1858 Bloomfield

	1858
Bloomfield Directory

Municipal Officers
W M Ficklin		Mayor
J L Young		Recorder
J W Van Hook		Marshal
George Duffield		Treasurer

Councilmen
Calvin Taylor		S G McAchran
J B Glenn		Geo Curl
	C H McBride

Travellers' Register
Eastern Stage, via Keosauqua,
to Bentonsport, connecting with
the cars for Keokuk, leaves every
morning, arriving in the evening.
Western Stage, via Cetreville, Corydon
& c., to Nebraska City; leaves every
morning, arriving in the evening.
Burlington Stage; via Iowaville, and Fairfield,
connecting with cars at Rome, leaves
every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday,
arriving the alternate days.

Post Office
L Hagan		Postmaster
Arrival and Departure of Mails
Eastern Mail, Daily (except Sunday,)
*Leaves at 4 o'clock AM and arrive at or
before 10 pM - LS Alvord, Contractor
Western Mail, three times a week.
Leaves Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Arriving on the alternate days, E S Alvard,
Contractor
Chariton Mail, once a week, Leaves
Monday and arrives Wednesdays, Messrs.
Maines & Fleming Contractors.
Knoxville Mail, once a week. Leaves
Monday and arrives Wednesdays,
Ottumwa Mail, twice a week. Leaves
Tuesdays and Fridays, arrives Wednesdays
and Saturdays. S Randall, Contractor.
Fairfield Mail, three times a week. Leaves
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Arrives
on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
E S Alvord, Contractor.
Farmington Mail, three times a week. Leaves
Tuesdays, Thursday and Saturday, arriving
on the alternate days. Barnette Milliser,
Contractor

County Officers
S W McAtee		County Judge
H H Cramer		Treas & Recorder
N W Cook		Clerk Dist Court
D P Palmer		Pros Attorney
R Wilkinson		Sheriff
O S Willey		Co Surveyor
H Dunlavy		Co Sup't Schools
Lewis Hendrix		Coroner

Township Officers
Trustees	E M Nelson
	Daniel Sloan
	R R Reeves
Township Clerk		Richard Rawlings
Justice of the Peace		Wm L Oliver
		W Cameron
		R T Peak
Constables		H C Benge
		Joseph Willson
		Jeff Easley

Banking House
Ellis & Pollard, North side of public
square, corner of Jefferson and Washington.

Churches
Methodist Episcopal Church, South side of
Jefferson St. Rev S Hestwood, Pastor
Christian Church, Walnut St, Rev Wm Harety,
Pastor.
Baptist Church, Franklin St., Rev Mr Lyon
Presbyterian Church, Rev Asa Martin, Pastor

	Schools
One High School and four primary schools,
which we will notice more particularly when we obtain
the information.

	Hotels
Martin's Hotel, corner of Jefferson and Columbia st.
Wm Martin, Proprietor.
American Hotel, corner of Washington and Franklin st.
Wm J Law, Proprietor

	Newspapers
"Wards Own", by W G Ward, Office over Johnsons store,
corner of Jefferson and Madison St.
"Democratic Clarion", By A P Bentley, Office on Jefferson
st., next door west of Steele & Duffield.

	Attorneys
HH Trimble		Jas Baker
A Ellison		D P Palmer
H Dunlavy		I Kister
M H Jones		S G McAchran
Wm Hamilton		Wm Ficklin
James B Weaver		John N Newcomb
H B Horn		John L Young

	Physicians
John T Druett		J G Philips
D A Hurst		D C Greenleaf
J J Selman		Wm McK Findly
John Trimble, Jr		C W Phelps

	Lodges
Franklin Lodge, No 14 HF & AM
meets on the Saturday evening of or preceding
the full Moon of each month. Held third story
of Ellis & Pollards new block. H A Spencer, WM
Bloomfield Lodge, I O O F No. meet every
Monday evening in their Hall 4th story
Martin's Hotel.
Davis Lodge No. I OO F., meet in same Hall
every Friday evening.

Merchants
Steele & Duffield, N W corner of public square
Taylor Stevens & Co., adjoining
American Hotel.
T Fulkerson. East side of the square.
Abraham Hart, North side of the square
HR & MB Horn, West side of the square
Kiser & Bussy, west side of the square
D Johnson, west side of the square
O D Tisdale, west side of the square
Shelton & Adams, south side of the square
H G W Spencer, south side of the square
S T Wilkinson, south side of the square
C M Grimes, south side of the square
L Hagan, (stoves & tinware) east of the public square.

Druggists
JB Glenn, North side of public square
Sloan & Gibbons, west side of square

Grocery Stores
Aaron Wilkinson, northside square
G W Young, Franklin Street

Silversmith
John Richards, south side of Square

Gunsmith
Henry Mendenhall, S W Corner of SQ

Blacksmith
Samuel Logan		H A Spencer
J R Mills		Schuyler Huett
Geo & Noah Kikendoll

Wagon & Buggy Makers
Wm Lambert		Wallace & Evans

Plow Makers
H A Spencer		Ballinger & Logan

Carpenters
RB Wright		Wm Proctor
John Duns		L E Stalnaker
Norman Hatch		Shaw & Logan
Jas Graham		J Bennington
John Lane		John A Hathaway
John R Craig

Brick Masons & Plasterers
Jacob Piggs		Jacob Carr
Samuel Cowan		John A Day

Painters
Eldridge Sayre		Henry Stoner

Saddlers & Harness Makers
Johnson & Cramer		Rhoda & Rrens

Tailors
M Demnte		M L Baker
Jonathan Boyer

Boot & Shoe Makers
G Curl		F & WW Kitterman
Ira Walton		Samuel Carr

Cabinet Makers
Carls & Holton		Richard Hendickson
Henry Carraway

Source, Democrat Clarion Newspaper