The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-01-16

Jan. 8th, 1919
The Board met at 9 O'Clock a. M.
Present chairman Williams, Com
missioners Kloster, Fugleberg and
Nelson.
Minutes of meeting of Jan. 9Th
read and approved.
The following bills were on motion
approved:
The Fargo Bridge and Iron Co.,
part payment on bridge work, $2,-
579.56. N. d. Independent Tel. Co.,
rent for Jan. four phones, $500. In
stallation fee phone for Judge, $3.50.
Thompson Yard Inc, lumber for par
titions, S10.10. State Tuberculosis
|Sanatarlum, supplies for John A An
derson, S4.25. Treasurer of North
Dakota, maintainence for John A..
Anderson Oct. LIST to Jan. 1st, $1,000.
The bills to the various registrars
for reporting vital statistics amount
ing to $66.50 was on motion allowed.
Parshall Leader, estray paper for
1918, $500. E. Taisey, Agt., Prem
ium insurance on Office equipments,
$6O.61. j. M. Devlin, hauling Office
equipments from Sherbrooke to Fin
ley, $108.00. G. H. Gilbertson, cash
advanced for postage and supplies,
$5.51. John Anderson, hauling grad
err, dragging and cutting weeds,
$46.4O. G. NJ Crimson salary 2
days in Jan. 1919, $4,000. P. O..
Sathre, balance on printing brief ex-
penses appearing case l.. N. Bugbee
ct al VS. Steele County, $27.50. JUS
tice report of G. A. Monteith approv-
ed, all fees having been paid. JUS
tice report of Halfdan Peterson ap-
proved and fees paid as follows: Half
dan Peteson, Justice $6.1O, Halfdan
Peteson, fuel for County at Sher-
brooke, $16.35.
Salary bills for quarter ending Dec.
31st 1918, approved, G. j. Mustad,
Auditor, $4,000, Alvin P. Boe,
Treasurer, $45O.O0, G. H. Gilbertson,
Register of deeds, $425.O0, Adam S.
Moote, County Judge, $337.5O, Aagot
Raaen, Co. Supt., $425.O0, D. w. Vad-
ME, Clerk of Court, $425.OO, G. N.
Crimson, Sheriff, $412.50, P. o. Saith
re, States Attorney, $4,000, Anna
Gilbertson, Deputy Register of Deeds,
$195.00, Hilda Lynner, Deputy Co.
Supt., $212.50, Nettie NJ. Boe, Deputy
Co. Auditor, $146.72, Martin Hilstad,
$48.28, Emma Boe, Deputy Treas,
$4,000.
On motion the Sharon Reporter,
Hope Pioneer and Finley Beacon were
designated official papers for 1919.
On motion the Board adjourned un-
til o'clock P. M.
Afternoon Session
The Board met at o'clock, P. NJ.
present Chairman Williams, Comm.
Kloster andFugleberg.
The Sheriff submitted his report of
uncollected Personal Property taxes
for the year 1917, the report was ap-
proved as filed and following cancella-
tions ordered: Ludwig Davidson $50
Thomas Olson S2.11, Peter Sway $50
Ole Haugen $50, ]. l.. shobe $6.05
Oscar Wohldst $1.29. Ted Kohlgraf
$1.13, Dan Lee $1.17, Erick Anderson
$1.31, A. v. Anker $1.00, H. A. Beck
ley $07, David Leth SLIP L. A. Page
$2.92, P. c. Kimball $2.98, E. Nc
Laughlin S2.81, l.. S. Anderson $34
Fred Borchardt 500, Ole Forsberg
$1.2O, Jacob Nelson $1.01, P. A. Ras-
mussen $1.OO, o. S. johnson $1.OO,
Frank Rearden $1.0O, T. B. Smiley
s1.00, H. J. Bjerke $1.00, J. H. Cone
$.04 A. Darch $.93, R. H. Skinner
SAP, E. S. Fawcett $1.O0, NJ. CRUDE
$1.00, Oscar Moe $1.00, Byron Morton
$1.00, Christ Schaede s1.00, John
Skaar $1.00, Erick Tysk $1.0O, James
P. Masters $2.87, Oscar Anderson 81.
Whereas the census figures for the
last state census showed population
of at least seven thousand for Steele
County, the annual salaries for the
various County officials was on motion
fixed as follows: County Auditor
$500, County Treasurer $500, 100
States Attorney $1,000. Clerk of Dis
trict Court $500, County Judge ST.