Registered Women Join Vote on $63,729.69 School Debt
With a high-stakes school bond measure on the ballot, the city reminds residents—including women—to register before the books close.
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A cleaned-up reading of the newspaper page: spelling and layout repaired, one story lifted off a crowded page. It follows the original closely but it is not a transcription. The original page is below; read it if a detail matters.
All voters who have registered with the city clerk since January 1, 1903, are entitled to vote at the special school election on June 30th. Women are also entitled to vote after registering with the secretary of the school board. The question to be decided at this election is whether or not an illegal warrant indebtedness of $63,729.69 shall be ratified and validated and authority given for the issuance of bonds. If the debt is validated, the district will save from one to one and a half per cent interest. It is the duty of every citizen to take an interest in municipal affairs and to exercise their right of suffrage in securing good government.
“It is the duty of every citizen to take an interest in municipal affairs and to exercise their right of suffrage in securing good government.”
This notice captures a rare moment in the late 19th and early 20th century where women in the territory were actively encouraged to participate in school board elections—a key battleground for early voting rights before the 19th Amendment.
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