County government in Nebraska began with the proclamation of Acting Governor Cuming in November, 1854, establishing the boundaries of the eight original counties and appointing places and officers of election in the designated precincts. These counties were Burt, Washington, Dodge, Douglas, Cass, Pierce (afterwards Otoe), Forney (afterwards Nemaha) and Richardson.

      The first territorial legislature, in a series of acts passed in March, 1855, redefined the boundaries of the original counties, located county seats in some of them and changed two county names. This legislature also provided for the organization of Gage, Loup, Greene, York, Lancaster, Buffalo, Blackbird, Dakota, Pawnee, Clay, Cuming, McNeal, Saline, Jackson, Johnston and Izard counties. None of these counties retain their original boundaries, and the names of several of them and of other counties subsequently created have disappeared from the map. The original Clay county was divided and merged with Lancaster and Gage in 1864. The original Loup county afterwards became Platte and Colfax counties. Many other counties have been created--the latest being Arthur county in 1913.

      The first county officers were appointed by the territorial governor. The legislature of 1855 provided for the election of "one probate judge, one register, one sheriff, one treasurer, and one surveyor for each county," and fixed the amount of their official bonds. The legislature of 1856 provided for the election of county commissioners, justices of the peace and constables. The election of county superintendents was provided for in an set of March 16, 1855.

      The first definite method of organizing new counties was specified in an act of March 14, 1855. It provided that "whenever the citizens of any unorganized county desire to have the same organized, they may make application by petition in writing, signed by a majority of the legal voters of said county, to the judge of probate of the county to which such unorganized county is attached, whereupon the said judge of probate shall order an election for county officers in such unorganized county." The probate judge was to appoint three disinterested commissioners from his county to locate the seat of government in the new county. Some of the early acts describing county boundaries included the names of the commissioners of location for the county seat.

      The passage of a legislative set establishing a county did not necessarily signify that the county had been or would be established. The act creating Lancaster county was approved March 6, 1855, while the first steps to perfect a county organization were not taken until the fall of I859--over four years later. Meanwhile, the legislature had changed the original boundaries of the county so that it covered comparatively little of its original territory. This it typical of the early period of county government in Nebraska.

      The functions of pioneer county government were simple. The heaviest item of taxation was that levied for roads. It consisted of a poll tax and a land tax of three dollars on a quarter section. These taxes could be paid in labor or money at the option of the taxpayer. Both territorial and county roads were being made, and the work of surveying, grading and bridging took much of the time of the early settlers. The tendency was to put all public offices on the elective basis, so that by 1864 all county and precinct officers were elected. These included practically the full complement of officers that obtains today, except that, for a time, the county clerk was also register of deeds, and that from 1858 to 1867 there was no provision for the office of county superintendent.

     In 1883 the legislature provided for the township form of county government at the option of the county. At present twenty-seven out of the ninety-three counties are operating under the township form of government. The governing boards of these counties consist of supervisors elected from seven supervisor districts, or, at the option of the electors of the county expressed by ballot, supervisors elected from each of the townships. The law provides for changes from one form to the other of county government.

      In all commission governed counties having a population of less than 125,000, except Webster county, the county board consists of three commissioners, living in their respective districts. They are nominated and elected by districts, except in Lancaster and Douglas counties, where they are elected by the county as a whole. Counties of more than one hundred and twenty-five thousand inhabitants have five commissioners, but counties of less population may, by a majority of votes cast at an election, change the number of commissioners from three to five. The duties of the governing board in either commissioner governed counties or in counties under township organization are similar. A partial list of the duties of the county board are (1) to care for all real and personal property owned by the county, (2) to manage county funds, (3) to sell or buy public buildings or grounds, (4) to lay out, alter or discontinue county roads, (5) to settle claims or judgments in favor of the county, (6) to cause taxes to be levied and collected for county purposes, (7) to provide supplies for county officers, (8) to publish an account of each regular annual meeting, (9) to prepare an estimate of county expenses, (10) to be overseers of the poor, and (11) to subdivide voting precincts when petitioned by a majority of the legal voters of the precinct. The county board may create a county board of public welfare whose duty it is to consolidate and supervise the public welfare work of the county.

      The salary of members of the county board is largest in Douglas county where a commissioner reseives (sic) $2,500 annually and must devote his entire time to the work of the county board, and in Lancaster county where the salary is $2,200. In other counties members of the board receive five dollars per day for the time actually employed though the total amount for the year cannot exceed a certain specified amount depending upon the population of the county.

      The other elective county officers are the clerk, treasurer, surveyor, county superintendent, county judge, county attorney, sheriff, clerk of the district court, county assessor, unless the electorate, voting at a general election, abolish the office, and in counties having sixteen thousand or more inhabitants, a register of deeds. Terms of

      These officers are four . All were elected in 1934 except the county judge, who was elected in 1936, and the register of deeds in Douglas county.

