The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-09-03
Commissioners Proceedings
Dodge City, Kansas, July 6, p. m.

Dodge City, Kansas, July 0, p. m.
The board of County Commissioners met
at 500 D. m. pursuant to ad1ournmehg.
Present: w. q. bunker, lst district. W. j..
Davies, End district; Mic Mayrath. chairman,
Sd district. The following business was
transacted
The following petitions for public ROADS q 3
were approved and county clelk ordereo W
issue notices In relation thel etc.
ByA. r.. King, in Bucklin township. from
southeast corner of 12.29-2l west on sectlon
lines three miles to southwest corner OF Sec
ton TO-
BY wv. j. KINDRED In Concord township,
from southwest corner of 1926 east nVe
miles to southeast corner OF section IL.
The petition of Joe Juttner and others in
Wheatland township was laid over for IN
vestigation.
On request of attorneys the Bucklin petition
for incorporation was laid over to FRIDAY,
August It'll, so certain court decisions could
be looked up.
Friday, August 7, 1908.
The nominations for township officers and
precinct committeeman are as follows:
Royal township, republican, Trustee; ".
II. Smith treasurer. d. ii. Connaway; clerk,
Bert Pettijobn; Justices OF the Peace, j. H.
Vance and Chas. Erskin constables. John
Shields and Chas. Robinson; committeeman,
Ridcnour precinct, R. b. Snyder.
Royal township, democrat, trustee, II. W.
Kruse.
Concord township, republican, trustee,
Lewis Reinert treasurer, Geo. Stohr; CLERK
j. d. Williams; Justices OF the Peace, 5. r.
Reinert and Jas. Barrow; constable, H. Bun
nell; committeeman, VIM. M. Hickman
Concord township, democrat, trustee, W. II
Gould treasurer, Ed Greer; clerk, Joe Hink
Justice OF the Peace, j. ID. Pyle; constable
ALI Kindred; committeeman, s. h. Benner
Buckln township, republican, trustee. Gee
w. Artweih treasurer, A. W. Padgett; clerk.
VIM. \. Hampy; Justice OF the Peace Jno
man, G. Z. Smith. Bucklin township, dem
ocIat, trustee, Chas. Trexler treasurer, ii
Nj. Thompson clerk. j. W. Ellis; constable
w. W. Arnold Committeeman, W. G. Oxley
sodville township, republican, trustee
S. willard; treasurer, A. @. Bolinger; com
mitteeman S. willard. Sodville township
democrat, committeeman, Riley kinslow.
Ford township, republican, trustee L. Q
Shook; treasurer, g; b. Smith clerk, Nj. II
Smith Justices of the Peace, M. L. Sweeney
and j. A. Smith, constables. j. q. Lyon
committeeman, j. +. Small.
Ford township, democrat, trustee. o. Y
Hageman; treasurer, r. 9. Brink; clerk, U
G. Nevins Justices of the Peace, Il. Madison
and j. +. Kennedy; constables, E. J. Hollo
peter and Lyman Mexican; committeeman
4. r. Campbell.
Wheatland township, democrat, trustee
f. G. Hahn treasurer, X. Israel; clerk, +. W
Holland; Justice OF the Peace, Geo. Taylor
committeeman, Henry Nau.
Pleasant Valley township, republican
trustee, G. A. Roggensees; treasurer, j.. q
smith: clerk, Frank Bailey; Justice Of tn,
Peace, J. N. Reigel constable, II. Holland
Committeeman. Ohio Eastman. Pleasan
Valley township, democrat, trustee. JOIN
| Peintner; treasurer, Peter Ackerman clerk
Geo. Matkin; committeeman, q. Henning
Granaviey s tOTnshp' trea republican
j. Conaway; clerk, Richard, Godfrey
| Justices of the Peace, j. II: Dupre
and j. O. Spratt; constable, j. P. Wrighten
committeeman, Soldiers Home precinct,
Evarts Grandview precinct, L. W. Devoe
Grandview township, democrat, trustee, Q
| II. Carmichael; treasurer, W. M. Deyoe
clerk. II. G. Lockman; committeeman, W. A
Devoe.
! spearvile township, republican, trustee. S
L. Pine, treasurer, A. Morrow; clerk, Gee
RavenR amp; Justices of the Peace, v.
| Fowler and Phillip Upp; constables, d.
| Rinehart and Frank Steele; committeeman
j. R. Baird. spearville township, demo
crat, trustee, J. G; Laudlck; treasurer, y. I
| Dobson; clerk, j. Scott; Justices OF tn
Peace, Henry Dryer and Fred Temaat. an
| M. c. Elmore constables, R. Moody and !.
Reidlinger committeeman, j. l.. Braddocl
Fairview township, republican trustee
Henry Houser treasurer, Erwin Streifl
d, clerk, W. S. Johnson; constables, U.
| Drake and I. X. stanton; committeeman,
]. Brown TOR Fairview, and q. A. Kinkad
| for Howell Fairview township, democra
trustee, Hays Belmear; treasurer, @. Xii
kade; clerk, W. N. Lighter; Justices of til
| Peace, Monte Drake and Sam Harr'll con
mitteeman, c. NJ. Shain.
Rlchland township, republican, Justice I
the Peace, H. Lohrding; constable, d. Have
croft; committeeman, W 5. Marion. Rici
land township, democratic, trustee, Lo
Allen; constable 4. Spicer; committeeman
W. A. Liggett.
Wilburn township, republican. trustee
AdoIph Reinert; treasurer, +. II. McCaule!
clerk, C. NJ Price; Justice of the Peac
Frank Cloudy; constables, @. E. Haywood
committeeman, Andy Stohr.
wilbur township, democrat, trustee,
W Finn; treasurer, j. F. Rarden; clerk, Bt
Wakeman Justices of the Peace, Di'
Waters; constable, W. L. Hall; committe
man, John Goff
The board adjourned to y. m. to take
the Bucklin petition for incorporation.
Friday, Aug. Z, 1908, p.
The board met at the county clerks Off
for final consideration of the petition pra
Ing for Incorporation of Bucklin, and ther
upon;
II was ordered that, inasmuch as the p
tition presented to said Board praying
the incorporation OF the town OF Bucklin,.
said county and state, into city of the TIL
class. specified boundary limits for su
proposed city that include the whole Ell
half of section s, in township ~, range
unon which the plated town OF Bucklin
situated, together with abuttlng strips
land 60C feet WIDE on both the east and w
aides OF said east half OF said section 8, q
the BOARD Of County Commissioners BELT
I'M It unreasonable and unjust and not 60
nolicy to include within the proposed
porate limits OF such proposed city 80 mu
farm lands upon which there are no co
munities of settlers. and that no material
moral benefits can accrue to the owners
the farms, parts Of which are Included In
proposed limits, II is therefore ordered :
tnasmuch as the supreme court OF the st
Of Kansas has held that the board has
legal right to change the boundary II
from those proposed In the petition,
u nrayer of the petitioners be granted, exc
provided: the boundary limits OF the
Of Bucklip, Kansas, shall be as folio
- towit: ..
Reeinning at the northeast corner OF
ton Z. In township 20, range n, west OF
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