The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-29
FOR THREE NEW Towns
All VIII Take Place on thurs
day, October a.
WARD LINES DEFINED
Full Set of Officers Are TO Be
Chosen.

Guthrie. o. T.. Sept &.-Governor Jen-
kins today issued the procIamauons call
ing for the first elections at Lanton. Hob
art ana Anadarko. The date Of the cleo
tions IS October p The judges and
clerks Of the election have been appoint
ed by the governor. The proclamation
for the Lawton election is as follows.
Whereas, an enumeration of the inhabi-
tants of the town of Lawton. Oklahoma.
as defined by a government plat Of the
toWnsite Of Lawton. Oklahoma territory
embracing the north half 90 OF section
thlrty-one f50 township TWO t2) north OF
range eleven tIj west in the territory
OF oklahoma, surveyed and plated by
NJ. I. Paine and certified TO by ". A
1lcharos, assistant commissioner of the
general land office, under date of July s.
1901, having been taken Ia accordance with
the provisions of section one of article
one chapter fourteen of the statutes of
Oklahoma, ana a report of the same flied
IN the executive Office of the territory of
Nlahoma showing a population of 1856.
and report of the same hiving been
iied ia the executive Office Of the terri
tory; and
Whereas, a petition signed by a major
ity of the voters residing upon said town
site having been fled with the Governor
of the territory. praying for the organi-
zation Of said ,own of LawtOn as a city
of the hrst-claSs,
Now. therefore, / W NJ jenkins. gov
ernOr of the territory of Oklahoma. by
virtue of the authority vested in me by
the laws OF the territory, do declare and
proclaim said toEn Of Isawton as aDove
described, to be 2. city OF the 1iTst-elass
from this day and Iiate and hereby call
an election to be heir in said city OF Law
Ton on Thursday. october -, 1901, for the
election of the following city officers.
one mayor; one police Judge. one city
marshal, one street commissioner, one
city attorney, one city clerk. one city
treasurer. one treasurer of the school
board, two members of the city council
from each OF the four wards of the said
city and hereinafter described; two mem
bers of the board of education from each
OF the four wards of said city: TWO JUS
tices OF the peace. two constabies all Of
OF whom shall hold their respective Offices
until the date of the next regular city
election as prescribed by the statutes Of
OA4ahoma.
The boundaries of the said wards of the
city shall be as follows:
First ward-AH of that portion of the
city lying east of Fourth street and north
Of the line passing east and west through
blocks Al. g. l3 and a.
Second ward-An of that portion Of the
city lying west of Fourth street and
north of the lire passing east and west
through the centers of blocks 81, 35, &c.
81, s.. % and 90
Third ward-An of said city lying west
Df Fourth street and south of said line
passing through the centers of blocks 81
s5. Be. 81 IS. 50 and R.
Fourth ward-AH OF that part of said
rlty living east of Fourth street and south
OF sand line passing through the center
Of blocks a. r. 45 and a..
Similar prGclamati0ns have been issued
FOR elections at Hobart and Anadarko.
Ward boundaries at Hobart are as fol-
lows.
First ward-Au that portion of said
townsite lying north OF Fourth street and
east Of & street.
Second ward.-Au that portion OF the
townsite lying west OF G. street and north
ei Fourth street. including the northeast
quarter of section four. township six,
raneg eighteen. west, known as IIilIs
addition.
Third ward-AT that portion Of said
townsite south of Fourth street and west
of c street.
Fourth ward-Au that portion of said
townsite south Of Fourth street and east
of c street.
ward boundaries at Anadarko are as
follows;
First ward-Au of that portion or The
officially plated t1wusite of Aradar1o
Ning north OF The center of q street and
east OF the center OF seventh street
thereof
seooid ward-AH that portion lying
north of the center of street and west
of the center of Seventh street.
Third ward-Au that portion lying south