Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1896-04-22
COMMISSIONERS COURT.

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township and the appointment of J
B. StockstIll to fill the vacancy wa.
mentioned by US last week. It was
among the first of the business of the
board in the beginning of the week
Mr.. Stockstill completed his bond on
Thursday and took the oath of Office
The bond of F. e. Read as clerk of
Medicine Lodge township was approx.
ed on Wednesday.
The usual amount of certificates of
| error were issued during the session
which we have not space to mention.
Register of Deeds Geo. c. Smith was
ordered to write up the chattel mort
gage record beginning with the date
or the organization of the county. This
order was made in consequence of a
law passed by the last session of the
legislature which provides for a spec
lal indexing OF chattel mortgages. This
Is Tor the purpose of getting them in a
shape that they could be DESTROYED
by the board of commissioners, after
haying been satisfied or after having
expired, the time for such destruction
being two years after the satisfaction
or expiration. The register of deeds
receives fee of FIVE cents for each
mortgage written up.
On Wednesday morning Commits
s1oner Murray and i. M. Axlipe and a
few others held conference and when
the board convened little later. Mr..
Murray submitted motion to call for
bids in the matter Of county printing
and to award the work to the lowest
bidder. Mr.. Walker voted with Muir
ray and the potion prevailed but later
Mr.. Walker offered a motion to recon-
siderwhich also prevailed. On the same
day the INDEX was made the official
paper of the county and the matter of
job work was submitted To sealed bids
to be in not later than Saturday at 10
O'Clock A. M.
On Wednesday afternoon the time
OF the board was occupied by cancel
ling warrants and bond interest cou-
pons. The cancellations were: Bond
interest coupons, $11 ,437.S5; poor scrip,
81 ,O99.N; scrip remaining unclaimed
three years, so. 30. general fund SCRIP.
SIS, 1884 80. Total So, 494.3l.
On Thursday afternoon l.. M. Ak
line appeared before the board and in
substance asked the board to reconsid-
er their action as to the official printer
and that the Medicine Lodge Cresset
be made the Official paper for the en-
suing year. During this tlme-from
Wednesday morning to Thursday.even-
ing-COmmlssioner Murray was con-
Quoting himself more like a maniac
than like man an account of which
we review more thoroughly elsewhere.
and of course was stimulated by good
supply of tanglefoot. Murray, not
knowing that motion to reconsider
cannot be made by one voting with the
minority when the motion was ADOPT
ed, made motion to reconsider the
boards action of the previous day.
Mr.. M. knows considerable with his
mouth but when it comes to brain
knowledge he wouldn't even be cred
it to wild COmanche or Navajo In.
dian. He made fool of himself I'M
til it became monotonous to even him
self and the board resumed business
unmOleSted. At some point during
the time Murray was exhibiting his
vulgarity and profanity Axline handed
Chairman Wyer a sealed envelope
which evidently contained something.
Mr.. Wyer refused to open and exam
inc the epistle because he did not con-
slider that the board had any private
business relations with Mr.. Axline.
Mr.. Walker approved this view of
the case and the board did not exam.
inc or make any inquiry into Axline's
plot. Murray, however, was curious
to know what advice Axline was giving
the board and he, as an individual,
broke the sealed envelope and read
something which said that the Cresset
would do the work great deal cheap
er than the official printer.
The child's play, being ended, the
report of Examiners Burnett, Read
and Probate Judge Funk of the treas
urer's books was heard which showed
the books to be in good shape and ev-
erything right.
The offices of Probate Judge, Treas
urer and Superintendent were ordered
papered and the work was begun on
Saturday. Dr.. 3. r. Burney was ap-
pointed county health officer.
The matter of employing county
physician was left to bids and awarded
to the lowest bidder. For the First
and Third district Drs. Moore, Cush-
enbery, Burney and kociell submitted
bids as follows: Moore, 1914; Cushen-
berry, $50; Burney, $40; Kociell, 40. DR..
Cushenbery having the lowest bid was
declared physician for the territory
above stated. For the Second district
DIR. A. S. Cloud was appointed at fee
of S2S. per annum. Only one other
physician, DR.. Harris, submitted bid
which was $50.
Z. q. Chandler was appointed as a
committee of one to Investigate the
standing of the Fidelity and Deposit
Company of Maryland. County treas
urer Jones has secured this company
as surety on his Official bond in the
sum of $4,000.
Tho official bond Of II Q To.l: