The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-01-05
COUNTY COURT


airy /, 1917, pursuant to adjournmen
with the following officers present
| G. l. Garrett, Presiding Judge; w. A
Mitchell and Francis M. Matkin, As
sociate Judges; Chas. H. adams, Sher
if, and Albert Wulfert, Clerk.
Willis A. Mitchell and Francis A
Matkin, Judges-elect Of the First ant
Second districts respectively, each
presented his commission, and were
duly sworn and entered upon then
duties.
Thomas H. Holman fled his bond in
the sum of $1,000 as County Surveyor
and same was approved by the Court
1t was ordered by the Court that
the State Auditor be authorized and
requested to draw his warrant in fa-
vor of Horace w. Coffield, county
Treasurer, for the amount Of salary
due County Superintendent of Schools
for the quarter ending December 81,
1916.
The Collector was directed to re-
turn as erroneous 1925 on the assess
ment of E. o. Presnell, curator of
Consela Presnell.
E. P. Thurman made settlement of
special work on the Hillsboro road,
which was approved.
Warrants Issued.
z. X. Hawn, crushed rock on Jack
son road, $495; A. ]. Mullin, work on
Mine La Motto and st. Mary's road,
$91.46; Frank Bowyer, painting
bridge, $39.25; w. F. Jerrold, culvert
work, $174.72; August Wichman,
months salary as janitor, $50; w. T.
Halle, months salary at Treasurer,
500; 7. N. Henderson, quarters sal
airy as Infirmary Superintendent, $210;
Henry Davis, months salary as Pros
ecuting Attorney, $208.35; j. Clyde
Akers, County School Superintend-
ent, months salary, $116.65; John A.
Knowles, Circuit Clerk, months sal
ary, $166.65; Bessie Brady, Deputy
Circuit Clerk, months salary, $4l.65;
Albert Wulfert, County Clerk, fees
for December, $127.45; j. w. Brum-
field, relief, 81; Mrs. Bette Roughly,
support Thomas Richardson, SIS; G.
W. Brand, road dragging, $3.50; w.
A. Bullock, Constable, quarantine sup
plies, $131.30; Meyer & Braning,
crushed rock for Burks road, $75.54;
G.. B. Porter, work on Jackson road,
$l7.55; John M. Burlbaw, work on
Burks road, $16.52; E. P. Thurman,
work on Hillsbbro road, $121.25; VIM.
Warcum, relief, SIS; Chas. Ward, re-
lief of poor persons at Bonne Terre
and vicinity, $25; Mrs. Otto Scaggs,
relief of poor persons at Desloge and
vicinity, SIS; Jiles BARLEY, support
of Louis Pritchett, $40; Frank Bic.
ser, work on st. Louis road, $16.25;
w. F. Hoy, dressed pork for Infirm-
airy, $68.88; E. NJ Laakman, In
Urinary supplies, $485; Pennington
Laundry, laundering, 1884; B. F.
Casteel, beef for Infirmary, 1888;
Karsch Shoe Co.. shoes for Infirmary
inmates, $3.50; Henderson Store Co.
for Infrmary inmates, $4.-
3D.; Bisplinghoff & Hill, burial of Cen
eral Seigelhart, $14.50; Boswell & |
HELLER, Court House supplies, $2.70;
Pennington M. & F. Co., repair Of |
Jail, 5000; Henry Watts, care booths |
and ballot boxes, So; Pelty's Book |
Store, supplies for offices, SITS; F. |
5. Weber, medical services at Jail, So:
J. S. Clay, Recorder, stamps, ETC., |
SLIT; VIM. Wells, loan of school
fund, $500; c. w. Francisco, Highway
Engineer, services month of Decem-
Der, $33.2S; C. l. Garrett, Judge,
two days services and mileage, Sill
%; Chas. P. Hale, same, $11.70; U.
5. Watts, same, Sill; ]. G. Williams,
attendance on Court, $4
An adjourned term of the outgoing
County Court was held last Friday
and Saturday, at which the following
business was transacted:
Bonds of the following named Off
GERS elect were filed and approved:
Henry M. O'Bannon, County Record
sr of Deeds; Lawrence o. Wells, Coun-
y Assessor; Horace w. Coffield,
County Treasurer
w. I. Halle, retiring County Treas
lrer, made final settlement with the
Court, which was audited, found cor
rect and approved
William Wells was loaned $500 out
Of the County Capital School Fund
the legal real estate and |
security.
1t being shown to the satisfaction
Of the Court that Charles o. Bruce, a |
patient of State Hospital No. 4, didn't
have sufficient estate to support him
self, it was ordered that he be COM
mitted to said institution as coun- |
by patient. !
The Collector was directed to re-
turn as erroneous $500 on the assess
ment of personal property of F. s.
and J.. H. Heck.
MEN LIVED IN FLORIDA