Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1885-03-20
Comanehe County Matters.

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For the benefit Of INDEX subscribers
interested in Comauche county, we pub
lish below an abstract of the proceed
ngs of the new board of commissioners
taken from the Coldwater Republican
of the 18th inst.
The board Of county commissioners of
Comanche county met pursuant to call.
G.. NJ. Norris elected as chairman.
Ordered that Comanche county be di-
vlded into three commissioner districts
as follows: Beginning where the east
line of range rs mtersects the north line
of township %, thence west to the west
line of range IL; thence south on said
range line to the state line; thence east
on state line to the east line of range 10:
thence north to the place of beginning.
and shall constitute the first commits
siOner district.
The second commissioner district
shall be bounded rs follows: Beginning
where the east line of range Is inter-
sects the north line of Up. - thence
west Oh the said line 10 west line range
10 thence south on said range line to
the northeast corner section "a, To %.
range Is; thence east on said section
line to the place of beginning.
The third commissioner district shall
be bounded as follows: Beginning
where the east line of range - inter-
sects the north line of Up -; thence
west on said parallel line to the wet
line of range ~; thence south on said
range line To state line; thence east to
the west linoOf range II; thence north
to northeast corner of section "a, town
ship 30. range IS, thence west on said
section line TO the east line of range 20;
thence north TO the place Of beginning.
Ordered that the county be OWED in
to eight municipal districts as follows:
Irwin township shall consist of CON
gressiOnal townships ~, 80 and 81 of
range ~, with voting precinct at
Horsehead ranch,
Protection township shall consist of
congressional townships 81. 80. "a and
the fractional township of 81, range 20
with voting precinct at Protection.
Avilla township shall consist of and
he bounded as follows: beginning at
the northwest corner of section 10. twp
33, range 10; thence east on said section
line TO the northeast corner of section
II. township 80, range IS; thence south
ON range line between ranges II and Is.
to the south line of the state; thence
west on the state line 10 the west line
Of range 10; thence north on said range
line TO place'Of beginning with voting
precinct at Avilla.
Comanche township shall consist of
and be bounded as follows. Beginning
at the northeast corner Of section one.
township -, range Is; thence west to
the northwest corner Of section 6. town
ship 20, range 10; thence south To the
southwest corner of section 81, town
ship 80, range 10; thence east to the
southeast corner Of section SO, township
80 range Is; thence north on range line
To place of beginning, with voting pre-
cinct at Rceder.
Coldwater township shall consist OF
and be bounded as follows: Beginning
ut northeast corner of section l, town
ship 81, range Is; thence west on town
ship line TO the northwest corner of sec
ton 8, township 81, range Is; thence
west on township line to the northwest
corner of section 8, township 81, range
10; thence south on range line to the
southwest corner of section IS, town
ship 80, range 10; thence east on section
line TO the southeast corner of section ~,
township 20, range IS; thence north on
range line to place of beginning, with
voting precinct at COldwater.
Click township shall consist Of con
gressional townships - and 80 range
10 and township - and 80 range l7,with
voting precinct atWilson's school house.
Powell township shah consist of con-
greSsional townships 81 aud 81. range I6
and townships 81 and 81 range II, with
voting precinct at Isaac Powelrs ranch.
Rumsey township shall consist of
townships 80 and 81 and the north half
of fractional township IS range rs, aud
townships 80 and "a and the north half
of fractional township IS range Ia.
Ordered that G.. w. Vickers be en-
ployed as legal advisor for the present
board of county commissioners. until
their successors shall have been elected
and qualified, and that he be paid SO
for such services in county scrip.
Ordered that an election shall be held
on Tuesday, April 81, 1885, for the cleo
ton OF full set Of county and township
officers and the establishment Of per
manent county seat for Comanche
county.