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ilr I !r i:? !v I- »5i Aft 11 f&7r~ 5 BOARD PROCEEDINGS. Proceedings of the Board of Super visors of Decatur County, Iowa. June Session, 1914. June 1st, 1914. Board met as per adjournment, members all present. Board granted E. O. Carlton Zimmerman Hoffhines, J., coal for Kerr family Hoffhines, J., coal for Rube Chase Hoffhines, J., coal for Emma Davenport Hoffhines, J., coal for Mrs. Marvin i:/: *r ". ^fri",.,". S. Chandler, insane Mallette, Frank G., surveying ffi instruments sold to Deca jjfejS'jXkvj tur county Mallette, Frank G., expense •'r®? and mileage 129.02 5 I I Lovett cattle- way under bridge on road running south through section 4-69-24. Board spent the balance of day with road petitions and viewing bridges. At live o'clock board adjourned un til eight o'clock Tuesday morning. W. M. FROST, Attest: Chairman. R. E. MCLAUGHLIN, Auditor. June 2nd, 1914. adjournment, Board met as per members all present. On motion the following were allowed: Alexander Bros,, auto hire for county officials to Cory don, Marshalltown Buggy claims Co. vs. Decatur county... 10.95 Allen, W. H., road petition referred. Akers Blackmar & Co., sup plies for county Barrett, F. L., mileage for auto on bridge work Bedier, F. L., sheep killed. Bradfield, Harry, merchan dise county home Bradfield, Harry, merchan dise, Mary Sanders Bradfield, Harry, merchan dise, McDaniel Bradfield, Harry, merchan dise, Mrs. Davenport. Blatt, O. J., moving building at county home Bowsher & Bowsher, wire rack for court house Bowsher & Bowsher, mer chandise county home Bell & Robinson, supplies county home Bell & Robinson, supplies for county and bridge paint Bethards, Geo., claim refer red. Bowman, F. A., practice on contract Bedier, F. L., sheep killed. Barnhizer, C. R., board and lodging for paupers Blades, Clyde, claim rejected. Beavers, Roy, claim referred. Carlton, Nellie, care of Eli 34.15 44.37 3.60 72.42 16.00 2.85 6.99 51.90 .35 38.93 3.85 83.15 40.00 3.60 2.00 33.00 3.97 Cozad, W. C., office expense. Camp, ,M., medical service E. C. Conner family Drake University, claim re jected. Evans, J. H.t overseer of poor Farquhar & Sons, supplies for court house Farquhar & Sons, supplies county home Fidlar & Chambers, supplies for county.. ... Fidlar & Chambers, election supplies for primary elec tion 442.55 Follmer, Jesse, bounty on gophers Frazier & Riloy, coal for Big ley family Frazier & Riley, coal for Big ley family Fleet, B. D., supplies for 5.00 10.00 2.05 24.35 116.40 1.10 21.50 9.50 15.00 Mary Bowman Filical, W. H., pump and fix tures for county home. .. Frost, W. M., committee work 17.20 Hull, O. E., publishing pro ceedings 16.33 Hull, O. E., supplies for court bouse 16.00 Hull, O. E., printing primary election supplies and no tices 421.77 Hoffhines, J., coal for Mrs. 20.20 7.29 6.70 5.62 1.99 2.68 Hoffhines, J., coal for coun ty jail. Hoffhines, J., coal for coun ty court house Hoffhines, J., coal for coun ty home 22.54 Hoadley, R. C., publishing proceedings 16.33 Hoadley, R. C., primary elec tion notice 47.95 Horner, J. B., medical aid 5.59 32.65 Max Smith 15.00 Hill, J. H., committee work. 11.50 Hooker, Mark, sheep killed. 3.60 Hughes, H. E., sheep killed. 3.60 Haworth, A. C., sheep killed 3.60 Haworth, A. C., sheep killed 3.60 Iowa Publishing Co. printing official maps for county .. 135.00 Judd, Fred, hauling sand for county Journal Co., printing for county Journal Co., publishing pro ceedings Journal Co., publishing pri mary election notices .... Karns, C. V., claim referred. Karns, S. R., claim referred. Keller, J. S., refund error in assessment Long, Mrs. J. W., assisting county superintendent .. Lorey, F. L„ office expense.. Leon Electric Co., light] for us a a Lamar Printing Co., claim rejected. L'oyd, Mrs. Louise, refund er ror in. assessment Leutz, W. E., dragging coun ty roads Lay ton, H. R., physician, W. 3.50 24.50 16.33 72.40 3.20 24.60 8.17 21.53 a in R. E., office ex- Beck, B. E., office expense... Homer, Mabel, traveling ex pense. .•••• Horner, Mabel, ofltor expenat iCcLansblln, R. E., dlaliTfrtife Oaetjoa nwUM A* .76 i.00 3.00 2 2 0 20.50 3.00 30.37 '6.S 25.00 wy -•M '5"*" »i"f *«iv^« i*». If vvf^v ». H. Mrs. T. B. Lewis. 38.39 Rauch, H. A., error is assess ment 1.02 Russell Grader Co., repairs for grader .66 Sharp, Ed H., office expense. 14.32 Sanger, Geo. W., assessing Center township 85.00 Steen, Willie, bounty on go phers. 1.20 Smith, C. F., witness, wid ow's pension, Lillie Enis. 3.05 Blair, Geo. W., witness, wid ow's pension, Lillie Enis. ^.3.05 Teale, J. S., sheep killed 7.20 Vaughn, S. A., claim referred. Woodard, Marion, attorney, W. S. Chandler, insane. 