The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-10


Commencing in the military road at the cross
ing of the VcrmiIlion branch of Blne river:
thence due north to the line of the Territory 8
thence east along said line to the line of the
Fourteenth District thence due south along said
line TO the aforesaid military road. and along the
middle of said road to the place of beginning.
Precincts, Places for Polls, and Judges
of Election.
FIRST DIsTRIcT-The election will be held at
the house of W. II. r. Lykins, in the town of
Lawrence.
JupeEs-Hugh Cameron, James B. Abbott, n
B. Blanton.
srcosD DIsTRIcr-Housc of Harrison Burson,
on Wakarusa river.
JuDeEs-H Harrison Burson, Paris Ellison, Nath.
S. Ramsey.
THmD D1srRIcr-Housc of Thos. n. Stinson,
in the town of Tecumseh.
JUDGEs-Rey. L. ID. Stateler. Rev. II. B. Bur-
CESS, Rev. II. Il. Watts.
FOURTH D1sTRIcT-House of DR.. ]. Chapman
JuDsEs-Perry Fuller, David Pul1, Z. W.
Moore.
Firm DIsTR1cr-This District is divided into
four voting Precincts, as follows, viz:
BuH Creek PTeeiRtt-C Commencing in the Usage
or Marais des Cygnes) river opposite the term
nation Of the dividing ridge between Pottawat-
omie and Middle creek; thence by an easterly
line, running north of all the settlements on tie
line; thence up said line to the line between the
Fourth and Fifth Districts thence east along said
line to the line between the Peoria and Ottawa
Reservations; thence south along the same TO the
Usage river, and down said river to the place OF
The election will be held at the house of Bap-
tiste Peoria.
JuDcEs-John j. Parks, j. ]. Clark, Stephen
White.
Pdttauatomie CivsL Precinct Commencing in
the Usage river on the line of the Peoria and OF
tawa Reserves; thence down said river to point
opposite the termination of the dividing ridge
between PottawatOnic creek and Middle creek
thence along said dividing ridge beyond the head
waters of said creeks, and thence by line due
southwest to the line of the Sixth District: thence
by the lines of the Sixth, Seventh. and Fourth
Districts, 20 the line of the Peoria and Ottawa
Reservations, and down the same to the place of
beginning.
Election at the house of Henry Sherman, on
Pottawatolnie creek.
JUDGEs-Wiliam Chestnut, Allen Wilkinson,
o. F. Cleveland.
Big Sugar Cfeck PYecinct- Beginning in the
Usage river at the Missouri State line: thcuce up
said river to the mouth of Big Sugar creek thence
up said creek to the mouth of Little Sugar creek
thence along the dividing ridge between Big and
Little Sugar creeks. beyond the head waters of
both; thence by due southwest line to the line
of the Fifth District; thence along the same to
the PottawatoInie Creek Precinct; thence by the
line of said Precinct to the Usage river; thence by
an easterly line, running north Of all the settle
ments On the waters Of North Sugar creek, to the
Missouri State line, and down the same TO the
place of beginning.
Election at the house of Elisha Tucker, at the
old Pottawatomie Mission.
JuDeEs-James NJ. Arthur, Elisha Tucker,
John +. Brown. E-a
Little Sugar G9ek Precinct-C Commencing at
the mouth of Little Usage river: thence up the
same, and along line of Sixth District 10 Big
Sugar Creek Precinct; thence along the hne of
said Precinct to Usage river, down Usage river to
State line, and down State line to place of begin
ming.
Election at house of Isaac Stockton, at crossing
JuDeEs-W WiIliam Fl. Finley, Alfred Osborne,
Isaac Stockton.
SIXTH DIsIRIcr-Election at the Hospital build
ing at Fort Scott.
JUDeEs-James Ray, SEN, William Painter,
William Godefroy. El.r .4.
SEVENTH DIsTRICT-EIection at the house of j :.
3. Titus, on the Santa Fe road.
JUDGEs-Ei Snyder, John W. Frcel, DIR. Har-
vey Foster.
EIaurII Decentralization at the Council
Grove Mission House, near the Santa Fe road.
JUDGEs-A. j. Baker, Emanuel Mosier, T. s..
Hoffnker.
NINTH Decentralization at the house of Rob-
ert KlotZ in the town of 'Pawnee.
,JUDGEs-A. D. Gibson, S. B. White, Robert
Wilson.
