Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-13

Commissioners
Pro Gee din gs.
Canton, S. D.

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Canton, 5. u.
Nov. 5th, 1908.
The county commissioners met this
day in regular adjourned session.
Present VIM. M. Cuppett, Chairman,
G. P. Schiager, N. Smith and County
Auditor.
In the matter Of the Delapre Twp.
Ditch coming on regularly for hear
ing. an order was entered esta ablishing
said ditch, designating it as Lincoln
county ditch No.. 8 and ordering its
construction.
The petition for changing bOundry
line of school district No. SIS came up
for hearing and same was granted as
petitioned.
The petition for changing boundry
line of school district No. 72 came up
for hearing and same was granted as
petitioned.
The returns of the election held
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1908, having been re-
ceived from the several voting pre-
cincts of Lincoln county, as provided
by law the county auditor proceeded
to form board of canvasses by call
ing to his assistance Wm. M. Cuppett,
N. Smith and G. P. Schiager. After
being called to order VIM. M. Cuppett
was elected chairman and Deputy
County Auditor acting as clerk: the
board proceeded to canvass the re-
turns with the following results.
(See tabulated statement last page.)
We, VIM. M. Cuppett, G. P. Schia-
ger and N. Smith, county commission
ers of Lincoln county, South Dakota,
being regular lawful constituted
board of canvassers of said county do
hereby certify that the figures here
with IN tabulated form is full and
complete abstract of the votes cast at
an election held ON Nov. 3rd, 1908, in
the several voting precin cts of Lin
coin county, South Dakota, president
ial electors, for member of congress,
state legislative, county officers, laws
and amendments to the constitution
as shown by the returns made by the
Judges of election and as canvassed by
US this 5th day of Nov. 1908.
Signed G.-P. schiager,
N. Smith.
On motion the board of county
commissioners adjourned to meet
Nov. 9Th, 1908.
The board of county commissioners
reconvened as per adjournment with
the following members present, VIM.
M. Cuppett, G. P. Schiager, N. Smith
and County Auditor. The board of
county commissioners together with
II. N. Cooper, county surveyor, spent
the day laying out the proposed route
of Ditch No. 9.
On motion the board of county
adjourned to meet
Nov. 7th, 1908, at O'Clock a. m.
Nov. 7th, 1908.
The board of county commissioners
meet as per adjournment with the
members present, VIM. M.
Cuppett chairman, G. P. Schiager, N.
Smith and County Auditor.
The following election claims were
allowed.
Eden Township.
F B Cable, judge s 6 90
Will Bergstrom, Judge and re-
turning ballot boxes 10 90
A Warner, judge and fixing
booths 90
A T Warner, clerk 90
J A Fowles, clerk 90
District No. "a rent 200
Norway Towns hip
John Tollefson, judge and re-
turning ballot box and put
ting up booths Sl1 90
R M Day, judge 90
John Johnson, judge 90
NJ T Gubbrud, clerk 600
P S Paulson, clerk 900
Rise and Vindal, rent 2 90
Pleasant Township.
B Schmid, judge and returning
ballot box $40 20
A J Rommereim, judge 90
Geo Determan, judge 90
w G Graham, clerk 90
G L Milliken, clerk ~ 90
District No, 43 rent 2 90
Brooklyn Township.
Phil Foy, judge, returning bal
lot box and fixing booths S13 60
A J Wimple, Judge 90
J A Norman, judge 90
G 6 Soderstrom, clerk 90
G Reynolds, clerk 90
District No. AZ rent 2 90
Fairview Township.
Cornelius Falde, judge . s6 90
John Noonan, judge 90
Swan Swanson, judge and re-
turning ballot box 80
John Hanson, clerk s 90
f ] Iseminper. clerk 90