Atlas of Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Illustrated, C. R. Allen Pub.,
1885
Patrons Business Directory
Avoca, Iowa
| Name |
Nativity |
Date |
Business |
| Ainsworth, C. H. & Co. |
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Dealer in lumber, coal |
| Benjamin, Fremont |
New York |
1875 |
Attorney at Law |
| Bean, E. E. |
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Bean & Watson, veterinary surgeons and
proprietors boarding stable, breeders of blooded draft and trotting
horses |
| Blake, J. B. |
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Postmaster |
| Blust, F. |
Germany |
1873 |
Dealer in furniture and undertaking goods |
| Cramer, A. P. |
Vermont |
1878 |
Publisher, Avoca Herald |
| Consigny & Worth |
Vermont |
1878 |
Avoca Roller Mills, E. A. Consigny |
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Indiana |
1867 |
Avoca Roller Mills, L. S. Worth |
| Cool, Jno. |
Canada |
1869 |
Pro'r Avoca livery, feed and sale stable |
| Dudley, Geo. |
Indiana |
1876 |
Proprietor Club livery stable |
| Diedrich, G. |
Germany |
1870 |
General merchandise |
| Day, H. B. |
Pennsylvania |
1883 |
Physician and surgeon |
| Davis Bros. |
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Gankers; proprietors Avoca Bank |
| Haldeman, F. W. |
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Nurseryman & dealer in shrubs and general
nursery stock; all kinds trees and plants |
| Hake, J. A. |
Ohio |
1874 |
Mayor |
| Huxley, A. T. |
Connecticut |
1884 |
Homeopathic physician and surgeon |
| Hetzel, F. G. |
Virginia |
1874 |
Dealer in all kinds heavy and shelf hardware,
stoves, tinware, cutlery, Glidden barb wire |
| Jenks, J. H. |
Massachusetts |
1878 |
Farmer and cattle dealer |
| McConnaughey, D.S. |
Pennsylvania |
1882 |
Physician and surgeon |
| Powers, J. K. |
Indiana |
1867 |
Valley Bank, general banking business |
| Seiffert & Wiese |
|
1874 |
Lumber and all kinds of building material |
| Trotter & Lamoreaux |
Illinois |
1869 |
Proprietors Avoca Delta, Lamoreaux |
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Indiana |
1878 |
Proprietor Avoca Delta, Trotter |
| Uhden, Chas. |
Germany |
1871 |
General merchandise |
| VanBrunt, W. H. |
New Jersey |
1867 |
Dealer in farm implements, sewing machines, seeds
and coal |
| Vinton, A. G. |
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Capitalist |
| Xanton, F. A. |
Germany |
1873 |
Physician and surgeon |
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Carson, Iowa
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| Name |
Nativity |
Date |
Business |
| Anderson, A. J. |
|
1868 |
Proprietor of stock farm and elevator; of firm
of Anderson & Rhodes, merchants |
| Anderson & Rhodes |
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Dry goods, general merchants; boots, shoes,
hats, caps, etc. |
| Booth, W. B. |
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Manager, elevator |
| Boot, Rob't |
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With A.S. Avery, grain dealer and proprietor of
elevator |
| Bosbyshell, Wm. F. |
Illinois |
1883 |
Proprietor, Bank of Carson |
| Courtier, J. L. |
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Proprietor City Meat Market and stock dealer |
| Craig, G. E. |
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Livery, feed and sale stable |
| Cate, G. W. & Co. |
Michigan |
1882 |
Lumber and building material |
| Carter, J. E. |
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Agricl'l Impl'ts. Agent for Halliday Wind Mill
and Buckeye harvesting goods. |
| Chase, M. |
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Traders bank; collections a specialty |
| Graff, W. H. & Co. |
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Dealers in drugs, medicines, staples & fancy
goods; represents Home & N. Brit'h I. Co. |
