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journ to 9 O'Clock Friday morning,
Friday Morning. April 8.

Friday Morning. April 8.
Board called to order at 8 o'clock
a. m. Members all present.
Board went to view a bridge south
east of city.
Afternoon Session
Board called to order at 1880 p.
IN. Members all present.
Motion made and carried to abate
the interest on personal tax of r.
Meilenze for the year 1883 if paid at
once.
Motion made and carried to all
low the sheriff 10 per cent for COL
lection of personal taxes up to and
including the year 1905, and 10 per
cent on 1906 and 1907 taxes on all
taxes collected by sheriff.
Scallin Bros, mdse for CO.'S IL 35
w. A. Branch, county prin.-
ing and stationery ..... is 90
Motion made and carried to have
VIM. Nash appointed as committee
w SCS w anu 1SLlllS COAlidCI lOl
curbing on south side of Court
House block and also to sod up the
front of Court House grounds.
The county auditor was instructed
to advertise for the building of "a
foot pile bridge on 25-foot piles at
ends and a ROY of 3O-foot piles in
1@~{,l C@sl 1,:l,oL -. IL 1-.:14 ~
tween section one in Prosper town
ship and section Sc in Mitchell town
ship.
Motion made and carried to have
all the election booths in the city
belonging to the county repaired and
painted.
j. r. Allison. salary county
commissioners ........ S4S 90
e. d. Watkins, salary county
commissioner .......... 80 GO
A. ]. Annis, salary county
commissioner ......... Sc SO
T. B. Haynes, salary county
commissioners ......... II 20
VIM. Nash, salary county
commissioner ........ "a OC
Motion made and carried to put
down a 2-inch artesian we'll al
County poor farm and county audi
tor was instructed to advertise fol
bids, the we'll to be piped with iron
except about SO feet on top to be
|piped with galvanized pipe.
Motion made and carried to ad.
iourn sine die.
State of South Dakota. County OF
Dawson, SIS.
1, H. B. Anderson, county auditor
of said county, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a
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true and correct report of the pro-
ceedings of county commissioners
regular session held April 6-7-S-9,
1909.
Dated at Mitchell, South Dakota.
this 18th day of April, 1909.
H. B. ANDERSON.
County Auditn"
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signed by voter of the county ask
ing them to nominate them for
game wardens for the county; to
wit:
In favor of w. b. Dobson.
In favor of John II, Slater.
In favor of r.. w. Waterman.
In favor of w. II. Trow.
In favor of A. h. schwartzback.
Board proceeded TO ballot for the
nomination and first ballot resulted
as follows:
w. b. Dobson had = votes.
John II. Slater had . votes.
w. H. Trow had l vote,
Second ballot:
w. b. Dobson had . votes.
John III. Slater had 3 votes.
The following court certificates
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Il. Wright, repairs court

j.. FL. Wright, repairs court
house / 10
C. E. Vermilyea, mdse for
county poor ....a.... 10 40
lie Mars Printing Co., mdse
for county ........... 3 IS
Fowler Electric Co. mdse.
for county .......... 2 10
Hess, Rau & Co, plumbing
at Court House. ...... 10 50
Jacob Becker, clothing for
County prisoners ...... 22 90
Mitchell Printing Co, County
printing and stationery 40 SIS
Educator School supply Co,
blanks for County ...... 81 rs
Mitchell Township, repairs
on Cassem bridge ...... 10 30
l.. w. Plotner, sheriff's fee. 81 SO
Chas. A. Bower, coroner, made his
report on the inquest of c.. Robinson
and on motion the report was accept
ed and the following fees were al
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Motion made and carried to abate
the personal taxes of Martin Farrell
and Mary NJ. Farrell for the year
1908 having paid taxes on the same
property in state of Iowa for the
year 1908.
Superintendent of the hospital
of insane made his report for the
quarter ending March 81, 1909 of
Dawson county insane, cared for at
the hospital and the bill of expense
incurred. The report was excepted
and following bill allowed.
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Motion made and carried to adj
journ to 1880 p. m.
Afternoon Session
Board called to order at 1870 p.
m. Members all present.
l.. w. Plotner, cash for
Mrs. Newman ..,..... $500
S. G. Boyce, mdse. for
County 2 90.
Mt. Vernon News. County
printing and stationery ..s1O1 &c
Waterbury & Klousia, mdse.
County poor .......... ] 20
The following bids We're opened
for connecting water conductors
with cisterns at Court House:
Peterson & Hollis ......... $40 90
NJ. H. Gosche .......... 81 SO
Webster, Cook & Co. $50. 90 90
Motion made and carried to award
the contract to Webster. Cook & Co..
for conductors 10 cistern, county to
pay them $4,000 when work is COM
plete and approved.
The following petitions were pre-
scented to county commissioners,
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Detailed List of Warrants issued During quarter.

