IOWA STATE GAZETTEER & BUSINESS DIRECTORY 1880-1881
Georgetown
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
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.
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