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October 20, 1860, J. W. Bosler took the contract to build a court house for recorder and treasurer, and (the old proviso) not to be over 18 feet square.
A temporary office for county judge was built by A. Murry, as is shown by his bill allowed for same. This was the old log court house.
November 5, 1850, the first county safe was purchased of Bosler & Hedges for treasurer's office.
H. C. Tiffy built an office November 7, 1860 for district clerk in connection with the office built by Murry for re- corder and treasurer.
In December, 1860, H. H. Waterman resigned as treasurer and recorder.
John H. Cofer was the first chairman of the board.
James W. Bosler followed Waterman as treasurer and re- corder.
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On January 1, 1861, Amos. S. Collins assessed the whole of Waterman township, being then all the county, and was the first assessor.
On January 3, 1861, the first. levy was made to build the first school house in the county.
In September, 1860, J. S. Jenkins made a county map for the county, he being the first surveyor.
The Records show that J. W. Bosler was the first attorney in the county.
The county was detached from Woodbury, and E. C. Hedges made copies of the Woodbury records, or so much thereof as pertained to O'Brien county.
Archibald Murry built both the log court house, and the "not over 18 foot square. "
The first tax list was published by Zebeck and Freiney.
John H. Cofer was made chairman for 1862, and also was county judge for a term commencing January 1, 1862.
On June 1, 1862, James R. M. Cofer was appointed treas- urer and recorder. On June 1, 1862, G. Hoffman was ap- pointed sheriff in place of A. Murry. There is no record of how or when Murry got into the office.
On January 1, 1863, Moses Lewis and Daniel Clark were sworn in as supervisors, and H. C. Tiffey as district clerk.
On March 2, 1863, James R. Cofer resigned as treasurer and recorder, and David Carroll was appointed.
On March 2, 1863, J. H. Cofer resigned as judge, and John L. McFarland was appointed.
In March, 1864, H. C. Tiffey was clerk of the board of supervisors.
On June 2, 1864, David Carroll resigned as treasurer and recorder, and John L. McFarland appointed.
On September 5, 1864, Moses Lewis dug a well for the court house.
On September 2, 1861, the county bought the southwest quarter 36-94-39 of H. C. Tiffey for county purposes.
On March 29, 1861, Judge A. W. Hubbard appointed Sam-
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uel Parkhurst of Cherokee county; Edward Smeltzer of Clay county, and James Gleason of Buena Vista county, commis- sioners to locate the county seat of O'Brien county, and on August 28, 1861, the first two commissioners did so locate same on southwest of northwest 36-94-39 bought of H. C. Tiffey.
This paper, after Tiffey's administration; was not noticed, until, during the time A. H. Willets was clerk of the court, when the records were moved from old O'Brien the first county seat, to Primghar, in 1873. It was with some other loose papers in a box, evidently not intended for preservation, but after the removal of the records, and the box was overhaul- ed, it was found. The book records commence with the preliminary steps . . taken towards organization and are as follows:
A petition from the legal voters of O'Brien county, State of Iowa, to the county judge of Wood- WILLIAM HARKER. bury county praying for an organization; after due consider- ation said petition was granted and J. C. Furber was ap- pointed organizing sheriff, and an election ordered to be held at the house of Hannibal Waterman, in O'Brien county on the 6th day of February, A. D. 1860.
At an election held at the house of Hannibal Waterman in the county of O'Brien on the 6th day of February, A. D. 1860, J. C. Furber, H. Waterman and A. Murry acting as judges, J. W. Bosler and James Gleason acting as clerks, the follow- ing officers were elected to serve until the next general election :
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County Judge-J. C. Furber.
Treasurer and Recorder-Hannibal Waterman.
Clerk-A. Murry.
Sheriff -- L. McClellan.
County Surveyor-A. Murry.
Superintendent Common Schools-H. Waterman.
April 7th. A petition having been presented for a road from Waterman to Sioux county line in a direction to mouth Rock river, A. Murry was today appointed a commissioner to locate said road.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
April 7th. Bill of Chas. E. Smeltzer to the amount of twenty-seven dollars to purchase books for O'Brien county, was presented and said bill being just and correct, an order is hereby drawn for the said amount.
