Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1909-01-15

Canton, S. d., January 4, 1909.
The board of county commissioners
convened at the auditors office with
the following members present: VIM.
Cuppeut, chairman, G. p. Schiager,
N. Smith and county auditor.
Austin O. Tuntland, commissioner
elect from the first commissioner dis
trict being present, presented his
bond and having taken the oath of
office and his official bond with Aus
tin O. Tuntland as principal, Thos.
Thorson, Knud Ulrikson and Thos.
Ulrikson as sureties being approved,
he was installed as county commits
sioner from the first commissioner
district for a term of four years.
The board organized by electing
VIM. M. Cuppett chairman for the
ensuing year. The amount of the
bonds of the several county and town.
ship officers were fixed as follows:
County Treasurer's bond $60,000.OO.
Ole Hokenstad presented his bond In
Hokenstad as principal, P. A. Over
seth, N. Smith, Gustav Aulwes, h.
G. Hofmeister, John S. Hoogestraat,
S. A. Young, J. r. Gerken, Henry
Bradshaw, Carl Anderson, H. Orstad,
Ole Steensland, G. Skartvedt, Hans
A. Skie, A. J. Rommereim, Sven o.
son, John Tollefson and liver Nelson
as sureties, and on motion the same
was approved by the board Of county
commissioners.
The bond of the register of deeds
was fixed at $5,OOO.OO Mr.. Ovre being
present, presented his bond with
Stephen Ovre as principal, II. N.
Cooper, A. Helgerson, John H. Ovre,
Henry Hvattum and Carl Anderson
as sureties, was on motion approved
by the board of county commissioners.
The bond Of the sheriff was fixed in
the sum of 100000. John e. Quien,
sheriff elect being present, presented
his bond in the amount S5, 900. 90 with
John E. Quien as principal, Thos.
Thorson, o. S. Clifford, A. N. Brag-
stad, A. G. Mold, and A. T. Segrud as
sureties. The bond of John Quien on
motion was approved by the board OF
county commissioners.
The bond OF the clerk of courts was
fixed at 100000 and George Olson
having presented his bond with Geo.
Olson, as principal, w. X. Slade, and e.
O. Hvattum as sureties, was on mo-
tion approved by the board of county
commissioners.
The bond of the county superin-
tendent of schools was fixed at $5OO.O0
and G. G. Lawrence having presented
his bond in the sum of $5OOOO with
G. G. Lawrence as principal, P. A.
Overseth and X. E. Jacobson as sure
ties, was on motion approved by the
board of county commissioners.
The bond of the county surveyor
was fixed in the sum of $4,000, and
G. f. Whitmore surveyor elect having
presented his bond with 0. A. Ru-
dolph and B. F. Whitmore as sure
ties, was on motion approved by the
board of county commissioners.
The bond of coroner was fixed In
the sum Of 100000. w. J. Byrnes,
coroner elect, having presented his
bond in the sum of 100000 with w.
J. Byrnes as principal, Gudmund
Skartvedt and John L. Syverud as
sureties, was on motion approved by
the board of county commissioners.
The bond of the states attorney
was fixed in the amount Of 81, 900 90.
Mr.. Carlson, states attorney elect,
having presented his bond in the
amount of 100000 with A. B. Carl
son as principal, M. A.Johnson and
P. A. Overseth as sureties, was on
motion approved by the board Of
county commissioners.
The bond of the county Judge was
fixed in the sum of $4,000. 90 and Fl.
j. Brown, county judge elect having
presented his bond with H. J. Brown
as principal, Arthur r. Rrown and
O. X. Brown as sureties, was on mo-
tion approved by the board of county
commissioners.
The bond of the county auditor was
fixed at 100000.
The bonds of the justice of the
peace and assessors we're fixed at
$4,000 and the bonds of the con-
stables were fixed at $4,000.
The several offices were invoiced
and the new officers receipting for all
property in the possession Of the Of
fees were duly installed, with the ex-
ception of the Office Of the clerk Of
courts and by motion it was voted
that the chairman Of the board of
county commissioners and the audit
or were instructed to inv
property of the o'"A
courts as sn~