Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1895-04-17
Commissioners Meeting.

proposition or lnQuc6me0C TO Q0lln
quent taxpayers. After some discus
sion it was ordered that all taxpayer
who have not paid any of their take
| for the last year, be relieved of tn
penalty by paying the full amount no
later than June 10th of this year
This order was subsequently reconsid
| cred but afterwards re-enacted and ii
therefore In full force. Any interest
ed taxpayer can govern himself accord
ingly.
On Tuesday d. l.. Pierce appeared
before the board and plead for a dis
missal OF the prosecution against hin
in the district court. Uncle Dan triec
to make il appear as though he was Of
fering a compromise but the board wa.
well aware of the fact that it was only
game of bluff since there was nothins
to compromise. After a careful con
sideration of all the facts in the case
the board ascertained that Mr.. Pierce
as well as his bondsmen were insolvent
and that further prosecution woulC
only put the county to extra expense
without any return. In view of these
facts the county attorney was instruct
ed to dismiss the case. The case is one
growing out of the old Lake City bridge
purchases which has been dragging
through court for some time, started
when Pierce was commissioner from
the third district. While our taxpay.
ers would like TO have seen PieTce held
liable, you can't get blood out OF a
turnip and the action of the board is
withal cOmmendable.
The petition of VIM. Craven to va.
cate Woodworth's addition to the cit,
OF Kiowa, was denied on the grounds
that the board had no jurisdiction.
Much of the time OF the board was
consumed In dispOsing OF the reward
claimed by different parties for the
arrest, conviction, and incarceration OF
Adams and Bullock for cattle stealing
The county offers a standing reward
for such cases and it seems that the
board had numerous claimants to con.
tend with. j. A. Richter claimed the
reward as prosecuting witness
while Sheriff Mills and 4. j.
Hargls claimed it by reason of the
arrest and procuring of witnesses to
convict the prisoners. When the case
came to trial it was found necessary tt
secure witnesses from distance out
side of the jurisdiction of the authori-
ties and the interested parties made uI
a purse to secure these witnesses also
to employ counsel to assist the county
attorney in the prosecution; for the de-
fraying of these expenses Mills anG
Hargis wished the reward, while Rich
ter claimed it as prosecuting witness
The board finally decided that the
county had no authority to offer re-
ward in such cases and as c0nse
quence no one got the cash.
The claim of expenses by Sheriff
Heath, of Edwards county for the ar
rest of the thieves who stole Carmich-
ael and Thompson's ponies, was al
lowed. 1t aggregated 38.40.
An order was made that all claims
against the county be filed on or before
the first day of the regular session
This, of course, excludes all county of
fcials. In the event that bills are file,
later than the specified time they e
over until the next meeting.
On Friday evening the board heart
the claim of the INDEX Publishing
Company for printing the delinquen
tax sales Of 1891. It will be remember
ed that Mr.. MusgroYe, the manager o
the Office at that time, failed to max
the proper affidavit within the specific,
time and the whole amount, $S11.5E
was lost by the Office. After it wa
discovered that the printers affidavit
was not made according to law, tn
taxpayers refused to pay in the print
er's fee and therefore only $259.70- @
thereabout, was paid In. Th
last session of the legislature legalize
the publishers affidavit and the con
pany under this act claimed the flu
amount; but after some deliberate
the board refused to allow more tina
had bsen actually paid in together
with interest at the same rat
the county received on deposits durln
the time the county had the use c
it. 1t aggregates 1904 and some cent:
| 1t was ordered that the present di:
trlct clerk be allowed 20 per cent fc
the collection of all past fees due an
unpaid to the county.
II. A. Burnett was allowed a certif
cate of error on his lots, the mill PROF
erty, on account of $3.50 excessive walt
alton.
DR.. s. Kociell was appointed count
health officer for the ensuing year.
Frank Read and Waldron Chas
were appointed to examine the treas
urer's books for the next quarter.
The pauper practice for the secon
district was awarded to DR.. Cloud ali
for the First and Third districts to D.
Cushenberry of this city at $40 per yea
| Numerous certificates of error an
some few sales Of lots were made in til
latter part OF the meeting.
On Saturday The INDEX was, by
unanimous vote made the official papt
of the county for the ensuing yea
The job work was awarded to til
Cresset.
| The board adjourned at noon Satu
day until the next regular meeting.
For the first time in two years {
more, county warrants are not wort
their face value in money. The troub
| is the hnlatad condition If the uanar,