      The county clerk is required to attend all sessions of the county board and to record its proceedings, to keep the county seal, countersign all warrants, preserve and file all accounts acted upon by the board, and keep a record of the work done on county roads. In counties of over 150,000 the county clerk is ex-officio comptroller of the county. In some counties the clerk acts as assessor, in counties of less than 16,000 population as register of deeds, and in counties of less than 8,000 as clerk of the district court. The maximum salary of the county clerk is $3,000; the minimum, $1,800, depending upon the population of the county.

      The county superintendent visits each of the schools in the county at least once a year, furnishes each district with a copy of the course of study prescribed by the state superintendent, conducts examinations and examines the reports of district hoards, subject to the rules of the state superintendent. The minimum salary is specified by law, depending upon the school population of the county, but the county board determines the compensation of the county superintendent, In counties having a school popula-

tion of less than 1,500 the minimum salary is seven dollars per day for each day actually employed; in counties having a school population 'of 15,000 or more the minimum is $2,500 per year.

      The county attorney files complaints against persons guilty of misdemeanors, appears in court to prosecute and defend in behalf of the county, and gives legal advice to the county board and other county officers. The salary varies from $400 to $4,000 depending upon the population of the county.

      The county treasurer receives all money belonging to the county and pays it out only upon warrants. He publishes a semi-annual financial report, showing the receipts and disbursements of the county for that period. At least once in two years two competent accountants from the state auditor's office examine the books of each county treasurer. The county treasurer is ex-officio tax collector for the local subdivisions of the county, except in Lancaster county, keeps record of funding bonds, collects taxes on sanitary drainage and drainage districts, and is the fiscal agent of the county. The payment of indebtedness of any of the civil subdivisions of the state is made at the office of the county treasurer. The salary is fixed according to the population of the county, $1,800 in the counties of fewest population to $3,000 in Douglas county.

      The register of deeds preserves all records, books, maps and papers concerning real estate in the county and records all deeds and mortgages. He is elected in counties having a population of over 16,000; in counties where the population is less than 16,000 the county clerk acts as register of deeds. The salary is $1,500 in the counties having a population from 16,000 to 25,000 and increases according to the population of the county until it reaches the sum of $3,500 in Douglas county.

      The county sheriff has the custody of the county jail and prisoners. Delinquent, neglected or dependent children under fourteen years of age who cannot he committed to jail may be committed to the care of the sheriff. It is the duty of the sheriff to execute writs and other legal processes issued by lawful authority, to keep the peace and prevent crime. He is required to secure evidence, arrest criminals and investigate infractions of the law. The salary varies from $1,200 to $4,000 depending upon the population of the county.

      The county surveyor makes all surveys in the county, prepares plans, specifications and drawings for the use of the county in letting contracts, makes estimates of costs of contemplated public improvements and superintends the construction of such public improvements as roads, bridges and culverts. His salary cannot be more than $1,800 in counties of less than 50,000 inhabitants, and in Douglas county is $3,500.

      The county judge presides over the county court. This court handles matters of probate, settlement of estates, appointment of guardians, and minor criminal cases. The county judge may serve as juvenile judge in the absence of the district judge. The amount of salary is specified by law, depending upon the population of the county. The minimum is $800 and the maximum, $4,500.

      The county assessor examines and corrects the records of the previous assessment, sees that the schedules and forms are in shape for the use of the precinct assessors, instructs the precinct assessors in the technique of their duties, checks over the lists made by the precinct assessors, makes up the assessment books after correction 'ad verification, and files the books with the county clerk. The office of county assessor has been abolished in thirty-six counties. In these counties the county clerk acts as county assessor. In counties having an assessed valuation of less than seven hundred thousand dollars the compensation of the county assessor shall not be more than five dollars per day for the time actually employed. In counties having a population of five thousand or less the annual salary of the assessor is $250. The largest salary is paid in Douglas county where the yearly compensation is $4,000.

     The precinct assessors are elected for a term of two years. In Douglas county and in the eighteen cities having a population of four thousand and over, the precinct assessors are appointed by the county assessors by and with the consent of the county board. Their compensation is five dollars a day for the time actually employed in making the assessments. Their duty is to list property for purposes of taxation.

      The clerk of the district court is elected in counties having a population of eight thousand or more. In the twenty-seven counties having less than eight thousand inhabitants the county clerk acts as clerk of the district court. The clerk of the district court keeps the records, books and papers appertaining to the district court and records the proceedings of the court. He furnishes the county clerk with a list of all persons who have served as petit jurors during the term for which they were drawn in counties of 30,000 population or more, and certifies and files certain papers connected with drainage districts. The amount of salary of the clerk of the district court, as of other county officers, is based on the population of the county. The minimum is $2,000 and the maximum, $4,000.

