The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-15

State of Oklahoma, County Carter
SIS.
The Board of County Commission
ers of Carter County, Oklahoma, met
on Tuesday, March 7th, 1911, as pei
adjournment Of March 9Th, 1911, all
members of the Board being present
and transacting the following bust.
ness to-wit:
1t is hereby ordered that we approve
the monthly reports of the following
officers S. S. Tolson and ]. G. Latta
CDeceasedD Register of Deeds; NJ. F.
Winfrey, County Judge; B. w.
Duke, County Clerk; d. NJ. Rumph,
County Treasurer; S. F. Haynie, Dis
trict Clerk; Buck Garrett, Sheriff;
Fred Williams, deputy sheriff; ]. H.
billiard, deputy sheriff; w. w. Pow
ers, deputy sheriff, and j. W. CHM,
deputy sheriff.
Ordered that we approve the bonds
Of the following officers: Lee L. Gait,
County Road Superintendent $4,000;
Dixie Towery. Deputy District Clerk,
$4,000; Sale Coffey, Treasurer of
Lone Grove Township, $1,500OO; Sol
F. Kimbrell. Clerk of Graham Town
ship, $4,000; Pearl ]. Moore, Deputy
Register of Deeds, $4,000; f. e.
Holder, Deputy Assessor of Morgan
Township, $4,000; A. w. Heirston,
Road Overseer, Hewitt Township,
100000; ]. w. Massey, Road Overseer,
Hewitt Township, 100000; F. T. Jones,
Road Overseer, Hewitt Township,
100000 The resignation of J. W.
Jones, Constable Berwyn Township,
is hereby accepted and Geo. Paschall
is hereby appointed to fill the unex-
pired term. The annual report of
the Township Officers of Hewitt
Township, Wilson Township and Ora
ham Township are hereby approved.
Whereas, Carter County has been
to great expense in the prosecution
of the case of the United States VS..
A. Washmood, for murder and
Whereas, this crime occurred in
Johnston County and is here on
change of venue prior to Statehood,
and; whereas, we deem it just and
right that Johnston County shall bear
this expense.
1t is therefore ordered by the Board
OF County Commissioners that the
County Attorney of Carter County be
and he is hereby directed to proceed
with the collection of all cost in said
case incurred from Johnston County
Okla, and if it becomes necessary to
sue said county for said money.
1t is ordered that as c. T. Vernon,
the retiring District Clerk has failed
to turn over to the District Clerk the
docket fees, which he retained from
the Clerks deposit, which was order
ed done by this Board at its last meet
ing, that the County Attorney shall
proceed to collect such fees and turn
same over to the present District
Clerk.
It is the sense of the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners upon a full investi-
cation of the condition of Carter Coun-
ty, that no real necessity exists for
the appointment of probation officer;
but that with the assistance of the
Benevolent and Charitable Organiza.
tions of the County and city of Ard
more. all the duties develoving upon
and to be performed by a probation
officer will be rendered by represen-
tative Of such organizations full and
efficiently with less expense to the
county.
1t is therefore ordered that the con-
sent of the County Commissioners to
the appointment of a probation officer
be and the same is hereby refused at
this time.
Ordered that the following affidavits
for erroneous assessments be allow
ed: No 1928. 1928; No 3S3, s.S1; No. 3S4
s2.S5; No. 3S5, s5.5s; No3s9.s15.25; No.
800, 1927; No. 992, s1.O0; No. 394.
sS.25; No. 396, $40, and No. 393, s6.05.
In the matter Of the road petition
Of ]. NJ. Lowery ct al, asking that a
road be opened to extend east and
west between sections II and 20, 16
and 81. in township south, range Q
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