Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1886-08-29
THE BOAT CLUB.
Yesterday a four cared paper shell arr

Yesterday four cared paper shell arrived
from Troy, New York, for the Wichita boat
club. 1t is forty feet long and is pronounced
by all who have seen it, daisy. The trim
mings fo- it have not yet arrived, but as soon
as they do the boys viii get ready for an old
fashioned upset into the water
The other boats that were ordered from
Troy some days ago have been shipped. They
are expected to arrive in few days.
The interest in the boating business seems
to be increasing. New members are daily
being added, and the boys are booming things
generally. The charter of the company reads
as follows:
The undersigned, citizens of the state of
Kansas, do hereby voluntarily associate our
selves together for the purpose of forming a
private corporation under the laws of (the
state of Kansas, and DO hereby certify as
| follows:
First--That the name of this corporation
| shall be the Wichita Boat Club.
| Second-That the purposes for which this
corporation Is formed are to purchase or
lease real estate, build boat houses, buy or
build boats and all property owned and used
by like boat clubs and to encourage aquatic
and athletic sports
Third-That the place where its business is
to be transacted is at Wichita. Sedgwick
county. State of Kansas.
Fourth-That the term for which this as
ISOLATION is to exist is ninety mine years.
Fifth-That the number of directors or
trustees OF this association shall be thirteen,
and the names of those appointed for the first
year are: W. c. Woodman, Robt. c. Dean,
h. G. Lee, Paul Jones, Ben. w. Aldrich. n.
F. Niederlander, r. P. Murdoch, Chas.
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Walden, Oscar Smith and Murray Myers, all
residents of the city of Wichita, county Of
Sedgwick, State of Kansas
Sixth-I'hat the estimated value OF the
goods, chattels, lands, rights and
credits owned by the corporation is $4,000,
as amended. and that the amount of the cap
ital stock of this corporation shall be $1,000,
as amended, and shall be divided into one
thousand shares OF so each.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto
subscribed our names this, 18th day of August,
1886:
Murray Myers, Robert c. Dean, H. D.
Heisernlan, VIM. r. Smith, James ID. Daley,
Chas. 3. Cooper, Geo. j. Gray, Paul +.
Jones Jones, Z. G. Lee, o. c. Daisy, Geo. Park *
Hays, G. +. Bearse, Lee Taylor.
State of Kansas, Sedgwick county. S.
Be it remembered, that on the 9Th day of
August, A. D., 1856, before me, the under
signed notary public in and for the county
and state aforesaid, came Charles B. Cooper.
Murray Myers, Robert C. DEAN, George J.
Gray, Paul e. Jones, II. D. Heiserman, Fl.
G. Lee, o. c. Daisy, VIM. r. Smith, James
B. Daley, George Parkham, Oscar Barnes,
John Fisher, W. W. Hays, G. +. Bearse and
Lee Taylor, who are to me personally known
to be the same persons who executed the fore
going instrument and duly acknowledged the
execution of the same
In testimony whereof | have hereunto sub
scribed my name and affixed my official seal
on the day and year last above written.
ROBERTO. DEAN, Notary Public
Term expires July IA, 1888.
STATE OF KANsES,
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE I
l, f. B. Allen, Secretary of State of the
state of Kansas do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true and correct copy Of the
original instrument of writing filed in my
office August 7th, A. ID. 1856.
In testimony whereof l have hereunto sub
scribe my name and affix my official seal.
Done at Topeka, Kensas, this 18th day of
August, y. D., 1856. f. b. ALLEN,