J4 of Section 17, Township 33, Range 48." After the election in June, the county clerk transacted business at the old town, and packed up his records in a suitcase and moved to the new town on August first with the other inhabitants. Prior to removal the sheriff let it be known that his office was any place in the county where he happened to be. The county judge issued marriage licenses to the few applying, but none of the other county officers took up their official duties until established in the county seat proper at the new town.

A Retrospective Glance at Chadron

The following by F. J. Houghton is a historic story of the past and almost to date, very extensive and complete.

In writing the history of our beautiful city, one begins by casting for facts, like an expert with the rod, casting for bass, and the reel of time sings a pleasing tune as the lure goes out, and almost the first cast is rewarded with trophies of old timers upon the brows of whom age in her annual round-up has placed her brand. Age may conquer the flesh but the spirit of the west never yet surrendered till mortal light was extinguished. Memory sleeps at times, but when awakened flashes with a brightness that illumines the past. So, if the pictures painted here are pleasant, it is because of the incandescent flashes from the by gone years, when the switch key is softly pressed by the hand that here records the story of Chadron's magic growth.