CLIMAX
A discontinued postoffice in Montgomery County. Has rural delivery from Emerson
COBURG
Population, 100. On the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, in Grant Township, Montgomery County, 7 miles south of Red Oak, the county seat and nearest bank location. Adams Express Co., Telegraph Western Union, Telephone connection, H. R. Gillmore, postmaster
Franks Lee, blacksmith
Gillmore, E. D. general store
Gillmore, H. R., postmaster
Gurwell, T. R., railroad express and telegraph agent
Hall, T. A., blacksmith
Jones, J. S. & Son, grocers
McBride, F. & Co., grain elevator
Weldman, D., general store
Welman, Frank, lumber
ELLIOTT
Population, 550. An incorporated town on the Nishnabotna River and on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, in Sherman Township, Montgomery County, 12 miles north or Red Oak, the county seat. Has Christian, Congregational and Methodist Episcopal churches, a bank and a weekly newspaper, the Graphic. Large shipments of live stock are annually made from here. Stage daily to Grant, 9 ½ miles east; fare, 50 cents. Telegraph Western Union, Adams Express Co., Telephone connection. Henry Barnes, postmaster
Adams Express Co., A. L. Johnson agent
Alliband, George A., physician
Ashburn, Elias, justice
Barnes, Charles B., barbar
Barnes, Henry, postmaster
Benshoof, Paul, brick manufacturing
Brick, D. W., grain elevator & coal
Brody, J. F. & Co., general store
Brooks, William, restaurant
Brown, Frank, barber
Burris, Levi E., jeweler
Carroll, A. H., contractor
Clark, Chester M., live stock
Carson Brothers, meats
Clarinda Butter & Egg Co., J. A. Spiers, manager
Clites, William, blacksmith
Cloud, J. A., general store
Commercial House, James Wight, proprietor
Craig, Theodore W., lawyer
Davis, Charles, carpenter
DeWitt, Grace, teacher
Dughman, John, plasterer
Elliott Drug Co.
Elliott Graphic, E. C. McCarthy publisher
Elliott Implement Co., J. A. Rawlings, manager
Elliott Milling Co., Grant Griffith manager, flour & feed
Farmers’ Mutual Telephone Co., Mrs. Ida Reynolds manager
Fechtel, H., junk
First National Bank (capital $35,000), J. W. Manker, pres., H. E. Manker, cashier
Fortune, William, insurance
Fuller, Hattie, teacher
Giltner, John M., cattle breeder
Green Bay Lumber Co., W. L. McLean, manager
Halbert, Charles B., drugs
Hann, Frank, harness
Hinman, William, barber
Hubbard, C. H., poultry
Hubbard, F. A., lawyer
Hummel & Sons, meats
Jamieson, Charles, painter
Johnson, Arthur L., railroad express and telegraph agent
Jones, Irvin, well driller
Jones & Walker (M. I. Jones, J. E. Walker), general store
Kidder, Frank K, restaurant
McCarthy, E. C., publisher, Elliott Graphic
Martin, Mrs. Laura, milliner
Martin, Volney V., harness
Meyers, Roland, teacher
Murray, Thomas & Son (Thomas and George M.) farm implements
Myers, J. F., physician
Petty, Joseph H., hardware
Powell & Hully, real estate
Reed, Fred, live stock
Reynolds Brothers, hardware
Richards, Ivan I, furniture
Smith, N., drayman
Sowders, Martin, plasterer
Stiennent, Samuel, shoemaker
Streepy, Joseph F., blacksmith
Turner Brothers, J. F. Roberts, manager, grain elevator and coal
Wall, E. W., drayage
Warren, J. H., blacksmith
Wight, James, proprieter, Commercial House
Williams, Thomas R., real estate
Wilson, Edward, live stock
Wood’s Opera House, William J. Woods, proprietor
Wood, W. J., bill poster
Worley, R. I., carpenter
GRANT
Population, 200. Also known as Milford, is on the West Nodaway River, in Douglas Township, Montgomery County, 22 miles northeast of Red Oak, the nearest railroad station. Has Baptist and Methodist Episcopal churches, and a bank. Stages daily to Elliott; fair, 50 cents. Mail daily. D. Vetter, postmaster
Ashbaugh, J. C., blacksmith
Bills, A., plasterer
Carlton, A. A., hotel and livery
