The West Florida Star

Vol. 1, No. 35
Friday, June 15, 1894

Commissioners
Proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners at their Meeting held June 4, 1894
Minutes of last meeting read and approved. The account of TM King for services as Treasurer of School Board was laid over for further investigation.

The Board approved several accounts of Clerk, Sheriff, and County Judge, in state cases to be paid by state. Also the feed bills of the Sheriff for the months of Mar., Apr. and May for feed of prisoners.

The account of County Judge, in case of state vs Jno. Hutto, was rejected.

An Order passed at a former meeting granting a public road, from Shipyard Point to intersect the public road leading from Freeport to Portland near Caswell's, was revoked, and a petition granted to opern a public road from Freeport to Ship-Yard Point; said road to begin on south of Four-mile creek opposite Freeport, and DA McLean, Charles Bauler, and Malcom McCaskill, were appointed to view and mark out said route.

A Petition was granted to change that part of the public road running by Wood's mill to run on the old road leading from Wood's cor. to JH Busbaas. (Perhaps should be "Busbee.")

Apetition was granted, declaring Crescent street between Chautaqua hotel, and AJ Griffin's a public highway, to extend across the railroad to intersect Baldwin Avenue.

An order was passed relieving the Florida Chautauqua Association from the payment county part of the tax for the year 1892 as certified to state April 1893, and the clerk instructed to notify the Comptroller of same, and recommend that they be relieved of the state tax.

The county judge reported $1.38 collected during the month of May for county license.

On motion, the proposition of JH Kruse, to estend the sewer pipe 500 feet, and connect the rain water from the NE cor. of jail building with sewer pipe now there for $106.00 was accepted. For want of space the list of warrants issue, are not published.

DeFuniak Publishing Company to apply for incorporation to publish a newspaper or newspapers, do a general printing, etc. LJ Reeves, JL Campbell, JA McLean, JG McLean, JT Stubbs, DG McLeod, Geo. W Crawford, JC McSween of Defuniak; Daniel Campbell, Eucheeanna; JJ McCaskill, DA McLean, CD Monroe, JB Williams of Freeport; JH Richbourg, JD McCrimmon of Crestview are "subscribers to this notice and charter."

Notice of Publication:
August 4, 1894 - Allen WH Steele, of Pineaway, Fla., will make final proof on homestead Hd. #19036 for N 1/2 of SW 1/4 & SE 1/4 of Nw 1/4 & SW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Sec. 10, T5N, R22W, before James A. McLean, Clerk Circuit Court. Wit: RM Kelly, GW Howard, WH Sigler of Pineaway; WM Richbourg of Laurel Hill; Alex Lynch, Register

August 4, 1894 - Augustine Moore of Ponce DeLeon, Fla., will make final proof on homestead, Hd. 18597 for W 1/2 of NW 1/4, SE 1/4 of NW 1/4 & SW 1/4 of NE 1/4, Sec. 2, T3N, R17W. Wit.: John A. Campbell, DP McDonald, Angus Douglass, WM Moore, all of Ponce DeLeon, Fla.; Alex Lynch, Register

August 4, 1894 - William M. Richbourg, of Laurel Hill, Fla., will make final proof on homestead, Hd. 19293 for W 1/2 of SW 1/4, Sec. 14, T5N, R23W. Wit.: James Baggett, SR Fowler, JJ Summerlin, Allen Senterfitt, all of Laurel Hill; Alex Lynch, Register

August 4, 1894 - Warren A. Ward, of Freeport, Fla., will make final proof on homestead, Hd. 19224 for SE 1/4, Sec. 20, T?N, R17W. Wit.: Angus Campbell, JL McLean, GW Bowers of Eucheeanna; John Silcox, Freeport; Alex Lynch, Register

Local Ads:
BF Cockroft - Livery Stable
DC Campbell - 4 lots in DeFuniak Springs
JR Townsel - Boot and Shoe Repair
TJ Flournoy - 20 acres in Summerville
WL Cawthon and Co. - The Opera House Store & WL Douglas shoes
JT Hughes, Crestview - Dry goods, clothing, groceries
WC Eddy - General Merchandise
Mrs. LF Cochran - Milliner
C Willard Shear - Chautauqua Photo Gallery
Garrett & Henderson, Milligan - Wood and Iron work
Mrs. NC Martin - Martin House, boarding
LF Cochran - Watches and repair