The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1911-02-17

Commissioners Proceedings.
Madison, Neb., Feb. Z, 1911, p. NJ
The board of county commissioners
met pursuant to adjournment. Pres
ent, Commissioners Burr Taft and
Henry Sunderman.
The minutes of the meetings Of Jan
uary 10, II and ~, 1911, were read and
approved as read.
On motion duly carried, Thomas
Reigle was appointed road overseer
for road district No. 10.
Commissioner Sunderman was on
motion authorized to purchase a blade
grader for Fairview precinct.
On motion the clerk was instructed
to correct the 1910 tax list by reduc-
ing the personal assessment Of Fred
| Byerly, Norfolk, from $500 actual val
uation to $155 on account of error in
assessment
| On motion the clerk was instructed
to correct the 1910 tax list by reduc-
ing the personal assessment of w. A..
Thomas, Norfolk, from $3.50 actual val
uation to $3.50 on account of erroneous
assessment.
| On motion the designations Of w. B..
Fuerst as justice of the peace for Bat
tie Creek precinct, and 7. G. Dufphey
as assessor for Schoolcraft precinct
were read and on motion accepted
On motion Chas. T. Richardson was
appointed justice of the peace for Bat.
tie Creek precinct to fill vacancy.
| On motion the board selected the
following sixty persons from whom
the grand and petit jurors for the
March term of the district court are to
be drawn:
| Valley precinct; George Berry, Will
liam Dienes. Norfolk precinct: l.
Sonneland, Smith H. Grant, D. Rees,
j. a. Porter, j. T. Moore, c. p. Par
IRISH, e. e. Coleman, Ernest Boldt,
Frank Buntrock, Roy Carter, Ernest
Hille, Otto Kaun, Frank McWhorter,
William Riggert, julius w. Wichert,
Fred Krantz. Warnerville precinct:
w. B. Rice, w. H. Snyder. Battle
Creek precinct: Carl Prauner, G. A.
Hedman, c. c. MARI, H. E. Cunning.
ham. Green Garden precinct: Frank
White, Joseph Weinberger. Highland
precinct: Fred Neuwerk, J. F. Jen.
kins. Jefferson precinct: ]. G. Pol
lock, John X. Sexton, G. H. Sibley
Shell Creek precinct: John O'Shea
A. T. Rodman, p. S. Dahlstrom, John
Weiand, John N Blomquist. Union
precinct: John Mowrer, AL Dover, w
L. Buckley. Meadow Grove precinct
w. r. Daniel, f. L. Frye. Fairview
precinct: Paul Renner, Henry Wynn
Deer Creek precinct: John H. Hard
ing, Joseph Hughes. Schoolcraft pre-
cinct: r. l.. Reeves, ]. c. Osborn
Madison precinct: d. @. Nicholson
F.. p. Prince, C. E. Plass, j. H. Farlin
George Like. Ben Davis, U. d. Math
: ews. limerick precinct: Robert Hor
:, rocks, VIM. Schmidt. Grove precinct
Ernest F. OFT, VIM. Rockafellow. Kal
amazoo princinct: Herman Kohl
, julius Nathan.
!. On motion the following resolution
was passed and sale approved:
: Whereas, 1t appearing that Alder
Il. Jenkins, guardian of Fife Lillian
jenkins, an incompetent person, ha
:. applied to the district court of Mad
:, son county, Nebraska, for license t
+, sell the following described real es
; tate, belonging to the said ward. tc
wit: An undivided one-sixth interes
in and to the northwest quarter Q
- section II, in township %, north
. range 4, west of the Sixth principa
meridian, in Madison county, NebraE
4 ka, for the purpose of converting tn
same into money, in order to arrang
= to have the said ward cared for in a
a institution suitable for person In he
=, condition; that the said Fife Lillia
- Jenkins has been afflicted with spint
% trouble since the time she was mer
!, child, and which has rendered her III
able to care or wait on herself, or
II look after her property or financial a
a fairs; that both the father and mothe
of said ward are now deceased, an
!, that II is proposed to have the sal
-, ward placed in a home provided IL
:. such persons, where she can receiy
-, treatment, medical attendance, car
n food and clothing. for the balance I
~ her natural life; it being arranged
- have the proceeds OF said sale use
for this purpose, and that the proceed
Of said sale will be likely sufficiel
IN for said purpose; that the income fro
is said real estate would not be sui
m cient to maintain the said ward in sa
IN home, and there is no personal pro
"a erty belonging to said ward. exec
~ the sum of about one hundred dollar
40 and that it is for the best interests
m said ward that her said interest In Il
lv said real estate be sold. Be It ther
M fore
IA Resolved, That the board of coun
co commissioners hereby approve of sa
,ir proposed sale.
an Burr Taft,
st Henry Sunderman.
rs Commissioners"