      In commission governed counties one justice of the peace is elected in each precinct, and in each city or village having a population of five hundred or more, except in Lincoln and Omaha (C. S. 32-217), where there are municipal courts. Justices of the peace have jurisdiction in all cases where the sum in question does not exceed $200. In counties which are not under township organization one overseer of highways is elected for each road district. His term is two years. In counties under township organization the road overseer is elected at the annual town meeting for the term of one year.

      In counties under township organization there is elected, for terms of four years, one supervisor for each supervisor district. Justices of the peace are elected for a term of two years, as are also the township officers, the town clerk, and treasurer.

      The legislature of 1933 passed a law providing for the consolidation of counties when authorized by vote of the electors of counties concerned. It also passed a county manager law. Douglas county in 1934 adopted the county manager plan which was to become effective in 1937. In 1936 the supreme court declared the law unconstitutional.

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      Adams--County seat, Hastings; area, 565 square miles; population 26,275; organized from unorganized territory in 1871; located in the following districts: 4th congressional, 10th judicial, 5th supreme court and regent, 31st legislative.
      County officers: Assessor, A. K. Deffenbaugh (D); Attorney, Edmund Nuss (R); Clerk, T. W. Jones (R); Clerk of the district court, J. Fred Ernstmeyer (D); Judge, W. Halsey Bohlke; Register of deeds, Forrest L. Hughes (R); Sheriff, Worthy B. Wood (D); Superintendent, Lottie E. Cunningham; Surveyor, C. A. Heartwell (R); Treasurer, Albert J. Theobald (R).
      County supervisors: F. E. Shannan (R), Hastings; L. A. Berg (R), Kenesaw; John L.Shaw (R), Holstein; Jay Goble (D), Ayr; George Harm (D), Hastings; George Mizen (D), Hastings; J. E. Marian (R), Hastings.

      Antelope--County seat, Neligh; area, 872 square miles; population 15,206; organized from unorganized territory in 1871; located in the following districts: 3rd congressional, 9th judicial, 3rd supreme court and regent, 27th legislative.
      County officers: Attorney, Elmer Rakow (D); Clerk*†; Fred Mitchell (D); Clerk of district court, J. H. Recroft (R); Judge, J. Q. Ingram; Sheriff, W. C. Finicle (R); Superintendent, Pearle Warwick Baskett; Surveyor, Roy E. Wagner (R); Treasurer, Carl Hemenway (R).
      County supervisors: Harvey A. Larsen (R), Brunswick; M. M. Mitchell (R), Orchard; D. H. McGee (R), Clearwater; Harry L. Beckwith (R), Neligh; Gottfried Whitwer (R), Tilden; August Johnson (R), Oakdale; Theo. Hoefer (D), Elgin.

      Arthur--County seat, Arthur; area, 721 square miles; population 1,344; old Arthur county organized from unorganized territory in 1887 and annexed to McPherson between 1890 and 1900. Present Arthur county organized from part of Cheyenne in 1888. Located in the following districts: 5th congressional, 13th judicial, 6th supreme court and regent, 39th legislative.
      County officers: Attorney, M. B. Reynolds (R); Clerk*†§, L. M. Cole (R); Judge, Fred Hartman; Sheriff, Frank Hayes (R); Superintendent, Loyal F. Simon; Treasurer, Joseph Monhart (D).
      County commissioners: Aug. Rasmussen (D), Arthur; C. L. Hiner (R), Arthur; Orville Thompson (R), Flats.

      Banner--County seat, Harrisburg; area, 742 square miles; population 1,676; organized from part of Cheyenne county in 1888; located in the following districts: 5th congressional, 13th judicial, 6th supreme court and regent, 43rd legislative.
      County officers: Attorney, Wm. H. Heiss (D); Clerk*†§, Frank Jessup (R); Judge, M. E. Shafto; Sheriff, Godfrey Johnson (R); Superintendent, Kathryn K. Lee; Surveyor, H. E. Gentry (R); Treasurer, John B. Heintz (D).
      County commissioners: Chas. W. Palm (R), Pine Bluffs, Wyo.; Millard E. Cluck (R), Harrisburg; Wm. M. Wisner (D), Redington.

      Blaine--County seat, Brewster; area, 711 square miles; population 1,584; organized from unorganized territory in 1885; located in the following districts: 5th congressional, 11th judicial, 6th supreme court and regents, 39th legislative.
      County officers: Attorney, Carl G. Humphrey (R); Clerk*†§, Elmer N. Demaray (R); Judge, Albert Arms; Sheriff, Fred H. Schipporeit (R); Superintendent, Gwynne L. Neubauer; Surveyor, Duncan Ferguson (D); Treasurer, Efflyn Smith (D).
      County commissioners: Carl Foote (R), Dunning; Gustav Jochem (R), Brewster; Kyle Cox (R), Purdum.

