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THE DUPUYER
VOL 7.
DUPUYER, TETON COUNTY HONTANA, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1901.
NO. 41
GREAT FALLS Street Fair and Carnival.
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S ix flays oi magniiicent exhibition and popular recreation.
The Mighty Midway Shows
Of the
George Jabour Oriental Circus and Menagerie Co.
Will be in attendance all the Week.
Comprising
Midway, Streets of Cairo, Oriental Theater, Streets of all Nations,
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Mexican Theater, Algeria Theater, German Village Animal Show.
LUNETTE PROJECTOSCOPE.
frhe Finest merchants and manufacturers' display
ever SEEN In Montana.
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SCORES OF LOCHL ATTRACTIONS.
Monday JULY 8 to Saturday July 13.
Special Reduced Rates on all Railroads leading to Great Falls. The people of Northern Montana are invited
to spend the week at the Electric City.
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COMMISSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings of th
Commissioners
Montana Rsgula
Board of County
of Teton Couilty
lune Term 1901.
(official)
Choteau , Moat., Jane 3, 1991.
Board mot in regular June session at
t he office of the county clerk at 10 h . m.
Present, Chairman C. B. Perkins, ,Com
missioners M. Connelly and William M.
"Foster and the clerk.
Minutes of the regular March meeting
iftere read and approved.
Board proceeded to examine reports of
county and township officers for the
quarter ending May 31, 1901. The fol
lowing were approved and ordered filed:
A. C. Warner, county clerk. Report
warrants issued in payment salaries
of county officers, amounting to $2,437.
13 on contingent fund, and $1,495.00 on
general fund; also warrant issued to H.
K. Ferris for one carload of coal for jail
o'-D.OO on general fund.
A. C. Warner, county clerk. Report
of official fees collected, amounting to
$401.15 with.treasurer',-» receipt for same.
Sterling McDonald, clerk district
court. Report of official fees collected
and turned over to treasurer, amounting
to $142.60.
Sterling McDonald, clerk district
court. Report of certificates issued in
payment of fees and mileage of jurors
and witnesses at March term of district
jourt. amounting to $389.60 for jurors
nd §2,302.60 for witnesses.
George C. Taylor, sheriff. Report of
lil hoarders. Warrant issued tor ex
lenses incurred.
Fanny E. Cher.oweth, county superiu
ndent of schools visited, teachers ex
mined, and collection of six dollars
ixamination fees.
Cnarlea Cooper, justice of the peace
choteau township. Report of criminal
tions. Warrant.ordered for costs in
red,.
Charles Parker, justice of the peace
Choteau township. Report of criminal
actions, showing $3.50 fines collected,
with treasurer's receipt for same.
George W. Magee justice of the peace
Dupuver township. No criminal actions.
William Dawes, justice of the peace
Marias township. Report of criminal
actions. Warrant ordered for co3ts in
curred.
William Dawes, acting coroner. Re
port oi inquests held on bodies of
William : Quinn and Henry Feenev.
Warrants ordered for costs incurred.
, Claim of Dr. T. L. Clark, expert wit
! ness, in case of Henry Feeny, disallowed
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i for the season that the law allows no
fees to witnesses before coroner.
Walter Mathews, county surveyor.
Report of surveys made.
Adjourned to 2 p. m.
afternoon session.
Board reassembled at 2 p. m., all mem
bers present.
Report of William Bruce, poor house
contractor, showing seven inmates cared
for was examined, approved atid ordered
filed.
i Report of John S. Gordon, county
treasurer, was taken up for considera
tion. Lists of warrants paid were com
pared with county clerk's books, found
correct, and warrants were cancelled as
follows:
General fund 17674 61
Contingent, fund 2810 27
lïoad fuud 326 06
Poor fund 459 03
District School fund
Estate .Tas. Grady
344 87
200 00
Total $14814 84
The following county warrants, having
remained uncalled for for more than one
year were cancelled:
No 22, March 12, 1900. James Stone, gen
eral fund $ 1 50
No 29. March 12, 1900, II. Clark, general
fund 1 50
N > 31, March 12,1900, II. M. Kingsbury,
general fund 1
No 34. March 12,1930. \V. E. Chase. g»iv-i
eral fund
No 110, March 12,1900, J. P. llannon, gen
esttl Xuud .30 CO
1 50
Treasurer's report was then checked
against county clerk's ledger, and bal
ances found as follows:
General fund S 39193
Contingent fund 1407 23
Road fund 16 55
Poor fund 641 09
Bridge fund 4008 66
Sinking fand 2128 76
General School fund 465 74
District School fuud 7421 64
Institute fund 11 00
State fund 303 39
Bounty found 6150
Stock Indemnity fund 41
Stock Inspection and Deetectlve fund 84
i Personal property taxes 500 00
Total $17358 74
Charles W. Cooper tendered his resig
nation of office of justice of the peace,
Choteau township. Same was accepted
and John E. DeHaas was appointed to
1111 the vacancy.
Adjourned to 10 a. m. June 4.
SECOND iDAY.
June 4,1901. Board mat at 10 a. m.,
all members present.
Treasurer's list of licensss issued,
amounting to $3,752.25 was then com
pared with stubs of license books and
found correct.
Report of James Sulgrove, county at
torney, was examined, approved and or
dered filed.
Board then appointed Charles F.
Green as public administrator, vice J.
H. Dunlap, deceased; and Thos. B. Ma
gee, coroner, vice W. H. Titus, deceased,
and ordered that they each furnish
bond in the sum of eight thousand dol
lars.
Adjourned to p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board reassembled at 2 p m, all mem
bers present.
Cash in hands of treasurer, in cur
rency, checks and bank stateme'nt, was
then counted and found aorrect, corres
pounding with balances, and treasurer's
report was approved and ordered filed.
