Bridgeport largely attends to the needs of the Northport community in every line.

Other Places Atkins and Simla, are small distribution centers, where the railroad offers loading facilities, and mercantile business is carried to a very limited extent. The last named is at the site o<f old Mud Springs, famous in the history of the pony express, overland stage, and early cow days, but its importance is not large in modern history of the county.

HISTORY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA

MORRILL COUNTY IN THE WORLD WAR

Just as it is true of every other Nebraska County, Morrill County's record during the great World War is a bright star in its crown.

The brilliant record of Nebraska throughout the Great War, of which Morrill County played its proportionate and creditable part has already been set out elsewhere in this work.

Shortly after the entrance of the United States into the World War in April, 1917, the Government's call to take a registration of all men subject to conscription in military purposes, was answered by Morrill county. Those citizens of Morrill county who were named to participate as precinct registrars were:

Union precinct, N. H. Noonan ; Court House Rock precinct, E. L. LeBlanc ; Haynes precinct,~G. W. Berry; Camp Clark precinct, Thos. Ishmael and G. W. Murphy: Bayard precinct, W. D. Askine, C. A. Mantz and Yale Cavet ; Redington precinct, H. A. Gilman ; Broadwater precinct, J. R. Minshal ; Weir-Lisco precinct, J. A. Millett ; Eastwood precinct, Harvey W. Majors ; Storm Lake precinct, Victor E. Covalt ; Gilchrist precinct, C. A. Snow; King precinct, C. A. Tolle ; Riley Hill precinct, W. V. Dove ; Bonner precinct, M. L. Anderson; Yockey precinct, C. I. Hoxworth ; Goodstreak precinct, C. H. Green.