American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-08-21

The official bond OF II. b. Currler
as justice Of the peace OF Landing pre-
cinct was approved by the board.
The official bono Of J. IL. Bado as
constable OF Landing precinct was APP
proved by the board.
The order OF A. G. Haag. probate
Judge granting Mary G. Matson a
Widows pension OF $500 per month
was approved by the board
The petition OF Jewell Horton ct al
was denied FOR the reason that the same
was not In due form.
The official bond OF II. Il. Knudson
was ordered 70 be returned to him.
The official bond OF VI. c. ROY as road
overseer was approved by the board.
The local option petition filed on July
Srd, 1918 with the clerk WAS presented
and the same referred to the county at
torney and after considering the same
Il was returned TO the board with the
following opinion:
This will advise you that this office
pursuant to your request has taken up
the petitions filed with the clerk asking
for an election and you are advised that
under the petitions filed you as a board
can not call an election;
Section 3 OF the local option law,
found on page IL. 1909. session laws.
provides that the petitions shall be ac-
companied by a~ffidavits in writing Of
one or more Of the petitioners. that the
petition contain the required number OF
s%igners. that is 40 per cent Of the ag-
gregate votes cast in the county for
secretary OF state at the last general
election.
This office has not investigated the
number of signers In as much as we
deemed the same unnecessary, as the
form OF the petitions is invalid.
Signed, o. r. BAUM.
IL was ordered by the board that the
penalty on the 1919 taxes OF Jennie
Price amounting to $500 be RENTED
to her. she being a widow.
The 1912 taxes Of Jewell Horton
amounting to $s.19 were ordered REMIT
ed by the board for the reason that
he had paid this on land that he did
not own.
The delinquent taxes OF Lee Cummins
amounting to $1,000 were ordered can
celled for the reason that they were err
roneously assessed.
The board entered into an agreement
with Mr.. Sam Porter an expert en-
gineer to make an examination and re-
port on the wagon bridge across Snake
river at American Falls and his detailed
report Is now on file in the office Of
the county auditor.
The following bills were allowed and
the auditor instructed to issue warrants
therefor:
w. b. Jacobs. wages, 1904; II. c.
Wones. telephone bills. postage stamps,
stamped envelopes for county officials,
kilograms, freight, express and drayage
and sundries. $133.S5; National Surety
Co.. premium Of county officials bonds,
S3l4.5O; G. r. Leitch, ~janitor, $500; w.
d. Barnhart. baillff. s21.OO; T. c. Martin.
office furniture. 1880 c.. s. Ellinger,
office furniture. $1,000; Pioneer Tent
and Awning Co, awnings. $500; Ameri-
can Falls Commercial Club. office desk,
$500; II. e. Hooker. carpenter work,
s2t.6O; McKown Plumbing Co, plumbing.
s2S.2O; caxton Printers, printing. $1,000;
Chas. Dome. labor. s5.25; Riverside Mer-
camille Co, brooms. 1920; Book store
Pharmacy. books. $500; Boyd & link,
livery, $3.50; Caxton. Printers. SIS. 90;
e.. w. Fifield livery etc. $500; NJ.
lines, ianltor. $500; w. b. George.
transcripts $3.50; W. M. Davie, freight.
drayage. rock sand etc, $94.4O; Chas.
Hammock, cabinet work, $12.15; J. p.
Hayward. desk SIS. 90; Syms York & Co.
record books and supplies, $500. co.
A. Cunningham, legal blanks. S15.52;
Remington Typewriter Co, typewriter
$4,000; A. c.. Haag. sundries, SLIGO;
Dora M. Rice, proof reading. $3.50:
Breeder Office Supply Co. office sup
plies. $ss.t7; oneida county, boarding
prisoner. 5000: S. n. Morris, supplies
for indIgents. s2s.75; Mrs, IL. NJ. Wilson,
grading examination papers, s16.O 90; II.
r. Hager. livery. $500; d. B. J%effries,
%truancy officer. $500; oscar Randall,
work, si3.2O; v. Il. Randall. road work
s36.55; ID. b. Jeffries livery etc, $3.50;
NJ. Schmidt. rent Of offices to July 1.
1918. 5000; Philbrick & Greenwood.
rent OF offices to July /. 1913, sS3.3O; ID.
b. Ripley. lumber sos. 20; O. r.. Baum,
sundry expenses, including telephone
calls, railroad fare etc, $51. so; II. c.
Wones. railroad fare deporting INDECENT,
$3.50; American Falls Press. printing
ana supplies, sS5.2 5: C. c. Thornhil,
feeding prisoners. 5000; J. Dawson.
road work, $21. 90; A. 1. Mcmahon. SER
NtNto Tut NikduiIhllon OF county anu
rail road fare, $296.4 AS; w. B.. Walworth.
jury fees, s3.15; S. Il. Kramllck. road
work Si.S0; A Winters. expenses as
county commissioner. s7S.75; z. Johnson.
road work. si6.25; NJ. p. Bailey.
stenographer services, $500; o. r. Baum
sundry expenses. $3.50: Andrew May.
expenses as County commissioner, STA
80; w. $. Sparks, expenses as commits
%sioner. S94.S5:
There being no further business the
board adjourned to meet at 10 a. m.
July 2Srd. 1913.
American Fails, Idaho, July %, 1918.
Board met this day pursuant to ad-
journment OF the nth. full board being
present and the following proceeding1
were had. to-wit:
The rfafvnaffon Of ~ c,h-out.