Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-06-14

The commissioners were in session
five days last week as board of equal.
iZation. The complaints were not very
numerous, but the Board devoted con-
siderable time to rectifying erroneous
tOOtingS.
In the matter of listing fat cattle, the
Board raised to the following basis:
Six months old and under one year, 81;
one year and under two, 81; two years
and over, So.
In the matter of valuation of Kiowa
merchants there was considerable ar.
gument. Trustee Golf was present
and resisted raise, claiming that the
assessment was fair and reasonable.
Commissioner RANKIN heartily favored
raising the valuations while Commits
sIener Walker said chat he could not
act intelDigently without seeing the
goods. He thought that Chairman
Nay, being citizen of KlOwa, was &C
quainted with the value of the goods
carried by the KiOwa merchants and he
was willing to leave it with Mr. Nays
judgment. Mr.. Nay decided that the
valuation should be raised and iC was
so ordered. Mr.. n. explained that while
he favored raising the valuation of the
Kiowa merchants he did not think that
they should be raised as high as Mr..
Rankin's figures, but he yielded be-
cause he thought it was the most equit-
able adjustment possible.
When the Medicine Lodge merchants
were reached, Mr.. Rankin opposed a
raise, but Messrs. Nay and Walker
reasoned, ostensibly, that since MIR.
Rankin was so anxious to raise the XII
owa people he should be willing to add
little to the burdens of those of Medi.
cine Lodge, and as result a number
of our merchants we're showed up sever
al notches.
The Board convened in commission
ers' court on Saturday and transacted
some business as follows: The road
petitioned for by d. NJ. Circle and 9TH
ers in Moore township, was located.
Compromise assignments were issued
to the following parties: Houchin &
Palmer, w. 5. Rubert, F. A. Lewis, c.
II. Douglass, l.. G. Golf, Presbyterian
Church, j. s. Anderson, c. l.. Sparks,
w. H. McCague, j. II. Loyde. j. p.
Gibson.
An assignment issued to j. G. Davis
at tho April meeting OH lots on Walnut
street, was rescinded for the reason
that MIR. Davis did not take out the pa
pers during the 30-day limit. l.. d.
Sparks was then permitted to redeem
them, having previously purchased the
lots from the original owners.
In the controversy between the IN
DEX and the county attorney, regard
ing lot, rent, ETC., a reasonable compro-
mise was effected. The county sold
Its interest IN the lot to U. G.. Herr, and
relinquishes all it's rights and claims
for rent, for the sum of $40. The board
treated us with respect and considera-
ton and we think we got as fair and
impartial hearing as though we had
been republican. The county attor-
ney was actuated from a PARTISAN
standpoint wholly, as his remarks be-
fore the Board clearly proved. Posi-.
bly, it was for the best that Mr.. Griffin
sprung the matter. 1t is now In bust
ness condition. Of cOur Sc, it is a for
tunate thing that Griffin was net a
court Of final resort, else he would have
pulled our leg for $500. When Samuel
is crowned King of the country, we'll
move, but while he is merely county at.
torney We'll try to stay while longer.