Judge Grimes still presides when court meets in Cheyenne, Deuel, or Kimball counties. He starts now upon his twenty-fifth year as judge of the district in which Cheyenne county is located, which is evidence of a satisfied people.

From 1868 to 1885, the statutes provided for the election of district attorneys. During those years one name stands alone to the credit of the Panhandle of Nebraska, that of Vic Bierbower, of Sidney, who was elected in 1S80 and served one term.

Cheyenne County Court House No. 1

The present Cheyenne County Court House, is of Doric simplicity and is a constant source of pleasure to the eye and satisfaction to the people. It is a little more than a decade old, as $50,000 worth of bonds were voted for the erection of a court house March 21, 1911. On April 15, of the same year the contract

HISTORY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA

for the new structure was let to C. F. Goodhand of Ord.

The 'building is sixty by eighty-four feet, exclusive of the portico and is built of white stone. The interior is finished in oak where wood is used and the walls are natural sand finish. The main entrance and rotunda are tiled. The stairway is of steel and slate with banisters of steel and brass. There are three full stories including the basement which is light and airy and contains the jail, the furnace room, and two convenient rest rooms for the public.

eel with it is an office for the judge. On this floor are jury rooms, counsel chambers and the caretaker's apartments. The old county buildings were sold and wrecked when the new court house was placed in use so the grounds today are beautifully laid out in lawns, making the court house yard a real park for Sidney.