The legislative and administrative functions pertaining to getting the various county offices established, supplied and equipped, and under their guidance. The work of building the new court house as

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of block two of the original town of Bridgeport. This offer being contingent upon the condition that the court house was not to cost less than $15,000 and was to be completed on or before April 1, 1910.

The first named site was the one selected and upon it Morrill county's magnificent court house was built.

Bridgeport precinct was organized cut of King and Eastwood in October of that year.

County Officials Prior to the separate organization of Morrill county this part of the county had a number of times furnished county officials for Cheyenne county, and office of county clerk had been held four years by R. E. Bairett, R. H. Willis had served as county surveyor, and Mark Spanogle as county attorney. J. W. Lee had been sheriff and Win. Ritchie, Jr., had been county superintendent.

well as the bridge, and road work operations were carried out. To these three Morrill county probably owes as deep an obligation as it can at any time in its future history ever owe to any hoard of commissions who may take charge of its affairs.

In 1914 H. E. Randall succeeded Mr. Mc- Kelvey and remained on the board four years. When Messrs. Lindburg and Smith "left the board, J. J. Grimes came on with Leslie Bocdrv who resigned and was succeeded by F." H. Putman. After Randall, Putman and Grimes had served together for one and one-half years, then Fred R. Lindburg returned to the board and served with Messrs. Randall and Grimes and these three men were succeeded in January, 1919, by R. C.