The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-07-25


April 9th 1918.
Board met as per adjournment
Members present M. s. Downey and
w. A. Caldwell. Spent day on claims
anu miscellaneous business. Adjourned
to April 9Th.
April Sth 1918.
Board met as per adjournment
Members all present. Quarterly re,
port Of County Auditor showing fees
collected during first quarter to the
County Treasurer, was approved. Coun-
ty Recorder filed his report for quar-.
ter ending March 31st 1918, showing
fees collected to the amount of $685.
40 and paid to the County Treasurer
and report was approved. Balance of
day spent ON miscellaneous business.
Adjourned to April 9Th.
April 9th 1918.
Board met at per adjournment.
All members present. Spent the day on
road petitions and the following reso-
luton was adopted:
road through Richland Township and
the Town of Peoria, Iowa, total
length of which is approximately
eleven miles, and the new County road
from Beacon to Lakonta, distance of
approximately nine miles, be graded
graders and teams, widening the mar
row cuts and fills, which will make
these roads in a smotth and safe con-
dition for the travelling public.
April goth 1918.
Board met as per adjournment.
Members all present. Bonds present
ed and were approved as follows: H.
F. Maudlin. Road Patrolman $4,000,
Henry G. Hedlund, Road Patrolman
$4,000 Reports from County Superin-
tendent and Overseer of the Poor We're
approved. Quarterly report Of w. T.
Martin, Clerk of Court, showing fees
collected during first quarter $999.45,
and paid to the County Treasurer. was
approved. Adjourned to May 1st
..... May 1st 1918.
Board met as per adjournment.
Members all present. G. G. Carpenter
was granted blind pension of $780,
90 per year beginning May list 1918.
Allen w. Pyle was granted a blind
pension beginning May LIST 1918. On
motion and second Florence H.
Goodner was retained as Overseer of
the poor from March LIST 1918 to March
list 1919 at a salary of $500 per
month. Board passed the following res
olution:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board Of
Supervisors of Mahaska County, Iowa,
that because of the large number of
young men from Mahaska County, who
are continually being called into the
Army and Navy of the United States,
and the interest that is felt in their
departure and welfare thereafter, that
temporary record be made and kept
of all men residents of Mahaska Coun-
ty, who have joined the Army or Navy,
or in the service of the Government
during this war. That at the termina-
ton of the war, to make such temper
airy record permanent, and suitable
and fitting remembrance to those who
have entered the service of our COun-
try.
That in order to make such a record
the County Auditor r. w. Varley, is
hereby authorized to secure plans and
specifications for the construction and
maintenance of such a record, to be
placed in the lobby of the Court house
in Oskaloosa, Iowa. That when he has
secured the plans and specifications,
together with the cost thereof, he is
to submit the same to the Board OF
Supervisors, for their approval, and
the plan approved by them shall be
Immediately carried out, and such
record kept thereafter M. S. Downey
III. J. Moore, w. A Caldwell. Board
Balance of day spent on claims. AID
journed to May End 81 5,.
May End 1918.
Board met as per adjournment
Members all present. Spent the day on
claims and adjourned to May 3rd.
May 3rd 1918.
Board met as per adjournment
Members all present. In accordance
with section 1898 of the Code of Iowa
1918, Judges and Clerks for the Prim
airy Election to be held June 3rd were
were selected as follows:
Adams Township.
Judges. P. Nash. Lacey; John Nc
Kinney, Lacey; Chas. w. Anderson
Lacey. ~.
Clerks-M. A. Rockwell, Lacey
Thurman Roberts. Lacey.
Black Oak.
Judges-Conrad De Cook, Pella
Henry Rempe, Leighton; G. H. Gosse
link. Leighton.
Clerks-John E. Van DerZyl, Leigh
ton; Mic Tyseling, Pella.
Cedar.
Judges. w. Dinsmore, Fremont
J. b. Martin, Fremont; b. Aldridge
Fremont.
Clerks-W. p. Rroads, Fremont;
s. Reeves.
East Des Moines.