An earlv advertisement of this store which was named the Fair, speaks of a "rush for fancy dress shirts at 39 cents, work shirts at 50 cents, shoes at $1.50, and suits at $8 to $10.00." Prices like that would create a riot in the years 1920 or 1921.

First Bill of Groceries

As stated, the first grocery store was built and run by Mr. Kirkpatrick, and the first bill of groceries that went out of the store, was traded for some eggs, brought in by Jacobus' daughter. Mr. Jacobus lived in a sod house that once stood on the chautauqua grounds, the present site of the ea~t ward schools.

The first bank in Scottsbluff was the Irrigators Bank, which James Casselman brought over from Gering in 1900. Casselman built a small frame bank on the site where Magees clothing store is now situated, the Fair store being on the lot north, and the old location of Gates hardware was just south. On March 15, 1902, this bank had a deposit of $29,071.56.

Other banks in the county at the same time had deposits as follows: Bank of Gering, $66,206.95 ; Mitchell Vallev Bank, $44,375.06 ; Minatare Bank, $7,446.06. The bank at Bayard had $39,083.52.

The first newspaper in Scottsbluff was the Republican, with E. T. Westervelt as editor and proprietor ; he is still guiding its destinies. The second paper was started by E. F. Moon and called the Herald, being established about two years later. In 1907, Peter J. Barron established the Star. The two latter have been consolidated under the name of Star-Herald, which is managed by H. J. Wisner, and owned by Wisner and A. B. Wood. C. C. Cross is one of its vigorous editorial writers.