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-SU PER VISORS’ PROCEEDINGS.
On motion the following report of
County Treasurer was approved:
Semi-Annual Statement of R. E. Gal
lagher, County Treasurer of Holt
County, Nebraska.
Showing Receipts, Disbursements and
Balances from the 1st day of July,
1922, to the 3rd day of January,
1923, both inclusive:
RECEIPTS:
To Balance on hand June
30, 1922 . $220,277.36
To Total tax collected . 241,674.76
To School land funds
collected ... 9,467.62
To State Unifersity funds
collected.‘. 1,161.90
To State Apportionment
for schools . 10,138.37
To Miscellaneous Collections
County Gen. fund . 3,639.86
To Miscellaneous Collections
County Bridge fund . 1,078.05
To Miscellaneous Collections
Inheritance tax . 1,453.63
To Miscellaneous Collections
Fines and Licenses . 822.00
To Miscellaneous Collections
Motar Vehicle . fc, 135.75
To Miscellaneous Collections
County State Highway 886.63
To Miscellaneous Collections
Special Bridge on
Project No. 14 . 18,652.76
To Miscellaneous Collections
Redemption funds . 20,081.91
To Miscellaneous Collections
Interest on County
Deposits. 2,339.05
To Miscellaneous Collections
Atkinson Water bond .... 105.00
To Miscellaneous Collections
Fees . 443.00
DISBURSEMENTS:
By State Treasurer’s Receipts
Consolidated fund . $36,986.04
By State Treasurer’s Receipts
School Land fund. 165.01
By State Treasurer’s Receipts
University Land fund .... 558.71
By State Treasurer’s Receipts
State Highway Supervision 116.63
By County General fund
Warrants paid . 23,602.23
By County Bridge fund
Warrants paid . 15,705.16
By County Road fund
Warrants paid . 4,216.97
By County Dragging fund
Warrants paid . 4,252.48
By County Soldiers Relief
fund . 170.00
By County Mother: Pension 960.00
By County State Highway
fund . 10,871.19
By County Prior Indebtedness
fund . 5,336.40
By County Judgment. 1,950.75
By District School Orders
paid. 109,636.00
By District School Bonds
and Coupons paid. 7,791.91
By District School Free
Highi School orders . 6,454.00
By Township Treasurer
Orders paid .. 31,965.00
By Village Treasurers Orders
paid . 6,840.00
By Sewer Bonds and
Coupons paid . 300.00
By Water Bonds and
and Coupons paid . 3,405.00
By Redemption Fund paid 20,106.96
By Grattan Township Library
paid . 500.00
By Inheritance Tax
Permanent road . 35.00
By Salaries paid . 2,849.19
By Refund Orders of County*
Board paid . 391.95
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By Water Rei^t paid. 17.70
By Special Bridge Fund
Project “A” . 18,652.76
By Prairie Dog Warrants
paid . 212.89
By Balance . 218,307,75
$538,357.67
BALANCES.
State School Land fund .... $ 4,908.34
State University Land fund 832.13
State Consolidated Land fund 6,491.53
State Highway Supervision 127.44
County General fund 10,246.05
County Bridge fund . 11,446.33
County Road fund . 8,498.29
County State Highway fund.. 3,614.73
County Mothers Pension fpnd 349.99
County Special Emergency
Bridge fund . 2,537.47
County Special Bridge
Indebtedness fund . 134.16
County Prior Indebtedness
fund . 9,696.92
County Judgment fund .... 457.87
County School fund . 93.97
County Soldiers Relief fund 995559
District School fund . 59,120.43
District School Bond fund 19,322.37
Distirct School Free High
fund . 27,638.75
District School Judgment
fund . 958.67
Water Bond fund . 2,787,03
Sewer Bondi fund. 3,070.07
O’Neill Judgment fund .... 776.54
Township fund . 21,656.79
Village fund . 5,756.21
Irrigation fund . 193.31
Center Precinct Court House
Bond fund . 104.56
Coleman R. R. Bond fund.... 2,889.56
Saratoga Township Judgment
fund . 1,396.49
Ewing Electric Light Bond
fund. 920.31
County Fair fund . 2,016.54
Inheritance Tax, Permanent
road. 1,444.19
Redemption fund . 1,809.20
Grattan Township Library
fund . 110.18
Labor Cash . 2,976.40
Interest on County Deposit
fund. 2,339.05
Miscellaneous, County General
fund . 3,639,85
Miscellaneous, County Bridge
fund . 1,078.05
Advertising fund . 508.50
Farm Bureau. 283.74
• $223,227.50
Overdrafts—
County Dragging fund.. $2,121.61
Refund Orders of
County Board . 391.95
Fees . 2,406.19
4,919.75
$218,307.75
Cash on Hand in Banks. .. $205,640.01
Cash in office. 12,667.74
$218,307.75
State of Nebraska, County of Holt,
SS:
I, R. E. Gallagher, Treasurer of Holt
County, Nebraska, do solemnly swear
that the foregoing statement of re
ceipts, disbursements and balances is
true and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
R. E. GALLAGHER,
County Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 26th day of February, 1923.
