The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-04-05

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On Tuesday, April 2, at the town
elections in Hancock county, six new
members were elected to the board
or supervisors. the personnel of the
board for the present year being
fourteen democrats and eleven re
puhlica.Is, as follows:
Elmer Thomas, Augusta, Rep
New member,
Fl. S. Kendall, ST. Marys, DEM
Holds over.
o. B. Turner. Hancock, Dem.-Re.
elected.
Charles Haigh. Ft. Green, Rep
Holds over. .
I. F. Lands, LaHarpe, Repre-
elected.
Warren Kelley, Chilli, Rep.-New
member.
Samuel G. Fleming. Harmony,
| Dem.-Holds over.
] A. G. Williams, Carthage, DEM
Holds over.
! R. R. LOOMS, Pilot Grove. Rep
/! Walter Bartlett, Durham, DEM
New member.
Z. H. Tanner, st. Adams, Rep
VIM. Fisher, Bear Creek, Dem
New member
/ G. M. Benner, Prairie, Rep.-New
member
J. G. Riel, Rock Greek, Rep.-Holds
over.
| lambert Vaas, Dallas City. DEM
| New member.
John S. Massie, Pontoosuc, DEM
| Holds over
VIM. Linnenburger, Walker, Rep
Holds over.
| Charles Koehler, Wythe, Rep
Holds over.
Fred Twesten. Monticello, Rep
Holds over.
Albert Balmer, Sonora, Dem.--New
member.
+. c. Ferguson, Appanoose, Dem
Holds over.
T. c. Ferguson, Appanoose, DEM
Holds over.
P. c. Kerr. Rocky Run. Dem.-New
member.
Clarence Johnson, Wilcox, DEM
New member.
Geo. A. Wemhaner, Warsaw, Dem.
Holds over.
Joe Nelson. Nauvoo. Dem.-New
member.
An opinion has been rendered by
the supreme court in the matter OF
the tax cases of Hancock county
against the various railroads passing
through this county, which cases
were tried before E. w. Durham,
county judge of Hancock county,
States Attorney e. w. Wood appear
ing for the people, and J. w. Will
liams and D. T. Mack as attorneys
for the railroad companys, the orig
inal hearing having consumed sew
eral weeks of the courts attention,
the proceedings being quite lengthy.
In the case of the people ex rel
John H. McCallister, county treas
urer, and ex-ofhcio county collector
of Hancock county, against the
Wabash Railroad company, the judg-
ment Of the county court as to the
city tax of the city of Carthage was
affirmed; as to the town tax of the
town of Prairie and the road and
bridge tax Of the town of Chilli, Har-
mony. Carthage, Prairie and Monte
bello, the decision of the county
court was reversed, annulled and set
aside, and the cause remanded to the
county court of Hancock county, with
instructions to permit the railroad
company to amend it's objections to
those taxes, If so desired, and for
further proceedings in accordance
with the views of the upper court.
The town tax of the town of Prairie,
the city tax of the city of Carthage
and the road and bridge taxes of the
towns of Chill, Harmony, Carthage,
Prairie and Montebello aggregating
S1,54S.49, for which judgment was
asked, being the taxes levied for the
year 1914.
In the case against the Chicago,
Burlington e Quincy Railroad COM
pany, the Judgment of the county
court as to the road and bridge taxes
for the towns of Bear Creek and st.
Adams, as also the village tax for
the village of West Point. Is re-
versed, annulled and set aside, and
remanded to the county court.
In the case against the Chicago.
Burlington & Quincy Railroad COM
pany as to the taxes Of Carthage, and
the town taxes of the towns Of
Augusta and Bear Creek. is affirmed.
while the Judgment of the lower
court, in so far as it relates to the
taxes in all other municipalities is
reversed, annulled and set aside, and
remanded to the county court for
further proceedings.
The Household Science cub under
the leadership of its president, Mrs.