Citizens and civic leaders pose in front of the Cheyenne County's first courthouse in the town of Sidney. The wooden sidewalk splits to lead to three doors. The wood frame courthouse is fronted by two trees and a decorative wire fence in this "9 3/4 x 7 3/4" black and white photograph. The men are identified from left to right as: Bill Lee (Sheriff), unknown man in door, William Goding, unknown man, Fred Lindberg (Commissioner), Henry E. Gapen (County Attorney), William Woods (Commissioner), unknown man, Charles Hadley, unknown man, Joe Bettendorf, Will Harper (?), Adam Shrinka, J.W. Harper (Commissioner), unknown man, Robert Barrett (County Clerk), Judge Tusker (Judge), next three men are unknown, W.S. Doran (Deputy Treasurer, A.K. Greenlee (Treasurer), next two men are unknown, Frank Ackerman, next three men are unknown.
The courthouse was originally was the Suttler's Store for Fort Sidney. Suttler's Store was the forerunner of today's post exchange. The store stood on the northeast corner of 7th and Jackson. The East Ward School sat on the same block.