May 21, 1860.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 2.
April 7th. Bill of W. W. Mills & Co. to the amount of one hundred and twenty-five dollars, was presented and receipted by Chas. Smeltzer. Said bill is considered just and order drawn for the said amount.
May 21, 1860.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 3.
April 7th. Bill of H. H. Waterman to the amount of three dollars presented for services rendered ín viewing road. Said bill being just and correct, an order has been drawn for the amount.
May 21, 1860.
I. C. EURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 4.
May 22, 1860. Bill of H. H. Waterman for his salary as treasurer and recorder for the quarter ending May 6, amount-
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ing to twelve dollars and fifty cents. Said bill is allowed and an order is hereby drawn for said amount.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 5.
May 22, 1860. Bill of A. Murry for his salary as county clerk for the quarter ending May 6, amounting to twelve dollars and fifty cents. Said bill is allowed and an order is hereby drawn for said amount.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 6.
May 22, 1860. Bill of I. C. Furber for his salary as county judge for the quarter ending May 6, assigned to Wm. G. Stewart, amounting to twelve dollars and fifty cents. Said bill is allowed and an order is hereby drawn for said amount. I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 7.
May 22, 1860. Bill of H. H. Waterman for office rent, was presented and allowed, and an order drawn for the amount, twenty dollars.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 8.
May 22, 1860. Bill of A. Murry for office rent was pre- sented and allowed, and an order drawn for the amount, twenty dollars.
I. C. FURBER, +
County Judge.
Order No. 9.
May 22, 1860. Bill of I. C. Furber for office rent was pre- sented and allowed, and an order drawn for the amount, twenty dollars.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
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HISTORY OF O'BRIEN COUNTY, IOWA.
Order No. 10.
May 22, 1860. Bill of I. C. Furber, an organizing sheriff of O'Brien county was presented and the same being just and correct, and assigned to Wm. G. Stewart, an order is hereby drawn for the amount, sixteen dollars.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. II.
July 30, 1860. Bill of H. H. Waterman for viewing road June 30th was presented, and being just and correct an order was drawn for the amount of one dollar and ninety-two cents.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 13.
June 30th. Bills of I. C. Furber assigned to Wm. G. Stew- art for services as organizing sheriff of O'Brien county were presented, and being just and correct, orders are hereby drawn for the amounts ($11.52 and $28.48,) amounting to thirty dollars.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 14.
July 11, 1860. Bill of Wm. G. Stewart for use of team in viewing road was presented, and the same being just and cor- rect, an order is hereby drawn for the amount, six dollars.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 15.
July 17, 1860. Bill of I. C. Furber salary and office rent, assigned to A. Murry and Wm. G. Stewart, was presented, and being just and correct, an order is hereby drawn for the amount, twenty-five dollars and fifteen cents, also balance on same account, six dollars and eighty-five cents.
I. C. FURBER,
County Judge.
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Order No. 16.
July 17, 1860. Amount $6.85. Balance of I. C. Furber account, as salary and office rent assigned to Wm. G. Stewart, amounting to six dollars and eighty-five cents, said bill is hereby allowed and an order drawn for the above amount.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 17.
July 30, 1860. Amount $I. Bill of W, G. Stewart for copying tax list was presented, and being considered just and correct, an order was drawn for the above amount.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 18.
, 10th of August, 1860. Amount $12. Bill of A. Murry was presented for salary for three months, including August 6th, 1860, said bill being considered just and correct, an order was drawn for the amount.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 19.
August II, 1860. $32.00. Bill of H. H. Waterman was presented for his salary and office rent, for the quarter ending August 6, 1860. Said bill being considered just and correct an order is hereby drawn for the amount.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 20.
August 11, 1860. $20.00. Bill of A. Murry was presented for balance of salary and office rent for the quarter ending August 6, 1860. Said bill allowed, and an order drawn for the amount of twenty dollars.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 21.
August II, 1860. $50.00. Bill of Wm. G. Stewart was presented for his services for making out tax list for the year
RESIDENCE OF C. L. SOYSTER, SHELDON.
