Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-28
COUNTY AFFAIRS.
Proceedings Of the Board Of supervis.
ora at Their Adiournad M.at;n. /.

Proceedings Of tho Board Of Supervis-
ors at Their Adjourned Meeting. 4.
Marshaltown, Iowa. June 10, 1916.
The board of supervisors met to can.
vass the returns of the primary cleo
ton. Present, w. H. Jones, C. R. Lynch
and w. A. Nichols.
A request for the recount of votes on
the clerk of the district court having
been filed with the county auditor by
Oscar "A. Rosengren it was taken up
for consideration and on motion by c.
r. Lynch, seconded by w. A. Nichols
and carried, that the request be
granted. The board Immediately pro-
ceeded to recount the ballots as to the
clerk of courts. On the recount it was
found that the total vote cast for the
republican party for the office of clerk
of courts was 3,414 of which George
w. Gilbert received 1,743 and Oscar A.
Rosengren received 1871.
1t was moved by C. r. Lynch, sec
onded by w. A. Nichols and carried,
that a certificate Of nomination for
clerk of the district court on the re-
publican ticket be issued to George w.
Gilbert on the result shown by the re-
count of votes and the action Of the
board Of supervisors be final. Ad-
journed to June IA.
WEDNESDAY, June IA.
The board convened as per adjourn
ment with all members present. The
board proceeded at once to canvass the
votes of the primary election.
The canvass by the board Of super
visors Of the returns from the primary
election held June 5. 1916, show the fol-
-1oNinp IN have heey, nom ipo fod For a
offices named:
County auditor-A. w. Dobson, re-
publican; A. T. Roberts, democrat.
County treasurer-S. NJ. Cause, re-
publican; Theodore H. Bondage, dem
ocrat.
Clerk Of the district court-G. W.
Gilbert, republican,; HI. H. Craney,
democrat.
Sheriff.. c. Koontz, republican:
Joe G. Edgar, democrat.
County recorder-Nora E. Wilkey
republican; Kate Timmons, democrat
County attorney-Ray P. Scott, re-
publican; Robert E. Johnson, democrat.
County coroner-A. r. Lynn, repub-
lican; Grove w. Harris, democrat.
Supervisor, term beginning Jan. 1,
1917-W. H. Jones, republican; George
Bllnk, democrat.
Supervisor, term beginning jan 1,
191S-C. R. Lynch, democrat.
County offices for which no candi-
date received IS per cent of the vote
cast by his party for such office:
Socialist-Auditor, treasurer, clerk,
sheriff, recorder, attorney, coroner, anu
two supervisors,
Progressive = Auditor. treasurer.
clerk, sheriff, recorder, attorney, coro>
ner and two supervisors.
1t was moved by w. A. Nichols, sec
onded by. c.. r. Lynch and carried, that
the chairman Of the board of supervis
ors and the county auditor be author
lied to sign deed conveying to r.
Caputo land described as follows:
All that part Of the southwest quar-
ter of the northwest quarter of sec
ton II township SO north, range II,
west Of the 5th p. NJ, bounded and
described as follows, to-wit: Beginning
at point in the east line Of Boulder
avenue in the town Of Quarry 375 feet
north Of a one and one-half inch pipe
in the northern line of the original 100
feet right of-way of the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway Company,
thence south sixty-one degrees ten
minutes. east to a point 100 feet east
of said east line of Boulder avenue,
measured at right angles thereto,
thence southerly q distance Of 2l2 feet,
thence FIT feet north, twenty-seven de-
grees and twenty minutes west to the
east line Of said Boulder avenue thence