The first brand committee appointed in Sioux count}' was in February, eighteen eighty-seven, and consisted of George Walker and Samuel B. Coffee.

Owing to the creation of commissioner's districts throwing two of the members of the board in one district, and one of the other districts being without a member. Commissioner Morris resigned March fifteenth, and Samuel B. Coffee was appointed to fill his place. Coffee failed to qualify, and Don Wier was appointed. Mr. Wier accepted the office and qualified April twentyninth.

The board met as a board of equalization in June, eighteen eighty-seven, found the following list of property after equalizing the same :

Railroad $146,316.00

Telegraph 1,749.60

Personal 182,522.00

Real Estate 64,391.04

A levy of fifteen mills was made.

The above represents the true or actual value of property as then assessed. The growth of the county may be illustrated by giving the valuations of nineteen twenty. The total is given at over one and one-half millions of dollars, while the present county treasurer, Fred Meyers, informs the writer that real estate increases of nineteen twentyone will bring it above two and one-half million dollars. The nineteen twenty returns of railroad property with the added Burlington railroad, seems to be considered worth less money than the value of eighteen eighty-seven. Personal property, by comparison seems to have about doubled, and real estate increased ten-fold.

On June twentieth, eighteen eighty-seven, the name Bowen was changed to Harrison.

The courthouse of Sioux county, while commodious, convenient and imposing, did not cost the county anything. Originally ii was built by Bowen and Hat creek precincts, which voted bonds for that purpose, and they presented the building to the county.