NEBRASKA STATE GAZETTEER AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Vol. XVI
Business Directory for 1917
POLK-McAvoy Directory Co., Omaha, Nebraska

Alexandria | Belvidere | Bruning | Byron | Carleton | Chester | Davenport
Deshler | Gilead | Hebron | Hubbell | Kiowa | Stoddard

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THAYER COUNTY

ALEXANDRIA. Pop, 500. Thayer county. An incorporated village on the St. J & G I R R 16 miles n e of Hebron. Has Baptist, Catholic, Methodist and Presbyterian churches, a bank, a flour mill, a hotel, 2 grain elevators, an opera house, and electric light plant an dwater works. A weekly newspaper, the Argus, is published. Land sells at $100 to $150 per acre. Ships grain, live stock and produce. Exp, Am. Tel, W U. M A Bringar, P M.

Alexandria Argus, Lindon H Thornburgh pub.

Alexandria Cemetery Assn, W C Beer sec.

Alexandria Light & Water Co, Elton N Averill mngr.

Alexandria Telephone Co, Geo W wilson mngr.

Allen Eugene, restaurant.

Allen Mark T, gen store.

Atlas & McGinness (Wm Atlas, Wm McGinness), harness.

Axtell J Henry, pumps.

Baruth & Austin (Wm M Baruth, Henry H Austin), blksmiths.

BEER WM C, Plumbing and Undertaking.

Birdsall Geo A. phys.

Buchanan Geo W, r r, exp and tel agt.

Cane Bros (Chas and Edson), garage.

Commercial Hotel, Martin W Garber, propr.

Cooksey Jesse F, Meats.

Cory Frank W, gen strore.

De Merritt Jno B, notions.

De Merritt Opera House, Jno B De Merritt, propr.

Duncan Chas M, vet surgeon.

Farmers Protective Elevator Assn, Geo Wilson, mngr.

Frieson & Co, Earl Gaffney, mngr, farm impts.

Garber Martin W, propr Commercial Hotel.

Gardner Jno E, dentist.

Hubbard F W & Co (Frank W Hubbard), hardware.

Hubbard Sisters (Berenice I and Melissa M), ladies furnishings.

Jackson Andr D, feed.

Kremer A & Co (Alb and Phil Kremer), lumber.

LANDKAMER LEVI, Contractor and Builder, Team and Auto Livery.

Landkamer Wenzel, grocer.

McAninch Enoch W, restaurant.

McDowell Bros, Jno N McDowell, mngr, flour 1 mile s.

Manners Guy W, barber.

Meyer Geo W, shoemkr.

Newell Harry J, phys.

Shannon Grain Co, Wm E Joe, mngr.

Stanclift Henry M, real est.

State Bank (capital $20,000), A F Newell, pres; F A Jacques, Jr, cashr.

Taylor Robt, second hand goods.

Terry Benj L, drugs.

Thornburgh Lindon H, pub Alexandria Argus.

Union Pacific Tea Co, Jno Walker, mngr.

Weidmer Fred, vet surgeon.

Weisel Anna M, gen store.

Wilson Harley, ins agt.

Wind Aug, blksmith.

BELVIDERE. Pop, 550. Thayer county. An incorporated village at the junction of the C B & Q and St J & G I R Rs 7 miles n of Hebron. Has Christian and Methodist churches, a bank, a hotel, an opera house and 3 grain elevators. A weekly newspaper, the News, is published. Land sells at $100 to $125 per acre. Ships grain, live stock and produce. Exp Adams and Am. Tel W U. Wm Morehouse P M.

Andrews Thos agt St J & G I R R and Am Exp Co.

Bamer Frank C r r, exp and tel agt

Belvidere Cemetery Assn D A Sarratt sec.

Belvidere News Philo J George pub.

Belvidere Opera House Herman D Nivlick mngr.

Brown Jno W osteopath.

Bruning Hugh A ins agt.

Burnham Geo A harness

Burruss Alb G grain elevator.

Coon Wm blksmith.

Cowan S Harper phys.

Crouch Harry produce.

