Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-01-18
Rev. Bernard StraSsmaier. For use o.
C,rastarS. U,ll-Nnypmher Term o.

VIM Molash, Road Supervisor .........: ECO
ALMA Kramer, dressing the wounds NO.; 10, nl
T. acknowledgements. Amount cl;iim-
ed s13 90. Allowed at...............: 800
Solen State Bank. amounts advanced
.rnasinv near Solen . 300. 90
T ius Following buls we're on motion rejected:
james Stupka. Guarding u. Hummeh- ., ~,
,1d Pr1SGHae eIt, Hauling two cuiverts and
Sam and Zephyr Hummell. meals and
lodging October .4th and 18th. Nov
emher 18th lith 18TH and an 1Sth ioayn ."
October 23rd to Goth and November
Ra asse 70 Grader io.d Manufacturing Com
pany front wheel for grader. ....:.... 400
Russell Grader Manufacturing Com
pany repairs for Mngul Grader; $50
in accordance with Section ~! G9mpMea
drew lots to determine the order OF thelr sue
cession. The short term fel. to Commissioner
stiles. .uo
u'''' '."' January 3rd. 1917.
The board met pursuant to adjournment.
Members were all present.
Commissioner Chart offered the following
resolution and moved its adoption:
Whereas petition containing am more a. .nan
ed to tue Board asking that Townships one
Hundred Twenty-Five and One Hundred
Thirty all in Range Ninety be organized INTO
Whereas it appears from the recordsin the
office of the County Auditor that said town
ships have an assessed valuation OF more than
x4tiOOO, 90 and all other provisions OF law per-
tanning to such matters having been fulfilled
now .,,,,.,.,
sional townships be organized into clvli
to wnship TO be known US Menu Township aud
t, at the first township meeting be held ut the
Peterson school house In said township on
Tuesday January 2trd, 1917
The foregoing resolution having been duly
seconded was thereupon adopted. oil OF the
Commissioners voting in favor OF same.
On motion the report Of Deputy Gxamlne s
E. f. Morris on the examination OF the books
of the county officials ON November 9TH anu
10TH 1916 was approved.
On motiozr the Sioux County Pioneer was
des grated the Off cial county paper.
Road Supervisors Annual Reports were sub
james Molash-Supervisor Fort Yates Road
II. II. Clary-Supervisor Rogers Creek Road
S. j. Irons Supervisor Keldron Road Dis
W. j. Rekamp-Supeyvisor .Swastika Road
John Watkins-Supervisor Morristown Road
D B. Y. wheeler-supervisor solen Road
Road Supervisors for the year 1917 were ap-
Thunderhawk District No. 1-Manz Town
ship. Supervisor will be appointed by the
Keldron District No. 2-Harrv Knoke.
Morristown District No. 3-Appointment
later.
Rogers Greek District No. appointment
Selfridge District No. 6-J. F. Teeter:
Fort Yates District No. flames Molash.
| Caononball District No. Appointment
soen District No. 9-Jacob Froelich.
| POrcupine No. 1O-E l.. Carter.
On motion the boundaries of Porcupine Road
District No. 10 we're fixed to include Town.
ships 131 and 10, Range u and Township ID
SOlen Road District
The board then adjourned until 2 p. M,
| Afternoon Session
The board met pursuant to adjournment.
Members were all present.
In accordance with Chapter 70 Session Laws
of 1915 the sum OF s5.O was appropriated by
On motion the bond Of G. Christensen, pub
lisher Ut the Sioux County Pioneer, for the
correct publication Of the Delinquent Tax
List in the sum Of $500 with A. U. Ostrum and
| j. e. Shields as Sureties was approved.
On motion the application Of Leroy J.
Beede for abatement OF 1918 taxes on the SEA
1'-129s7 amounting to &2O.yO was granted for
the reason that final proof has not yet been
made on the above land and the same was not
subject to taxation.
