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Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1907-04-05
SUPERVISORS PROCEEDINGS
Members Make Quarterly Report on the
Condition Of Public Roads.

Superintendent of Education Nor
gan reported as follows: Amount of
pay certificates issued to white teach
ers, So, .25; colored, $500.
County Treasurer Wheeler reported
the following amounts on hand at
close of first quarter: County fund,
$s,27S.45; School, $12.7O; Pension,
$175.7O; all road funds, $4,77O.75.
County physician A, j. Weissinger
reported as follows: i''The inmates
of the jail and poorhouse are all in
good health and AREAS far as / can
tell, well-fed and cared for by their
keepers. There has been very little
sickness in either institution during
the past winter and we have not lost
any of the paupers by death. The
roll of inmates of the poorhouse is as
follows: Lottie Matthews, Jeff Will
liams, Sallie Griffin, Jerry Moore,
Harry Belt, Sarah Smith, Rosetta
Clark, Martha Walker, Willie Hobbs.
Contract to build bridge over ditch
on Stuart road was lett Birmingham
Bros. at $1.39 per foot.
Petition of J. T. Shannon ct al to
make private road public one, was
granted, to be known as "Jones road. !"
Supervisor L. L. Jones reported for
first quarter as follows: 81 closely
inspected all the roads in my district
and found them all in good passable
condition, with few holes in low,
fat places"
Supervisor Barbee's report: ST
have ridden over and carefully in
spected nearly all of the roads in the
second district. / find the most of
them in good, passable condition, but
some of them have been unpassable
until the last few weeks. I find also
some bad mudholes, but they are
being repaired as fast as possible.
Very little work has been done with
machines, owing to wet conditions Of
bottoms"
Report of County Health Officer
Jones was received and fled.
Petition of r. r. Scott ct al for
change in Church road was rejected
for lack of form.
Petition of L. W. Mosby ct al for
bridge over Coldwater river on Love
road was continued.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1907-04-05

Do not go to Memphis and pay two
prices for your hats when you can
get one trimmed to your taste at home
GILLMAND & EAsoN, fernando.
Times-promoter. (Hernando, DeSoto County, Miss.) 1898-1970, 1907-04-05

Supervisor Long reported as fol-
lows: ''I have examined nearly all
the roads in the first district and I
find them to be in very good condi-
ton with the exception of the large
bottoms. 1t has been impossible for
the contractor to work these portions
of the road ON account of so many
recent heavy overhows The hill
roads are not up to specifications only
in a few places. Some Of the, hills
are getting too marrow and are badly
in need of widening. / have called
the attention of the contractors to
the places. There will have to be
something done with the Byhalia
Ridge road at the west end in By
halia creek bottom. The people are
without road there months in the
year. recommend that the Board
furnish enough lumber to floor the
west part OF the bottom and give the
people road that can be travelled. y
Supervisor Thomas report: II
have inspected about all Of the roads
and find all of them in fairly good
condition now, but there have been
some very bad mud holes up until the
last month, about all Of them have
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1907-03-22
JANUARY SESSION, 1907.

