Ringgold County Businesses in 1918

BEACONSFIELD
Population, 170.
On the Burlington Route, in Monroe township, Ringgold county, 16 miles northeast of Mount Ayr, the county seat. Has Methodist Episcopal and United Brethren and a bank. Tel, W. U. Exp,. Adams. Carrie HOSACK, postmaster.

BEADLE L R, cashr Farmers' Savings Bank and real estate
DALBY I J & Co, lumber
DAUGHTON James, live stock
Farmers' Savings Bank (capital $10,000), Frank BOYD pres, L R BEADLE cashr
FENDER J E, wagon maker
HARRIMAN S S, physician
HOSACK Carrie, Books, Stationery, School Supplies and Postmaster
HOSACK E P, r r, exp and tel agt
KIKENDALL W J, restaurant and meats
LONG John, veterinary
Majestic Theatre, Z E REASONER propr
MOORE E J, live stock
MOORE W T, general store
NICHOLS L L, harnessmkr
REASONER B C, garage
RHOADES H W & Son, general store
ROBBINS C H, drugs, paints and real est
ROBINSON Charles, dray
SCOTHORN F E, mrfs agt
TALBOTT & Co, grain and feeds
WARD C L, live stock
WHITAKER F N, farm implts, coal and mfrs agt


BENTON
Population, 250. An incorporated town on the C. G. W. Ry., and on Grand river, in Benton township. Ringgold county, 7 miles w of Mt. Ayr, the judicial seat. Has Christian and Methodist Episcopal churches and a bank. Exp., W., F. & Co. Tel., Postal.

Augustine Co, lumber, hdwe and grain
Benton City Telephone Co.
CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK (Capital $10,000). F H LANDES Pres, E T HOOVER Cashier
Commercial Hotel, E C GAINES propr
DALTON J B, garage
DILLENBURG P H, blacksmith
DINKEL C B, general store
Groves Bros, general store
HALEY L C, real estate
HALL W C, general store
HOOVER Earl T, cashr Citizens' Savings
KENT R B, general store
LANDES F H, physician


CALEDONIA
Population, 25. In Lot's Creek township. Ringgold county, 10 miles se. of Mt. Ayr, the judicial seat, banking and shipping point, whence mail is supplied by rural delivery.

JACOBS Dean, feed mill
WHITE J K, general store


DELPHOS
Population, 100. Settled in 1878. A village on the C., B. & Q. R. R., in Rice township, Ringgold county, 9 miles southwest of Mt. Ayr, the judicial seat and usual banking point, and 96 from Des Moines. Has Baptist and Church of Christ churches. Telephone connection. Tel., W. U. Exp., Adams. Fannie E. Seaton, postmaster.

AGEE A, blacksmith
BENJAMIN Charles, livery
HOOVER S W, stock breeder
RICE S C, grain and coal
SEATON B F, General Store
SEFRIT G W, hog breeder
SPENCER A L, live stock


DIAGONAL
Population 700. An incorporated town on the Chicago, Great Western and the Burlington Route (depots one-eighth mile apart), and on Grand River in Washington township, Ringgold county, 1 miles northwest of Mt. Ayr, the judicial seat. Has Catholic, Christian, Holiness, Methodist Episcopal and Presbyterian churches, 2 banks and weekly newspaper, the Diagonal Reporter. Exp., Adams and W., F. & Co. Tel, W. U. and Postal. Burdette Hersom, postmaster.

Bailey Asa, grain
Bailey Robert, real est and ins
Bailey R R, cashr Diagonal State Bank
Bender Thomas, county supervisor
Bughman H C, meats
Brooks Bros, autos and garage
Carlisle G M, physician
Chittenden R G, r r, exp and tel agt
Crawford A L, lumber and coal
Diagonal Grain Co
Diagonal Mutual Telephone Co
Diagonal Reporter (weekly), Carson Williams publr


ELLSTON
Population, 300. An incorporated town on the Burlington Route, in Union township, Ringgold county, 16 miles northeast of Mt. Ayr, the county seat. Has Christian and Methodist churches and a bank. Tel., W. U. Exp., Adams. Telephone connection. W. Q. White, postmaster.