| Hartwell, T. J. & Co. |
Illinois |
1880 |
Dealer in all kinds of farm machinery, coal,
pumps and field seeds. |
| Hageboeck, H. & Co. |
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Saddles, collars, blankets, whips, etc. |
| Layton, Roland |
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Not recorded |
| Langcoy, F. D. |
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Stock dealer and proprietor meat market |
| Shinn, Frank |
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Attorney at law |
| Stadden, J. G. |
Prussia |
1880 |
Wagon and carriage shop |
| Thomas, F. S. |
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Physician and surgeon |
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Crescent City,
Iowa
| Name |
Nativity |
Date |
Business |
| Hough, Warren |
Iowa |
1849 |
Proprietor hotel |
| Hough, H. A. |
Iowa |
1855 |
Farmer and contractor |
| Nusum, Dr. J. W. |
Pennsylania |
1877 |
Practicing physician |
| Swanson, W. S. |
Sweden |
1857 |
Postmaster and dealer in general merchandise |
| Terry, H. A. |
New York |
1847 |
Nursery stock and fruit growing |
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Hancock, Iowa
| Name |
Nativity |
Date |
Business |
| Borah, Jacob J. |
Kentucky |
1871 |
Pro. Mansion House, livery in connection |
| Field, A. L. |
Vermont |
1877 |
With Seiffert & Weise, lumber dealers;
notary public and general ins agent |
| Harris, Geo. G. |
Illinois |
1880 |
With F. H. Hancock, grain dealer |
| Hildebrandt, C. A. |
Germany |
1882 |
Dealer in harness, saddles, etc., repairing
neatly done |
| Hardman, W. H. |
Illinois |
1881 |
J.P. & Collection Agency, editor Hancock
Dept of the Avoca Delta |
| Spangler, L. F. |
Pennsylvania |
1882 |
With J. C. Spangler, grain dealer |
| Sieffert, Henry |
Germany |
1880 |
General store |
| Vieth, H. |
Germany |
1875 |
Hardware & implts. house furnish'g goods |
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Macedonia, Iowa
| Name |
Nativity |
Date |
Business |
| Clayton, Hon. B. F. |
Kentucky |
1873 |
Member state legislature |
| Craig, Jno. |
Indiana |
1873 |
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| Dye, Willoughby & Co. |
Iowa |
1876 |
General merchants |
| Mickelwait & Young |
Illinois |
1880 |
Dealers in grain, coal, lime, cement & seeds |
| Martin, Jno. |
Ohio |
1867 |
Breeder of fine horses and hogs |
| Rayburn, A. B. |
Illinois |
1869 |
Constable and collector |
| Smith, G. W. |
Massachusetts |
1880 |
Editor of The Macedonian |
| Woodmancy, R. H. |
New Jersey |
1866 |
Farmer, stock raiser and general merchant |
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"Too Lates" -
Names Received Too Late for Regular Insertion in Business DIrectory
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Patton, James E.
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Blacksmith
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Knox, Ohio
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General
merchandise
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Pruden, L. S.
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Miller (Sec. 27)
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Minden, Iowa
| Name |
Nativity |
Date |
Business |
| Altmansperger, Chas. |
Germany |
1879 |
Lumber and insurance agent |
| Bloom, Jno. C. |
Germany |
1880 |
Hardware, furniture and agricult'l impl'ts |
| Craig, L. R. |
Illinois |
1871 |
Manager of Dow, Sandham & Co.'s Elevator |
| Crow, J. W. |
Ohio |
1878 |
Agent, American Sewing Machines and dealer in
gen'l merchandise |
| Dorscher, Reimer |
Germany |
1881 |
Proprietor of Travelers House |
| Ehlers, P. |
Germany |
1874 |
Proprietor of elevator |
| Gruman, Thos. |
Germany |
1879 |
Proprietor of Minden House |
| Kaven, August |
Germany |
1874 |
Contractor and builder |
| Lyons, J. W. |
Vermont |
1883 |
Proprietor of flouring mills |
