The Dickinson press., 1915-01-16
MEDORA
From the Herald:

Being unable to drive. the we'll on
the T. E. johnson place north of town
on account of slipping ground, which
fastened their drill pipes at a depth
of nearly four hundred feet, Dick
Stevens is about to move the ma
chine away. They will drive the
third we'll for VIM. McCarty on his
place west of the Custer Trail ranch.
G. E. Burgess is out of public Of
flee this week. Mr.. Burgess has been
register of deeds for twelve years.
He took the office went it required an
hours work on day a week, and he
used to ride from the ranch to do it.
The office is remunerative for the
county, and is regarded by state ex-
aminers as being M of the best
managed offices in the state.
Russell Krogland of Taylor, who
came to Medora last week with the
show troupe, passed a worthless check
at the hotel Thursday morning.
Landlord Gardner suspected that the
thing was not altogether right,
wired the Taylor bank on which the
check was drawn and found that he
had no funds there. Mr.. Gardner
then insisted on personally ~escorting
the youthful financier. to the Jail,
where he is being detained pending
bill and when L. H. Moore expressed
a desire to e the amount in hand
the young fellow drew the check, got
it cashed and made the settlement.
The old board Of commissioners
met Monday at Medora. 1t is said
that the appointed term of E. D.
Peck expires with the expiration of
the ten days after the first Monday of
the year, when, in the absence of an
elected commissioner, an appointment
must be made to fill the vacancy. On
the instant of meeting and qualifying
of the county board of, Slope county,
W. H. Hanson's incumbency is auto
matically terminated. Thursday
night the board adjourned until Jan
uary goth, when a new board will be
appointed by the remaining commits
stones, Mr.. Mead. Auditor Wilson
and Judge Pehrsson. Re-districting
the county, appointing of commits
sioners and superintendent of schools,
will be the most important work of
the adjourned session.
D. M. Hart, commissioner elect
from the Slope county extension of
came Monday night to qualify mos
mentarily for the position, d~isplacing
u. D.. Peck. The new county Of Slope
is not yet a separate political unit,
their commissioners having not yet
qualified, and he claimed the legal
right to sit and act on the Billings
county board. He procured the nee
essary bond and upon presenting it.,
the states attorney required the three
days allowed by law for its approval
as to form, without which approval
Mr.. Hart could not complete his quail
flying. Three. days would have
thrown the time for his prospective
qualifying so far forward that the
board would be in adjournment and
before another meeting the counties
would be severed, totally disqualify-
ing him, both by expiration Of time
limit and citizenship. Mr.. Hart then.
took the bond to the district Judge for
an order for approval; the judge, not
knowing but what the states attor-
ney's three-day limit Of time was ex-
PRED, signed the document. Learn
ing Of the error Judge W. G. Craw-
ford then issued a order, in the ma
ture Of a mandamus.y for Mr.. Hart to
appear and show aus why the ord
er for approval Of the form of his
bond should not be annulled. Mr..
Hart did not appear, but surrendered
the bond and returned to his home
in the new county Of Slope.