The Dickinson press., 1906-04-14
Billings County Commits
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Medora, April 2. 1906.
Board met at 1880 p. m; present !. B.
Stoddard and S. P. Lowery.
The bill of DR.. Stephen Fisher for $40
for reducing fracture Of arm of Mr..
Rainey was disallowed on the ground
that Rainey was a county charge and
that Dr.. Fisher was under contract to
do county work of this kind.
The resignation Of c. E. Barber. JUS
tice of the peace, was tabled until April
goth.
DR.. w. H. Melvin being the only bid
der for the Office of county physician he
was awarded the contract for the ensuing
yearat $3.50. His bond in the sum of
$500, with F. E. Near and A. l.. Martin
as sureties. was approved.
Quarterly report of Geo. w. Myers,
justice Of the peace, was approved and
warrants ordered drawn:
Geo. o. Reid, sheriff, justice court....... ~ 10
= Lang "1snoes, JUSTICE COurb........ oU
Lon Merdith, ........ 8 90
A.. W. Deuashun. witness, justice COURT. 6 90
Board adjourned to meet at 9 o'clock
a. m. April sd.
Board met pursuant to adjournment;
present J. B. Stoddard and S. P. Lowery.
Bills allowed:
The Herald. rubber stamps, assessors
books and supplies. $25 80
Geo. D. Barnard q Co., so bandless Ole
wrappers. 3 so
N. P. Ref. Car Co., 8 mos rent county
building. go 90
The Herald, desk supplies and blanks. 6 IS
Walker Bros. & Hardy, supplies .......... 6 10
Chas. F. Will, draying.... ............. 2 90
W. g. Matchen, M. D., professional serv-
ices in examining A. Chensworth....... S 90
d. 5. Snyder. stamr 2 80
Frank Kessce, cleaning Green River
schoolhouse after county seat election
In June, 3 90
J, A. McGregor, county express, January,
February and 8 IS
John keohane, 3 mos office rent......... Is 90
J. D. Clark, 81 miles travel attending fall
term district court, 1906. .......... 4 O5
Adjourned to meet at 1880 p. m.
Geo. E. Burgess, stamps from Dec. i, '05,
90 april l. 80. ~
A. L. Martin, Mdse..... ............. 1 05
L.: W. McGlashan, court etenographer,
La Rue 10 90
ia. Ferris,sMdse. and stamps, Jan 1 to
April 1, 'O6 81 90
L. W.. McGlashan, court st~enographer, ab-
afract in A mhroat caae 20 en-
John Keohane, expense in case of State
VI. Nose La Rue, railroad fare to Bis
marck and return and hotel bill......... Is 80
Bismarck Tribune, tax receipt books and
..............." 20 10
q. E. Barber, livery team attending Mark
White Inquest. 8 co
The petition Of W. F. Lucas, Jay w.
Brown, Lewis F. Crawford and others,
asking that the present post road from
Sentinel Butte to Yule be established as
a public.highway, was granted.
The Billings County Local and Long
Distance Telephone Co. was granted
authority to place and maintain poles
for telephone purposes and to string
and maintain wires thereon for tele-
phone purposes upon the public high
ways in this county from Sentinel Butte
to Yule and to any other places or
ranches within said county that may be
determined upon by the board of d.
rectors of said company. Provided,
further, that the use of said telephones
shall at all times be subject to the free
use of the county officers of Billings
county for county or official business.
Supt. of schools expense account, Jan. /
to April l., 90, mileage and stsmps...... 4e 50
W. G. Croker. publisher, as p order
of Lydin w. Richar 8 SC
Billing ounty Republican. official print
Ing 49,. IS 25
The bond of Burgess and Koehane,
official abstraeters of Billings county
with Harve Robinson, George w. Myers
and ]. A. Ferris as sureties, was on mo.
ton approved.
The following taxes were cancelled by
order of the board:
Sam. Rhoads, 1903 12 81
Fred Valkett. 1908 10
Frank Philbrick, 1903 taxes ...:.... g.
VIII. Bremen 81 81
Cnas. Earl IN
Dan. Nichols. 10
Vi. NJ. Steeie.......... .............. l VI
ia. McGREGoR, County Auditor.
Smoke Henry Gray. None better
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