growing trade covers this city and county as well as other sections of the State. Their stock of heavy and shelf hardware, tinware, etc., occupies two floors in the Opera House Block, 22x124 feet.

     D. R. PHELPS, Lumber, Lime, Coal, Etc.--One of the old and solidly established concerns of our city is the lumber business of D. R. Phelps, whose yards are located on Fifth Street, near the Union Pacific Railroad, and has trackage from that line. The business was first founded in 1879, and conducted under the name of Stratton & Phelps for a number of years, but Mr. Phelps is now sole proprietor. The lumber sheds and coal yards cover a half block and are well filled with stock for building purposes and hard and soft coal. Mr. D. R. Phelps is a native of New York but for many years has been identified with this city and State, and is assisted in his business by his son, Mr. M. A. Phelps, who is also an enterprising and popular gentleman. Mr. Phelps is a member of the I. O. O. F. and G. A. R. and takes active interest in their deliberations.

     STATE BANK OF WAHOO, W. H. Dickinson, Proprietor, Fifth and Broadway.--The State Bank of Wahoo was established in 1878 by Mr. W. H. Dickinson, who is still its owner and president. Mr. Dickinson located in Saunders County in 1869, coming to Wahoo in 1875 and was the founder of the Saunders County Bank, but withdrew from that institution and established the bank which he now conducts. Mr. W. H. Dickinson, Jr., is cashier of the bank, and both gentlemen give it their personal attention. Mr. W. H. Dickinson, Sr. was born in England, but came to America when a lad of fifteen, locating some time after his arrival, in Saunders County where he has since resided, and where his name has been closely identified with the growth and prosperity of both the city and county as one of their public spirited citizens. His energy was the main instrument in securing for the City of Wahoo her three grand systems of railroads, am in 1886 he built the first system of incandescent city lighting in the State of Nebraska, at Wahoo. It was also during one of his numerous terms of mayor of Wahoo that the city secured her magnificent system of direct pressure waterworks. Wahoo owes Mr. Dickinson a debt of gratitude she stands ready to repay should opportunity offer. He built the block occupied by the bank and used mainly as the Merchants' Hotel. Condition of bank July 12, 1892: Resources.--Loans and discounts, $33,810.17; overdrafts, secured, $768.00 due from national banks, $2,230.25; real estate, furniture and fixtures, $8,333.00; current expenses and taxes paid. $354.60; checks and other cash items, $411.37; bills of other banks, $1,525.00; fractional paper currency, nickels and cents, $27.00; specie, $900.00; legal tender notes, $704.00; total, $49,063.39. Liabilities.-Capital stock paid in, $25,000.00; surplus fund, 1,649.24; undivided profits, $1,948.00; individual deposits subject to check, $11,201.60; demand certificates of deposit, $2.664,55; time certificates of deposit, $6,600.00; total, $49,063.39.

     JOHN LEVIN,. Watchmaker and Jeweler, Linden Avenue.--In all lines of business there are men especially skilled and energetic, who

stand as leaders in their city, and this is true of John Levin. Mr. Levin came to Wahoo from Chicago, where he was for many years in the jewelry business, about seven years ago, and opened his prosperous establishment here, where he now enjoys a handsome patronage. The line of goods on hand includes everything in the way of watches, clocks, jewelry, etc. Mr. Levin does the most satisfactory repair work. His store is 16x30 feet and kept in the best order and condition. Mr. Levin is a native of Sweden and has had an experience of thirty-five years with watches and jewelry in this and his native country.

