Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-06-29

many prominent positions. He died
Feb. Bird, 1905.
In 1884 the following city officers
were elected and appointed: Mayor,
E. w. Moses. Councilmen: G.. N.
Moses, T. o. Cole, ]. c. Gwiun, E.
E. E. Benedict, and William Brueser.
Police judge R. T. Ewalt: city attor-
ney, c. Colt; city clerk, R. A.
Charles; city treasurer, A. S. Allen.
During this administration trees
were planted on main street from
Froest Ave. to the Santa Fe depot.
Mr.. E. W. Moses was one Of the
early settlers Of the city, prominent
in all its affairs, and is the present
mayor Of the city.
In 1885 the following city officers
were elected and appointed: Mayor,
E. W. Moses. Councilmen: DIR. S.
J. Shaw, F. M. Burson, William
Brueser, c. A. Patterson, and W. H.
Keeney. Police judge, A. J. Buck.
land; city clerk, c. E. Castle;
treasurer, A. S. Allen; marshal, Cal
Crilley; city attorney, J. W. Clarke.
During this administration the first
drainage system was established by
building the city ditch from the west
line of the CITY, both at the north and
south, through the township to Wal.
nut Creek. The city OF Great Bend
was changed from city of the Ord
class to city Of the second class in
the year 1886, and at the election
that year chose its first officers as a
city Of the second class. Prior to the
election, however, the officers chosen
at the previous election were named
by Governor John Martin as the first
officers Of the city Of the second class,
to hold their respective offices until
the time appointed by him for the
election Of the officers of a city Of
the second class. This was the first
election held in the city Of Great
Bend by wards, and at this time
the city was also separated from Great
Bend township for all political
purposes.
The first officers elected as a city
of the second class were: Mayor, D.
N. Heller; city teasurer, A. S. Allen;
police judge, L. R. Nimocks; justices
Of the peace, ]. W. Clarke and A. ].
Buckland; constables, John Dawson
and L, P. Aber. Councilmen: LIST
ward short term ]. Alefs, long term G..
w. Poole; End ward long term W. G.
Merritt, short term A. Laidlaw; Bird
ward long term D. R. Jones, short
term D. c. Luse; 18th ward long term
D. Roberts, short term Fred Vollmer;
treasurer Board of Education ]. V.
BrinkmaD; Members OF the Board of
Education: lst ward long term, A.
c. Schermerhorn, short term D. M.
Woodburn; End ward long term G.
W. Nimocks, short term C. F. Culver;
3rd ward long term A. H. Comet,
short term A. R. Moss; 4th ward
long term D. Turner, short term S. H.
Moss. Street commissioner S. M.
Rusk. City clerk c. E. Castle; City
marshal F. Patterson; city engineer,
c. Q. Newcomb.
At a special election hold in No
vember 1886 F. j. Kramer was elect.
ed a member Of the council from the
2nd ward to take the place Of W. G.
Merritt, resigned.
On January 18th. 1887 c. E.
Castle resigned as city clerk and c.
W. Murphy was appointed in his
place, and at the same meeting VIM.
0smond vas appointed city attorney.
During this administration the City Of
Great Bend voted aid in the sum Of
$23, 900 for the Kansas & Colorado
Pacific Railroad Co. being the branch
road Of the Missouri Pacific running
from Hoisington to Great Bend. The
Hon. D. N. Heller was one Of the
very early settlers of the city and
prominent in the business affairs Of