Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1908-04-22
County Commissioners

lnlSn up IIldIlcIS coming OCiOIC uIC ICSu-
lar April meeting. Commissioners Lake
and Wadsworth got along without Com
missioner Flanagan on Thursday but they
called in the third man on Friday to dis
pose of the ice contract and the matter
of appointing county physician for the
first and third DISTRICTS in which there was
rivalry. In the second district Dr.. A. S.
Cloud Of kiowa was appointed without
opposition at fee Of 500 per year.
An order was made instructing the
county attorney to foreclose on all delin-
quent real estate subject to tax deed.
There are several properties in this city
and few in other portions Of, the county
which the county is carrying and it is the
purpose Of the county to either call in the
money or dispossess the occupants.
The Elsea road application in Lake
City township was ordered re-advertised
on account Of an irregularity.
In the matter Of delinquent taxes on
railroad right-of-way between Medicine
Lodge and Lake City. the county clerk
found that the fiat tax due the county was
$74.74. Seward |. Field, attorney for
E. L. Peckham, paid this amount and
the r. r. Co. got clear receipt for all
tax claims.
| I'M. ThraIls was given a lease on
the sw44 Of sw44 of 36-3l-l4 for term
Of three years for ST go per year.
Y. S. Cook was allowed to redeem
the following lands for fiat tax and pen
atty Of 1906 and prior tax: So SCI and
sw44 7-34-l2 and eaa se44 l8-34-l2 and
nj nw4 20-34-l2.
The ice contract for the season was
awarded to ]. C. Gano at s. cents per
hundred. L. D. Sparks bid was 80
cents and the board gave the contract to
the low man.
The board purchased a new type
writer for the district clerks Office from
the Oliver company through represent
ative Of the company from Wichita. The
commissioners paid $40 and turned in the
old machine which has not been in use
for some time, in fact is worn out. In
fairness it should be said that this deal
was made by a specially constituted
board and the regular board afterward
thought enough Of it to ratify it. The
salesman did not tumble until he was
put next by one Of the erstwhile com
missioners." but he took it in good humor
and was glad to close the contract with
the board de jure after he was apprised
Of the joke, and he left giving the de
facto board credit for landing.
DR.. Hardin Gilbert was appointed
county health officer for the first and
third districts at a fee of $40 per year
The others who submitted bids were DR.
: T. A. Coleman. $3.50 and DR.. J. H
, Donovan, 500. All Of the commis-
sioners expressed choice and each o.
! the three physicians were within reach o.
: the appointment but it was finally agreed
to give it to the low man and the new
physician happened to be ''itr
;. The Barber County Index was again
0 designated the official county paper 70
the ensuing year.
Bartholomew Bros. Of kingman. Okla
homa, were given franchise Of the pub
|. lie road between kiowa and Aetn;
:. on the State line for the construction Of
:. telephone line. The line is to extent
g from kiowa. Kansas, to kingman, Ok
II lahoma, the latter place being located 81
miles southwest Of Aetna.
II The bond Of Sheriff Kidd was ap
proved. The amount Of the bond i
a $4,000. The following are Sheril
+ Kids surehes:
IS il. Cant, P. B. Cole, J. w. Fin
st ley, R. M. Smith. w. B. Springer. F
y Bernice Woodward. David S. Jones
$ Seward |. Field. H. w. Skinner. VIM
Palmer, w. R. Forsyth, M. T. William.
r. ]. Taliafeno, c. NJ. Hoehton, Wal
!. dron Chase, ]. w. Brown. F. NJ. Shell
]. II. Donovan, VIM. Rule, A. q
Shaw, G. w. Stevens.
1t On Friday the board drove out t.
y Spring Greek east Of the city and also t
q Elm Creek north Of town near Q
Wanen's farm. to look over the groun'
to decide on the matter Of putting il
y bridges, something that has been needles
a for some time. A decision was reache,
: to put bridges IN at both places. Th
, Spring Creek bridge will be a 50-foo
steel span and the one on Elm an 80
II foot steel and 40-foot pile approach
II The BIodgett Company Of Kansas Cit
st Will build the bndses::
I. VIC. Dark and Jim Parr had a Ettl
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