E. F. PORTER,
County Clerk.
(Seal)
State of Nebraska, Holt County, SS:
We, the undersigned County Com
missioners of Holt County, Nebraska,
do hereby certify that we have care
fully examined the account of R. E.
Gallagher, County Treasurer, and
found the foregoing statement thereof
correct.
Witness our signatures at O’Neill,
Nebraska, this 26th day of February,
1923.
E. GIBSON.
L. L. LARSON.
,| L. C. McKIM.
The following claims were audited
and on separate motion allowed on the
general fund.
C. C. Bei’gstrom. $ 96.13
Anna Donohoe . 158.33
E. F. Porter . 166.66
Julius D. Cronin . 16.00
Grace Joyce. 80.00
Dorothy Frost . 70.00
Ira H. Moss . 38.61
Winnie Shaughnesy. 80.00
Holt Co. Farm Bureau . 51.09
Holt Co. Farm Bureau . 276.73
Harry Bowen . 110.00
Anna Donohoe . 11.24
E. F. Porter . 3.86
Julius D. Cronin . 108.30
Opal Ashley . 80.00
B. T. Winchell . 104.17
Peter W. Duffy. 196.00
Loretta Sullivan . 70.00
5 o’clock p. m , on motion board ad
journed until February 28, 1923, at 9
n m
L. C. McKIM, Chairman.
Ei F. PORTER, Clerk.
O’Neill, Neb., Beb. 28, 1922, 9 a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members n-osent. Board
called to order by Chair 'an. The fol
lowing claims were aud;t 'd and on
separate motion allowed on the gen
eral fund.
Wunner Bros. $50.00
J. E. Smith Lbr. Co. 20.85
J. T. Bauman . 13.60
Hanford Produce Co. 1.88
Hanford Produce Co. 49.90
John W. Hiber ..._.•. 21.00
C. B. Scott . 4.25
C. J. Malone . 183.33
J. I. Gray . 18.10
John Hurley . 6.00
I,. G Gillespie .✓ 35.04
City of O’Neill . 19-20
Thomas Salem . 35.88
L. S. Butler . 50.00
Seth Noble . 206.65
On motion the following bond was
approved:
John Kenny, Fairview Township
Justice of the Peace.
The following claims were audited
and on separate motion allowed on
State Highway fund.
A. B. McKay . $12.15
G. E. Morgan . 23.86
G. E. Morgan . 29.50
L. W. Ullrich . 97.29
Frank Howard . 12.55
Wm. Hershiser. 55.33
S. G. Adams Stamp and
Stencil . 329.11
E. F. Porter .89
Sidney Faulhaber . 18.75
Seger Bros.i. 89.70
Hanford Pro. Co. ...»... 1.88
(J. L# Best Tractor. 13.29
A. B. McKay ...». 23.20
G. E. Morgan . 9.00
L. W. Ullrich .. 1.84
J. F. Bighn .*. 3.45
C. R. Larson . 30.00
J. B. Mellor. 16.03
O’Neill Battery Station . 4.35'
John Bond .' 15.32
shatter Oil & Ref. 23.40
Avery Co. 600.00
Bogue Hi Sons . 3.90
C. L. Best Tractor . .83
12 o’dock noon on motion board ad
journed until 1 o'clock p. m.