Cary, George T., drugs
Coucier, F. E., wheelwright
Courcier, B., blacksmith
Curry, W. E., carpenter
Davis Brothers, painters and paperhangers
Farmers’ Savings Bank (capital $15, 000), L. D. Foote, president
Fullerton Lumber Co., Walter Jones, manager
Higgins, J. O., barber
Higgins, Ray, barber
Hollingshead, Rev. Bertha (United Brethren)
Hollingshead, Rev. N. A. (United Brethren)
Johnson, Rev., J. L. (Methodist Episcopal)
Kilpatrick, F., live stock
Kreger, Nora, teacher
Long Brothers, restaurant
Milford Roller Mills
Montgomery, Edward S., physician
Muilenberg, Josephine, teacher
Muilenberg, W. C., teacher
Mulholland, B. C., general store
Parker, F. A., live stock
Paullin, J. & A., meats
Rhue, George, cement block manufacturer
Porter, H. F., real estate
Sadler, Mrs. J. M., dressmaker
Schuler, L. C., hardware
Sprague, Benjamin, carpenter
Sturdy, David, painter
Sturdy, Grace, dressmaker
Vetter, D. general store
Wahlund, Andrew, general store
Weir, M. B., physician
HAWTHORNE
Population, 60. On the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad, in Garfield Township, Montgomery County, 6 miles west of Red Oak, the county seat and 4 from Emerson, both of which places afford banking facilities. Telephone connection. Telegraph Western Union, Adams Express Co.,, G. E. Anderson, postmaster
Anderson & Smith, general store and lumber
Brodd, Otto, blacksmith
Hall, E. J., furs
Huntsman, H. L., railroad, express and telegraph agent
Peterson, P. G., live stock
Shapcott, live stock
MORTON MILLS
A discontinued postoffice in Douglass Township, Montgomery County, 18 miles northeast of Red Oak, the judicial seat, and 12 from Villisca, the nearest shipping point. Has rural delivery from Villisca. Prather, W. B., general store
RED OAK
Population, 5,500. An incorporated city located on the Nishnabotna River, and on the Burlington Route, in Montgomery County, of which it is the judicial seat, 55 miles southeast of Council Bluffs, 90 southwest of Des Moines, and 241 west of Burlington. It is a healthy city, the death rates being remarkably low; is lighted by electricity; is amply supplied with the purest water for all purposes, and also water works, and maintains good fire department. Has churches of the leading denominations, high and ward schools, an opera house and armory, paved streets, a commodious court house, 6 banks, good hotels, 2 weekly newspapers, the Express and the Sun. Grain, live stock, flour, potteryware and beekeepers’ supplies are shipped. Telephone and telegraph facilities. Adams Express Company.
Adams Express Co., John E. Stemen, manager
Adkins, Robert M., auctioneer
Ahlstrand, S. August, contractor
Albertson, E. P., machinist
Allen, J. C., brick mason
Allensworth, G. C., manager, Hawkeye Lumber Co.
Anderson, C. G., harness
Anderson, Rev. C. V.
Anderson, Emil, tailor
Andrews & Speirs, dyers
Anthony, Martino, teacher
Arnold, T. W., florist
Artz, David, drugs
Ashby, Atchison A., physician
Anstrom, Peter, county auditor
Baker, Eva M., teacher
Baldwin, John H., meats
Baldwin, Lee, grocer and queensware
Bayless, Mrs. G. A., milliner
Beardsley, Lloyd M., manager, Opera House and bill poster
Beardsley & Wolfe (Ralph Beardsley, Herbert Wolfe), drugs
Beems, Ruth, teacher
Beeson, Mamie G., teacher
Beeson & Thomas (Ruel V. Beeson, George W. Thomas), lawyers
Bell, W. J., teacher
Bement, Titus, cigar manufacturer
Bennett, D. J. contractor
Berg, Charles A., proprietor, Red Oak Greenhouse
Best, James H., agent Burlington Route
Bishop & Bridges (Joseph B. Bishop, Hampton D. Bridges), meats
Black, J. P. & Co, general store
Blackstone, Gideon, justice
Blue, W. O., drayage
Blue & Raftery (Lee Blue, J. H. Raftery), bottlers and ice cream manufacturers
Boggess, F. H. & Co., plumbers
Boggess, J. H., Implement Co.
