building erected by Henry Neuwerk in the early '80's where he operated a grocery store as has been previously related, then Maas and Haman occupied it as a drug store. About 1907 M. G. Doering bought the drug business and the establishment was run thereafter as the Doering Drug Company with George Doering, the oldest son, as pharmacist. When the Doering Drug Company moved to its present location the old frame building which had been inherited by Otto Haman, son of Charles Haman of the Maas and Haman partnership, later sold it to Elsie Tillotson and the building is now occupied by Mrs. E. L. Church conducting the "Cotton Shop."

The building now occupied by Paul's Market also has a long history. It dates also from the '80's and has housed various establishments. The Yound harness shop, Frank Ruzick and A. G. "Pete" Moyer butcher shop and thereafter for many years, M. L. Thompson's General Merchandise business was established here. When Mr. Thompson passed away about 1923, the building was occupied by Nelda Brechler for a time where she operated a grocery store. Later, when the Elkhorn Rural Public Power District was organized, it became the second headquarters building of that organization and they remained there until their new building on Depot Street was erected about 1950. The building was then purchased by Leo and Maude Werner who had their grocery store there until 1963 when they sold out to Paul Praeuner.

The story of the corner building where Doering's Drug Store is now located has previously been told. As it was the site of the W. A. Barnes merchandise store, later the Citizen's State Bank and then the Battle Creek Valley Bank and now the Doering Drug Company.

Another institution, though not from so long ago, is the Battle Creek Cooperative Creamery. This Co-op was organized in 1928. Creamery promoters were working in the area at the time, building wherever they could find enough money to start by urging farmers to invest their money and the promoters, of course, taking their profit. The business men of Battle Creek joined with the farmers to kick out the promoters in this instance and proceded to build the plant themselves. It can now be told that much help and information was received through the engineers of the Nebraska Agricultural College to start the construction of the plant and equip it. The committee of business men serving with the farmers in this venture were Adolph Koester, W. L. Boyer, Harry Reavis and Charles C. Zimmerman. The creamery withstood the onslaught of competition of the old line creameries in their efforts to "break" the new institution by raising cream prices the morning the creamery opened its doors. With a lot of hard work, all of which at times seemed to go for naught, the creamery was held together, even though farmers would fall for the higher tests and prices being offered by competition for their cream.

The membership was finally called in for a heart to heart talk in mass meetings to reorganize the company into a truly nonstock cooperative. This led to the following requirements of people who would serve on the board:

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