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of 1860, and for transcribing delinquent tax list, and for com- paring and arranging the same in proper form for the printer. Said bill is allowed and an order drawn for the amount.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 22
August 11, 1860. $5.00. Bill of W. G. Stewart was pre- sented for services locating and staking out a road to the southwest corner of O'Brien county. Said bill is allowed and an order drawn for the amount.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Ordered that Wm. G. Stewart and A. Murry be appointed as commissioners to locate a road from Waterman to the Plymouth county line in a direction to Melboune, Plymouth county.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 23.
August 18th, 1860. Amount $100. Bill of Ticbuch and Franey was presented for printing blank receipts and order book, and for other printing for O'Brien county, amounting to one hundred dollars, said bill is allowed and an order drawn for the amouut. I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Orders Nos. 24 and 25.
August 30th. Amount $187. Bill of H. C. Tiffy was presented amounting to one hundred and eighty-seven dol- lars, for his services for transcribing records and delinquent tax list from the Woodbury county books. This bill is allowed and an order drawn for the amount.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 26.
September Ist, 1860. Amount $25. Bill of A. Murry
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was presented for selecting swamp land order 26, amounting to twenty-five dollars was drawn on act of said bill.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 27.
September Ist, 1860. Amount $20. Order No. 27 drawn on the same act as order No. 26.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 28.
September Ist. Amount $8.50. Bill of S. P. Yoemans was presented amounting to eight dollars and fifty cents, plats for use of the officers of O'Brien county. Said bill is allowed and an order drawn for the amount.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 29.
September 1, 1860. $25.00. Bill of J. P. Allison was pre- sented for comparing deed records of Woodbury, with the O'Brien county abstract. Said bill is allowed and an order drawn for the amount of twenty-five dollars.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 30.
September Ist. $20. Bill of A. Murry for surveying road and selecting swamp lands, Order No. 30, is drawn on said act, amounting to twenty dollars.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Order No. 31.
September 7, 1860. $10.00. Bill of C. C. Smeltzer amounting to ten dollars for express fees on, and for hauling county books from Fort Dodge and from Sioux City. Said bill is allowed and an order drawn for the amount.
I. C. FURBER,
County Judge.
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HOTEL GRAND, PRIMGIIAR.
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HISTORY OF O'BRIEN COUNTY, IOWA.
Report of A. Murry as commissioner to local roads from Waterman to Sioux county line, and from Waterman to Ply- mouth county line has this day been received and accepted, and filed for record, the roads having been located as said re- port shows.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Orders Nos. 32, 33, 34, 35.
Bill of Tiebach and Freney for printing delinquent tax list for the years 1858 and 1859. Said bill was properly sworn to by one of said firm, and all of the forms of law have been complied with, and believing said bill to be just and correct, an order is hereby drawn for the amount.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
It having been made apparent to the satisfaction of the court, that there are no trustees in O'Brien township, the court appoints William Barrie and A. Murry, judges, to be held in said county on October 6, 1860, who have appeared and been duly sworn to fulfil said offices.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Ordered, that William Barrie be allowed Ninety Dollars out of the road fund levied by the county judge of Woodbury county for the year 1858, and that the same be received by the treasurer in the payment of said road tax, for repairing the road between Waterman and Cherokee, and that a road or- der be therefore issued for the same.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, October 20th, 1860 ..
O'Brien county, by its judge, has this day entered into a contract with J.W. Bosler to build an office at the county seat, and to be of good material. Size not more than eighteen feet
RESIDENCE OF W. N .STRONG, SHELDON.
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HISTORY OF O'BRIEN COUNTY, IOWA.
square, and to be finished by the Ist of May, 1862, for which he shall receive the sum of two thousand dollars, which amount the court now issues on order on the treasurer.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
No. 39. Bill of R. Smith for indexing deeds, amounting to ten dollars.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, 1 October 23d, 1860. 5
H. C. Tiffey has this day been awarded contracts as follows: One to build a bridge over the east branch of Mill creek on the road from Waterman to the Plymouth county line, for which he is to receive the sum of one hundred dollars; also, to build a bridge over the west branch of Mill creek, on new road, for which he shall receive the sum of five hun- dred dollars. Also five hundred dollars to put the balance of said road in a traveling condition, and the court being satis- fied that said contracts will be complied with, an order for the several amounts is hereby ordered issued.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, { October 30, 1860.