Boileau & Thomas, furniture and undertakers
Boll & Clark (William Boll, Fordyce C. Clark), publishers, Red Oak Sun
Bolt Shoe Co. (B. D. Bolt, A. L. Peterson, N. H. Turner)
Botts, Lyman J., automobiles
Breese, S. B., plumber
Briggs & Son (Ralph O. and Guy M.), hardware
Brody, Samuel, junk
Brown, George B., blacksmith and carriages
Buddington, Lyman, shoemaker
Buffon, D. C., stone mason
Bullock, E. Marsh, grocer
Bunker, Sophia & Co. (Sophia and Thomas), hairdressers
Butchart & Butchart (Thomas R., Mrs. Eugenia M.), physicians
Carlson, J. Fred, photographer
Carlson & Ternberg (Carl A. Carlson, E. Gothard Ternberg), photographers
Chamberlain, Mrs. M. E., proprietor, Hotel Colonial
Chapin, Gertrude L., teacher
Chapman, A. B., painter
Chapman, Mrs. A. B., dressmaker
City Book Store, Carl A. Lindquist, proprietor
Clarinda Produce, Butter and Egg Co., George Taylor, manager
Clark, Nell M., teacher
Clark, B. B., president, Red Oak National Bank
Clark, Wright, lawyer
Coffin, Mrs. A. M., milliner
Cole, George P., dry goods
Colonial Hotel, Mrs. M. E. Chamberlain, proprietor
Connick & Arnold (A. E. Connick, A. L. Arnold), dyers and cleaners
Connor, Oscar, barber
Cook & Logan (James S. Cook, George R. Logan), real estate
Cooksey, Anna, dressmaker
Cougill, Clara, county superintendent of schools
Cramer, William T., teacher
Crane, Mollie, dressmaker
Curry & Son (John W. and Arthur B.), insurance
Davis, Carl, blacksmith
Davis & Wright (Samuel S. Davis, Simeon Wright), restaurant
Dearborn, Fannie, teacher
Dearborn, Helen T., dentist
Dearborn, Thomas H., ice and coal
Deemer, Horace E., supreme court judge
Draper, Harry, plumber
Draves, Frank F., housemover
Dulitz, Edward A., dentist
Dutton, David, painter
Edson, Blanche, teacher
Ellis, Walter S., county treasurer
Ellwood, Ivan, county recorder
Epps, Chester C., piano tuner
Erickson & Pierce (Luther Erickson, Matt Pierce), real estate
Erickson & Welterhalm, grocers
Ericsson, Eric T., contractor
Ericsson, G. B., drugs
Evans, Marion S., proprietor, Hotel Evans
Evans, W. H., jewelry
Everhart, P. S., music and art store
Farmers’ National Bank (capital $60,000), L. D. Goodrich, president, J. B. Stair, cashier
Fields, C. L., drayage
Fikes, Lew, contractor
First National Bank (capital $100,000), Thomas Griffith, president, F. J. Brodby, cashier
Fisher, M. E. Co, Milton E. Fisher, president, wholesale grocers
Flood, Jonathan, drayage
Frank, Mame A., music teacher
French, H. C., referee in bankruptcy for the Central and Southern Division of the Southern District of Iowa, Red Oak, Iowa and 11 Federal Building, Des Moines
Frey, Edward J., cigars
Fullerton, A. L., painter
Gibson, Ivory K., grocer
Gibson & Planck (O. J. Gibson, William Planck), real estate
Gillmor, B. F, physician
Gilmore, E. E., physician
Gose, Bert, teacher
Greeley, L. C., marble works
Green Bay Lumber Co., W. M. Apple, manager
Greelee, Frank P., lawyer
Guardsman Printing Co. The, Jay E. Shields, proprietor
Gunn, D. B., live stock breeder and mayor
Hamlin, Albert R., flour, feed and seeds
Harding, William A., contractor
Harris & Zimmerman (George W. Harris, D. M. and W. Zimmerman), contractors
Hawkeye Lumber Co., George C. Allensworth, manager
Hayes, Gordon, lawyer
Heffelfinger, Lemuel, painter
Henry, S. A., real estate and insurance
Herbert, Mame, teacher
Hersman, Straud G., undertaker
Hewett, John, restaurant
Hiatt & Finley, grocers
Hinchman, Amos C., drugs
Hockett, A. L., optician
Holbert, J. M., county clerk
Hoops, C. W., auctioneer
Horne, Rev. G. G.
