Worth County IAGenWeb 1910 IOWA STATE GAZETTEER AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY Businesses in Worth County - including the towns of: Bolan, Bristol, Fertile, Glade, Grafton, Hanlontown, Joice, Kensett, Lansrud, Lark, Manly, Meltonville, Nordland, Northwood, Somber, and Tenold BOLAN Population 60. On the Chicago, Great Western Railroad, in Worth County, 9 miles southeast of Northwood, the judicial seat, and 6 miles from Kensett, the nearest banking point. Exp, W. F. & Co., Telephone connection, Postal, F. L. Benish, postmaster Benish, F. L., general store Bosworth & McSweeney, general store Larson, Amanda, teacher McSweeney, William, lumber and coal Roedacker, Robert, blacksmith Severson, M. C., railroad express & telegraph agent BRISTOL A discontinued post office in Worth County. Has rural delivery from Lake Mills FERTILE Population 200. An incorporated village on Lime Creek in Fertile Township, Worth County, 23 miles southwest of Northwood, the county seat, and 3 ¼ southwest of Hanlontown, the nearest railroad station.  Has Christian and Lutheran churches, a bank and a weekly newspaper, the Enterprise.  Stage [stage coach] three times daily to Hanlontown; fare, 25 cents.  Telephone connection.  Henry O. Rholl, postmaster Brown, E. E., publisher, Fertile Enterprise, and meats Brue, O. E. Cartwright, M. J., photographer Dalagu, N. O., physician Daley,  G. K., blacksmith Ebough, L. L., cement worker Eikenbary, C. E., barber Ellefson, A. J., restaurant Elthon, A. A., general store Farmers’ Co-operative Lumber Company Fertile Band, Charles Eigenbary, leader Fertile Bank Fertile Clay and Fuel Company Fertile Co-operative Creamery & Cheese Factory Fertile Enterprise, E. E. Brown, publisher Fertile Lumber Company Glass, Elizabeth, teacher Grove, A. A., general store Hicks, Rev. (Christian) Hjelmeland, Rev. R. O. (Lutheran) Johnson, J. A., butter maker Jones, J. R., physician Jorgenson, Nels, wagonmaker Land & Owenson, hardware Molsberry, W. I., dentist Peterson, A. J., physician Randel, Vera, teacher Rhodes, Grace, milliner Rhodes, William & Son, flour mill Rholl, Henry O., furniture Stokke, L. O., harness Thompson Brothers, general store VanNote, J. M., blacksmith White, E. E., carpenter Williams, C. L., drugs GLADE A discontinued post office on the Chicago, Great Western Railway in Worth County, 10 miles southeast of Northwood, the county seat, and 4 miles from Kensett, the nearest banking point. Has rural delivery from Manly. GRAFTON Population 250. On the Chicago, Milwaukee & Saint Paul Railroad, in Union Township, Worth County, 18 miles southeast of Northwood, the county seat.  Has a private bank.  Telephone connection, Western Union Express, W. F. & Co., Herman Walk, postmaster Allanson, Mary, teacher Christians, Charles & Son, general store Christians, F. L. & Son, proprietors Farmers’ Exchange Bank Dallnege, C., meats Farmers’ Co-operative Society, grain elevator and coal Farmer’s Exchange Bank, F. L. Christians & Company, proprietors Gibbs, Harry E., dentist Gillott, Cora, teacher Hasse, William, blacksmith Hunting Elevator Company, grain Landdeck, Rev. J. (Lutheran) Landdeck, L. J., harnessmaker Lutz, W. F., livery Mitchell, A. J., teacher Mix, Iva, teacher Nack, Frank, hardware Osborne, E. W., barber Paulus, C. W., railroad express & telegraph agent Smith, J. A., lumber Ueker, August, furniture Walk, Herman, general store Witt, C. H., restaurant Zellinger, E. H., physician and drugs HANLONTOWN Population 200. A village on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway, in Fertile and Danville Townships, Worth County, 18 miles southwest of Northwood, the county seat.  