The Times from Baxter Springs, Kansas • 2

'Jlerk'sfees -County attorney's fee PricU'rs bill, l'ub. notice ijheriiTsfees -Printers' bill, sheriffs sale Appraisers' ie.es THE TIMES. J. F. MclJOWELL, Editor.

CLE 1 CARUTH. 11,40 ,10 17.23 8.00 12.00 1,50 $67,67 17,42 Total time and concluding that the expense would be too great upon the people at that time, they rescinded the order, and the matter was dropped. The matter rested until in July 1878, and at a meeting of the county board on the 12th of that month, the following order was made Judgment BAXTER SPRINGS, JAN. 30, 1879. L.

KITGHEL, rilcCT ITorli bailor1. Shop: One doer north of Gregg's etora BAXTER SPRINGS, KANSAS. L. KITCDEL has opened a tailoring establishment at Baxter Springs, where is prepared to CUT AND MAKE CLOTHES, in the most workmanlike manner, and a perfect fit guaranteed. Clothes cut on short calculation of the additional 25 ems allowed on additional insertions, or in other words they charged 250 ems for all insertions.

We found all the no tices set in Brevier and Bourgeois. In Brevie there-are twenty ems to the line, and in Bourgeois there are eighteen cms to the line in tht measurement of the Courier and Star. In the following cases we found excessive charges: Case against Geo ninshaw, S. E. nf the S.

W. Sec, 7, T. 35, R. 25. Notice set in DEALERS IN 'Total costs 50,15 In this case it costs 50,15 to collect 17,42 This beats corn 'raising at sixteen cents a bushel I It's better DELIUOUEHT TAX STEAL! ''Ordered that the county treasurer prepare a list for the county attorney, of all lands than bid In tor taxes by the county, -which, remain DnVGOODS, StlOCEMEU unDimyrasi'iE A lead mine I is How the Columbus Hing Skinning the People I notice, ana 01a clothes CLEANED AND REPAIRED.

And made to It's a bonanza Not one of the ring will go to Colorado as long as the steal Brevier tjpe 61 lines, multiplied by 20, holds out. ETC-, ETa, ETC-. gives a total of 1,220, ems divide by 250 LOOK AS GOOD AS NEW. Tls Criminal Carelessness and Stupidity of the We do not know how many tracts the number of cms in a square, and there I hope by rood work and strict attention unredeemed for three years, for the purpose of selling the same aa provided for in chapter 39, laws of 1874 and the county attorney is hereby ordered to proceed to advertise and sell the same in accordance with said law." J. T.

Maxey, chairman, H. E. Dur-kee and J. A. Hubbard were all present at the meeting The county attorney thought he had struck A GOLD MINE County Board to business to merit a share of the tiuhlia nere are in tnis county euDject to sale are less than five aquares, at per BAXTER SPRINGS, under the provisions of this law, but BP.aare covering four insertions, makes on- KANSAS L.

K1TCHEL, there are several hundred, and there is v12B0 antI tt ffial papers charge 515, The Blunders of the County Attorney and the I K( an ttv Mod rf 69 nn 0 i I vu(vV THE Avarice of the Ring. .1 ..1. me pocKets oi tno ring, xi, was tne a w. i 0f N. E.

i Sec. 6, T. 35. It. 25 ntention of the ring to make a case Notice set in Bourgeois 70 lines, multiplied Baxter DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT.

out of each tract of delinquent land but bj eighteen makes 1,260 cms ten ems more our expose last fall set them to think, than fire squares. Official papers charge ia' tn inJAarr- 518,00, an excess in this case, calling it five The People Bobbed of Thousands of Dollars, amount due on delinquent taxes and calculated the amount he would make Several months before wo severed oat of ifc- He figured out his our connection with the Galena Miner, profits at $5,000 we called th attention of the nnle so we are informed, and he entered This department is in Room No. 1. and comprises a complete stock of squares, vi erai tracts in one puoucaiiuu in sever Case against the N. of S.W.of the pRINTS.

MUSLINS, DELANES, al instances. The delinquent lots in s. E. i of Sec. 17, and the N.

E. of the this citv were all out in one Duplication S. E. 11 of Sec 17, all in T. 34.

E. 25. No- Q.1NGIIAMS, ALPACAS. FLANNELS, finst Now if a dozen or ce set in Bourgeois, 75. lines, 1,350 of this county to the action of the int0 tbo work heartily.

