Iowa State Gazetteer & Business Directory 1922-1923
LAURENS
Population, 975. A prosperous town on the C. & N. W. and C. R. I. & P. Rys., in Swanlake township, Pocahontas county, 12 miles n.w. of Pocahontas, the jucidial seat. It has Campbellite, Catholic, German Lutheran, Methodist and Swedish Lutheran churches, a public school, water works, moving picture theater, 3 banks, and a weekly newspaper, the Pocahontas county Sun. Ships grain hay and live stock. Tel, W.U. Exp., Am.Ry. Telephone connection. C E L See, postmaster
Alexander S J, express
Allen B L, real estate
Allen W J, real estate
Anderson M O, cashr Farmers Trust & Savings Bank
Anderson & Convy, plumbers
Austin H O, clothing and shoes
Brothers George, well borer
Brown Frank E, jeweler
Bruett Henry L, farm implements and autos
Buck C C Grain and Coal Co, M M Mondell mgr
Burke Thomas, well driller
Cannon & Tjossem, grain
Carlson C A, cashr State Bank of Laurens
Carroll Joseph M, physician
Claussen A D, cashr First National Bank
Coldren W. R Mrs., Milliner
Crook C E Mrs., restaurant
Cundy S, real estate
Dean Levi, sewing machines
Drier Henry, rr, exp and tel agt
Elite Theater, V A Noble propr
Fagan Patrick E., veterinary surgeon
Fairmont Creamery Co (Omaha, Neb), B L Saum mgr
Farmers’ Trading Co, R R Ashmore mgr, coal and grain
Farmers’ Trust & Savings Bank (capital $50,000) O F Oleson pres, M O Anderson cashr
First National Bank (Capital $50,000), F H Helsell Pres, A D Claussen cashr
Cilghrist Fred C Lawyer
Greenwood E S, veterinary surgeon
Hakes M & Co (B A, L P and L B Hakes), general store
Hakes M & J R (Montague and James R), wholesale
Hartman & Peterson, road contractors
Hawley Frederick K, poultry breeder
Hinn John G, flour mill and creamery
Hood L O, restaurant
Hopkins W P, county supervisor
Hoveden John H, physician
Huffman W H, restaurant
James Bros Auto Co (C G and A D)
Kees W H, notions
King M E Mrs., milliner
Lane-Moore Lumber Co, H C Davison agt
Luarens Creamery, R V Neville sec
Laurens Hotel, P A Dwyer prop
Laurens Sun (weekly), U S Vance publr
Loving Luther W, physician
Lueck L r, drugs
Lund Bros, auctioneers
Lund L N, baker
Manhattan Oil Co
Mather James T, livery
Mather Walter, meats
Morto, Alexander, dentist
Noble V A, real estate
Oferlin Albert, automobiles and implements
Perry Bros (O P and C B), hardware
Peterson Joseph a, general store
Ryan Hugh L, cattle breeder and dairy
Saum B L, flour and feed
See C E L, Postmaster
Southworth Edwin H, harnessmaker and hardware
Speers C J, hardware
Standard Oil Co
State Sank of Laurens (capital $50,000) C B Mills pres, C A Carlson cashr
Steele Ida C Mrs., carpet weaver
Steel T B, blacksmith
Strickland George W, grading contractor
Swanson Severt E, general store
Tjossem John, live stock
Tool Joseph R, auctioneer
Tutt A F, furniture and undertaker
Vance U S, publr Laurens Sun
Weart & Johnson (E S Weart, E R Johnson), lumber
Wester Electric Co
LIZARD
A discontinued postoffice in Pocahontas county, 16 miles southeast of Pocahontas, the judicial seat. Has rural delivery from Gilmore city.
POCAHONTAS
Population, 1,500. the judicial seat of Pocahontas county, is an incorporated town on the C.R.I. & P. Ry., in Center township, 106 miles northwest of Des Moines, and 40 northwest of Fort Dodge. It has a public school, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist Episcopal and Presbyterian churches, water works, sewer system, 3 banks, a motion picture theatre and 2 weekly newspapers, the Record and the Democrat. Exp., Am. Ry. Tel., W. U. C.
