Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1886-04-02
CHEROKEE STRIP ASSOCIATION

CHEROKEE STRIP ASSOCIATION
The annual meeting of the members
OF the Cherokee Strip Live Stock asso-
citation was held last week at Caldwell.
The officers and about sixty stock hold
ers were present.
The inspectors made their reports.
Henry Johnson, inspector at Kansas
City showed that he had caught 200
head of stray cattle, sold the same and
turned the proceeds, So, 552.25, over TO
the owners. The St. Louis inspector
had caught so head.
The association ordered the secretary
and treasurer to publish brand book,
to contain only the brands of members
Of the association. The old board of
directors were reelected by acclama-
ton, as follows: Ben. s. Miller, y. j.
Day, NJ. ii. Bennett, James W. IIamil-
ton, Chas. III. Eldred, +. NJ. Hewins,
y. NJ. ColsOn, Tom :. Hutton and A.
Drumm. The directors reelected the
old officers: Ben S. Miller, president;
L. III. IeweDs, vice president; NJ. ii.
Bennett, treasurer; John \. Blair, Sec
rotary.
On motion of Maj. Eldred. an advis-
DRY board of five members. not direct
ors, was appointed, as follows: j. L..
McAtee, 4. y. Wiley, Arthur Gorham,
VIM. Crozine and L. &. Moderwell.
1t was ordered that all persons who
have failed TO comply with the rules of
the association in the matter of build
ing division fences appear and show
cause why their leases should not be
forfeited.
The committee on roundup then
made the following report, which was
adopted:
10 The President of he Cherokee Strip
Lire Stock association
SIR: Your committee, appointed to
suggest general plan of roundup for
the spring of 1886, would respectfully
submit the following
First. That it is the opinion of this
committee that a general roundup of
the ranges IN the Cherokee Strip be
made this spring, and at as early date
as practicable.
| Second. That the rOund-u up should be
conducted i'm two sections, the country
east of the Chisholm trial to be made
one section, and that west of the trail
another. The eastern section TO be
worked first. and close up at Pond
Greek ranch. The western section to
be worked Immediately after the COM
pletiOn of the work on the eastern Sec
ton.
Third. That the place of meeting of
the eastern roundup be at Tom Shows
camp Oh Red Rock; then begin working
east and south, covering all that coun-
! try south OF Salt Fork and east to the
Arkansas river; then swing north and
| work west over the country between
Salt Fork and the State line, as far
west as the Chisholm trial, closing up
at Pond Creek.
Fourth. That Immediately after the
completion OF the eastern division
round up, the party shall meet at POnd
Creek ranch. work the Blair x Cooper
range; then divide i'll two parties, one
taking the territory north of the Salt
| Fork, and the other the terri
tory south of the Salt Fork, and both
work west as far as is deemed neces
| Sary.
Fifth. That the ca plains of the vari-
GUS divisions be elected at the time and
place of meeting; the captain of the
eastern roundup to be elected at Snow s
camp, and the captain of the western
division at Pond Greek ranch, before
they begin working the western diyi-
sion.
Sixth. That we would suggest the
following disposition of all strays found
on any of the ranges of this assucia-
ton: At the beef roundup on all ranges
when stray beef OF dry COW is found
fit for market, it be shipped with the
owners cattle to market. All calves
dropped by stray cows be branded the
same rs the dam. and the owner be no
titled by postal card or otherwise.
Seventh. The season not being far
enough advanced for your committee t.
| set day for the meeting of the round
/ up. it would respectfully suggest that
Marion Blair and NJ. ii. Snider be
named as a committee to name the day
for the rouHdups TO begin, and have
the same published in the papers ada
cent TO the country. and that said com
mittee give at least two weeks notice
prior to the time of the meeting.
All of which is respectfully submit
| ted. J.C. Pryor. Chairman.
The reports from the range were
more favorable than anticipated, and
the general belief is that the losses will
in no case be as severe as last winter.