Therefore number one and number three, which were near the old fort, are the two oldest districts in the county, and both antedate the county. Sioux county records give little history of number one, except that Jacob Klein was the director. Of number two. Win. A. Raum petitioned for its organization, the election was held at the residence of Win M. Pennington, and the officers elected were: F. McProcunier, moderator; J. B. Pequett, director, and Wm. M. ('daze, treasurer.

District number four, which was also organized by Julia Shelton, November first, eighteen eighty-six, was another of the older districts, and adjoins the fort on the north. The election in this district was held at the residence of Robert Tally. The officers elected were: Wm. Harmon, mo Chas. Saxton, director, and John Spear. treasurer.

HISTORY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA

The first district organized after the creation of the county government was number two, taking the number which had been set off into one of the counties to the east. This was organized January seventh, eighteen eighty-seven, in the vicinity of Glen. B. F. Thomas, the first county superintendent of the organized county, created it, and the first officers thereof were: Henry Rogers, moderator ; John S. Tucker, director, and Chas. T. Kyle, treasurer. Thomas also created fifteen other districts during his term of office. Between March fourth and December fifteenth of eighteen eighty-seven, Superintendent Thomas issued teachers' certificates to nineteen persons, eleven of which were to girls and women and the others to boys and men. Four were seventeen years of age, and seven were twentyone or over, and only three above twentyfive.