L. C. McKIM, Chairman.
E. F. PORTER, Clerk.
O’Neill, Neb., Feb. 28, 1923,. 1 p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present but Gibson.
Board called to order by chairman.
Road Petition. Filed February 28,
1923. E. F. Porter, County Clerk.
To the Honorable County Board of
Holt County, Nebraska.
We, the undersigned, being the
owners of the land adjacent to the
proposed road, hereby petition your
honorable body to grant and establish
a public road, described as follows:
Commencing northeast Scetion 1,
Township 25, Range 15. West. (Two
mfles) Thence one mile South to SE
of Sec. One then west between One
and Twelve and Two and Eleven, Also
one Mile West from NE Sec. 1, Be
tween Sec. One and 36.
If the road be established as above
described we relinquish and waive all
claims for damages except for the
amount set opposite our names, which
sum we agree to accept in fuil satis
faction for all damages to our re
spective lands as follows:
Aug. Landerfield SEVi Sec. 1, Twp. 25,
Range 15.
y,. w. inompson .
E. G. Bilstein . None
Hannah DeGrofF, Sec 12 . None
. We, the undersigned, are interested
in the establishment of said road and
reside within five miles of the said pro
posed road and we have each given
the location of our land and residence
opposite our respective names in sec
tion, town and range:
J. H. Thompson.
F. C. Watson NW!4 Sec. 30, Town 26,
Range 14.
Everett Whitcomb .
Ralph Chenoweth .Sec. 22-25-15
Roy Worden . SW14 23-25-15
Frank Wilbur . W^W1/^ 15-25-15
Tom Thompson . 32-26-14
Richard Kaiser . 31-26-14
Earnie Rouse . 34-25-15
C. S. Johnson . 35-25-15
Arthur Waldman . 26-25-15
The State of Nebraska, Holt County,
SS:
Personally appeared before me, E.
F. Porter, County Clerk in and for
said County and State, duly commis
sioned and qualified Roy Warden who
being first duly sworn according to
law, deposes and says that he is per
sonally acquainted with the parties
whose names appear on the within
petition and that each of them reside
within five miles of the within pro
posed road are legal petitioners for
tha same. I
ROY WORDEN.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 28th day of February, 1928
(County Court Seal.)
E. F. PORTER,
County Clerk.
By B. T. WINCIIELL, Deputy.
Mr. Chairman: In reference to the
above road 'petition in view of the
fact that the land owners along the
road petitioned for have waived all
claims for damages therefor making
this a consent road, I move you that
the petition be granted and the County
Surveyor be instructed to record and
plat same.
C. B. NELLIS.
L. L. LARSON.
Upon same being put to vote by
Chairman it was declared carried and
road granted.
The following claims were audited
and on separate motion were allowed
on the road dragging fund.
Ray Coolidge . $15.00
R. F.*Fleek . 33.80
C. F. Abart . 6.82
L. M. Rhodes . 1-95
C. R. Pettijohn . 22.00
Henry Walter .*. 5.00
W. A. Ulry . 6.82
L. I. Puckett . 13.00
John Boyer . 4.00
Wm. Jutte . 9.60
John Vitt . 64.00
W. T. McElvain . 2.50
Jake Howe . 28.95
W. L. Roche. 12.00
W. L. Brurell . 33.20
Frank Stenek . 16.00
C. R, Pettijohn . 26.00
C. D. Pettijohn . 26.00
C. D., French . 14.00
R. P. Woeppel. 50.00
Will Crandall ...„. 19.20
Walter Jutte . *9.60
George Latzel . 8.40
date Messner . 2.50
Pat Retran . 17.50
The following claims were audited
and on separate motion allowed on the
General fund:
John Sullivan . $8.00
L. C. McKin . $19.40
C. E. Havens . 14.40
C. B. Nellis . 17.00
L. L. Larson. 27.60
The following claims were audited
and on separate motion allowed on the
road fund.
John Sullivan . $70.00
L. C. McKim . 66.00
C. B. Nellis . 65J50
L. L. Larson . 5.00
5 o’clock p. m., on motion board ad
journed until March 6, 1923, at 10
o’clock a. m.
L. C. McKIM. Chairman.
E. F. PORTER, Clerk.
O’Neill, Neb., Mch. 6, 1923, 10 a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjourn
ment. All members present. Called
to order by chairman.
Filed March 6, 1923, E. F. Porter,
County Clerk.
“We, D. E. McClurg, A. Chenoweth,
Henry Fuelberth, George M. Port,
William Friend, L. L. Cosmer, B. G.
Heichel, D. M. Stuart, A. C. Hammer
berg, Walter C. Smith, W. P. Simar,
Chas. E. Mitchell, and Clyde O. Nil
son the undersigned members of the
Township Boards of Cleveland, Dustin,
Stuart, Sand Creek, Atkinson and
Saratoga Townships, respectfully re
present and show to the Honorable
Board of Supervisors of Holt County,
Nebraska, that the NiobfarA River is
cutting out the Stuart-Dustin*Badger
mail road; that said road is the main
traveled and only road from the west
end of the Holt County on the north
part thereof, leading to the Pars ha 11
bridge, that some action should be
taken to keep said river from washing
away all of said road; that the cost of
such repairs would be an unreasonable
burden on our townships, the cost of
which would ecxeed the amount rais
ed in one year by ordinary road taxes
in our townships.
Your Petitioners, therefore, pray for
an appropriation from the County
treasury to aid in the repairing as
aforesaid.
Signed by the Township Boards of
the following Townships:
CLEVELAND.
DUSTIN.
SAND CREEK.
ATKINSON.
SARATOGA.”
Motion by Nellis, seconded by Gibson
that a hearing be had on the above
petition Wednesday, March 7, 1922, at
one o’clock p. m., and that the parties
thereto be duly notified.
Upon same being put to vote by
Chairman is was declared carried and
parties duly notified.
Motion by Skidmore, seconded by
Larson, that Chairman appoint a com
mittee to investigate, straightening
out the Elkhorn river in Section 34
27-9 for the protection of bridges on
Federal Aid road No. 49.
Upon same being put to vote by
Chairman it was declared carrried.
Chairman appointed Skidmore, Gib
son and Nellis as such committee.
12 o’clock noon on motion board ad
journed until March 7, 1923, at 9
o’clock a. m.
L. C. McKIM. Chairman.
E. F. PORTER, Clerk.
O'Neill, Neb., Mar. 7, 1923, 9 a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present.
Board called to order by chairman.
Minutes from Jan. 9, 1923, to Febru
ary 28th, inclusive were read and ap
proved: January 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,
27, 29, 30, 31, February 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6, 7, 27, 28
Petition—A. C. Pratt—Refund.
O’Neill, Neb., Feb. 20, 1923.
To the Honorable Board of Supervi
sors, Holt County, Nebraska.
Gentlemen: Now comes A. C. Pratt
and deposes and says that for the year
1921, he was wrongfully assessed for
poll tax, and that such assessment was
erroneous as he was a retired fireman
as evidenced by membership certifi
cate hereto attached.
And he therefore prays your Honor
able Body to grant him a refund of
$2.50, amount of such tax erroneously
paid.
And further deponent sayeth not.
A. C. PRATT.
State of Nebraska, County of Holt,
SS:
Subscribed in my presence and
sworn to before me a Notary Public
this 27th day of February, 1923.
(Notorial Stal)
I. Rj DICKERSON,
Notary Public.
Mr. Chairman: I move you that the
prayer of above petition1 be denied for
the reason that tax was not paid under
protest therefore the County Board
have no power to grant refund.
JOHN SULLIVAN.
E. GIBSON.
Upon same being put to vote by
Chairman it was declared carried.
12 o’clock noon on motion board ad
journed until 1 o’clock p. m.
