAL TAXATION.
The committee on illegal taxation re-
5pectfully make this special report in re-
gard to the claims of H. A. Magnuson,
Schedule bill No 81 claiming refund of
taxes paid by him for several years upon
Lot one, Section IL, Town "a, Range 18,
and of Ole Thompson, schedule bill No.
49, claiming a refund of taxes paid by
him for several years upon Lot 2, SECTION
10, Town a. Range Is, would respectfully
report that they find that all of such
taxes except one tax paid by each or SAID
parties were paid more than two years
prior to this date That by the pro-
visions of Section 1155 r. S. it is provided
that the county may refund an illegal tax
within two years after the payment OF
the same that hence the county is only
authorized by said section to refund a
county and state tax paid within such
period of two years.
That each of said persons has paid one
tax within two years prior to the date
hereof; that the amount so paid by them
is so small that to attempt to determine
the exact amount of county and state
taxes would be vexatiouS and they there
fore recommend that the entire taxes
with interest at seven per cent amount
In the first case to $2.1O and in the second
case to $40 be refunded and the remain
ing bill be diSallowed.
And the amounts above allowed be
charged back to the town Of Trenton,
where the lands are located.
A. F. BLIESNER,
JOHN FINN,
JAMES McNASSAR,
Committee on Illegal Taxation
On motion. a certain bill presented
at this time was referred to the Audit
ing Committee.
Report of committee to settle with
the Poor Agents, which had been re-
ferred back to- them, was on motion
accepted and adopted.
To the Honorable County Board Of Su-
pervisorS of Pierce County:
We, your committee appointed to settle
with the Poor Agents, would respectfully
report that we have examined the books
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Board adjourned till O'Clock this

Board adjourned till o'clock this
afternoon.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
The Board came to order at 2 o'clock
P. NJ, Roll called. Sup. Murphy alb
sent.
Journal read and approved.
Resolution relating to committing
"Delbert" to the Poor House adopted
Resolved, That the Poor Agents be and
| hereby are instructed to take the neces-
sary steps to have the county cberSe
known as ''Delbert," who has been kent
at the county jail for several years com
mitted to the Poor House.
j. L. MOODY.
Resolution relating to decorations.
fixtures and furniture for Court House
on motion accepted and adopted.
Resolved That a reasonable sum be ex-
pended out of the General Funds for
County Purposes for the decorations. fix
lures and furniture for the Court House
under the directions of the Court House
Building Committee.
!. A. MARTIN.
Sup. Mcdonald offered the following
resolution, which was on motion ac-
cepted and adopted:
RESOLUTION.
Resolved by the Board of Supervisors OF
Pierce County, that the Poor Agents be
and are hereby instructed to allow no
horses or colts to be- harbored or kept
at the Poor Farm except those that be-
long to the county.
Be 1t further Resolved that the SUPER
intendent of the Poor Farm be and Is
hereby instructed to clean out the old
hog pen and convert the same into
chicken-coop.
Respectfully submitted this 2Srd day Of
Nov, A. d. 1905.
S. MCDONALD.
Report of Committee on Official
Bonds was accepted and adopted as
follows:
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON OF
FICIAL BONDS
To the Honorable the County Board of
Pierce County:
Your committee on official bonds re-
spectfully report that they have examin-
ed and approved the following bonds OF
county officers and of the county de-
poSitory to-wit:
Allen P. Weld, county judge. $1,000
George W. Weldon, County Super
intendent of Schools .............. 400
Farmers q Merchants State Bank
depository OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100000
Road Commissioners:
?, brown .......,........,.,......... 500
N. II. Johnson Observation-Disclosures. 600
A. H. Corcoran. Observation-Disclosures. 600
w. }. Foley. Observation-Disclosures. 500
Thomas Manion NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 300
E. j. Fitzgerald ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 300
w. d. Spriggle. ........................ 300
T.. A. severance. 200
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Report of special committee TO de-
termine what villages and cities are
exempt from paying special bridge tax
was accepted and adopted.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON Elk
E1PT CITIES AND VILLAGES.
To the Honorable the County Board Of
Pierce County:
Your Committee to whom was referred
the matter Of determining what cities
and villages are exempt from a tax for
bridges respectfully report, that we have
had the matter under consideration and
find that the following named cities and
incorporated villages having within their
respective corporate limits bridge or
bridges to construct which such city or
village has assessed it's taxable property
to an amount which exceeds one eighth
of one percentum of all the taxable prop
erty of such cities or villages according
to the last equalized valuation thereof
are exempt from the levy of any tax lev
led by the County Board for bridge pur-
poses under the provisions of Section
1919 of the Wisconsin Statutes and acts
amendatOry thereof to-wit:
The City of River Falls, the City OF
Prescott, the Village of Maiden Rock,
the Village of Spring Valley and the Vii
1age of Elmwood.
V. e. BAILEY,
MIKE FOX.
A. w. CORCORAN,
Committee.
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Respectfully submitted this 21st day of
November, 1905.
A. F. BLIESNER,
JAMES McNASSAR, .
JOHN FINN,
Committee.
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Your Committee on Equalization recon-
mend that the assessment of real and
personal property of several towns, viii
lagos and cities in the County of Pierce
for the purpose of taxation for the year
1905 be equalized as set forth in the fore
going tabular statement made by your
committee for that purpose.
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and vouchers and find that the report of
said agents is correct.
We have also examined the report of
the Superintendent of the Poor Farm and
recommend the adoption of the report.
We have visited the farm and find the
same in good condition.
We would recommend the building of a
new chicken-coop.
We also find that there are not enough
farm
Respectfully submitted this 18th day of
November, A. D. 1905.
S. MCDONALD,
]. G. PRICHARD,
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The report of the Equalization Com
mittee which was laid over until this
time was now taken up.
Sup. Fitzgerald moved that said re-
port be accepted and adopted. Motion
carried unanimously.
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A. Il. BL1ESNER,
+. A. SEVERANCE,
JNO p OLSON,
Committee on Bonds.
The Auditing Committee reported as
follows: Report was accepted and
adopted.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors
of Pierce County, Wisconsin,:
Your Auditing Committee beg leave to
report and submit the following Schedule
of Accounts against the County, which
we have audited. We recommend that
forth be allowed as indicated therein,
and as marked allowed by us in the be-
low schedule, which is a part of this re-
port.
Dated this 23rd day Of November, 1905.
N. H. JOHNSON,
T. w. TAFT,
ED. MURPHY,
Auditing Committee
(See Schedule Of Bills, top of page four.)
Sup. Fitzgerald moved that the sew
eral special committees be given time
to report to next session of this Board.
Motion prevailed.
On motion of Sup. Martin, the COM
mittee to settle with Poor Agents were
ordered to bring the books of the Poor
Agents before this Board for tomor-
row mornings session.
On motion Board adjourned until
o'clock tomorrow morning.
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THEODORE SWANSON.
Committee
Supplementary report of committee
to settle with Poor Agents, was amend
ed by striking out certain portions of
it, and on motion accepted and adopt
ed as amended.
10 the Honorable Board of Supervisors
Of Pierce County:
We, the committee appointed to settle
with the Poor Agents would respectfully
report on the referred report of our COM
mittee by offering the following resolu-
tions
Resolved, that the Poor Agents are
hereby instructed to purchase one good
mare and one general work horse.
Resolved, that the Poor Agents be and
are hereby instructed to build a chicken
coop.
Resolved, that the Poor Agents of
Pierce county, having in charge the fur
nishing of supplies for the County Poor
House, are hereby authorized and in
structed to prepare, once every three
months, list Of supplies, giving the es-
during each quarter Of the year and sub
of Ellsworth and vicinity and get their
bid on said supplies.
Respectfully submitted this 23rd day OF
Nov, 1905
S. MCDONALD.
]. G.. PRICHARD,
y THEODORE SWANSON,
Committee
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER "a.

