Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1914-09-24
Stiles Chairman
Of County Board
Local rIan Named Chairman of Board
Of Board Of County Commits.
sioners Of Sioux County


Of Board of County Commits.
si0ners of Sioux County
The Mandan News last week
published the following account
of the first meeting of the county
board:
John A. Stiles was chosen chair
man of the board of county COM
missioners of Sioux county last
Saturday at the preliminary meet
ing of the commissioners. when all
all of the officers which already |
had been named qualified and gave
the required surety bond. Rigid
economy was voted as absolutely
necessary in carving on the Or
ganization work. All of the
officers were present.
One of the elements that effected
the choice of John Stiles for chair
man of the board of county COM
missioners was the fact that he
lives at Fort Yates and will be
close to the temporary county seat
of government and will always be
on hand to attend to many Incl
dental matters not requiring the
attention of all the commissioners
while the organization is being
perfected.
The county was not divided into
commissioner districts, this matter
being delayed until the next meet
ing on September %. This was
done so that equitable boundaries
could be formed and that all people
in the new county might be satis-
fed.
County Superintendent HYDE
was authorized to look into the
matter concerning the establish
ment of oil necessary schools, and
!. each commissioner was also en-
,1powered t0 give this matter at
/ tention between that time and tn.
time for the next meeting, wher
definite action will be taken in tn,
direction of establishing schools
J for service the present term. Th'
question of schools had much to d,
with the creation Of the count,
. and those furthering the school,in
terests mean to hasten the estab
|, lishment of same.
!. Typewriters will not be bough
} at this time. according to a resolu
ton by John Leach. and con,
. mittee composed of Messrs. Stiles
!. johnson and Colville were ap
: pointed to purchase the necessar.
. ofico supplies.
}. It was also voted that bonds from th
!. Dakota Trust company will be accepte
. il any officers desire furnish to same.
+ One Of the News advisors on the mai
ters pertaining to the new county say
s.the first quarters Of the officers will
! in lumber shed il the building can b
obtained reasonably. II not then prot
I ably the "court house, will consist Of
!. cheap tar.rooied building such as ol
. timers are used to, and which cost
:. little and has furnished more happinet
. to families perhaps, than all the palati'
o residences built later"
= "The strenuous desire for rigid econ'
9 my manifested on the part Of all Of tt
. . commissioners might seem laughable
: to those living in old settled distfic
: but to those Of Siomx county who rea
. ize the necessity Of economy in fact I
a we'll as in words, it seems the part
% true WISDOM" continued the speaker.
d Unless deemed necessary by the q
q torney general the election proposed 4
= Sioux county on November 8. will n
!, be held aud as it is almost physic
/ l|impossibility to make all necessary q
rsngemeuts between now and that tim
Morton County Schools
= The elaborate school system
ID Morton county is q very large bus
- ness as the figures recently comp
= y ed by Superintendent w. F. Lor
= show. These figures are contain
a