The Dickinson press., 1910-01-15
Il. G. SHORT APPOINTED
BILLINGS co. BOARD

Commissioners J.B Stoddard and j.
w. Follis met at Medora on January 3.
The resignation of F. E. Gotham, COM
missioner from the 1st district. was &C.
cepted.
The commissioners, county judge and
county auditor then convened as an ap-
pointing board. The names of the fol-
lowing gentlemen were presented for
the reconsideration: Elmer E. Bishop.
j. P. Reeve and H. C. Short. As Mr..
trict, he was given the preference and
expired term Of r. E. Gorham. j. B.
Ssoddard was appointed chairman for the
| year 1910.
On motion the following gentlemen
were re-appointed ON the board Of health :
| John keohan, president ; H. B. Museus,
superintendent; James w. Foley, vice
president.
The following bills were allowed:
H. 6. kinMark. water and cartage,
ST. so; Geo. W. Cle1nmens, printing and
stationery, 319. 50; j. A. Kitchen county
superintendent, quarter ending Septem-
Der 30tb. 1929. IS for quarter ending
December 3fst, same, $163.1 6.
When the board convened on the 4th,
H. c. Short vas present and was sworn
in as commissioner for the 1st district.
County bills continued: Victor Safe
and Lock Co.. vault door, 500; Walker
Bros. & Hardy, blank books and office
supplies, $33 48; Chas: F. Will. house
rent. 3 months. $50, same, prisoners
board Dec, SO. same, j%ailor's fee from
December ~ 'O9. to- January 8, 10:
$24; L. S. Ellis, juror district court and
100 miles travel. 50; HI A. Lahore,
care of Annie SEMESTER, at home for
feeble minded. $50, Will A. Beach
Office chair, Sc H. G. Kinsar#.. weed
and coal for court house, Jail and sher-
ifs residence for 6 months, $681.5;
same. amount held back, SIS: same
party, carriage water and labor; $2T;
State treasurer. care of Billings county
patients at hospital for insane at
jamestown, 3 months $50; MINI eapo-
lis Bridge and iron Co., pile bridges.
81. 696; }. A. Wiech, sheriff of Stark
county. expense in care Of Billings
county prisoner and services in Billings
county court cases transferred tt Stark
county. $64. 50; E. B. Crawford. wit
ness fee in Lee case. So G. Otto. wit
ness fees in Chas. Lee case, So; F. E..
Heath, justice fees for August, 1909
and report, $39. 10; Chas. F. Will. sher-
ifs fees in Justice Heath's report for
August 'O9, $50. IS E. H. Hall. consta-
btes fees in Justice Heath's report for
August 90. 81. IS J. L. Pickett, con-
stales fees, $12-2 70: J. z Gardner, JUS
ice fees. SIS. IS; Chas. F. Will, sher-
ih's fees in the Gardner report. $l69. 0 !;
Harry Johnson, witness fees justice
court. $3.50: James Brown. witness
fees justice court S. 80: H. E. Miller.
/ witness fees justice court, S.. so; Geo.
Dabeck, witness fees Justice court.
s3t 7O:C. F. WIFI witness fees justice
court. 81; Geo. e. Burgess, witness lees
justice court, So. TO- Geo Wannemacher,
rebate on '0S lakes, SIS. II; VIM. Bess-
wauuser,, rebate on g taxes. So. "a.
On motion the auditor was directed to
write to j: L. Pickett regarding the
death of ArcfpSe Saunders.
The bill Of j. Z. Picket was OF mo-
ton laid on tho. table until next meet
ing:
CHRIST Peterson appessed before the
board and requested that his assessment
on structures be placed OF the proper
lots. an an errGU had bes8 made BY the
assessor
On January +. & Saoddard and H.
e. Shop were present The board COM
menced checking up the treasurer's
books. On the. 9Th the beard finished
checking; the collections and disburse-
mentss up to December 1st. 'O9, and
turnedi the booRs over 10 tie county
treasurer in order to give him an oppor-
hlnitw' No. complete the December bust