General fund levy, 9 mills; sinking fund, 3 mills ; road fund, 2 mills ; bridge fund, 1 mill. Compensation for county superintendent fixed at $3.50 per day. County seat election was called for February 12th ; election notices and ballots to be printed by A. B. Wood. S. R. Spear was chosen to accompany County Attorney W. J. Richardson to Sidney to make a settlement with the mother county of Cheyenne.

Thus was Scotts Bluff county sent upon its official and substantial career.

Old Personal Bonds In the beginning of the county, from the names that appear, either as principle or as surety, it seems that nearly everyone was on some bond. These old names are here given for the reason that it will revive a flood of memories among those that were here in the formative years.

Thos. H. Ewing's bond, the first filed, contained for sureties Daniel Wooldridge and W. H. Hulbert. If was filed January 5, 1889.

Other names were : Joseph G. Neighbors, F. A. Garlock, R. E. King, S. T- Clark, C. C. Franklin, J. S. Franklin, Wm. H. Bass, Martin Gering, Joe Salmon, W. E. Ingraham, R. T. Huffman, Tohn Emery, T. R. Garrett, Peter McFarlane, F. W. Hugh's, j. E. Giltner, W. E. Morse, T- H. Currie, E. A. Currie, A. W. Mills, Geo. C. Stahl, Ed. Eastman, Wm. Kingen, G. W. Slonecker, G. F. Wingate, Martin Bristol, M. L. Bishop, P. L. Hull, C. A. Bouton, S. W. Ripley, Chas. W. Chubb, Anthony Kennedy, Bennett Chapman, E. O. Wilberger, D. T. Cummins, Charles B. Gardner, T. J. James, J. S. Mace, Robert S. MisKimmon, W. S. MisKimmon, Wm. C. Kirby, James Westervelt, Gus Tensen, S. Woldridge, E. B. Spencer, A. L. Wiles, Robert M. Senteny, David F. Hayes, John F. Wooldridge, M.