3.00 Welch, W. M„ Mfg. Co., sup plies for county 3.88 Wilson, Eddie, bounty on go phers 3.40 Williams & Foreman, sheep killed 3.60 Wayne county, claim refer red. Board checked cash in treasurer's office and found everything in satis factory condition. Road petition of J. Switzer and others was approved, on condition that the petitioners put road in good condition without any expense to the county, except to furnish two cul verts. At five o'clock board adjourned un til eight o'clock Wednesday morn ing, June 3rd. W. M. FROST, Attest: Chairman. R. E. MCLAUGHLIN, Auditor. Wednesday, June 3rd, 1914. Board met as per adjournment, members all present. Board spent the day examining assessors' books, and made the fol lowing changes: Franklin township, three year old horses lowered 10 per cent two year old horses lowered 10 per cent. No further business appearing at this time, boara adjourned until the first Monday in July. W. M. FROST, Attest: Chairman. R. E. MCLAUGHLIN, Auditor. Have You Paid Your Auto Tax? Owners of autos who have not yet provided themselves with 1914 num ber plates are being hauled into jus tice courts for penalties and the tax collector is falling upon the just and unjust alike.- Mr. Howig, in a com munication to this newspaper, raises a protest against present methods of collecting the auto license tax which are worth considering. Howig ar gues that a man who is delinquent in the payment of other property taxes I is not hauled into court like a law I breaker but penalties are merely as sessed against him and finally his I property is sold by the sheriff, hence Howig thinks it an injustice to other I wise reputable citizens to be hauled into court like a felon merely to col lect an auto license tax. The comparison is not exact. The fact that a man licensed his auto in Iowa last year is no assurance that he still owns that auto, or that it is in Iowa this year or that it is in running order. It would be useless for the state to attempt to use last year's registration for tracing or identify ing cars this year. Furthermore the number plate on a car is intended to serve as a mark of identification for anybody and everybody who may be injured by that car or who may hap pen to see that car being operated in violation of law. A last year's num ber for purposes of identification is worse than no number at all. Nor will the fact that a car was not in use excuse the owner for not paying tax. The auto license, while it is a license or permit from the state to operate a dangerous engine upon the public roads and is regis tered by number so as to identify the owner and hold him liable for all damage his engine, may do, is also collected in lieu of all other taxes upon that property and the tax is made due January 1st. If the asses sor should know that an auto was in a taxpayer's possession on January 1 with the auto tax license unpaid it would become the duty of the asses sor to asses that auto as personal property and levy the 95 mills upon its one-fourth value. The auto tax is due January 1st, hence owners who are operating machines five and six months after that with their li cense unpaid, have very small excuse for their delinquency, except it be a misunderstanding of the law. Tax payers who have withheld any per sonal property from the taxation are hauled into court and assessed for five years back. Likewise with those who withhold their auto property from taxation. The trouble with the auto license law is with the cumbersomeness of collection by the state. Auto taxes should be paid to the .county treasur er as all other taxes are paid and the county official should secure state number plates ,from the state depart ment. He could very easily carry a few on hand ready to be issued im mediately. The money could then be forwarded to the state treasurer as all other state taxes are forwarded. An immense amount of expense would be avoided at the state house for clerical work and aute owners could step over to the court house for their license numbers the mo ment they bought a car. However, it is the duty of every citizen to obey the laws as they are, not as they ought to be, and the owner of an auto who has not yet paid his license should hustle his money to Des lues forthwith. Appearance* and presumption of evidence is acainst at this-late dajr.—Mftrahaftown ea^Upublicaa. 4 1 1 1 5.00 plies for county Metropolitan Supply Co., sup plies for county Metropolitan Supply Co., sup plies for county 27.80 Metropolitan Supply Co., sup plies for county. 