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.

The Story of the Census To the census may we turn for a practical and actual manifestation of the wonderful growth and development of Morrill county. The preliminary figures published for the 1920 census applying to Morrill county show, in comparison with the stories of preceding census:

MORRILL COUNTY. NEBRASKA

Minor Civil Division 1920 1910 1900

Morrill county 9151 4584 *

Bayard city 2127 261

Bayard precinct 1406 693 579

Bonner precinct 66

Bridgeport city 1235 541 545

HISTORY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA

Broadwater precinct, including Broadwater village S57 248

Camp Clarke precinct 619 556

Court House Rock precinct 313 195

Eastwood precinct 291 282

Gilchrist precinct S7 131

Good Streak precinct 61 118

Haynes precinct 358 408

King precinct 172 199

Redington precinct 397 396

Reilly Hill precinct 138 122....

Storm Lake precinct 66 112 ... .

Union precinct 200 137 ....

Weir Lisco precinct 323 135 ....

Yockev precinct 435

Incorporated Place 1920 1910 1900

Bayard city 2127 261

Bridgeport city 1235 541 545

Broadwater village 364