TENTH D1sTIrcT-This District is divided into
two voting Precincts, as follows, viz:
Blue RsUer Pfeeinet-C Commencing at the up
per mouth of Black Jack creek thence up said
creek to the head of the main branch; thence
due north to the Independence emigrant road !;
thence up the middle of said road to the northern
line of the Territory; thence by the northern,
western, and southern lines of the District to the
place of beginning.
Election at the house of S. D. Dyer, on Blue
river.
JUDGEs-Joseph W. Russell, Marshal A. Gar
rett, Joseph Stewart.
Rock Creek Precinct Commencing the up
per mouth of Black Jack creek; thence up said
creek to the head of the main branch; thence
due north to the Independence emigrant road
thence down said road. and by the continuous
easteriy and southery lines of the District to the
| place of beginning.
| Election at the house of Robert Wilson, on
| Rock creek.
JuDeEs-Francis Bergcrow, Henry Ramnlelt
| james Wilson. @
| ELEVENTH Decentralization at the trading
! hofse Of Woodward & Marshall.
JuDGEs-Tr. j. Marshall, r. C. Bishop, ". p
Mcclure.
/ TWELFTH DIsTRIcT-This District is divided
into two Precincts, as follows, viz:
&lrer Lake Preciact-Co at the
mouth of Cross creek; thence up the same to tht
head thence due north TO military road leading
from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Kearney; thence
| by the continuous northern, eastern. and south
ern lines OF the District 70 the place of beginning
Election at the store of Sloan 6 Beaubien, OF
| Silver Lake.
JUDeEs-Nath. wingardner, E. N. Sloan, Eyar
| Kennedy.
ST. HaJy's Precinet- Commencing at the moutl
of Cross creek thencc-up said creek TO the head
thar,aa 1ua 70 ha r0ad EoT
Leavenworth to Fort kearney thence by tn;
northern, western, and southern lines of the Dis
/ trict to the place of beginning.
Election at the store OF B. r Bertrand, a. st
| Mary's Mission.
Jtpors~Dr. L. r Palmer, Charles Dean, Rev
! J. B. Duerinck. ~
THIRTEENTH DIsTRIcT-Election Except a
hereinafter stated) at the house of Samuel j
/ Hard, at Hickory Point.
JUDeEs-H. B. Cora, James Atkinson. j. b
Ross.
4 ForRTEESTu DIsTnrcT-Tlis District is divid
4 ed into three Precincts as follows. viz:
/ Hslf Rirer pFeeiaet-C Commencing in the Mis-
sour river one mile east of Mosquito creek: theme
by line corresponding 10, and one mile east OF
| the several courses of said creek and the mail
branch thereof; thence by line due south &
| Cottonwood Spring thence along the Pettawat
oriic road to the dividing ridge, two miles fron
the crossing of said road at Independence creek
thence due west 70 the line of the District, AM
by the westerly and northerly lines of the Dis
4 trict to the place of beginning.
Election at the house erected by Aaron Lewis
on Wolf river.
JrDeEs-James II. Irwin, Joel Ryan. E. ". B
Rogers.
| Do1ia6an P,scina-C Commencing on the Ms
!, souri river at the south line of Cadues Reserve
thence bs the same, and along The di iyiding ridg
between Cadueis creek and Lewis;s creek, 70 Cot
II tonwood Spring thence by the line of the Wo
,. River Precinct, and the western and suuthcr
lines of the District 70 the Missouri river and a
the Missouri nver 10 the place of beginning.
Election at the store Of John VI. & JaIns
, Foreman, in the town Of Doniphan.
II. JuDGEs-A- K. Shaw, Paris Dunning, w
Chudys.
II Burr 0aE PrsciadL Commencing on the MI:
s0ai river at the south line of Cadues Reserve
thence by line of Doniphan Precinct 70 Cotton
wood Spring: thence BY line Of Wolf Rivs
! Precinct to Missouri river, and down said nv,
! to place OF beginning
Election at house Of Milton e. BRYANT, on S
J Joseph and California road.
JrDeEs-Ebenezer Blackstone, Cary B. Whit.
! head, Osborne Huien
FHTEEyTH HDTsTRIcr-EiectioH (except m her
matter stated at the house Of Charles Hays, 9
the military road. &
JuDsEs-Thenas J. Thompson, z. z. Zir
d norman, Daniel Fisk.
Ell SUTEESTH Decentralization at the house
Il Keller Il Kyle, IN the town Of Leavsngortb.
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