Horneff, Adam, 2nd hand store
Hotel Colonial, Mrs. M. E. Chamberlain, proprietor
Hotel Evans, M. S. Evans, proprietor
Hotel Johnson, Samuel Payne, proprietor, $2 per day, with bath $2.50, steam head, electric light and large sample rooms
Houghton, Hiram C., banker
Howard, O. G., real estate
Hysham, Thomas J., lawyer
Imrie Brothers (W. J. and R. J.), live stock
Ingman, C. C., veterinary surgeon
Iowa Telephone Co, Fred McAbery, manager
Isold, Gustave, carpenter
Jackson, G. A., carpenter
Jackson, O. E., sheriff
Johnson, J. M., grocer
Johnson, Victor, dyer and cleaner
Junkin & Pringle (Joseph Junkin, Ralph Pringle), lawyers
Kelly, Jennie, teacher
Kempton & Ross (A. J. Kempton, L. D. Ross), meats
Kerrihard Co. (H. C., E. W., George and W. R. Kerrihard), plumbers and pumps
Knights of Pythias Hall
Kreidler, S. R., physician
Lane Implement Co., Charles S. Lane, president, John S. Baxter, secretary and treasurer
Langford, Frank, barber
Larson, E. A. & Co. (E. A. Larson, N. A. Wallin), real estate, insurance, and loans
Lawrence, William B., physician
Lee, Maud, teacher
Leech, Lena, teacher
Lewallen Brothers (William A. and Charles D.), billiards
Liebel, John F., baker
Liegerot, C. P., veterinary surgeon
Lilljeberg, Carl J., shoemaker
Lindquist, Carl A., proprietor, City Book Store
Logan, John E., acting postmaster
Logan, Mamie, teacher
Lona, John W., livery
Loomis, Fay E., abstracts
Lundquist & Vilander (G. A. Lundquist, J. E., Vilander), barbers
Lynn, Levi, billiards
Lyons, Timothy, manager, Singer Sewing Machines Co.
McDade, Rev. E. W. (Methodist)
McElvain, Clarence D., jewelry
McMillen, F. H., photographer
McPherson, Smith, U. S. district judge
Madden, Thomas E., cigar manufacturer
Maloney Brothers (William N. and Lester W.), hardware
Manuel, Bert L., blacksmith
Martin, Jacob A. J., physician
Merritt, Rev. W. W. (Universalist)
Merritt, William W. Jr., lawyer
Miller, Grace, teacher
Mills, Mrs. R., restaurant
Mitchell, James G., confectioner
Mollenhoff & Gustafson (Otis E. Mollenhoff, Chris C. Gustafson), clothiers
Montgomery County Abstract Co., Allen J. Sourwine, manager
Montgomery County Telephone Co., F. L. Owen, manager
Montgomery, William W., real estate
Morrell, Theodore C., dry goods
Morris, R. D., dentist
Muhs & Rathbone (G. A. Muhs, M. H. Rathbone), dry goods
Mullen, Eliza, teacher
Murchie, Rev. William (United Presbyterian)
Murphy, Ed M., chairman, board of supervisors
Murphy, Thomas D. Co., Thomas D. Murphy, president, William Cochrane, secretary, calendar manufacturers
Mutual Life Association of Iowa, O. P. Worsley, secretary
Myers, Leo V. & Sons, furniture and undertakers
Nelson, Andres, tailor
Nelson, Mame, teacher
Neudick, E. D., pension agent
Nickle, Eliza, teacher
Nicol, Rev. George H. (Christian)
Nordquist, Swan C., clothier
North & Shaver (J. G. North, B. A. Shaver), automobiles
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Oliver, Carl, tailor
Olson, Nettie, teacher
Olson, Olaf L, bakery
Olson, O. B., painter
Owen, Frank L., manager, Montgomery County Telephone Co.
Owens, C. E., plumber
Payne, Samuel, proprietor, Hotel Johnson
Pearson, Olaff, blacksmith
Peterson, Laura, teacher
Peterson, Pear A., harness
Peterson, William, insurance
Pickerell, Jesse, bowling alley
Pogge, John H., tailor
Powell, Lucian D., real estate
Pratt, Arthur R., blacksmith
Pratt, Fred, harness
Pratt, W. J., harness
Priessman, Louis P., cigars
Pryce, S. E., grocer
Putnam, W. H., harness
Quinn, Rev. W. J. (Catholic)
Rae, Jessie, teacher
Ramsdell, Ruby, teacher
Rapp, Andrew M., shoes
Rapp, Irene, teacher
Rattcliffe, W. C., county attorney
Red Cross Drug Store (E. W. Hine, O. W. Larson)
Red Oak Advertising Co.
Red Oak Bottling Works, Charles W. Nelson, proprietor
Red Oak Building and Saving Association, O. F. Remmers, secretary
Red Oak Canning Co.
Red Oak Electric Co., B. F. McGee, superintendent
Red Oak Express, W. E. Wills, publisher
Red Oak Gas Co., Fred Kidder, manager
Red Oak Grocery Co., Samuel Mahon, president, M. N. Spencer, secretary, wholesale grocers
Red Oak Green House, Charles A. Berg, proprietor
Red Oak Implement Co., H. B. Rineburger, manager
Red Oak Kandy Kitchen
Red Oak Military Band, John W. Kirkpatrick, leader
Red Oak National Bank (Capital and Surplus $200,000), B. B. Clark, president, Paul P. Clark, cashier
Red Oak Paint Co.