The district county board, and the peculiar con- clerk concluded there was a fat thing struction of the law relating to the in ifc for nim to. and the proprietors J)ENIMS, JEANS, CASSINETS. Official Into lrf.if 100 emS mCr6 than five II. R. CROWELL, Casiiies.

in one puDiicauon, wuy uu. puu Ca8 -m8t 0 j. rterson S. of th(S sale of delinquent lands sold at judic- of tho Courier and Starthe official fal sale, bv the county attorney, where raPe" of tho county, were positive racts, lots, in the county, in one N. w.

Sec. 27, T. 33, It. .25. Notice set Beady Made Clothing, in he decided that an individual case there wa3 money in it for them and save the people of the county in Bourgeois, 66 1,183 cms, less than hnnW Ka rtA Mh trant.

The Courier man boasted that he would thousands of dollars? It is not the squaEes. Official papers charge $16,75, ilAsnrintinn of thn trflfts that counts RO an excesS of 450' lie decided that an omnibus publica- make 5,000 out of it as his share Hosiejy, Gloves, Yarns, Gents Shirts, Paper Collars, tion would be illegal and yet he has lhe sbenit concluded there would be iJiJjlLo MJLIb, JvUTlUJvS, Jtc.m BUYS STLS EXCHANGE Roberts, north side of the N. E. 6 of 2 made omnibus publications "in several Uomething in it for him, and among quired in eacn case, jj or instance, it Sec. 33, T.

R. 25. Notice set in would not require any larger petition Bourgeois, 70 lines, ten ems over 5 A full line of MEN'S, LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S BOOTS AND SHOES. instances. We then quoted the law a11 nand3 tner0 was be a general and will quote it again, or so much of division of spoils.

for 500 or 1000 tracts than it would squares. Official papers charge 17,50, an .1 rnu a frr ft RintrlA tranf and here i whsre excess of 5,00. it as reiaies iu me particular matters i Case against John Farley, et al. Notice the ring has piled up the costs. In 8eV in Bourgeois 162 Unesj Brevier 44 lines; in question.

By reference to the ses- each delinquent, and by heaping up the 8ion laws of 77 page C9, chapter 39, costs and putting it strong they would GROCERY AND HARDWARE DEPARTMENT iiougias, liinn ana Montgomery coun- 3,796 ems, 46 ems over 15 squares. Official Room No. 2 is occupied by our stock of Groceries. Shelf Hardware. ties, omnibus publications were made papers charge excess of 14,00.

our readers will find an act in relation ate a handsome pile out of it. The to the collection of delinnnent tares, county attorney went in strong with and Queensware, where you will find a full line of GTTn 4 fP17 TTT were included against N. Sec. 31 -that is. all the tracts 7 34, 25.

Notice set in Bourgeois. 67 in one notice, but in this'county they section one of which is as follows tnat ahead of him and the "That in all cases la which real estate has COURIER AND STAR a. i SALT. CANNED GOODS, DRIED FRUITS. JLVilJN lUUJN iliX lines, 1,206 ems, 44 less than 5 squares.

Of- made individual cases against many of ficial papers charge 817,00, an excess of FLOUR. BACON, MEAL, CANDLES, SOAP, wcn.orr" Bna Tt any I fellows fairly danced with glee. In the delinquents, and why? For no $4,50. SODA, CHEESE. CRACKERS.

CIGARS AND TOBACCO. ave remained unredeemed and the certificate figuring over and Calculating his pros other purpese than as a means of filling So it was in every case we examin- POnKRT Ar. TA R17K A TT.S. "RHLTS lflltoT CLASS COMMERCIAL iot me penou 01 mree pective Wealth, the COUnty attomev years after such Bale, it shall be the duty of the I this ed an excess of from 3,00 to the pockets of a ring, who seek method to rob the people. LOCKS, HINGES, TACKS, nORSE SHOES, attorney of such citvor county to file a teti- I discovered an error.

He found that 00. In the seven cases we have cited And transacts a In a bill presented to the county here, we have an aggregate excess of tion containing a ust of scch keal estate jn hfe calculations he had made the IN THE OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT CLERK OF SUCH rt cocntt, describing the lands, lota or pieces of mistake of ngunng on 10 -per cent, of ground on which such taxes may be due and instead, of the one per cent allowed by board, we find that the ofilcial paper's 42,00 an out an out steal directly Regular Banking Easiness We have a large stock of QTzeansTvcure, Lamps, Coal Oil, HEAVY HARDWARE DEPARTMENT of this county published the treasurers out of the treasury of this county. We annual delinquent tax list last August, know what we are talking about when uupaiujnuu iuu niuvuuv nuu bug oi Tviat iviiva i i fill. of taxes thereon, as nearly as practicable, and law Thw "formation we received in giving the owners name, if known, together! the district clerks office, and is related in which there were 772 pieces of land we say it. The printers set the no- m-lfr fa rifiirAi fni tfia ei1a Ihn a a a I COOK STOVES, nEATING STOVES, cikVsihTiec an actual Iact that McKenney advertised tor sale, at a cost ot $193.