Van Buren, County Clerks Office,
Paw Paw, Michigan, Jan. z, 1907.
Be it remembered, that the 9TH January, D.
1907 the Board of Supervisors of Van Buren, county
to adjournment the office of the county clerk in
the village of Paw Paw in said Thereupon roll
called by the clerk of said board and the following
pevisors answered to their
J. c. Kennedy, Almena; c. S. Shaefer, Antwerp f. e.
Cleveland, Arngton p j. Diman, Bangor; NJ. Virgins
Bloomingdale; Andrew Gaynor Columbia Geo. Hale, Co
vert; ID. A Squier Decaur Frank Warner, Geneva A. d.
Conway, Hamion John McAlpine, Hartford; Dannef
fell Keeler A. c. Benedict Lawrence; j. c. Warner, Paw
Paw; Geo. T. Waber Pine Grove; E. f. Wa1dron, Porter;
Orlo Westgate South Haven; John Gault Waver1y Mar
shall Mackey, South Haven city, 1st ward W. Ekenburg
South Haven city, ID ward; w. c. Spencer South Haven
city, Sd ward.
Credentials presented read and accepted for Mar
shall Mackey supervisor of the first of South Haven
city W. c. Spencer supervisor of the third ward of South
Haven city, and Oro Westgae supervisor of South Haven
township
The following petition presented by Supervisor
Mackey:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Van Buren,
Your petitioners would respectfully represent that they
resident voters of the of Van Buren, and state of
Michigan; that they thereby interested in the
of the official financial affairs said county,
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The the special OF business having ar
rived motion of Supervisor McAlpine seconded by su
pervisor Dannefe the board proceeded with
fixing the salaries of the county officers for ensuing
years from January 1st 1907,
Supervisor Dannefel seconded by Supervisor Squier
moved that the salary of the county clerk be fixed the
of 500 per year.
Supervisor Place. by Supervisor Gaut moved
that the pending motion be amended by inserting eight humid
red in place of seven hundred
The and being demanded NJ
proposed amendment the roll called with following
result
Supervisors Kennedy, shaefer, Cleveland Wig
gins Hale, Wenban, McApine, Warner, Waldron, Place.
Gault, Brown, Elkenburg and Snobble-14.
Nays-Supervisors Diman, Gaynor, Squer, Conway
Dannefe Benedict and Waber-7; and the amendment
prevailed.
The original motion amended then adopted and
the salary of the county clerk fixed the $500
annum.
On motion of Supervisor Place, by Supervisor
Squer the salary of the county commissioner
fixed at the of 81, 200 per
On motion of Supervisor Dillman, by Supervi-
McAlpne the county
the sum of 81 900 per
On motion of Supervisor McAlpne seconded by Super
visor Squer salary prosecuting attorney
at the of SOOO per
On motion of Supervisor Virgins by Supervi
Dillman, William Harrison of Bloomingdale ap-
pointed member of the board of county
On motion of Supervisor Place, by Supervisor
Brown George w. Matthews of South appointed
as a member of the board of county canvassers.
On motion of Supervisor Dlman seconded by Supervi-
Virgins, O. w. Rowland appointed as
a member of the said board of county canvassers.
On motion of Supervisor Benedict Supervi
Conway the clerk and the county
such of money may be needed
expenses the county,
motion of Supervisor Cleveland, by Super
Place, of thanks rendered
viz Supervisors Virgins and Benedict represent
ed this at the recent meeting of the
equalization, the efficient in which they
their duties attended Van
county
Minutes of to-days proceedings read approved,
motion of Supervisor Dannee seconded Supervisor
Hale, the board adjourned without day.
Countersigned, J. G. WARNER,
WIN. c. MosHR Clerk. Chairman
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and securing the said county OF
Van administration OF its ocai
aH airs consistent with good and efficient service
That increase attending the admins
traton of the said county within and Tor
past; for the of ascertain
ing condition of affairs of said ONCE
your petitioners securing financial state
present sheriff be submitted to your Hon.
orable Board the of a minute and itemzed
the services rendered
and the fees and received by the SAID sheH ee
for within the said time.
Your petitioners therefore that your Honorable
Body present make and submit to
affairs said Office including itemzed
ceved therefor all received for other
together With full and complete statement of dsburse
made within and during the above mentioned time
And petitioners will (Sgned by 12S names)
motion made by Supervisor Ekenburg and sec
onded by Supervisor Spencer that the of the petit
TONERS granted
The following amendment presented by Supervisor
Virgins and seconded by Supervisor Gault: That
five appointed the chairman examine
bills sheriff for the years of
1904 1905 1906, emized report thereof
Carried.
The original motion amended put by the chair
and carried.
Thereupon the chairman appointed the following
visors committee report the foregoing item: Wig
gins, Benedict, Cleveland, Mackey and Spencer.
Upon motion of Supervisor Dlman seconded Super
visor Mackey the board adjourned until o'clock
morning. Carried.
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600 copies proceedings Board Supervisors including
publication of True Northerner, rs per
page Substitution of stock at greater price be made
if desired
On Supervisor Virgins, seconded by Supervi-
Dannee of fixing salaries of county officers
special order of business for nine O'Clock to-
morning.
The for the township of Paw Paw for expenses in
currred in the matter diseases claimed
1929 OIL The True Northerner Publishing Co.
printing June primary election amount
referred by the committee claims to
full board for consideration.
Supervisor Dillman, seconded by Supervisor Brown,
mentioned bill of the township of Paw
Paw be allowed. Motion lost.
motion of Supervisor McApine seconded by Super
Squer the disaowing said bill reconsidered
and Supervisor Dman seconded by Supervi
sor Waber allowed at the of hundred
ten dollars.
Supervisor Benedict, seconded by Supervisor Squer,
mentioned bill of The True Norherner
allowed at the of hundred and fifty dol
lars.
Supervisor Virgins seconded by Supervisor McApine,
moved amend the pending motion by substituting the sum
of dollars in place of humid
red and fifty dollars.
The yeas and nays being demanded the proposed
amendment ordered with the following result:
Yeas-Supervisors Kennedy Shaefer, Cleveland, Dill
man, Virgins Gaynor Hale, Wenban, McAlpine Warner,
waldron Gaut, Brown, Elkenburg and Snobble-l5.
Nays-Supervisors Squiers, Conway, Dannefel, Bene
dict Waber and Places.
And amendment prevailed The original motion
amended adopted.
Supervisor Benedict, seconded by Supervi
Conway the board adjourned until tomorrow morning
eight o'clock
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SATURDAY. OCTOBER 10. 1906.