Red Oak Printing Co., J. A. Wright, proprietor
Red Oak Real Estate Co., O. E. Schoonover, manager
Red Oak Reporter, C. I. Miller, publisher
Red Oak Rug Factory, Ed C. Hill, proprietor
Red Oak Savings Stamp Co., Mrs. R. E. Cook, manager
Red Oak Stock Power Co., F. W. & R. W. Dixon, proprietor
Red Oak Sun The., Boll & Clark, publishers
Red Oak Trust and Savings Bank (capital $50,000), B. B. Clark, president, John C. Bryant, cashier
Reifel, Frank J., clothier
Reiley & Reiley (Oliver S., William S. and O. H.), physicians
Remmers, O. F., see Building and Savings Association
Reo Clothing Co., O. N. Magee, president, F. H. Limbach, secretary and treasurer
Replogle & Co. (Jacob H., S. M. and D. A. Replogle), flour mills
Rhymsberger, Cornelia, teacher
Richards, Paul W., lawyer
Richardson, John L., plumber
Risdon, Charles D., manager, Western Union Telegraph Co.
Roberts, R. M., Lawyer
Roberts, John W., barber
Robinson, Joseph A. & Son (Joseph A. and Earl), dry goods
Rogers, Hiram S., physician
Rogers, W. R., plumber
Rollings, Edward E., drayage
Rule, Andrew L, hardware and implements
Rundlett, Mary E., teacher
Samuelson, Charles, painter
Savage, Claire, teacher
Schadel, Frank S., dentist
Schwartz, J. T. & Co. (Joseph T. and William A.), notions
Seabloom, John L., physician
Seefeldt & Hobson (August J. Seefeldt, John T. Hobson), marble works
Shaver, B. A., lawyer
Shaw, Thomas, piano tuner
Shepard & Hawkins (Albert Shepard, A. M. Hawkins), clothiers
Shields, Stephen, feed yard
Shirk, Alice, teacher
Shoemaker, John, marshal
Shuey & Rogers (Jacob A. Shuey, J. T. Rogers), insurance
Singer Sewing Machine Co., Timothy Lyons, manager
Smaha & Smaha (George M. and C. A.), meats
Smith, B. L., teacher
Smith, Frank W., physician and coroner
Smith, F. A. & Brother (F. A. and E. M.), grocers
Sourwine, Allen J., manager, Montgomery County Abstract Co., abstracts
Spicer, Bertrand F., dentist
Spicer, Nora, teacher
Spurgeon & Foster Co. (H. F. Spurgeon, E. S. Foster), notions
Standard Bridge & Iron Works Incorporated
Standard Oil Co., J. E. Gochenour, agent
Star Laundry, Stevens Brothers, proprietors
Stark, Arthur M, baker
Steepy, Ionia, teacher
Stemen, John E., manager, Adams Express Company
Stephenson, Lizzie, milliner
Stewart, Jessie, teacher
Stibbins, G. A., elevator
Stover, Lillie, teacher
Sundell & Smith (O. W. Sundell, A. J. Smith), shoes
Swanson, Carl, mason
Tarr, John, mason
Thomas, William, livery
Thompson, Lester O., physician and osteopath
Tonner, Leander H., jeweler
Tracy, Albert R., dry goods
Uvary, Paul, shoemaker
Vincent, W. H. & E. (William H. and Ella), osteopaths
Warner, Bertha, teacher
Watkins, J. H., drayage
Weber, Angela, teacher
Western Union Telegraph Company
Whitaker Harness & Implement Co., O. E. Whitaker, manager
Wickstrom, C. Albert, livery
Will, Roy T., dentist
Williams, William, restaurant
Williamson, W. H., real estate
Willis, W. E., publisher, Red Oak Express
Woodard, E. M., dentist
Worsley, O. P., insurance
Young, George, painter
SCIOLA
A discontinued postoffice in Montgomery County, 14 miles northeast of Red Oak, the county seat, and 9 north of Villisca, the nearest railroad station and banking point, whence mail is supplied by rural delivery
Duff, E. L., general store
Jackson, S. H., general store
Mayhew, B. R., general store
STANTON
Population, 750. An incorporated town on the Burlington Route in Scott Township, Montgomery County, 8 miles southeast of Red Oak, the seat of justice. It contains 3 churches, a good school, a bank and a weekly newspaper, the Stanton Call. Telegraph Western Union, Adams Express Co., Telephone connection, A. F. Newquist, postmaster
Adolfson, Adolf, blacksmith
Anderson, A. D., meats
Anderson, Carl J., cream station
Anderson, Fred, carpenter
Anderson, F. O., lumber
Anderson, H. E., general store
