Lincoln County Officials Lincoln County Officials, 1908-1912. The elected officials for Lincoln County during the period of 1908-1912 are identified, from left to right, as follows: (front row) Joe Cherry, Ceph Beam, Ed Reinhardt, and Tommy Cline; (back row) Frank Beal, Billy Carpenter, Gus Self, John Cline, and Alfred Nixon. John Cline was Sheriff, Self was Register of Deeds, Nixon was Clerk of Court, Beal was County Treasurer, and the other five men were County Commissioners. Close Window & Return to Gallery