pursuant adjournment called order
by the chairman
Roll Called quorum present
yesterdays proceedings read and approved.
The committee on claims submitted the following
port, to-wt which motion accepted and adopted
Claimant. Nature of Claim. Claim d. Allow'd
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Respectfully submitted,

Il. j. DILMAN,
G. s. SCHAEFER,
JOHN GAULT, Committee
VIM SNoBBLE,
T.. r.. WALDRoN,
The roll of members of the board for the
session presented, accepted and allowed follows:
We the undersigned chairman clerk of the Board
Supervisors of said of Van Buren, hereby certify
that the following the roll of said Board Superv
presented and allowed by the committee claims
for attendance and mileage during the present session.
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Board Of Supervisors

VAN BUREN COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
Respectfully submitted,
a D. CONWAY,
w. w. WENBAN,
c. T.. PLACE, Committee.
+ q. CLEVELAND,
GEO Il. WABER,
The committee printing submitted their report as fol-
lows which Supervisor McApne, seconded by
Supervisor Gault, accepted and adopted:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of Van Buren,
county, Michigan:
printing recommend that the county
prnting be awarded the sub
mitted by the manager OF that paper.
G. $. SHAEFER,
w. ELKENBURG, SCommittee
A. GAYNoR,
J.. KENNEDY,
The the foregoing report as fol-
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DIR. ii. l.. Charles.
Physician and surgeon. Office in Van
Fossen block. Phones: Office, No. 10;
residence, No. "a.
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Briefs per page circuit court calendars so COPIES
and reward cards first 100 ST. subsequent 100
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W. j. barnard.
Attorney at Law. Office opposite court
house, Paw Paw. 1889
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-27

The Genuine Round Oak Heating Stove is the
most popular, and has the largest sale of any stove
known. 1t burns any kind of fuel and holds the fire
all nlght-all day, too, if you wish. This is the stove
with the famous one piece. alr-tight bottom and out
side ash pan. 1t is right in principle, thorough, honest
workmanship, best material and is sold at a reasonable
price. 1t is nearer to being a perfect heating stove
than any other on earth,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-27
rst pub. Aug. l6-last pup. Sept. u, 1907.
NOTICE. Oh MORTGAGE 50 LII.