Has a bank and a weekly newspaper, the News. Telephone connection, Western Union Express, Am., Emma G. Masoner, postmaster Brattrud, Henry, blacksmith and agricultural implements Citizens’ Savings Bank (capital $10,000), C. H. McNider, president, A. O. Rye, cashier Ford & Lockrem, hardware Gaskill, A. C., drayman Hanlontown Agricultural Implements Company, Gordon, Arneson & Brunsvold, proprietors Hanlontown Auto Company, Rye, Peterson & Olson, proprietors Hanlontown News, A. M. Aargaard, publisher Independent Grain & Lumber Company, B. A. Anderson, manager Kaasa, A. O., general store Knudson, E., meats Larson, Alma, teacher Larson, H., farm implements Martin, E., harnessmaker Masoner, Emma G., postmaster Narum, C. C., drugs Northern Grain Company, coal Olson, George, furs and poultry Oppedahl, Gena, teacher Phillips, N. W., physician Phillips, Mrs. N. W., teacher Raun, Carrie C., teacher Raun, Eda, teacher Russell, F. A. & Son, livery Rye Brothers, general store Sheimo, Nettie, teacher Shook, W. A., hotel and restaurant Strandquist, John, blacksmith Torgeson, Selma, teacher Urdahl, E. A. barber JOICE Population 150. On the Chicago & Northwestern Railway, in Bristol Township, Worth County, 16 miles southwest of Northwood, the judicial seat.  Has a bank and a weekly newspaper. Telephone connection, Western Union Express, Am., A. Huso, postmaster Almsted, P., barber and pool Bang & Huso, general store Bilstad, O. E., meats Burns, R. E., railroad express and telegraph agent City Hall, T. O. Smesrud, Proprietor Crowell, Alyce, teacher Crowell, Laura, teacher Dawson & Gilbertson, general store Farmers’ Elevator Company, J. E. Bilstad, manager Farmer’s Saving Bank (Capital $10,000), C. H. McNeider, president, K. S. Paulson, cashier Gaskill, Katie, teacher Gordon, O. T., agricultural implements and harness Hamsay, Ida, teacher Huss, A., postmaster Nye, Schneider, Fowler Company, O. E. Skinner, manager, grain elevator Rich, H. L., musical instruments Saxrud, A. A., lumber and coal Skuttle, S. S., hotel and restaurant Smesrud, T. O., blacksmith and proprietor, City Hall Smesrud, Walter, livery KENSETT Population 500. An incorporated town on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad and Iowa Central Railroads (joint depots), in Kensett Township, Worth County, 7 miles south of Northwood, the county seat, and 115 north of Des Moines.  It is lighted by electricity, has excellent educational advantages, Lutheran and Methodist churches, a bank, an opera house and a weekly newspaper, the News.  Express, American and U.S. Telegraph and telephone facilities.  A. H. Bjorgo, postmaster Allen, A. H., principal of school Allison, David, live stock Amundson, Thea, teacher Arendts, Thomas C., mason Berg & Winge, restaurant Bjorgo, H. A. & Son (A. Holdor and Andrew), hardware Bolkan, Gustaf P., real estate and pianos Brosik, M., meats Brunsvold, Margaret, teacher Brunsvold, O. K., grain buyer Brubak, E. A., merchant tailor Burgeson, John, furniture and undertaker Bystol, Emily, teacher Cady, Howard, marshal Cady, Warren L., restaurant Downs, Margaret, teacher Eckert & Williams, Thomas S. Baken, manager, grain Field, Louis, live stock and mayor Finch, Herbert T., justice Foss, O. E., chairman, board of supervisors Gaarder, Peter H., agricultural implements Gibbs, Mrs. H. E., teacher Gibbs, Henry E., dentist Graeser, H. Bernard, physician Gray, H. E. & Company, drugs Grosland & Nubson (Ole H. Grosland, Ole A. Nubson), incubator manufacturers Hallett, H. H., publisher, Kensett News Hanson, A. J., restaurant Hinman, Robert, railroad express and telegraph agent Hudson, Rev. C. K. (Methodist) Iverson, Peter, carpenter Jewett, Melvin B., stone quarry Johnson, John L., restaurant Kensett Bank, G. N. Haugen, president, C. Cleophas, vice-president, H. O. Haugen, cashier Kensett Hotel, L. Knudston, proprietor Kensett Mill & Light Company (capital $10,000). H. E. Gray, president, P. H. Gaarder, secretary, John Gurgeson, treasurer, flour mill and electric light plant Kensett News (weekly), H. H. Hallett, publisher Kensett Orchestra, H. O. Haugen, manager Kensett Parade Band, A. J. Hanson, leader Kensett Telephone Company, H. E. Gray, president, N. E. Thoen, secretary Kindem, George A., carpenter Knudston, Christian L., blacksmith Knudston, L. proprietor, Kensett Hotel Knudston, Louis A., livery Linder, Andrew, shoemaker Linder, A., carpenter Luckson, A., cattle breeder McMurtie, Mrs. J., milliner Mariner, Del, barber Mikkelson, O. A. & Company, (Ole A. Mikkelson, H. A. and Andrew