Delaney Jeremiah Jos West mngr grain elevator.

Farmers Mutual Telephone Co Alb B Thompson sec.

Furer Edw gen store.

George Phil J pub Belvidere News.

Harpe Floyd T restaurant.

Howard House Rudolph Smith propr.

Kelly Walter E phys.

Leslie Wm F vet surgeon.

Lorenz Claude C barber.

Lorenz Herman A hardware.

Morgan & Carpenter (Jno W Morgan Saml L Carpenter) garage.

Niblick Harley restaurant.

Orth Reynold meats.

Reed Etewart auto livery.

Sarratt Claude D real est.

Sarratt David A gen store.

Saxton Alba L barber.

Shannon Grain Co Bert C Willard mngr.

Sloey Jas gen stroe.

Smith Rudolph pool

State Bank (capital $12,500) G W Williams pres H A Bruning cashr.

Town Homer W lumber

Tripp S I & Son (Saml I and Delbert J) windmills.

Wilson Alb A blksmith.

Wilson Millie L milliner.

Young Emerson M grocer.

BRUNING. Pop 500. Thayer county. An incorporated village on the C B & Q R R 13 miles n of Hebron. Has English and German Lutheran churches, a bank, a commercial club, a hotel, 3 grain elevators, a flour mill, an opera house, an electric light plant and water works. A weekly newspaper, the Booster, is published. Land sells at $75 to $125 per acre. Ships grain, live stock, produce and flour. Exp Adams. Tel W U. G G Bruckert P M.

Albert Lorenz shoes

Anthony Jos T phys

Arlington Hotel Wm J Dutton propr

ARTIFICIAL STONE CO Harvey R Park Mngr (See p 28)

Bruckert Gust G conf

Bruning Booster Alf D White pub

Bruning Cemetery Assn Geo C Bruning Supt

Bruning Commercial Club A R Quintard pres Fred Bruning sec

Bruning Electric Light & Water Plant J Ray Marker supt

BRUNING LAND CO John D Wilken Mngr Real Estate Loans and Insurance Land Exchanges a Specialty

Bruning Opera House (Fred W Bowman Jr Wm Hinkle Fred H Bruning)

Bruning Telephone Co Jacob H Casper mngr

Carter Edw C flour mill

Casper Jacob H real est

Chenoweth Ross R gen store

Delany Jeremiah

Fred W Bowman Jr grain elevator

Dougherty & Son (Geo M and Everett L) meats

Duis Jurden gen store

Dutton Wm J propr Arlington Hotel

Frahm Jno saloon

Franzen Geo pool

GERMAN BANK OF BRUNING (Capital $25,000 Surplus $12,000) Frank Bruning Pres S J Fitzsimons Vice Pres Geo C Bruning Cashr Fred H Bruning Asst Cashr

Goodman Jno Jr harness

Havenstein Wm blksmith

Hewitt Wm C automobiles

Hinrichs, Knutzen & Philippi (Henry W Hinrichs Jno H Knutzen Wm Philippi) hardware.

Hughes & Mitchell ( Henry J Hughes Ellis E Mitchell) restaurant

Lilliedoll Raymond J drugs

Matthews Austin dentist

Miles C J Grain Co Wm H Henkle mngr

PARK HARVEY R General Contractor and Builder and Mngr Artificial Stone Co (See p 28)

Parnell Roger L garage

Peninger Thos J barber

Philippi Theo clothing

Sanders Wm F r r exp and tel agt

Saylor Harvey W phys

Schulte Henry A T produce

Theimer Henry F flour

Theimer Jno jeweler

Von Steen John H Co alton R Quintard mngr lumber

Wells & Edwards (Ernest E Wells Wm S Edwards) pumps

White Alf D pub Bruning Booster

BYRON. Pop 300. Thayer county. An incorporated village on the C B & Q R R 20 miles s w of Hebron. Has German Lutheran and Methodist churches, a bank, a hotel, 2 creameries and a grain elevator. A weekly newspaper, the Messenger, is published.Exp Adams. Tel W U. K P Herald P M.