C Lucas, postmaster
Bash C W, real estate and insurance
Bash Land & Loan Co.
Battershell Charles, baker
Beers R. W, real estate
Berry J M, lawyer
Blake D O, publisher Pocahontas Record
Bollard & Hendrick ( W. E. bollard and Harold Hendrick), plumbers
Bowers, Bertha, county treasurer
Boyd W L, oils
Browkaw I H, r r, tel and exp agent
Coil Clarence K, cement blocks
Crowther J A, produce
Donohoe E R, Sec Fidelity Abstract Co
Eral Bros, live stock breeders
Farmers Grain & Coal Co., Wilber Hunt mgr
Farmers Trust & Savings Bank (capital $50,000), J. J. Kelleher pres. George Schneiders cashr
Fidelity Abstract Co, E R Donohoe, Secretary
First National Bank (capital $50,000), J. M. Berry pres. Anton J. Macovets, cashr
Furman Walter O, dentist
Gilchrist C W, county auditor
Goodyear & Winegarden (H C Goodyear, A E Winegarden), hardware
Greenwood Samuel, dray
Hammes & Son, shoes
Harris W W, real estate
Hoffman & Hudek (R M Hoffman, F J Hudek) grocers and meats
Hopkins W P, county supervisor
Hotel Pocahontas, Mrs. C Bourret, propr
Howard-Schneider Lumber Co, W W Howard mgr
Howard & Bookman (Wm W Howard, A S Bookman), hardware
Hronek A J, hog breeder
Hronek Hall, Howard & Bookman mgrs
Hudek R L, stock buyer
Hudson Fred M, county attorney
Hudson & Hudson (Edwin P. Fred M and Rodney L), lawyers
Jensen Fred L, jeweler
Kaiser Nels, automobiles
Kelleher Land Co, J. J. Kelleher mgr
Kiefer Wm F, drayman
Kepler & Kepler, physicians
Lahometz J T, electric supplies
Lampe John H, furniture and undertaker
Lampe Wm, well borer
Lanus J L , stock buyer
Larson & Johns (Elmer Larson, M. J. Johns), general store
Lawson George, restaurant
Lineman, Charles, auctioneer
Lucas C C, postmaster
Lynch T K, lawyer
McCartan State Bank (capital $50,000) J M Berry pres, Anton J Mackovets cashr
McCormick Rose, county recorder
McGreevey L R, dentist
McMichael Grace D, county supt of schools
Mackovets Anton J, cashr First National Bank
Martin Nellie Mrs., Milliner
Miller Alfred, insurance
Mordan & Lieb (J C Mordan, C S Lieb), garage
O’Brien J F, drugs
Parker G F, physician and coroner
Pattee G B, real estate
Pocahontas Creamery Co, Gustav Wehler mgr
Pocahontas Democrat (weekly), Pocahontas Publishing Co publishers
Pocahontas Electric Light Co (municipal)
Pocahontas grain Co, R H Patterson mgr
Pocahontas Loan & Trust Co (Inc), Hudson & Hudson attorneys
Pocahontas Publishing Co. J R Martin Mgr, publishers Pocahontas Democrat
Pocahontas Record (weekly), D O Blake publisher
Pocahontas Water Works (municipal) Posakony & Shimon, drugs
Ralston & Shaw (Wm G Ralston, A J Shaw), lawyers
Rialto Theatre, M F Burkhalter, propr
Riordan J C, physician
Rivard P L, elevator and seeds
Rudolph & McIntire (C N Rudolph, S L McIntire), furniture and undertakers
Russell A D, general store
Schissel C H & Co, general store
Schneiders George, cashr Farmers Trust and Savings Bank
Schoofs Joseph, jeweler
Schull J & W C, Geo Logan mgr, lumber and coal
Shaw A J, lawyer
Shimon W F, billiards
Shors J C, real estate
Sinek & Pattee ( J A Sinek, J B Pattee), clothing
Sulllivan M R, photographer
Svejda John, well borer
Terry J A, real estate
Thompson P B, clerk of court
Thornton A L, county engineer
Thornton L C & Co., real estate
Winegarden R H, sheriff
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