Mark Spanogle and Clyde Spanogle had come into this bank as vice president and cashier. Faye Williams had located here in the practice of law. Dr. V. Anderson was practicing medicine as well as running the drug store and Bridgeport had sufficiently expanded to now have the service of various other lines of business people. A. C. Kaempfer had a blacksmith shop. J. H. Porter was running a dray line. P. J. Carnahan was auctioneer. C. F. Clawges had opened the barber shop and the Welsh photograph gallery. Albert Scott & Co. were making cement blocks.

Business Directory for 1910 By 1910 the business directory at Bridgeport had considerably expanded. The News-Blade was well in operation. The Bridgeport Bank had been joined in its line of work by the Vallev State Bank, which

began in March, 1910, with J. I.. Johnson as cashier and John Burkett as assistant ; and the First National Bank.

Some of the business people of Bridgeport at that time were: E. H. Farmer, real estate; J. E. Trinnier, abstracts; A. L. Davis, abstracts ; John Steuteville, attorney ; Williams & Williams, attorneys ; G. J. Hunt, attorney; M. L. Wehn. "leading merchant" at Broadwater; Ishmael & Zimmerman, Bridgeport Pharmacy; R. H. Willis, Cash Bazaar, groceries and shoes; L. R. North, embalmer; Miller Opera House: C. E Palmer ; R. C. Neumann. proprietor Meglemre, city dray ; J. W. Lee, Palace livery stable ; Bridgeport Hardware Company : LeBlanc Brothers, started about 1907 or 1908; W. H. Willis, implements; Beerline & Scott, hardware and harness ; Bridgeport Lumber Company ; W. J. Scoggins, dentist; M. F. Umbenhower, auctioneer; Dr. C. Palmer, R. C. Neumann, proprietor Hotel Bridgeport ; Wilcox & Broome, law and land attorneys at Alliance, practicing here considerably ; C. E. May, meat market ; The Mode Millinery ; E.