The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09

Deacon, Otto Sukut and Edith Eden
strom. On motion same were ordered
filed and the Auditor instructed to is
sue warrants in payment of the jurors
and witness fees therein reported, as
follows. all members voting aye on
call of roll:
II. w. Gearey ................... 2.20
A. II. Leimbacher ............ 2.20
w. Fl. Barnett ................. 10
Chas F. Wilson ................ Ito
Henry {. Brennan .............. 10
W. b Doyle ......'............. l. 10
Oscar Edenstrom ................ 10
John Martln .......' ''''.'...... 40
Chairman Hockridge designated the
following committees for the ensuing
Brfdges-Kennedy. Brownlee and
Hockridge.
Hospital-Boyd. Conant and Ken
nedy.
Purchasing-Conant. Kennedy and
Printing-Brownlee, Boyd and Hook
Public OVERWHELMINGLY. Hook
ridge, Brownlee, Boyd and Conant
On motion duly seconded. The Fargo
Courier-News, The Buffalo Express and
The Hunter Herald, were designated
as the official newspapers for the pub
lication of Commissioners Proceedings
for the ensuing year, all members
voting aye on call of the roll.
On motion duly seconded, Mrs. A. NJ.
Ross was appointed matron of the
county Jail, all members voting Aye on
1t was moved by Mr.. Boyd and sec
onded by Mr.. Brownlee that the Sheriff
be allowed the sum of seventy-fve
cents per day for each prisoner for
board, which motion prevailed on call
of the roll, all members voting Aye.
The appointment of the County Board
of Health was considered and DR.. G. A.
Carpenter was on motion reappointed
as the physician of said Board for the
ensuing year at a salary of $500 per
month, payable quarterly; all members
voting Aye on call of the roll.
On motion duly seconded, the County
Auditor was authorized to make settle
ment of the delinquent personal prop
erty taxes for the year 1916 and prior
county's interest, in order to clean uD
the records; all members voting Aye on
call of the roll.
On motion the Board adjourned at
o'clock D. M, to meet on Friday, Janu-
airy 9Th, at o'clock a. m.
Friday, January 5th, 1917.
Board met at o'clock a. M, with all
members present.
Bids were received for the desipna-
ton OF County Morgue for the ensuing
year. The bid of 3. f. Wasem, being
the lowest and best bid, was on motion
Of Mr.. Brownlee. seconded by Mr.. Co
ness was designated as the County
Morgue for the ensuing year, all mem
oers voting Aye on call of the roll.
The following reports of county off,
GERS were received, showing fees col
viz:
Amount
Collected.
of deeds, November, 1915 IS 10000
=. Z. Gearey, clerk district
court. November. 1916 ...... 274.0o
W. ns r; Tucker Ts, county auditor. 49,,
A. 6. Hanson county judge. 1886
December, 1915 .......... 1900
J. G. Ross. sheriff, December,
1915 .a..;:....... .....:... 2S5.14
county hospital. December.
J. W. Riley. county superrin-- ''''
tendent schools, December,
1916 ..........,. none
The members of the Board proceeded
to check the several offices as to the
correctness of their reports for the
past three months and upon completion
they report that all Offices checked up
In excellent shape and they found
the records to be in first class condi-
On motion the Board adjourned to
meet again at 2 o'clock p. m
Afternoon Session dan. S, 1917.
Board met at o'clock, with all MEM
bers present.
The following bills were on motion
approved and allowed and the Auditor
instructed to draw warrants in pay
ment of same, all members voting Aye
on call of roll:
II. II. Kennedy, commissioners
services and mileage for
Thos. c: Hockridge, commits 900"
sioner's services and mileage
r. b. Boyd, commissioner 0O
services and mileage for De-
cember and January ...... $500
w. A. Conant, commissioners
services and mileage for
January Observation-Disclosures. 1880
r: r. Brownlee. commissioners
services and mileage for
December and January 49,. s4.1o
,sberif once .......: ....... 1850
Alex Stern & Co, merchandise.
county hospital and poor =. 1925
Union Light & Power Co., mer-
chandise, county Jail ....... 80
NJ. NJ Hendrickson, merchan-
disc, county poor 1850. S15
Leigh Monson, justice fees 49,. 1905 O
Justice reports were received from
Fl. +. Miller and Leigh Monson for the
quarter ending December 81. 1915. on
motion said reports were approved and
ordered filed, and the Auditor was In
structed to issue warrants in payment
Of the witness fees therein reported as
follows. all members voting Aye on call
of the roll:
James p. Manoles ,............$ 2.10
aans BY -; ....'...'''..''s. 10
VIM. c. Hardy ............... 2.1O
A. H. Leimbacher ....s....... 6.1O
Selma Manoles ............... 40
A. e. fernandez .............. 80
A. c. McFarnsworth .......... 40
On motion the Board adjourned to
meet on Thursday, January 18th, 1917,
at 3 o'clock a. m, all members voting
Aye on call of the roll.
Attest:
w. r.. TUCKER,
County Auditor.
(Jan. 5, 1919
SHEA PLACED ON TRIAL.
(By Associated Press.)
Toledo, o., Jan. 9.--John j. (Mickey)
Shea, formerly a street contractor In
New York, was placed on trial in Unit
ed States district court here yesterday,
charged with defrauding two farmers
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