Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1893-10-11

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OF this amount Mr.. Lands has
receipts from the present incumbent
for the amount against him, and that,
including the greater part of Mr..
Schmidt's, is included in the bank de-
post. The present clerk is not expect
ed to give all account until his term ex-
pires, and the difference between the
deposit and the amount due from
Lands and Schmidt are shown to be
due the Office On the latter's books.
This leaves the amount unaccouuted
for to be entirely against the admins
tratioDs of Ingraham and Holmes, as
shown above, there being no receipts
to show that the amounts or any part
of them were ever turned oyer to their
successors. An order was issued by
the commissioners to the county attor-
ney. lnstructing him to collect the
money due from each ex-clerk. Mr.
Landis' receipts from his successor will
account for his, but what the two pre-
vious incumbents of the Office will do
to account for theirs remains to be
seen.
Thursday was the day appointed for
consideration of road matters and was
entirely devoted to that subject. No
petitions for new roads were presented,
and the time was consumed in hearing
and considering damage claims and
other business.
On Friday A. NJ. Houchin and H. A.
Burnett were appointed to assist the
probate judge in the next quarterly ex-
an inatiOn of the county treasurer's
books. The Badger Lumber Co. was
contracted with to furnish coal for the
ensuing year at the court house.
The petition for +. b. Lockwood's
appointment as constable in Klowa
township was granted. Both consta-
bles in that township having removed
to the Strip the moral vineyard there
was unprotected until Mr.. Lockwood's
appointment.
The report of the examiners of coun-
ty treasurer's books was handed in and
accepted. The books have never made
a better showing in that office, being in
exact balance at every point. An error
of one cent in counting sack of pen
MES was the only mistake found during
the whole examination, conducted by
the probate judge, Loren Edwards and
Chas. Hutchinson.
The figures show as follows:
DFRITS
Cash on hand July 9Th as per treasur-
erS books ............... ........... $44 OLA SO
Receipts since July 9Th. I7.5S5.51
Checks yet outstanding. -......... 3OS.75
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TOTAL $GO, 9O8.62
CREDITS.
Total disbursements since July 9TH. .$34 ,350.07
Balance in c. S. bank Oct. 4th . "a, 1862 80
Cash and cash items 1,606.17
Total. $60, 90s.62
The report was thorough and COM
plete, great deal more so than IS usu-
ally the case. 1t is required by law
simply to ascertain if the funds in the
Office are adequate to meet the expend-
lures, and after that fact is established
the reports are usually much con-
densed. a full and complete showing
is much more satisfactory in many re.
spects, and III this case demonstrates
the accuracy of the books and accounts
in the treasurer's office.
The resignation of Mr.. DeGeer as
county attorney was received Saturday
and the work of the day consisted prin-
cipally of celebrating over the employ
ment of prosecutor for the state IN
the case against Depew and Thompson.
Long had charge of the case when it
was In the court before and consequent
ly knew considerable of it; but the
sticky point was that he wanted $500
for his services if employed. Judge
Ellis, who will IN all probability con-
duct the case with as much vigor, was
employed at much more reasonable
terms, and MIR. DeGeer was retained as
assistant owing to his knowledge of the
case IN question. The commissioners
did not formally accept the resignation.
leaving it until the next meeting. Judge
Mckay will appoint the successor.
A great many certificates of error
were issued during the meeting, and
other routine work was heavy as usual
The session Adjourned about four
O'Clock in the afternoon on Saturday.
and county scrip has been in steady
circulation since.