L. C. McKIM. Chairman.
E. F. PORTER, Clerk.
O’Neill, Neb., Mar. 7, 1923, 1 p. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present. Called to or
der by Chairman. Delegation from
Township Boards from Saratoga and
Cleveland Townships appeared as per
notice of hearing on protection road
near Parshall bridge.
The matter was discussed at length
and on motion it was decided that the
representatives of said townships meet
with the board on Thursday, March
15th, at 10 o’clock a. m. with an esti
mate of the amount of money which
they could raise to put into the matter.
On motion the following official bonds
were approved.
W. R. Tenborg, Road Overseer Dis
trict No. 18, Emmet.
Wm. Jutte, Road Overseer District
No. 38, Shambock.
5 o’clock p. m., on motion board ad
journed until March 15, 1923, at 10
o’clock a. m.
L. C. McKIM. Chairman.
E. F. PORTER, Clerk.
O’Neill, Neb., Mar. 15, 1923, 10 a. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present but Nellis and
Gibson.
On motion the following official
bonds were approved:
C. C. Bergstrom, Deputy Sheriff
Holt County, Nebraska.
W. E. Snyder, Clerk, Verdigris Twp.
J* W. Rocke, Treasurer, Atkinson tp.
P. J. Brown, Road Overseer, Sham
rock Township, District No. 38.
C. F. Lindberg, Road Overseer,
Shields Township, District No. 25.
Report—
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
County Board:
In accordance with your instruct
ions I have sold the Ford Car used by
the County Highway Commissioner for
$100.00 which has been deposited in
the County Road fund, receipt hereto
attached.
C. E. HAVENS.”
On motion same was approved and
Mr. Havens discharged from said com
mittee.
12 o’clock noon, on motion board ad
journed until 1 o’clock p. m.
L. C. McKIM. Chairman.
E. F. PORTER, Clerk.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
All members present but Nellis and
Gibson. Called to order by Chairman.
Petition—
Mr. Chairman: The road being im
passable on account of snow the town
ship board of Saratoga township were
unable to meet with the board in the
matter of the protection of Road No.
2 west of the Parshall bridge. I
move that matter be postponed until
March 27, 1923.
L. L. LARSON.
C. E. HAVENS.”
Same being put to vote by Chair
man it was declared carried.
4 o’clock p. m., on motion board ad
NOTICE!
Having purchased the O’Neill Bottling
Works, we wish to announce that we will
manufacture Carbonated Beverages of all
kinds and especially invite the buying public
to come in and inspect our plant, to insure
you that it will be run in a sanitary way.
EVERY BOTTLE GUARANTEED.
O’NEILL BOTTELING CO.
L. E. Soukup, Manager
journed until March 27, 1923, at 10
o'clock a. m.
L. C. McKIM. Chairman.
E. F. PORTER, Clerk.
W. C. T. U. NOTES.
The Woman’s Christian Temperance
Union will meet Tuesday afternoon,
April the 3rd, at 2:30 o’clock, with
Mrs. Eltha Bressler.
The Loyal Temperance Legion will
give a Medal Contest program soon
both in speaking and in singing.
The W. C. T. U. met with Mrs. Eltha
Sivesind March the 20th. Mrs. Jose
Havens, President of the Holt County
W. C. T. U. was present and gave a
very interesting report of the state
convention.
PRUNING DEMONSTRATION.
There will be a pruning demonstra
tion at the home of Mrs. Margaret
Brennan, in O’Neill, on Wednesday
afternoon, April 4th, at 2 o’clock. E.
H. Hoppert, Agricultural Extension
Service, University of Nebi’aska, will
be in charge of the demonstration.
He will take up the different methods
of pruning, systems of caring for
trees, and will also talk on the differ
ent sprays for orchards. Mr. Hop
pert has been in this work for the
University for a good many years,
and is well qualified to give all the up
to-date methods in this work. Every
body is cordially invited to attend this
pruning demonstration.
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1 Chevrolet Touring car.
1 Ford Touring car.
TERMS—9 months’ time on
approved security. ,
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O’Neill National Bank, Clerk.
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