Adams Earl undertaker
Adams Frank, hardware and implts
Clarinda Poultry, Butter & Egg Co
Clark W H, implements and blacksmith
Daub & Hoff, garage
Ellston Savings Bank, Ray M Overholtzer cashr
Ellston Telephone Co
Geist A H, produce
Hill J H, physician
Hollingsworth A R, drugs
Johnston J B, county supervisor
Markee W O, hardware, pianos and hotel
Miller L M, garage
Moon Charles, real estate and automobiles
Price W A, real estate
Robson A, restaurant and soft drinks
Smith W C, general store
Talbott O A, grain elevator
Treichler Bros Lumber Co
Treichler Bros & Talbott Grain Co
Trisler J L, restaurant
Trisler R F, harness
WHITE W Q, Grain and Postmaster
Whitson & Siple, grocers and meats


KELLERTON
Population, 600. An incorporated city on the C., B. & Q. R. R., in Athens township, Ringgold county, 11 miles e. of Mt. Ayr, the judicial seat, and 80 from Des Moines. Has Catholic, Christian and Methodist Episcopal churches, a graded school, 2 banks and a weekly newspaper, the Globe. Exp., Adams. Tel., W. U. John S. Moon, postmaster.

Allen Artie Realty Co (Artie and Mary E Allen), real estate
Armstrong & Co, general store
Ballou Bert A, publr Kellerton Globe
Brown Robert L, jeweler
Burns & Teale, restaurant
Crew James & Son (James, Ivan and Ralph), furn and undertakers
Dalbey Irvin J, lumber and coal
Farmer W W, hardware and coal
Frisby & Co (W L and Mrs J R Frisby), general store
Gooding J Lewis, auctioneer
Grimes-Quist Co, clothing
Kellerton Globe (weekly), B A Ballou publr
Havely John M, physician
Kellerton Elevator Co
Kellerton Grain Co, W L Frisby mngr
Kellerton State Bank (capital $25,000), Cyrus Jackson pres, M D Welch cashr
Kellerton Telephone Co
Leasan & Co, produce
Lovell J S, photographer
Lutz C H, garage
McCleary W G Mrs, milliner
McGuire J N & Son (J N and Charles), live stock
Manning Frank, restaurant
Meadow & Benway, cement blocks
MOON J S, Postmaster
New Hotel Grand, J A Logan propr
Peasley & Hall, garage
Reynolds Joseph W, live stock
Ringgold County Savings Bank (capital $25,000), F E Sheldon pres, G E Turner cashr
Rodgers Benjamin F, drugs
Seaholtz Frank, auto garage
Shacklett & Omaley, automobiles
Smith Frank C, general store
Teale A H & Bro, agrl implements
Teale H L, undertaker
Treichler Bros Lumber Co (Rex O and Lee Roy Treichler), lumber and coal
Turner G E, cashr Ringgold Co Savings Bank
Walker Claude M, physician
Welch M D, cashr Kellerton Savings Bank
Whitson & Siple, general store
Wollums John A, real estate


KNOWLTON
Population, 200. An incorporated town on West Grand river and on the Chicago Great Western Ry., in Jefferson township, Ringgold county, 14 miles nw. of Mount Ayr, the judicial seat. and 1 1/2 from Diagonal, the nearest banking point. Exp., W., F. & Co. Tel., Postal.

DAY C C, auto garage
INES C C, general store
WATSON E J, physician
YARYAN L E & Co, general store


LEE
In Riley township, Ringgold county, 18 miles se. of Mt. Ayr, the judicial seat, and 12 from Kellerton, its banking and shipping point. Has rural delivery from Lamoni.


MALOY
Population, 100. Formerly known as Delphi, is located on the Platte river, and on the Chicago Great Western Ry., in Benton township, Ringgold county, 12 miles southwest of Mt. Ayr, the judicial seat, and 89 from Des Moines. Has Baptist, Catholic and Christian churches and a bank. Exp., W., F. & Co. Tel., Postal. Virginia WORTHINGTON, postmaster.

Augustine Co, lumber and hardware
HERRINGTON J E, restaurant
Maloy Cash Store, general store
Maloy Mercantile Co Maloy Savings
Bank, T S SHAY pres, M N SHAY cashr
STICKLEMAN C A, r r, exp and tel agt
WARIN George, county supervisor
WORTHINGTON H E, livery and auto
WORTHINGTON Virginia Postmaster


MORTIMER
A discontinued post office in Ringgold county. Has rural delivery from Diagonal.


MOUNT AYR
Population, 1,800. The judicial seat of Ringgold county, is located on the Grand City br. C., B. & Q. R. R., 22 miles north of Grand City, 72 southwest of Charlton, its junction with the main line, and 75 southwest of Des Moines. It has 5 churches, good schools a fine court house, 3 banks and 2 newspapers. Shipments are grain, produce, flaxseed, timothy and live stock. Tel., W. U. Exp., Adams. John A. McNERNEY, postmaster.

