Pedersen, architect and superintendent, office at Gering.

Morrill County Bar

The Morrill county bar had increased to somewhat enlarged proportions. The death of Judge George J. Hunt left a notable gap in the familiar line-up of the legal fraternity. His younger partner, C. G. Perry, had taken over the office and practice. Judge Leslie G. Hurd, who had come from Harvard, Nebraska, to look after the practices of Fay E. Williams, at Bridgeport, and Thomas F. Neighbors, at Bayard, remained with them after they returned from service in the World War, and they had formed the firm of Williams, Hurd & Neighbors, with offices at both Bridgeport and Bayard. County Attorney K. W. McDonald who came to Bridgeport within the past decade and built a splendid practice, has associated with him George W. Irwin. Win. Ritchie, Jr., although now in Omaha, maintains an office at Bridgeport with Ralph O. Canada who came to Bridgeport a few years ago from Minden. Judge J. H. Steuteville and Banker Mark Spanogle, although not actively engaged in practice are, nevertheless, entitled to be credited as members of the Morrill county bar.

A few years ago the community of Bayard, a village of only a few hundred population, had no resident attorney, and depended upon Bridgeport and towns to the west for legal service, except for the work of United State Commissioner Cronkleton and local justices, but with the phenomenal growth of the town came several attorneys resident at Bayard. H. M. Marquis was one. In 1917 was another, Yale H. Cavett, who was associated with Morrow & Morrow of Scottsbluff. There were also C. A. Mantz, who was associated with Wm. Ritchie, at Bridgeport, and Fred T. Nichols. In 1919 E. E. Richards and Edward F. Carter came to