the head. Beside the mission, a school was established for the benefit of the children of Omahas, Otoes, Poncas and half breeds. During the following year, a company of Mormons, under the leadership of Brigham Young, stopped here for a short time. In 1854 the Indian title expired and the county was opened for settlement. A "Claim Club" was organized at this time to prevent claim disputes and "jumping" in which mob punishment was common. In 1882 there were 1,656 children of school age, while at present there are nearly three times that number. There are nine graded schools and the greater number of the county schools have terms lasting nine months or more. The principal products are cereals, fruits, timber, tame hay and building stone. Ninety per cent of the soil is capable of cultivation, while the remaining rough land is used for pasturage. Farm land comprises 141,190 acres. The principal exports are corn and hogs. The State fisheries are located in this county.

      JAMES R. WILSON was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, April 18, 1855, removing from there to Missouri. In 1882 he settled in Sarpy County, Nebraska. He has been in office continually since 1887, having been Postmaster at Gretna, Nebraska for four years, Clerk of Sarpy County from 1893 to 1900, and since that time County Judge. He has always been a Republican and has been elected six consecutive terms in a Democratic County.

      G. P. MILLER was both in Sarpy County, Nebraska, February 24, 1875. He graduated from the Fremont Normal College in 1898 and has since been teaching and engaged in newspaper work. He has been connected with the Papillion Times for more than a year and is serving his third term as County Superintendent of Sarpy County.

      EDWARD McEVOY was born October 28,

1868, in Douglas County, Nebraska. His parents were of Irish birth and came to Nebraska from Illinois in 1854. Mr. McEvoy was married to Susan Sprague of Papillion, June 27, 1904. He is a Democrat in politics and is serving his third term as Sheriff of Sarpy County.

      P. D. McCORMICK was born in Perry County, Ohio, December 22, 1847. His parents came from Ireland in 1841 and settled in Ohio. Mr. McCormick came to Nebraska in 1880. He is affiliated with the Democratic party and was County Treasurer two terms and is now serving his first term as Clerk of Sarpy County.

      I. H. McDANIEL was born in Montgomery County, Virginia, August 11, 1872, and the next year came to Nebraska. He has attended the Western Normal of Shenandoah, Iowa, and is a graduate of the Fremont Normal College of Fremont, Nebraska. In 1899 he was married to Gertrude Barber. Mr. McDaniel was Deputy County Clerk for three and a half years. The office of Clerk of the District Court was just recently instituted in Sarpy County and he is the first man to hold the office.

      A. R. MORRISON was born in Sarpy County, Nebraska, February 10, 1865. His parents came from Ireland and settled in Sarpy County in 164. He is a Republican and is serving his first term as County Treasurer of Sarpy County. He was married to Miss Bridget Gillespie, March 2, 1892, and they have two children.

      HORACE D. PATTERSON was born in Rock Bluffs, Cass County, Nebraska, September 13, 1872. He has lived nearly all his life in Sarpy County, attended the Papillion high school and the Fremont Normal and is a surveyor and civil engineer by profession. He is a member of the Democratic party and in 1894 and 1895 was Surveyor of Sarpy County, which office he now holds. For three years he was Deputy County Surveyor of Butler County and two years in Dodge County. In 1901 he was married to Miss Tillie Olson of South Dakota.

 

      Saunders County is named for the last Territorial Governor, Hon. Alvin Saunders. It is situated in the Platte Valley, and is the best water county in the state. In addition to the numerous creeks, there are hundreds of springs. This is counted one of the six best agricultural counties in the state, and is one of the three first counties in the production of broom corn. The soil is a loose, dark brown and 92 per cent is productive. The farmers are engaged in the raising of small grain, corn, tame grasses and vegetables, together with stock raising and dairying. The four flour and grist mills and the one brick-yard furnish employment to a great many people. A considerable acreage is devoted to sugar beets, while corn is the largest export. Within the last few years, land has doubled in value. There are a great many timber and fruit trees. The history of the county begins with the history of Ashland, because the old Government trail passed through this town. In 1857 Mr. Reubin Warbritton took up the first claim in Saunders. He was followed immediately by Joseph Stambaugh and Mr. John Aughe. The Pawnees gave the early settlers considerable trouble with petty thefts. Immigration was so rapid that between the years of 1868 and 1870 the population grew from 400 to 4,594. In 1871 immigration was discontinued because one-half of the land was in the possession of two rival railroad companies, and was therefore not offered for sale. In 1872 there were 2,068 school children and 28 school buildings, now there are 8,165 school children and 118 school buildings. The county was organized in 1867 and its present population is 22,085. The county seat, Wahoo, has 2,100 inhabitants.

      CHARLES H. SLAMA was born in Bohemia, October 16, 1870. He removed to Wisconsin with his parents in 1876, graduated from the Law Department of the University of Wisconsin in 1894 and in 1899 he moved to Colorado and later in the same year settled in Wahoo. He has been County Judge since 1901.

     JOHN H. CRAWFORD was born at Batavia, Michigan, in November, 1872. When six months of age his parents removed to Central City, Nebraska, and in 1880 settled in Wahoo. He graduated from the Wahoo high school and became a salesman. He is a member of the