Illustrative that the day of effort on the part of commercial institutions of a larger city to secure the trade of smaller places, even some distance away, is the fact that in a September, 1890, edition of the Chadron Democrat can be found the following directory of Omaha, Nebraska, business houses soliciting the trade of Dawes county and western Nebraska patrons ; Mrs. J. Benson, ladies and children's furnishings; John S. Caulfield, wholesale bookseller, United States National Bank, A. H. Perrigo & Co., bicycles ; Browning, King & Co., clothing; A. L. Deane & Co., bank vaults, locks ; Dean, Armstrong & Co., wholesale cigars ; Star Land and Loan Company.

Further business houses noted as in exist-

HISTORY OF WESTERN NEBRASKA

ence about this time were Klingaman Bros., meats ; Lambert's Grocery ; Chadron's Bottling Works and J. H. Larkin, liquors and cigars ; Geo. T. H. Babcock, farm loans; Trager & Kuh, photo gallery ; Butler's Blue Front Store continuing; J. L. Paul & Co., grocers; M. O'Hanlon, proprietor of Hotel Chadron ; Glover & Brower's O. K. Store ; Lucas & Allen were conducting the Democrat late in 1890; Dr. O. V. Harris, M. D., and Dr. E. C. Koons, dentist, were practicing in Chadron ; Keyes & Soder, fruits ; A. Anderson, manager of Chadron Boot Store ; D. S. Cockrill, blacksmith shop; Glover & Brower, in charge of Dawes County Bank; Simon Feldenheimer, clothing; Cater & Dickson, liquor dealers ; C. H. King, The Chicago Store; Waller & Lyman's, druggists ; E. E. Thornburg, druggist ; Wm. Highey, City Drug Store; J. A. Cummings, general merchandise ; Dr. Alfred Lewis, drug store ; C. H. King & Co., general store.