Bjorgo), jewelers Nostrom, Emillia, teacher Paugham, Alfred, drayage and ice Pederson, Louisa, music teacher Pederson, Rev. L. O. (Norwegian Lutheran) Rendall, Ole, grain, live stock and fuel Savre, Carl O., general store Smith, Fred N., teacher Smith, James A. (Osage, Iowa), Ole Halverson, manager, lumber and coal Snell, Esther, teacher Thoen, Edward, cattle breeder Thoen, Nels E., general store Thon, Anna, photographer Thon, Anton K., mason Thon, Christian K., carpenter Tollefsrude, B. E., harnessmaker Tragethon, Amanda, teacher Urdahl, Bertha, teacher Urdahl, C. N., teacher Urdahl, Emil, teacher Ven, Iver, blacksmith Vold, A., teacher Wilson’s Opera House, H. E. Gray, manager Wright, E. L., barber and billiards LANSRUD A discontinued post office in Worth County, 14 miles west of Northwood, the county seat, and 7 miles from Lake Mills, the nearest banking and shipping point, whence mail is supplied by rural delivery. LARK A discontinued post office in Worth County, 22 miles southwest of Northwood, the judicial seat, and 4 miles from Joice, the banking and shipping point, whence mail is supplied by rural delivery. MANLY Population 400. An incorporated town on the Iowa Central, the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, and the Chicago Great Western Railways, in Lincoln Township, Worth County, 11 miles south of Northwood, the county seat and 9 miles from Mason City.  Has 3 churches, a graded public school, a bank, etc.  Ships grain and live stock.  Telegraph, Postal and Western Union Express, Adams, U.S. and W. F. & Company, Telephone connection.  W. D. McKercher, postmaster Batten & Lyford (Charles Batten, Lloyd Lyford), meats Beaver, Albert S., carpenter Benson, “The Benson,” John W. Benson, proprietor Chicago, Great Western Railroad, J. E. Winters, agent Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad, William Kelly, agent Cochonour, Frank, veterinary surgeon Crossman, Albert, barber Dancliff, Clyde H., livery Dancliff, Henry A., hardware and harness Ehl, Rev. Gustave (Catholic) Farmers’ and Merchants’ Savings Bank (Successors to Manly Bank) (Responsibility $500,000), C. H. McNeder, president, F. Wise, vice-president, J. H. Lyford, cashier [ad on same page – Farmers’ & Merchants Savings Bank, (capital $15,000) “Does a general banking business.  Offers security and efficient service to all banking business”] Freytage, Rev. K. (German Evangelical) Herum, Christian, blacksmith Herum, Henry, wagonmaker Hurd, J. W. druggist Iowa Central Railway, William Kelly, agent Kelly, William, agent, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad and Iowa Central Railroad Knowles Brothers (Daniel D. and Delavan), general store Knudtson, Louis, butter Logemann, Diederich B., blacksmith Logemann, Emma, music teacher Lyford, J. Howard, cashier, Farmers’ and Merchants’ Savings Bank, insurance, real estate and mayor McKircher, William D., general store, justice of the peace and postmaster McMurtry, John S., live stock McMurtry, Mrs. John S., milliner Manly Band, Lew Robb, leader Manly Co-operative Creamery Company, E. R. Stock, secretary Manly Grain Company, D. M. Smith, manager, grain and fuel Manly Hotel, Frank Venek, proprietor Manly Lumber Company, D. B. Logemann, president, D. E. McKercher, secretary, Alfred Rossiter, manager, lumber and coal Manly Telephone Company (capital $10,000), David Williams, president, W. H. Meldrim, secretary Miller, Alonzo E., justice of the peace Mitchell, Donald A., grain, stock and coal Mitchell, Morris W., principal of schools Mitchell, R. G., general store Moore, Benjamin, apiarist Nelson, Edward, shoemaker Odd Fellows’ Hall, W. H. Meldrim, manager Peshak, Victor, furniture and undertaker Pitzenberger Brothers (Andrew W. and Frank), general store Robb, Lew, leader of the Manly Band Rossiter, Harry, restaurant Rothes, Rev. George (German Evangelical) Sladovink, Joseph, wagonmaker True, Elijah F., general store Vanek, Frank, proprietor, Manly Hotel Wallace, Rex, livery Wesley, S. S., physician Western Electric Telephone Company, Ralph Cobeen, agent Winters, J. E., agent, Chicago, Great Western