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4 a if 1 I I I I ill: if SI" ft £!i 0 iki- ff lssK' &• &fk' •rl .Engusetli. ItfRlntiT nl' In• I«, In tin Hmount of $42«.M). I'd!1 the month of July. VJ1S, tn- .icci'pi^il mid approvod and pliu'cci on Ilk'. Motion cairU'd. Tliu liijui-il I riu'ccli'tl tci iill 1 it find al low Ik'Ih tnl lt o'clock I*. M. ad journed tn iihh nguln Mi !i o'clock A. 11. August 7t li. Au mat 7th, 1918 '('III' llniu il ..iH 11 o'clock A. M. as ln-r iil.|inirnin -nt with Commissioners Rohe, Il'oiiru'ssy and l'uwi'11 prsui'iit. (loinnilssiniH-i' Vmoli'iioevcr absent, Com inissionc.r 111 in Hi"' I'liulr. The Hoard proceeded to check il|i ap plication* lor abatement of taxes and at 10 o'clock adjourned, to moot again at 2 o'clock P. M., to inspect the Inidgo on th« inot-r.iirlingtori road in section 7, Harrison Township, said bridge hav ing beou reported In very bad order. Afternoon Session The Board met at 2 o'clock P. M. as per adjournment with Commissioners arrdnnomcr, Hennrssy, Kohc anil Uo kensgarri present. Commissioner Powell absent, Commissioner Roho in the chair. This being the day set in our adver tisement 111 open bills for coal. It was •invert bv Commissioner Vandenoever, •wooded by Commissioner Ijokensgard th it the Hoard proceed to open bids. •otion carried. Tha following bids were opened: IflS of J. A. Wilson for lignite coal at $4.f0 Tier ton: Bt of the Pioneer Fuel Company fur lignite coal at t-I.SO Uer ton at court house mil on track. Mov^il by Commissioner Hennessy. (seconded by Commissioner T^okcnsgard that liu bids of .1. A. Wilson arid tile I'i.mef-r fuel Company to furnish coal for Ward County, lie rejected, for the reason the Board believes the price too high, ami tin- Auditor instructed to re turn certified checks accompanying bids. Motion rallied. At 1:4." I'. M. Commissioner l'owell re ported present. Moved by Commissioner Vandenoever, seconded iiv Commissioner Hennessy, that, tin compromise offer of the ,T. I. Case Threshing Machine Company for ab.iten"*:it of penalty and interest on taxes on leased site ill the city of .Minot, for tile years 1H08 to l!Ur, inclusive, in tlie sum uf $1087.22, be accepted, said sum being flip original tax on said site for the years lflOS to l:il.r, inclusive, for the reason the said taxes were in dispute as t.i their legality, and for the further reason (hat this Hoard believes It Is better for the County to accept said compromise offer, than to take the mat ter into the Courts, and that this ap plication he referred to the State Tax Commission, .uul that upon the payment of $1687.42, the Auditor be instructed to make the proper corrections and the Treasurer instructed to issue receipt. Motion carried. Mined by Commissioner Vandenoever, seconded by Commissioner Hennessy, Let our boys use all the wool.<p></p>FURS We can substitute Repairing and remodel ing of all kinds of furs. AJ.BrownsteinSCo. Fur Manufacturers 230 Central Aire. E. Minot, N. D. Moot Shoe Hospital Ce. Minot, Worth Dakota Old Boifkt ud Sold We hasp gone into the autametfte clre repairing bustbe&s, !tfll«r a plant and a O W purpMe. Our TWiltied img ccnataiB of Wiring wTth ||m tSreM two (44 tires of the *Vi sRV tagetMp— tfie ikfier beifair a roM' Mfe tire and the nuut a rim cat R(P#n-out 9re. VMi a rtod tMHL V#tre or rivets »re used. Ivtflfc MB ai»t quip tff your ^d if V# tm« autameuU s, a/ul bin la- WRSi save you so: Is used (or 1 me mener, Taa «uv sewing tlfea n. chine Ml TxUcanklnr Plant la OmmMm W0I JUO MlMt |M a. a. atar, iumiw Beware Fancy Taffeta Ribbon A group that offers patterns, five inches quality Milk. Special per yard SPECIALS Good Linen Tablets They coma in three different. sizes. Much cheaper than we think yon will be able O to find elsewhere Linen Envelopes Packages of 23 and when yon consider tha paper situation they're a snap. 1 A- The package Face Chamois Oval ahapo of the good, soft quality kind that will hold powder— Attractive Plaids You arc, no doubt, aware that these hand tome plaids are very much in favor, We know this lot will please you and we know that the prices will please you still more, especially after vou have examined the ma terial. Just the thing for daughter's Fall Scho»l Dress. Yard .. Mution carried. -Moved by Commissioner Hennessy. seconded by Commissioner TjOkenstfard, that the following requisitions be al lowed and the Auditor instructed to or der same: Requisition of R. E. Hopkins for one Inventory and Appraisement of Judg ment record, Register of Civil Actions an Heirship and Guardianship Docket Requisition of P. A. Weatherwax for 300 Delinquent Tax Notices Requisition of P. A. Weatherwax for 7,000 Delinquent Real Estate Notices Requisition of O. Herigstad for one ^4. C. Smith typewriter in exchange for one now in use Requisition of R. E. Hopinks for 10,r 000 Affidavit of Apportionment. Motion carried. Moved by Commissioner Lokensgard, seconded by Commissioner Powell, that the Sheriff's Statement of 1S16 Delin quent Personal Property Taxes uncol lected, be accepted and approved and the Auditor be instructed to transfer said delinquent personal property taxes against real estate where there is any. Motion carried. Moved by Commissioner Vandenoever, seconded by Commissioner Powell that the following bills be allowed and the Auditor instructed to issue warrants on the proper funds in payment of same: E. G. Kivley, pulling gr*der, $613.75. G»orge Nelson, dragging roads, $12.00. M. M. Powell, dragging roads, assign ment. $6.00. —of tKe d'-ys" of August. See that your your milk supply is abso lute PURE. Bug PASTEURIZED MILK and be SAFE MINOT PURE MILK CO. Phone 1199 When You Read About the Federal Farm Loan Law, Just Bear in Mind These Points: In arranging a loan with us you know exactly with whom you are dealing. You do not have to let everybody know your business, nor subject your farm and your affairs to investigation by strangers. You will not be asked to guarantee the loans of nine or ten other men, nor be come surety for farmers in less favored districts. You will not be required to increase your loan so as to take stock in our Company and become an investor as well as a borrower. You will not be tied up for five years, but can take up your mortgage or sell your farm free of incumbrance within the five years, if you should so desire. These are matters worth thinking about. If you want the best accommoda tions consult us. Brush-Mc Williams Company and Western Bankers Investment Company Farm and City Loans and Farm Lands Minot, North Dakota especially likable wide and of good thing lor daughter* rail 59c, 69c, 95c Special Percales 29c yd. 36-in. fast color pcrcales.-all a rare buy— at this price. Vou will do well to supply any anticipated wants—at once. Patterns are staple and very desirable. Special Rack Silk Presses lust take time to fully realize what an op portunity thin really offers you. There's not a dress in this lot Jhat isn't worth half again as much. You'll find them in nearly all desirable shadas and latest novelties in trimming. Get your size before it's gone 35c 141C31 Iiuvcilica 111 $14,95 tli.it the minutes of the proceedings of the Board for the quarter ending June 30th, 191S, lie read. Motion carried. The minutes of the Board for April mid -May were read and upon motion of Commissioner Powell, seconded by Com missioner Hennessy, tliey were accepted and approved as corrected. Motion carried. Moved tiy Commissioner Ijokensgard, seconded by Commissioner Hennessy, that tlia personal bond of M. J. Pavlik in the amount of $500.00, with Ole En gebretson as surety, be accepted and ap proved, same being bond Tor County Jus tice of the Peace. Not a lot of off-shades but good, staple patterns, every one of them. Offered at a time when wool goods are the highest in history. The season for this material is just starting. You will find serges in many different colors—granite cloth, challies, Women's Brown and Gray Kid Lace Shses, cloth top to match. Leather Spanish heels. The price $9e9U Women's Black Calf Lace Shoes. Imitation tips. The price Children'6 Hi-tops Lace and Button Shoes. Priced accord- ing to size. I.. J. Hunter, dragging roads, assign ment, $17.45. P. 11. Muzzy, road overseer, 154-81. $154.00. George Forbes, dragging roads, $15.00. P. Vandenoever, transportation for pauper, $16.00. P. McCabe, grading roads, $49.00. Ryder Township, grading, $300.00. Minot Construction Co., pulling grader $655.00. •lohn J. Nedreloe, boarding