AMOUNT
Brought forward... ........... G9i0 Is
Physlciais Tor $50 90
Poor Reliet.. 7l2 so
Books and Stationery 3fS 80
Prlntlng and Advertising ........... 272 10
Elections =. ..:">.... 225
l lights. Fuel and Rel airs of County
Buildings. 40 IA
Build ne and Repairing Co, Bridges. $3.50 Sc
Board OF health. T.. ....... -. Is 20
vital statistics. ....... 1l3 SO
Constable Fees ......... q 90
School Books......... .. l72 "a
Mischl afeous. l0i0 i6
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ST ATE OF 2FS so o III, DAKoTA,{ .
II b Anderson Auditor bng first duly sworn hsay that the Trasurrse exhibit heeon to
tuea dc correct stanneto the Financial condition of Dawson County, "a appeasb by his books a.
hat the AUDITOR exhbtsa true land correct staement OF TALL warrants drawn on the treasury dur
the, quarter and that the statement assets and liabilities is true and correct.
n B ANDERSON
Subscribed nds won to before mt this 9TH day OF April. 1908
SEAL 49,. ckd Circuit ee MMn. =
DAWSON County, South Dakota
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Clerk of Courts, S. cattrell, made
his report in the matter of insanity
of Mrs. Madeline M. Howard and
on motion the report was accepted
and following fees allowed:
w. Abbey, commissioner ....$3 90
r. c. Warne, commissioner
and examinations ........ Z 90
w. M. Herbert, commissioner. 2 90
S. Ca%ttrell. clerk ......... 2 90
DR.. ]. A. Howard, witness >. 2 20
DR.. w. r. Ball. witness ...... I 10
Motion made and Carried to adj
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MET WITH ASSESSORS
County Commissioners Meet to Ar
range for the Assessment of
Dawson County.
Dawson County.

Regular session oil county commits
sioners held April 6, Z, 8, 8, 1909.
Board called to order at 10 O'Clock
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

them from the loyal servants Of the state vas
thin indeed. Only a pedant, skilled in dlchot-
omies could distinguish with certainty between
piracy and privateeTing. The same broad road
led To Whitehall and Execution Dock the d-
vergence came only at the very END Ieach
hVself, the monstrous Blackboard Is salG 10
have sailed with letters Of marque. and MS
head was cut off with perfect justice and huhg
at the end of his own bowsprft. Henry Morgan
the interpid captor Of Panama, won a knight
hood and the approval Of John Evelyn ANA
yet the two differed rather in character than i'll
morals. They We're equally cruel equally DIS
honest equally bold Teach. ii is true. was a
vulgar rascal. who thought il a rare jest to DION
out the lights and fire at his companions legs
under the table Morgan, on the other hand'
added the forethouGht of the statesman TO me
intrepidity of the buccaneer 1t is easy ana
proper TO condemn him. The brutality with
which he treated tine inhabitants of Panama
deserves all the harsh things that have been
said about it. The riot Of his followers. which
he made attempt to check. was in accordance
with the best COR wOrst) traditions of bucca-
neerfng Nor can it be said that he acted with
Justice in the distribution OF the spoil. He had
no respect for the honor which is supposed 20
exist among thieves. He laid his own greedy
hand upon the treasure. and bade his compan-
ions content themselves with the handful of
dollars that he flung to each III other words,
he did not rise above the standard Of life which
prevailed upon the Main. But in character and
skill he surpassed the other buccaneers as far as
the Thames surpasses the Fleet Dtch-Bieck
woods.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