Barns I S blksmith

Boepe F E barber

Byron Farmers Elevator Co

Byron Lumber Co

Byron Messenger W B Cissna pub

Ceely C B r r exp and tel agt

Chick C F restaurant

Cissna W B pub Byron Messenger

Crandall D A meats

Decker R F phys

Farmers & Merchants Bank (capital $7,500) Wm Grueber pres W S Smith cashr

Fisher G L drugs

Freytag F J dept store

Goble C C blksmith

Golden T H creamery

Hayes H farm impts

Lanber T C creamery

McNitt J W hotel

Patton J H automobiles

Peters & Meyer farm impts

Reeves Edw real est

Swartz Jno E livery

Tomsen & Shukar gen store

Voss C F hardware

Wurl & Eggers gen store

CARLETON. Pop 500. Thayer county. An incorporated village on the St J & G I R R 17 miles n w of Hebron. Has German Lutheran, Methodist and Progressive Brethren churches, a bank, a hotel, an opera house, a feed mill, 2 grain elevatros, acetylene, gas and electric light plants. A weekly newspaper, the Leader, is published. Land sells at $100 to $150 per acre. Ships grain, live stock and produce. Exp Am. Tel W U. Chas Beggs P M.

Auditorium The Erle Whipkey mngr

Bates Earl C blksmith

Becke A H & Son (Aug H and Theo C) harness

Beggs Chas stationer

Beggs Jno A pumps 1/2 mile e

BRYANT JAMES H Real Estate

Carleton Cemetery Assn Theo Becke treas

Citizens Lumber & Supply Co Harvey W Fellers mngr

Citizens State Bank (capital $20,000) F P Beachy pres Erle Whipkey cashr

City Light Plant Walker G Smith comnr

Commercial Hotel Mrs Etta N Yearnshaw propr

Damm J Geo hardware

Eastabrooks Nathaniel C gen store

Farmers Elevator Co Herbert F Smith mngr

Farmers Implement Co Jesse G Jones mngr

Farmers Mercantile Co Wm W Lichty mngr gen store

Farmers Union Howard C Miller mngr produce

Garey J Fred feed mill

Graham Chas vet surgeon

Hall Wm R barber

Haury Mrs Emily Louis A Haury mngr restaurant

Kipp Edw E pub Carleton Leader

Lewis Ollie J barber

Meers Chas W meats

Miller Bros (Harvey J and Hiram) furniture

Miller Harvey J ins agt

Miller Mrs Lemma milliner

Moon Farley F shoemkr

Parker Wm H blksmith

RewickVirginius O lawyer

Sanner Harvey L restaurant

Shannon Grain Co Wm P Carpenter mngr

Teeter Wm F real est

Thayer County Farmers Mutual Ins Co W C Bates sec

WAGERS U CALVIN Team and Auto Livery

Westerhoff J G Wm phys

Whipkey Erle ins agt

Wittenberger Herbert G drugs

Wittenberger Joshua J r r exp and tel agt

Workmen Woodmen and Masonic Investment Co Wm W Lichty mngr acetylene gas plant

Yearnshaw Mrs Etta M propr Commercial Hotel

CHESTER. Pop 600. Thayer county. A town on the C B & Q R R 12 miles s of Hebron. Has Christian, German Lutheran and Methodist churches, 2 banks, 2 hotels, an opera house and 3 grain elevators. A weekly newspaper, the Herald, is published. Land sells at $75 to $125 per acre. Ships live stock and produce. Exp Adams. Tel W U. Delbert T Howard P M.

