Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-09-08
ANOTHER CATTLE POOL.

At a meeting Of the stock men hold
ing cattle on the ranges east Of the
Medicine river. north OF the Salt Fork
and west OF the Sand Hills In the In
dian Territory and Harper and Barbour
counties, Kansas, held at Anthony
August 26th, 1881, the following rules
anil regulations TO govern the Pool
were established, resolutions adop ted
anil proceedings had
Meeting called to order.
Major A Drumm was chosen tempo
porary chairman and &. h. Rhodes
temporary Secretary.
A permanent organization was then
Effected by elCcting w. f.. Campbell as
President OF the convention and Pool,
and c. b. Rhodes secretary and treas
urer.
The following gentlemen were pres
ent AMI took part IN the meeting w
X. Clifford w. W. Woods, J. &. Pryor.
II. Aldridge, W, +. Campbell Charles
blackstone, J T.. Ellis. Geo. b. Coo, C..
II. Rhodes, 81. X. Rid r, II. a. Lath-
am and Major Drumm,
ON motion Of Major Drmm a commit.
tee was appointed to draft articles of
agreement for the government Of the
FOOL, and J. q. Pryor, W. Il Campbell
and G. -. Rhodes were selected as such
committee.
Abner Wilson was nominated by Mr..
Pryor tor Captain OF the Pool, seconded
10y Major Drumm, a vote was taken.
aud Mr.. Wilson was declared the unani
nous choice of the convention.
The convention decided that the fol-
lowing boundaries shall be the bounds of
che pool range. the exact location o.
Of which shall be left tn the executive
committee TO locate and establish. West
boundary, Medicine river. south bound
airy, Salt Fork cast boundry, sand hills,
between Miller's ami Manning's camps.
AMI up to the German settlement,
thence west to the Medicine river be.
low kiowa.
Mcssrs. w. F.. Campbell. J. G.. Pryor
and NJ. X. Rider were elected as an ex
eeutive committee, with certain powers
rs set forth in the articles OF agreement
for the government Of the pool.
a recess was then taken to allow the
committee on rules to prepare their re-
port.
Meeting called to order by President
CImpbell.
The report Of the committee was pre-
tentcd, read and adopted by unani.
nous vote:
- We, the undersigned, members OF tho
Medicine River and sand Creek Winter
Pool" do hereby agrce to the following
rules and regulations tor the govern
ment OF the Pool.
l. That the Executive Committe,
have power to estab fish boundaries ant
camps. to locate and have fire guards, L
employ a Captain and Tx his salary anC
to decide all questions which may arts,
between general meet ngs Of FOOL mem
bcrs.
?. That the Captain may have pow
or 10 discharge all men not doing as h,
may order, and employ new men 10 M
the vacancies promptly, AID report suel
change 70 the employer.
.. That no parties not members o
the pool shall be allowed Co establish
any camps or turn loose any stock with
In the pool boundaries without first OBJ
taining permission from the Fxecutiv
Committee.
4. That an assessment shall be mad
upon each member I'm proportion TO th
number OF cattle controlled by him. an,
that the assessment may be increased o
diminished by the executive committe
ne necessity may require.
o, That eacl, member be required 4
pay promptly his share OF the assess
ment so that all expenses may be me
without delay.
g. That al funds shall be tIeposIte,
IN the Anthony bank asd drawn upol
0y the treasurer upon order OF the exec
utlve committee.
2. That each member shall furnish
riders In proportion to the number n
cattle held by HIN, subject 10 the Iudg.
meht OF the executive COMMITTEES
,. mat the President and Fxecutiv,
Nomnltteo hayo power 90 call n meet.
~ ol tho members OF the pool M an,
s'le When they may diem n necs 80 ~,
ny giving not less than ten dAys' notic,
w. n. Campbell, n ~ pS,." "e'S'
Chas. Blackstone. w. w wood
y. =, Miller a Co. FM r,..'s'
w. X. Ruler. IN ~,
Jesse l.. r. Ellis. w s,.nau'
J.. 9. BldwclL n ~ ShuOrd,
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