Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1897-10-13

The County Commissioners adjourned
on Saturday. Only the usual amount
of business was transacted at this DC.
tober meeting. Numerous assignments
redemptions and certificates OF error
were Issued and the various quarterly
bills amounting to $2600.OO were allow
ed. Among other business transacted
is the following:
j. II. Myers was appointed trustee of
Elwood township to succeed Elias
Gibbs, resigned.
John Dunkin was appointed trustee
of Sharon to fill the vacancy OF VIM.
NJ. Wilson who recently went to Ala
bama.
The Board received and acted favor
ably upon a petition from Elwood
township requesting township bridge
to be built on Driftwood on road SO.
The Badger Lumber Co. was awarded
the contract to furnish the court house
and the county poor with coal during
the winter.
was county surveyor some years
ago, appeared before the board and
presented a claim for monies still due
him. No action was taken on the claim.
further than to appoint j. L. Brady to
check up accounts and report findings
to commissioners.
The commissioners are taking extra
ordinary precaution to guard against
the. removal of buildings from lands
held by the county for taxes, and
County Attorney Ellis was or
dered to proceed against all such yio-
lators of the law.
The committee appointed to examine
the county treasurer's books-J. G..
Walstad, Aug. Schmidt and Judge
Funk-reported Office in good shape
with $67, 34l.26 in the bank. J. N.
Davis was appointed on the committee
to examine books by the Board at the
last quarter, but he could not find 1t
convenient to act and sent a substitute
in the person of MIR. Schmidt.
E. H. Nixon and Il. l.. Groendycke
were appointed to assist the probate
judge In examining the treasurer's
books at the next quarterly meeting.
John W. Browns bid was accepted
to repair the Lake City bridge. +. B.
Nurse was the next low bidder.
The Board ordered the county treas.
urer to pay L. A. Bigger so per cent of
$4,000 sundry bonds, and interest. The
principal to be paid out of the sink
ing fund and the interest out of the in
terest fund.
A bounty of one dollar on coyote
scalps was made standing offer.
A petition signed by a number of the
citizens of Medicine Lodge township,
requesting the Board to direct Trustee
Adams to remove the bridge between
Elm and Spring Greeks to the section
line, was considered the last of the
week. Mr.. Adams was directed to tear
up the bridge and save the material to
repair other bridges. 1t was the gener.
al opinion that the bridge was of very
little use either at its present location
or elsewhere.
The judgment held by the county
against Henry burst, who was convict
ed for selling Intoxicating liquor, in the
district court in the spring of 1895, was
released. burst paid $40 costs In the
district clerks office. The county had
previously released burst from immed.
late payment Of these costs but they
were held against him subject to his
good behavior. His removal from the
state and the payment of 500 on the
costs the county has already paid, re-
leases all judgment against him, held
by the county.
Waldron Chase was awarded the con-
tract to paint and repair the court house
roof. Consideration $2S.
The last few days of the meeting L..
NJ. Axline played horse with the coun.
ty printing matter. He had the gall to
ask the Board to give him the
remaining portion of the years work,
ending April 80, 1898. After the INDEX
did the hardest and the most respon-
sible work Axline was ready to do the
easier part at the same price. What
generosity! It's a wonder that be
didn't offer them another fifty. OF
| course no action was taken.