Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1906-05-30
First published in the Barber County Index
May 49, 1906
NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION.
State of Kansas, Barber County, SIS:

In the matter of the appropriation of lands
in Barber county, Kansas for the use of The
Denver, Kansa & Gulf Railway Company.
The State of Kansas, to the respective own
erS OF the land hereinafter described, and to
all other persons interested in or claiming
any title, lien or interest in, to or upon said
land or any part thereof
Notice is hereby given that we, the under
signed commissioners. thereunto duly ap-
pointed by the Honorable P. B. Gillett, Judge
OF the District Court of Barber County, Kan
saS, will, on Monday, the 25th day of June
1906, proceed to lay off, according to law for
The Denver Kansas u Gulf Railway Com
pany. along the line of its proposed railroad.
as located by said Company, route for said
proposed railroad, through and across the
manifestations or other lots of land herein
after described, not exceeding one hundred
feet In width, except for the purpose of cut
tings and embankments it shall be necessary
to take more for the proper construction and
security OF the road through as much of the
lands and lots hereinafter described in sa id
County, as may be desired by the said COM
pany and Of such width, within the limits
aforesaid. and upon such location, as may be
desired by said Company; and also such lands
as may be deemed necessary for side tracks,
depots, work shops. water stations. materials
Tor construction, except timber, the right OF
way over adjacent lands sufficient to enable
the said Company to construct and repair its
road and stations and right to conduct
water by aqueducts, and the right of making
proper drains. and will carefully survey and
carefully ascertain the quantity of land nee
essary for such purposes out of each quarter
section or OtherlOt of land through which said
route, side tracks, etc., is so located, and ap-
praise the value of such portion of any such
quarter section or other lot of land, so appro.
prlated and assess the damage thereto irrespec-
tive of any supposed bene fits to that not apprO-
priated land when we shall ascertain that such
portion of such quarter section Or lot belongs
to different owners. we will appraIse the value
and assess the damages of each such owners
interest We will commence to lay off the
said route. side tracks, etc.. as aforesaid, on
the line Of said Company's railroad las located,
at the point where said line enters the east
side of the premises of A. D. Reed and the
Heirs of Paris l.. Reed, deceased, being the
south half of the southeast quarter of section
two (2), in township thirty-two C}2) south, Of
range twelve O2) west of the 9th P. NJ and we
will adjourn from time to time and from place
to place on the line of said route until our la
bors In this behalf are complete.
The list OF lands and lots referred to above
is as follows:
The south half of the southeast quarter of
section 2, in township 3d. south, of range IL,
west of the 9th p m. owned by A. d. Reed
and the other heirs of Paris L. Reed, deceased.
The south half of the southwest quarter of
said section =, owned by Mary Best, and on
which the Union Central Life Insurance Com
pany and Mary Brier claim some lien.
The north half of the southwest quarter of
said section =. owned by Charles W. Ellis, and
in which the Boari of County Commissioners
of Barber county. Kansas, claim some inter-
est:
The south half of the northwest quarter and
the southwest quarter of the northeast quar-
ter, and the no rthwest quarter of the south
east quarter of section 3. in township 81 south
of range II. west of the 9Th P. NJ. in which
John Keifner. The Development Company
of Cuba. and the heirs of Eli c. Bene-
dict, deceased. claim some interest.
The east half of the northwest quarter of
section 4. in township 81 south. and the north
cast quarter of the southwest quarter of sec
ton 3d. in township 81, south, all in range Il,
west of the 9th P. NJ. in which Amos Ii. King,
Amos FL. king as trustee il trust for the
benefit of all the creditors of James S. Rayl,
Thomas L. Rayl, John RayI. and Samuel l..
Rayl, John G.. Wolford trustee in trust for
The Ohio Land and Cattle Company ana
Thomas p. Wallace each claim some interest.
The northwest quarter of the mort Invest
quarter of section 4, and the northeast quar-
ter of the northeast quarter of section ). all in
township 81. south, of range Il, west of the 9Th
P. NJ. in which the heirs of Thomas ]. Knight,
deceased, claim some interest.
The west half of the southeast quarter of
section 81, in township 81, south, of range II,
west of the 9th P. NJ, owned by the Winship
Manufacturing Company.
The northwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of section 81. the southwest quarter
of the southeast quarter, and the southeast
quarter of the southeast quarter. the north
west quarter of the southeast quarter and the
southwest quarter of section 30,and the north
east quarter of section 81. all in township 81.
south, of range IL, west of the 9th p NJ. in
which the Medicine Valley Railway Company
claims some interest.
The southwest quarter of the northwest
quarter of said section 81. owned by Joseph
A. PepOon, and in which G. Q. Chandler claims
some interest.
quarter of said section SO, the northeast quar-
ter of said section 81. the northwest quarter
of the southeast quarter, and the southwest
quarter of said section 20, in which w. L.
Warner claims some interest.
The northwest quarter of the southeast
quarter of section %, In township 81. south, or
range Is, west of the 9th p. NJ, in which Law
renee =. Coyie cf(1mu some Interest.