Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1899-02-10
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Regular February, 1899, Term.

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the following officers present:
f. B. WEIGH, presiding justice; VIM.
\. Hamilton and BENJAMIN F. Fleet
wood, associate justices; J. P. Demp-
sey, sheriff, and H. H Miller, clerk.
H. S. Freeman granted license to
keep dramshop at his stand in block
20 in the town of Dalton for a term Of
six months from Feb. 8th, 1899. Said
Freeman's bond as such dramshop-
keeper approved in the sum of $4,000.
Ordered that the sum of $40 a
month from Jan. Ist, 1899, be appro-
priated out of the county pauper fund
for the support of Polly Montgomery,
pauper, said appropriation to con-
tinue until May Ist, 1899. And it IS
further ordered that said sum be paid
to John O. Dougherty for use of said
Polly Montgomery.
Upon the recommendation of the
township board of KeytesvilIe town
ship, the sum of 500 is ordered appro-
priated to build bridge across Cot
tonwood branch, near the residence of
NJ. P, Chrane. \. F. Arlington,
commissioner.
Ordered that the viewers, appointed
by this court the fifth day of August,
1898, to view proposed ditch II secs.
3 and 1o-56-2I, be given until March
Ist, 1890, to file their report, cause
having been shown TO the court for
failure to make said report at the time
designated in the order Of appoint
ment of said viewers.
The petition of John Meyers ct al,
fled Jan. 5th, 1898, for special road
district in Brunswick township, upon
application of l.. Benecke, attorneys
for plaintiffs, is withdrawn by leave Of
court.
DR.. c. \. Jennings, coroner of
Charlton county, presents report OF
proceedfngs had by him in IN
quest held by him on the body of
Tandy F. &C. T) Mayhugh, who was
found dead in Yellow Creek township,
Jan. 18th, 1899, and also presents bill
of costs and expenses Incurredin hold
ing said inquest, amounting to the
sum of $41.85, which are examined,
approved and ordered filed. And it
is further ordered that the clerk of
this court certify the SAID sum of
$4I.85 to the county treasurer to be
by him disbursed to the parties there
to entitled.
Same as to ]. T. Robinson, justice
of the peace. acting coroner, who held |
an inquest on the body of Jos. d.
Cooper, who was found dead in Clark
township, Jan. Ist, 1890, fees and ex-
penses of said inquest a counting to
$4I.0S.
Ordered that the township collector |
of Brunswick township credit the taxes
assessed against the First National |
bank of Brunswick for the year 1898 |
with the sum of $40 on account of the
erroneous assessment of said bank for
said year.
Upon the recommendation of the
township board of Salisbury township, |
the sum of 500 is ordered appropri-
ated to build a bridge across Bee
branch on public road running south
from Prairie Hill to Salisbury, near
the residence of r. T. Rutledge. A.
F. Arlington, commissioner.
Upon the recommendation of the
township board of Cunningham town.
ship, the sum OF $3.50 is ordered Tap
propriated to build a bridge across
Elk creek on range line between
ranges 20 and 2I in said township.
A. F. Arlington, commissioner.
Upon the recommendation of the
township board of Cunningham town.
ship. it is ordered that a. F. AIRING
to- county bridge commissioner. let
e contract for putting a new floor on
bridge across Cottonwood branch,
near the residence of Amos Daugherty.
Township collector of Brunswick
township ordered to credit the taxes
assessed against S ? KnIght for the