E! NUiN havt g been made in The cou
- aitiuns OF Il ccrtatn IN 'tJguge conualn!n-
b. power ol sale, executed and delivered 10y
jasper Kennedy. a sings man, norUgagor, TO
George 4. aotn Of inc city OF Rock lSlnrt,
state oil l .lnols. mortgage. lated 1he .lst
day OF october 1901, ana nleu for record IA the
One OF the REGISTER OF Deeds OF lob + :
county, South Dakota. on The 2lsu uay OF
october 1901. at go uciuck p. IN and re.
co.ueu IN book 81 OF Mortgages. GA Page 6,
m~.itgaging Tie follow az Inscribed rel rs
,u,e, situate IN the ounly of ROBERTS, stale
OF SoLln Dakota, 20 wit:
The cas-. ilail OF the northeast quarter (eis
OF n.y. Of stctlon thirty-two 90. ana the
northwest quarter of the northwest quarter
nw4 of NV of section thirty three 1897.
all in township onG hundred twenty SIX. Q26)
north, OF range nfty.one t5l) west vi the 5th
Principal Meridian, containing one hundred
t1 enty acres. more or less, according to gov
ernment survey thereof. 10 secure the pay
n,ent of Sixteen Hundred Dollars, (sl6oO) ac-
coruirg 10 the terms and conditions of one
certain promissory note and i've interest
coupons described in said mortgage. aud
which mor,gage and notes secured thereby
signed by said George r. Roth to kurL Island
III the state ot ILLINOIS Ivy an Instrument of
assignment winch Wa, recorded In the ONCE
OF the Register OF Deeds OF Roberts to,ntv,
SCUM Dakota. on the 29in day OF November
l!Ul. au 2;lU O'clock p. M. IN book 20 OF mort
cages. page AS. ana by said Rock Island Saw
ings BANK assigned, on the 18th day of June
W i ANabiShal bdIlh ol SlSStlOu,
Soutii Dakota. by on instrument of assign.
ment which was recorded IN the office of the
Register of Deeds of Roberts Counts, South
DAKOTA, on the 18th day of AUGUST 1907, at
9:lu O'Clock II. m III Book 50 OF Mortgages.
ut page $50 and which sand mortgage and
notes are now owned by said First National
Bank OF SisSeIou. South Dakota: which said
default consists in the failure to pay the in
deptedneSS secured by sand mortgage, and
which Indebtedness is now past due and
amounts TO the sun OF Sin Hundred Thirty
thlee Dollars ana Thirty eight cents, now
therefore, notice is hereby gwen that the said
mortgage will be toreclosed by the sale at
pubic auction of the above described real
estate. covered by said murJgage, by the
Sheriil of Roberts County. South Dakota, or
his deputy. on saturday The 2Sth day of Sep
tembef, 19O.. at one O'Clock D. In OF said day,
AZ The front door of the Court House in the
City of SiSseton, County OF Roberts, State OF
south Dakota. 10 satisfy aud pay the indebt-
edness remaining secured by said nor cage
and now past due. amounting to the sum OF
SIX Hundred Thirty three DOLLARS and Thirty
eight cents. together with accruing interest
and the costs ana disbursements allowed by
law.
Dated August 18th. 1907.
( FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Sisse ct on, s. D..
Assignee OF Mortgage.
HOWARD Attorney
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NOTICE OF REARING PETITION FOR
DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE.
Stat. of south Dakota
County of Roberts.
IN INC matter vi Tue estate of Carl j.
JoiIIsOn ucceaSeu,
me o,utc vi south Dakota sends gieeting
w htiNUr johnson ucir at Jaw ana uoA. of Kan
vi Can d. Johnson uecea.cu, ana 70 all TO
wluln lhest prcst his hay come
.NoUicc .s Lerooy given UiiaU hdlvor johnson
hho uleu WIN Cho Juuse vi ms Court u
sAiu deceased lett csJaUe consisting VI real
roperJy wnlcn ne alleges ~ ue mnony eX-
elnpu from execution, attachment VI oGher
mssnt procese. auu praying Jnau s.iu esCate
De uletli Uuleu among tnU nelrS at law and
next of kin OF SAID de ceased, wltuuut the
4, guiat LuiiuiiatihttuA tncreot as Prov led
b., t..c l'Iuuate o.ue ana LnaJ .houuas uile
list day OF october 1901 az ~ y Cloun ~. NJ, OF
>alu uiy. Du,nS u va, ul IL special Term OF TINS
Court. AT the iUuft Room VI salu Court, AT
el>suNun AZ uu, -ouuUo uI llODcrts uus De
appointed as Jne tim. Lut. pace luI huar...
Salu p|c,itloi, when Il al wucle any person
tera>ttu iaaN appear AID SHOW cause wi,
ealu prtit.u. snpulu uet ue granted.
MltnrsS ne mon. j. ". Auurcw~. JGNgG @
COuutS Court. .tnu 80, cal,
sal" Cou. .,ls .,oa trN
s"p eulbe; \. - lY4.. ~ n
onte IN .i, NWN % -l,S, pt
tointN uI nJ.9, T. ., t-tl,r ,
Soutii iaNutH.
tSEAiJ j. q. ANDREWS.
Juuge VI Lne vuity curt
ATTEST: l.. " Nj FOsS.
CieIK
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-27
c.
Nubs Of News.
%pg%g

