Stauffer was then chosen for four years ; Lars Olson followed for four years, and Grant Meek, the present incumbent of the office, was chosen in 1919.

In the third district, G. W. Rockafield was the first commissioner. T. L. Pierce was the successor and he was followed by J. M. Mann. F. O. Baker was elected in 1895 and served nearly eight years. W. E. Heard then served for two years, and Chas. H. Spieth a little over five years. C. G. Peterson completed the term after which G. A. Millett held a four year

term. L. H. Warner then was commissioner for five years being followed by J. W. Cross who was chosen at the last election.

Good old names are those we find on the roster of Banner county official life. In the entire list one will find but few that were not strong and true to their obligations -- a less percentage than you will find in the story of a state. The people knew their neighbors and voted for them because of their respective merit, which is not always true of state officers. Banner county's financial condition, her law abiding citizenship, and her material advancement, are evidence of the good management of public and private affairs within her borders.

Many are the other good old names that do not appear in the county official life. All cannot hold office ; some hold the minor offices in the county with excellent record and others never aspired to office of any kind. The southwest part of the county, the valley around Harrisburg, and the tableland south are filled with the good people whose names are familiar and who have been there for a generation. Other parts of the county have equally as good representation, but perhaps the tableland has developed more rapidly as, a wheat and grain producing community, for there is no better soil to be found anywhere in Nebraska.