| Nolting, Wm. |
Germany |
1881 |
Pastor, Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| Pieper, Henry |
Germany |
1875 |
Proprietor, livery and feed stable |
| Pieper, Herman |
Germany |
1880 |
Proprietor, meat market |
| Stuhr, Jno. P., Jr. |
Germany |
1875 |
Dealer in gen. mdse. & farm impl'ts. Notary
public & agent Hamburg Steamship Co. |
| Urbahus, Henry |
Germany |
1874 |
General repairing |
| Witt, Fred W. |
Illinois |
1882 |
Jardware, furniture & agricultural impl'ts |
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Neola, Iowa
| Name |
Nativity |
Date |
Business |
| Bank of Neola |
Pennsylvania |
1871 |
President, J. H. Henry; cashier, Leander Lodge |
| Crippen, C. M. |
Massachusetts |
1871 |
Clothing, boots and shoes |
| Dillin, C. D. |
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Grain, coal and lumber |
| Dorn, A. A. |
New York |
1880 |
Livery, feed and sale stable |
| Farrell, D. J. |
Ireland |
1868 |
Dealer in general merchandise |
| Hamilton, J. A. |
Wisconsin |
1878 |
Proprietor Union Hotel; grain and coal dealer |
| Irwin, H. T. |
Ohio |
1883 |
Publisher Neola Reporter |
| Moran, Rev. J. J. |
Austria |
1883 |
Pastor, Catholic church |
| Mendel, H. |
Germany |
1869 |
Dealer in general merchandise |
| Organ, Jno. P. |
New York |
1880 |
Attorney at law |
| O'Connor, Jno. |
Canada |
1879 |
Proprietor O'Connor House |
| Pitman, J. H. |
Ohio |
1882 |
Manufacturer of roofing and spouting |
| Pattee, E. |
Germany |
1861 |
Proprietorr meat market and stock dealer |
| Witt, Chas. M. |
Prussia |
1878 |
Furniture, hardware and agricul'l impl'ts |
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Oakland, Iowa
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| Name |
Nativity |
Date |
Business |
| Arnold, J. B. |
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Real estate, etc. |
| Bates & Reed |
Iowa |
1879 |
Dealers in gen'l merchandise, F. L. Reed |
| Bilger, W. W. |
Pennsylvania |
1880 |
Attorney at law, real estate, land and insurance
agent. Collections a specialty |
| Cox, A. T. |
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Editor, Oakland Acorn |
| Crouse, L. E. |
Illinois |
1882 |
Proprietor, Oakland Meat Market |
| De Graff, M. J. & Co. |
Iowa |
1880 |
Dealers in general line of dry goods, boots,
shoes, hats, caps, groceries, etc. |
| Estes & Wilcox |
Maine |
1883 |
Dry goods & gen. mdse., boots, shoes, hats,
caps, etc., flour & provisions. J. M. Estes. |
| Freeman, W.H. & B.F. |
Illinois |
1866 |
Proprietors of Oakland Bank. Deposits received
and collections promptly attended to. |
| Huff, T. E. |
N. Carolina |
1865 |
Dealer in shelf and heavy hardware and all kinds
of agricultural implements |
| Harrod, J. B. |
Ohio |
1866 |
With R. F. Walker; flour and feed |
| Harcourt Bros. |
Iowa |
1872 |
Dealers in agricultural imple'ts, wagons,
buggies, pumps and windmills |
| Hodgson & Hancock |
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Proprietors of elevator |
| Hogate, Jesse |
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Proprietor of livery |
| McDonald, Jno. |
Ireland |
1870 |
Flour and feed store |
| Moore, Chas. E. |
Indiana |
1883 |
Livery, sale and exchange |
| Norton & Bryant |
|
1870 |
Gen. hardware, tinware & stoves, furnish'g
& undertaking goods. Jno. C. Norton; Chas. W. Bryant |
| O'Neil, Henry |
New York |
1881 |
Proprietor Commercial House |
| Rust & Potter |
Illinois |
1856 |
S. S. Rust, Citizens Bank of Oakland |
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Wisconsin |
1878 |
L. F. Potter, Citizens Bank of Oakland |
| Roberts, C. L. |
Indiana |
1883 |
Grain dealer and proprietor of elevator |
| Robinson, L. B. & Co. |
New York |
1880 |
Drugs & stationery. L. B. Robinson, P.M. |
| Stewart, S. |
Pennsylvania |
1878 |
Physician |
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