Achen & Brugh (Ernest L Achen Chas L Brugh) drugs

Bishop Hotel Griffin G Hulbert propr

Brown Lumber Co Edw L Brown mngr

Brugh Chas H dentist

Central Granaries Co E Pearl Brown mangr grain elevator

Chester Cemetery Assn Stephen A Forstick sec

Chester Herald Harry H McCoy pub

Chester Opera House Chas Holmes mngr

Chester State Bank (capital $30,000) Arthur Richards pres W H Kuhlman cashr

Chester Telephone Co Edw L Brown mngr

Citizens Lumber & Supply Co W A Fellers pres H W Fellers sec and treas

Cross Benj feed

Davenport Hotel Frank Davenport propr

Dry Bros (Harley and Wm) gen store

Farmers Bank (capital $25,000) Jas Wilson pres Robt Wilson cashr

Forstick Stephen A ins agt

Hansen Jens P baker

Hast Aug gen store

Hindman Asa W watchmkr

Holtz Fred M r r exp and tel agt

Horney Harry H jeweler

Hulbert Griffin G propr Bishop Hotel

Jones & Thompson (Jacob O Jones Clarence C Thompson) meats

Lasby Jane W hardware

Liesbsack Geo Jr hardware

McCoy Harry H pub Chester Herald

Mackenzie Robt A blksmith

Manning David L sheomkr

Manning & Drullinger (David L Manning Chas P Drullinger) notions

MERIDIAN GARAGE Moxham Bros Proprs Repairing and Supplies Automobile Livery a Specialty (See p 8)

MOXHAM BROS (John H and Walter) Proprs Meridian Garage Automobile Repairing Supplies and Livery (See p 8)

Norman Jno C restaurant

Poppe Real Estate Co (Henry Poppe Louis C Soldan) real est

Rhea Wm C restaurant

Shellhorn Louis barber

Spohn Marion W phys

Stretton Harry H phys

Weary Harvey S gen store

Weddington Jacob M barber

Wilson Ralph L real est

Wilson Robt ins agt

Youngman Jno W phys

DAVENPORT. Pop 800. Thayer county. An incorporated city on the C & N W and St J & G I Rys 22 miles n w of Hebron. Has Christian, Methodist, German and English Lutheran churches, 2 banks, a hotel, 3 grain elevators and an opera house, a feed mill, a canning factory and an electric light plant. A weekly newspaper, the People's Journal, is published. Land sells at $80 to $125 per acre. Ships grain, live stock and produce. Exp Am. Tel W U. D A Berkey P M.

Arlington Hotel Chas E Voight propr

Bolton Bros (Monroe and Chas L) lumber

Boomer Implement Co Ray W Boomer mngr

Buck Chas H garage

Busch Jno barber

Corbley Mrs Anna variety store

Croft Alpha J optician

Croft & Snowden (Alpha Croft Chas C Snowden) drugs

Currah Thos agt C & N W Ry Am Exp and W U Tel Cos

Davenport Cemetery Assn C C McLeese pres W H Jennings sec and treas

Davenport Electric Light Plant Huile Banks supt

Dewell Benj C dentist

Eberman Jas H gen store

Farmers Shipping Assn Manley A Osborne mngr grain elevator

Farmers & Merchants Bank (capital $15,000) W W Clack pres A H Warren cashr

Fosnot Chas C real est

Gray McConnell S lawyer

Hammond Precinct Mutual Fire Insurance Co J B Row pres H E Rowland sec

Howard I Herschel restaurant

Jagels Jno gen store (Kiowa)

