It is located in the west central part of the county, on the main line of the Union Pacific. John O'Neil, who was station agent here about 1S80 to 1885, located in the old improvised depot, was so far as is known, the first operator and agent, of the railroad at this point, and the first permanent resident. The depot was partly dug out and partly old railroad ties, while the rest was constructed from the wreck of an old freight car.

Soon after the building of the railroad a few people came to the site of Chappell, and there were children, so Mr. O'Neil, realizing the need of instruction for them, taught the first school in the depot, the first' school in what is now Deuel county territory. He had neither certificate, district or authority to do so and had no taxes to support him but the school was established and did a good work. The section boss at Chappell was a man named Wolf, lately from North Platte, who had two boys, Ed. and Frank. Another section hand. Mr. Meituer, lived in a shack southwest of the station and also had two boys ; these four boys consisted of the pupils of this pioneer school. One of the boys, Ed. Wolf, has since served his county as commissioner, and is now serving Chappell as trustee and councilman. He has gained prominence since the early days as he is president of the Deuel County Bank. Frank Wolf is cashier of the Cheyenne County State Bank, at Lodgepole, which shows that the early day training was excellent. In this section house on January 10, 1881, Dora Wolf was born, the" first white child born in what is now Deuel county. She married Cyrus Brown, a native of Mercer county, Illinois, who was afterwards county clerk of Deuel county for a number of years.