Report of G. W> Walker, justice of the
peace, Marias township, was examined,
[ approved and. warrant ordered for costs
incurred..
Final reports of the several road su
pervisors were then examiued and ap
proved and warrants were ordered for
expenses incurred.
Bid of James Rivers, for painting Du
puyer jail, for $30.00, was opened and
contract awarded him, he being the only
bidder.
Board then proceeded to consider road
petitions presented, as follows:
Petition for a road beginning at Du
puver and running thence to the Marias
bridge. Walter Mathews, E. E. Leech
and Win. Cowgill were appointed as
viewers.
Petition for a road beginning at south
east corner sec 29, tp 29 n, range 7 w, on
Steell's ranch and Dupuyer road, north
and northeasterly to a point on same
road. vValter Mathews, E. E. Leech and
Wei Cowgill were appointed viewers.
Petition for road beginning at quarter
section corner one-fourth mile west of
center of section 17, tp 29 n, r7 w, the/ice
northwesterly and north t» old road.
Walter Mathews, E. E. Leech and F. D.
Kingsbury were appointed viewers.
The following were laid over:
Petition for a road beginning at center
of west lines of section 6, tp 27 n r 8 w,
thence south 2% miles.
Petition for road beginning at Cho
teau and Collins road at northeast cor
ner of section 7, tp 24 n, r t w, thence
due south about mile.
Petition for road beginning at Choteau
and Collins road at northeast corner
section 7, .tp 24 n, r 4 w, thence du« north
two miles.
Adjurnad to 10 a m. June 5.
THIRD DAY.
June 5,1901. Board met at 1.0 a m,
all members present, and adjourned to
2 p m, in order to enable it to meet as a
Board of Health.
AFTERNOON SJ3SÉHON.
Board reassembled at 2 p m, all mem
bers present, and proceeded to audit
claims against county. Warrants were
ordered in payment of those allowed.
Adjourned to 10- a. m J,uue Cv
FOURTH DAY.
June 0,1901. Board met at 10 a m,
all members present and resumed busi
ness of auditing claims against county.
Warrants were ordered in payment of
those allowed.
The following claims wem disallowed
as not properly chargeable 10 Tetoa
countv: Joseph West, $">0 and Allan
McFadden, $37.50, both for wages by
j reason of being quarantine i at Rockv
Springs; J. H. Mantle, 810.00 for rent of
room for election.
Adjourned to 2 p rn.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Board reassembled at 2 p m, all mem
bers present, and continued business of
auditing claims against county. War
rants were ord<*ed in payment of those
allowed.
The following claims were disallowed
as not properly chargeable to Tetoa
county: J M Wilcox, for board of pris
ners, $3.83; T J Moore sarvice special
jailer, $90.
The folio .ving reports of county officers
were then examined, approved and or
dered filed:
i# T O Larson, assessor, report of collec
i tions amounting to $776.00, special poor
I tax, and $-2,468.74, personal property '
taxes, with treasurer's receipts for same.
Geo C Taylor, sheriff. Report of~
official fees, amounting to $41.90, with
treasurer's receipt for same.
Petition was presented for a road'
beginning at corner stone common to
sections 20,21, 28 and 29, tp 25 n, r 4 w,
thence north one-half mile. Waiter
Mathews, W W Gamble and W H
Franklin were appointed viewers.
Petition was presented for a road 60
feet wide off the sonth end of tract No
15, Truchot Gardens, and the discon
tinuance of alley 20 feet wide between
tracts 13 and 14 of said Gardens. Walter
Mathew, J E Webb and Ed Hirshberg
were appointed viewers.
Adjourned to 10 a m, June 7.
fifth DAY.
June 7,1901.—Board met at 10 a m,
all members present, and resumed the
business of auditing claims against the
county. Warrants were ordered in pay
ment of those allowed.
Following claims were disallowed:
W H Stearns, $169, team hire and
quarantine expenses. Not chargeable
under his contract.
John M Laughlin. 835, team hire for
coroner. Gertrude C Dean, 82G0, use of
hotel for pest house. Not properly
chargeable to Teton county.
Resignation of J H Boucher as justice
of the peace St Mary's township, was
presented and accepted.
Ordered: That on presentation by
Sea .nan & Go of a proper deed for right
of way of Choteau and Collins road
through their lands, the county clerk
shall draw a warrant in their favor on
the fund in payment therefor, at the rate
of ono hundred dollars per mile, accord
ing to agreement made and approved at
the March 1S00, regular meeting.
Adjourned 2 p m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Board reassembled at 2 p in, all mem
bers, present.
Under the provisions of Senate bill No
71, Seventh legislative assembly of the
state of Mon tana, the board then pro
ceeded to reorganize the road districts,
and divided the county as follows:
Choteau Road District No 1.
All that portion of Teton count} lying
south of a line beginning at the north
east corner of section 25, township 27
north, range 1 west, and continuing west
on section lines co the western boundary
'of Teton county.
Dupuyer Road District No 2.
All that portion of Teton county em
braced within the following boundaries:
Beginning at the northeast corner of '
section 25, township 27 north, range' 1
west, theuce west along section line to >
northwest corner of section 30, township
27 north, range 3 west, theuce continu
ing west to the western boundary of the
county, thence northerly along said
western boundary to the south lino of
the "ceded strip. ' thence easterly alony
the south line of said "ceded strip'"' and
along the south line of tlx» Blackfeet
Indian reservation to a point where the
north line of township 30 north,. range 5 •
west, intersects Birch creek: thence east
along the north» itea- of township 30*
north, range 5 -west, to the southeast
cornsr of said township, thence south-,
on raijge lino to the southeast corner oti
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