Polk County 1890 GAZETTEER Business Listing Postoffices: Beulah, Osceola, Shelby, Stromsburg, Swedehome, Thornton, Wayland Beulah, a postoffice in Polk County Osceola, the county seat of Polk county, is situated on the Omaha and Republican Valley branch of the U.P.Ry., 19 miles from Omaha and 67 miles from Lincoln, and is a thriving city of 1,300 population. The buildings of the town are handsome and substantial in appearance, and during the past year there have been erected a number of fine brick blocks, prominent among which are the new hotel and the Odd Fellows hall. There are two banks in the town. The Osceola Bank has a paid up capital of $75,000, while the Bank of Polk County has a capital of $40,000. The newspapers are represented by the Record and Democrat, the latter being a very enterprising journal, having a good circulation. The Polk County Creamery is the pride of the town. It is one of the very few creameries in the state that are paying investments. They have in their employ the year round about thirty men. Before another year the town will have a good system of water works in operation. The land surrounding Osceola is of a rich dark color, and the farmers generally are quite prosperous. Stock raising is one of the main occupations. The Methodist, German Methodist and Presbyterian are the churches of the city. Akerblade S I, merchant tailor Allen J R, blacksmith, carriage maker. Anderson Charles, shoemaker Bank of Polk County, capital and surplus $32,500, J P Heald pres, H T Arnold cashier Baum Jonas, drugs, jewelry Beebe Hotel, Theodore Beebe prop. Beebe Theodore prop Beebe Hotel Beltzer L A, nursery Bittner Max E, abstracts Blowers L J, postmaster Bonner I M, carriage mfr Brazee W A, meat market Buckner E D, phys Campbell H A, pub Osceola Record Conklyn W J, caarpenter Cordell J, painter Criss D M, barber Curren & Cole, livery De Bere F E, veterinary surgeon Elmer Rufus, dentist Everett & Son, livery Folsom W E & Son, carpenters Gaylord & Timm, blacksmiths Genge R R, sta agt U P Ry.Gregg G W, nursery Gylling C G, blacksmith Hazlewood Robert, hardware, agl implts. Heald J P, pres Bank of Polk County, real estate, loans, insurance abstracts, and notary public Hefelbower & Van Horn, millinery Henderson H F, lumber Hoyer F M, photographer Hurst George, Veterinary surgeon Hurst Jennie Mrs, millinery Hurst W E, cigar mfr Iman J S, live stock Jackson J A, carpenter James J N, genl mdse Jay A N, harnessmaker Johnson C S, lumber, coal Johnson P C Rev, D D, pastor M E church Lund Peter A, wagonmaker McChesney H A, phys McChesney M J Mrs, phys McCoy Geo R, wagonmaker McDonald & Newcomb, carpenters Mahan Henry, prop Palace Hotel Mackey Bros, pumps, windmills Makeever Bros, attys Mickey A P, hardware, implts. Miller W F, live stock Mills Bros, painters Mills H M, phys Mills M A, atty Moffett & Gregg, pumps, windmills Monson A O, genl mdse Musselman Henry, restaurant Myers W H & Co, hardware, implts Omaha Elevator Co, C S Johnson mgr Osborne T J, billiards Osceola Bank, capital $50,000 J H Mickey pres. B F Buffington cashier Osceola Record H A Campbell pub Palace Hotel W D Patton, prop Peterson & Nelson, grain Polk County Creamery Co, James Cullings mgr Polk County Democrat, E A Walrath publ Scott H A, genl mdse Shaw L M, phys Shaw L N, confectionery Snell S S, brick mfr Snider Henry, justice Snider L L, furniture Stalnaker & Ryan, livery Stokes Wm. city transfer Tanner A H Rev, pastor Presbyterian church Walrath E A, pub Polk County Democrat Back to top Shelby is on the Republican Valley branch of the U P Ry, in the eastern part of Polk county, seven miles from Osceola, the county town and has a population of 400. Among the features of the town are two banks, several elevators, a hotel and four churches. The churches are the Methodist, Presbyterian United Brethren and Christian. Albery John, notary Austin A L mgr Omaha Elevator Co Austin E F Rev, pastor United Brethren church Bank of Shelby, capital and surplus $27,500, A P Anderson pres, J O Detwiler cashier Bayrhoffer T C H, atty, genl mdse Bell James J E Griffith mgr, grain Berger Vincent, meat market Burritt D A, genl mdse Chase E R, livestock Chase E R Mrs, millinery Coffrin G N, jeweler Commercial Hotel J A Horn prop Cowley Wm Rev, pastor M E church Cunningham Levi, furniture Currie B F {. kistoce cpmfectopmeru Curtis H R, meat market Custer Frank B, livery Detweiler J O atty. De Witt Barney, broom mfr Farmers and Merchants Bank, capital $9,000, D E Smith pres, S L Anell cashier Fierstone J L, phys Fuller & Anderson, pumps, windmills Gould W L, blacksmith Horn J A, prop Commercial Hotel Inks J A, phys Jackson G P, groceries Joy S E, harness mfr Kinney & Doran, hardware and agl implements Kinney W E, postmaster Krumbaugh C, hardware, agl implts Kunstman Herman, Blacksmith Lamkin A S, agl implts Leibee F M, grain Loosen Julius, veterinary surgeon Makeever Bros, attys Mercer J O, blacksmith Merrick Wm, genl mdse Metheny H, phys Mitchell E S, station agent U P Ry Petteys