During the year 1887 their numbers were increased by admission to practice of R. M. Hampton, W. J. McCandless. J. V. Parker and Smith P. Tuttle. Among the lawyers arriving in the county and engaging in practice during the next two years were B. F. Gilman, J. P. Arnott, R. C. Noleman, Charles T. Jenkins and William Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell has been in continuous and successful practice for more than a third of a century, and is at present the Dean of the Box Butte County Bar.

The present bar consists of the law firms of Boyd, Metz and Meyer, Mitchell and ('..-mi/.

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HISTORY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA

Burton and Reddish, with L. A. Berry. F. A. Bald, E. C. Barker. B. E. Romig and Lee Basye as single practitioners.

Box Butte county was originally a part of the twelfth judicial district which was created by the legislature of 18S7. when the Honorable Moses 1'. Kinkaid was appointed by the governor as first judge of the new- district. He continued in this capacity until 1892 when the district was given an additional judge, and the Honorable Alfred Bartow, of Chadron was made the colleague of Judge Kinkaid. This district was about three hundred miles in length, extending from the east line of Holt county to the Wyoming state line. Judge Bartow was succeeded by Honorable W. H. Westover in 1896, who lias held the office and is still judge of this district. Judge Westover had for his colleague, after the election of fudge Kinkaid to Congress, Judge J. J. Harrington of O'Neill, Nebraska. Later the district was divided. Judge Harrington presiding over the new district created from the eastern half, and Judge Westover presiding over the new district created from the western half.