The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-12-04
COUNTY, COMMISSIONERS
IN 5! THREE DAYS
Board Cannot Legally Offer Reward for
Arrest Of Fugitive Bandit.-Com- 4
= pIete Years Business.

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spending three days attending to
routine work of the county.
p The board took under consider
alton the offering Of a reward for
the apprehension of the fugitive
who participated in the robbery of
the postofice at Puposky and the
later shooting of Deputy Sheriff
Andrew, Johnson. County Attor-
ney Chester McKusick was asked
as to the legal status of such a
proceeding and advised the board
chat it was not within their power
to offer such reward and if they
did they would be personally re-
sponsible for any reward given.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Nc
Kusick the board passed a resolu-
ton asking Governor Eberhart to
| offer a reward for the arrest and
conviction of the fleeing bandit.
T. The abatement of taxes upon GER
tain land owned by St. Paul corp.
Grafton in the Town of hammers
took up the attention of the board
all Thursday afternoon. This tax
has been delinquent for some time,
the company offering to pay the tax
and a penalty of 6 per cent instead
Upper cent.
| Members of the town board of the
Town of hammers were present;
some were in favor OF the settlement mt
and others insisted on the collection
of the full tax. After giving this
due consideration the board refused
the petition.
The board passed a resolution
authorizing the county auditor to
serve notice on the village authori.
ties of the Village of Turtle River,
citing them to appear before the
county board at their meeting on
January 4, 1910, they then and there
to show cause why the said village
should not support Mrs. Robinson
whom the board claims is a charge
on said village.
The board also claim that on
January, 1 1909, when the system of
caring for the pool: was changed
from the county syst tenn to the
township system the said village
OF Turtle River ~. should have
taken Mrs: Robinson whom they
claim was a resident of Turtle River
at. the time she was taken to the
county poor farm.
The board, at its meeting on Janu
airy 4, will hear evidence as to the
legal residence of Joseph Lareva,
who is now being cared for by the
Township of Blackjack, the authori-
ties there claiming his residence to
be the Township of Hagali.
H The county auditor was authorized
to'advertise for sealed bids for the
official county printing for the year
1910, bids to be opened January
at 2 O'Clock p. m.
The applications of John C.
Com1ins and G. F. Rowley for
license to sell Intoxicating liquors
were refused on the ground that both
parties we're under arrest charged
with running bllnd.plgs.
The road petition of certain citi.
zens of the Township of McDougald
was laid on the table until the next
meeting.
The purchasing committee were
authorized to make necessary repairs
in the court house and repairs in
the jail as suggested by the state
board of control.
II w. H. Rice was awarded the con.
tract to furnish the county with zoo
cords of four-foot dry-seasoned birch
| wood at the sum of $3.50 per cord
and his bond for the faithful per.
Torrance of said contract, with A.
l.. Morris and S. E. Thompson as
sureties, was accepted.