The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1915-03-11
COUNTY COURT HAS
A BUSY SESSION
Court Will Cooperate in Road Work.
Gazette-Times County Official
Paper.

| Be 1t Remembered, that at a regu-
lar term of the County Court of the
State of Oregon for the County of
I Morrow, begun and held at the Court
House in Heppner, Morrow County,
Oregon, on Wednesday the 3rd day of
March, 1915, at 10 o'clock A. NJ. of
said day, the same being the first
Wednesday in said month and the
| time fixed by law for holding a reg
ular term of said Court, when were
present:
The Hon. C. G. Patterson, County
Judge; John Kilkenny, Commission
er; Geo. ]. Currin, Commissioner;
j. A. Waters, Clerk; Geo. McDuffee,
Sheriff.
When among others the following
proceedings we're had, to-wit:
At this time comes the resignation
of John Kilkenny as County Commits
sioner of Morrow County; after due
consideration the Court accepts the
resignation.
At this time the matter of a new
County Commissioner to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of
John Kilkenny, was taken up, and
after due consideration the Court ap-
pointed E. l.. Padberg to fill the va
cancy made by the resignation of
John Kilkenny.
At this time the petition of Fred
Ashbaugh to make change in Coun-
ty road was taken up. Same was read
by the Court and continued until
March 5th, 1915.
At this time the petition of w. o.
Minor and others, for a County road
was read, and continued until March
5th, 1915.
Thereupon Court adjourned until
Thursday, March 5th, 1915, at 900
O'Clock A. NJ.
At this time the bonds of the sew
eral Road Supervisors as follows:
w. j. Blake, c. E. Carlson, R. Hoge-
land, C. w. Caldwell, ]. S. Young,
w. ID. L luitN, w. " DultlNdu L j..
Barlow, G. ], Anderson. w. T. Ayers,
A. J. Cook w. B. Barratt, Lee Slo-
cum, and G. W. Smith were read and
approved by the Court.
At this time Frank Gillian takes
up the matter of Deputy Treasurer
). with the Court and after due consid-
GRAFTON the Court allowed the sum
of 100000 for deputy for the year,
L. L. Gillian to be the deputy.
At this time the bond of C.E. John
son as Constable for District No. Z,
was read and approved by the Court.
At this time the bond Of H. T. AL
lison, as County Physician, was read
and approved.
At this time Sheriff Geo. McDuffee
presents to the Court the appoint
ment of w. C. Cason and w. G. Scott
as Deputy Sheriffs for Morrow Coun-
ty, Oregon. Same were read and
approved by the Court.
At this time the matter of appro-
l priating an amount eqnal to the
amount raised by the citizens OF lone
and vicinity to be expended on the
roads in the vicinity of lone was TAX
en- up by the Court and after due CON
sideration it was agreed by the Court
. to appropriate an amount equal to
that raised by the citizens of lone and
vicinity, said work TO be under the
Z c11nnrViC Of hn
, At this time the petition of Fred
i Ashbaugh, ct al, for change in Coun-
ty raod was taken up. Same was
g read and continued until April 2nd,
1915.
t. At this time the petition of w. O.
Minor, and others was read, and
March 18th, 1915 set for the time of
making survey and viewing of said
> road, and r. l.. Benge was appointed
to act with the regular viewers on the
above road.
:. At this time the Court takes up the
matter of the list of penalties that
We're collected in 1914, same list be-
ing presented by the tax collector,
and 1t appearing that the said list
should be refunded to the taxpayers
- paying same last year. After due
: consideration the Court instructed
:. the County Clerk to issue a warrant
in favor of the Sheriff of Morrow
i County, for $155,55, this being the
amount of the list of penalties taxed.
9 Sheriff to refund the amounts as per
. list to the various parties.
=, At this time the matter of the Off
= cial County Paper was brought before
. the Court. The Court having heard
. the evidence on the sworn list of sub
scribers to the Heppner Herald and
the Gazette-Times. and it appearing
- that the Gazette-TimeS has the larg-
~ est number of bona fGe subscribers.
, the designation of the Heppner Her
ID aid as County Official Paper, made
~ the Sth day of January, 1915, is re-
cinded,
1t appearing at this time that the
Gazette-Times has the largest list of
bona tide subscribers in Morrow
County the said newspaper is sell
ected and designated as the County