Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-03-01

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warrant was ordered issued for same.
The petition Of Harrison Parker, ct
al, for the establishment of public
highway in township 8, south range 2,
consideration.
The board appointed the following
persons as viewers to take action on
the road petition of Ed. Wilson for q
road in township 10, south range s, east
B. H. NJ, and to make their report at
next meeting of the board.
The surety bond of the Bank of Hot
Springs, with the National Surety Com
pany in the sum of $4,000 90 as q county
depository was duly approved by the
board.
The application of w. H. O'Gsra for
q reduction in his personal taxes for
the year 1911, was laid over for more
specific information as to how many
head of horses he sold from the year
1910 until May l, 1911
The application of Chas. A. Wilcox,
for a rebate Of his 1910 personal taxes,
was rejected by the board for the rea
son that Mr.. Wilcox refused to list his
personal property with assessor.
By order of the board the township
line beginning at the northwest corner
of section 6, township IL, south range
:, and running nine miles south to the
state line and the county auditor is
hereby instructed to notify Ernest
Pettigrew, and all others whom it may
concern to remove all distractions es-
pecislly water from said highway within
thirty days from date of this notice.
To whom it may concern: The board
Of county commissioners, Fall River
county, s. D., requires that all fences
be removed from public highways in
township IL, south, range 4, and town
ship 10, south range 4, east B. H. M.
and the auditor is hereby instructed to
send copy of notice to the following
persons: Geo. Sweat, o. E. Veno and
B. F. Blessing.
| Petition For Seed Grain.
The above matter was given tn orOugh h
consideration by the board with view
Of looking after the best interests Of
the residents and particularly the
farmers of this county. Several hun
dred farmers through their representa-
tives from all parts of the county
entered q strong protest against the
proposition, for the reason that the Law
under which seed grain can be pur.
chased by the county u9ll Session
Laws) is so drawn, and its terms are sc
stringent, that no benefits can be de-
rived therefrom. The board being ad
vised from said representatives, that
none of the farmers whom they repre-
sented being the farmers in nearly
every part of the county would take
, seed grain under this law for those rea
sons, the board considered it futile tt
proceed further with the matter.
The main defects in said law as it sp
plies to this county are:
Because many of the farmers hav,
not proved up, and could not give {
lien against their land, and many o
those either have not sufficient person
al property, or have an inoumbersnct
against what they have, so that com
, pliance with the law would be imposs
IDLE as no security could be given
hence many of the most needy would
be cut out, because payment must b
made by October Let and it would b,
impossible to get crop harvested
threshed and marketed here by tha
time.
, Because an applicant must swe q
that he is practically pauper, but still
must pay full price for the grain AM
! give good security for such payment
and then we have no paupers here.
+ Because the commissioners are tn
:. sole judges as to who shall get grair
and that places too much power in tn
, matter in their hands.
= Moved and carried, that for the res
r sons above set forth: II is deemed tina
it is for the best interests Of the count
n and it is therefore the best sense c
l, this board, that no action be taken o
9 the Seed Grain Proposition.
o To whom it may concern: The boar
Of county commissioners of Fall Rive
% county. 8. D., requires that all fence
1t be removed from the section line b.
2. tween sections % and q, and beginnin
l. at the southwest of the southwe,
2, corner of section "a, and running ca,
g "a of mile. and beginning atthe Nortl
D. west of Northeast corner of section
p, then south one.half mile all in towr
ID ship Z, south range 8, east, B. II. M.
F. On motion board adjourned.
n j. P. T1ERNAN, county audito
N CARD OF THANKS.
10 We wish to thank our many frienc
p, in the State Soldiers home for the kin
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