Marshall undertook this office, and his successor was W. J. Leoning. In 1895, H. H. Prouty became judge and in 1899, Gus Linn was elected judge. H. H. Prouty then resumed the office and served for about ten years. Geo. W. Wright then became judge for a term and he was succeeded by P. Schwenk, and in 1913 a second long incumbency began when the present efficient county judge assumed the office, Judge F. J. Bellows.

Sheriffs The office of sheriff, the guardian of the law and administrator of order, was first assumed in the new county by Ed Rathbun. The next sheriff was A. Hanson in 1889. In 1891 P. Maginnis undertook this office and served for about ten years. For two terms, C A. Forsling assumed the sheriff's star.

and then for two terms it passed to E. W. Bartholamew, and in 1908 the honor fell upon the man who has since efficiently discharged this office, O. E. Forsling. ■

County Superintendents of Schools Kimball county opened up her work on the task of developing her schools coincident with her organization of a count}- gi »vernment. Her first superintendent was Rufus Cooley. Succeeding him was Eva T. Farmer ( Mrs. Eva F. Braden ) who was succeeded in 1894 by Lillian Crownover. In 1896, B. K. Bushee became superintendent of schools and his successor was Z. O. Davis. In 1901 Alice Wilkinson assumed the office, and two years later B. K. Bushee returned to the work. In 1905 Alice Wilkinson returned to the office and served until Nellie M. Crandall took office in 1910. In 1912, Claude L. Alden succeeded to this office, and his successor was Ethel McElheney, who held until the advent of the present superintendent, Racheal McElrcy, who has served four years and in January, 1921, began another term of faithful and satisfactory service.