Fergus County Democrat., 1916-03-23
Election Ordered re. Incorporation
Town of HObSOn.

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An OrGer having been entered on I
The minutes of a regular session OF
the Board Of County Commissioners OF
Fergus County. Montana held on this
date, whereby John j. Jewell was ap-
pointed by the said Board to take the |
census of the territory proposed to
be Incorporated into the Town of Hob
son, Fergus County. Montana tsald
territory being fully described in petit
ton on page I'D: and,
Whereas, said John j. Jewell mas
complied with said order of said Board
of County Commissioners and has pre-
sented to said Board list OF the
names of all persons residing within
said described territory, said list was
ordered filed in the office OF the
County Clerk of Fergus County, Mon
tana, said list containing the names OF
308 persons:
And it appearing further to said
Board of County Commissioners that
the petition asking that the hereto
fore described territory be incorpo-
rated as the Town of Hobson, con-
tanned the names of at least fifty quail
flied electors of said territory, and
that the census report presented by
said John j. Jewell, contained the
names Of at least three hundred resi-
dents OF said territory, and said Board
being fully advised in the premises,
does now order an election OF the
qualified electors Of said territory up
on the question of the incorporation
Of said described territory into the
\ Town OF HobsOn; said election to De
held in the basement Of Murrays hall
in the Village Of Hobson on Monday.
May 20, 1916. Polls to be open from
8 o'clock q. m. to O'Clock p. m.
The clerk was instructed to have the
| following notice Of said election pub
lished in the Judith Basin Star. pub
lished within the territory proposed to
be Incorporated into the Town of Hob
son, thirty days before said election,
as required by law:
Proclamation.
Public notice is hereby given that
in accordance with an order of the
Board of County Commissioners of
Fergus County, Montana, made on
this date, that special election will
be held in the basement Of Murray's
hall in Hobson, Fergus County, Mon
tana, on Monday, the 29th day of May,
1916. for the purpose OF submitting to
the qualified electors of the following
described property: Beginning at a
point three hundred thirty (33O) feet
due west and three hundred thirty
$500 feet due south Of the section
corner common to section six Co and
seven 90, in township fourteen north,
of range fifteen east, M. M, and one
and twelve (1 and 12), in township
fourteen north, Of range fourteen east.
M. NJ; thence east two thousand eight
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to a point; thence north three hum
dred thirty $500 feet to a point. be-
ing the quarter corner common to sec
tions six (6) and seven 90, of town
ship fourteen (14) north, of range fif-
teen ,(15) east, NJ M. thence east one
t thousand two hundred forty-seven and
7-10 l,247.D feet to a point; thence
: north to a point on the half section
) line between the north half (Nh) and
} 1.-THE south half (S&) of section six
, 60, of township fourteen north, OF
range fifteen (15) east, M. NJ; thence
west one thousand eight hundred fifty
t1,S50) feet, to a point; thence north
three hundred thirty $500 feet to a
. point; thence west approximately one
thousand eight hundred seventy-tive
: and 4-10 1,s75.4 feet, to a point or
| the west boundary line of section sis
l 60, township fourteen north. of range
1 fifteen east, M. M: thence south along
the boundary line between section 81,
l 60, in township fourteen north, ol
I range fifteen east, M. NJ, and sectior
4 one ID, in township fourteen north
! of range fourteen east, M. NJ, to {
a point two thousand three hundred
siXty-seyen (2,367) on said boundar,
T line due north of the southwest corner
i of section six co, township fourteen
n north, of range fifteen east, M. NJ
r thence west three hundred thirt,
e (330) feet to a point, and thence
e south two thousand six hundred nine
e ty-seven t2,697) feet to point tn,
place of beginning, the questions:
Shall the above described territor,
d be Incorporated as the Town of Hob
: SOM"
i The ballots to be FOR INCOR
n PORATION'' or AGAINST INCOR
: PORATION.., s
\. The polls must be opened at
e o'clock in the morning and continu
Al open until o'clock in the afternoo
= of the same day, at which time tn
le polls shall be closed
n. Instructions to Clerk.
a The clerk was also instructed t
et have ballots prepared for said elee
E. ton; said ballots TO be For Incorpor
le alton or Against Incorporation" an
}, to furnish said ballots to the judge
f. of election.
a Judges and Clerks Appointed.
of Judges: II. r. Goodell, John J. Jew
an ell, and Jas. S. Endslow.
l.; Clerks; II. S. Woodward and job
ne Cowan.
lp Instructions to Clerk.
st, The clerk was instructed to motif
n the Mountain States Telephone an
en- Telegraph Co. to remove certain pol.
nd and wires from what is known as tn
'et Windham road between Stanford an
of Wlndham and within about one-qual
six ter of mile of Stanford
OF Also to remove certain poles an
est wires from the county road south ,
SIpple siding. Also to remove certai
six poles and wires from the county roa,
to in sections l3 and IA, TIP. 13 NJ, r.
he t., Section l6. TIP. 16 N, r. IL E., ar
as Sec. 20, TIP. Is N, r. 13 E.
Depository Bonds Approved.
Depository bonds We're approved
ar follows:
ul- Basin State Bank, $4,000; First n