Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-09-13
Board adjourned to $50 a. m septem.

Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present. The forenoon
was spent in the examination of claims
and at noon the board adjourned to $50
q. M, September 4th 1901.
THIRD DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
On motion the contract of Joshua
Bates to do janitor work at the Court
House was renewed for one year from
September 3rd, 1901. Consideration to
be $3.50. 90 per annum.
The road petition of F. d. Elwood ct
AL, for road between sections - and
ID in township 81, range Ia was granted
on condition that petitioners pay all
Der Goth, 1901.
On motion $4,000 of the account
against O. e. Richmond for school books
was cancelled on account Of the burning
of said books in the Riceville fire and
1854 SO of D. d. Dayton's school book
account was cancelled by reason OF the
loss of books to that amount in the fire
at Lime Springs.
At noon the Board adjourned to $50
a. m. September 9Th, 1901.
FOURTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment
All members present and after short
session as Board of Education spent
the balance of the forenoon in the exam.
ination of claims.
AT noon the board adjourned to $50 a
M. September 9th, 1901,
FIFTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
School fund loan Of $4,000 to Michael
j. Collins was approved.
Petition of j. W. Cannon for can
collation. of tax on Lot II, Block -,
Elma, on account of the burning of I'M
insured property was granted as to one
third of the last one-half of the 1900 tax.
| Proposition of Mccoy & Mccoy to
assess and tax hidden property under
what is known as the Tax Ferret law
was laid over.
On motion, the Auditor was author
lied to draw warrant on the bridge
fund in favor of o. g. Wanless for $22 30
to pay for lumber purchased OF him.
The Board proceeded to make the
election appointments for the General
Election to be held November 9Th, 1901,
as follows:
Albinn-William Goetech, Judge; Viii
liam MCGEE, Clerk.
Forest City. A. Cray, Judge; frank
Burns, CLERK.
Cheeter-W, O. Breedlove, Judge, j, F.
Shut, Clerk.
Oak Dale-W. s. Horn, Judge; w. @
1 Jones, Clerk.
Jamestown-E. w. Jerman, Judge; T. j
II Dargan, Clerk.
; saratoga-Ch Wallace, Clerk.
Howard Center-E. NJ. Eldredge, Clerk
Vernon Springs-C. D. Prinz, Judge
John Meyer and E. w. Nash, Clerks
Cresco, Ward Number Ia. N. Went
| worth, Judge; Ralph eager and M
Barrett, Clerks.
Cresco, Ward Number 2-Will Hunting
Judge; Richard Geraty and w. Ii
Tillson, Clerks.
Cresco, Ward Number 3-W. F. Rathert
Judge; A. E. Barker and r. b. Mullen
Clerks.
New Oregon Number Peter Fravel
Judge; Geo. Friend. Clerk.
New Oregon Number Herman Nat
Wig and Ed Slama, Judges; l.. r. En-
mons and John Dostal, Clerks.
Parls-T. j. Hooper, Judge; A. W. lsbell
| Clerk.
Howard Number Truman Robinson
Judge; s. B. Despres, Clerk.
Howard Number 2-John Kirkman and
John Krumm, Judges; @. w. Locke
and John Owens, Clerks.
Alton Number Nv. E. aoyt, Judge: s
d. Young, Clerk.
Alton Number 2-James McGourty and
Albert Stevens, Judges; William Cash
man and Geo. Shellhamer, Clerks.
1 On motion the account against the es
tate of Rueben E. Kent for his keeping
ut the Hospital for the Insane at indie
pendence was cancelled up to January
LIST, 1900.
, On motion the Auditor was authorized
and Jail and to order 25 tons of the
lowest bidder.
J Petition of e. Chapel for cancellation
of the 1900 tax on Lot 81, Block
!, Gillette's Addition to Cresco was re-
jected.
Settled with O. D. Prinz, Steward Of
the Poor Farm, to September End, 1901
finding that sales from farm since last
settlement amounted to 1853 80. Treas
urer's receipts shown for S32Y.8O and
credit given for $50 90 paid for one COW
The Board disposed of claims against
the county as shown below and author
lied the Auditor to draw warrants on the
proper funds in payment Of same,
Name, Nature of Claim. Amt
Alien Adaleen, taking dispositions ~,
Aberg LIT witnessgj 80.
Allen Il unloading lumber / &
! Anderson A hardware 90.
g goods p IS O.
Adams C printing and stationery 81 81
Acres, Blackmar & Co books and
II stationery 68 81
Amundson u Lofthus goods PIT II
Baker Louis witness dc OF
Burgess Sons bridge lumber 1913 81
Bronner Frank work on court house
| lawn 82s
Bateman Eugene unloading lumber / SO
tooth Arthur witness 81 IS
est Alvin II &C
Boone Blank Book CO assessors sup
Il piles SO Il
BrownJJ setting glass at CHI 5(
Rarth L P stationery 95(
Qqsack James witness com'r court 81