The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-13

tee visited the Jail and examined its
condition and treatment OF the prison
ers, and found the general condition
or the jail to be satisfactory, and from
reports of the prisoners, the food fur
nished is good
The committee recommended that
the walls Of the Jail be frightened by
applying alabastine or some other
suitable wall paint,
Upon motion of Mr.. Snyder, said re-
port was received and placed on file.
/ Report of County Superintendent of
Schools S. D. Faris, shows fourteen
schools visited during the quarter.
Upon motion of Mr.. Reu, Mr.. Snyder
supervisor of Dallas township, was
guaranteed an amount, not to exceed
! $35 for the expense attending an OPP
Grafton upon one of the county's
charges in Dallas City.
| At the afternoon session, all mem.
lbers were present except Mr.. Burner.
Report of the states attorney, Earl
shows: That during the year he col
lected $8S5.37 in fines and penalties,
including $265.87 delinquent tax pen
alties, and has secured delinquent tax
judgments aggregating approximately
$4,000; he has advised on an average
of five persons daily and has conduct
ed hearings in fifteen insane cases, in
five dependent and delinquent child
cases, in two inheritance tax cases for
the attorney general, and in one
grand jury inquisition; has secured
convictions or judgments in twenty
two cases. and has pending for trial
sixteen criminal cases, being one for
rape; one for extortion; one for sec
ond offense petit larceny; three for
burglary: one for forgery; one for as
sault with deadly weapon; one for as
sault and battery; one fer riot: three
for larceny; one for malicious mis-
Chief; one for wife abandonment and
one for child abandonment.
The railroad delinquent tax cases that
have been on trial in the county court
for weeks, consisting Of objections to
the taxes for, the years 1913, 1914 and
1915, made by the C. B. c.. the Wa
bash and T. P. & w. railroads. The
objections for the most part claimed
eighty-tive defective ievies during the |
three years. The taxes claimed by
the railroads to be illegal and void !
in the aggregate to $l3,- |
324.65. Judgments have been obtain |
ed against the railroads to date, aggre- (,
eating the sum Of $9.805.32, including I
and penalties of which ST.
524.09 has been paid by the railroads
to the county treasurer. The tax
cases pending In which judgments
have not been as yet rendered are.
c. B. G O., 1915 tax, involving s1.s57.64
delinquent tax and also tax cases
against the T. p & w, and G. B. & @.
railroads for 1916. aggregating ST.
2O9S3. e
Upon motion OF Mr. Fisher, the re-
port of the states attorney was re-
reived and placed on file.
Mr.. Wood appeared before the board
and reviewed the progress OF the rail-
road tax cases, and inquired whether
Or not the board considered it neces-
,ary to have other or additional coun-
sci in the further litigation of such OF
said cases as are carried to the SUI
)reme court sU
Moved by Mr. Tweston, that COM
nittee of three be appointed to advise
With the states attorney, In regard to
he advisability of employment of
to assist in the trial of the
.ailroad tax cases IN the supreme
court, and to report to this meeting OF
he board. Said motion was carried,
ind the chair appointed as such spe-
,ial committee. Mr.. Riley, Mr.. Twes-
on, and Mr.. Reu.
Mrs Mary A. Stowe passed away at
he home Of her son. William Stowe. in
his city, Tuesday morning, at 1880
o'clock, June u. after many weeks OF
intense suffering. Arrangements have
,ot as yet been made for funeral SER
ices.