Emory, livestock Ryan J B, barber Smith J S & Sons, lumber, coal Snyder D B, groceries Thelen Conrad, drugs and jewelry Weber Henry, saloon Back to top Stromsburg is in the southern part of Polk county, six miles southwest from Osceola, the county seat and 125 miles west from Omaha. It is a point at which the Valparaiso and Stromsburg branch of the U P Ry unites with the Alma line of the St J & G I Ry. The population is 1,500, a large proportion of whom are Scandinavians. A Swedith Lutheran college is located here. There are here three grain elevators, three lumber yards, several dealers in live stock. The Stromsburg Bank with a capital of $36,000, the Park Bank with a capital of $25,000, a business college, two newspapers, a handsome opera house that cost $12,000, water-works, etc. A Farmers Co-operative Co deal large in farm products. Within a short time the Park Hotel has been built at a cost of $19,000, J G Green�s handsome residence cost over $5,000, and several other good buildings cost from $4,000 to $5,000 each. The newspapers published here are the Headlight and the Republican. The churches are the Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodist, Swedish Methodist, Lutheran and Swedish Evangelical Mission. Anderson Alfred, harness, saddlery Anderson A P, meat market Anderson Bros, genl mdse Anderson C J, photographer Anderson J A, jewelry Bell & McCune, grain Boostrom Isaac, brick mfr Bradford L E Bowman mgr lumber Buckley A P & Co, genl mdse Buckley & Ross, grain, livestock, coal Carlson A V, hardware Carlson & Netzell, Wagonmakers Carr George, veterinary surgeon Chamberlain I D, ed and pub The Headlight Coleman A, phys Colson John, prop. Ryder House Cook W L, veterinary surgeon Darrow J D, chief police Day John B, real estate Donelson W M, billiards Dreitzler J livery Edwards J D, postmaster Erickson L A, jewelry Farmers Co-operative, Grain Livestock Com. C, S I Shugren mgr Farmers and Merchants Bank, C H Morrill Pres, J L Johnson cashier, C A Morrill asst cashier Ford & Peck, dry goods and clothing Frawley J A & Co, genl mdse Fuller F E, insurance Gestrine & Palm, carpenters Gold R & Co, dry goods and clothing Green Jay G, hardware, stoves and tinware Hammond J, sec Hook and Ladder Co Headlight (The) I D Chamberlain ed and pub. Headstrom & Erickson, genl mdse Headstrom Louis, real estate, ins, mayor Hobson G A Rev, pastor M E church Hoffman A G, city clerk Honnell & Bergman, meat market Howell S R & Co, John Peterson mgr, lumber Hubbert Wm, billiards Hurd John, boots and shoes Johnson Frank W, musical mdse Johnson & Little drugs Jones C barber Jones O Peter, agl implts Kimball Joseph, confectionery Knago Chas J, groceries Lee Wah, laundry Lindburg A P, farm machinery Lower John, live stock Lundeen John Rev, pastor Swedish M E church McGavren H S, phys McKeever Bros attys Marquis Harry M, atty Netzell Hans, washing machine mfr Netzell Olof, groceries Nichol Wm E, furniture Norman C R,. blacksmith Nuquist Andrew Genl mdse Obert Nels, city engineer Olander John Rev, pastor Baptist church Olsen John, brick mfr Osborne G S, drugs Owen F S, phys Park Bank of Stromsburg, capital $25,000, Louis V Haskell pres, John W James cashier Park Hotel E F Thompson prop Parker C G, justice Peterson C A, sec fire dept Peterson J E, mgr Stromsburg Lumber Co Peterson J, mgr S R Howell & CoPeterson M E Rev, pastor Swedish Evangelical Mission Peterson N F, furniture Petterson Otto, shoemaker Rose T R, chief fire dept Rydberg Gustav, wagon maker Ryder House, J Colson prop Samuelson A R & Co, grain Sanders Bros, livery Sanders Wesley, blacksmith Scott & Johnson agl implts Scott & Peterson, drugs, genl mdse Seymour W T, bakery confectionery Sharp W V, dentist Skelton H E, groceries Smith Jacob P, justice notary Stanton E E, atty Stromsburg Bank, capital and surplus, $36,000 P T Buckley pres, J B Buckley cashier, A G Hoffman asst cashier Stromsburg Lumber Co, J E Peterson mgr Stromsburg Normal and Business College J J Bryant prop Stromsburg Republican S C Woodruff editor and pub Sundgren Axel, barber Swaynie L B, dry goods, notions Thompson E F, prop Park Hotel Welker J A Prof, principal public school Whitham G P sta sgt, O & R V R R Wilson C & J Misses, millinery Wilson J A, constable Witter L Miss, millinery Woodruff S C, editor and pub Stromsburg Republican Woods George, genl mdse Woods G W, groceries, glassware Woods J D, groceries Back to top Swedehome, a country postoffice in the central part of Polk county, seven miles west of Osceola, the county seat. Anderson S blacksmith Clindgren P O, genl mdse, postmaster. Thornton, a postoffice in the western portion of Polk county, 12 miles west of Osceola, the county seat.Population, about 50. Wayland, a postoffice in the southeastern part of Polk county, eight miles from Osceola. Back to top Omaha: J.M.Wolfe & Co, Publishers, 509-510 Paxton Block 1890 Entered according to Act ot Congress in the year of 1890 by J.W. Wolfe & Co. in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D.C.