A combination harvester and thresher was used in garnering the crop ; and motor driven trucks hauled it away. This, however, is an extreme case of fanning by machinery. Nearly everyone has some horses and cows are a necessity on a farm. The

HISTORY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA

is yet the queen of the state and the bidlen is a maid of honor, inner county now has but seven precincts ced to meet the present requirement of the

population. All are old names except one. The present voting divisions are : Epworth, Flowerfield, Gabe Rock, Lone Pine, Long Springs, Loraine and Wright.

ONCE A PART OF LYONS COUNTY-- BANKS-- THE PRESS-- INDUSTRIES

This territory was first designated on maps as a part of Lyons county. In the early seventies Cheyenne county was created out of Lyons county, Taylor county and a part of Monroe county. Thus for fifteen or more years it remained and Banner county came into existence.

Only three banks is the history of Banner county. Banner county bank was the first and for long years it was under the efficient care of C. J. Carlisle. A. E. Scott and Fred Telcamp were valuable assistants of this bank at different times. When J. H. Graves was county treasurer the Beards and some others organized a bank that endured for a time. Carlisle had displeased one political faction and it was not proposed to "feed him up" with county money. This bank liquidated after about two or three years.

When the Standard Oil was expecting to bring in an oil well near Harrisburg the Mc- Nish-Ostenburg interests established a bank there to be ready for the big rush. The oil failing to materialize this bank also liquidated a year or more ago. The original Banner County Bank is the only existing financial institution in the county.