      Boone--County seat, Albion; area, 692 square miles; population 14,738; organized from unorganized territory in 1875; located in the following districts. 3rd congressional, 6th judicial, 3rd supreme court and regent, 27th legislative.
      County officers: Assessor, J. A. Fleming (D); Attorney, William Keesham (R); Clerk†; Jasper A. Welburn (D); Clerk of district court, Robert M. Evans (R); Judge, Louis Note; Sheriff, L. I. Smoyer (D); Superintendent, Oma Thompson; Surveyor, F. M. Sillik (D); Treasurer, R. S. Hutchinson (R).
      County commissioners: L. E. Green (D), Cedar Rapids; C. W. Hall (D), Albion; Alvin E. Johnson (R), Bradish.

      Box Butte--County seat, Alliance; area, 1,076 square miles; population 11,861; organized from a pare of Dawes county in 1886; located in the following districts: 5th congressional, 16th judicial, 6th supreme court and regent, 41st legislative.
      County officers: Assessor, W. E. Rousey (R); Attorney, Leo M. Bayer (D); Clerk† Lee Moore (D); Clerk of district court, P. T. Grove (D); Judge, P. E. Romig; Sheriff, Geo. P. Jones (R); Superintendent, C. E. McCafferty; Surveyor, Edward Knight; Treasurer, Carol E. Nason (D).
      County commissioners: W. D. Johnson (D), Hemingford; John R. Snyder (D), Alliance; Joe Nitsch (D), Alliance,

      Boyd--County seat, Butte; area, 535 square miles; population 7,169; formerly part of Dakota; annexed to Nebraska between 1880 and 1890; unorganized territory in 1890; organized as Boyd in 1891. Located in the following districts: 3rd congressional, 15th judicial, 6th supreme court and regent, 28th legislative.
      County officers: Assessor, John P. Classen (R); Attorney, W. L. Brennan (D); Clerk†§, C. J. Tomek (R); Judge, Wayne A. Davies; Sheriff, Wiley S. Barnes (R); Superintendent, Luree Snider; Surveyor, J. B. Roush (D); Treasurer, Alfred Loomis (D).
      County supervisors: Gust Weickum (R), Naper; K. A. Clifton (R), Fairfax, S. D.; J. H. Seiler (R), Butte; Thos. Brodersen (D), Spencer; E. L. Hagberg (R), Spencer; W. C. Fenner (D), Lynch; Joe Spencer (R), Lynch.

      Brown--County seat, Ainsworth; area, 1,235 square miles; population 5,772; organized from unorganized territory in 1883; parts taken to form Keya Paha in 1884 and Rock in 1888. Located in the following districts: 5th congressional, 15th judicial, 6th supreme court and regent, 40th legislative
      County officers: Attorney, Ben H. Burritt (D); Clerk*†§, H. H. Duffy (D); Judge, E. Olson; Sheriff, Ira M. Reed (R); Superintendent, Grace A. Hamaker; Surveyor, L. P. Barnes (R); Treasurer, Harold O. Woods (D).
      County commissioners: Eugene K. Steele (D), Ainsworth; R. L. Freeman (R), Long Pine; Fred Rauscher (R), Johnstown.

      Buffalo--County seat, Kearney; area, 945 square miles; population 24,338; organized from part of Hall county in 1870; located in the following districts: 5th congressional, 12th judicial, 6th supreme court and regent, 34th legislative.
      County officers: Attorney, Guy N. Henninger (D); Clerk*, Ludvick Johnson (D); Clerk of district court, John Gerber (R); Judge, Harvey M. Wilson; Register of deeds, Mabel Rice (R); Sheriff, Geo. W. Sear (R); Superintendent, Byron M. Walker; Surveyor, Frank Green (R); Treasurer, Chas. E. Millhouse (D).
     County supervisors: Art Holmburg (R), Gibbon; Weaver Lunger (D), Gibbon; John Huryta (D), Ravenna; Lynn Blakeley (D), Kearney; Gene Loomis (D), Kearney; John Shannon (D), Elm Creek; Bert Cool (R), Amherst.

      Burt--County seat, Tekamah; area, 475 square miles; population 13,062; organized from unorganized territory in 1854; located in the following districts: 3rd congressional, 4th judicial, 3rd supreme court and regent, 12th legislative.
      County officers: Assessor Oliver Olinger (D); Attorney, J. E. Sidner (D): Clerk†, E. M. Englund (D); Clerk of district court, Robt. W. Adams (D); Judge, B. C. Enyart; Sheriff, G. Phipps (R); Superintendent, W. T. Poucher; Surveyor, R. B. Cutler (R); Treasurer, G. A. Ireland (R).
      County supervisors: Roy Baker (D), Tekamah; F. A. Cameron (D), Tekamah; J. B. Connealy (D), Decatur; Wm. Flanagan (D), Herman; F. G. Ingham (R), Lyons; H. G. Johnson (R), Oakland; C. B. Clark (R), Craig.