Agee Charles V, clothing
Allyn C G, cashr Mt Ayr State Bank
Allyn Earl K, county treasurer
Askren Louise, county supt of schools
Bailey Samuel, physician and county coroner
Chance W Frank, produce
Chew Woh, laundry
Clemons Mae & Son (Mac and Loren), horse buyers
Collins Amos F, baker
Cornwall E E, county auditor
Currie John B, jeweler
Combs Willis, garage
Dale D P, county engineer
Dowling Wm, blacksmith
Downie E S, real estate
Dudley Dudley R, dentist
Dulany Lindsay S, produce
Finley George, lawyer
Fisher Ray E, insurance
Fisher W G, garage
Freeland & Lauzenhiser (M E Freeland, John R Lauzenhiser), general store
Fuller Frank F, lawyer
Gleason F E, furniture
Glendenning Wesley H, propr Mount Ayr livery
Guaranty Abstract & Investment Co, L W Laughlin pres
Hannelly M F, physician
Harden Thomas, grocer
Hass George, loans
Hawkeye Lumber Co, Roy Roberts mngr
Hayes E E & Son (Elmer E Merritt W and Grant L), ice
Hayes & Shroyer (Elmer E Hayes, Isaac R Shroyer), photographers
Holbrook P S, county engineer
Horne Wm, physician
Hucke Henry, blacksmith
Iowa Southern Utilities Co, Edward B Williams supt
IOWA STATE BANK (Capital $50,000, Surplus $15,000), Thomas Teale Pres, J E Scott V-Pres, Bert Teale V-Pres, Walter K Scott Cashier
Johnston Auto Co (H T and T K Johnston)
Keating Curtis R, hardware
Kelsey D N, marble works
King C M, sheriff
Kinsell Jesse L, hardware
Laughlin L W, dentist
Lawhead C C, dentist
Lesan Cassius T, physician
LEWIS CHARLES J, Attorney-at-Law, General Practice in All Courts
Lewis C J & Son (Clinton J and Charles J), real estate
Lewis F C, county attorney
Luce & Co (John W Luce), drugs
Lynch Ulysses F G, meats
McCandless Willis M, clerk of court
McMaster Ezra C, lawyer
McMaster John S, meats
McNerney John A, postmaster
Main Hayes, restaurant
Maupin Anna, milliner
Merritt Ira A, automobiles
Michael James, restaurant
Middlesworth Dey W, drugs
Middlesworth Earle, baker
Middlesworth Harden, livery
Milligan Addie E, milliner
Moore Wellington, furn and undertaker
Mortgage Security Co, Ezra C McMaster cashr
MOUNT AYR CARNEGIE PUBLIC LIBRARY (2,275 Volumes), Eleanor Welch Librarian
Mt Ayr Commercial Club, R S Beall sec
Mt Ayr Creamery Co, Clarence Mills mngr
Mt Ayr House, J N Dalton propr
Mt Ayr Implement & Motor Co (Homer Sloan, Victor Hall)
Mt Ayr Journal, J S Shepherd & Son publrs
MOUNT AYR LIVERY, Wesley H Glendenning Propr, Service That Will Suit You Day or Night, Charges Reasonable, Studebaker Cars, Tel 331
Mt Ayr Lumber Co, T R Harrington mngr
Mt Ayr Mutual Telephone Co, J O Fry pres, Carl Lunney sec and mngr
MOUNT AYR RECORD-NEWS (Weekly), Sam Spurrier Publr, J H Tedford Editorial Writer. Consolidation of The Ringgold Record, Established 1865. Independent Republican Paper
MOUNT AYR STATE BANK (Capital $100,000, Surplus $15,000), F E Sheldon Pres, C G Allyn Cashier, W T Timby Asst Cashier, Nichol Fannie A, books
Ogden George E, grocer and hardware
Phillips Thomas J, dry goods
Price Charles E, produce
Princess Theatre, Homer Foster mngr
Reynard Frank K, lawyer
Rhoades Thomas S, undertaker
Rhoades & Davis (C N Rhoades, Wm Davis), 2d hd goods
Ringgold County Abstract Co, J E Scott pres, Bert Teale sec
Ringgold Mutual Fire Ins Assn, W S Shriver pres, A A Ingram sec
Sackett Louis W, general store
Saltzman John W Mrs, milliner
Scott John E, lawyer
Scott Walter K, cashr Iowa State Bank
Sheldon Frank E, real estate and abstracts
Shepherd J S & Son (Joseph and George), publrs Mt Ayr Journal
Sheumaker Emery C, vet surgeon
Shrimplin Alexander R, loans
Simpson Wm A, general store
Slentz George A, dry goods
Smith Edwin O, clothes cleaner
Smith Franklin C physician
SMITH R CLYDE, Fire, Lightning. Tornado. Life and Compensation Insurance, Office Two Doors from Hotel, Tel 198
Smith & Bartow (A I Smith, George L Bartow), lawyers
Spence & Beard (Robert H Spence, Henry C Beard), lawyers
SPURRIER SAMUEL, Publr Mount Ayr Record-News
Spurrier & Son (Samuel F and Paul), grocers
Stranahan Charles G, grocer
Sullivan Douglas E, automobiles
Sullivan Fielding, harness
Teale Auto Co (Charles Teale)
Tedford Howard H, real estate
Thompson Clarence E, county recorder
Thompson & Son (Clement and L V), tailors
Wall John & Son (John and E B), grocers
Whitmore Bros (John, Merle and Verne), real estate
WELCH ELEANOR, Librarian Mount Ayr Carnegie Public Library
Williams J A & Co (John A Williams), men's furnishings
WILSON H H, grocer
WOOD John E, r r and tel agt
WYANT & BEALL (George A WYANT, Randolph S BEALL), Real Estate, Farm Lands, Farm Loans and Town Property


