Dix vicinity of the eastern portion of present Kimball county. He was born in Province of Ontario, Can., at a place named St. Andrews, June 17, 1850. and married in Omaha,. Neb., in 1871, to Miss Mary Heelan, of Chicago, III. His wife died in April, 1875. By their union they had two sons, John Thomas and James L. He was married again at a later date in Sidney, to Miss Mollie Kelly of Grand Island, Nebraska.

At an election on November 4, 1884, the issuance of $25,000 bonds for building a court house was voted upon and they Mild ; and another election was set for the same question on November 3, 1885, but was not successful.

B\ 1886. the population had become sufficient so thai Dix precinct had been formed of that territory in Townships 12, 13 and 14, range 54. Theo. Menges was an early justice of the peace for that township, and when he resigned, James M. Bearse, was appointed.

In the general election of 1888, the members of the board who served for Antelope precinct were: H. R. Stevens, L. R. Markley and T. Remington as judges, and H. W. Newell and L. E. Nebergall as clerks. In Dix precinct, those who served at that time were: W. II. Soloman, A. P. Ferrenberg and 11. P. Chattborg, as judges, and IP Vogler and John Clausen as clerks.

When Kimball count)- was given separate organization in 1888, its first officers were Samuel Woolridge, county clerk and clerk of district court; N. IP Carman, county treasurer; J. B. Timmony. county attorney; George W. Beard, county judge; I'M Rathburn, sheriff; Rufus Cooley, county superintendent of schools; L. R. Markley, coroner, and H. R. Stevens, surveyor, with P. W. Bickel. James Newell and Henry Cholberg, county commissioners.