History of Westchester County, New York, Vol. II
Rouse, Louis Larson. Frank Hunt. Court House Rock, W. F. Hollingsworth, Marion Dugger, John Hall, Marcus Hallway, Frank Halloway. Lnion. A. L. Adams, L. E. Buck. Gilchris't, J. A. Hutchinson and C. A. Snow. Storm Lake, Arthur Feagins. S. M. Hickman. King. Chas. Tolle, Fred Anderson, Andrew Hansen. Broadwater, C. G. Fairman. Anthony Johnson, Pat Row- Ian, George Beerline. Eastwood, Frank Mulloy, T. B. Rogers, J. J. Grimes. Weir- Lisco, Olaf Lindberg, D. A. Colyer.
The first session of district court in Morrill county was held on June 14, 1909. at 11 a. m., in the Odd Fellows hall at Bridgeport. Hon. H. M. Grimes of North Platte was the presiding district judge. C. B. Casper was clerk and John O. Sheldon, sheriff. The first case recorded on the docket was that of Jesse M. Couckins vs. the Nine Mile Irrigation District. This came up for action and was continued over the term. The next case on the docket was Louis Liebard vs. The Guaranty Investment Company. A mortgage foreclosure next came up. The last court held under Judge Grimes' jurisdiction as district judge'was April 4, 1911. The district then was composed of the counties of Lincoln, Perkins, Keith, Cheyenne, Kimball, Banner, Deuel, Garden, Logan, Mc- Pherson, Scotts Bluff, and Morrill.
In June. 1911, R. W. Hobart of Gering became the presiding judge of Morrill county district court. Morrill county was then removed from the old 13th judicial district into the new 17th judicial district, and in 1921 is still serving in that responsible capacity.