In this county majorities from 14 to 232 prevailed. E. von Forell, now of our county, but then of Kearney, was a candidate for regent of the state university but was not elected. C. W. Ford was elected clerk; Geo. W. King for judge; C. B. Whipple for treasurer; L. L. Raymond for superintendent ; E. T. Westervelt for sheriff; Georgia A. Fix for coroner; Thos. Preston for surveyor; and E. S. DeLaMatter for commissioner.
In November, 1898, there were republican majorities on all the state ticket, but F. A. Wright, democrat, was elected over M. J. Hueman republican for county attorney ; and L. A. Christian, by petition, was chosen over Matt Schumacher, republican, for commissioner. N. M. Snyder, by petition, was elected surveyor.
The republican state ticket as well as the county ticket carried in Scottsbluff county in November, 1899. County officers elected were : L. L. Raymond, judge ; H. M. Thornton, clerk ;
E. J. Whipple, treasure ; P. H. Stone, superintendent; Robert G. Walsh, sheriff; G. A. Fix, coroner; N. M. Snyder, surveyor; and
F. H. Riege, commissioner. The vote on commissioner was very close, being 123 for Riege, and 119 for George Baltes. J. L. Gilmore gave Nate Snyder a close run also for surveyor. On three other candidates there appeared a little "knifing" on the part of republicans. Raymond. Thornton, and Walsh had engendered a hostile spirit of some of their colleagues, possibly the beginning of the north and south feud that politicians have used for