Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-03-23
barbour County stookmsn

Barbour County stockmsn.
In pursuance to a call issued by the president
the barbo.r County Stock Association met IN
medicine Lodge on Saturday, March 18th, with
q fair attendance of members.
| PRESIDENT Hunt called the Association to or
dor, and A @. Smith was elected secretary prc
oen' the regular secretary, Il. L. Carter, beinp
unavoidably absent.
Mr.. Smith, the treasurer, read his repert OF
tho financial condition of the association which
showed balance OF SLIGO I'm the treasury af
ter the payment Of all bills.
The report was read and adopted.
Inc next business being the election of off,
GERS Tor the ensuing year, Jas. Wilson re-nom.
mated Capt. +. Il. Hunt for the position OF
president. That gentleman wanted to decline
Dut the members would not hear to IL and
elected him unanimously.
He then returned his thanks for the hi1h
nonor conferred on him, and announced thai
ne expected the support Of the association in
ali matters as had been done in the past. The
association was In healthy condition fnanci
any and otherwise, and he hoped 1t would re-
main so.
For vice-president, T. A. McCleary was unan-
imously reelected, and he returned his thanks
for the honor.
When the ONCE of secretary was to be elected
the president made the suggestion that the of
nee should DO combined with that Of treasurer
The suggestion was concurred in and A. @.
smith was elected to I'LL the position Of secreta-
ry and treasurer.
Geo. W. Hendrickson nominated Jas. Wilson
as captain of the roundup, and Mr.. Beebe
nominated VIM. Kelley. Mr.. Wilson declined.
Ia nnf daafv
sonal Affairs would preclude him from giving IL
his fun attention; so his name was withdrawn
and Mr.. Kelley elected unanimously.
T. A. McCleary nominated Geo. w. Hem
Erickson for the position Of hide and cattle in
spectori and he was elected without opposi-
ton.
The chair then appointed as a finance COM
mittee, Jno. McGrath, ID. c. Brisbln hnd James
Wilson.
AS committee on roundup, to meet with
similar committee from the Cherokee Strip
Live Stock Association at the meeting here ON
the 18th and 18th, the chair appointed ID. c.
brisoln' Jas Wilson, Jas. A. Lockard, VIM.
Dork and Geo. w. Hendrickson.
The president suggested that the constity-
ton and bylaws should be amended and revis-
ed, as there had been several small violations
committed by the association since u was or.
ganized.
On motion of A. @. Smith, the chair appoifit-
cd as n committee on assessment of members
Tor paying any expenses that may occur.
Messrs McCleary, Jones and Hendrickson.
After consultation the committee reported
and recommended that each member be as
sessed 25 cents for every hundred head of cat
tie he controlled, or one-fourth OF one cent for
every animal.
I. A. McNeal stated that gentleman In the
eastern part of the county had complained
that his cattle had been logged by persons liy-
ing there, and had declared his intention of be-
coming a member Of this association. and
wanted to know IL some protection could not
be afforded him by the association.
Fl. II. Whitney, said there appeared To be an
understanding among the grangers in the cas-
tern part Of the cohnty, that they could put in
crops without fencing.
j. W. McNeal had heard OF such an ERRONEOUS
opinion being In existence, and imagined the
misunderstanding came from a remark made
by Judge Strongin in a case tried here last fall.
The Judge had told party that If his neighbors
stock trespassed on him. he had only to notify
bis neighbor and warn him to keep his stock at
home or subject himself to prosecution.
The president suggested that the association
should pass resolution that II would prose
cute all persons who abused the stock of its
members,
Mr.. Whitney said some OF the grangers out
In the eastern part OF the county had had queer
ideas about this matter. II cattle are hertied
In the day time and turned loose at nisht they
claim the owners are liable for any damage
done; while II cattle are turned loose all the
time they do not hold the owner responsible.
Mr.. Wilson reported the action OF the stock
men who put rider on the east line of the
county 20 keep cattle from drifting into Har-
per county. fl30sS Of the money subscribed
had been paid, and OF this t7l.s5 was paid to
r. ID. Simpson, who did the riding. The balance
win be used in employing a rider when grass
comes, IL necessary. He suggested that those
who subscribed 20 the fund and had not paid
could do so at any time.
On motion OF Mr.. McCleary, Il was requested
that meeting Of stockmen be held in this CITY
on Wednesday 18th inst, TO consider the propri-
ETY. Of keeping riders on the north and east
lines Of the county to keep stock from going
into the herd law and farming counties.
A @. Smith then offered the following reaol,-
ton which was unanimously adopted bv the
associations:
Resolved, That We, the Barbour County Stock
Association, propose to see that the laws of the
State OF Kansas in reference to the dog
giug and worrying Of cattle shall be strictly en-
forced, and that all persons shall be prosecut-
ted to the fun extent OF the Law, wherever any
member of this association shall be the injured
party.
No further business appearing the associa-
ton adjourned.