Frogs sang merrily in the streets, and called vivid attention to what was necessary to be done. The old sod corrals of John Hall and John Emery

full new village board were elected: E. T. Westervelt and Winfield Evans for the twoyear term ; and S. W. Ripley, A. J. Shumway, and W. H. Gates for the one-year term. Ripley was elected chairman, and L. L. Raymond, clerk ; with II. T. Bowen as treasurer.

HISTORY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA

Considerable spirit became manifest in the village elections this year. Alvin McClenahan and his friends felt justified in believing that they were unfairly dealt with, and Alvin's saloon refused a license. So that the election of 1907, for the first time, brought out the question of license or no license. The temperance people had the support of a part of the so-called wet element, and the drys won by a vote of ninety-nine to fourteen.

D. H. Cole, Beach Coleman, and T. C. Bottom were elected on the board, with Evans and Westervelt, holdovers. They named Raymond again for clerk and attorney, and Harry T. Bowen again for treasurer. The dry ordinance was passed, and since that date the town has been without a saloon.

W. Cox, J. J. Harrison, and J. A. Orr, judges ; and W. A. Hale and A. Crawford, clerks.

Evans was re-elected on the council and Harry Wisner succeeded Westervelt as a member. Raymond and Bowen were again named clerk and treasurer respectively.

T. C. Bottom moved from town and A. J. Shumway succeeded him as councilman in August, 190S.