prisoner?, $79.50. John J. Nedreloe, fees, criminal ac tions, $1S2.13. John Bick, dragging roads, $9.75. A. P. Bacon, rental, etc., 8th grade commencement, $20.00. Ella G. Bryan, steno services, $23.20. Dr. J. L. Devine, fees insanity case, $53.94. Andrew Solberg, sharpening grader blades, $33.00. John Lee, dragging roads, $17.05. James C. Henning, dragging roads, $9.00. Olaf T-.okensgard, commissioner's ser vices and expenses, $137.20. Grant Miller, dragging roads, $24.75. M. Wilber, running grader, $12.50. John Geist, July salary, manager poor farm, $100.00. Henry Miller, labor at county farm, $12.00. Dan ISahoney, labor a* aounty farm, $23.00. Mary SIcGuire, labor at •oantr farm, $10.00. Jamea I. Walsh, labor at county farm, $6.00. Lena Zeitlow, labor at county farm, $30.00. Aug. Zeitlow, labor at «ounty farm, $42.50. Burt Township, grading roads, $150.00. J. H. Burkhardt, dragging roads, $9.00. C. M. Baker, dragging roads, $4.50. Elizabeth Campbell, fees insanity case, $7.50. John J. Coyle, services, insanity board $32.00. Nellie Cota, car# of oouBty charge, $8.55. City of Minot, water, $26.30. Dr. J. L. Devine, services, insanity board, $35.00. M. J. Engeseth, postage, etc., $21.99. Ft. C. Frahm, service# and mileage, county surveyor, $275.45. Louis Gikling, bridge repairs, $5.2S. Harry Gidley, phone calls, $1.05. Mrs. Mary Cran, care of poor, $7.80. Globe Gazette Co., office supplies, $96.33. R. E. Hopkins, poatage, etc., $36.25. O. I. Herigstad, expenses, $66.75. T. \V. Hungate, dragging roads, $12.00. G. G. Heen, extra work, $10.00. Jacobson & Fugelso, merchandise to county farm, $3.05. W. S. Kenaston, grading, $434.75. Dr. H. G. Knapp, services, insanity case, $5.00. J. A. Miller, dragging roads, $28.00. Mrs. Martin Jacobson, rent of poll ing place, $5.00. Kenmare News, printing, $86.20. Midland Chemical Co., merchandise to court house. $54.^5. John Renz, dragging roads, $16.85. McCoy Department Store ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE SALES EVER OFFERED THE PUBLIC ONE BIG LOT OF WOOL DRESS GOODS In the Most Desirable Shades and Weaves. Many Pieces Only About Half of To-day's Wholesale Price. This Sals Will Start Saturday, Aug. 24th, add Will Continue Until This Lot is Disposed Of DON'T THINK OF BUYING A COAT, SUIT OR DRESS without seeing and trying on some of the excellent values that await you at this store. You will never be urged to buy. Just compare ours with others, that's all we ask. GOOD SHOES FOR LITTLE MONEY This is the line of shoes that is making it "possible" for you. Ju^t as careful fitting as though you were paying $15.00 instead of $4.50. Military heels. $4.75 Everett Moore, grading, $281.00. C. L. Moore, dragging roads, $8.t5. Minot Plumbing & Heating Co., labor ftt court house, $18.95. Pat McCabe, running grader, $15.»0. Northern States 1'ower Oo., phone rent $82.95. New York Hardware Store, merchan dise for court house, $16.00. I^aure Sweitzer, services, canvassing board. $24.00. N. W. Machine Shop, welding tractor wheel, $8.25. Optic Reporter Publishing Co., job printing, $50.75. T'eterHon (k Nelson, drugs for paupern, $8.00. E. J. Papke, merchandise for countv farm, $2.05. Pioneer Fuel Co., coal for court house and jail, $24.00. Rice I^ake Township, relief of poor, $82.50. Ryder News, job printing, $4.80. J. R. Reed, (Jrayage, $83.75. Wm. Kcofield, assisting county »ur veyor, $3.00. Arthur Solberg, dragging roads $10.87. iSurrey Township, relief of poor, $15.15. Anthony Kwenrlseid, services, deputy county surveyor, $32.25. St. Joseph's Hospital, c*re of poor, $93.30. Shirley Grocery Co., merchandise for county farm, $78.42. Shirley Grocery Co., merchandise for county jail, $6.10. The Messenger, printing, $87.#2. Oluf Troite, dragging roads, $24.00. Katherine Ij. Waters, diplomas, $21.60. W. D. Wcndt, postage, $30.82.. W. D. Wendt, mileage, $32.00. T. N. Yoomans, services, insanity case $7.00. John A. I-iunrlen, tree bounty, $15.0*. Jacob Rwenson, tree bounty, $3.00. Joe Dustin, tree bounty, $6.00. Gust Setram, tree bounty, $6.00. M. M. Powell, commissioner's services and expenses, $193.00. J. M. Rohe, commissioner's services and expenses, $155.00. John Hennesny, commissioner's ser vices and expenses, $T58.00. Sam Elliott, grading, $1,006.4$. City of Minot, care of poor, $711.64. 