few airships IN the Alpine regions would IN the
course of year save many lives.
BY the the airship can be OF good service
after a gale has brought disaster to sea ships
Long after the air has caImed down to pltch
which will allow the airship TO venture forth the
sea may remain in turmoil. and wrecked vessels
on a dangerous coast almost out of the reach
of human help The aerial lifeboat could then put
FORTH carry a line to the wreck, and even take
some of the survivors on board. The time VIII as
suredly come when with perfected vessels ana
powerful engines will have airships capable
of stemming high winds, and thus after storms
they may be able to do splendid service on our
coasts. Aeroplanes at coastguard and other sta
tions could many lives at seaside resorts
We may fully expect that unScrupulous people
will very quickly take advantage of the faciltles
offered by airships. and the artist who depicts
house being burged by aerial cracksmen, mas not
gone beyond the bounds of possibility. Most houses
very badly protected on top, and the burglar
who had friendly airship in waiting for him need
have little fear of the police. Already motor cars
have been employed in many burglaries. and the
police have been compelled to adopt quicker means
of locomoton IN order cope with them. An aerial
police force is perhaps too fantastic TO be accepted
by us at present. but when the day OF the cheap
and popular airshp about the authorities
may have 10 adopt special precautions TO regulate
the traffic of the skes-H p. Hearn. in The Sphere.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24
SEA WOLVES.

In England the golden age of priyateering was
the seventeenth century. To fit out a ship
which should prey upon the enemy was consld-
cred in those brave days a patriotic as well as
a profitable enterprise. Men gambed in cor
sars as to-day they gamble in stocks ana
shares. All win remember the glad expectancy
of Samuel Pepys when the Flying Greyhound,
in which he had Il share, was getting ready Tor
sea Away with Sir w. Pen" he wrote. we
did discourse about our Privateer. and hope well
of that also. without much hazard, as If COD
bIesses us, | hope we shall do pretty well toward
getting a penny" The penny was never got;
tee Flying Greyhound brought to the excellent
Pepys more trouble than profit But the in
tention was sound enough and all the share
holders wished. in fighting their Countrys foes,
was to consult their advantage. Nor, in
those DAYS. was opportunity lacking. Never
was there so fine a theatre of enterprise as the
Spanish Main It was far distant enough TO
escape the censure of prying eyes II bold
captain forgot the ordinances of decent warfare
the rumor Of his cruelties Gas long time com
ing home and it reached London dim and dis
sinated in the fog of space. And distance was
not its only merit. It was the home of plunder
and freebooting. . -,
The buccaneers themselves followed a we'll
recognized trade, and the line which separated
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24
OLD IRISH DUELS.

The law. then now, declared GnelIng to he
illegal but no had to trouble him
self on that score when the legal profession
distinguished itself above all others for its pug
nacity and it's readiness to tight for the dlsseh-
sion of a doit.' During one western circuit AT
a somewhat later date an attorney named Fen
ton and Counsellor Has. of the Connaught bar
who were engaged in the same case, had as
,,i,te concerning fees Fenton challenged H1llas
and shot him dead. Fenton apprehended
and brought 10 trial at the ensuing aSsizeS. Ihe
facts were undisputed, and the presiding judge
charged the jury accordingly. By the law, he
said il was murder, wilful and premeditated,
but then warming to his subject: Before God
gentlemen" he said, II VOW [ never heard or a
tairer duel in the whole course of my life
Needless to say the jury. without leaving the
box acquitted the prisoner. Other judges very
freouenfiv put IL to the jury whether there had
Ieen anv foul play or not. directing them to ac-
cuif If fhev found there had been none, and the
inrv most of whom were probably duellsts
themselves or at any rate in strong sympathy
With the custom. We're only too ready 10 re
srtH1d one very notorious case did, indeed, oc,
ti,f in the West of Ireland. In the year go
two gentlemen Robert Keown and George Nj
gent Reynolds, having quarrelled, went out 10
tiptt each other Mr.. Reynolds, on coming on
the ground took off his hat and courteousiy
wished Mr. Keown good morning, whereupoh
Keovn shot him through the head. Reynolds S
second cried out furiously: Murder foul
InurdeT," -.
..If YOU don't like ii, take that! retorted
I<eo,yn's brother who acting In like eapac-
i;y and snapped his pistol at his co-second nut
happily it missed fire.
Keown was found guilty of murder He ap-
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24
FUTURE OF AIRSHIPS
May Be Used for Sport, Mountain
eering or Burglary.

