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Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory
1908-1909
Grand Junction
Population 1,100. An incorporated town, located on the C. & N. W. and M. and St. L. Rys.,in Junction township, Greene county, 6-3/4 miles e. of Jefferson, the county seat,
50 n. w. of Des Moines and 363 from Chicago. Is lighted by electricity,
has churches of the Baptist, Catholic, German Evangelical, Methodist Episcopal
and Presbyterian denominations, an excellent graded public school system,
the St. Mary's Academy, 2 banks, an opera house, 2 weekly newspapers,
the Globe and the Headlight. Ships grain, live stock, butter, eggs and poultry.
Tel. W. U. Exp. Am. and U. S. Telephone connection. S. C. Maynard, postmaster.
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| Adams Wm H, lawyer. Baker James P, grocer. Belange Daniel, house mover. Benson Harrison M, propr Benson House. Blaylock Oscar V, restaurant. Bridgford Wm, mason. Citizens Bank (Capital $25,000). Mahlon Head Pres, Thomas R Watts Cashr. Citizens' Lumber Co, Charles Cox mngr. Coe Rev Joseph E, Methodist. Congdon Russell M, painter. Conwell Daniel W, R R exp and tel agt. Crow Wm M, drugs. De Wald George W, publr The Headlight. Dobbyn Thomas, meats. Drafahl Henry E, furs. Dutton O J, propr Grand Junction Bank. Ebeling Wm, meats. Feakes Wm, florist. Ferguson E W, vet surgeon. Fifield Chester C, tinsmith. Franz Henry, cattle breeder. Fried Hugh, mason. Getz John D, carpenter. Goodwin Brick and tile Co (Robert Thomas, Wm Goodwin). Grand Junction Bank, O J Dutton propr. Grand Junction Cornet Bank, J R Thomas leader. Grand Junction Globe, W H Kettell propr. Grand Junction Light and Power Co, E G Peterson propr. Greene County Telephone Co, W E Jenison mngr. Griffin Frank L, miliner. Habermehl John, blacksmith. Harker John C, live stock. Harned Frank J, insurance. Harvey F C, grain elevator. Harvey George W, hotel, baker and restr. Harvey's Opera House, Frank Griffin mngr. Haun J C, lumber and coal. Haun Laura, artist. Headlight The, G. W. De Wald publr. Hilman Covell, hardware. Hillman Lucius F, general store. Humphreys John W, R R, exp and tel agt. Kester George W, physician. Kettell W H, propr Grand Junction Globe. Kirby Samuel C, physician Kleiser Ulrich K, jeweler. Lowery Oscar W, real estate. Luther Charles E, auctioneer Luther Frank F, auctioneer. McFarland C Ward, painter. Masker B W, shoemaker. Metzger W F, ice. Millord Rev _____ (Presbyterian). Morey Wm D and Co (Wm D and Martin V), clothing. Morgan Fred, hardware. Nicholson G W Co (capital $20,000), G W Nicholson pres and mngr, butter and eggs Patterson C C, drayage. Peterson E G, propr Grand Junction Lightand Power Co. Pettit John E, dry goods. Powers & Davis (J H Powers, J P Davis), furniture and undertakers. Quinn Bros (Edward and John), barbers. Ramlie T, principal of school. Rowe Hiram S, live stock. Rugg Wm G, dairy. St. Mary's Academy, in charge Sisters of Mercy. Scarborough Dallas L, physician. Scarborough Herbert V, physician. Smittle Charles W, grain and live stock. Thayer George D, photographer. Thompson John C, mason. Thompson & Bruns (J F Thompson, H F Bruns), general store. Turner Wm W, lawyer Thomson George M, county surveyor Waltz J P & Son, barbers. Watters James T, blacksmith. Watts Thomas P, insurance. Whalen, Foley & Co (John Whalen, Dennis J Foley), general store. Wolf Gustav, harness Workman Wm M, physician. Youngman Ellis P, livery. |
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