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. Bassett of Bayard (who had served for about three months before that). S. Garvey of Bridgeport and C. W. Draper of Broadwater, with Mr. Bassett made up the

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board in 1920. Dale B. Osborne was elected in November, 1920, to a seat upon this board. A roster of the precinct officers chosen to serve in 1921-22 indicates the growth of Morrill county's administrators tasks.

Bayard precinct: J. B. Foelmer, police magistrate: Orrin J. Lathrop, justice of peace: J. E. Hunt, assessor; R. L. Lincoln, overseer of highways, first district; Will Johnson, overseer of highways, second district; Seth Bankson, overseer of highways, third district.

Bonner precinct : F. E. Bradbury, justice of the peace; F. P. Boone, assessor; F. P. Boone and F. E. Bredbury, tie for overseer of highways.

Broadwater precinct : Walter A. Canaday, police magistrate; Thos. O. Haiston, justice of the peace; C. V. Gilbert, assessor; W. T. Carr, overseer of highways.

Camp Clarke precinct: Dave Kelly, police magistrate; P. C. Wade, justice of the peace ; Thos. Burke, assessor ; O. M. Robinson, overseer of highways, south district; Paul Gebauer, overseer of highways, north district.