The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1912-11-21
COMMISSIONERS
CANVASS VOTE
COUNTY BOARD MEETS TO LOOK
OVER RETURNS OF LATE
ELECTION
APPOINT POOR FARM SUPERINTENDENT
L. p. Ammons, Present Manager, ls
Re-Appointed to Position-Board
Oisposes of Other Business.

Adjourned Session, Nov. 18th. 1912.
The Board Of County Commission
ers Of Brookings County, South Da-
kota, met in adjourned session in their
room at the county court house, in the
City Of Brookings, at 10 o'clock a. M.
Monday, Nov. 18th, 1912.
Members present: Lewis Johnson,
chairman, Dist. No. 4; C. Ii. Davis,
Dist. No. /; r. o. Tollefson, Dist. No.
3; and Thos. Kidman, Dist. No. 5.
Absent: j. a.. Jarvis, Dist. No. 2. The
County Auditor was pl esent as clerk.
The board called to order by the
chairman. The application of school
Dist. Nc. II, for a loan OF $1,000. 90
from the Permanent School Fund, was
on motion granted. The county depos-
itory bond Of the Granite City Bank of
Dell Rapids, with the Western Surety
as surety, was on motion approved.
The board then took up for considera-
ton claims, and the following were
on motion allowed and the Auditor in
structed to draw warrants in pay
ment of same:
E. f. Bagley, salary, Register
Deeds for Sept, 1912 ......$100.0 90
E. F. Bagley, salary, Register
OF Deeds for Oct, 1912 -. 10000
E. l.. Van Dyke, salary, County
Treasurer for Oct, l912.... 1867
Gertrude Stedman, salary. Supt.
of Schools for Oct. 1912.... 1880
o. J. Bitterness, salary, County
Auditor for Oct. 1912....... 1880
Geo. p. Hall, salary, County
judge for Oct. 1912 ........ 1856
Albert Matson, salary. States
Attorney for Oct. 1912 80. 104.I6
C. A. Gullick. salary, Dep. Co.
Treas. for Sept. 1912 ........ $500
c. A. Gullick, salary, Dep. Co.
Treas. for Oct. 1912 ........ $500
w. II. Murphy, salary, Dep.
Register of Deeds for Oct. $500
o. o. Roe, salary, Dep. Co. Au-
ditor for Oct, 1912 ......... $500
Ada NJ. Pratt, salary, Dep. Supt.
Schools for Oct. 1912 ...... $500
VIM. Mckee, salary, janitor at
G. H. for Oct. 1912 ......... $500
l.. P. Ammons, salary, Supt. of
Poor Farm for Oct. 1912.... 5000
e. l.. Van Dyke, 1000 stamped
envelopes 42.48
Gertrude Stedman, 500 stamped
envelopes lO.6S
Gertrude Stedman, postage
stamps 800
Gertrude Stedman, same ..... 100
J. L. Pratt. publishing delin-
quent tax list and supt notice 84.00
On motion the board adjourned to
100 o'clock p. m, Nov. 18th, 1912.
All Of the election returns having
been received from the several voting
precincts the Auditor called to his
assistance Commissioners, Johnson,
Davis, Tollefson, and Kidman to can
vass the same.
The board of commissioners then
proceeded to canvass the election re-
suits as returned by the several cleo
ton judges of the various precincts
in the county. At the hour of 6
O'Clock p. m. the canvass Of the re-
turns not having been completed the
board of canvassers adjourned to 9
O'Clock a. m, Tuesday, Nov. 18th. 1912.
Nov. 18th, 1912.
Pursuant to adjournment at nine
o'clock, a. m, Nov. 18th, 1912. The
board of c%anvasser met and proceed
ed to complete the canvass OF the re-
turns Of the election held Nov. 5th,
1912. The anvas Of the votes being
completed, on motion the official can
vassing sheet was turned over to the
County Auditor to be placed on file,
and the County Auditor was instruct
ed to make proper returns and re-
ports to the state officials, as the law
provides, and to issue certificates Of
election to the following officers to-
wit:
State senator-E. G. Miller; repre-
sentatives-Robert F. Kerr, Lewis
Olson, C. F. Schultz; county Judge
Geo. P. Hall; county auditor-F. H.
Ripley; county treasurer. A. Gull
lick: register Of deeds--E. r. Bagley;
sheriff.. X. Halvorson: clerk of
courts-John A. Lunden; st0tes attor-
ney-AIbert Matson: superintendent