tices in Bourgeois and Brevier type interest and penalty thereon, and to cause a no- I county attorney, expected to make They were allowed twenty-five cents and the proprietors of the papers WAGON TIMBER, STOVE PIPING, BLACKSMITHS' STOCK, FORKS, SHOVELS. PICKS, TUBS, BUCKETS, BROOMS, PUMPS pi Faft for each tract described. In another! measured these notices by Nonpareil ticetobe published in some newspaper pub- gg qqq a3 jg Bnare 0f liahed and of general circulation in such county describing the land, lot or piece of ground on THE STEAL. bill Deiore us we nnd tnat tne county measurement a plan resorted to in STONE AND FIRE WARE, BARBED WIRE which such taxes shall have been levied, and When he discovered that his fee was stating the taxes, interest tan penalty thereon as claimed in such petition, with the name of only one Per cent, all interest in the board has allowed the same papers some printing offices, but nevertheless 327 for sixty-four publications. One a steal.

Nonpareil is the standard James Smith, of these publications includes all the type for leal notices, and is a great the supposed owner, if known, and notifying scheme, on his part, ceased from that all persons to appear and show cause, at a day TT therein namel, why such lands, lots or pieces moment, lie told the Other fellows of ground should not be sold for the payment of so we are reliably informed, that there lots in Baxter Springs, and a few oth deal smaller than Brevier or Bourgeois. All of which wo offer at the lowest prices. Come and examine our goods and ers that had several tracts included in In (OPPOSITE CAItUTIPS STORE) prices, and satisfy yourself that we mean business. eucn taxes, interest ani penalties assessed mere-1 j.t 1 a SJ nn mnnAV in tho ennama f.ii. him one notice, but the most of them.

are CONCLUSION, weeks, and the last publication therein Bhall be I and gently hinted that he didnotwan individual cases. If the county atlor- We will say that we are emphatic The Highest Marlcet Price paid, for Country Produce. at least twenty days before the day set for ftnr morfe nf ney had included all the lands subject all ot the opinion that the law is a bad Manufacturer all kinds of showing cause against snch sale. Onb on mobs In order to keep the matter moving riECES Or BXAL ESTATE MAT BE INCLUDED IN to sale under the act of '77 in one no- one a fraud, a'lezal enactment to on- PLOWS. ANT BILL AND PETITION 80 FILED.

The inval the district clerk agreed to do all tice it could have been published at a press the people, even when adminis- idity of any tax sale tor any cause should be no defence to the proceedings hereunder if any A A -A A I his writing for him in preparinz the cost 01 not exceeding nicy cenis a tract terea in tne most economical manner, CULTIVATORS. HARROWS. From the Tery. taxes be duo and unpaid." papers in the cases, and we are reliably allowing the papers legal rates, as and when construed as it has been by The other sections of this law pro- informed that nearly all of the peti they claim, and we know what we are the authorities of this county, it serves vidcs that the court shall decide what tions, papers necessary to be filed talking about when we say it. As we as a pretext to rObi the people.

We Best Materiax taxes have been legally assessed, how bv the countv attornev were rtranarAd have said before we do not know how I have not room for further comment at 0 No worm eaten timber used and many tracts there are subject to sale this time, but the ring may well un- under this Jaw, but we are informed covered up with putty and paint. derstand that we are not done with that there are many more. To show them yet. We intend to get at the PATRONIZE nOME INDUSTRY AND -HOME MANUFAC more clearly how the costs arc bein bottom of the cost of this steal to the heaped in piles as far as the ring has people of this county, when the cases TURERS. 5 Call and examine my stock and gone, we will examine into the matter have passed to final process.

There a little farther. 1 are some other matters we will lav he- We find the county board has passed fore the people. prices. A fall stock of plows on hand for th nran sixtv-tonr cases. We have nn I I .1 means of findin ont th T.nn.W nf pap-sucser ana siaiwan in JOHN M.

