The question of Sunday shows was decided against the movement. The proposed bonds for purchasing the river front and islands for park purposes was likewise defeated. Winfield Evans and A. L. Selzer were chosen members of the school board. The Republican was named the official paper. The building of the Irrigation college by the state upon west Twentieth street extension, called for the extension of the water mains thereto, and at the request of Superintendent McCarthy this has been done.

Condemn State Police On the twenty-first of January, 1921. the state police came to Scottsbluff and so conducted themselves that the council found it proper to pass condemnatory resolutions, which the mayor and every member of the council signed. The criticism was particularly directed at the state chief Gus Hyers and his deputy, Carl Schmidt, who was said to have used "Prussian methods" with a prisoner. Fred Fulton, another deputy was exonerated and justified. Schmidt was formerly chief clerk in the state land commissioner's office, during the incumbency of Fred Beckmann.

With the exception of one year when G. L. Shumway. was police judge, and one year when E. M. Cowen occupied that position, D. R. Schenck has held the office for the entire life of the city -- a total of nine years.

In all, the city has been well served. During its life as a village, the time when D. H. Cole, Beach Coleman, H. J. Wisner, Winfield Evans and A. J. Shumway constituted the village board, or in 1908 and 1909, stands out as a period of municipal advancement. In its life as a city, Scottsbluff has had excellent management from the start, the administrations of Fred Alexander and F. S. McCaffree, appearing to have the advantage in municipal progress. The latter worked under a handicap of a smallpox epidemic of unusual violence, yet the progress is distinctive indicating exceptional executive ability.