The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-08-15
County Court.

1ho SouhsJ Sooio Wub III bebolUu
last week and performed a large
amount OF routine business.
Only twelve township trustees re-
ported to make their semi. annual
settlements, as provided by law. The
balances were shown as follows:
Julius Mauck, Hudson, $742 40; F.
2. Landlord, Elkhsrt, $1,443.57;
P. Garrison, Mound, $69S. 81; j. Il.
Douglass, Mingo, $551.55; Frank
Holland, Summit, 1892 SO; W. W.
Park, Charlotte, 1856 66; q. ].
Requa, Pleasant Gap, $475.39; W.
A. Howard, Spruce, $3.50 "a; j. C.M.
Young, Deepwater, $646. 2b; Chss.
Berry, Usage, school money, 1854 S5;
g. W. Anderson, Mt. Pleasant, school
money, $4S6 SO; W. R. OSen, Grand
River, $S15 Sc.
Settlements with Drainage Ditch
contractors were made on the second
estimates OF Engineer A. ii. Bell, and
warrants on that fund were issued ss
follows:
T. Foohey & Sons, $1O,645.93.
R. II. McWilliams, 81, 652 81.
School loan granted to Fred Wolf
for 81 900.
T, N. Board was appointed CON-
missioner for Grand River Drainage
District to meet with two commits
sioners Of Cass county to pass on the
practicability OF the plan.
In the matter OF appropriating
money Tor special premiums at the
Bates Co. Fair, presented by W. F.
Duvsll, N. B Mcfarland and T. j.
Day, refused.
Dram shop license granted to
Elgert Bros. at Rich Hill.
County treasurer Bell presented
paid warrants In the sum OF IS, O1S 81
for cancellation.
School loan 49, 700 10 Alb Guyton.
Swamp land patent to E. G. Webs
ter for 40 acre tract 1891.
Record OF delinquent school loans
as prepared by County Clerk Weeks.
examined, parties ordered to pay in
terest and In some instance new
security demanded.
Warrant on Drainage Dist. No. 1
in favor OF Kansas City Bridge Com
psny for $S32.41.
| W. R. Bell, treasurer, allowed
$S7 80, commissions, expenses and
stamps.
School loan Of Emily and Esau
Hartsell granted for an additional
1880.
The levies for taxes for the year
1907 on railroads, telephone and
telegraph companies made as follows:
State tic on the 800 valuation,
county 40c, township 10c and town.
ship railroad SOC.
The state auditor requested to
draw his warrant In favor OF W r
Bell, county treasurer, for the sum OF
$11, 1907 03, that amount being due
county on school apportionment.
, Ordered that the clerk advertise Tor
sealed bids for 5000 bushels Of coal
for use at the county farm, the court
house and the jail.
, Farmers and Manufacturers bank
allowed warrants Tor 5000 for an
adding machine. County clerk Weeks
agreed to pay $50, Collector Combs
$12 SO and Treasurer Bell $13 so on
the machine, because OF convenience
! to their Offices.
The war fund OF 81, 1872. Is was ap-
portioned to the road fund and W. r.
Bell was ordered to draw his check
for $172.17 In favor OF each OF the
various township trustees.
W. R. Bell authorized to pay all
money in Prairie City railroad fund,
amounting to SOL SO to Judge A. d.
Hyde, said fund to be turned over TO
the trustees OF Prairie township.
Ordered that the meter readers for
the Butler Municipal Light Plant
and the Butler Water Works be To-
! quested to notify W. B. Weeks, dep
, uty county clerk, when meters are to
be read, both at the court house and
the jail.
. Semi-annual report OF Treasurer
W X. Bell examined and approved.
Court adjourned to Sept. 2, 1907.