Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-11-05
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS.


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allowing officers present. l. II. Her
ing. prending justice; c. E Allen and
Henry Hayes, associate justices; j. r.
Dempsey. sheriff. and R d. Edwards,
clerk.
Z Astezbuy, citizen Of Charlton
county, files with the court the inior-
nation that James Atterbury. q citizen
Of this county. is insane, and that his
insanity is Of less than one years dura-
6ou: and the court having heard the
!. testimony Of E Atterbury and A. w.
Z1lman, NJ. D.. Witnesses in this cause.
doh adjudge the said James Atterbury
to be feeble minded person. but not .
proper person to be committed to the
state lunatic asylum The court doth
further order that the proceedings
herein be dismissed. and thaf the said
James Atferbury 60 hence without day.
Upon the Recommendation Of the
township board Of Mussel Fork town.
ship board the sum Of SIS is ordered
appropriated to build bridge ACROSS
Long branch on the public road run
oing east and pest from Mike to Men
don between sections 6 and 7-ss-rS
near theresidence Of Elmer Walker.
A. F. Arlington, commissioner.
Upon the recommendation Of the
township board Of CocsreIl township
the sum Of $roo is ordered appropri-
.aied to build bridge across Jones
branch on the nam road running east
and vest from the iron bridge to Mus
selfork between sections I9 and go
SSH near the residence Of ]. I.
Cook. A. F. Arlington, commissioner.
Upon petition Of the legal voters
Of Bee Branch township. Herman
.Gatzemeier IS appointed member of
the township board Of said township to
an the vacancy caused by the resigna-
-ton Of Louis Hinssen.
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sv Ia so, andwI-a nv IA 3s.swamp
lands allin 54-rs, swamp lands having
been purchased OF Charlton county by
J.P. Jones and L. ID. Hyde on the
18th day Of November, 1879, at and
for the sum of Sr.7s per acre. the Pur-
.chasers paying at the time Of said pur-
chase one-ffth OF the purchase price
il cash, and fling their bond with ap-
proved security for the remainder OF
said purchase money, and, whereas,
default having been made on the inter-
est due on the said remainder of said
purchase money. said lands were sold
zt sheriffs sale on Thursday, October
ssth, 1897. and purchased by the said
w. E Hyde at and for the sum Of
$II7.66.
Same proceedings as to sc Ia sc Ia
II and ne Ia ne IA 40, all In 5A-IS,
swamp lands, purchased Of Charlton
county by L. d. Hyde on the 7th day
Of June, 1891, and purchased by w. E
HYDE At sherif's sale October aSth,
= 1907, for $s44.oo, default having been
made in the interest on said original
purchase money by l. d. Hyde.
Township collector Of Salisbury
township ordered to credit the taxes
assessed against L. A. Logan with the
sum of $,.47 on account Of clerical er-
ror for the year 1897.
Upon the recommendation OF the
township board of Clark township the
sum Of 500 is ordersd appropriated to
buiid a bridge across Locust creek at
or near the one hAIf mile corner be-
tween sections 20 and so-56-IS. A.
F. Arlington. Commissioner.
J.C. Wallace presents to the court
his account ior ices as county attorney
during the years 1886 in looking af-
ter the county's interest in the follow
ing named cases, to-wit: Charlton
county to use of the school funds
against A. c. Miller; same vs.. a G..
Kennedy ct al; same VS.. B. L. Kend-
rick ct al; same VS.. 1. N. Long; same
vs.. Stella p. Wheeler. and l. N. Long