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lolgh and How Embree make their
residence here, ministering to as
many churches. They are all friend
ly and Hoclahlc and men whom It Is
a pleasure to know.
There- aro several fine residences,
among the host being those of Alonzo
Sherwood, II. 12. Johnson, Win. Fosket.
H. It. Green, A. M. Miller. Dr. Elkner
and the Norwegian parsonage.
First State Bank.
The First State Hank of Homing
ford, Neb., was first organized by
Elmer Eager and his father, Hewitt
Eager, of Heaver Crossing. Neb. Mr.
Klmer Kager was married at Heaver
II. Green and J. II. Shirk. Mr. Eager
has since sold his stock.
From the first confidence was man
ifested, peoplo tributary to Hcmlng
ford came In and deposited their mon
ey, loans were transferred nnd a con
stantly increasing business has been
done since.
The integrity and business nblllty
of the stockholders was well known;
each was able to bring to the bank
a substantial list of depositors and
these, coupled with those who came
because they were glad to have a
bank here have enabled the institu
tion to pay from the first. The de
posltB have increased as follows:
December 2, 1901. $5,000, six months
with the bank Is steadily adhered to,
and all customers aro being cared for
who have the necessary financial re
sponsibility. The bank Is recognized
ns a great benefit to the north end of
the county.
C. J. WILDY, HEMINGFORD.
First State Bank, Hemlngford.
Hemingford.
1 Hemlngford Is situated 20 miles
northwest of Alliance, on the highest
'able between the NIobrnra river and
3nnko creek It is the oldest town
n the county, and the first postolllce
'Carlisle) and the first school In the
'ounty were established there. It was
i contestant for the county seat hon
rs nt the first election, In March,
ISS7. but Its business men would not
'vote often and late," and, eonsoquent
y, the county seat went to Nonpareil,
'lut It won out with the Hurllngton
llouto against the then county seat,
uid won out again In the next county
unit fight, against Nonpareil and AM
uice. In 1889. Hemlngford, at that
line, was one of the best lowus In
he Panhandle of Nebraska. Nearly
very quarter-section trimitury to It
was a well tilled farm, and until the
font 18915 the crops had been some
hlng wonderful. Hut the continued
'allure of the small grain eiops com
pelled a large percentage of the fnrm
'rs to pull out, nnd the result was that
Hemlngford went down with the
ountrj surrounding it, cud In 1811(5
Alliance dealt It another telling blow
jy oting the county seat away from
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We cannot describe the business Im
portance of that old rival any better
linn by stating that, at one time It
uipported three banks, five general
Merchandise stores, three haidware
tores, three drug stores, two news
papers, three hotels, two grain olova
' ore and a finl complement of other
Luditstrlos. such as blacksmith shops.
j hoe shopB. etcetera, etcetera. During
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I1U C11.-UOIIII JL iOilL-M, U1U1U ffUlU HI11JI-
ted from that station upwards of 2C0.
00 bushels of small grain, besides a
ast amount of potatoes and other
irtlcles
While Hemlngford Is not near as
tustllng a town ns It was in Its palm
est days described above. It is still
i brisk incorporated village of about
'GO Inhabitants, and until a few
J noiiths ngo Justly boasted of being
he largest creamery station in the
Milted States.
Helow Is a partial list of the lines
)f business represented In llomlng
'ord, C .1 Wlldy has the largest store
mil filudt of coeds Im town and does
It large wholesale and letall business.
le has been In business here for many
(ears During the last year's potato
season he bought and shipped over
100 cars of potatoes, representing
ibout $:i0 ooit Ho deals In everything,
whether in the selling or purchnslMg
line and Is an all round hustler.
A M Miller, our genial miller and
n'oal and lumber dealer, does a largo
.business in his line, and the milt is
ijone of the best trade Inducements we
have Hoth the mill business and that
of C J Wlldy have ample capital to
operate on. which Is very advanta
geous to the town.
The First Stato Hnnk. under tho
new inanngement, has como rapidly to
the front as n financial institution,
and Ib now fully able to enro for
tho business of the peoplo In this
vicinity It has tho confidence of all
to a greater extent than any other
bank that has been here, having for
Its stockholders men of capital and in
tegrity II L. Hushnell hns a general store,
carrying a fine line of goods. He nlso
has a butcher shop In connection.
Combining merchandising with potato
fanning on his excellent farm, one
half mile west of town, Mr. Hushnell.
with tho help of his sons, has made
a nice llttlo fortMno In tho last seven
years.
H E. Johnson carries on a vohlcle
and Implement business, and also
buys cattlo and potntoes. Ho is also
very successful.
Dr Eikner nttonds to the physical
wants of tho pooplo, and has boon
very successful.
W M, Fosket Is the auctloneeor and
there Is none hotter In this suction.
A' D. Millett Is this yoar's assossor
and was formerly engaged In tho coal
and feed business here.
W. F. Walker, our efficient post
master, Is an old resident of tho pre
cinct and one of our substantial cit
izens. Funk's pharmacy carries a' good
stock and Is able to meet the wants
of the people In Its line satisfactorily.
Clark Olds & Co. operate a black
smith and general repair shop and aro
now planning extensive improvements
in their line.
The Commercial hotel, D. O'Koefe,
proprietor, enjoys a nice pntionnge.
