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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