Railroad, Adams Express and Postal Tel-Cable Company MELTONVILLE Population 90. In Deer Creek Township, Worth County, on the Chicago, Great Western Railway, 11 miles from Northwood, the seat of justice and 150 miles from Des Moines, Telegraph, Postal Express, W. F. & Co., E. A. Bach, postmaster Bach, E. A., general merchandise and postmaster Bach, Mrs. E. A., milliner Dockstader, Alice, teacher Garner, A. F., railroad express and telegraph agent House, Mrs. W., dressmaker Huber, J. H., grain and lumber Johnson, Alma, teacher Johnson, Ida N., teacher Security Bank Thompson, blacksmith Thompson, Cora, teacher Thompson, O. J., live stock NORDLAND A discontinued post office in Worth County, 16 miles southwest of Northwood, the county seat, and 11 miles west of Kensett, whence mail is supplied by rural delivery. NORTHWOOD Population 1,600. The judicial seat of Worth County, is an incorporated town, located on the Shell Rock River and on the Iowa Central and Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroads (joint depot), 20 miles north of Mason City, 80 northwest of Cedar Falls, and 170 northeast of Des Moines.  Is lighted by electricity, has an excellent system of water works, fire department, telephone facilities, 4 churches, good schools,  2 banks, and 2 weekly newspapers, the Anchor and the Worth County Index.  Northwood is surrounded by a rich agricultural section, for which it is the receiving and distributing point, and ships large quantities of live stock, grain, flour, butter, eggs, cheese, etc.  Telegraph, Western Union Express, U.S. and Adams Express.  Frank Scammon, postmaster Abbey, Alonzo, housemover Abraham, Mabel, teacher Adams Express Company, H. P. Stehn, agent Amundson, Engebret, furniture and undertaker Amundson & Grosland (John C. Amundson, Halvor T. Grosland), tailors and agents, U. S. Express Company Bakketon, Torger, carpenter Berg, Oluf C., gunsmith Bjorle, Ellis J., cooper Borg, Magnus, shoemaker Borsheim, Helen, teacher Brookfield Co-operative Creamery, E. A. Tinold, secretary Brunsvold, Knut A., blacksmith Bryan, Frank A., confectioner Butler, Bert, manager, Butler Land Company Butler Land Company, Bert Butler, manager, real estate, Iowa and Northwestern Land Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway, E. L. Phelps, agent Christianson, Nels T., general store Clark & Orahood (William G. Clark, Suel Orahood), meats Cochonour, Myrtle B., photographer Collin, Edwin, lawyer Dahl, Alfred, teacher Davidson, Adelle, teacher Dillon, George W., drugs, books and stationery Dillon, Lloyd T., jewelry, watches, and clocks Dwelle Brothers (Elmer H. and Charles H.), managers, Northwood Music Hall Dwelle, H. A., principal, city schools Dwelle, H. W., teacher Dwelle, Lemuel, real estate Edmonds, Charles, restaurant Emery, George M., real estate Eurgerson, Stella, teacher Evens, Johnson & Company, Albert Johnson, manager, clothing and shoes Everson, Cy, general store Farmers’ Butter and Cheese Association, A. C. Lundberg, president, M. D. Johnson, secretary, creamery Finch, Harry C., insurance First National Bank (capital $50,000 surplus and undivided profits $10,000), G. N. Haugen, president, O. V. Eckert, vice-president, Iver Iverson, cashier, J. O. E. Johnson, assistant cashier; a general banking business transacted Fong, You, laundry Forbes, Frank, attorney-at-law and justice Forbes, Roba, teacher Forbes, Walter T., law clerk and insurance Gilpin, Adam, meats Gray, Andrew, blacksmith Guidinger, Peter G., grain, live stock and coal Gullickson, V. C., real estate Gunderson, Lena, teacher Gunderson, Otto E., county superintendent of schools Hanson, Alice, teacher Hanson, Agnes R., teacher Harmon, Juliette, teacher Harmon, Louise, milliner Haugen, Honorable Gilbert N., congressman, 4th Iowa Congressional District Hegemann, M. H. H., teacher Hewitt, Leland G., physician Holland & Page (Albert Holland, Jud J. Page), general store Holstad, Alvina, teacher Hudson, Rev., C. K. (Methodist) Hunter, Willis W., furniture and undertaker Hurd, Charles A., physician and coroner Iowa Central Railway, E. I. Phelps, agent