Georgetown
also called Staceyville, is located in Monroe Co., 9 miles w of Albia (c h) & 2 1/2 n of Tyrone, the shipping station. Church Catholic. Population 75. Shipments corn & stock. Mail tri-weekly. C. O'Brien, postmaster.
| Culbert John | books etc. |
| Cullin James | general store |
| Dersning Ignatius | blacksmith |
| Jones B.F. | justice of peace |
| McFadden J.A. | grain & stock |
| O'Brien Co | general store |
| O'Connor Peter | constable |
| O'Neill Patrick | general store |
| Ryan Rev. D | (Cath) |
| Starr James A | general store |
| Walsh Patrick | shoemaker |
Melrose
On the main line of the C., B. & Q. R.R., is a village of over 500 population, in Jackson Township, Monroe County, 15 miles west of Albia, the county seat, and equal distance east of Chariton and 115 west of Burlington. The village has a grist mill, a public school, Catholic and Methodist churches, and exports live stock, corn and oats. The nearest banks are at Albia and Chariton. Express, Am. Telegraph, Western Union. Mail daily.
| Sumner Smith | postmaster |
| Albert Sanford W | jeweler |
| Arnold Marcuss T | general store |
| Brown Scott | grocer |
| Carr Patrick | saloon |
| Cole Daniel L | physician |
| Cottage House | J N Wright Propr. |
| Deevy & Sampson | blacksmiths |
| Devere Patrick G. | saloon |
| Dewey Charles A | railroad and express agt. |
| Dinneen Michael | saloon |
| Halsey Alonzo D | cheese mnfr 1 mile nw. |
| Hurford Alonzo R | lumber |
| Hurford John R | lawyer |
| Lee Alfred O | furniture |
| Lemley Samuel jr | live stock |
| McCalla James H | general store. |
| McCoy John G | harnessmaker |
| McEnery & Knowles | Misses milliners |
| McNeal Wm C | physician |
| Morgan Frank S | grist mill |
| Newell Wm M | Druggist and Bookseller |
| Newell & Haver | general store |
| O'Connor James C | drugs |
| O'Connor Michael | saloon |
| O'Halloran Bernard | grocer |
| Paschal Mrs. A G | milliner |
| Pheney James M | saloon |
| Radcliff Jacob B | boot and shoemaker |
| Ramey Butler | carpenter |
| Renz John | wagonmaker |
| Riley & Hough | live stock 4 miles sw |
| Riordan Michael F | physician |
| Smith Miss Ada | milliner |
| Smith Sumner | grocer |
| Wonsetler Lydia A | physician |
| Wright John N | hardware stoves and farm machinery |