Although the airship has hitherto been almost
entirely restricted TO military and sporting pur-
poses it is now generally felt that within our
time many other wonderful and useful applcallohs
of dirigible balloons and aeroplanes viii prooaoly
be made while. as inevitably happens Win an
new devices, many foolhardy and reprehenslo'e
feats will also he attempted by their AID. II Is 10
be devoutly hoped that long before great war
Will test the possibilities of the atrship TINS YES
sci will be employed in many other useful ways
Probably its first principal employment viii De
as a sporting instrument. and in the free air
races and contests nnumerabe can be held Win
creating the prejudice which motor-car racing,
for instance, stirs up. Wealthy amateurs VIII
tour from place to place In their airships, ana
aeroplanes will possibly become cheaper than
motor cars
When number of people have become adepts
In the use of flying machines and dirigihle bal
Icons we can reasonably expect that the lnstru-
ments will find many uses. and l stlIl conn
IDENTIFY believe that the airshp will first ehaoie
US 70 reach the Pole. Indeed, every nook anu
Granny of the earth will be surveyed by IFS AID
Mountaineering will have added charm When
fly quickly to the highest peaks and then
enjoy glorious swoop down to the lower Levers
again. Timely assistance too. could be rendered
by aerial vessels to those climbers who. essaying
to conquer the heights foot. meet with some
accident which places them I'm great danger A
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24
..enoNE,s woNDERFUL MEMORY.

dinner table was as loveless in appear
Gne y 's[-ervthing else. Evidently sore lack
sTcs seHcate taste that knows how TO fling
Q. ul1 about and make tables bright with
foRe...oT lght and dainty color. There was d
cssssAae. ~andelabra in which blazed eight can
osrun. u-.,tIout a shade. on either side stood
5lss -~,srs making hideous bare light over the
tEe II was more than even Ar. Gladstone
tsai1-.tlv accustomed to this kind of thing,
ts-d After a while he ordered the
csaInn. caudlesticks 10 be removed The com
s1s-O; including myself, was mediocre; the sur
ply. such as l have hinted at. But the
hae5a M for all shortcomings He talked
hest -,,nhroken flow of spirits, always having
VIZ ~ saw on any subject that turned up
n@e.s,-inp il better, than any one else His
sno%oy sno r. Is as amazing his opportunities of
1sh.-s.-,e knowledge have been unique.
sca1Ttsi rs eizl1ty-first year, as we sat at table
H.A+ he recalled If Il were yesterday an
tossst that happened when he was eighteen
fnosks old Prowling about the nursery on all
mo- ,hera suddenly flashed upon his con-
iVsau-s,::,ess the existence Of his nurse as she
scsV.5 sbove him. He remembered her voice
tp ~ t.e x,erv pattern Of her frock- This was his
enS ,-+ recollection, his first clear conscious
% Of existence. His memcry of Canning
r. t. he stood for Liverpool in 1872 was per-
80 -lear for he was then nearly as old as
- snd took an intelligent interest in public
~. s.s-s Henry W Lucy, in Cornhin.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24
NATION4L GUARD NEWS.

Commanding officers of organizations who
affected by the order recently issued by Adjutant
General Henry prohibiting the payment of bands
from the military fund. will it is understood. bring
the matter before the militia council with the re-
Guest that the Governor revoke the order, or at
least hold II over for another drill season. as TO
give organizations opportunity to do something
to meet the terms of the order. The latter was
issued without any warning, and under it's terms
no professional bands can be paid of the mill
tary funds for service of any kind As there is
no other fund available, commanding officers are
worried as to what they can do under the crcum-
stances According to the order, even enlisted
hands cannot be paid from the fund. nor can their
music or instruments be paid for from it.
A review in honor of General David f. Austen.
chief of coast artillery, will be held by the 18th
regiment on the night of Monday. February Is.
The general will have completed fifty years Of
vice on February H. and this date falls on
c,,dav a hanouet in his honor will be given
he night of Saturday. February b. in the armory.
Here all the members of the 9Th, 18th and 47th
regiments who ever served with the general whlie
he was a member Of those organizations, Will be
invited as will also the Governor. the Mayor, the
commanding officers of organizations etc. Com
many F will hold entertainment and dance next
Tuesdav night The ball of the non-commissioned
officers will be held the arnipry on the night of
February 70.
Nor-commissioned officers of the 18th regiment
will hold an laborate ball at the armory on Satur-
dav night Colonel Dyer will lead the grand march
Al the review of the 7tE Regiment on Wednesday
night by Robert Bacon, Assistant secretary or
state there will be a presentation of the state
decoration for long and faithful service TO nfty
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

pealed. but the conviction was upheld-indeed,
hardly conceive it's having been re-
versed-and he duly executed.
Such occurrences were, fortunately. most rare,
affairs of honor being in general conducted with
the most scrupulous punctilio and enjoying, as
already said. the highest legal sanction. Young
men destined for the law exhorted to per
feet themselves in the noble science of defence,
a most important part of their equipment for
their future career, and many men of high emil
nence at the bar owed their success quite as
much to their daring and the number of duels
they had fought as TO their eloquence or their
legal acumen.-Blackwood'
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