Pursuant to adjournment the Board
was called to order at 8 O'Clock in the
forenoon. All members, except Sup.
Murphy, were present.
Journal read and approved.
Report of the special committee on
improvements at the Poor Farm was
read. Action deferred until II o'clock
this forenoon. At that time Mr.. Holt
of the firm of Holt & Dahlby, st. Paul,
appeared before the Board, stating es-
innate of cost of the heating and
plumbing of Poor House. Report ac-
cepted as amended.
Sup. Decker introduced the following
resolution, which was on motion laid
on the table:
To the County Board of Supervisors OF
Pierce County:
We your committee appointed for the
purpose of investigating the ACCESSIBILITY
of equipping the County Poor House with
temporary bath rooms and a heating
plant, hereby report that after due con-
sderation of same, 1t is our opinion that
it is better to postpone the matter until
next summer, and then equip said build
ing with permanent bath rooms, heating
plant and a sewer system, the same to be
completed not later than November /,
1906
Dated November "a. 1905
f. A. SEVERANCE,
J. G. PRICHARD,
Il. w. TAFT,
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Respectfully submitted this END day OF
November, 1906
j. A. MARTIN,
DAVID SCOTT,
VICTOR E. BAILEY,

w.
Committee on Equalization.
We certify the foregoing to be the
equalized value of all the real and per-
sonal property in the several towns, vii
lagos and cities in the County Of Pierce
for the year 1905 as made by the County
Board of Supervisors of said county at
their annual session November. 1905.
JNO. p. OLSON,
Chairman of Courty Board.
o. ]. HOLE,
County Clerk.
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public official, and maximum charges
therefor be fixed by law
(3) We find that to accomplish this
purpose state legislation will be neces-
sary.
we therefore recommend that the at
tention of our representative in the next
legislature be called to the necessity for
such legislation, and that they be urged
to secure the passage of a law authoriz-
ing counties to purchase, own and hold
abstract books if it should be found that
the public records already provided for
are not suitable for the economical fur
nishing Of abstracts, and that it be made
the duty of the register of deeds in each
county to furnish abstracts to the public
at a price to be fixed by the law
Dated November %. 1905
j. G. PRICHARD,
S. MCDONALD,
FRED DECKER
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RESOLUTION