Iowa Telephone Company, Limited, Northwood Telephone Company agents Johnson, Carolyn, teacher Jorde, Nels E., harnessmaker and farm implements Kaasa, Gilbert I., general store Kepler, Malvern H. (Kepler & Westfall), County Attorney Kepler & Westfall (Malvern H. Kepler, William A. Westfall) (Member Abstracters’ Association of Iowa), attorneys-at-law and abstracts Krogstad, Petra, teacher Kjerland, Sarah, teacher Larsen, William, proprietor, Park Hotel Lee, Rev. Ole T. (Norwegian Lutheran) Leidal, Lena L., teacher Linder, Erick L., shoemaker Littlefield, Mrs. Etta W., milliner Lobben, Sophia, teacher Low, Oscar S., grocer and crockery Low, Richard F., harnessmaker Lund Brothers (Thomas O. and Ole O.), general store Lund, Olive, teacher Lundberg, Severin F., billiards and lunch McHarness, Rev. Charles (Baptist) McQuarry, James, carpenter Madson, Hans, implements and blacksmith Madson, Mrs. Mary, music teacher Miller, Maude E., teacher Nelson, John N., hardware Nelson, Ole, piano tuner Nemore, Hazel, teacher Northwood Anchor (weekly), E. K. Pitman, publisher Northwood Electric Light and Power Company, Lewis F. Madson, manager Northwood Library Northwood Manufacturing Company, Edward Rusted, president, Iver Iverson Jr., secretary, T. L. Ringham, treasurer, planing mill Northwood Music Hall, Dwelle Brothers, managers Northwood Telephone Company (capital $30,000), O. V. Eckert, president, W. A. Willing, secretary and manager Northwood Water Works, city owner, L. F. Madson, superintendent Ofsthus, John K., hardware Oleson, John, city marshal Olson, Ole A., confectioner Page, L. A. Lumber Company (Leroy A. Page) Pangburn, Samuel A., dentist Park Hotel, William Larsen, proprietor Parkhurst, Emmet M., restaurant Phelps, E. L., agent, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific and Iowa Central Railways Pickell, Minnie, teacher Pitman, E. K., publisher, The Northwood Anchor Pixley, J. S. & Son (John S. and Herbert), bus and drayage Platts, Ina, teacher Purdy, Grace, teacher Quandahl, Hans T., carpenter Ravenscroft, Benton, horse breeder Reinhart, Mrs. Laura, milliner Remore, Charles W., barber Rice, Elsie, teacher Roberts, Lela, teacher Rone, Genave, teacher Sabin, E. M., lawyer Sanders, Elvina, teacher Scammon, Frank, publisher, Worth County Index and postmaster Schie, Inga, teacher Scofield, Rebecca, teacher Senser, Minnie, teacher Sime, Caroline, teacher Simmons, John J., county treasurer Skeveland, Martin, blacksmith Slosson, John M., county recorder Smith, Ransom D., carpenter and painter Snyder & Son (John T. and Richard J.), barbers Spilde, Etta, teacher Spilde, Nellie, teacher Stehn, Henry P., poultry and agent, Adams Express Company Stove, Rev. D. (Norwegian Lutheran) Swensrud, Emma, teacher Tenold Brothers (Ole A. and John A.), hardware Tenold, Emma, teacher Thompson, J. B. & Sons (John B., Albert L., Gilbert J. and Lewis J.), general store Thomto, Albert, live stock Thorson & Brown (Nels Thorson, Lewis O. Brown), drugs, jewelers and books Thuo, Julia, teacher Toesdal, Rev. Lars H. (Lutheran) Trego, Della, teacher Trego, Lizzie, teacher United States Express Company, Amundson & Grosland, agents Vold, Clara, teacher Wagner, Mrs. Clara, teacher Walser, Dora, teacher Whitcomb, George H. & Son (George H. & George E.), members Abstracters Association of Iowa, real estate, loans and insurance Whitcomb, Sarah, teacher Wiley, Henry E., livery Worth County Agricultural Society, Edward Miller, secretary Worth County Index, Frank Scammon, publisher Worth County State Bank (capital $75,000 surplus and undivided profits $13,000), Henry T. Toye, president, C. H. Beckett, vice-president, T. S. Hanson, cashier, C. H. Dwelle, assistant cashier Young, Ernest R., physician SOMBER A discontinued post office in Worth County. Has rural delivery from Lake . TENOLD On Elk Creek, in Brookfield Township, Worth County, 11 1/2 miles southwest of Northwood, the county seat, and 6 miles from Joice, the usual shipping and banking point. Has rural delivery from Northwood. Farmer's Co-operative Creamery Company Vale, A., meats Vold, S. O., general store