Charlie Porter, Of Wilmot,
was an interested spectator at
the fair.
Vern Scott, of First State
Bank Of Wilmot. was in the city
between trains Wednesday.
Victor Records for all disk
talking machines at the Racket
Store.
Cliff Larsh and Charlie Gar
rison of Britton, were "milling''
around with the crowd We'd
nesday.
Headquarters for everything
in School Supplies at the Rae
ket Store.
Dan Pfremmer informs us
that he expects to leave with his
family for the Pac fic coast
some time next week.
Any place may seem a good
place to get school supplies, but
it is not. Our stock is N a class
by itself and our prices are low
est. Palace Drug Store.
Dave Cinclair the popular con-
ductOr on this line, is taking a
lay-off to rest up, and Jim Bar
ret is running the train. jim
makes a pretty flossy conductor
all right.
Sam Gordon, of the Browns
Valley Tribune, and e. G.. Tai
bot. Of Browns Valley, were
taking in the fair Wednesday
and distributing advertising
matters for the Browns Valley
fair Friday and Saturday.
We are paying 19c per dozen
for eggs and 22c per pound for
butter. Bring US your produce.
Peever Mercantile CO.
Electrician Roth informs us
that the new storage battery
has been successfully installed
at the electric light works and is
all 0. X. The company can
now furnish either a day or
night service.
A Salem despatch says that
Wesuover of st. James,, Mimi,
one Of the engine wipers on the
Chicago, St. Paul, Milwaukee &
Omaha railway, slipped from
the moving engine Saturday
morning and had both of his legs
cut off below the knees. The
doctors have hopes for his re-
covery.
Sheriff Gross of Webster has
adopted an effective and unique
method of preventing prisoners
in the county Jail making their
escape by saving off the bars of
their cell windows. He has had
all the bars heavily charged
with electricity, and prisoners
who attempt to apply a saw to
the charged metal will be treat
ed to a severe shock.
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Sealed bids Tor the following described
sale July 20, 1907, posted July e. III 1907. viii be-
received ~ the U. ;. Indian Agent at the
Sisseton Agency $. D., up to- II o'clock noon
of October II. 1907.
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diem and mileage. Ia 30
The otic, tale bonu of the Wilmot Drug 20. :,
in the penal sum of 5000 as one of the county
repositories OF school books, with Edmund
Cook aud Ralph Eastman as ~sureties was on
motion approved.
The auditor was instructed to advertise
for BIDS for eighty (sU tons of coal for the
use of the county, bids to be opened at the
October meeting 1901.
The application of Minnie b. Craige for a
loan of $500 on the NWk of Sec. "a. Twp. l2S-
so from permanent school fund was on mo-
ton allowed,
The application of Hans j. Krogstad for a
loan OF 5000 on the NEA OF Sec. L, Twp. l27-b2
from permanent school fund was on morton
allowed,
The application of Arrie &. jenkins for a
loan of $500 on the Sc IA of Sec. 10. Twp, l23-
80 from permanent school fund was oIfs,no-
ton allowed,
Moved and carried toadiouan from county
board to Board of Education.
On motion it was moved and carried to ad-
journ from a Board Of Education to a couu-
ty board,
The application of Nancy Dolan for a loan
OF 1860 on the So of the SEA, and N1A SEA
Sec. q, Twp. 1885, SO and lot 4. Sec. 10, Tw p. 1876
81 from permanent school fund was on mo-
ton rejected.
Moved and carried that G. A. vreim act as
the agent for the ovntv in constructing the
Lake and Lee ditch.
Moved and carried that O. N. Odden be APP
pointed a delegate to attend the.TrAns-Mis
sissidpi Commercial Congress to be held at
Muskogee. Oklahoma !.
!. Motion made and carried to adjourn sine
die.
Signed. S. E. ALLEN.
Chairman.
Attest: W.. c.. OLIVER,
County Auditor.
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Sent ~ nc, :.
sept. 21 Oct. Is.
NOTICE or HEARING PETITION }FC
rRIBUTlON OF ESTATE.