providing for a heating plant for the
County Poor House and for sundry re-
pairs on the Poor House.
Resolved, that the County Agent be ana
hereby is authorized and directed to put
in a hot water heating plant for the
County Poor House, and also to provide
two bath rooms with toilet fixtures com
plete in said Poor House, one for females
and one for males.
Also to erect porches on the northwest
side of the east side of the south wing,
and the south side of the west wing of
said Poor House and to put a new door
on the south side of west wing.
Also to, paint the cupola on the barn
and build cornice for the barn using as
far as possible the lumber now on hand.
Payments for the same to be made out
of the general fund.
On motion the Board adjourned until
1870 o'clock this afternoon.
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Respectfully submitted,
A. j. INGLI,
Ex-County Superintendent.

Sup. Brown moved that this Board
extend a vote of thanks to Mr.. Ingll
for his faithful services as County Su-
perintendent of Schools. Motion car
ried unanimously.
On motion the Board adjourned till
2 o'clock this afternoon.
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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-09-07
OPENING OF PELAHATCHIE HIGH
SCHOOL.

Pelahatchie, Sept. 4. Pelahatchie
High School opened today. A large
number of parents, with their child
rem and other friends of education,
were present to witness the opening
exercises.
After song by choir, scripture read
ing and prayer by Rev. Mr.. Golden,
short addresses were delivered by
members of the board of trustees and
others, interspeIsed with music.
The main speech of the occasion
was delivered by Prof. Jno. Rumble,
the new principal. His utterances
disclosed deep research into the theo-
ry Of teaching and many facts as to
practical methods in the school room.
He urged parents to cooperate with
teachers; that both parents and teach
ers were aiming at the same great
end, namely: the development of the
minds of the children for usefulness,
and that without cooperation the
work would necessarily be greatly re-
tarded, if not an utter failure. He
insisted that firm discipline should be
maintained in which parents and
teachers are workers, each perform
ing what the other cannot.
The new faculty, all strangers to
us save one who taught here last ses-
sion, impress our people that they are
educators Of experience. and that we
may confidently expect great advance
ment as results Of their work.
The enrollment of students was
much larger than any former opening.
Quite number Of boarding scholars,
besides those already present, are ex.
pected to enter soon.
The recital by Miss Fannie Nc
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TO THE NEGRO CITIZENS.

Now that tax.paying time is near
at hand for the year 1905, let me say
to you: If we fail as heretofore to
pay our poll tax, is it not false reason
ing that we expect our schools to run
as long as the white schools?
Take my advice, organize in every
school district; enroll every male
citizen who promises to pay his poll
tax for the year 1906, and as long
thereafter as the law says he shall.
Those of us who pay our poll tax
should encourage those who have here
tofore failed to pay this tax to here
after pay. If we continue to neglect
to pay our poll tax we may expect our
school term to be shortened. We
should be proud of the privilege to
pay the small sum of two dollars, and
then send as many children as each
family has to school six months.
Pay honest debts, live up to the re-
quirements of the law, mind your
own business and success is yours.
JOHN S. SANDERS.
Pat. Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-09-07
ON THE RANKIN FARM.

Clarion Ledger: Sergeant Rainey,
of the Rankin county convict farm,
the man who is credited with having
five hundred acres of the finest corn
and seven hundred acres of the finest
cornfield peas in the state of Missis-
sippi, spent the morning with the
officers of the board of control. Capt.
Rainey has just gotten in lot of
machinery, boilers, engines, ETC., and
in short while will be ready for
threshing. grinding, saving lumber,
making molasses, etc. The mill will
be located on the east side of the farm
headquarters, and in convenient reach
of the managers and the laborers.
Capt. Rainey states that he has
fine sugar cane crop of six acres, and
is confident that he will make 1900
to 2,0O0 gallons of as fine syrup as was
ever seen in the state.
The big corn crop is fine also, but
the peas are still more robust and the
vines in many places are weighing
the corn to the, ground. and serious
loss is feared on that account.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1905-09-07

of the Mississippi troops engaged in
the operations of the campaigns and
defense Of Vicksburg.
Resolved, that copy of same be
sent by the clerk to each member of
the legislature of the county, and that
The Brandon News is requested to
publish said resolutions.
Adopted by the board Sept. 6, 1905.
j. P. BARKSDALE, President.
By Sol Dobson, Clerk.
CLERK TO ISSUE WARRANT
Ordered that when an approved bond
is filed the clerk of this board is
hereby authorized to issue to A. D.
Worley warrant for $50 for building
bridge across Coleman's branch.
After allowing usual fees to
officers and members for per diem and
miliage, the board adjourned to meet
first Monday in October.