Iowa State Gazetteer & Business Directory, 1910 - 1911.

Transcribed, 2020.

1910 - 1911 Iowa State Gazetteer & Business Directory

Calhoun County

FARNHAMVILLE
Population, 400. An incorporated town on the Chicago & Northwestern Railway, in Reading Township, Calhoun County, 20 miles southeast of Rockwell City, the county seat.  Has Congregational, German Lutheran and Methodist Episcopal churches, a bank and a weekly newspaper, the Index. Telegraph, Western Union Express, American Telephone connection. George Coats, postmaster

JOLLEY
Population, 250. An incorporated town on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, in Butler Township, Calhoun County, 9 miles northwest of Rockwell City, the county seat.  Has Christian and Methodist Episcopal churches and a bank. Telegraph, Western Union Express, Wells Fargo & Co. Telephone connection, F. C. Mallory, postmaster

KNIERIM
Population, 250. On the Illinois Central Rail Road, in Greenfield Township, Calhoun County, 10 miles northeast of Rockwell City, the county seat, and 87 from Des Moines. Has German Lutheran and Methodist Episcopal churches, and a bank. Telegraph, Western Union Express, American Telephone connection. Mrs. Marie Schworm, postmaster

KNOKE
A country postoffice on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, in Butler Township, Calhoun County, 11 miles northwest of Rockwell City, the county seat, and 3 ½ from Jolley, the nearest banking point.  Express, Wells Fargo & Co. Telephone connection, John Knoke, postmaster

LAKE CITY
Population, 2, 500. A stirring town on the Chicago, Northwestern Railway, in Calhoun County, 12 miles southwest of Rockwell City, the judicial seat, and 75 miles northwest of Des Moines. It contains Baptist, Christian, Methodist, Presbyterian, and United Brethren churches, excellent schools, 2 banks, and 3 weekly newspapers – Blade, Graphic and News – are published. Express, American Telephone, Western Union. James W. Colvig, postmaster

LAVINIA
Population, 75. On the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, in Twin Lake Township, Calhoun County, 6 miles west of Rockwell City, the judicial seat and nearest banking point.  Telegraph, Western Union Express, American Telephone connection, John Beam, postmaster

LOHRVILLE
Population, 800. An incorporated town on the Chicago & Northwestern, the Chicago, Great Western, and the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railways, in Calhoun County, 10 miles southeast of Rockwell City, the judicial seat, and 87 northwest of Des Moines.  Has 5 churches, a graded public school, 2 banks, and a weekly newspaper, the Enterprise.  Ships grain, livestock, poultry, butter and eggs.  Telegraph Postal and Western Union Express, American and Wells Fargo & Co. telephone connections. D. P. Ellsworth, postmaster

MANSON
Population, 1,400.  A town on the Iowa division Illinois Central Rail Road, and the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway, in Calhoun County, 14 miles northeast of Rockwell City, the judicial seat, 92 east of LeMars, and 89 north of Des Moines.  It is lighted by electricity, has an excellent system of water works, an opera house, 5 churches, excellent educational facilities, 2 banks, fire department and 2 weekly newspapers, the Democrat and the Journal.  Shipments are grain, livestock, butter, eggs and hay.  Local and long distance telephone.  Express, American and U. S. Telephone, Western Union. Thomas D. Long, postmaster

POMEROY
Population, 1,000. An incorporated town on the Illinois Central Rail Road, in Butler Township, Calhoun County, 15 miles northwest of Rockwell City, the county seat, and 96 from Des Moines. It was originally settled in 1868.  Has 6 churches, good schools, 2 banks, an opera house and a weekly newspaper, the Herald. Telephone facilities, telegraph, Western Union Express, American telephone connection. M. Peterson, postmaster

RICHARDS
Population, 30. On the Illinois Central Rail Road, in Center Township, Calhoun County, 7 miles northeast of Rockwell City, the judicial seat, and 4 from Knierim, the nearest banking point.  Telegraph, Western Union Express, American Telephone connection.

RINARD

ROCKWELL CITY
Population, 1,500. The judicial seat of Calhoun County, one of the richest agricultural counties in the state. It is located on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway, the Illinois Central Railroad and Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern Railroad, in Twin Lakes Township, 97 miles northwest of Des Moines, and 17 southeast of Fonda [Pocahontas County].  It has Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Christian and Catholic churches, a graded public school and opera house, 3 banks, 2 weekly newspapers – the Calhoun County Republican and the Rockwell City Advocate, lodges of the leading secret and benevolent societies, etc.  Ships grain, livestock, hay, butter and cheese.  Two telephone exchanges. Express, American and Wells Fargo & Co. Telephone, Postal and Western Union. A. L. Riseley, postmaster

SHERWOOD
Population, 35. On the Illinois Central Rail Road (Mosley station), in Lake Creek Township, Calhoun County, 5 ¼ miles southwest of Rockwell City, the county seat and banking point. Telegraph, Western Union Express, American telephone connection. Clark M. Smith, postmaster

SOMERS
Population 200. On the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific and Chicago, Great Western Railways, in Cedar Township, Calhoun County, 12 miles southeast of Rockwell City, the judicial seat.  Has Congregational and Methodist Episcopal churches and a bank.  Telegraph, Postal and Western Union Express, U. S and Wells Fargo & Co. Telephone connection. E. F. Ritchey, postmaster

WIGHTMAN
A rural postoffice on the Chiciago, Great Western Railway in Calhoun County, 14 miles south of Rockwell City, the county seat, and 4 from Lohrville, its banking point.  Mail, daily.  J. A. M. Wright, postmaster

YETTER
Population 125. On the Illinois Central Rail Road, in Elm Grove Township, Calhoun County, 12 miles southwest of Rockwell City, the judicial seat. Has a bank, Telegraph, Western Union Express, American Telephone connection. Jasper Yepsen, postmaster