Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1900-08-10

Same as to Willie Coy, drowned ID
the Charlton river, near Rockford,
August 8, 1900; inquest fees, $25 .oI.
Same as to Sterling P. Morgan,
found dead near Forest Green, June
20, 1900; inquest fees, SAG
Same as to an unknown celored
man, killed by a train at Dean Lake
May 7, 1900; inquest fees, $44 48.
J. R. Dempsey, sheriff, presents re-
port of his proceedings in the fore
closure of the school fund mortgage
of Conrad G. Burgener, which is ex-
amined, approved and ordered filed.
Ordered that the Sc or sw or ao and
ne or NV or 32-5s.I8, lands acquired
by Charlton county under a foreclosure
of the school fund mortgage of Conrad
o. Burgener. be and the same are
hereby sold to J. L. Hershey for 5000.
H. H. Miller appointed special COM
missioner to make deed
State auditor authorized and re-
quested to draw his warrant IN favor
of John Knappenberger, county treas
urer, for the sum of $o,o95 90. the
amount of state school moneys ap-
portioned to Charlton county for the
year 1900.
H. H. Miller, county clerk, pre-
sents statement of fees received by
him as such clerk for the quarter end
ing June 80, 1900, which is examined,
approved and ordered filed.
Same as'to z. T. Lamkin, circuit
clerk.
Township collector of Clark town.
ship ordered to credit the taxes as.
sessed against Henry Oldham for the
year 1900 with the sum Of $o.a3 on
account of clerical error made by the
township clerk.
T. J. Krager files information with
the court that Nina Krager, resi-
dent of this county, is insane; and the
court, having heard the testimony,
doth adjudge the said Nina Krager to
be of unsound mind. and a fit subject
to be sent to an insane asylum. tits,
therefore, ordered that the said Nina
Krager be discharged by the court,
and go hence without day Miss
Krager's insanity is of mild, incur.
able fern, and for that reason she
was not sent to the asylum.
]. B. Dameron, guardian and cura-
tor of c. NJ. Woods, insane, files in
formation with the court that said
Woods no longer has sufficient estate
to defray his expenses at the asylum
at Fulton, it is, therefore, ordered by
the court that said Woods be main
tanned at said asylum as a charge
against Charlton county.
The board of directors of school
district No. 2-5r and 52-l8 request
the court to loan $500, surplus funds,
for the benefit of said district.
Order of this court, made January
a, 1900, approving the school fund
bond of L. D. Cobb for $3.50, is here
by set aside and annuIled.
School fund mortgage of Joseph c..
Newsome and wife for the sum OF
$3.50 ordered released, it appearing to
the satisfaction of the court that same
has been fully paid.
Same as to A. J. Long for $Ioo.
Appointment of John E. NJ. Taylor
as tax attorney by John Knappen-
berger, treasurer and ex-officio col
lector, confirmed.
John Knappenberger, county treas.
urer, presents statement of the
amount of county and township school
moneys subject to distribution for the
year 1900 as follows: County funds,
$I5,48o; township funds, So, 600. 26.
Total, $IS,I49. 20, making, with the
$9.oos. 90 state school moneys appor-
toned to Charlton county for said
year, an aggregate amount of $27,-
245I6. 1t IS ordered that same be
distributed to the various school dis
tricts in the county according to the
enumeration lists now on file in the
office of the clerk of this court.
A. F. Arlington, county bridge
commissioner, presents his report
showing that the bridge across
Groves branch, between 2o and 80.
$40 has been completed according