8.60 Midland Metal Co., culverts for county 496.73 Northrup, .80 L., committee work 15.40 Ovcrholtzer, J. C., labor re pairing bridge 3.50 Perdew, Geo., washing win dows court house 1.50 Riley, Earl, sand for county 38.19 Riddle Bros., merchandise .t,, "'^VVl-v^' THE LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1914. Council Proceedings. City Hall, June 4th, 1914. Council met in regular session, with Geo. R. Farquhar, mayor in chair. Councilmen present, C. M. Akes, E. G. Monroe, Win Cash and F. A. Gardner. On motion the bonds of J. L. Mitch ell, marshal and A. E. Mullin, street commissioner were approved. On motion the claims of Crichton & Son, and the telephone company were referred to finance committee for investigation and to be paid on their O. K. On motion the following claims were allowed and ordered paid: J. L. Mitchell, pumping....$ 61.50 J. L. Mitchell, marshal 34.44 A. E. Mullin, street commis sioner 99.00 Millard Gardner, inspector. 24.00 J. W. Honnold, inspector. 20.00 S. C. Penniwell, inspector. 42.00 Lewis Pullen, inspector 20.00 Mark Owens, road work. 8.00 John Monroe, road work. ... 7.11 Earl Bigley, road work 18.61 Lewis Pullen, repairing. 14.65 W. H. Akes, hauling 1.50 Leon Electric LO„ lights and power 157.45 Frank Smith, salary 32.13 Alex Ironside, election 2.00 Geo. Lamb, work at cemetery 20.00 John Monroe, road work 1.10 C. E. Gabel, refund 11.50 Rubber Stamp Works, seal. 1.25 Hall & Adams, engineers. 199.00 C. V. Hull, drayage .50 James Owens, work at ceme tery 11.00 John Monroe, road work. 2.00 Wib Clymer, road work. 17.20 W. M. Owens, work at ceme tery 45.00 Moved and seconded that mayor appoint a committee of three to in vestigate application of G. A. Long for stairway on south side of bank building. Mayor appointed C. M. Akes, Win Cash and F. A. Gardner. Moved and carried that the propo sition of the Leon Electric Light Co. to install three nitrogen tungsten lamps on Main street be accepted, city to pay a rental fee of $6 per month each for same and to pay in stallation fee of $12.60 each. On motion the light committee were empowered to order lights in such alleys as in their judgment would be necessary, also at such oth er points as need demands. The question of making approach es to county bridge in northeast Leon was taken up and discussed at some length and finally decided that the city did not have sufficient funds to do the work at this time. Moved and seconded that Ordi nance No. 16 bo passed to first read ing, on call of roll vote stood as fol lows: F. A. Gardner yea E. G. Monroe yea C. M. Akes yea Win Cash yea. Motion carried. Moved and seconded that the rules requiring Ordinances to be read at three different meetings be dispensed with and that Ordinance No. 16 be passed to second reading. Call of roll: Gardner yea Win Cash yea Monroe yea Akes yea. Motion carried. Moved and seconded that the rules be dispensed with and that Ordinance No. 16 be passed to third reading. Call of roll: Akes yea Monroe yea Cash yea Gardner yea. Motion carried. Moved and seconded that Ordi nance No. 16 be adopted as a whole and that the same be spread at length upon the Ordinance Record. Call of roll: Gardner yea Cash yea Monroe yea Akes yea. All councilmen voting in the af firmative the mayor declared the or dinance passed and adopted as a whole and ordered that the same be published as by law provided, said or dinance being as follows: Ordinance No. 16. An Ordinance regulating the speed of motor vehicles and proscribing penalty for violation thereof. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Leon, Iowa: Section 1—every person operating a motor vehicle on the streets or pub lic highways within the city limits of Leon, Iowa, shall not operate the same at a greater rate of speed than one mile in four minutes, and the maintenance of a greater rate of speed for one-eighth of a mile shall be presumptive evidence of driving at a rate of speed which is not careful and prudent. Section 2—It shall be the duty of the mayor to have placed conspicu ously, on each main highway, where the city line crosses the same and on every main highway where the rate of speed changes, a sign of sufficient size to be easily readable by persons using the highway, bearing the words: City of Leon, Iowa, slow down to 15 miles. Said sign also to have thereon an arrow pointing in the direction where the speed shall be reduced or changed. Section 3—Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordi nance shall, upon conviction, be sub ject to a fine not to exceed one hun dred dollars, and in case the fine and costs imposed for such violation are not paid, the person convicted may be committed to jail until such fine and costs are paid, not to exceed thir ty days. Section 