The court has this day awarded a contract to Lewis McCoy, for selecting the swamp lands of O'Brien county and properly returning the same, which work is to be performed during the year of 1861, for which he shall receive the sum of two thousand dollars, and being satisfied that said McCoy will perform said work, said amount is hereby ordered issued.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, 1 November 1, 1860. S
Ordered, that the sum of two thousand dollars be allowed from the county treasurer to J. W. Bosler, to pay for services
FARM RESIDENCE OF R. H. MAGEE, NORTH OF SANBORN.
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and expenses to Des Moines and Washington, as agent for the county to prosecute the claim of the county for the swamp lands, and order is hereby issued for that amount.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, November 1, 1860. 5
Ordered, that the sum of $500.00 be allowed and paid to Wm. Barrie, on building bridge on the road from Waterman to Cherokee.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, { November 1, 1860. 5
Ordered, J. W. Bosler be allowed $300.00 for attorney fees, attending to getting the back taxes from Woodbury county.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, { November 30, 1860. 5
Ordered, that H. C. Tiffey be allowed five hundred dol- lars in addition to what he has received, for transcribing the records from Woodbury county and that the same be paid.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, { November 3, 1860. 5
Ordered, that A. Murry be allowed the sum of four hun- dred dollars, for making out tax list for 1860, and that the same be paid.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, {
November 3. S
Ordered, that H. C. Tiffey be allowed the sum of two
RESIDENCE OF W. J. SEMMONS, PRIMGHAR.
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hundred dollars for making out a set of plats of the county, and that an order be issued for the same.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, November 3, 1860. §
Ordered, that J. W. Bosler be allowed the sum of two hundred dollars for blank books furnished the county, and that the same be paid.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, { November 30, 1860. 5
Ordered, that Hedges & Co. be allowed the sum of two hundred dollars, for stationery furnished county officers, and that the same be paid.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, November 30, 1860. 5
Ordered, that A. Murry be allowed the sum of three hundred dollars for wood furnished county officers, and that same be allowed.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, } November 30, 1860. 5
Ordered, that A. Murry and I. C. Furber, be allowed the sum of three hundred dollars for building temporary office for the county judge and district clerk, and that the same be paid.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, November 5, 1860. S
Ordered, that A. Murry be allowed the sum of three
RESIDENCE OF W. W. JOHNSON, SANBORN.
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hundred dollars to furnish desks for the county judge's office, and the district clerk.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE,
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Ordered, that C. E. Hedges be allowed three hundred dollars for transcribing tax list, and comparing records, and that the same be paid.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, November 5, 1860. 5
Ordered, that Wm. G. Crantz be allowed the sum of nine hundred dollars, for laying out and putting in traveling con- dition a road from Waterman, to mouth of Rock river in Sioux county, said road being built on the part of the county to the O'Brien county line.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
Ordered, that A. Murry be appointed sheriff of this county.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, 1 November 5, 1860. S
Ordered, that Bosler and Hedges be allowed the sum of six hundred dollars for a safe for the use of the county, said safe being delivered in said county, the amount is ordered paid.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, 2 November 5, 1860. 5
Ordered, that H. C. Tiffy be allowed the sum of fifteen hundred dollars to build an office for the district clerk, at
WEST SIDE THIRD AVENUE, SHELDON.
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the county seat; said office to be built in connection with the office of the treasurer and recorder.
J. C. FURBER, County Judge. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, November 6, 1860. 5
Ordered, that A. Murry be allowed the sum of two hundred dollars for clerk hire in the office of district clerk, and the same be paid.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, { November 5, 1860. S
Ordered, that H. C. Tiffey be allowed the sum of three hundred dollars for making out delinquent tax list, and that the same be paid.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, { November 6, 1860. S .