POLEN
A discontinued post office in Ringgold county. Has rural delivery from Diagonal.


REDDING
Population, 400. Settled in 1875. An incorporated town on the west fork of the Grand river, and on the C., B. & Q. R. R., in Clinton township, Ringgold county, 16 miles s. w. of Mount Ayr, the judicial seat. Has Methodist and United Presbyterian churches, a bank and a newspaper, the Herald. Daily stage to Blocton, Maloy and Delphos. Tel., W. U. Exp., Adams. A. WALLACE, postmaster.

BRYAN H S, live stock breeder
EMMETT H I, livery
FULLERTON O L, physician
GRIFFITH George E, coal
GUSTIN W A, hotel
HILLHOUSE I F, r r, exp and tel agt
HOOVER J N, county supervisor
HUDSON D W, nursery
Iowa-Missouri Grain Co, Willard BARKER mngr
HARRIS A, undertaker
HIATT W E, live stock
JACKSON Albert, restaurant
LYNCH O W, live stock
McCLANAHAN W A, drugs
MOLAR S E, produce
NEWBERRY T J Mrs, millinery
NORRIS G E, restaurant
Redding Auto Co
Redding Herald, J R MAIN prop
Redding Lumber & Hardware Co
Redding Produce Co, J M CROUCH mngr
REIDLINGER John, meats
RICHARDSON J O, tile wells
SHAFER M W, general store and hardware
SMITH Clint, general store
SMITH D M & Sons, general store
Union Savings Bank (Capital $20,000), O. L. WHITLATCH Pres
WALLACE F A, stationery and postmaster
WHITLATCH O L, Real Estate
WION J F, electrician


RINGGOLD
In Lost Creek township, Ringgold county, 12 miles s. of Mt. Ayr, the judidicial seat, nearest railroad station and banking point, whence mail is supplied by rural delivery.

KATER John S, general store


TINGLEY
Population, 485. An incorporated town on the Burlington Route, in Tingley township, Ringgold county, 14 miles north of Mt. Ayr, the judicial seat. It is surrounded by a good farming district, and has Christian, Methodist and United Presbyterian churches, a bank and a weekly newspaper, the Vindicator. Exp., Adams. Tel., W. U. H. W. EDWARDS, postmaster.

ADAMS W W, general store
BERRY H E, meats
BURLEIGH W E, publr Tingley Vindicator and printer
BYERS R E, restaurant
DeLONG S, physician
EDWARDS H W, Furniture, Undertaker and Postmaster
ENIX Daisy, milliner
FENDER Jonas, automobiles
Fender & Adams, hdwe and plmbrs
FERGUSON H W, grain and coal
FIERCE J E, cashr Tingley State Savings Bank
FRASIER J F, real estate
GROSE G E, harness
Heyer Bros, general store
HOUSZ F G, produce
LANHAM L M, confectioner
McGAND John, grist mill
MALODY N, blacksmith
Nelson & Nelson, hardware
MAGGARD N A, automobiles
ROUSH O W & Son, drugs
SHEESLEY J L, general store
THOMPSON M, hdwe and shoes
TILLOTSON A R, r r, exp and tel agt
Tingley Land Co
Tingley Lumber Co
Tingley State Savings Bank (capital $25,000), H R BOYD pres, J E FIERCE cashr
Tingley Vindicator, W E BURLEIGH publr
WHISLER H, physician


WANNAMAKER
A discontinued post office in Ringgold county, 19 miles southeast of Mt. Ayr, the judicial seat, and 7 from Kellerton, whence it has rural delivery.


WATTERSON
A discontinued post office in Lotts Creek township, Ringgold county, 9 miles south of Mt. Ayr, the judicial seat, banking and shipping point, whence mail is supplied by rural delivery. (Route No. 3.)

COLE W S, general store
JARRED Geo W, blacksmith

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