The territory of Lyons, Taylor and Monroe counties later erected into Cheyenne county and the "Beavais Terres" to the north, was included in the district represented by V. Krummer, of Columbus, in 1866, or the last territory legislature. This district included all of western Nebraska. The representative district was limited in 1873, to all territory west of Hastings and Grand Island, while the eastern boundary of the senatorial district was Norfolk, Columbus and Seward. Guy C. Barton of North Platte, was senator in 1873 and in 1875. He was the pioneer ranchman of Nebraska, west of North Platte.

Platte, Colfax, Butler, Merrick, Hall, Buffalo, Lincoln, Dawson, Howard, Sherman, Valley, Greeley, Boon. Antelope, and Cheyenne counties, were by the Act of March 3, 1872, included in this senatorial district. The repive district comprises Lincoln, Dawson, Buffalo, Sherman, Valley, Franklin, and Cheyenne counties. Prior to that the man to represent this district was Wells Brewer in 1869-1870. Cheyenne county has never had a state official except in the house and senate. The time set by law for convening court in Cheyenne county was the third Monday of June, each year. The law at the time required a petition of two hundred of whom ten must be "taxable inhabitants," to organize a county. Sioux county, then unorganized, was attached to Cheyenne for administrative, judicial and taxation purposes.

In the Senate and Legislature

G. H. lewett, of Sidney was state senator in 1879 ; G. W. Heist, of Sidney, in 1883 ; D. Carrigan, of Sidnev, was representative in 1881 ; V. Bierbauer, 'in 1883; J. M. Adams in