Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-05
Council Bluffs
JOHNS CHAIRMAN OF BOARD
Supervisors Change Organization for
Ensuing Year.
GRAND AND PETIT JURY LISTS
Board Completes Preparation and
County Officials Draw Names to
Act for Mont Of
January.
AND AND PETIT JURY LISTS

The Board of Supervisors for Pottawat-
TAME county reorganized yesterday for the
ensuing year by electing T. J. Johns Of
Center township chairman.
George w. Spencer of Nicola and George
II. Darlington OF Honey Creek assumed
office as members Of the board. Spencer
succeeds himself. while Darlington sue
ceeds Allen Bulls of Wright township, the
retiring chairman Of the board. Both were
elected ut the general election in November,
1908, for three-year terms. beginning with
the first Monday in January, 1910. Before
the dissolution Of the old board a resolu-
ton was adopted thanking Mr.. Bulls for
his efficient services as chairman during
the last year. Mr.. Bulls served eight years
on the board.
T. J. Johns, the new chairman, was also
elected at the 1908 election, but began his
tn, ee-year term last January, and his term
will therefore expire in January, 1912. The
terms of Colonel w. +. Baker of Council
Bluffs and Felix setz of Oakland, the other
two members Of the board. expire next
January.
Division of the Work.
The division Of the county for road and
bridge work among the members OF the
beard was made as follows:
EST-CEeSCe OdIneIi Lewis hSB
Creek.
Darrinston-Boomer, Hazel Dell, Norwalk.
Hardin. Rockford.
Johns-Knox, Layton, Lincoln, Valley.
setz-WasRington, Silver Creek, Belknap
Carson, Macedonia, Grove, Waveland.
James.
Chairman Johns appointed Supervisors
Spencer and Setz as the committee on poor
farm and Supervisors Baker, Johns and
D~arrhaeton as the committee on buildings
aud grounds.
Genver Hough was appointed constable
at Crescent to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of H. Hough.
Before adjournlng for the day the board
completed the lists of grand and petit jury
lists for the Council Bluffs and Avoca
divisions of the district court for 1910 and
certified the lists to the county auditor.
The list for the district court in Council
Bluffs includes 800 petit jurors, seventy
five grand jurors and 300 talesmen, the lat
ter being from the city of Council Bluffs.
The list for the district court at Avoca in
Guides 800 petit jurors, seventy-five grand
jurors and $50 talesmen, the latter being
from the town of Avoca.
The board will be in session for the re-
mainder of the week.
Grand and Petit JurteB.
The grand juries for 1910 for the district
court at Council Bluffs and at Avoca, and
the petit juries for the January term al
Council Bluffs we're drawn yesterday after
nom after the county. supervisors had
certified the lists, by the jury commission
composed of IL. M. Brown. clerk of the
district court; County Auditor r. ". Innes
and County Recorder w. IL. B~arghausen
The Juries are as follows:
Grand jury for 1910, Council Bluffs-F. j
Day, Couaeh blutts; Ferry nernsy, SIlvel
Creek; Haslnus CampDeil, Lewis; Adolph
wunder, Minden; A. L. ingram, Keg
Ger, Neola; +. b. Chambers, Hardin; +. S
Cnnus, Garner; u. Geise, Jr., York; Joshua
Carlile, Norwalk; w. M. Perkins. Rock
ford
Grand jury for 1910 ~Avoca-Chrls Putt
mann, James; Hugh Pritchard, Knox; c
M. Potter, Waveland; J. H. Spaiu, Bel.
KNAPP; q. II. Nash, Center; A. Z. Sieyers
Carson; A. C. Mccullough, Layton; J. P
Zimmerman, Lincoln; G.. 2. Wasser, Pleas
ant; ]. X. Osler, Grove; Samuel Bell, Val
Petit jury, January term, Council Bluffs
ley. Nicola; +. DunEei, Hazel Dell; george
Garner; r; C.. Hartwell, Hardin; Jen'
Bertelsen, Boomer; H. II. Brennan Min
den; o. A. Hall, Grant shoup. M. M. Soho.
AIDE, Frank Hober, c. w. Hood, M. e
sutton, George c. Wise. H. Edstrom, w
II. Spies, G. II. Baker, F. A. Fox, G, l.
Mcknight, j. r., Cummings, William
Umble, G. T. Phelps, G. p. Kemp, Peter
Smith, G.. F. Culton, F. A. Messmore
George Gerner, John Kelley, A. F. Hollis
NJ. p. Schmidt, A. Bellinger, J. p. Hess
j. F. Knuth. Thomas Bowman, l.. M. Bed
ison, Council Bluffs.
Although the January term Of distric'
court in Council Bluffs will open today
with Judge A. B, Thornell presiding, th'
grand jury will not be impaneled unit
Wednesday, as notice cannot be served oil
the members in time for them to apeal
today. The petit jury will be summoned
for January II