Patrick's church, Father J. F. Barry, pastor; Congregational church, J. H. Andreas, pastor; First Baptist church, E. F. Eberly, pastor; Christian church. M. E. church, E. F. Hunt, pastor; and First Church of Christ Scientist.

Chadron Academy, started in 1898, was beginning its 18th year of successful operation in fall of 1906. This school, conducted as a prifate institution, and not a sectarian school, was a pioneer educational institution of northwestern Nebraska and played an important part in

giving Chadron a precedence in more recent years for selection as a state educational center. The Chadron Conservatory of Music, running at these times teaching piano, vocal, theory, history of music, gave the community an added prestige as a cultural center.

In the commercial world, F. H. DeRhodes & Co.'s double store took an important place. McMillan Bros.. O. C. Erlewine, undertaker and Robert McNair, store; M. W. Farr, furniture.

Decade 1911 to 1921

A directory of the members of the bar in 1910, shows those then practicing, with the year of their admission to practice were G. T. H. Babcock, 1891; Lee Card, 1902; A. W. Crites, 1872; E. D. Crites, 1908; Allen G. Fisher, 1886; F. H. Houghton. 1892; D. B. Tenckes, 1882; C. D. Sayrs, 1872; and E. M. Slattery, 1898. At Crawford, also were B. P. McKelvey, 1905. and J. E. Porter, 1890, and W. P. Rooney, moved to Chadron. Business changes during the next decade brought into the circle, O. J. Schweiger & Co., Burns Bros, meat market ; F. J. Seabury, implements ; Stanton Shoe Co.; First National Bank retained as officers, C. F. Coffee, president, F. W. Clarke, vice president, B. L. Scovel, cashier and H. E. Reische, assistant cashier. The Citizens State Bank was managed by W. A. Carmean, president, J. T. May, vice president, E.