      Butler--County seat, David City; area, 583 square miles; population, 14,410; organized from unorganized territory in 1868; located in the following districts: 1st congressional, 5th judicial, 4th supreme court and regent, 17th legislative.
      County officers: Assessor, Joseph T. Kosch (R); Attorney, Ray E. Sabata (R); Clerk†, Jos. J. Dworak (D); Clerk of district court, Rudolph J. Ably (D); Judge, Joseph Hranac; Sheriff, Chas. C. Machurek (R); Superintendent, Agnes Holland; Treasurer, Ben W. Brown (R).
      County supervisors: Fred Yindrick (D), Bruno; Edgar Mahlin (D), David City; Wm. J. Bahr (R), David City; Joseph L. Semin (D), Ulysses; R. L. Casement (R), David City; F. J. Kreizinger (D), Bellwood; J. L. Vavrina (D), Brainard.

      Cass--County seat, Plattsmouth; area, 538 square miles; population 17,684; organized from unorganized territory in 1868; located in the following districts: 1st congressional, 2nd judicial, 1st supreme court and regent, 3rd legislative.
      County officers: Assessor, W. H. Puls (D); Attorney, J. A. Capwell (D); Clerk, Geo. R. Sayles (R); Clerk of district court, C. E. Ledgway (R); Judge, A. H. Duxbury; Register of deeds, Lillian G. White (D); Sheriff, H. Sylvester (D); Superintendent, Alpha C. Peterson; Surveyor, R. D. Fitch, Jr. (D); Treasurer, John E. Turner (R).
      County commissioners: E. B. Chapman (D), Union; Fred H. Gorder (D), Weeping Water; Geo. L. Farley (R), Plattsmouth.

      Cedar--County seat, Hartington; area, 735 square miles; population 16,427; organized from unorganized territory in 1857; located in the following districts: 3rd congressional, 8th judicial, 3rd supreme court and regent, 14th legislative.
      County officers: Assessor, J. H. Edwards (R); Attorney, Clarence E. Haley (D); Clerk†, J. E. Dwyer (D); Clerk of district court, Otto Wiley (R); Judge, E. W. Hesse; Sheriff, W. P. Bisenius (D); Superintendent, J. Mike McCoy; Surveyor, W. C. McNamara (D); Treasurer, L. G. Riibe (R).
      County commissioners: Albert Mauch (D), Fordyce; Schuyler Wilson (R), Randolph; Frank H. Arens (D), Hartington.

      Chase--County seat, Imperial; area, 899 square miles; population 5,484; organized from Frontier county in 1886; located in the following districts: 4th congressional, 14th judicial, 5th supreme court and regent, 37th legislative.
      County officers: Assessor, Geo. E. Brady (D); Attorney, Chas. R. Shopp (D); Clerk†§, Anna B. Grant (D); Judge, W. G. Adams; Sheriff, Carl W. Anderson (D); Superintendent, Millie B. Ingold; Surveyor, H. E. Athey (R); Treasurer, Frank E. Walker (R).
      County commissioners: H. L. Hansen (D), Wauneta; H. H. Swink (R), Champion; George Lord (D), Lamar.

     Cherry--County seat, Valentine; area, 5,979 square miles; population 10,898; organized from unorganized territory in 1877; located in the following districts: 5th congressional, 16th judicial, 6th supreme court and regent, 40th legislative.
      County officers: Assessor, Agnes D. Taylor (D); Attorney, W. B. Quigley (D); Clerk†, E. M. Hodges (D); Clerk of district court, George B. Gross (D); Judge, Frank Fischer; Sheriff, Otho Kime (R); Superintendent, Elsie M. Roth; Surveyor, Ralph Burbank (R); Treasurer, Albert Foster (R).
      County commissioners: Ralph A. Baker (R), Valentine; Don E. Hanna (R), Brownlee; Irwin Adamson (D), Cody.

      Cheyenne--County seat, Sidney; area, 1,194 square miles; population 10,187; organized in 1870; previous to 1870, was attached to Lincoln county for revenue and judiciary purposes. Parts taken to form Banner, Deuel, Kimball and Scotts Bluff in 1888 and Morrill in 1909. Located in the following districts: 5th congressional, 13th judicial, 6th supreme court and regent, 43rd legislative.
      County officers: Assessor, J. H. Foster (R); Attorney, P. L. Heaton (D); Clerk†, I. L. Pindell (R); Clerk of district court, Dan Campbell (R); Judge, Robt. A. Barlow; Sheriff, W. W. Schulz (R); Superintendent, Gertrude M. Nelson; Surveyor, P. J. Hansen (D); Treasurer, Louis Wasem (D).
      County commissioners: A. A. Fenske (R), Sunol; Guy Shaw (R), Sidney; Ferd Wiekhorst (D), Potter.

