Morrison, Frank Cravett and two hundred other electors, a vote was requested upon

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county commissioners of Morrill county were Fred R. Lindberg, Herman E. Smith, Win. T. McKelvey. It was agreed that the assessed valuation of Cheyenne county, being twice that of Morrill county, that Cheyenne county should get two-thirds of the property and Morrill one-third. All funds except the bridge fund should be divided on the same ratio.

Morrill was to receive the unpaid taxes for 1909. Morrill was to pay Cheyenne county two-thirds of all the election expenses. The contract with the Western Bridge and Construction Company for a bridge over the Platte river near Irving, Nebraska, should fall upon Morrill in its liability with such proceedings to be started and the district court to adjust that liability.

The new county was named Morrill, in honor of Charles H. Morrill, president of the Lincoln Land Company, and for many years

the issuance of SI 5,000 bonds for the building a court house of which it was remarked by said petitions was not necessary for reason that said board is in favor of said bond issue. It favored said election asked for in the said petition so the election was called for the 29th of June. 1909, and carried by a substantial majority. The commissioners districts and the precincts of the new county were then as follows :

District 1 : Havnes. Gilchrist,

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and

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Lake. Eastwood Lisco.

District 2: Canif Court House Rock.