Jennings Herman B ins agt

Jennings Melvin M ins agt

Jennings State Bank (capital $15,000) W H Jennings pres H B Jennings cashr

Kopp Jas D vet surgeon

Lowery B Frank pub Peoples Journal

McAdams Arthur conf

McClusky Ernest J gen store

McLeese C C & Son (Chas C and Garth H) drugs

McLeese Chas C optician

Melbourne Percy E phys

Morehouse Jno D meats

Nye-Schneider-Fowler Co Jno A Watkin mngr grain elevator

Opera House Jno A Watkins & Son mngrs

Otto Mrs Anna M milliner

Otto Jno livery

People's Journal B Frank Lowery pub

Ringer Jeremiah livery

Row Jas B real est

Schultz Carl E shoemkr

Scott Roy furniture

Sedgwick Edmund hardware

Shannon Grain Co H Berl Storrs mngr

Sickles Garfield A harness

Sien Chas F blksmith

Slagle Chas W canner

Snowden Chas C phys

Surber Louis H barber

Symmonds Virgil O ins agt

Tille Wittrock poultry

Tye Ren V agt St J & G I R R, Am Exp and W U Tel Cos

Uzzell Alf F meats

Voight Chas E propr Arlington Hotel

Warren Arthur H ins agt

Watkins Jno A & Son (Jno A and Edw E) mngr Opera House

Welch H L & Son (Herbert L and Ralph) garage

DESHLER. Pop 1,100. Thayer county. An incorporated village on the C R I & P Ry 8 miles w of Hebron. Has German Lutheran an dPresbyterian churches, a business college, 2 banks, a commercial club, a hotel, a flour mill, and opera house, 2 grain elevators, a creamery, knitting and broom factories, and electric light plant and water works. A weekly newspaper the Rustler is published. Land sells at $95 to $150 per acre. Ships grain, live stock and brooms. Exp Am. Tel W U. Geo Beckler P M.

Albrecht & Son (Martin and T Henry) plumbers

Aufderheide & Jacob (Jno J and Edw J Aufderheide Jno Jacob) flour mill

Bokenkamp Bros (Jno and Frank) electric light plant

Brewer Chas P real est

Carpenter Fred H creamery

City Water Works Fred Nunenkamp supt

Coffman Wm F r r exp and tel agt

Deshler Broom Factory A W F Kollman pres C E Bauer sec and treas Henry C Struve mngr

Deshler Cemetery Assn Alb Caughey sec

Deshler Commercial Club Henry Rucklos pres H M Harms sec

Deshler Elevator Co Fred Buntemeyer mngr

Deshler Farmers Elevator Co Julius Hoffman mngr

Deshler Lumber Co Alb Caughey mngr

Deshler Machine & Supply Co Henry Schlamann mngr automobiles

Deshler Mercantile Co Rudolph Koch mngr gen store

DESHLER RUSTLER THE Edward J Mitchell Pub

Deshler Telephone Co H M Harms sec and mngr

Drohman Louis meats

Electric Theatre Fred Buntemeyer mngr motion pictures

EYDEN EDWARD J General Contractor and Builder

FARMERS & MERCHANTS Bank (Capital $25,000) John Rodenburg Pres H M Harms Cashr R W Rodenburg Asst Cashr a General Banking Business Collections Promptly Attended to

FENNEL VERNON G Watches Jewelery Silverware Pianos and Grafonolas

Fitzgerald Wm E barber

Geisler Carl J furniture

GERMAN-AMERICAN BANK (Capital $20,000) Wm Struve Pres Fred W Vieselmeyer Vice Pres Frank E Hemenover Cashr H P Haessler Asst Cashr

Groshans Louis A house mover

Haessler & Herrlein (Jno F Haessler Fred Herrlein) clothing

Harms & Rodenburg (Heike M Harms Richard W Rodenburg) ins agts

Hemenover Frank E ins agt

Hensel Fred B dentist

Herney Adam phys

Kiene Richd H hardware

Korber Jacob W restaurant

Kreimeyer Bros (Henry J and Carl F) gen store

Langs Gregory blksmith

Leslie Guy L vet surgeon

Lingelbach Geo hardware

Lipker Henry livery

Lueders Fred A D ice

Luedtke & Franzen (Edw Luedtke Folkert Franzen) automobiles

Lutheran High School & Business College Rev Wm Colcher pres Rudolph Koch sec Rev J F K Schmidt treas and prin

Mitchell Edw J pub The Deshler Rustler

O'Leary Michael T produce

Pacific Hotel Mrs Emma H Wolf propr

PRIGGEE DEDRICH M Wholesale and Retail Bakery

Richey Oscar A saloon

Rohweder Max wall paper

ROSS T R DRUG CO (Thomas R Ross Chas A Schultz) Drugs Paints Oils Wall Paper Stationery Sundries