      Clay--County seat, Clay Center; area, 579 square miles; population 13,571; organized from unorganized territory in 1871; located in the following districts: 4th congressional, 10th judicial, 5th supreme court and regent, 25th legislative.
      County officers: Assessor, O. W. Dedrickson (R); Attorney, D. B. Massie (R); Clerk*†, Roy Oakley (R); Clerk of district court, S. W. Moger (R); Judge, Henry Vauck; Sheriff, John J. Harr (D); Superintendent, Edwin M. Wieland; Surveyor, Everett E. Ablott (R); Treasurer, Henry Bohlen (R).
      County supervisors: John H. Schmer (R), Harvard; Emil Hultine (R), Saronville; Karl McFadden (R), Clay Center; E. L. Smock (R), Edgar; Fred Krell (D), Fairfield; O. B. Percival (D), Sutton; Clinton Mankin (D), Trumbull.

      Colfax--County scat, Schuyler; area, 405 square miles; population 11,434; organized from Platte in 1869; located in the following districts: 3rd congressional, 6th judicial, 3rd supreme court and regent, 16th legislative.
      County officers: Assessor, Joe Konicek (D); Attorney, Lloyd L. Pospishil (D); Clerk†, Jerry E. Severyn (D); Clerk of district court, Louis J. Podany (D); Judge, Wm. H. Roether; Sheriff, Geo. J. Little (R); Superintendent, F. J. Vogltance; Surveyor, John Stibal (R); Treasurer, Joe Sedlacek (D).
      County commissioners: Walter H. Folken (R), Schuyler; Ernest E. DeBower (R), Schuyler; Harry McNally (D), Rogers.

      Cuming--County seat, West Point; area, 577 square miles; population 14,327; organized from unorganized territory in 1855; located in the following districts: 3rd congressional, 9th judicial, 3rd supreme court and regent, 12th legislative.
      County officers: Assessor, John Clatanoff (D); Attorney, Hyle G. Burke (R); Clerk†, K. J. Kollmorgen (R); Clerk of district court, Carl R. Stieren (D); Judge, Homer A. McDonald; Sheriff, Charles H. Sass (R); Superintendent, Anne Will; Surveyor, Raymond W. Bailey (R); Treasurer, J. B. Ryan (D).

     County supervisors: Thos. E. Tighe (D), Bancroft; George C. Weborg (R), Pender; Herman A. Tiedtke (D), Wisner; Geo. McNamara (D), Beemer; H. G. Paradies (D), West Point; Paul Pospishil (D), West Point; Wm. F. Schwink (R), West Point.

      Custer--County seat, Broken Bow; area, 2,588 square miles; population 26,189; organized from unorganized territory in 1877; located in the following districts: 5th congressional, 12th judicial, 6th supreme court and regent, 35th legislative.
      County officers: Assessor, T. B. Mills (D); Attorney, Allen Black (R); Clerk, Lynn Paine (R); Clerk of district court, H. J. Copsey (R); Judge, C. M. Miller; Register of deeds, Ida J. Porter (R); Sheriff, Glen Fox (R); Superintendent, Harry Weekly; Surveyor, Ben H. Heskett (R); Treasurer, Guy Dady (D).
      County supervisors: H. F. Burnham (R), Ansley; Albert Klebb (R), Broken Bow; L. A. McLean (R), Broken Bow; Ira T. Cool (D), Merna; Martin Holt (R), Arnold; C. B. Chumbley (D), Oconto; Roy Rhodes (R), Mason City.

      Dakota--County seat, Dakota City; area, 253 square miles; population 9,505; organized from unorganized territory in 1855, part ceded from Union county, South Dakota, in 1908. Located in the following districts: 3rd congressional, 8th judicial, 3rd supreme court and regent, 13th legislative.
     County officers: Attorney, M. R. Smith (R); Clerk*†, Victor N. Hansen (R); Clerk of district court, Cecil W. Orton (R); Judge, Sherman W. McKinley; Sheriff, Frank Maca (R); Superintendent, Wilfred E. Voss; Surveyor, A. Willard Bacon (R); Treasurer, Harry Rockwell (R).
      County commissioners: Thomas J. Hartnett (D), Jackson; John Sohn (D), So. Sioux City; Ira Z. Thorn (R), Emerson.

      Dawes--County seat, Chadron; area, 1,402 square miles, population 11,493; organized from part of Sioux county in 1885; pare taken to form Box Butte in 1886. Located in the following districts: 5th congressional, 16th judicial, 6th supreme court and regent, 41st legislative.
      County officers: Attorney, R. Wellington (R); Clerk*†, Leo Bump (R); Clerk of district court, John R. Hoke (R); Judge, Ernest M. Johnson; Sheriff, Wm. Moody (D); Superintendent, Leora Rustin; Treasurer, Belle Quinn (D).
      County commissioners: Wm. Ormesher (R), Chadron; Wm. Hern (R), Chadron; P. E. Smith (R), Crawford.

