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Business Directory
Churdan and Dana
1912-1913
Churdan
Population, 667. An incorporated town on the C. M. & St. P. Ry., in Hyland township, Greene county,
12 miles n. w. of Jefferson, the county seat. Has Baptist, Catholic, Free Methodist, Methodist
Episcopal and Presbyterian churches, a graded public school, 2 banks and a weekly newspaper,
the Churdan Reporter. Exp., W., F. & Co. Tel., W. U. Telephone connection.
C. E. Wherry postmaster.
| NAME |
BUSINESS |
| Barker Mrs H F |
milliner |
| Berry M H & Co |
drugs |
| Bishop O A |
harnessmaker |
| Bishop & Wherry |
contrs & Bldrs |
| Blake John S |
harnessmaker |
| Blazer Milton E |
grain elevator |
| Churdan Hotel |
C E G Hertz propr |
| Churdan Mutual Telephone Exchange |
|
| Churdan Reporter |
C E Wherry publr |
| Cook C A |
restaurant |
| Dalbey F & Son |
lumber and coal |
| Dudley W H |
genl store and hardware |
| Ellerson Peter |
mason |
| English Edwin N |
well borer |
| Farmers' Elevator Co |
grain and coal |
| Farmers' and Merchants Bank |
M M Head Pres, Milo B Westervelt cashier |
| First National Bank |
(capital $25,000) C J Martin pres |
| Gardner A B |
livery |
| Hartz C E G |
propr Churdan Hotel |
| Kloss H A |
general store |
| McCarney Thomas D |
real estate |
| McCoy Harmon |
vet surg |
| Meldgaard & Munzenmaler |
cement blks |
| Milligan D |
Lumber Co |
| Nelson H A |
brick mnfr |
| Perkins George |
dray |
| Perkins Wm C |
general store |
| Post Frank |
mason |
| Quigley E George |
dray |
| Reading Hardware Co |
(M M Charles and H W |
| Ruge Wm A |
dentist |
| Spear J P |
physician |
| Stotte J A |
meats |
| Wells Fargo & Co Express |
W L Whitney agt |
| West R T |
live stock |
| Western Union Telegraph Co |
W L Whitney agt |
| Wherry C E |
publr Chyrdan Reporter and postmaster |
| Whitney W L |
r r exp and tel agt |
Dana
Population, 183. An incorporated town on the M. & St. L. Ry., in Junction township, Greene county,
12-1/2 miles northeast of Jefferson, the judicial seat. Has Methodist Episcopal and Presbyterian churches
and a bank. Tel., W . U. Exp., Adams. Telephone connection.
T. P. Flannigan postmaster.
| NAME |
BUSINESS |
| Bank of Dana |
Burton Bros proprs |
| Benton & McCall |
lumber and grain |
| Brenton Bros |
proprs Bank of Dana |
| Dana Band |
|
| Dana Co-Operative Creamery Co |
|
| F;ammogam T { |
Postmaster |
| Greene Co Mutual Tel Co |
|
| Jamison J W |
grain and agrl implements |
| Johnson G D |
r r, exp and tel agent |
| Jones F W |
meats |
| McCullan I |
restaurant |
| Meredith G E |
mayor |
| Swansen C A |
general store |
| Western Elevator Co |
|
| Willis A E |
drugs |
Source: Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1912-1913,
Volume XVI, Published by R. L. Polk & Co.
Transcribed by Lynn Diemer-Mathews and uploaded November 14, 2025.
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