Platte
County was first organized from Dodge
in 1855, and was twenty-four miles square.
In 1858,
it
was made to include, all of Monroe County
on the west, this did not include the
Indian Reservation
of
the Pawnee.
Monroe
County had been created in August 1857
with officers being elected. During
the winter of
1858-59,
a petition was signed by the citizens
of both Platte and Monroe to have Legislature
combine
the
two counties.
The
elections held in 1858, by the order
of Judge Smith, of Fremont, were:
Platte
County
A.
B. Pattison - Probate Judge
George
W. Hewett - Clerk
J.
P. Becker - Recorder
V.
Kummer - Treesurer
Cynis
Tollman - Sheriff
C.
B. Stillman - Justice of the Peace
J.
Guter - Constable
Gustavus
Becher, George Spaulding and Abram Root
- Commissioners
Monroe
County
Charles
H. Whaley - Probate Judge
George
W. Stevens - Clerk
G.
E. Yeaton - Recorder
C.
Whaley - Treasurer
N.
Davis - Sheriff
Gerrard
Leander - Representative
P.
Kimbal - Surveyor
H.
Peck, C. H. Pierce and H. J. Hudson
- Commissioners
In
March, 1858, an act of incorporation
was passed proclaiming the site claimed
by the
Columbus
Company, a town.
To
have "perpetual succession",
and privileged thereafter to "sue
and be sued,
defend
and be defended in all courts of law
and equity."
Offices
were appointed until an election could
be held in May.:
Trustees
John
Reck
Vincent
Kummer
John
C. Wotfel
Peter
Meyer
Frank
G. Becker
Judges
of Election
Gustavus
Becher
Michael
Fry
C.
B. Stillman
Clerks
Charles
I. Stetson
John
Siebert
Supervisors
- Road Districts
Jacob
Guter
Daniel
Hashberger
In
May, the county was divided into five
districts. The road leading from
Washington Avenue
to
Shell Creek was made a county thoroughfare.
Jacob
Guter, Joseph Skinner, James Jeffries,
Alex Albertson and Charles Reinke were
named
Supervisors.
When
Platte County was first organized in
1857, the Commissioners held their meetings
at the
home
of George W. Hewett.
In
1861, the meetings were held in the
log house situated about two blocks
south of the present
court
house.
In
1867 an act was passed by the Legislature,
authorizing the County Commissioners
to raise
money
to build a court house and jail. A Bond
was passed, J. P. Becker was awarded
the contract.
and
in 1868 the court house was built.
The
present county officers are as follows:
John
Stauffer - Clerk
C.
A. Newman - Clerk of the District Court
J.
W. Early - Treasurer
D.
C. Kavanaugh - Sheriff
J.
G. Higgins - Judge
J.
E. Moncrief - Superintendent of Public
Instruction
L.
J. Cramer - Surveyor
M.
Maher (Chairman), Joseph Rivet and H.
J. Hudson - Commissioners