Iowa State Gazetteer & Business Directory 1922-1923
LAURENS
Population, 1,100. A prosperous town on the C. & N. W. and C. R. I . P. Rys, in Swanlake township, Pocahontas county, 12 mile n. w. of Pocahontas, the judicial seat. It has Campbellite, Catholic, German Lutheran, Methodist and Swedish Lutheran churches, a public school, water works, 2 banks, and a weekly newspaper, the Pocahontas County Sun. Ships grain, hay and live stock. Tel. W. U. Exp., Am. Telephone connection. T. D. Bellinger, postmaster
Allen B. L, real estate
Allen W J. Real estate
Anderson & Homer (E M Anderson, G F Homer) hardware
Austin H O, clothing and shoes
Bellinger T D, Postmaster
Bigglestone Edware, meats
Brothers George, well borer
Brown Frank E, jeweler
Brown S W, r r, exp and tel agt
Bruett Henry L, farm implts and autos
Buck C G Grain and Coal Co, E K Mather
Burke Thomas, well driller
Carlson C A, cashr State Bank of Laurens
Carroll Eva J Mrs, drugs
Carroll Joseph M, physician
Clanton Joseph E, drayman
Coldren W R Mrs., milliner
Connor & Tjossem, grainCorneal A J, auto repairs
Cundy S, real estate Dean Levi, sewing machines
Edward John A, cattle breeder
Egleston George, r r and exp agt
Elite Theatre, V A Noble propr
Fagan Patrick E, veterinary surgeon
Fairmont Creamery Co (Omaha, Neb), B L Saum mngr
Farmers’ Trading Co, George Furgson mngr, coal and grain
First National Bank (Capital $50,000) F H Helsell Pres, Wm A McNee Cashr
Gilchrist Fred C, lawyer
Greenwood E S, veterinary surgeon
Hakes M & Co (M B A Hakes, C R Swanson), general store
Hakes M & J R (Montague and James ), wholesale produce
Hawley Frederick K, poultry breeder
Hinn John G, flour mill and creamery
Hopkins W P, county supervisor
Hovenden John H, physician
Humphrey S A, live stock
Hurley Alice J, restaurant
Johnson Wm H, house mover
Kees W H, notions
King M E Mrs., milliner
Lane-Moore Lumber Co, A L Gill agt
Laurens Hotel, J E O’Rourke propr
Lund L N, baker
Lusk E F, automobiles
Lynch James J, real estate
McAtee & Son (George, Wilbur and Robert), autos
McNee Wm A, cashr First National Bank
Mather James T, livery
Morgan J W, drugs
Morrow D J, restaurant
Morton Alexander, dentist
Nilsson Frederick C, physician
Noble V A, real estate
Norton N L, furniture and undertaker
Peterson Joseph A, general store
Pocahontas County Sun, U S Vance publr
Ryan Hugh L, cattle breeder and dairy
Saum B L, flour and feed
Shaner W M, lumber
Siverling F E, plumber
Sniggs & Moore, agrl implements
Southworth Edwin H, harnessmaker and hardware
Speers C J, hardware
State Bank of Laurens (capital $50,000), C B Mills pres, C A Carlson cashr
Steele Ida C Mrs, carpet weaver
Steele T B, blacksmith
Strickland Geo W, grading contractor
Swanson N & Son (Nels and Severt E), general store
Tjossem John, live stock
Tool Joseph R, auctioneer
Vance U S, Publr Pocahontas County Sun
Wessman C A, harness
Western Electric Co, R N Mester mngr
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