Incorporation of Cypress A Petition was filed withthe County Clerk of Johnson County on 17th day of December 1904, pertaining to the incorporationof the town of Cypress. The matter was presented before the County Judge William Y. SMITH for approval by S. A. VaNKIRK, attorney for the residents residing inthe town. The petition stated that there were, at that time 318 inhabitants of the town. The limits of the territory to be included were also noted on the petition. Those signing the petition were: A. L. Thompson J. R. McKee H. L. Seibman John W. Canupp J. E. McKee Jay Cole P. D. Mulkey J. W. Pelker J. K. Adams Geo. D. Laughlin W. D. Fleming W. G. Taylor G. H. Williams J. A. Mowery D. E. Martin W. T. Laughlin Ivey Ritchie H. H. Edwards E. E. Brown W. A. Mercer J. S. Greisemer F. M. Capron P. E. Carter J. K. Maret E. Utter H. R. Hood R. C. Lyon Hosea Adams Chas. Beggs C. C. Edwards J. H. Lowery C. Carter B. M. Stricker W. E. Shelton W. H. Wilhelm Miles Hoffner P. J. Beggs G. W. Willis G. W. Edwards T. J. Williams D. F. Pelker S. D. Ragsdale C. A. C. Parker W. F. Carlock John L. Martin Lee Moak Loving Pickrell Dave Casper Henry Meisenheimer J. C. Peeler L. C. Wilhelm A. Taylor W. M. Cantrell Sam White J. A. Penrod Martin Bean D. J. McLead W. M. Davidson W. A. Adams S. Adams R. F. Hood J. D. Holshouser Arna Williams A. Karraker O. L. Humphry E. E. Cates J. H. Alexander The County Court determined that the petition was presented according to law ans ordered that an election be held on January 5, 1905 for the prupose of presenting the proposition to the electors in the territory described in the petition. The election was to be held at the regular polling place in the town of Cypress. Ballots wer einscibed: "For Village Oragaization Under the General Law." Judges of the election were appointed: W. D. Fleming, J. R. McKee, and G. W. Willis. Results of the election were returned to the Court on february 6, 1905. Those results were: for Village President W. G. Taylor, 39 votes and W. J. Hartman, 1 vote. Police Magistrate W. D. Fleming, 40 votes with no opposition. Village Clerk W. A. Adams, 39 votes with no opposition. Members of the village board of trustees (six being elected)-A. L. Thompson, 39 votes; F. M. Ludwig, 40 votes; R. C. Lyon, 40 votes: F. F. Capron, 40 votes; Ellis Mowery, 1 vote and John Mowery, 1 vote. Concening the number of voters: in 1905, only males 21 and older were allowed to vote. Considering that 318 persons resided in Cypress at the time, the average family would have been six in number. There were, there fore approximately 50-60 families living in the town at the time of the election. Those signing the petition and those noted inthe election probably represented every household in Cypress at the time.