Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-07-05


from the pauper to the millionaire; in
every road leading to the New Jerusa-
lem from the Jewish road of old down
to the Latter Day Saints; and IN every
party from the populist at the highest
pinnacle all the way down the long de-
cline that reaches the bottomless abyss
until you reach the republican. The
difference in men of natural average
ability, and that catches 80 out ofevery
hundred, is owing more to training,
surroundings, opportunity, and educa-
than anything else. So it need not be
a matter of such great surprise if
the bench or in the county clerks Office
or the treasurer's office, or any other.
We hope even to demonstrate that
some sturdy farmer. and that in Kan
sas means an intelligent man, can sue
cesSfully feed jail birds, and catch
them too.
Another reason is that such ISLANDERS
really look absurd IN the face of con-
slant proofs of better administration
than these position have had before.
Such methods as those evinced in the fol-
lowing orders demonstrate whatwe say.
For year after year judgments have
existed in our county, subject to taxa
ton, which have never been taxed,
while the people have paid taxes
to support the burdensome court ma
chinery which has ground out most of
these judgments, and most of which
are against the very people who have
paid the taxes. Many of these juGg
ments are not worth, at the present
tine, one cent on the dollar, not be-
cause the citizens against whom they
are held are always dishonest, but in
many cases because they are simply
poverty stricken. Many of them have
more than been paid for in property
that was mortgaged, and in usury, yet
the requirements OF law made the un-
happy victim still debtor. And these
judgments are held, like hideous YAM
pires over their unfortunate victims,
ready to absorb every particle of prop
erty he may accumulate to meet his ne
cessities or comforts, and paralyZe ev.
cry effort to recover himself before he
can get fairly on his feet. This is alto
gether wrong. 1t is detrimental to the
welfare of society. The action of the
commissioners has already caused a
number OF these judgments to be re-
leased, and will probably cause more.
The poor man as we'll as a man like
Foster, should have some opportunity
to compromise for what he can pay, as
the same financial system that brought
Foster to his knees, probably brought
the poor man also.
Another matter that has been neg
iected, is the keeping of set of books
in the district clerks office, to show
how the clerk stands with the county.
These, with other orders that haye
been made, have more of business sense
and system about them than has been
shown by any board for many a day.
Mr.. Reagan was ridiculed, and
sneered at while in a minority; yet
the very things he refused to con-
cur in we're those that have brought his
former colleagues into trouble and dis
grace. Since Mr.. Reagan has had an
opportunity to show what he would do,
every move has been business, system,
and order, with a due regard to law.
Such man we need at the head of the
county affairs; and there Is but little
doubt the people will keep him there,
regardless OF parties.
MEDICINE LODGE, KAs., JUNE 10, 1913.
Whereas, it has come to the knowledge of
the board of county commissioners of Barber
county, Kansas, that there are on the judg-
ment docket in the Office OF the clerk of the
district court of said county, large number
of judgments, personal in their nature, calling
for the payment of large amount of money,
which said judgments have never been taxed,
although they are property and although Sec
ton 6S}6, general statute, of 1889, provides
that, IAN property in this state, real and per-
sonal, not expressly exempt therefrom, shall
be subject to taxation in the manner prescibed
by this act" And.
Whereas, section 69lS, general statute, of
1889, provides that whenever the county clerk
or board of county commissioners shall have
reason to believe that any person, company or
corporation, have failed to or omitted to list
all their personal property for taxation, which
is by law, subject to taxation" shall proceed
at any time before the final settlement with
the county treasurer, to correct the returns of
the assessor and to charge such person, COM
pany or corporation on the tax-roll with the
proper amount of taxes" Therefore, 1t is
hereby ordered,
That the dockets and other books of record
of the district clerks Office be carefully exam
incd and that all judgments. personal in their
nature, be listed for taxation for the current
year OS9Sl, in pursuance to the provisions of
section 69ls, general statute of 1889, and that
the parties to whom such tax would become
chargable, be notified in the manner prescribed
10y said section 691S, that the 10th day of Aug
ust has been set for the hearing of all parties
who may consider themselves aggrieyed here
by.
Attest: F. a. LEWIS, County clerk
By H. A. NOAH, Deputy.
Signed, J. NJ. REAGAN, Chair. BID. Co, Com.
ORDER,
MEEICINE LoDGE, KAs., JUNE 10, 1898.
1t is hereby ordered, that in connection with
the work of examining the records OF the Office
of the clerk of the district court for the pur-
pose of listing judgments for taxation, said
records shall also be examined and a careful
and accurate report made of the fees, fines
and other moneys collected by the various in
cumbents of the Office, from January. 1881 up
to and including July Slst, 1898, a set of ac-
count books opened for the future use of the
iucumbents of said Office, and balance struck
to include the business done within the said
time. and to show the state of the various 90
counts on the said SIst day of April, 1893.
Attest: +. A. LEWIS. County Clerk.
BY IL. a. NOAH, Deputy.
Signed, J. NJ. REAGIN,
Chair. BID. Co. Com.
Assessment Rolls.
The assessment rolls of our county
show the following: