Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-04-15
Commissioners Meeting.

III SOuO T0op0CtS the April meeting
OF the county commissioners was some.
what spirited and Of more than usual
interest. The county printing and the
Shannon Wiley road matter were two
OF the most contentious matters dis
posed OF. The printing matter IS stated
elsewhere and will not be reviewed
here. The road between Messrs Shan
non and Wilfley was granted after the
parties In the controversy agreed on
line and Mr.. Whitley agreed to pay $40
damages to Mr.. shannon. The line
agreed upon is compromise between
the Davis and Wheat surveys. The
corner posts remain where they now
are and the fence IS to run straight.
This, we presume, will settle the dis.
pute for all time and there will be no
more biting, scrathing or wrench
fighting.
Other business transacted is as
follows:
DIR. 7. A. Coleman was reappointed
county health officer and county physi-
clan for the north half of the county.
but he raised his price to $2O0 a year.
DIR. A. s. Cloud was reappointed coun-
ty physician for the south half at S75.
The roads petitioned for by Geo. Aus.
tin and j. D. Stroll in Valley township
were ordered viewed May goth. o.
French, JnO. Eckel and w. H. Mcclure
were appointed viewers.
s. Il. william presented a petition
praying for the vacation of road in
tersecting his farm in Medicine Lodge
township and the establishment of a
road on the section line. This petition
was presented at q prior meeting but
rejected. The board approved it at
this meeting and appointed VIM. Lonk.
er, Frank knight and &. w. Frisby as
viewers to meet at the proposed road
site May 18th. They will report at the
June or July meeting when the road
will either be granted or rejected.
The sum of $27 300. 90 was transferred
from the general fund to the sinking
fund for bond purposes.
g. M. Martin was given q certificate
OF error for SIS A on account of errone.
Gus assessment on some Of his lots.
L. l.. Lindley, administrators of the
estate Of S. @. McClain, took out com.
promise redemptions on lots on End
avenue and Main street.
On affidavit of J. M. Grouse a road in
Eagle township on sections II, IS, 10
and 20 in 1912, ordered opened num-
Der OF years ago, was vacated. The
opening was barred by lapse of time.
G. d. Rackley and L. D. Sparks were
appointed to assist the probate judge In
examining the treasurer's books next
quarter.
The board ordered that mo stock be
allowed pastured in the court house
yard from this time on.
w. A. Newkirk, Arthur Murlett and
Chas.Dyer were appointed viewers for a
road petitioned for by d. M. Circle, and
Jas. Springer, Tom Mounsey and j. B.
Harbaugh were appointed viewers for
one petitioned for by w. H. Smith.
Compromise tax assignments were
given d. l.. Pierce, trustee of Methodist
church at Sun City; Green Adams, lots
in Sun City; Chas Rumsey, lots in Kio-
wa; Phoebe E. Middleton, lots in Medi-
cine Lodge; P. G. Burnett, lots in Hazel
ton; p. A. McBroom, lots in Hazelton;
j. A. Bissantz, lots in Sun City; Mrs.
G. P. Elmore, lots in Kiowa; j. H. Sum-
msrs, lots in Kiowa.
The resignation of T. F. Kincaid as
trustee of Aetna township was accepted
and Nick Lorenson appointed to fill the
vacancy.
Green Adams was given a certificate
Of error on q valuation $945 on account
Of erroneous assessment.
E. Sample, guardian of F. j. and K.
E. Helm, was allowed to redeem lots in
Kiowa.
Sheriff Haun was instructed to turn
in the tax warrants issued against the
estate Of John Elmore.
Uncalled for warrants to the amount
Of e61. 40 cents were destroyed. Most Of
the parties to whom the warrants were
issued still live in the county.
Joe Owen and Emmett McCleary were
ordered to destroy the ballots of 1901.
The Medicine Lodge Telephone Com
pany was ordered to put in push buttons
in the court house before the July meet
ing.
The report of the committee appointed