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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1877
Page
2
Osceola Neb October 31 1877 details the compensation for town officers and the powers of the county Board of Supervisors. It covers per diem pay for town clerk supervisor and assessor, county judge sheriff treasurer and others, road and jail construction, tax levying, records, and duties of the county clerk. It also defines equalization procedures and treasurer responsibilities across town and county levels.
The article outlines compensation rules for town ship and county treasurers. It sets tax collection fees at one percent for non delinquent taxes and two and a half percent for delinquent taxes. It also details county treasurer salaries based on population, with $600 for counties under 3,000 and $1,000 for counties over 3,000 but under 6,000. Additional items cover temporary town officers after organization, the first election, and the discontinuation of Township Organization.
Lincoln Journal recounts a visit to a David City hotel where Jenkins a small man causes uproar by demanding the best room. Sevels the sewing machine man arrives, drawing laughter as locals compare him to Burns and a frog ox fable, amid playful jokes about who will be favored by a visiting dignitary.
State of Nebraska Polk County in the matter grulp administration of the estate of Peter H Seaman deceased in the county court before J W Snider County Judge notices hereby given that the creditors of said deceased will meet the Administratrix of said estate at my office in Osceola in said county on the 27th day of December 1877 the 27th day of February 1878 and the 29th day of April 1878 at ten oclock A M on said days for the purpose of presenting their claims and until the 27th day of Sept 1878 for the Administratrix to settle the estate Witness my hand and seal of the county court this Last day of October A D 1877 J W Snider County Judge
In the matter of the administration of the estate of Henry Corbet deceased County Court J. W. Snider County Judge will meet the administrator at Osceola office on December 26 1877 February 26 1878 and April 30 1878 at 10 AM for examination adjustment and allowance Six months are allowed for creditors to present claims and until October 24 1878 for the administrator to settle the estate Witnesses hands and seals October 31 1877. J. W. Snider
Joseph N Hopper files complaint against George W Hill seeking cancellation of timber culture entry 269 dated May 6 1874 in the southeast quarter section 18 township 13 north range 4 west Polk County Nebraska. Both parties are summoned to appear December 3 1877 at one o clock PM to respond and testify regarding alleged abandonment.
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