1. H. Avery, dragging roads,, $4.(6. Nicholas Bruels, special deputy sher iff, $15.00. Mark Cook, judge of «lection, $3.26. H. C. Tooley, inspector and returns sf •lection, $1M5. H. Holz, judge of election, 93.26. A. C. Torgenson, clerk of election, $i.tf. F. J. VanFl*et, clerk of election, $3.25. H. E. Peterson, digging rock on high ways, $88.00. Des Lacs Observer, printing, $132.19. Cash Feed ft Fuel Store, hay and seed, poor farm, $47.65. nlternational Oil Co., merchandise to poor farm, $44.73. iNew York Hardware Store, merchan dise, to .poor farm, $2.85. New York Department Store, mer chandise to poor) farm, $45.41, Peterson ft Nelson Drug Co., 4ragg, peor farm, $8.60. panaaas, cravenette cloth, Danish cloth, cordette and-a piece of BLACK 56-INCH WOOL POP LIN THAT IS WORTH AROUND $3.00 PER YD. WHOLESALE. OFFERED AT $1.99 THE YARD. Frices range from 29c to $1.99 the yard. Women's Black Kid Lace Shoes. and low heels. Serviceable and good styles. The price Women's Black and Tan Lace Shoes. Military heels with tips. Welted soles. The price Calf and kid leathers. $2.00 $2.35 A Checking Account will enable you to keep accurate account of your expenditures on better business principles. We appreciate your account, be it large or small. CITIZEN'S BANK OF MINOT Are you keeping your War Savings Stamp pledge The boys over there are making tkeirs good! Womens' Cotton Hose A far better hose than you expect at this price. Both black and white, all sizes. A. pa High, medium $4.50 $6.50 Good for school or dress. $2.75 $3.25 FRANK A. VANDERLIP says: "To be good Americans, we must analyze our expenditures" He's talking to us individually, and he's right, because—we must know what we have done with our money in order to spend to better advantage in the future, and save more. SPECIALS Pure Silk Velvet In black only, 40-ins. wide. A superior quality very apaeial ly priced. #7 QC •CEMENT- The government is placing restrictions upon the ase ef aement In some states and cement manufacturers kave warned dealers to secure their stocks at ence. Ths object is evidently two-fold—to conserve laber and reserve cement for the use of the government. We woald suggest your placing that order for your cement at once before the supply is ex hausted. •LUMBER- Government authorities have decreed that in me instance shall it be permissable to allew the grain from threshing machines to run upon the ground. This means if you haven't adequate storage facilities for your grain that you "get busy" and construct bins and granaries. We have an abundant supply of just the right materia] for bins and granaries. [ers MAX JOHNSON, local Manager Levi P. Hansen, running grader, $17.00. District Court Orders M. M. Chatfleld, per diem and ex pense juvenile commissioner, $50.00. M. K. Chatfleld. per diem and ex pense, juverjlle commissioner, $67.20. 3. J. Keavin, livery for Juvenile oourt, |S9,B0, John M. Rust, ear* ot Jnvenlle eonrt The yard 9 36-in. Silk Poplin In battleship Kray, brown, Meld m«use, dark green, purple, navy and white. Juitatepin aad feel ot it. The yard. 1 W Famous for Wear Are oar apccial Corsets. They are wonderfully well-boned and come in low bust or girdle top, pink or white. Sizes 20 to 30, A 4 OA The price «p 1. *0«f Oating Flannel Time! and McCoy's is the Place to Stock Up. A big aisle table full in every goad pattern, priced at the yard Prepare for the chilly evenings which we are hound to have from now on. L)#N'T WAIT UNTIL HALF THE FAMILY HAVE COLDS. Don't wait until outins flannel has advanced again in price which it is sure to do—but BUY IT NOW AND HAVE THE NKIiKKI) GARMENTS READY. You will find the outing at this stere ie that soft, closo-woven kind of good heavy weight that washes well and wears well. 36-in. Serges Special Splendid soft quality wool serge that will make up just as handsomely as the kind you would pay twice as much F* for in many cases. All good HHP staple colorf. Yard charges, $90.00. Blis&beth Camtfbell, officer, $16.70. 'Motion carried. aotlng jsvenil* ih'k* i] Ril the Board e'cleck P. Movsd and seconded that adjourn to meet again at 2 M., September Spi, 191$. Carried. R. W. KBNNARD, Connty A Bettor