Anderson, John, cattle breeder
Anderson, J. S. & Co. (John S, Arthur L. and Herman E. Anderson), general store
Anderson, Martin R., harness
Arnell, Ivar, harness
Bingston, Harline, teacher
Blade, Victor, hardware
Bollert, G. H. jeweler
Carlson, C. E., farm implements
Carlton, C. G., publisher, Stanton Call
City Hotel, Mrs. S. C. Bell, proprietor
Eckland, Andrew, painter
Eckland, C. J., restaurant
Farmers’ Mercantile Co., August Johnson, manager
First National Bank (capital $25,000), C. W. Swanson, president, J. S. Anderson, cashier
Foy, Mrs. Emma, boarding
Garrett, Rev. E. E. (Methodist Episcopal)
Hine, Charles W., physician
Hines, C. W. & Co. (Charles W. Hine, J. P. Mollenhoff, drugs)
Holland, Esther, teacher
Hultquist, Charles J., coal
Jackson, Rev. C. O. (Evangelical)
Johnson, Frank W., meat market
Johnson, Samuel P., drayage
Julian, Emma, teacher
Kirkpatrick, T. K, teacher
Knights of Pythias Hall, J. P. Mollenhoff, manager
Larson, Swan, painter
Larson, Swan T., well borer
Liljequist, August, mason
Linquist, A. L., physician
McCormick, Thomas J., mayor
McCormick & Son (Thomas J. and Fred H.) grain elevator
McMaster, Glenn A., dentist
Mack, Frank, barber
Malmberg, C. A., tailor
Malmberg, Otelia, teacher
Malmberg, Olaf, carpenter
Malmberg, Mrs. Olaf, carpet weaver
Miller, Linda, teacher
Mollenhoff, E. E., produce
Mollenhoff, J. P, drugs
Nelson, Harrison, barber
Nelson, Harry, real estate and insurance
Newquist, Andrew C., confectioner and postmaster
Ossian, Jonas, general store
Palmer, George, drayage
Palmer, Otto, drayage
Palmer & Tryborn, flour mill
Paulson, Henry, drayage
Peterson, E. S. drugs
Peterson, Gust., mason
Randolph, Rev. C. A. (Lutheran)
Reynolds, C. A., railroad express and telegraph agent
Roll, Benjamin, carpenter
Roll, Nels R., carpenter
Sand, Enoch, grocer
Sellergren Company, furniture
Shields, C. R., livery
Stanton Call [newspaper], C. G. Carlton, publisher
Stanton Lumber and Fuel Co, Frank Anderson, manager
Stanton Silver Cornet Band, G. A. McMaster, leader
Swanson Co. (C. W. and W. F.), general store
Swanson, Mr. Emma (carpet weaver)
Swanson & Vetter (C. A. Swanson, James Vetter), blacksmiths
Tidquist, E. M. dairyman
Tiren, A. W., shoes
Turner Brothers, Jacob E. Swanson, manager, grain elevator
Velander, S. J. , dairyman
Wallin Brothers (Claude H. and Benjamin), hardware
Washburn, Will, barber
Wilson, Fred, carpenter
Youngberg, Charles, well borer
STENNETT
Population, 50. On the Nishnabotna River and on the Burlington Route, in Sherman Township, Montgomery County, 7 ½ miles north of Red Oak, the county seat, and 5 south of Elliott, both of which places afford banking facilities. Adams Express Co., Telephone connection. W. E. Draper, postmaster
Abbott, J. J., justice of the peace and notary
Abbott, Mrs. R., blacksmith
Dillingham, B. N., drill and well machines, gas power
Dillingham, William, windmills and pumps
Draper, G. B., rock quarry
Draper, W. E., general store, lumber, grain, and postmaster
Luke, D. B., blacksmith
Mullott, O. C., hog powder factory
Stennett, Wayne, grain and coal, railroad agent
Stennett & Bechnell, live stock
Valley Mills, flour
VanBurkirk, Clyde, live stock
VILLISCA
Population, 2,500. An incorporated city located on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, in Montgomery County, 15 miles east of Red Oak, the county seat, 65 southeast of Council Bluffs, 99 southwest of Des Moines, and 226 west of Burlington. It is the receiving and distributing point for a rich dairying, grain and stock raising section. Has 6 churches, excellent educational advantages, 2 banks, an opera house and 2 weekly newspapers – the Letter and Review. Ships grain, live stock, butter, eggs and produce. Telegraph Western Union, Adams Express Co., Telephone connection. William B. Arbuckle, postmaster.