      Dawson--County seat, Lexington; area, 985 square miles; population 17,875; organized from unorganized territory in 1871; located in the following districts: 5th congressional, 13th judicial, 6th supreme court and regent, 36th legislative.
      County officers: Assessor, H. T. Bratty (D); Attorney, Elbert H. Smith (D); Clerk, Carl F. Grim (R); Clerk of district court, Robert Harrington (R); Judge, J. T. Berquist; Register of deeds, Flossie M. Cooper (R); Sheriff, H. E. Ash (R); Superintendent, W. C. Bloom; Surveyor, H. T. Bratty (D); Treasurer, A. T. Anderson (R).
      County commissioners: J. T. Costin (D), Willow Island; John Dickerson (D), Sumner; John Battle (D), Lexington.

      Deuel--County seat, Chappell; area, 439 square miles; population 3,992; organized from part of Cheyenne in 1888; part taken to form Garden county in 1910. Located in the following districts: 5th congressional, 13th judicial, 6th supreme court and regent, 39th legislative.
      County officers: Assessor Clyde Trump; Attorney, Dallas A. Clouse; Clerk†§, Glenn S. LaSalle; Judge, J. G. McCormick; Sheriff, Andrew Peterson; Superintendent, Mary Wiltse; Surveyor, J. P. Hansen; Treasurer, T. E. Davis.

      County commissioners: Harvey J. Bruns, Chappell; Henry E. KaIb, Julesburg, Cob.; Earl F. Smith, Big Springs.

      Dixon--County seat, Ponca; area, 472 square miles; population 11,586; organized from unorganized territory in 1888; located in the following districts: 3rd congressional, 8th judicial, 3rd supreme court and regent, 13th legislative.
      County officers: Assessor, Geo. R. Pearson (R); Attorney, John E. Newton (R); Clerk†, Don Maskell (D); Clerk of district court, Thomas Y. Jones (R); Judge, Oscar G. Peterson; Sheriff, Sam Curry (R); Superintendent, Joe L. Phillips; Surveyor, G. Aug. Johnson (R); Treasurer, Walter L. Malcom (R).
      County supervisors: Henry Northrup (D), Ponca; Chas. Davis (D), Ponca; Alfred E. Nelson (D), Newcastle; Roy Vernon (R), Dixon; F. A. Lundin (D), Allen; W. O. Harman (D), Wakefield; J. M. Bannon (R), Emerson.

      Dodge--County seat, Fremont; area, 531 square miles; population 25,273; organized from unorganized territory in 1854; located in the following districts: 3rd congressional, 6th judicial, 3rd supreme court and regent, 11th legislative.
      County officers: Assessor, Herman F. Suhr (D); Attorney, William H. Lamme (D); Clerk, W. B. Barz (D); Clerk of district court, P. Harry Larson (D); Judge, Fred C. Laird; Register of deeds, O. Byron Copper (D); Sheriff, John J. Gallagher (D); Superintendent, J. I. Ray; Surveyor, L. M. Roessler (D); Treasurer, Clair D. Johnson (D).
      County supervisors: Anton Tunberg (D), Hooper; Carl H. Hollander (R), Scribner; Joseph W. Emanuel (D), North Bend; J. C. Mines (D), North Bend; Edward Hansen (D), Fremont, Leonard O. Holmberg (R), Fremont; Carl A. Fritz (R), Fremont.

      Douglas--County seat, Omaha; area, 331 square miles; population 232,982; organized from unorganized territory in 1854; part taken to form Sarpy in 1857. Located in the following districts: 2nd congressional, 4th judicial, 2nd supreme court and regent, contains 4th to 10th legislative
      County officers: Assessor, Sam K. Greenleaf (R); Attorney, James P. English (D); Clerk, James P. Hoctor (D); Clerk of district court, Frank McGrath (D); Judge, Bryce Crawford; Public defender, Jos. Lovely (D); Register of deeds, Thos. J. O'Connor (D); Sheriff, John Hopkins (D); Superintendent, A. N. Eaton; Surveyor, William Green (D); Treasurer, Otto J. Bauman (D).
      County commissioners: E. M. Jacobberger (D), Omaha; William Barber (D), Omaha; Chas. E. Burns (D), Omaha; Gus. A. Dworak (D), Omaha; Leonard B. Bergman (R), Omaha.

      Dundy--County seat, Benkelman; area, 927 square miles; population 5,610; organized from Hitchcock county in 1873; located in the following districts: 4th congressional, 14th judicial, 5th supreme court and regent, 37th legislative.
      County officers: Attorney, Victor Westermark (R); Clerk*†§, Harold F. Haskin (R); Judge, W. F. Wood; Sheriff, A. W. Woodwarth (R); Superintendent, Katye E. Logan; Treasurer, E. W. Artist (R).
      County commissioners: Tom Hardwick (D), Benkelman; A. O. Weigel (R), Max; W. H. Brown (R), Haigler.

