The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-01-18
PROCEEDINGS OF
COMMISSIONER
COUNTY FATHERS HOLD A LONG
SESSION AT THE COURT
HOUSE
DECORATING CONTRACTS ARE LET
For the Interior Decorating of the New
Court House-County Officers
Checked Up for Year

Regular quarterly session January
End, 1912.
The Board of County Commission
ers of Brookings County, South d.
kota. met in regular quarterly session,
at the office of the County Auditor.
at the Court House, in the City of
Brookings, on Tuesday the End day
of January, A. d., 1912, at 2 O'Clock.
p. m.
Members present.: Lewis Johnson.
Chairman, Dist. No. 4; j. l.. Jarvis,
Dist. No. 2; r. o. Tollefson, Dist No.
3; Thos Kidman, Dist No. s; Absent
c. H. Davis, Dist. No. /. o. j. Otter
mes. County Auditor, present as clerk.
The chairman called the board to
order, and then proceeded to read the
minutes of the regular October meet
ing and the adjourned meetings of
November 9TH, and December 9Th,
1911, and to check the warrants issued
with the claims allowed at said meet
ings. After finishing the minutes with
a few corrections they were on mo.
ton approved.
On motion the board adjourned to
8 o'clock, a. m, Wednesday, January
Bird, 1912.
January Bird, 1912.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at 8 o'clock, a. m, January Bird, 1912.
Members present.: Johnson, Jarvis,
Tollefson and Kidman. Absent c.. H.
Davis. The County Auditor present
as clerk.
The board decided to spend the day
at the County Poor Farm, to inspect
and take an Inventory of same. On
motion they adjourned to meet at 9
o'clock, a. M, Thursday, January 4th,
1912.
January 4th, 1912.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
at 8 o'clock, a. m., January 4th, 1912.
Members present: Johnson, Jarvis,
Davis, Tollefson and Kidman. The
Auditor being present as clerk.
The Board proceeded to organize
for the ensuing year. The organiza-
ton was perfected by the election of
Lewis Johnson as chairman.
The Board on motion re-appointed
F. w. Cuckow a member OF the Board
OF Insanity for a term OF two years.
The Board on motion designated the
following newspapers as the official
papers Of the county for the year
1912; viz: The Brookings County
Press, Volga Tribune and Aurora
Times.
The following County Physicians
were on motion appointed to serve for
the yea 1912. The districts and sal
airy to be the same as for the year
1911: DR.. Arthur H. Stoll. Brookings;
DR.. e. e. Torwick, volga; DR.. o. H.
Brown, Elkton; DR.. r. B. Lees, White;
DR.. ] Rhodes, Aurora; DR.. Geo. Ed.
wards, Bruce.
The Board took up for considera-
ton claims, and the following were
on motion allowed, and the Auditor
instructed to draw warrants in pay
ment of same:
E. L. Van Dyke, salary, County
Treasurer for Dec, 1911 . 1867
0. j. Otternes, salary County
Auditor for Dec 1911 TOE m
Gertrude Stedman. salary Supt.
Of Schools for Dec, 1911 :. 1850
E. F. Bagley, salary Register Of
Deeds for Dec, 1911 ...... 10000
Albert Matson, salary States
Atty, for Dec, 1911 ....... 104.16
Geo. P. Hall, salary County
Judge for Dec, 1911 ........ 1866
w. H. Murphy. salary Dep. Reg.
of Deeds for Dec, 1911 ..... $500
o. o. Roe. salary Dep. County
Aud. for Dec, 1911 ......... $500
C.. A. Gullick, salary Dep. Coun-
ty Treas. for Dec, 1911 -. $500
Ada M. Pratt, salary Dep. Supt.
OF Schools for Dec, 1911 -. $500
L.. P. Ammons, salary Supt. Co.
Poor Farm for Dec, 1911 . 5000
Gertrude Stedman, post. stamps 500
e. L. Van Dyke. envelopes and
postage .................... 1890
e. L. Van Dyke. express 49,. 80
p. y. BagIey, postage and ex-
press and Sub. to Onicial Es-
tray Paper ..s............. 1880
Albert Matson. heat for States