The intelligencer., 1889-02-09
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS.
February Term. 1880.

February Term. 1889.
Court met in regular session. Pres.
ent: Presiding Justice Jos. r. Smith !;
Associate Justice Benton and Catron
Sheriff Mitchell; Clerk Steele.
Estate A. 2. LsDkfOrd, granted
abatement on personal property for
1887.
Jno. G. Bledsoe, granted abatement
on personal property for 1883.
Compromise granted K. Winsor on
lots 9, 10, IL and IL. block 5 Davis
addition to Lexington, for 1883 and
back by the payment of $50 90.
Dram shop licenses granted Dora
Gelzer and j. B. Hudson.
Compromise granted Mrs. Sidney
Wilson, on lots 9 and 10, block %,
Waverly, by the payment of $15 90
in full for 1888 and back.
Abatement granted Fritz Durking
for 1888 on account of error.
Chas. Tyler allowed % for care of
poor person.
Abatement granted Perry Cunning
ham for 1885 and '86.
Abatement granted Mary E. Brand
for 1867 OH money, notes and bonds.
b. ID. Weedin ordered to contract
with X. g. Bridge Implement. Co. =,
for bridge on old proposition.
Docia K. Fox, for taking care of
poor person was allowed $3 per month.
Ordered that Harrison farm be
leased to l.. II. Harrison for one year
and that the president of court be
authorized to sign contract.
Thpo Darrv Tr 81.
on personal property for 1885.
VIM. FL. Harness, adjudged of un-
sound mind.
Abatement on personal property for
1874, granted j. ". Lauderback.
School loan Of 5000 granted VIM.
p. White.
Abatement granted Levi Kramer Oh
80 acres, hf l, 81, "a, for 1867
double assessment.
Compromise granted A. v. Hagood,s
heirs on lots l, 2, 5, 4, 8, block 15,
Baxter's addition to Lexington, by the
payment of 800 and commission of
collecting if paid in 80 days.
Compromise granted G. Farrar for
1881.
Compromise granted Jas. Redham
on lot and hf lot s, blk s P. II
& G's addition to Lexington for 1886.
Mary Vessel ordered sent to the St.
Joseph asylum.
Abatement granted G. L. Ewing
for 1887, on personal property.
Abatement granted E. j. Fitzgerald
for 1887; double assessment.
Abatement granted W. G.. Barnes
for 'S6-'S7 not in county.
Traocnrar nrlarod ta tol
dleton township bond Of 800.
Treasurer instructed to take up, at
face value, y Davis township bonds,
81 900 each; 2 Freedom township
bods of 81 900 each and of 800 each;
10 Middleton township bonds of slOO
each; 4 Lexington township bonds cf
81, 900 each; l Washington township
bond OF 81, 900.
Abatement granted H. Jones on
personal property for 1887 and back
double assessment.
Petition of Il. L. Benning ct al
for change of road, read and referred
to commissioner.
Ordered that the collector be allowed
to pay to his attorney 10 per cent. out
Of personal and merchants taxes,
collected as attorneys fees, in eli
cases, when 1t becomes necessary to
employ an attorney in order to collect
such taxes.
G. K. Prather granted abatement
on personal property for 1887; double
The following Jurors were drawn for
April term of circuit court:-Jas. r.
Atterberry, las. Strodtman, John
Frank S. Wedge, Harry
Hawkins, Geo. A. Chamblis, George
Bell, j. M. Armentrout, Henry W.
Hockensmith, Jos. X. Barnett, G. g.
Lud wigs, VIM j Bear, Jno. T. Busch,
Edward Lightner, Daniel j Jackson,
Lewis F. Freeman, Henry Miller,
Edward Handley, VIM. A. Page,
Greely Jones, Dyer Sherwood, Mason
Fry, Abe M. Stanfield and David
Butler.
The court in considering the matter
of the payment OF certain 8 bonds
of state bank, Of Keokuk, Iowa, de-
eide to defer the matter till the March
term for further Information. Now
comes Joseph F. Smith, Judge and
president Of the county court, and
protests most earnestly against the
action of the court in refusing to issue
q warrant tor the payment Of certain
eight bonds of $1,000 each, with
interest and coupons attached, as con-
tracted for by the former court to be
bought at 85 cents on the dollar. On
this 7lh day of February, 1889, the
said Joseph r. Smith believing there
are ample funds-at least fourteen
thousand dollars-in the county ex-
pense fund, and seven thousand dollars
in compromise fund in excess of what
is necessary to pay all running ex-
peDses and all interest for the next
year.
Settlements Of overseers and balance