Probably as many more have gone to that Greater Frontier beyond, and the others have gone away. Of the eleven original county officers but three remain: B. F. Gentry, T. D. Deutsch, and T. J. Fanning. Six of them are dead and the other two gone to other lands, one of whom. Frank Beers, is in California.

The Court House Scotts Bluff county early built a brick court house. Long since the room has been in-

HISTORY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA

adequate and it was impossible to preserve the Its cost is practically $250,000 when equipped, records properly. The county now has, nearly It is to be of beautiful design, but no picture is complete a court house befitting its importance, yet available, as scaffolding is not removed.

CHAPTER N

THE FARMERS REVOLUTION

The expansion of the Farmers' Alliance and the dominant character of such men as Jay Burrows and John Powers began as early as 1888. The leadership of such splendid men, and the country needs more of them now, brought about the political uprising of the following years. In 1890 a number of congressmen were elected, and by 1892 the movement had spread like a prairie fire over the state. That year Congressman O. M. Kem was elected for his second term, as member from this, then, the third district. John Powers was the candidate for governor, and many still maintain he was honestly elected, but that through a partisan act of the supreme court and the manipulation of politicians, James E. Boyd was seated.