Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-01-16
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

ne board OF county commlS-
sioners completed the work of the
regular session last Thursday. The
principal business transacted was
as follows:
Fourteen dollars worth of un-
claimed warrants were destroyed
by order of the board The war
rants had lain in the county clerks
office over three years. The law
provides that they shall be de-
stroyed after remaining unclaimed
three years.
! Geo. w. Hendrickson was grant
ed a certificate of error on valu-
alton of $3o5, Lake City township,
on account of same property hav-
ing been assessed in Elm Mills
township.
| Nick Lorensen, L. A. Townsend
and ]. w. Platt were appointhd to
appralse the 81 nw44, WI se4 and
mel of 3o-33-15, school land. H.
L.Jarvis, Henry Houghand VIM. AL
len were appointed to appraise the
ne ne sw ne ne Sc and sw Sc of
| 36-34-14 and the south half of 1o-
34-14. E. G.. Rose, Lewis Frame
and H. P. Hartley were appointed
to appraise the northeast quarter of
I6-3o-13.
| T. G.. Bunton of Kiowa was ap-
pointed truant officer for the Sec
ond commissioner district.
w. V. Stranathan was appoint
ed trr sc of Moore township in
place 5 A. Lambert who re.
signed.
i A. A. Paroe of Eagle was given
a certificate of error on a $40 val
|uation, difference in levy of school
districts 20 and I8, error of trustee
Of Elwood township.
! G. w. Sellers of Valley town
lship was given certificate of er-
.iir on 500 valuation sersonal
property, error of trustee.
| w. E. Brewer was given GER
tifcate of error on $40 valuation
personal property, Sharon town
ship, same having been listed in
Medicine Lodge township.
Thos. Warwick was given a
compromise redemption on lots ?,
3, block 10, and I, ?, 3, II, block
II, Highland Addition Medicine
LodSe, for So. G. M. Martin re-
deemed lot II, block 10, Highland
Addition for 50 cents and fees.
On Monday of this week the
board met and recognized by re-
electing Riley Lake chairman.
John Weidner was appointed su-
! perintendent of the poor farm and
of the poor for 1907. He pays
a cash rent of $175 per year and
will receive So per month for the
keeping of all patients and pau
pers, excepting small pox patients
which he will not be required to
keep, under the contract. VIM. AK
tell and Sam Wilson also submit
ted bids. Their figures were lit
tie higher on the item of caring for
the poor.
Anna Ref was allowed an as
signment on the Sc and Sc sw Sec
tion ID, and the ne NV and Sc NV
and n sw and sw sw of 23-23-I5
for fat tax.
The register of deeds was requir-
ed to maintain cash system and
will be held liable for all unpaid
bills. This means that if that Off
cial records a deed without collect
ing the fee he will have to dig up
the price of recording and trans
fer fee.
Chairman Lake was appointed
purchasing agent. 1t was ordered
in this connection that goods pur-
chased for the court house must be
on order of the purchasing agent,
otherwise they cannot be paid for.
The board adjourned in time to
catch the train for Indian Springs.
Transportation was furnished by
the new sheriff but he was too busy
to accompany them. They got
home that night and speak in great
praise OF the enthusiastic reception
rendered them during their few
blissful moments in the new city.
People say that the finest grocer
les in town are at Woodward
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