Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1899-03-17
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS.
February, 1899, Adjourned Term.


lowing business was transacted at the
February, 1899, term of county court:
In the matter of the petition of
John Myers ct al, taxpayers, citizens
and voters of Brunswick township, for
an order to hold an election on the
question of organizing special road
district, under the laws of Missouri,
1905. entitled, Roads: Special Road
Districts" this cause coming on to be
heard, it is ordered by the court that
the request Of SAID petitioners be re-
fused, and this cause dismissed.
Frank Wanamaker, township COL
lector of Cunningham township, ap-
pears and makes final settlement OF
his accounts as such collector of taxes
for the year 1898, in manner and
form as prescribed by section 8499,
Revised, 1850, Statutes of Missouri,
which is examined and approved by
the court;
Same as to the following township
collectors;
c. B. Kavanaugh, Cockren town
ship.
]. F. Wilson, Bee Branch town
ship.
Willis G. Ray, Clark township.
+. F. Hamilton, Yellow Creek
township.
G. H. Dobyns, Triplett township.
NJ. A. Knappenberger, Brunswick
township.
Henry N. Rohwer, Charlton town.
ship.
c. Gray, Wayland township.
Alfred G. Friesz. Bowling Green
township.
Andrew Labus, Missouri township.
c. H. Allen, Mussel Fork township.
A. 7. Dodd, Mendon township.
Sam B. Elliott, Salisbury township.
p. Feaker, Salt Creek township.
NJ /. Finnel, Keytesville township.
Report of H. H. Miller, appointed
as special commissioner by an order Of
this court the tenth of February, 1899,
Of the sale of ne or Sc or 8, and W hf
Q, all in 55-I7, to P. J. Buchanan for
S1,525, and said Buchanan. presenting
his bond to the school funds for the
amount of purchase price of said land,
the report of said sale to said Buch-
anan is approved by the court.
Order of this court, made the elev-
enth day of November, 1898, order
ing a foreclosure of the school fund
mortgage of T. J. Hancock, is hereby
set aside and annulIed.
Bond of H. G. Minter, IN the sum
of ST. 900 as judge and ex-oftlclo clerk
of the probate court of Charlton coun-
ty, with T. T. Lamkin and A. L. WEIGH
as securities, is presented, examined,
approved and ordered filed.
DR.. c. A. Jennings. coroner Of
Charlton county, presents report of
proceedings had by him in an inquest
held on the body of Josiah G. Martin,
found dead in Keytesville township
the eighth day of March, 1899; also a
bill of costs incurred in holding said
inquest, amounting to $32.53, which
are examined, approved and ordered
filed.
Ordered that the order Of this
court, made the ninth day of March,
1899, approving the bond of w. W..
Rogers to the county school funds for
S225. is hereby set aside and an
nulled.
Upon the recommendation of the
township board of Triplett township
for building bridge across Salt creek
one mile east of Triplett, it is
ordered that the county bridge COM
missioner proceed to the place where
the proposed bridge is to be built,
make estimate of cost of proposed
bridge and report to the next regu-
lar term of this court.
Ordered that the ex-officio collector
of this county be credited on the
merchants taxbook for the year 1898
for merchants taxes assessed for said
year against A. w. Johnson of Trip
-. ,;.L .La e,,y, of Go % on account