Extracted from the 1882-1883 R.L. Polk "Iowa State Gazeteer and Business Directory"
Extracted from the 1882-1883 R.L. Polk "Iowa State Gazeteer and Business Directory"
OSCEOLA. The seat of justice for Clarke county, is a thriving incorporated
town of 2,000 inhabitants, on the main line of C., B & Q. R.R., 150
miles west of Burlington, 138 east of the Missouri river, and by rail 80
from Des Moines. It is surrounded by a good farming country, the principal
crops being corn, grasses, and producing also some barley, rye, and flax
seed; these, together with hogs, cattle, butter and eggs, forming the shipments
from this point. The business interests of the place incude 3 flour mills,
a creamery, a grain elevator, 3 banks, and 2 weekly newspapers, the "Democrat"
and the "Sentinel." There are 5 churches, Baptist, Christian,
Methodist Episcopal, Methodist and Presbyterian and 2 good graded public
schools. Improved lands in the vicinity are worth $15 to $25 per acre, and
unimporved $8 to $12. Tri-weekly stages to Leon and to Indianola, and semi-weekly
to Winterset. Exp., Am. Tel., W.U. Mail, daily. Wallace G. Agnew, postmaster
Data includes surname, first name(s), and occupation or business
| A-C | D-G | H-M | O-S | T-W |
| Agnew,Wallace G., postmaster | Alexander, Phillip, meat market | Atkins & Sons (Eli A., Charles O & Emery B.), grain |
| Babb, Samuel R., livery | Banta, John V., real estate | Barnhill, Frank P., stoves and tinware |
| Bauer & Co. (Wm. Bauer), meat market | Beard & Oliphant (James Beard, Marcus Oliphant), grocers | Beashor, Michael M., saloon |
| Bebout, Robert, physician | Beckett, Humphrey W. , harnessmaker | Bonar, James C., auctioneer |
| Boyle, Lorn, grocer | Brady, Francis M., dentist | Brown, Simeon V.T., shoemaker |
| Barrows & Woodbury (D.C.Barrows, J.A. Woodbury) Proprs. Central House | Chamberlin & Watts (Henry M. Chamberlin, John G. Watts), jewelers | Chapman, Benjamin F. , jeweler |
| Clarke County State Bank (Capital $100,000 Surplus $8,000), B.L. Harding Pres, J.H. Jamison Vice-Pres, R. Pritchett Cashr. | ||
| Curran, Lawrence, saloon | Curran & Co (L.C. Curran,T.F. Cuningham), billiards | |
| Dague, Isaac Q., farm implts | Dague, John B., grain and coal | Dague, R.A. & Co. (R.A.Dague, B.L. Harding), proprs Osceola Sentinel |
| Deering & Morrow (Nathaniel W. Deering, Thomas J. Morrow), hardware | Depot Hotel, John Huston, propr | |
| Derby, C.L., laundry | Dibble, Josiah, bakery, etc. | Diehl & Walley (Charles Diehl, Elias Walley), grocers |
| Dollarhide, Miss Almira, milliner | Doss, Galen R.E., restaurant | Douthett, Dewit R., physician |
| Dunbar, Simon, grocer | Dunlap, Rev. C. (Presbyterian) | Estes, Mrs. J.M., milliner |
| Ewing, Lee, general store | Fouche, Miss B.R., milliner | Gafford & Co. (S.B. & S.J. Gafford), grain elevator |
| Garrettson, B.F. & Co (Barclay & Newton Garrettson), druggists | Geddes, Rev. (Methodist Protestant) | |
| Goldsmith, J & Bros.(Julius, Moses and David), general store | Goss, Peyton J., Lawyer | |
| Hall, John W. , carpenter | Hall, Wm. H. , dry goods | Harper, James, carpenter |
| Harrison, James C., grocer | Haskins & Co. (John G. & Cornelius T. Haskins), lumber and coal | |
| Holland, Joseph W., physician | Holt & Hall (George C. Holt, W.H. Hall), creamery | Howe, Charles, dry goods |
| Hulbert, H.C. , dentist | Inghram, H.M., books and stationery | Jeffers, Caleb, meat market |
| Karr, Hamilton L., lawyer | Key, John W. , sewing machines | Kohler & Jones (I.F. Kohler, F.G. Jones), proprs. Kohler House |
| Kyte, Francis M., County Auditor | Lash, James A., shoemaker | Laws, Joseph D., Lawyer and Justice of Peace |
| Likes, Wm., blacksmith | Lillyblade, Andrew W., furniture | Long, H.C., physician (magnetic) |
| McAuley & Whaling (J.O. McAuley, Isaac Whaling), lumber | McCullough & Sperry (Will A. McCullough, John M. Sperry), druggists | McIntire Bros (Clark C. and Jones J.), Lawyers |
| McNeil, David T., insurance | McNichols, J.A. & Co. (J.A. & N.J. McNichols), marble | McNichols & Dowel (Joseph McNichols, Henry Dowel), restaurant |
| McPhail, Daniel O., live stock | Morrow, Thomas A., farm implts | Myer, Wm. L., hardware |
