The building now stands on Egan street in the present town, and is owned by J. W. Owens. Soon after this the boys made some demand upon Mr. Shelton which was refused, and they shot up the store badly, damaging the contents, terrorizing and menacing Mr. and Mrs. Shelton, who were living in the rear of the store. Later these same fellows, having learned that Mr. Shelton was in no way to blame, became his warmest friends. The next person to erect a frame building was Dr. J- M. Davidson ; he erected a small shack which was used for an office. Very soon L. N. Cartwright and George B. Chase, father-in-law of Charles Trussler'began the erection of a small building, intending to open x supply store, but before it was completed W.
A. and George Birdsall bought them out and put in a stock of groceries and provisions. The Birdsalls later erected a building and opened a livery and feed stable, which they conducted for many years in the new town. The next enterprise was a lunch room, operated by one Bloodgood. On his opening night the cow boys ate up and shot to pieces everything in the house. The next man was named Cotton, of dance house fame. He erected the frame building now on the corner just south of the Blaine hotel, on the corner of Second and Bordeaux avenue, which was used for a saloon ; later he built a dance
hall, which was moved over and is now merged into one of the finest homes in Chadron on Egan street. About the first of April, 1885, tents began to come. The first was that of M. M. Harrah, who put in a stock of hardware ; then came Jack and Sam Stotts with groceries ; Walter & Lyman, drugs ; Ed.