Adams Express Company, John M. Patton, agent
Alcorn, Ella, teacher
Alcorn, Maude, milliner
Amerine, Gertrude, teacher
Amerine, G. W., confectioner
Arbuckle, William B., postmaster
Atkinson, Arthur, proprietor, Villisca Glove Company
Atwood, Waldo A., Pianos
Banes, Jacob S., hardware
Barber, Benjamin F., barber
Bartlett, J. H., shoemaker
Beals, Guy C., physician
Beavers, Cora, teacher
Beckwith, Ellen, teacher
Berg, Bert, dry goods
Berg, Mrs. Zona, Christian Scientist
Best, William J., cooper
Revins, Z. B., house mover
Bland, Joseph W., photographer
Boise, Seymour C., plumber
Bloodgood, George L., blacksmith
Bowers & Gile (Lloyd Bowers, Homer H. Gile), produce
Boylan, T. T., attorney-at-law
Brenton, Blanche, teacher
Brockmeier & Paullin (William F. Brockmeier, Amos R. Paullin), meats
Brodrick, William A., harness
Burton, Guy, agent Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad
Casey, Charles J., manager Green Bay Lumber Co.
Churchill, T. R., photographer
Clarinda Poultry Co., C. M. Orr, manager
Clayton, Benjamin F., auctioneer and real estate
Coleman Cultivator Co., Ltd., W. B. Arbuckle, president and secretary
Coleman, Samuel H., manager, Inventors’ Association and School of Inventions
Cooper, Jay C., physician
Cottage House, R. H. Gourley, proprietor
Curtis, A. T., electrician
Curtis, Clyde B., jeweler and optician
Curtis, William, bill poster
Dennis, Elmer, mason
Driver, Rev. J. K. (Presbyterian)
Eskelton, Rose, music teacher
Farlin, John D., livery
Farmer, Mrs. F., milliner
Farquhar, George, grocer
Fengel, Julius, mason
Fessler, C. N., furniture and undertaker
Figgins, Orson L., pumps and windmills
First National Bank (capital $50,000), W. S. Alger, president, B. F. Fast, cashier
Fitzgerald, R. W., cigar manufacturer
Focht, Golda, teacher
Foster, Henry C., news dealer
Frame, Clarence H., stenographer
Fulton, William D., hog breeder
Gardner, E. O., cement sidewalks
Gibbs, E. C., lawyer, abstracter
Glackermeyer, H. A., teacher
Gourley, Robert H., barber and proprietor, Cottage House
Green Bay Lumber Co., Charles J. Casey, manager
Green, Charles, O., proprieter, Villisca Steam Laundry
Grimes, Charles F., restaurant
Hadlock, Fred L., general store
Harrell & Son (William C. and George C.), blacksmiths
Harris, R. R. & Co., monuments
Hausen, Hal, horse breeder
Heinsfurter, Henry H., clothing
Henderson, Andrew F., livery
Higgins, Mabel, teacher
Hill, Rev. Enoch (Methodist)
Hopkins, H. M., feed yard
Hotel Fisher, Mrs. Maude Fisher, proprietor
Hotel Ingman, J. T. Ingman, proprietor
Hough, Edgar C., physician
Hullinger & White (B. C. Hullinger, E. L. C. White), publishers, Villisca Review
Ingman, Frank L., real estate
Ingman, Mrs. H. W., teacher
Ingman, Joseph T., proprietor, Hotel Ingman
Inventors’ Association and School of Inventions, S. H. Coleman, manager
Iowa Telephone Co, Eva Strewart, operator
Jackson-Hullinger Realty Co (James M. Jackson, Bertram C. Hollinger)
Jacobs, Alsel W., veterinary surgeon
Jenkins, Mrs. H. B., milliner
Jenkins & Lenhart (Edwin E. Jenkins, Frank Lenhart), plumbers and autos
Johnson, J. Alfred, barber
Jones Store The, F. F. Jones, proprietor, hardware
Kelly, Samuel P., carpenter
Kelsay, Francis M., dentist
King, George E., dentist
Larson, Charles F., tailor
Latterbaugh, George, bowling alley
Lewis Brothers (Lawrence and Joseph), confections
Littlejohn, William, restaurant
Lomas, Willis A., physician
McCaull, W. B., billiards
McNaughton, Malcolm N., physician
Mackey, Perry S., rug manufacturer and 2nd hand goods
Mann, Edgar J., grocer
Marsh, Washington, painter
Means & Burnham, hardware and buggies
Minick, P. D., real estate
Mitchell, Joseph W., grocer
Moates-Harlan Concrete Bridge Co., Harlan and A. H. Moates proprietors
Moates, Harvey, hog breeder
Moates, Lottie, teacher
Moore, J. B., Implement Co
Moore, LInnie, teacher
Moore, Stirling, carpenter
Moore & Lomas (Ross R. Moore, Willis A. Lomas, drugs)
Myers, James T., piano tuner
Myers & Fitzgerald (Ernest N. Myers, Robert W. Fitzgerald), cigar manufacturers
Nyhus, Christian, tailor
Osborn, Joseph H., osteopath
Osborn, O. K, barber
Palmquist, John L., manager, The Jones Store
Patton, John M., agent, Adams Express Co.
