Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-02
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Proceedings Of the Board of Super
visors at Their December, 1905,

visors at Their December, 1905,
Meeting.
Adjourned Meeting.
Friday, Dec. Is, 1905. Board con-
vened per adjournment. Present c. Il.
Arney, w. II. Jones.
On motion of Jones, c. =. Arney was
chosen chairman pro tenn in the abb
sence of W. H. Whitehill.
On motion of Jones, the following
resolution was adopted:
whereas, John G. Clifford, on the
18th day of September, 1856, executed
a mortgage to Marshall county, Iowa,
on the south half (1a) Of the northwest
quarter (A) and the north half (h) or
the southwest quarter (14) of section
four ca in township No. eighty-three
(S3) north of range No. seventeen 90
west of the fifth p. M. Marshall coun-
ty, Iowa Said mortgage Is recorded
in book L. page SIG, Of the mortgage
records of said Marshall county, Iowa.
And, whereas, the records OF Mar
shall county. show several assignments
of said mortgage and an attempt to
release the same Of record, but said
assignments and release do not con-
form to the requirements of law.
And. whereas, it is manifest that
Marshall county has received full pay
ment of said mortgage, and now, IN Or
der to perfect the title to said land,
it is necessary that Marshall county
make formal release of said mort
gage.
Therefore, be it resolved by the board
of suneryisors Of said Marshall county,
that the auditor of said county is here
by authorized and directed to enter
satisfaction of said mortgage on the
margin of the record thereof"
The petition Of l.. w. Fiscus and N.
A. Hauser, for quit claim deed to clear
title was considered, and on motion
of Jones, the following resolution was
adopted:
"Whereas, there is now in the hands
of the county auditor for Marshall
county. Ia, patent from the governor
of Iowa to Marshall county, Ia, con-
veving said Marshall county. Iowa,
tho east half of the southeast quar-
ter of section No. 81, township NO.
* and range No. 10 west of the fifth
D M. of Iowa as swamp land, and
whereas. it appears that Marshal
County. Iowa. did on January L.,
1906. execute and deliver unto one
James Speer deed of conveyance to
said real estate and that the patent
above mentioned has been issued for
the purpose of completing the selection
Of said land as swamp land In con-
fo,1noitv with the provisions of the fed
eral swamp land grant and to correct
o,,5 narfect certain errors which have
heretofore existed in the title to said
| premises, ana
whereas. the records of the office OF
fine county recorder, of Marshall court-
ty. Iowa, show that L. w. Ffscus Is
| the present holder of the legal title by
conveyance in regular order from
Jacob Speer to the northeast quarter
of the southeast quarter Of said section
No. 27. and that M. A. Hauser is the
present holder Of the legal totle to the
southeast quarter of the southeast
quarter of said section No. ~.
Therefore, be it resolved, by the
board of supervisors of Marshall
county, Iowa, that the said county OF
Marshall of the state of Iowa in reg
ular session assembled, do hereby re-
nounce. release, quit-claim and convey
unto the said L. w. Fiscus any and
all title which it may have acquired
by the issuance of the patent afofe-
said by the governor Of Iowa in ana 10
| the northeast quarter of the southeast
quarter Of section No. q, Township
| No. SIS and Range No. 10, west OF Ihe
| fifth p NJ. Iowa; and does hereby Ne
nounce. release, quit-claim and convey
unto the said NJ A. Hauser any and
| all title which it may have acquired by
the issuance of the patent aforesaid by
the governor of Iowa in and to bhe
southeast quarter of the southeast
quarter of section No. 81, township
| No. So and range NO. ~ west OF tile
! fifth P. M. of Iowa.
And be it further resolved, that the
president of the board of supervisors
| and the county auditor OF SAID Mar
/ shall county are hereby authorized and
directed to make, execute and deliver
| to the said L. w. Fiscus and M. A
Hauser a sufficient and satisfactory
/ ou1it-claim deed to the premises here
| inhefore found to be owned by them
| said conveyance to release and quit
claim unto them any and all rights
Marshall county, Iowa, may have ac-
ouired thereon by virtue of the 1ssu-
ance of the patent aforesaid"
On motion of Jones Minnie Allen
was appointed county stenographer for
the ensuing year at the same compen-
sation as last year.
The hearing of objections to assess
ments made against property owners IN
drainage district No. occupied the
balance of the day.
Adjourned to Tuesday, December 10
1908.
Per diem and mileage:
C. e. Arney. day, 20 miles. $500
w. III. Jones, 1 day 2 miles, s4.1o.
w F.. McLEu4AND, Clerk.
! c. E. ARNEY. Chairman, pro. tenn