Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1912-03-22
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS.

County commissioners met pursuant to ad
journment all members present.
This meeting being called for the purpose
of the seed grain proposition and the open
ing and examination OF all bids filed by seed
houses pursuant to notice heretofore publish
ed. asking for competitive bids on seed grain
On motion the board proceeded to open and
read the bids finding the following:
McCaull-Webster Elevator Co.. Minneapolis
MINI. Barley $ Las Wheat LIS
Oats IS Corn ESQ
Oats .68 Early Wisconsin. +. Q. ID.
Minneapolis, subject to draft.
q. +. Jones Seed Co.. Sioux Falls. $. ID.
Alfalfa. $500 per 100 lbs. Turkustan.
Oats II Montana Silver King.
Oats II Swedish Select
Oats so ID Silver Mine.
! Wheat Sl.22
! Potatoes Las Early Ohio
Millet 3.25 German
Corn 325 four varities, Il. O. B. Sioux
Falls, $. d. draft attached to bill OF lading
There being about forty farmers and settlers
present at the meeting. the chairman OF the
board. after statement showing it impossi-
Bile to further consider or entertain the prop
osition OF bonding the county. and also that
free freight rates will not be granted for ship
nent Of seed. and that on account of such
conditions the county commissioners will
endeavor to aid the farmers in securing seed
grain in car load lots, giving them the adyan-
| tage on prices from competitive bids, The
| settlers and farmers present were called on
for their opinion In the matter and a general
discussion OF the proposition before the board
was had after which \. l.. Putnam moved
that the farmers present ask the county com.
missioners to order the seed grain that is
needed by them and any other settlers of the
county or tributary thereto, J. Q. Elder Sec
onded said motion and on the motion all vot-
ed yes except one. The commissioners then
upon consideration OF said motion and re-
quest by the farmers, 1t was moved and sec
onded that the county order all seed grain
Tor the farmers requesting the same. Ayes
Flower and Felt. Nays Ash.
On motion all bids submitted TO seed were
rejected and the county will not procure seed
grain. Ayes, Ash and Flower. Nays, Felt
Motion made and carried that the affidavit
OF Fred La Plant in regard to the abatement
OF taxes for the year of 1911, be accepted sub
ject to the affidavit of the Potter County Bank
OF Gettysburg, :. ID. and that he be allowed to
pay his taxes pursuant to the same.
On motion the board adjourned to meet at
O'Clock tomarrOW.
Feb. 49, 1912.
Board met pursuant to adjournment with
all members present.
Motion made and carried that the petition
presented NJ. II. Lambertson of Township Is |
Range p. asking that said township be Great
ed as an Independent School District was re-
jected on the grounds that they did not have
two-thirds OF the voters OF the township as
signers on the petition.
Motion made and carried that the bills of
the three county papers be laid over until the |
next meeting and be corrected.
Motion made and carried that the petition
by w. A. Bonney for the organizat-
ION OF congressional Township IL Range "a in
to an Independent School District be accept
ed as there was two-thirds of the voters of
said township signed the petition. This reso-
luton is subject to protest before the commits
sioners March 18th, 1912 to show why said
township should not be organized.
Motion made and carried that Fred Peter
son OF Eagle Butte be appointed as County
school Book Depository In Eagle Butte, in
the place OF w. W. Sopher. and that he be re-
CURED to file with the County Auditor a bond
In the sum Of S500O0 to be approved by the
Motion made and carried that the reports
md affidavits of y. A. tombstone OF Timber
lake and l., {. Fuller of Isabel, MS county
grain and feed distributors. were presented
o the board. accepted and placed on file with
he Auditor.
Motion made and carried that the County
auditor be instructed to have the recapitu-
alton OF the above reports published in all
he official papers of Dewey county.
by order OF the board the bill OF T.. c. Fuller
vas allowed and placed on file.
Il. C. Fuller. salary for January and the I'M
oading of IL cars in February at $500 per car
md expense, total Sl23N
The Auditor was ordered to draw warrants
or the following per diem and mileage.
Flower day miles $ 4.2O
Ash 3 ;, 10 :. 400
On motion the board adjourned to meet
gain March IL, 1912.
II. NJ. Kent, O. j. Fett
Auditor Chairman,