Patton, J. M. & Son (John M. and Charles E.), clothing
Patton, Luther, marshal
Phillips, Owen E., dentist
Pierson, Emma, teacher
Piper, Will H., auctioneer
Pleak, Robert H., shoes
Posten, Charles R., meats
Posten, John T., mason
Posten & Son (Andrew & Charles), grocers and meats
Poston, Richard S., mason
Purdy, Kate, teacher
Rand Lumber Co., C. N. Stoddard, manager
Reeces, Myra, teacher
Reid, R. W., blacksmith
Rice & Kehr (Edward Y. Rice, Guy Kehr), shoes
Richey & Co (T. A. Richey, O. Ray Osborn), flour mill
Robinson, F. L., cigar manufacturer
Robinson, Harry E., general store
Rose, Josiah, restaurant
Rumbaugh, Gus T., physician
Sandell, William E., meats and grocer
Shinn, Bertha, teacher
Simons, William A., shoemaker
Smith, David, barber
Smith-Gridley, Land Co., real estate and insurance
Smith, James L., undertaker
Smith & Sparger (James L. Smith)., hardware and furniture
Sparger, John, painter
Sparger, Philip W., mason
Sparger, Thomas, live stock
Spurgeon-Graham Co. (Howard F Spurgeon, Clyde M. Graham), general store
Stennett, James P., road grader
Sterling Clothing Co. (H. E. Moore, H. D. Larson)
Stickler, Charles A., barber
Still, James, agent Chicago, Burlington & Illinois railroad
Stillians, William A., drugs
Stoddard Lumber Co. (L. N. and Eugene Stoddard)
Stump, Mrs. Maud, hotel
Swisher, Sadie, teacher
Taylor, Frank B., grocer
Taylor-Nelson Co., grocers and chinaware
Tinsley, James M., jeweler
Truman, Rose, teacher
Tyler, F. P., ice and ice cream
VanCamp, William O., restaurant and baker
Villisca Automobile Co., Wright & Hipwell, proprietors
Villisca Brick & Tile Co., W. H. Bell, manager
Villisca Drug Co. (A. O. Blair, C. F. Gaiser)
Villisca Electric Co., W. M. Binkley, manager
Villisca Hotel, A. O. Blair, proprietor
Villisca Investment Co., William B. Woodward, president, T. P. Woodward, secretary, real estate, loans and insurance
Villisca Letter, Wallace & Silas, proprietors
Villisca Mutual Loan & Building Association, E. C. Gibbs, secretary and manager
Villisca National Bank (capital $75,000), Amos P. West, president, F. F. Jones, cashier
Villisca Opera House, F. M. Childs, manager
Villisca Public Library, Frankie Barker, librarian
Villisca Review, Hullinger & White, publishers
Villisca Steam Laundry, Charles C. Green, proprietor
Wagner, Alma, teacher
Wallace & Silas (Thomas E. Wallace, Carl A. Silas), publishers Villisca Letter
Warne, John, cattle breeder
Warren, Stephen, apiarist
Watson, Emma, music teacher
Watson, Rev. W. J. (Baptist)
Weber, William H., dry goods
Western Produce Co. (Charles H. Culbertson, manager), branch whole produce
Whitmeyer, D., grain
Wilcox, John W., restaurant
Whitney & Taylor (James A. Whitney, John F. Taylor), grocers
Williams, Frank S., physician
Wise, Edith, teacher
Witherspoon, B. G., agent Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad
Woodward, W. B. & T. P. (William B. and Thomas P.), real estate
Wright & Hipwell (Frank L. Wright, Guy J. Hipwell), proprietors Villisca Auto Co.
Wyckoff, Amasa D., manufacturing agent
Zaelke, Walter O., harness
WALES
A discontinued postoffice in Montgomery County. Has rural delivery from Emerson.
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