Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1888-05-18
County Court Proceedings
MAY REGULAR TERM 18S

| DefiuotI, rOauS were Gag S,
ed public highways. Tbt Sam
uels and James Pofrs were
granted change of rods.
Wm. Craig road cttlnued to
August
The County Survey was order
ed to survey and gate the toi-
lowing roads: JohnY oung, Geo.
W, Hicks, W. E. Nice, J. 0.
Truitt, G. w. Vale Allen Craw-
ford, Newton Bhsoe, j. W.
Myers, II. Adams W. Z. Martin
and L. j. Fitzgerld and report at
August term.
Steph Hall. jounty Surveyor
was ordered tc survey the road
running thougl sections SIX ard
seven. 62-15.
Chester Wcds' road continued
to August.
Fred Hey(road dismissed.
Steph, Has report on washed
out road on spring Creek was con-
tinued to August.
NJ. L. Roerts petition for road
continued.
Thejurrs report on Ringo road
was approved and when petition
ers pay damage the road will be
declard public highway. Jas III
Reynlds road same order. FL F
Amic same order.
Th,court ordered $4,000 of
Bento tp r r refunding bonds
burnd, said bonds having never
been legotiated.
Th6ollowing persons had their
schoofund mortgages released:
AmosN Miller, Charles + Mer-
Ger an W p Linder, ST.
The;ale of L W Prentice's farm
nnder school fund mortgage to
Chas. : Mercer was by agree
ment cncelled.
G v Gordon was appointed
oversee of road district 6, Salt
River t.
The ounty clerk was ordered to
issue swamp land patent to j.
ID. HOLMAN, assignee of A G
Wiikinsn.
S SMLaughlin's settlement as
county oerk was approved.
The ttal levey for the taxes of
1888 wasmade the same as for
1887.
S S Mclaughlin was appoint
ed specia agent to sell the follow
ing Swamp Land at private sale:
sw ne 33jl-16, W half NV 27-62-16,
Sc ne 32-'3-16, ne Sc 32-63-16, Sc
NV 22-64l6, Sc sw 22-64-16, NV he
30-6l-17 and Sc ne 4-63-16. Par
ties desiring to purchase any of
said lands can get prices at county
clerks Office, one half cash balance
at s per cent.
Lucreda Capps taxes on govern
ment land wele RENTED.
James Rifenberrick was ap-
pointed overseer OF road dist. 4
Liberty tp.
0 P lIolcroft was appointed
overseer OF road district 5 Pettis
township.
J b Dodson's settle ment as cir
cult clerk was approved.
NJ j Ross settlement as county
Treasurer was approved.
2 j. Sublett's taxes on the town
of Sublette was released.
S S Mclaughlin, county clerk,
was ordered to make out the finan-
cial statement of the county and
publish the same in the Kirksville
Democrat for the sum of fourteen
and 90-100 dollars.
NJ Strock's settlement as col
lector for the year 1887, was ap-
proved.
The following warrants were Or
dered issued on the county treas
urery:
J H Kinnear, serv shift cir ct $500
" " &c co ct 500
J W Johnson "pros atty 10000
M j Ross serv co treas. 1880
Steph Hall serv R & B comr 5400
" d" "Bd of E $500
H C Sohn {" 5000
W 2 Linder ser co id bd E 1920
r n Toler Z" 1920
G r Huston =" 1870
Masonic Hall Association rt 125. 90
Robt Clark cleaaing fues etc $50
Il Hatcher blk bks " $3.50
J B Dodson exp cir elk Office $50
j ID Barkard & Co. envelops 465
Lafe Boring wood 1.50
J b Dodson costs VS. Davis S.45
L 2 Carmen costs in cir ct. $50
[. ] Dockery making abst $500
} l. Lewis express charges O.SO
u brown postage etc 100
iill Il Link printing 9.13
[ E Sublette 600
Jhappell, Bailey & co. print. 600
B Dodson costs VS. DeWees25.96
! ii Kinnear jail expense $50
; I Heiny&Co stationery etc12.75
:: J Beall keeping paupers 5S.35
lrs Setter KIP imb daughter 500
IBStribling" =" brother 1000
" Pinkston" 1000
[ S Crist ct Rorabaugh $50
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