Anton Uhrlg and II. 11. Green are
tho hardware merchants, and do a
good business.
C. A. Hurlew conducts a general
store and has a good patronage.
A. 11. Pierce looks after tho needs
of tho public In tho livery business.
K. h. Everett conducts tho tonsorlal
and billiard parlors.
Itaymontl & Qulvoy have a store
house and potato cellar containing 20
cars of seed potatoes in storage.
Hemlngford is quite a cattlo ship
ping point, the estimated value of cat
tle shipped in JU0:i being more than
$75,000. Horses to the value of $10.
000 were shipped; sheep, $3,000;
dressed hogs, $1,500. It would bo dif
ficult to estimate the value of the
wool, butter, eggs and poultry, but
a conservative estimate would be
$1,000.
The potato crop raised by the farm
ers here was about 200 cars, valued
at $70,000. This does not Include tho
crops of those farmers who reside
near here, who marketed their prod
ucts at Herea. Marsland or Girnrd.
Hemlngford has a splendid public
school which has a large attendance.
A. M. Clark Is principal. Miss Delia
lteed, grammar grade; and Miss
Susye Hopkins, primary.
Four ministers of the gospel. Rev.
Schultz. Uev. Gudntundson, Hev. Ilur-
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H. H. Funk.
Mr. Funk Is the proprietor of tho
only drug store in Hemlngford, mm
Interior view of which is seen in the
above half-tone. Ills first knowledge
of this terrestinl sphere was In Hen
ton county, la., April 1, 1S77. One
year later his parents moved to
Phelps county, Neb. Mr. Funk attend
ed the public schools for a time, and
followed It up by graduating in tho
most learned institutions in the state,
among which are the Hryant Normal,
Stromesburg, in 189S, nMd the Wes
leyaM University oho year later. Ho
then engaged In teaching tho "young
idea" for two years in Phelps county
and one year in Franklin county, this
stnte. In 1901 he came to Hox Hutto
county, and for two years was the prin
cipal of the HemlMgford public school
at Hemlngford. Iist April Mr. Funk
purchased the Fitch drug store at
Hemlngford. Ho Is progressive, up-to-date
and a valued acquisition to
any community. May 10, 1902. In
Hemingford. Mr. Funk was bound In
holy nuptials to .Miss Myrtle Hrown,
an estimable and highly educated
Voting lady of Lincoln. A bright lit
tle boy is the result of this union.
One of the Most Successful Business
Men and Merchants In Western
Nebraska.
Among the early settlors and pros
perous business men of Box Hutte
county there is none more deserving
of favorable mention than our friend
and fellow citizen. C. J. Wlldy, of
Hemlngford. Mr. Wlldy located heie
In 1SS0, and is therefore one of the
first settlers. Two years later he en
gaged In the mercantile business at
Nonpareil nnd remained there until
tho town became deserted by the loss
of tho county scat, when ho transfer
red his business interests to Hemlng
ford. Mr. Wlldy Is the personification
of honor and his dally dealings with
hundredsof customers there Is not one
of whom who would not accept his
word as readily as they would his note,
which Is as good as the gold Itself.
Mr. Wlldy Is quite a factor in tho
potato market and buys and sells thou
sands of bushels each year. Ho will
close this potnto season with a ship
ment of over 100 cars, the largest
known quantity ever shipped by an
Individual from this section of the
country.
In 1S90 Mr. Wlldy wns united in
marriage to Miss Anna E. Neeland.
who served two terms as county su
perintendent of schools. On this oc
casion Mr. and Mrs. Wlldy went on
an extended trip to Europe. Two
bright and Interesting children aro the
fruits of their union.
Funk's Pharmacy, Hemingford.
Crossing tho last of February and at
once came west with his father look
ing for n business location, which they
found here, beginning tho bank
Ing business March 5, 1900. He
tlid quite well ami would have
stayed here indefinitely had his
wife not died. Owing to this unfor
tunate occurrence, he induced his
father to take charge and ho returned
to the mercantile business at Heaver
Crossing. Mr. Dewltt Eager was a
successful merchant, but he did not
like tho banking business, consequent
ly he determined to leave, and dur
ing the summer of 1901 made several
attempts to soil out. In tho fall of
that year Mr. K. L. Pierce interested
several prominent rnnchnton and mer
chniits Im the proposition to buy out
tho business of Mr. Eager, increase
the capital slightly and incorporate.
This was successfully arranged and
the new management took charge De
cember 2, 1901. The stockholders
were James Harry, Georgq L. Tay
lor. Keith h. Pierce, Dewltt Eager. H.
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Deals in Cattle and Potatoes
later, $11,900; six months later, $22,
000; one year later, $1S,000. Tho loans
increased in the same proportion.
Every year all the profits aro car
ried to a surplus or a reserve fund,
which leaves them in the business
as a security to depositors. At pres
ent, capital, surplus and reserve Is
$S..r)00.00. So far neither principal
nor interest have been sacrificed on
any loan. Conservative rules have
been followed from the first. The
bank's list of depositors now num
bers 1G! and is constantly growing.
Tho policy of accommodating those
customers who carry their idle funds
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BUSHNELL
Proprietor of the
PALACE MEAT MARKET
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Portion of Interior View of H. L. Bushnell's Store.
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