M., thence west on township line between Townships 16 and 17, North, to a point where the line intersects with the east boundary line of the Territory of Wyoming, and thence south along the west boundary line of the State of Nebraska to a point where said line intersects with the north boundary line of the Slate <<\ Ci >li >- rado, and thence east ah ng the south boundary line of the Stale of Nebraska to a point where said line intersects with a line extending due north on the section line between Sections If) and 17 in Township 1-' north, range 53 west of 6th P. M. and thence north

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to the northwest corner of section 4, in township 12, north, range 53, west cf 6th P. M. and thence due east to the southeast corner of section 34, township 13, north, range 53 west of 6th P. M. and thence due north to the place of beginning."

The second proposal for division became very heated between the adherents of Kimball and Banner counties.

The Banner county people opposed Kimball county in their plan to have the west end of big Cheyenne county divided into two counties. The Banner county people

vicinity), 101 for, 3 against; Sidney, 74 for, 241 against; Lodgepole, 14 for, 145 against; Potter, 3 for, '101 against; Chappell, 159 for, 1 against ; Big Springs, 41 for, 84 against ; Dix, 7 for, 26 against : Pumpkin Creek, 39 for, 3 against ; Bronson, 29 for, 21 against; Bushnell, 3 for. 21 against; Hull, 19 for. 63 against; Long Springs, 38 for, 66 against; Wright, 51 for, 71 against; Gabe Rock, 18 for, 14 against; Gering, 115 for, 16 against ; Mitchell, 4 for, 36 against; Sughrue. 94 for ; Blue Creek, 74 against ; Loraine, 22 for; Camp Clarke, none for, 66 against;