      Fillmore--County seat, Geneva; area, 576 square miles; population 12,971; organized from unorganized territory in 1871; located in the following districts: 4th congressional, 7th judicial, 4th supreme court and regent, 23rd legislative.
      County officers: Attorney, John Gewacke (R); Clerk*†, Rupert M. Young (R); Clerk of district court, Frank H. Hitch (R); Judge, Howard Hamilton; Sheriff, Frank Steinacher (D); Superintendent, Hannah Gilmore; Surveyor, Henry W. Drake (R); Treasurer, Harry E. Swanson (D).

       County supervisors: Leo Murphy (D), Exeter; Jno. A. Anderson (R), Fairmont; Joe Walter (D), Shickley; A. A. Russell (D), Geneva; Frank Naimon (D), Geneva; Ernest Silvey (R), Ohiowa; Harry Thomas (R), Shickley.

      Franklin--County seat, Franklin; area, 578 square miles; population 9,094; organized from unorganized territory in 1871; located in the following districts: 4th congressional, 10th judicial, 5th supreme court and regent, 32nd legislative.
      County officers: Attorney, Leon Samuelson (D); Clerk*†, E. Albin Larson (D); Clerk of district court, Paul W. Rudd (D); Judge W. H. Smith; Sheriff, Lloyd Davisson (R); Superintendent, Maurice McAvoy; Treasurer, lva Lienemann (D).
      County supervisors: Carl Lindgren (R), Campbell; J. M. Detrick (D), Upland; B. O. Bergman (D), Riverton; H. J. Ziebarth (D), Wilcox; Austin Carroll (D), Bloomington; Charles Harrison (R), Naponee; Ed. L. Beck (D), Franklin.

      Frontier--County seat, Stockville; area, 975 square miles; population 8,114; organized from unorganized territory in 1872; located in the following districts: 4th congressional, 14th judicial, 5th supreme court and regent, 38th legislative.
      County officers: Attorney, Frank B. Morrison (D); Clerk*†, Loyd Nicholson (R); Clerk of district court, Emma Hall (R); Judge, A. J. Mecham; Sheriff, C. A. Hudson (D); Superintendent, L. H. Messersmith; Surveyor, C. D. Hayden (R); Treasurer, Leo L. Pickering (R).
      County commissioners: Martin Dreher (R), Elwood; Frank E. Greenlee (D), Moorefield; W. H. McCowin (R), Maywood.

      Furnas--County seat, Beaver City; area, 721 square miles; population 12,140; organized from unorganized territory in 1873; located in the following districts: 4th congressional, 14th judicial, 5th supreme court and regent, 33rd legislative.
      County officers: Attorney, D. F. Simmons (R); Clerk*†, C. D. Stearns (D); Clerk of district court, Roy D. Marshall (R); Judge, Alva Zieme; Sheriff, H. H. Rennecker (D); Superintendent, Lucille Wilmot McCue; Surveyor, Ed Johnson; Treasurer, C. V. Theobald (D).
      County commissioners: Mearl Adams (R), Arapahoe; J. N. Anderson (D), Wilsonville; Chas. Coffey (R), Beaver City.

      Gage--County seat, Beatrice; area, 862 square miles; population 30,242; organized from unorganized territory in 1857; part of old Clay county added in 1864; located in the following districts: 1st congressional, 18th judicial, 4th supreme court and regent, 21st legislative.
      County officers: Attorney, Ernest A. Hubka (R); Clerk*, T. J. Sullivan (D); Clerk of district court, Val B. Solts (D); Judge, Leslie H. Noble; Register of deeds, Dean E. Coonley (R); Sheriff, Tom M. Dunn (R); Superintendent, Lulu B. Day; Treasurer, Andrew Anderson (D).
      County supervisors: B. H. Siefkes (R), Pickrell; J. E. McCormack (R), Clatonia; W. P. Carrithers (D), Beatrice; J. O. Essam (R), Beatrice; J. A. Thom (R), Holmesville; George Currie (R), Wymore; Fred Riggert (R), Odell.

      Garden--County seat, Oshkosh; area, 1,687 square miles; population 5,099; organized from part of Deuel county in 1910; part annexed to Grant county in 1919; located in the following districts: 5th congressional, 17th judicial, 6th supreme court and regent, 39th legislative.
      County officers: Attorney, E. E. Richards (R); Clerk*†§, Geo. A. Jackson (D); Judge, Sam Casey; Sheriff, George Ridenour (R); Superintendent, Alice Blausey; Treasurer, Ed. S. Wood (R). 

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