Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-10-24

wa-Keeney, Kan, october 5, 1908.


day in regular session, at the county
clerks office: there were present all
the members of the board, to-wIt: "A.
A. Cockrell. F. M. Morgan. and James
Wanda. commissioners, and the coun-
ty clerk. The board was called to or
der by the chairman. The board re-
manned in session during the 5th and
9th, taking a recess from day to day.
The applicatiOn-Of III. o. Hodges to
compromise the DELINQUENT taxes on
lot 3, in block IA, Wa-Keeney city, at
81 90 was accepted
The application of eleven petition
ers OF Wa-Keeney township to have
the northwest quarter of the SOUTH
west quarter OF section "A, township
II south. range "a west, exposed to
sale, the same being leased school
land. was approved.
The appointment by the county SUI
perintcndent of the following to ap-
praise the school land here described
was Approved: Roy Blackstone, Wa E.
Stowe and Andy Gullett on east half
of northeast quarter aud the east half
of the southwest quarter of section
30, township IA south, range % west.
j. w. Green, John Gilbert and Arch
Hayes on north half of northwest
quarter of section 26, township ID
south, range p west. William Claw
son. Luther Caskey and Oscar Olson
on southwest quarter of section 10,
township IA south, range "a west. D.
j. Wilson, John Herbert and Joe Her
bert on the southwest quarter of sec
tion SO, township 13 south, range q
west.
The fee bills of the county treasur-
er, county attorney, county clerk,
clerk of the district court, probate
judge and the register of deeds were
approved as was alSo the quarterly
report of the county superintendent.
The report of the probate judge of
the examination of the county treas
urer's records. showing the funds on
hand in the county treasurer's office,
In words and figures as follows, was
approved. published last week.
The claim of A. b. Cooper, county
treasurer, for clerk hire for the three
quarters ending September 30, 1903,
OF 1925 was diSallowed.
w. &. z. Rhoades and Thomas Bun
day were appointed to assist the pro-
bate judge to examine the county
treaSurer'S books for the ensuing
quarter.
The minutes of the July regular
session was read and approved as read,
as were also the minutes of the meet
ing of August Bird to make the tax
levy and the special meeting of Sep
TENDER 9Th to let the contract to build
bridges.
In the matter of road petitioned
for by 0. Il. Kessler and Others came
on for final hearing. and as all pro-
ceedingS had been legally complied
with, us required by law, and as the
viewers report in favor of said road as
being Il public necessity and a general
utility, the report was accepted and
the viewers discharged. The road was
granted as prayed for in the petition,
and the county clerk WAS ordered to
spread the proceedings upon the road
RI f,t
Collyer township to open said road in
accordance with this order, tO-wit:
Commencing at the southwest corner
OF section twenty (2U), in township
eleven I'D south. r5tnge twenty five
t2o) west of the oh Il NJ. running
thence north four miles to the north
west corner of section five 81, TOWN.
ship eleven 11) south, range twenty
five (25) west of the 9th Z. NJ, thence
east 10 53 chains on county line be-
tween Trego and Graham counties
and to southwest corner of section
Til rty-three 1881, township ten U0J
south. range twenty-five (25) west of
the 9th 2. NJ, and there terminating.
This road is entered on the Road
Record as Road No. so.
Damages were allowed in above road
to William Walsh TOR moving 160 rods
of fence $500, and Mrs. A. b. McMil-
Ian for moving $40 rods of fence $26.
In the matter of a road petitioned
for by q. G. Whitton and Others came
on for final hearing and as all pro-
ceedings had been legally complied
with as required by law, and as the
viewers report in favor of said road as
being pnblic necessity and general
utility, the report was accepted and
the viewers discharged. The road was
as prayed for in the petition
and the county clerk was ordered to
spread the proceedings upon the road
record and to notify the trustee of
accordance with this order, to-wit:
at the northeast corner
of section fifteen Q5) in township
eleven (l1) south, range twenty-five
l22) west of the 9Th p. M; thence rum
ming south on the section line to IA
point at the north line of the s'rail-
road right of way between section
in township twelve az south, range
twenty-five (22) west and there ter
This road is entered on the Road
Record as Road No. 81.
No damages allowed in the above
road.
In the matter of a road petitioned
for by c. III. Benson and others came
on for final hearing and as all pro-
with as required by law and as the
viewers report in favor of said road
rs public necessity and of general
ltility, the report was accepted and
the viewers discharged. The road
was granted as prayed for in the petit |
lion and the county clerk was ordered
to spread the proceedings upon the
road record and TO notify the trustee
Of Ogallah township TO open said road
m accnr6anefa with this order