COOPER is selling goods at a great reduction on prices of 1878 He will guarantee you the very lowest rates on all staples. Special bargains on certain lots at all times Produce taken in exchange. His stock of Dry Goods, Hats and Caps, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, "Groceries, Queensware and Shelf Hardware is When in Baxter Springs, call at the Benoist Corner and be satisfied in regard to the above assertion. Spring Trade. All kinda of TU.AnKSMTTTTTKrt tracts levied nnon.

at hand' neither the RePublican caIP afc Topeka, 1 1 in obedience to orders from the powers we know the aggregate amount of judg dona with neatneaft nnrl dintrh i' sale is made, who are party defendents, for him gratis, in the district clerk's fees of county Attorney and Sheriff, office. it is easily seen that the which is one per cent each, on the county officers who had anything to amount collected, etc. We particu- do with it and the official papers of the larly invite the attention of our readers county, have been exceedingly anx-to this first section and especially to ious to collect the delinquent taxes in the words in small caps It is clearly this county. manifest that the law contemplates one We will next call the attention of petition and one publication or, in the people of the county to the other words, the law makers designed cost oe this mine that all the tracts of land should be of wealth by the ring included in one. petition and one pub- In the first place the county attorney lication making an omnibus publi- gets one per cent for his services a tion, alter the style of the county treas- small amount true, but amply sufficient urers in the annual sale of lands for when we take into consideration his taxes.

There can be no doubt as to salary, which is 1,500 a year in this this matter no lawyer who is a law- county. The fees of the district clerk will risk an opinion to the contrary, range from 8,50 to 12,50. The We have talked to a number of law- Printers fee3 for publication of summers iu reference to the matter and moos or notice, range from 12,50 to they all unite in saying that all tracts 19,50. The law only allows the chould be included in one petition and sheriff one per cent for his services on one publication. Several months ago collections, but we are informed that Col.

J. Hallowell, expressed him- the sheriff will collect the same fees he celf very emphatically on the question, does in other orders of sale placed in that be. A goodlyv delegation from ments obtained against delinquents, this county has gone up to help our HORSESHOEING a specialty. but we can get at the costs delegation to vote just right. SL897 Amount allowed official "papers for Pub.

64 notices -Clerk's fees, $8 per case -Sheriff's fees, $8 per case 512 The first ballot for U. S. Senator in 512 Street ioo our legislature, was bad last Tuesday, Appraisers' iees -Printers bill pub. sheriff sales, an W8 and resulted as follows: 'Ingalls Gl; average oi $13, a piece -Total S3.219 Anthonv2fl Stmnson 18: Phillinslli We have -placed a low estimate up- Campbell 6 Horton 3 Goodin 21 appra.aora iees, ana are satisnea Mitchell 2a Pomerov lr Later ad. DEALER IN that our average estimate of clerk's vices indicate a weakening oi Ingalls and sheriff's fees and the printers bill strength.

HallowelL Abderson and tor publishing sheriffs sales will be Gillespie all voted for Ingalls, and WW 0m v. below the amount that will be charged. HeimicK votea lor Mitchell, it is I jIq said ho was in the legislature and his hands, which will make his fees JNorhave we given the amount that thought several days 'will elapse before J. GLilRE a Senator is chosen. J.

W. KEEN AN, will be allowed the county attorney as his per and yet the costs reach Iiclped to frame the law, and asserted from 8 to 15 per case. Appraisers positively that are allowed fifty cenls each for ap- ALL TRACTS SHOULD BE PUBLISHED praising the land. The sheriff next the appalling sum of S3.219 1 There The Kansas City Times of last DEALER IN DEALER IN may bo some of these cases that have Tuesday "morning devoted several pag together. publishes an order of sale and here the To show the great difference there is official papers get another whack at it, been settled, even, before an order of es to an expose of the of in these two forms of publication, we which will cost from 10 to 15.

will illustrate to illustrate, sale was issued, but the principal re- Senator In gal presenting fac similiejpf "FiT) ATiPj mains, and shows whit if. pnet in nl conies of letters nnmnfj in the FUKNTTURE. biak coasxa or public sqcaki. auk uuiviai puyna ut iuu cuunty re-i we vviugive me iees in a case, as we reive 1,00 per square first insertion, took them from the records lect delinquent taxes in Cherokee Ben Gale scandal, and other rascalities county under, the present administra- i which Ingalls has been playing a' full tion. And that is hand.

Members of the legislature can OPPOSITE THE TOSTOFFICE. r.r.a aity Cents per Square lor each ad- "Board of County Commissioners BAXTE SPRING KANSAS lltional insertion, or tier snnare w. of Sec 31, T. 54, e. 23.

