Craig, coroner; and the democrats elected Runey C. Campbell for sheriff, and Thos. Allen for commissioner.

In November, 1902, Wenzel Hiersche, democrat, was elected commissioner.

The November election of 1903 gave the democrats two officers and the republicans the balance. R. C. Campbell was re-elected sheriff and James McKinley for clerk. The republicans elected Thos. Preston, treasurer; E. S. DeLaMatter, judge; A. C. Morrison, commissioner ; F. P. Johnson, superintendent ; R. B. Judson, surveyor ; and F. D. Wolt, coroner. For the first time the county elected a county assessor, Anthony Kennedy, republican being the first to fill that office in Scotts Bluff coun- The election of 1904 divided honors between the parties. L. L. Raymond, republican, was chosen county attorney, and T. P. Allen, democrat, re-elected commissioner.

In 1905 the republicans elected the following officials: Thos. Preston, re-elected treasurer; E. S. DeLaMatter, re-elected judge ; R. B. Judson, re-elected surveyor; F. D. Wolt, re-elected coroner; and J. P. Westervelt, for sheriff. The democrats re-elected James McKinley for clerk, and elected Jess O. Ammerman for commissioner, and Agnes Lackey for superintendent.

Resignations and changes of residence required the electorate to choose a surveyor and three commissioners in addition to the county attorney in 1906. Wra, Morrow, fusion, was ■chosen attorney; Clarence Scriven, republican, was elected surveyor; and the commissioners were: A. H. Fuller and W. M. Barbour, republicans ; and Frank Beers, a democrat.

In November, 1907, election, Agnes Lackey, democrat ; and F. D. Wolt, republican, had no