Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-01-23
An inventory Of stock on hand at
the Poor Farm, taken Jan. 1, 1903, re-


bury such paupers as may wish to be
buried there. Consideration to be
$500. The County Auditor is here
by authorized to draw warrant on
the Poor Fund for the above named
amount upon the presentation OF a
certificate of sale of said lot,
Petition of Peter JoenS cit al for the
alterat ion of part of road number 50
on section 30, township SO north,
range IA, west of the fifth p. NJ, was
granted on condition that petitioners
pay all costs and damage as fixed by
appraisers, on or before March /, 1903
In the afternoon the Board went
out to visit the Poor Farm, returning
to the Auditors office at 4 O'Clock p.
M, and spent the balance Of the day
in the examination of claims.
Board adjourned to 8 Clock A. M.
Jan. l6, 1903.
ELEVENTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, all members present.
The contract with q. ID. Prinz,
Steward OF the Poor Farm, was re-
newed for one year from April 2, 1903
Report OF L. +. VanLeuven, Justice
OF the Peace, for Forest City town
ship, Of forfeited recognizances, fines,
penalties, etc, was approved.
Geo. Miller was appointed q Justice
nj the Peace In Paris township, to
fill vacancy, and j. J. Lydon was APP
pointed Constable, in Paris township,
to I'LL vacancy.
Board adjourned to 8 O'Clock A. NJ,
Jan. II, 1903.
TWELFTH DAY.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment, all tmemheTS present.
The following Annual Road Fund,
report of the Trustees OF Chester
township, was approved:
RECEIPTS.
Jan 1, 1902, Balance in hands
OF Township Clerk....... ........... $500
Received from County Treas
urer 525. 10
$577.26
DISBURSEMENTS.
Amount paid for material,
lumber, tiling, piles and labor, $440 "a
Dec. 81, 1902, Bal. In hands
OF Township Clerk.................. l36 81
s577:2e
P. g. Howe was appointed overseer
Of the poor, in Cresco, for the ensu-
ing year.
The following taxes were cancelled
upon the recommendation Of the
County Treasurer:
Personal tax Of Sarah and @. a.
Hastings, in Chester Corporation, for
the years 1901 and 1902.
The 1901 taxes on lot 10, vacated plat
OF Vernon Springs on west north
west !, section 34-99-11, assessed to
Marietta Epps.
Appointment Of P. Q. Howe as col
lector of delinquent personal tax for
the year 1908, was approved.
The following resolut ton was adopt
ed:
Resolved that the Clerk OF the
District Court be and he is hereby In
structed to collect all fees and other
delinquent costs due and unpaid on
the Judgment dOckets Of his Office and
to issue execut ions for that purpose
where necessary.
Onmotiun the bounty paid by the
county for the killing OF each adult
wolf in the county is fixed at $500, In
addition to the bounty fixed by state
law.
a bounty Of $500 each will also be
paid for the killing OF each adult fox,
and so cents for each cub fox.
In each OF the above cases the whole
skin OF the animal must be presented
at the County Auditor s Office.
The following claims were disposed
of, as shown below, and the County
Auditor authorized to issue warrants
on the proper funds In payment OF
same:
Name. Nature OF Claim. Amount
Auringer Henry justice fees. ............$ p 90
Acres, Blackmar & Go books and station
cry. ......,......- 90 70
American Loan y Trust Co office rent OF
OF county atty j. ). 100 w
Alliance Mercantile Association goods TOT
court mouse -. ..s.............. 20
Blymyr Bros pens and pencils court
house. s. !. :. .......... 10 80
Biek John witness d 6 :. (. /. y. ........ 80
Behfens bridge work $50. .......,.. q GO
!. twp trustee. 1885,. (. ....... 600
Barnes John assessor meeting ......a.. &C
Beaumaster j a :. ............. 8 20
Boon Blank Book Co stationery ..... =. IS 10
Barth LIP "...s.........:.. IS IS
Bratruda Bros bridge plling. ............. 4 80
Converse W Y expense in criminal
+ cases ........ ............ ls 10
Converse w L salary for last quarter Of
1909. ...,.:.. ..............s. 1850 90
Converse " Lprecentage ON tines, post
age etc, .......,.....s... 1876 81
Converse w Il telephone messages. I 90
Carpenter DrTS coroners fees. 9s5
Cemstock W " court reporter. ,....... go 90
Crlteenden : Wentworth repairs to jail. as
Crittenden Sanford damage TO horss
through defective bridge. 1880. Rejected
Costigan James twp tr ustee .. ... ....... 1 %
cashman W F juror ooroner's inquest, i 90
Coffee w n assessors usetidg ~. ...,u $50