1 judgment BAXTER SPRINGS, KANSAS. cr lour weeks, it the county attor cierk'sfees 6,55 not all. not ignore these charges, no matter When in Columbus a few weeks from what source they may come. They ago we took some pains to so through are of too serious a character to allow H37 tad included all the tracts for sale untJ'altorney src ESTABLISHED IN 1868-1 ,03 CHEMICALS, PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, BLANK BOOKS, STjl Tl OJTMt. IT, NOTIONS, And all articles usually kept ia a drug store.

EST DOOR KORTH OF P. O. Baxter Springs, Kansas- 17,00 rrintere bill, Pub. notice one publication, it would not havo sheriff's ices the papers on file in the district clerk's honest man to vote for him. 8,00 est the owner of the delinquent lands office -appointed ourself a "smeiiine? 1,50 Printers' bill.

Pub. sheriffs sale Appraiseis' Tees Total Hoe or Perish LonisYflle Courier JonnuiL I keep a stock of Furniture suitable to. the wants of this which to exceed one dollar each, and we bo I eva the cost could have been brought if you please. In looking over the bills allowed the ofilcial pa 74,51 29,41 I will sell as low as any honest man wa r.3 low as fifty conts But as it is, I keep constantly en hand a folly supply of STOVES, TINWARE. HARDWARE, AND A FULP LINE OF SHELF GOODS.

pers of the county for publishing no liking individual cases against delin will who expects to do a permanent business, and pay dollar for dollar for Total costs "Mrs. exchange tells us, "V'says the only way to civilize the Indian is to put a hoe in his hand and tell him to hoe or perish." Then, "the only way" is no way. Put a hoe in 45,10 In the above we approximate the sher i ucnta, they are compelled to pay for I'icatioa of the notice alone sav- iffs fees, at what the under shei iff said his hand and tell him to hoe or perish: nothing about the other costs, from they would average. We put the nis gooas. PICTURE FRAMES, LOOKING GLASSES, WALL PAPER, to 19,50, when fiftv cents printers' bill down In ffpr than a cinf-lo go back in two hours and you'll find that hehas8wapped his hoe for a quart of whisky, and is off perishing like a have settled the bill.

And case will be charged by the official lord. ccrietmng as to the ners. for nnblishinr thn Rlipriflraeoioa 1 1 g' wussa WM WINDOW SHADES, Etc. iuiiuiii jb txm vao iana 100K no account of iees vet tices to delinquents, it struck us that the amounts were very large. We ex.

amined the papers on file in a number of cases, and in every bill we examined filed by the facial papers we found an excessive 'charge. We jotted down some of them and will refer to them. According to legal rates printers are allowed 1,00 per square for the first insertion of 250 ems and fifty cents a square for each additional insertion of 225 ems. While we were in the ofSce of the district clerk, the editor of the Courier informed us that they made no 7tL 43.ESm' a Tea REDUCED to $2 4 YEAR THHLI Caala in rOSTACE PREPAID. NOW IS THE TIJIETO MAKE UP xrnrtn ninno Better Wait and Grow up.

T. Tribune. ars mlorraed by the county clerk to accrue in the district clerks office in oil oi il made an or- the final adjustment of the cases, and Dakota, with something over 5,000 voters would like the privilege of be the county attorney should yet we find that it costs $45,10 to col. COOK AND HEATING STOVE3, of the latest styles and best pat-- terns, at the lowest prices. I make a specialty of the manufacture and repair of tinware, at prices that coming the thirty-ninth State in the asunaerme provisions ot tee lect 23.41 delinement tax.

ALL STYLES OF Burial Cases and CoQns. Kept in stock and ready cn short notice. All ELEGANT HEARSE Is in readiness at all times to attend Union. In view of the necessity of 1 to above, a few months having somebody left over to do the hebe's anotheh case. "Board County Corn's vsN.

W. of S. W. Pec 18, Si, 25. liSairo of the same, but af- voting, after the oOces have been fill 1UUA I0jU1O- nOW TO KESin Get a isfrice rrwv order on Philadelphia, oradralt on I'hilailtl-phia or New York.

If tou cannut p- cf th! enl bank uot, in rerif t'xl U'tier. Parties doe irin? lo ir' ilu' hcn tc-imc'B copy, vhii-h will 'mnt frso. Cui)S LAUVS book mi--. to. -i 1 a ed, Dakota may be obliged to wait and matter for some Icrhg the $17,42 Call3 from tbc coantrj and grow up ith the country.

DEPY COMPETITION lowiis will recede rrct attettioa. -Tlnl.