4—All ordinances or parts of ordinances, in so far as the same conflicts with this ordinance, are hereby repealed. Section 5—This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its publication as by law provided. Passed and approved this 4th day of June, 1914. GEO. R. FARQUHAR, Attest: Mayor. S. G. MITCHELL, City Clerk. On motion the following resolu tion was adopted. Be it resolved that this meeting be and the same is hereby adjourned for the further consideration of sewer building to Thursday evening, June 11th, 1914, at eight o'clock. GEO. R. FARQUHAR, Attest: Mayor. S. G. MITCHELL, City Clerk. Special Candy Sale. We will have on sale Saturday of this week the famous Barr candy put up In attractive pound boxes the special Saturday only prico, 29a. box. Bell ft Rol Retail stor*. Leon S Bis Value tl not to much in ita (real efficiency a* a remedy for roup, auiker, chicken pox and other diseases of poultry, but a It is the ereatest bowel regulator la the world for either poultry or stack ^^tOncluding pet stock), counteract ^•inc, especially, bowel troubles due mtWto musty, spoiled orimproper food. With man, fowls or animals, regu lar bowels means health. Con tinued irrecularity means some sickness, difficult lo cure if not fatal. Thousands give Germozone regularly twice a week to chickens, younc and old, attheaametime havinc it ever handy as a ready remedy for other diseases. Sold by dsalerc paid. One size only, 50 cents. Of post- For Sole By BELL & ROBINSON IT'S GREAT FOR BALKY BOWELS AND STOMACHS. We want all people who have chronic stomach trouble or constipa tion, no matter of how long standing, to iry one dose of Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy—one dose will con vince you. This is the medicine so many of our local people have been taking with surprising results. The most thorough system cleanser we ever sold. Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy is now sold here by Bell & Robinson, and druggists everywhere. Iowa Steam Laundry Co. Anything from finest sill fibre to heavy wool curtains Dye Works in connection Sen4Basket Monday ami Wednesday Harden Carmean, Agent Make Dates with DR. HAVELY Kellerton, Iowa, For Dental Work. if. B. McGINKIS Rev-O-Noc Wick Oil Cook Stoves Test Between the REV-O-NOC and its most popular competitors, gave the following results: The test was made with one quart of water in a three quart covered pail at a temperature of 60 degrees Farenheit. Test No. 1. If took the Rev-O-Noc 15 minutes while it took the other 20 minutes to boil this water from time fire was first started, showing the Rev-O-Noc was 25 per cent faster. Test No. 2. It took the Rev-O-Noc 12J minutes, while it took the other i8£ minutes to bring to boiling point, both being normal when water was put on, showing the Rev-O-Noc 46 per cent faster. Test. No. 3. Was to burn one burner of each oil cooker 3 hours. This test was made during the same time and with the same burner. The Rev-O-Noc con sumed 184 oz. of oil in the 3 hours, while the other consumed 22I oz. of oil, showing a saving i"n favor of the Rev-O-Noc of 22 per cent in oil and time. This shows the Rev-O-Noc Oil Cooker will do 46 per cent more cooking and at the same time consume 22 per cent less oil, which amounts to doing the work in two-thirds the time at much less cost for oil. The reason for this favorable test is the fact that the other oil cooks can only mix a limited amount of air, and that only from below the burner, while the Rev-O-Noc takes in air through a great many carefully adjusted perforations, both from the exterior and interior, throughout the entire length of the combustion chamber above the wick, in addition to the air taken in from below the burner. By mixing this great amount of air with the flame, the Rev-O-Noc Oil Cooker requires less oil to give perfect combustion. The Rev-O-Noc Oil Cook is the result of long years of careful experimenting, and is an achievement in the art of burning kerosine oil. Farquhar & Sons Hardwere Iowa CHICHESTER'S PILLS Big Roomy Model "5" Cartercars. SI 700 Big Model "5" A. is a favorite with those who like "size" and ample power to go with it. Always room for one more in a Model "5" A. The long wheel base, 116 inches, and e&tra width of body make ample room even when overloaded. Large, roomy, powerful, substantial, and satis fying is Model "5" A price $ 1700 fully equipped. Model 7 $1250. B. T. SEARS, Agent, Leon, lowa. boxo. sealed with Bit* Ribbo_ SKr-sdSJss&re }**nlnowa«Bat, Safest, ATwtysRolfaiii* SKtBT IVUGISVS OERnMERE DRAIN TILE/ For prices and information wrfr OTTtJMWA 42 Jb 1 $ I 54 II BRICK CONSTRUCTION CO., OTTCMtCA, IOWA