Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-21
sion The board met pursuant to ad.
iournment. members all present. Presl.

sion. The board met pursuant to ad,
tournament, members all present. Presl.
dent !. r. Stodghill in the chair. The
minutes of laet meeting We're read and
approved, the following annual re-
rc''s were an rcrnd: Y e, Nosler as
Justice OF peape in Ce0tar township:
Geo. II. fuller as justice Of peace in
Green township: r. =. Clovde. Justice
Of peace in Adams township; y. II.
Picker. Justice Of reacc in Dahjonaga
township: W. j. Berry as Justice OF
rea,n in Center township: j. D.
Eir'.liu as Justice Of neage in Wash
incton TOWNSHIP. August ITvhWan. jus
tice of r.,o - IN Pol; township: A. z.
Pl-rns as Justice Of peace III Dab
Ioneaa township, N. w. T"iswel' as
,crcta'He in Cnrtnr township; J. VI
IrEmHn as constable in Center tCMr-
shin; G. + Johnson SIS constable n
Dolk township. Thp aDnNi' Nticn of W.
Fl. Brady to Nr appointed }anitor OF
the corr h Gsa Was approved. The
application CT DR.. Fred PoWlps 10 be
appointed as county DhVGi"i1n- was ap
proved. The application Of Mr.. and
Mrs. F.. s I owcnNarg so hn aDDOintnU
rs steward and natron OF he WaDaiio
cOrrtv hCnN was aUrrn"e} The 80
piirAti3n o. ". 2. TGH t"S,AN, 70 he
arDOiptcd aH overs ear Of the NOor for
Ottumwa (hN VAS approved. The.
above appointments 10 begin -,lnr'l
/. 1914 and ni:G March |. 1915, The
annual resort OF w. T.. Kroy, sheriff
for year 1913 Was aDOrO ""'f. ~" &n-
nual report Of w. r. Wilson oler5 OF
;he district court for Vn@T 1913 W2s
approved. The annual Tanorts Of the
clerks and Trustees OF \"cncy, Dah-
lorega and Polk townships were ap-
proved The application Of Dr. !. O.
Murphy to be appointed towNship ply
stefan Of Washington township Was
approved The highway petition of 4.
c. Abraham ct 81 was approved. The
highway petition of Alvin Mace ct al
was approved The resignation cf z.
W. Graham as township trustee in
Agency township was approved. The
consent highway petition Of Emmett
Miller ct al was rejected. The. ap-
plication for school fund loan on lot
No. - in block No III Riverview
was rejected The app!ico tion for a
school fund loan on PIT. ". = n. f. of
section 90 township y range IL was
j
of the Constellation Coal Co, was re-
jected. The tax abatement petition
of Fannie NJ. Johnston was approved.
on account of land taxed to her being
a part of Ottumwa City cemetery. The
following resolution was adopted:
Resolution.
Whereas: Mrs w. e. Knox. wife of
the now acting sheriff Of Wapello
has performed the duties Of
matron Of the county Jail these three
years last past. !
And whereas: There are nearly al !
ways number OF female prisoners to
take care of. and other counties in
Iowa the size Of Wapello in population
have nearly all employed a matron to
care for their female prisoners.
And whereas: Mrs. Knox has filed
this place and attended to these duties
for the past three years without
compensation.
- Now Their efore: Be it resolved by
the board Of supervisors of Wapello
county. Iowa. now in regular session
on this II tn day of February 1914, that
Mrs. w. f. Knox wife OF the county
sheriff is hereby appointed as matron
of the Wapello county Jail for the year
1918 and 1914 and her annual compen-
sation is hereby fixed at 1925 per year
to be paid quarterly. /
Passed and approved this nth day
Of February, 1914 and signed as
follows
w. J. R. Stodghill, President.
II. B. Patterson,
J. w. Hall.