Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-11-20
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Winnesheik County, Iowa,
Regular Nov. Session, A. D. 1901.


pending the same adjourned to l:30.
80 p. m. Board met and resumed
the canvass of the vote of the county,
pending the same adjourned to 700 p.
M.
700 p. m. Board met and again took
up the canvass of returns of election
and completed the same, the result be-
ing found as follows:
See table on page A.
The following named persons were
declared duly elected to the following
named offices, to-wit:
John s. Roome, Representative 8Sth
Representative district.
Ed r. Haines County Treasurer.
George Mizener, County Sheriff.
f. ]. Hook, County Superintendent
of Schools.
p. NJ. Jewell, County Coroner.
G. f. Schenck, County Surveyor.
T.. o. Moore, Supervisor 9Th district.
M. A. Kubish, Supervisor I'd district.
HI. w. Neverman. Justice of the Peace
Bloomfield township.
r. A. Scannell, Constable Bloomfield
township.
o. s. Thompson, Justice of the Peace,
Military township.
Chas. Boyle, Constable, Military twp.
Edward Peterson, Constable, WASH
ington township.
Fred Wichman, Justice of the Peace,
Jackson township.
r. G.. Deeny, Constable, Jackson twp.
Tom French, Constable, Frankville
township.
F. ]. Pletka, j. w. Hrushka, Con-
stables, Calmar township.
Sam Wise, Amund Olson, Justice of
the Peace, Pleasant township.
O. ]. Forde, H. o. Johnson, Con-
stables, Pleasant township.
w. II. Coy, Constable, Canoe twp.
Linden Elzea. Justice of the Peace,
Bluffton township.
Ambrose Emery, Constable, Bluffton
township.
o. G.. Watros, Justice of the Peace,
Orleans township.
w. H. Morton, Constable, Orleans
township.
Ole Burreson, Constable, Hesper tp.
&. FL. Pierce, Justice of the Peace,
Burr Oak township.
VIM. GOldsworthy, Justice of the
Peace, Fremont township.
Harker Puntney, Constable, Fremont
township.
On motion adjourned to $50 a. M,
November 18th.
$50 a. M, Nov. II. Board met pur-
suant to adjournment; members all
present. Minutes of Yesterdays meet
ing read and approved.
The abstract of votes cast for Govern
or, Lieutenant Governor, Judge of the
Supreme Court, Superintendent Of
Public Instruction, Railroad Commits
sioner, Senator for the And Senatorial
District were signed, sealed and mailed
to the Secretary of State,
The abst, act of votes cast for Senator
was also signed. sealed and mailed to
the Auditor of Howard County.
The following resolution was present.
ed and or motion adopted:
WHEREAS, John A. Helt, an inmate
of the Insane Hospital, died in July
last, aud
WHEREAS, Mrs. Caroline Helt has
settled for his support up to January
1st, 1901, aud we now hereby accept
the sum of Thirty Dollars from said
Mrs. Helt in full of all claims Of this
county for the support of said John A.
Helts
The unpaid 1900 tax of Mrs. Harper
and Mrs. Calvin Brown, of Decorah
Corporation, was on motion, abated
and the Treasurer ordered to strike the
same from the list.
Balance of the forenoon was spent in
auditing accounts against the county.
On motion adjourned to 1:30 p. m.
1:30 d. m. Board met pursuant to
adjournment.
Moved by Wennes aud~seconded by
Nicholson that Frank Darlington be
permitted to put in cattleway on the
highway between sections lS and 10,
Highland township, said cattleway to
be put in and maintained at no ex-
pense to the county, motion carried.
Moved and duly seconded that the
1900 assessment of Mrs. j. Breckenridge
be reduced $4,000. she being entitled
to the same on account of being the
widow of a deceased soldier; carried
Moved, seconded and carried that the
1885 assessment of johnson and Larson
be abated and the treasurer ordered to
strike the same from the list, said as
sessment being erroneous.
Moved by Nicholson and seconded
by Wolfenberger that Albert Jarosh,
of Sumner township, be refunded S4.75
on account of a clerical error of the as
SCISSOR in the 1899 assessment of real es-
tate; carried.
Moved that the Treasurer hold Si7.46
school house tax from School District
No. 4, Hesper township, and turn the
same over to Peter Bender, this being
an excessive tax; motion carried aud
seconded.
Balance of the day was spent In list
ening to various petitioners, and in
auditing accounts against the county.
On motion adjourned to 500 n. IN.
Nov. 18th.
500 "A. M, Nov. 18th.
Board spent the entire forenoon in
visiting the Poor Farm at Freeport,
Iowa.
Up. m.-Board met, members all
present and listened to the reading of
the minutes of yes' erday's meeting,
which were approved.
The following school fund loans
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