On motion the application OF Otto H. Gefert
for abatement OF 1875 taxes on the NW3-.S-la'-
81 amounting 10 1888 was granted for the rea
son that final proof has not yet been offered
on the above described land.
the application of Jacob Jordan for abate-
ment of 1915 Personal Property Taxes amount
Ing to $2O IS was on motion granted fOl the
reason that ut the time said properly was as
scssed he was a Trust Patent Indian and ex-
empt from taxation.
the application of McGray-kjelstrup-R Rob
erts for abatement Of 1915 ersonal PcoHe: ty
jected for the reason that applicants do not
show that the property in question was assess
ed elsewhere for the year 1916.
The following applications for abatement OF
taxes were laid over un il the April meeting
Matilda Warland NEt,l7: I =, y ssS;
u M. W. Bowers. SW} III 30-9U-S2n.O8
u The board checked the fees received In the
Office OF the Clerk Of the District Court for the
months OF Oc.ooer and November which
we're found to amount to $3.50 all OF which
was accounted for.
The board checked the fees received in the
Offices OF Register of Deeds and County
Auditor for the quarter ending December 81
1916 which were found to be as follows:
Register OF DEEDS ........................f24 O "
al of which i was duly accounted ior ''
The board checked the accounts of County
Treasurer Louis Endres for the quarter end
ing December 81, 1915 which were found to be
as follows:
; Cash on hand and in designated depos-
itaries sept. 30 1916. S2453 g.
Collections Octobe: LIST to December
Total .sso43 IS
. Disbursements October list to Dscem :.
Cash on band 1sG and in dspos
itares December 3lst, 1916. ........... 1927 IS
On motion the auditor and treasurer were
instructed to make the following transfers to
the General Fund.-
Penalty and Interest Fund. .S435 90
| Sutur Etpr1
Specll oalrs funo Ss 3e "
The following Dilis were audited and al
lowed:
Young Sing. Boarding Sam Hummell-
prisoner, amount claimed $23.3 al
Harry vi +. Hnckiey Constable fees in ~
Chas. ' B. Gays s Board and lodging for ~
Joe Couture--prisoner. Mileage and
livery delivering ballot boxes. Serv-
ing subponeas. Amount claimed $751;
jake froeitck. Livery taking Joseph '''
Coture-prisoner; to Fort Yates - =,
McCanil- W ebster Elevator Company, WV
plank for culverts. Observation-Disclosures. 10. II
Simon Thompson. nails and butts 3.5C
The quarterly report OF Justice OF the
Peace A. U. Ostrum was approved and fees
allowed as follows:
A. U. Ostrum, Justice Of the Peace
Hesitate VS. Giles 7. Brown. ...... 1855
A. U Osttum. Justice of the Peace
fees-State vs. Thomas G. Dando. 800 3.95
A. U. Ostrum Justice of the Peace
| fees-State VS. Walter Smith. ........ SIS
Chas. b. Clayton. Sheriff mileage and
livery-State VS. Giles T. Brown. .... &c. 90
Chas. b. Clayton, Sneri1 mileage and
liverv-State VS. Thomas G. Dando.... 81 80
Chas. h Clayton, Sheriff fees. mileage
and livery-State VS. Walter Smith 49, 10 10
DR.. Thomas, Witness fees-State VS.
John W Farmer, Witness fees.state ~
chas. Bailey, Witness fees-state VS. ~
J. Z: FoKarty, Witness fees.state vs. GOV
Earl Gichtei Witness fees.state VS. ~
Steven Kapustrensky, Witness fees.
The following bills were laid over until the
| next meeting:
John Watkins. Road Supervisor. ........ 5000
| McCaul- w ebSter Elevator Co. plank. 81 IS
Quanm. N & Austad Lumber Co.. plank II. ~
due on Coivilie bridge ................ sle. "A
The following bills were audited and allowed
j. G. Leach, Commissioners salary and
y" mileage a.. ee @ s,:so
j. ~. Stiles. Commissioners salary 10 90
| On motion the board adjourned until a. NJ,