Harking back to 1887, when Chadron was quite young and rather small, one cannot without interest view the establishment in November, and issuance upon November 17, 1887, of No. 1 of the Northwestern Temperance Advocate, with the subheading, "Malice Toward None, Charity For All. The Welfare of Our People is Greater Than Party Interests," with A. E. and J. D. Sheldon, publishers.
A brief review of the news and advertising columns of that earlier pioneer of the press of Dawes county shows the churches then actively working were the Baptist, G. W. Read, pastor; Methodist, Rev. R. J. Davenport, pastor; Congregational, G. J. Powell, pastor ; and Grace Episcopal, Rev. J. N. Chestnutt, pastor.
The professional directory showed services rendered to the community by G. A. Eckles, attorney ; Spargur, Fisher & McCann, attorneys, with abstractor in the office; Mrs. Fannie O'Linn, attorney-at-law and abstractor of titles ; W. W. Byington, attorney ; Ricker & Houghton, (E. S. Ricker and F. J. Houghton) attorneys ; O. H. Wilson and L. J. F. Iaeger, justices of the peace and notary publics ; I. N. Harbaugh, attorney ; F. P. Wagenner, real estate ; Levi G. Sweat, real estate ; M. Ballard, county attorney ; P. E. Baird, attorney at law ; F. M. Dorrington & Sons, attorneys, and real estate.
Among the business institutions of the town were, The Pioneer Store, P. B. Nelson, Chicago Clothing Store, I. Silverstein, Blue Front Grocery store. L. Butler, offering free delivery at that early date ; Chadron Meat Co., William Wilson, wholesale and retail furniture and queensware ; Wm. Belanger, groceries and other lines ; Second Hand Store, Dahlman & Simmons' Chadron Meat Market; R. Busse, photographer, Culp & Long, successors to Flock Brothers in Chadron and Yreka bakeries ; W. A. Danley's Chadron Dairy; R.