Rucklos Bros (Henry H and Aug J) gen store

Schaer Carl C notions

Seidel Alf O A blksmith

Siebolds Jno hardware

SITTLER MRS EVA Fahionable and Up-to-date Millinery and Dressmaking

Sittler Henry A barber

Struve Herman J gen store

Thayer County Fair Assn Alb Caughey pres E J Mitchell sec

Ude & Koenke (Adolph B Ude Wm F Koenke) gen store

Unbehaun Jno J photogr

Uphoff E Minert saloon

Vieselmeyer Fred W real est

Vieselmeyer Wm pool

Webb Geo shoes

Wolf Mrs Emma H propr Pacific Hotel

Wolf Herman F farm impts

Young Geo M barber

GILEAD. Pop 200. Thayer county. A village on the C R I & P Ry 10 miles e of Hebron. Has Catholic, Lutheran and Presbyterian churches, a bank, a hotel and 2 grain elevators. Exp Am. Tel W U.

Albert Bros hardware

Ayers Edw farm impts

Bauer Henry J gen store

Bier Alex blksmith

BOGGS ALBERT O General Store

Dargatz Fred E phys

Deaver J W pumps

Depue C H drugs

Gilead Home Telephone Co

Hebron Grain Co

Hinkle H restaurant

Kovanda Frank harness

Kruse E saloon

Miller M R r r exp and tel agt

Searle & Chapin Lumber Co

State BAnk (capital $10,000) Edw Looke pres E Henrich cashr

Van Buren Frank hotel

Wright Leet & Co grain elevator

HEBRON

HUBBELL. Pop 400. Thayer county. An incorporated village on the C B & Q R R 16 miles s e of Hebron. Has Methodist and Presbyterian churches, 2 banks, a hotel, an opera house and 2 grain elevators. A weekly newspaper, the Standard, is published. Land sells at $75 to $125 per acre. Ships grain, live stock and produce. Exp Adams. Tel W U. Terence J McGovern P M.

Baldwin Danl J ins agt

Barrett Mayme milliner

Barrett Wm gen store

Brown Arthur R blksmith

Brown O Frank meats

Canfield W Frank pub The Hubbell Standard

Casper Robt B real est

Cathcart Ernest E drugs

Clark Alvin V garage

Conklin J E ins agt

Conklin Wm H ins agt

Cruise P B Grain Co Peter B Cruise mngr

Farmers & Merchants State Bank (capital $10,000) H H Johnson pres D J Baldwin cashr

Frontier Telephone Co Fred Wilcox mngr

Grider Jacob H live stock

Grider Mrs Myra propr Hubbell Hotel

Hams Ellis A barber

Handley Chas B mach

Harmon Alonzo produce

Holtgrewe Geo F gen store

Howard Mrs Alice L restaurant

Hubbell Bank (capital $20,000) W H Conklin pres L A Conklin cashr

Hubbell Cemetery Assn Saml Patten pres Chas Marhenke sec W H Conklin treas

Hubbell Farmers Elevator Co Eugene Templin pres Harry Graham sec Jno Witt treas Thos E Morgan mngr

Hubbell Hotel Mrs Myra Grider propr

Hubbell Implement Co Peter Weins mngr

Hubbell Opera House J E Conklin mngr

HUBBELL STANDARD THE W Frank Canfiled Pub

Irwin Jno J r r exp and tel agt

Leedom Jno W gen store

Lockwood Saml A (est of) Anna Lockwood mngr patent medicine

Luce Alden S shoemkr

Peterson Mrs Bessie produce

Searle & Chapin Lumber Co Peter B Cruise mngr

SHOLL WM F Furniture Carpets Rugs Sewing Machines Watchmaking Etc Undertaking in Connection

Thomas Bros (Guy M and Danl H) hardware

Wilcox Fred phys

Wilson Morris A restaurant

KIOWA. Thayer county. A discontinued p o 9 miles s e of Davenport on the C & N W Ry the banking and shipping point and p o which see for names.

STODDARD. Thayer county. A p o on the C B & Q R R 6 miles s of Hebron the banking point. Has a Presbyterian church and a grain warehouse. Exp Adams. F E Genereux P M.

Brown O T grain elevator

Davey Bros farm impts

GENEREUX F E General Store

Kerns Jacob produce

Wilson Leslie E r r exp and tel agt

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