     JOHNSON & PERRY, Livery, Feed and Sale Stable, Linden Avenue, between Fourth and Fifth Streets. Telephone No. Thirty.--This barn is two-story, 84x88 feet, accommodating ninety head of horses, besides a corral. The firm has many valuable horses, including Frank P., for whom they have refused $6000.
     FRANK P., No. 10,087, Record 2:25. Description and Pedigree--Standard bred under rules one and six; recorded in Volume eight of American Trotting Register, by Darwin (587), he by Green's Bashaw (fifty). Dam Nellie by Simm's Morgan. Darwin (587), the sire of Frank P., foaled 1876, by Green's Bashaw (fifty); dam, Miss Nebraska, by Nebraska (thoroughbred), g. d. Fanny Foss, dam of Bashaw, Jr., record 2:24 3/4; and Yellow Bird, the dam of Trampoline, record 2:23. Bred by J. A. Green, Muscatine, Iowa. Frank P. individually stands without a peer in the State of Nebraska; is coming eight years old, black as a crow, weighs 1200 pounds in working condition, plenty of bone and muscle, level headed, good disposition, and one of the gamest race horses that was ever hitched to a sulky. He has been used in the stud only a very short season as a five year old, and what colts he has are uniform in size and color, with the very best of trotting action. He has shown his ability to trot in less than 2:20, and, barring accidents, we expect to see him go very fast this season. Care will be taken to prevent accidents, but will not be responsible should any occur. Will furnish board or pasture for mares sent from a distance. Our pasture is enclosed with a tight board fence.
      The firm is also connected with the well-known live stock commission house of Perry Bros. & Co., of South Omaha, room fifty-one, Exchange building. Mr. Henry Johnson is a native of Indiana, and has lived in Saunders County since 1870, and in Wahoo since 1877, while Mr. Arthur Perry comes from England, and has also been in this city for about fifteen years. Both gentlemen are highly regarded by all, and take an active interest in the general welfare of the horse in the West and their city and county.

     F. J. SNYDER & CO., Wholesale Dealers in Butter, Eggs and Poultry; Jobbers and Refiners.--This is the only house in this section that makes a feature of gathering in unsalted butter, and the first house in the State to make a success of that business. Its sales extend to Chicago and eastern cities, and also reaching westward to Cheyenne, Denver, Salt Lake City and other points, the shipments mainly being made on consignment. The business was established in 1887, and is an institution on which Wahoo may well pride itself. The warehouse is always well-filled with supplies of butter, eggs, poultry, etc., and indicates a marked degree of prosperity and a first-class trade. Mr. Snyder is a native of the Keystone State and came to Nebraska nine years ago. Mr. Gruber comes from Illinois and has been in Saunders County for twenty-two years.

     C. O. ANDERSON & Co., Manufacturers and Dealers in Harness, Saddles, Bridles, Whips, Etc., Wahoo, Neb.--The harness maker's trade is especially necessary in Saunders County, which is noted for its fine horses and turnouts. The leaders in this line, Anderson & Co., occupy a building 20 x 60 feet. The firm was established about eight years ago, and has always enjoyed a reputation for excellent work, Mr. C. O. Anderson, who is a native of Sweden, has been a resident of this city eleven years, and is a skilled workman. His partner, J, A. Mollerstrom, is also a native of Sweden, and has been a resident of Wahoo the past ten years.

     JOHN O. BAHDE, Confectionery, Ice Cream, Oysters, Notions, Toys, Cigars, Tobacco, Etc.--The popular confectioner and restaurant man of this city is Mr. John O. Bahde, whose flue store and oyster and ice cream parlors are on Fifth Street near Linden Avenue. Mr. Bahde also is a baker of fancy cakes and rolls, bread, pies, etc., and also manufactures the finest candies. His store room is 22 x 40 feet, and his bakery and candy factory is in the rear, where several skilled workmen are kept busy. Mr. Bahde is a native of Germany, and has been in Wahoo for the past nine years.

     MERCHANTS' HOTEL. Geo. T. Luke, Proprietor.--No hotel in the State stands higher in public favor than the Merchants' Hotel. Conveniently located in the central portion of the city, with busses running to all trains on the different lines of road centering here, it offers every facility for the comfort and convenience of its guests. The house has forty-six rooms, and is lit up with incandescent lights. Mr. Luke has been in this business here for the past seven years. He ran the Commercial Hotel here for three years and took charge of