Bresee later bcame state senator. He resigned the office of judge in June, 1899, when John Beely was appointed to complete the term. J. H. Stanchfield was elected in 1900 and served until November 20, 1901. Then began the long period in which Jesse H. Edmunds wore the county judicial ermine For over thirteen years he maintained the office, yielding in 1915 to R. G. Dorr, who is now serving his fourth term and seventh year.

Clerks

The first three clerks of Sheridan county followed one another in rapid succession. Within the first six months of the county's existence it had these three, James W. Loofbourow, by appointment of the governor as special clerk. Fie was defeated as a candidate by Abel Hill, at the county's first election, and J. C. Weeters captured the persimmon from Hill in the November election, two months later. Sol V. Pitcher was elected in the autumn of 1888. and served two terms. N. H. Wier was deputy clerk in 1887 and W. E. Sharp in 1890. J. J. Barnes took the office in 1890 serving two terms or until 1896. De F. Van Vleck who was Barnes' deputy for three years, took over the office of clerk in 1896, and was re-elected six times, serving a total of fourteen years. In 1896 he had former clerk Barnes for his deputy. H. F. Wasmund, junior, was then county clerk for four years or two consecutive terms. At the beginning of his second term he departed from the usual custom and named Maude E. Gillespie as clerk. This element of progress in the county of Sheridan was so popular, that Miss Gillespie was elected county clerk, being so far as the editor-at-large is able to determine the first woman honored with such office in the state.