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County Board Fixes 1917 Salaries and District Assessments
The Pocahontas County Board of Supervisors, meeting in January 1917, fixed salaries for Deputy Auditor, Deputy Clerk of Courts, and Janitor at 900, 600, and 600 dollars respectively. They appointed W. A. Eliott and wife as superintendent and matron of the County Farm and Insane Hospital at 1200 dollars, with the superintendent bond set at 5000 dollars. They elected Dr. Riordan to the County Farm and Insane Hospital physician position with 3 votes. Committees on Purchasing, Building and Improvement, Insurance, and Poor oversight were named. Marge Acheson’s deputy recorder salary set at 50 dollars monthly. Court sessions adjourned to January 3rd and 11th.
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Elizabeth Atkingon
B. Bollard
Mares Act
W. D. Doyle
Cal Saylox
Ge. EB. Carlson
J. D. Hoefing
J. A. Keleher
G. A. Johnson
Ww. S. Watson
C. A. Carlson
Raymond Lilly
J. H. Adams
J. A. Wood
Ww. A. Smith
J. H. Gottfried
Ben Crummer
Loula Smrkovski
Aid Stoulll
R. D. Bok
G. IF. Peters
W. H. Buckwalter
F. K. Hawley
F. J. Kingsels
Neils Hansen
R. D. Bollard
W. A. Eliott
County Farm and Insane Hospital
J.C. Riordan
Garner Parker
Riordan
Hopkins, Elsen and Dooley
Klein, Sedlacek and
Dooley
Sedlacek, Klein and Dooley
M. J. Dooley
W. P. Hopkins
Robert Klein
A. J. Sedlacek
Wm. Elsen
B. A. Yoder
C. D. Hobbs
Pocahontas
Board of
Hopkins
Sedlasek
Klein
Eisen
Board of Supervisors
Rome