Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-11

feuiaiheu over last year; Tor il u "eH-
known now that all the strays belonging
to this county were not brought mp last
year. He thought it would require nearly
six weeks for the roundup to reach the
west line Of Comahche county, and until
that point Is reached the roundup i'm Barber
county cannot commence, according to the
arrangements made here In March. He
thought there ought to be or 10 men and
wagon. besides cook and horse herder;;
for IL will be impossible to get grain for
the horses down there.
MIR. j. p. Elsea here asked that ne be re-
lieved from the position Of captain Of one
the Barber county divisions, but the meet
ing took no action on the matter.
AT this point the roundup matter was
dropped for a short time and the ques-
ton Of keeping rider on the east line Of
the county was discussed. Mr.. Wilson
understood that there wsre no less than
lOO Barber strays In the herd-law county
OF Harper, which the owners will be COM
PEELED to pay for before they can be recoy-
cred. He had also learned that one Har-
per county citizen had found the business
OF taking mp stnays so profitable that he
had built corral for the purpose and was
prospecting In this novel occupation.
or the $l42.60 collected last winter to
keep a rider on the Harper county line SILL
80 had been expended, leaving S7O.75 OF
hand. He thought this should be returned
to the parties who subscribed, or others
who subscribed to the fund and who have
not paid up should be required to pay their
portion Of the expenses necessary in keep
ing q man there. 1t will not do to leave
the line open and 60 to the Territory, MIR.
Wilson said.
Mr.. Carmichael moved that men be en-
ployed to ride the east line of the county
until the money now on hand and such
other as may be collected Is used mp, and
that the same committee that has had this
matter in charge be authorized to net in the
premises. The motion was carried. Sew
eral parties then contributed small amounts
to the fund, and others indicated that they
would do something. Consideration of
the roundup matter was continued.
Ii was agreed that parties without repre-
sentatives IN the Territory roundup pay
one dollar per head for every animal of
theirs driven up to Drumm's, the fund thus
accumulated to be devoted to the expenses
Of those who do go.
call was then made for volunteers to
go to the first division, and 1t was announc-
ed that the following would be represented
there: Sand Greek aud blackberry Pool,
Sumner County Cattle Co., Ewing outfit,
g. w. Hendrickson, w. w. Stamford,
Sparks Bros, T. A. McClearey, Brisbin
Bros, ID. p. Brown, James Wilson, James
Hamlin, Fred Reynolds, Lafayette Cattle
Co., D.. Cole, j. w. Laphan, DIR. Brlttian.
Jas. Wheat, Chas Shepperd, A. 5. Goddard,
II. NJ. Ramsey and VIM Kelly.
The second division will be attended by
the following Brsbin Bros, WV. Stan
diford, Sand Greek and blackberry Pool,
JAS. Elsea, Lafayette County Cattle Co..
L. A. McClearey, Sumner County Cattle,
Co., Ewing outfit, Jas. Springer, Ctas Bow
en-, ii. NJ Rtmey, and several Others.
The Sd division will be looked after by
John Elsea, the Lafayette County Cattle
Co.. Sumner County Cattle Co., and others.
1t was agreed to give two dollars per
head for animals driven from the third di-
vision to the Barber county line.
1t was agreed that the outfits for the two
divisions would meet at this place and start
for the Territory on Tuesday next, May
18th.
All persons desiring their brands looked
after are requested to furnish each division
with list OF the same before they start
from here.
The matter of employing an inspect or
at Kansas City was referred to but nothing
donr, as it WAS shown that only about one
fifth Of the cattle necessary had been regis
| tered.