The Chamber has affiliated with the state and national organizations and did an immense amount of work in its various lines, the most important of which is perhaps the highway work and marking through the beautiful parkland of northwest Nebraska.

Present City Officers

The city of Crawford at the present time is efficiently managed by the following officers : H. B. Foerster, mayor; W. L. Elswick, clerk; C. J. Hornsby, treasurer; J. J. Rasmussen, engineer; O. W. Percy, attorney; I. L. Yearns, chief of police; L. Horton, night police ; R. W. McHoes, water commissioner, and Dr. B. F. Richards, city physician.

The councilmen are Geo. W. Rief, C. W. Fritts, S. R. Morey and H. Broadhurst.

The park board consists of C. W. Fritts. chairman, and W. O. Barnes, secretary and C. L. Leithoff, member.

CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS-- BANKS-- IN THE WORLD WAR

The First Baptist church of Chadron is now thirty-four years old. It was organized February 13, 1887, with sixteen constituent members, and Rev. G. W. Reed became its first pastor. A recognition service and council was called for March 27, 1887, in which Rev. J. J. Keeler, district missionary, Rev. J. A. Osborne, general missionary, and Rev. E. A. Russell; State Sunday School secretary, participated ; (the latter still living at Ord, Nebraska) and the church was duly recognized as a regular Baptist church.

A part of the present church building, with the parsonage was constructed in the spring of 1888, and the building dedicated June 24, of that year. The total membership since its organization