'ClA. - oCi- 40
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOE
DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE.
State OF south Dakota
County of Roberts y :
Ia the matter of the estate of Anna sweet.
corn, deceased.
The State of South Dakota sends erecting
10 sarah Swe"tcorn heir at law and next OF
KIN of Anna S~wectcorn. deceased. ana TO al
To whom these presents may come.
No ice is hereby given that Sarah Sweet
rorn has filed with the Judge OF TINS Court q
SAID deceased left estate consisting of real
property described as follows, to-wit
southwest quarter of the northeast quarter,
s'n'h half OF the northwest quarter. section
~, township 126. range 40 and lot . of the
II rthwrst quhrter. section II, township l2G.
ran" 10 west of the 9TH p. VI in ROBERTS
County. South DAKOTA. property which she
alleges to be wholly exempt from execution,
attachment or other mesne process, and
praying that said estate be distributed
among the heirs ~ law md next of kin of
said deceased. without the regular admins
trat ION thereof rs provide bv the Probate
Code ard thnt on Mondav thu llth day of
October. A.. D. 10 at 2o'c'ock p. NJ ofsaid
day. being n day OF a Regular term of this
Court, to wit: ofthe October ,ith term 1907,
ut the Court Room Of said Court. at Sisseton.
in tn" County OF Roberts, have been APP
pointed as the time and place for hearing
SAID petition. when and where any person
said petltion should not be granted
Witness the Hon. j. o. Andrews. Judge of
the County Court, and the
seal OF said Court. this 24th
day OF October. A. ID. 1907, at
SEAL his office in the City of Sis-
seton. County OF Roberts,
state OF South Dakota.
j.. ANDREWS,
Judge of the County Court.
Attest; l.. VIM. Foss.
Clerk.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-27
sept. 20 Oct. Ill.

NOTICE OF REARING PETITION FOR
DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE.
State of south Dakota
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-09-27

Charlie Porter, Of Wilmot,
was an interested spectator at
the fair.