The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-01-14

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of which il. most respectfully submitted.
b. Il. PARKS
Mr.. Leith offered the following, which
was adopted:
Resolved, That James Leech be and is
hereby appointed member Of this Board,
to fill the vacancy which will occur by
reason of the resignation Of B. r. Parks,
upon his properly qualifying according
to law
On motion adjourned till to. morrow at
9 o'clock M.
THURSDAY, Jan. 10 a.m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Quorum present. Minutes Of the pre-
vious day rcad and approved.
Mr.. Cover offered the following,
which on motion was adopted:
Resolred, That the Clerk be requested
to correspond with Hon. Hiram Price,
our member in Congress, and request
him to inform US what steps are necessa-
ry, or if there is a responsit le agent in
Washing eton that would attend to the
procuring and collecting the swamp
lands, or the value thereof, due to the
county of Cedar, State of Iowa, in accor-
ance with acts Of Congress heretofore
passed and that The clerk furnish our
Hon. Member Of Congress a copy Of this
resolution.
Mr.. Cover offered the following, which
on motion was adopted:
Resolred, That the clerk draw orders
for the amount enormously received BY
the county on land sold at tax sales by
the Treasurer. ..s.v
Mr.. McClain offered the following,
which on motion was adopted:
Reso1red, That the chair appoint
committee Of three to consider the pro-
priety of building a good substantial
bridge across Cedar river; to determine
as nearly as possible the cost thereof,
and to report at the next session Of the
Board.
The Chairman appointed Messrs. Cow
er, MeClain, and Mason, said committee
Mr.. Cover offered the followin which
! on motion. was adopted:
RcSo'red, That the clerk be and he is
hereby authorized to draw order on the
Treasury for the per diem and mileage
| of members of this Board
The claim of o. Childs, for the rebate
ment of the tax on So, 900, being under
consideration, on motion of Mr.. Parks,
the same was laid on the table.
On motion, Mr.. Cover and Mr.. Hol-
! lingsworth were excused from further
attendance at this term Of the Board.
The committee on official bonds made
their report, which was adopted, as FOL-
lows:
To the Hon Board of Supervisors:
Your committee on official bonds, &C.,
would report that they have examined
the bonds of G. i lngman, Treasurer
and Recorder; David Platter, Sheriff !;
J. L. Bradshaw, Deputy Sheriff; and
Robert Cover, Drainage Comu. issioner,
and find them to comply with the law in
such cases, and recommend their approx.
al by the Board.
Your committee would further report
that We fad the report Of Justice of the
Peace to be correct, and would recom--
mend that IL the ease of Gilbert John.
son, }. p. on usury, that the sa j John
son be r. ,4ired.to file in the Office of the
Clerk Of the District Court true and
correct transcript Of the doings in The
case, in favor Of school fund, to Wit
State Of Iowa VS.. David Crisman, and
that execution be issued thereon -.
+. Z. EDWARDS, Chm Com.
Mr. Rodroro oHoroI hn fn11ou;ox,
which on motion was adopted:
Resolved, That the clerk be aud is
hereby authorized to purchase ten cords
of wood and procure the same at as low
f price as he can, and issue warrant 70,
| the payment of the same.
The committee on Treasurer anc
| Clerks accounts, made the following re-
, port, which on motion was adopted:
, To the Hon. Board of Supervisors:
Your committee on Treasurer anC
Clerks account, beg leave to report tha,
they have examined the reports referred
to them and find that they correspond
with the books ..
Wx McCLA1s,
Tnos, SHEARER,
Committee.
Va lnotloD, auJouFneu WLnOut day.
c. ?. SHELDON, Chm.
! A. SHAW, Clerk.
j Per j. w. Bagly, Deputy.
Quick WORK IN CoAT MAKING.-I
1911 Sir John Throckmorton, a Berk
shire baronet, offered to lay wager Of
thousand guineas to the following effect
. That at eight o'clock on particular ev
4. enipg, he would sit down to dinner, in
y well.wovep, welldyed, well-made sui
. the wool of which formed the fleece 0
. the sleeps back at five o'clock on th'
~ same morning. 1t was no wonder thai
6 among class Of persons accustomed
!, betting, such a wager should be eagerl
. accepted, seeing that the achievement q
- y, the challenged result appeared all but in
} possible. Mr.. Coxetter, of Greenhar
7, mills NJ Newhurv was intrusted Wit