The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-07
ELECTION
FOR GEARY
PROCLAIM Ed
Oklahoma Town Is Made City
of First Class.
TUESDAY, APRIL |, is DAY
Ward Boundaries and Other
Details are Arranged.

Guthrie, o. t, March 6.-Governor Fer
guson today issued a special election
proclamation, proclaiming the town OF
Geary a city of the first class. The proc
Iamation is as follows:
Whereas, An enumeration Of the inhabi-
tants of the town OF Geary, Oklahoma,
as defined by a town plat now on file in
the Office Of the register Of deeds Of
Blaine county, said territory. together
with certain additions thereto, having
been taken in accordance with section one
Of article one, Of chapter fourteen of
the statutes Of Oklahoma, and a report
of same fled in the executive Office OF
the territory of Oklahoma showing d pop
ulation Of 2,561;
And whereas. 4 petition signed by a
majority of the voters af said city having
reen fled with the governor of the terri
tory praying for the organization Of said
town of Geary as a city of the first class;
Now. therefore, T. b. Ferguson gov
ernor OF the territory of Oklahoma, by
virtue of authority vested in me by laws
of the territory. do declare and proclaim
said city Of Geary. as above described,
10 be a city of the hrst-class and hereby
call an election to be held in said city Of
Geary, Tuesday, April 1. 1902, for the eiec-
ton Of the following citv officers:
One mayor.
One police Judge.
One city marshal.
One street commissioner.
One city attorney.
One city clerk.
One city treasurer.
Two members of the city council from
each Of the four wards Of said city as
hereinafter described; al OF whom shall
hold their respective Offices Until the next
regular city election.
WARDS AND VOTING PLACES
The boundaries of the wards OF said city
shall be as follows:
First WarG-Shan embrace all of THAI
part of the town of Geary in the incor-
porated limits lying west of Broadway
street and north Of Main street.
Second Ward-Shan embrace all of that
part of the town of Geary ia the incor-
porated limits lying west Of Broadway
street and south Of Main street.
Third Nard-Shau embrace all OF that
part Of the town of Geary lying east of
Broadway street and north of the Choc
taw. Oklahoma & Gulf railway main line
track.
Fourth ward-shan embrace all OF that
part of the town OF Geary lying south
Of the main track of the Choctaw, okla
homa & Gulf railroad.
The voting places for said elections are
hereby designated as follows:
First Ward-The Harsh building on lot
20. block IS.
Second Ward-Johnson & YingeTs Office,
on lot I. block IS.
Third ward-Chas. Hates building, on
lot Il. block q.
Fourth Ward-Geary Milling and Ele-
vator companx's building.
The clerks and judges Of election shall
be as follows:
First ward-Clerks: p NJ. Pardusa, NJ.
z. Yinger. Judges: S. E. HUFF. ]. NJ.
Waterman, Chas. Hattie.
Second Ward-Clerks: ]. W. Barker.
George BoIand. Judges: James Self. w.
s. Lay. C. ". Wilson.
Third Ward-Clerks: A. p. Davis, Geo.
Catterlin. Judges: c. T. Mercer. c. G.
Nahan, r. r. Breckenridge
Fourth Ward-Clerks: W. S. Bruton.
Guy Thompson Judges: J. P. White,
c. z. Blaclert, John Williams.
Said election to be held and conducted
in all respects according to the laws of
the territory Of Oklahoma.
In witness whereof 1 have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal Of the
territory of Oklahoma 70 be affixed this
26th day of February, A D., 1902.
T. 3. FERGUSON. Governor.
BY the Governor:
WILLIAM GRIMES. sec'y Territory.