Districts Nos. 2 and 3 were organized in Sioux county with John Tucker and W. V. Pennington directors of the two districts, in the order named.

There seems to have been no county superintendent in Cheyenne county until January, 1871, when George Ballou assumed the duties of that office. He was the first county superintendent of a territory covering nearly a third of the state. On the first Saturday in February, 1873, he held the first teacher's examination at which Rose C. Michael and Mrs. L. M. Ballou were the only applicants and were granted certificates numbered one and two. School moneys available were appropriated for the use of district No. 1, there being only the one district. The board of directors then consisted of Thomas Kane, George W. Heist and John Ellis.

L. Jenkins, the second superintendent, was elected September 1, 1874. and granted a seccond grade certificate to Miss Mollie A. Pressley, for one year. All moneys again went to

the first district. On September 14, 1875, a second grade certificate was granted to Miss Delia A. Sharpless, and district No. 1 had all the school funds. February 19, 1878, County Superintendent L. H. Bordwell created district No. 2, at Big Springs and sent notice of its organization to John McCann. Election was held February 26, 1878, to elect school officers who were as follows : G. W. Banhart. moderator; R. A. J. Walrath, director; a man named Green was treasurer, but the district was abandoned as no school was held. On August 4, 1879. a petition for reorganization of district No. 2, was filed and asked that the following officers be named : R. J. Coerdon, moderator; E. W. Ormsby, director; A. J. Walrath, treasurer. No. 2 district was created by E. M. Day, superintendent, who had been appointed to fill a vacancy July 8, 1879.