Ordered, that Hedges and Company be allowed three hundred dollars for stationery furnished district clerk, and that the same be paid.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, } November 6, 1860. 5
Ordered, I. C. Furber be allowed for lumber furnished the county to repair the road from Waterman to Cherokee. I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, { November 10, 1860. 5
A petition having been presented by a sufficient number of · the voters of O'Brien county, desiring a division of said county into two (2) townships, and the court being satisfied of
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the necessity of such decision; it is therefore ordered that so much of the county as is undivided in Congressional townships Nos. 97-39, 97-41, 97-42, also 96-39, 96-40, 96-41, 96-42, also 95-41, 95-42, also 94-41, 94-42 be organized into a new town- ship to be called O'Brien township, and that an election be held at the house of A. Murry on the first of March, 1861, and I hereby appoint Samuel Morrow, William Barrie and L. McLelland as judges of election to conduct the first election, in said township.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
To the County Fudge of O' Brien County :
I herewith tender my resignation as treasurer and recorder of said county, and desire the same to be accepted.
December 11, 1860. H. H. WATERMAN.
Witness: H. C. TIFFEY.
OFFICE OF COUNTY JUDGE, December 11, 1860. S
The above resignation of H. H. Waterman as treasurer and recorder, was accepted this IIth day of December, 1860.
I. C. FURBER, County Judge.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, { January 1, 1861. 5
Ordered, that A. Murry be allowed twenty dollars for salary, and that an order be issued for the same.
A. MURRY. OFFICE OF THE COUNTY JUDGE, January 1, 1861. 5
Ordered, that A. Murry be allowed three dollars as judge of election, and an order be issued for the same.
A. MURRY.
Bill of H. H. Waterman for salary and office, amounting to forty-seven dollars.
December 12, 1860.
A. MURRY, County Judge.
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Bill of A. S. Collins for $4.00 for bounty on swifts, order issued for same.
A. MURRY, . County Judge.
Ordered, that I. C. Furber be allowed twenty dollars for salary and office rent, and an order be issued for the same.
A. MURRY, County Judge. January 1, 1861.
Ordered, that H. C. Tiffey be allowed forty dollars for making out tax list, and an order be issued for the same.
A. MURRY, County Judge.
OFFICE OF COUNTY JUDGE, January 1, 1861. 5
There being no school organization in our county, I have this day in settling with the treasurer and recorder, secured from him county orders in payment of school fund.
A. MURRY, County Judge.
January 1, 1861.
I have this day sold to I. C. Furber a warrant on Woodbury county amounting to $454.00, being paid by said county for taxes collected after organization, and secured for same a like amount of O'Brien to orders.
A. MURRY, County Judge.
Up to January 7, 1861, there is no book record, but on that date the book record commences. All previous to this Jan- uary 7, 1861, is on sheets of paper. It would be impossible to copy all of these records, but we will give substantially what Was done at each meeting, during the reign of the boodler gang, or up to the time the rapid settlement of the county com- menced.
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Meeting January 7, 1861. This must have been the first meeting of the board of supervisors, as the record states that fact, and starts out as follows: "At this regular meeting of the board of supervisors held on this 7th day of January 1861. H. C. Tiffey's bond as clerk of the board was accepted, and A. S. Collins was appointed assessor."
The following bills were allowed :- A. S. Collins bounty on wolf and swift scalps $14,00, C. C. Smeltzer making out poll books $10.00, adjourned to January 8, 1861. At this meeting nothing was done except to allow Collins $2.00 for swifts scalps. Adjourned until the first Monday in March, 1861.
At this meeting Collins was allowed $1. 10 for wolf scalp, George Bassett $1.00 for services render- ed, A. Murry for . wolf scalps $5.00. H. C. Tiffey was impowered to draw orders in payment of bills presented for bounty, etc.
June 13, 1861 .- At this meeting four mills was levied for county purposes, W. P. BRIGGS. three mills for road purposes, five mills for building school house in Waterman, one mill for bridge purposes, two mills for school contingent fund, and one mill for paying teachers. Between meetings of the board there are orders made by the clerk for payment of money in accordance with a resolution passed at the March meeting,-in accordance with this June 14, 1861, Samuel Morrow was allowed $2.25 for selecting swamp lands.
Board met September 2, 1861, and allowed the following bills :
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Hedges & Co., stationery $ 200 00
I. C. Furber, office rent 300 00
J. H. Coffer, wood furnished offices 500 00
J. H. Bosler, wood furnished offices 200 00
J. H. Coffer, books furnised county 300 00
H. C. Tiffey, transcribing records 300 00
I. C. Furber, digging well for county 150 00
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