Satterlee and others, Governor Dawes issued a proclamation for the organization of Sioux county with its present boundaries. As previously stated the unorganized county was much larger, but in ones and twos and numbers, counties had been taken from it circumscribing its boundaries to those that now prevail. As is stated in the history of Dawes county, many of the inhabitants there desired that the new county could keep the old name of Sioux, but as it was detached from Sioux county it could not take the parent county name.

The proclamation of the governor was dated September twentieth, eighteen eightysix. It named J. G. Morris, J. F. Pfost and D. H. Griswcld as special county commissioners, and E. D. Satterlee as special county clerk. The date of their beginning to function was Friday, October first, and Bowen was named the temporary seat of county government. C. E. Verity was named special deputy county clerk.

On that date the commissioners met and chose J. G. Morris the first chairman of the board. Their first act otherwise, was to divide the county into districts. District number one was all north of the north line of township thirty-two; district number two was all of townships thirty-one and thirtytwo, and district number three was all south of the south line of township thirty-one. The county was divided into four voting precincts only, and the clerk was instructed to have ballots prepared and the election was called for November fourth. The precincts named were : War Bonnet, with the polling place at S. E. ranch ; Bowen precinct, with polling place in the building owned by T- G. Morris; White river, with the polling place at the residence of C. H. Rigdon, and Running Water, with the polling place at the Robert Neece ranch.