Major General Leonard Wood. L. 3. A, will re-
view the 18th Regiment in its armory on Wednes-
day night An athletic entertainment VIII De he1d
in the arrnory on the night Of February O.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

Captain Sydney Grant OF the 18th Regiment mas
received the unanimous nomination Tor MAJOR vice
Major Ashley promoted lieutenant colonel.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24
n the Current English Maeaz ines
c,adstone's Wonderful Memory-Seen at Monte Carlo
An Imperial Art Critic.

divine affiatus which alone can breathe life into
80 1I.e c9id n stone.-Eulenspiegel in The Contempo-
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

complete government signal outn' mas =.
,,n,,a5 m the sd Battery Field Artillery, OF
E,rooklvn and a section of members of the com
rnand is being drilled in the various methods Oh sig
Mailing 4 beefsteak dinner for the men OF the pat
terry will be held at the ar1nory in Feoruars'
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24
Foreign Resorts.

officers and men The first series Of battalion drills
will be ordered shortly.
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

Major General Charles F. Roe will review tht
Sth Regiment in its arnory next Wednesday night
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

-rbsodora Roosevelt Camp No 10. United Spanish
War Veterans installed George j. Reyhing as
commander at the annual meeting. held last week
Comrades A B. SadIer. 1st North Carolina In
fantry and z Kutzer 5th United States infantry
were mustered in at the same meeting
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24

Major General Charles F. Roe viii review the
Sth Regiment in its arTnory next Wednesday night
Inspecting officers from the War Department who
made the annual and inspection Of the list
Regiment Wednesday night. give the command
high praise its showing. 1t had 7sI officers ana
men present, and only Is absent. The membership
of the regiment shows increase of 81 over the
muster of last year Company K. with loS mem
bers is the largest in the regiment, ana hao ali
present The other companies who had 100 per cent
present were e G. and H. Company VIII hold a
review next Saturday night the arnory The
cadets from the Deaf and Dumb Institute and
several other cadet corps win take part Dancing
will follow.
An evening Of good sport Is promised at the ath-
Ietic games or the stn Regiment on Saturday night
AT the arrnory There will be events open to the
Military Athletic League, the federal service ano
the public school boys
A trim to Toronto is considered possible for the
members of the 23d Regiment next summer. Colo
mel Stokes will soon make visit there and VIII
look into certain matters incident to such trip
The regiment will parade for annual muster ana
inspection at the armory Tuesday night
Adtutant General Nelson H. Henry. who went on
official business Washington few days ago
was taken i'll while there, and was confined TO MS
he'd He has not been we'll for some time. and Is
said 70 be suffering from weak heart
In the 18th Regiment Sergeant D. H. Hetnerfng-
ton has been appointed second lieutenant IN Com
uany B. and William e. Baisdell has been appoint
ed second lieutenant in Company F.
The Old Guard Association, an organization OF
the 18th Regiment held its annual meeting at the
armory on Thursday and unanimously elected the
following officers: President Colonel John B ELL
son; vice-presdents, Captain Robert McA1ee ana
Colonel Fackner: treasurer, Captain E e. Snhth'
secretary D. G. McKelvey. 1t was voted TO extend
an invitation to all ex-members of the regiment TO
ioIn the association.
rreodore Roosevelt Camp No TO- United Spanish
War Veterans, installed George j. Reynlng as
| commander at the annual meeting, held last week
| comrades A B. SadIer. 1st North Carolina In
fantrr and e Kutzer, sth United States Infantry,
| were mustered in at the same meeting
| con,nIete government signal outfit mas oeen
| supplied to the Sd Battery. Field Aruuery' oi
| Frooklyn. and a section of members OF the com
rnsnd Is being drilled the various rnethods OF sig
Mailing a beefsteak dinner for the men OF the pa'
| terry will be held at the armory IN Feoruars'
New-York tribune., 1909-01-24
THE ILL-FATED sLAv.

OF all the great races of Europe the Slavs
have received the fewest favors from the fates.
Providence has been to them cruel stepmother.
They have been Graded in adversely and reared
in the midst Of misfortuDes which might well
have broken their spirit. From century to cen
tury they have been the prey % conquerOfs.
European and Asiatic. When. as in Russia.
they were able tc assert their independence Of
Tartar and Turk. they could only do so by sub
mitting to an autocrat whose yoke was seldom
easy and whose burden never light. But
for this Cinderella of Europe the light is rising
in the darkness. and there not lacking signs
that In the future the despised kitchen maid
may yet be the belle Of the ball