Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1911-04-13
BOARD HAS
BUSY WEEK
All of Last Week Taken Ur
With County Matters
$4,000 SCHOOL LOAN

This Amount to be Used to Pur-
chase New High School
Building--Other Matters.
Regular quarterly meeting of the
board Of county commissioners Of Fall
River county, 8. d.
April 4th, 1911.
Present: Commissioners Hougton,
Hargens, Ferrell and Auditor Tiernan.
The following assessors we're present:
o. L. Johnson, county assessor; Henry
Snethen, Odell township; r. F. Mo-
Connell, Robins township; E. j. Bow
ker, smithwick township; F. L. Hum
mel, Hot Springs; Chas. Richards, Bea.
yer township; and A. N. Thompson,
Ardmore.
All of the above gentlemen took the
oath Of office as assessors of their re-
speotive districts.
The schedule of values as recommen.
ded by the state board of assessment
and equalization, was gone over care
fully with the assessors, and each Of
the assessors we're instructed to carry
out the instructions of the state board
thereto.
Wolf bounty certificates Number 421
to 457 inclusive, we're approved.
The bond of Joseph P. Tiernan,
county auditor, in the sum of $1,000,
with the National Surety Company, as
surety, was duly approved by the
board.
On motion the board adjourned to
meet at 9:30 a. m, Wednesday, April
5th, 1911.
April 5th, 1911.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present: Commissioners Houghton,
Hargens, Ferrell and Auditor Tiernan.
Upon requisition of clerk of courts,
the board drew 81 names to be certi-
fed to said clerk to AL out regular
jury panel.
The following bills were allowed:
E. I. Clark, deputy sheriff's fees, in.
sane cases.. Observation-Disclosures. .Sl8. 90
j. z. Tiernan, handling school
text books year 1910. $500
Midland Chemical Company
Anti -Germine for courthouse. 63.OO
A. 1. Lowery, road work. 26OC
On motion the following banks do.
ing business in Fall River county, s.
D., we're designated by the board as
county repositories until January End
1912:
Peoples National Bank, Hot Springs
8. D.; Bank Of Hot Springs, lHo,
Springs, 8. D.; Stockmen's Bank, Hot
Springs, 8. D.; Atwell Bank, Oelrichs
8. D.; Fall River County Bank, Edge
mont, 8. D.; Bank of Edgemont, Edge
mont, 8. D.; Ardmore State Bank, Ard
more, 8. D.
The bond of George Sweat, in the
sum Of 100000, with the United
States Fidelity and Guaranty Com
pany as surety, to sell intoxicating
liquors at retail in the town of Ard
more, was duly approved by the board
1t was moved and seconded by til,
board that the court house bond.
amounting to $4,000. 90, interest Z PEI
cent per annum, due April 18th, 1911
be paid and the county auditor i,
hereby instructed to issue warrant 70,
said amount.
The board made the following ap
pointments on the insane board:
DR.. @. w. Hargens, term expire,
January 1st, 1913;
Elmer R: Juckett, term expires Jan
usry 1st, 1912.
The application Of John Crowley fo
} an abatement of taxes on one dog TO
the year 1910, was rejected by tn,
board.
Upon proper showing it was movee
and seconded by the board that th,
) personal property assessed agains
Tom Petty for the year 1910, be strickel
. from the tax list, account erroneou
assessment, he having paid his take
for this year in Custer county.
1t appeared to the satisfaction of tn
board that the personal assessment o
s55s.0o for the year 1910 against Min,
V. Hayne, was illegal account her hus
band John A. Hayne assessed with tn
. same personal property, the board &C
cordingly instructed the county audi
, tor to strike said assessment of Ia
list. The application Of A. j. Ash
more to have bis personal taxes for tn
5 year 1910 reduced from s2S 90 to s24 O,
was rejected by the board.
) The board instructed the county aud
itor to sbate taxes on one piano 70
( the year 1910 to v. P. Frye acooun