Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-01-26

9Th, 1912.
Auditors Office. January 9Th, 1912: The
board met pursuant to adjournment, all
members present. The commissioners then
took up for consideration a petition on file,
signed by o. e. Gulbranson ct al. asking to
have the Congressional township No. H.,
Range "a. Dewey county, created separate
school district. On motion. after due consid-
Grafton by the commissioners OF the petition,
and after hearing oral objections to the Great
ing of such school district the board rejected
the petition for the reason that the same did
not have the required number of signatures
of residents in the proposed district.
On motion the board adjourned to meet
again January 9Th, 1912.
Auditors Office, January 9Th, 1912: The
board met pursuant to adjournment. Mem
bers present. Ash and Flower. Absent, Fett
\ petition having been filed in the office of
the county auditor, containing sixty names
of settlers and residents OF the county, asking
that the county commissioners take steps to
procure seed grain for the inhabitants of the
county. for the season of 1912, as provided in
Chapter 225, OF 1911 Laws The said petition
was read and on motion was laid over until
next meeting. On motion the board adjourn
ed to meet again January 9th, 1912.
Auditors Office, January 9th, 1912: The
board met pursuant to adjournment with all
members present and proceeded to consider
the petition signed by settlers and residents
of Dewey county. asking that the board of
commissioners bond the county for the pur-
pose OF procuring seed grain for the inhabit-
ants of aaid county, in certain cases. for the
season of 1912, as provided in Chapter 225, of
1911 Laws. On motion, further consideration
and action on the seed question was continu-
ed to January 10th, 1912.
On motion the board adjourned to January
10th, 1912.
Auditors Office. January 10th, 1912 The
board met pursuant to adjournment, all
members present. On motion the county
treasurer was ordered and directed to insure.
In reliable company, all the property be-
longing to the county. such as books, furnit-
ure. fixtures. safes ETC.. in the sum of $500
and to insure the Jail building and contents
in the sum OF $1,000 On motion further con.
sideration OF the matter OF procuring seed
grain was continued to January 18th, and
that Geo. ii. Puder. asst states atty be d.
rected to confer with the Attorney General
on the law governing such procedure.
On motion the board adjourned to January
18th. 1912.
Auditors Office, January 1lth. 1912: The
board met pursuant to adjournment, all
members being present. On motion the office
rooms now occupied for court house offices. In
the building known as the land Office build
ing, situated on lot T. block IL, Timber Lake,
s. d.. being the second and third Office rooms
from the east end, on the first floor of said
building. was re-rentsd for the term of one
year beginning January LIST, 1872 at a month
~ rental of $1,000 payable each month. heat
and janitor to he furnished by lessons. and
that a written lease be properly executed by
the owners and the county commissioners as
herein provided.
ON motion the board adjourned to January
la.h. 1912.