Published by R.L. Polk & Co.
Mitchell Co., Iowa gazetteer & directory data extracted & transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall, September 12, 2021
source of images: https://babel.hathitrust.org
Polks Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory,
1918/1919
Published by R.L. Polk & Co.
Mitchell Co., Iowa gazetteer & directory data extracted &
transcribed by Sharyl Ferrall, September 12, 2021
source of images: https://babel.hathitrust.org
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| Bailey
(page 166) Population, 60. On the C.G.W. Ry., in Wayne township, Mitchell county, 18 3/4 miles northeast of Osage, the judicial seat, and 2 1/2 from McIntire, the nearest banking point. Exp., W. F. & Co. Telephone connection. Jennie E. Frisbie, postmaster. Carter, M.S. - thresher Frisbie, Jennie E. - Grocery and Bakery and Postmaster Griffin, S.W. - RR and exp. agt Hall, J.J. - apiarist Jordan, W.F. - grain elevator and coal |
| Brownville
(page 198) Population, 200. In Burr Oak township, Mitchell county, 11 miles ne of Osage, the judicial seat and banking town, and 5 from David, the nearest shipping point. Has a Methodist Episcopal church. Rural delivery from Osage. McRorie, A.E. - general store |
| Bucknam
Station (page 199) In Mitchell county. Rural delivery from Osage. Farmers' Co-operative Co. - grain |
| Cardiff (page 218) A discontinued postoffice in Osage [sic] county. Has rural delivery from Osage. |
| Carpenter
(pages 218-219) Population, 175. An incorporated town on the C., M. & St. P. Ry., in Newburg township, Mitchell county, 18 miles n.w. of Osage, the judicial seat. Has a bank and Methodist Episcopal church. Tel., W.U. Exp., W.F. & Co. Esther O. Jensen, postmaster. Albrecht, W.L. - RR, Exp and tel agt Beatty, J.F. - grain Carpenter Savings Bank (capital $20,000) - Charles A. McNider pres. Cliff, Ellgen - jeweler Durkee & Preim - coal and lumber Farmers Elevator - grain Fladness & Porter - general store Goldberg, Carl M. - hardware Jensen, Esther O. - Postmaster McGillivay, George - real estate Meier, Gus - blacksmith Sefert & McGillvary - live stock Seichter, Joseph - meats Stehn, Alfred - general store Throne, Mrs. A. - hotel Ulwelling & Priem - automobiles |
| David
(page 373) Population, 50. On the C.G.W. Ry., in Jenkins township, Mitchell county, 12 miles n.e. of Osage, the judicial seat. Has a bank and a Baptist church. Tel., W.U. Exp., W.F. & Co. A.W. Harris, postmaster. Chapman Lumber Co. Dunton, Levi H. - cashier Farmers' Savings Bank Farmers' Savings Bank (capital $10,000) - P.T. Hemann pres, Levi H. Dunton, cashier Griffin, Frank - coal and grain Hammond, G.R. - real estate Hanson, C. - live stock Harris, A.W. - General Store and Postmaster Nicholas, Benjamin D. - agrl implts Nicholas, Fern A. - R.R. and exp agt Western Elevator Co. |
| Dixie
(page 464) A discontinued postoffice in Mitchell county. Has rural delivery from Osage. |
| Doran
(page 465) A discontinued postoffice in Jenkins township, Mitchell county, 16 miles n.e. of Osage, the judicial seat, and 3 1/2 from Richville, the nearest shipping and banking point, whence mail is supplied by rural delivery. |
| Fuller
(page 544) A discontinued postoffice in Mitchell township and county, 6 1/2 miles north of Osage, the judicial seat, banking and shipping point. Has rural delivery from Osage. |
| Hustad
(page 597) On the Illinois Central R.R., in Otranto township, Mitchell county, 16 miles north of Osage, the judicial seat, and 1 1/4 from Lyle, Minn., the nearest banking point. Exp., A. Tel., W.U. Has rural delivery from Lyle, Minn. |
| Little
Cedar (page 665) Population, 120. On creek of same name, and on the C.,G.,W. Ry., in Liberty township, Mitchell county, 11 miles north of Osage, the seat of justice. Has Free Baptist and Methodist churches, a grain elevator, flour mill and a bank. Exp., W.F. & Co., W.T. Roberts, postmaster. Christianson, J. - creamery Evans, T.P. - grist mill Farmers' Co-operative Elevator Co. Houghton, M.C. - grain Kruger, F.W. - garage Leeman, L.A. - restaurant Mussettes, L. - hotel Parrish, Lloyd - meats Pontenberg, J.R - confections Roberts, W.T. - Postmaster Sanborn & Co. - general store Smith, J.A. - lumber and coal Sweet, C.H. - livery Tyler, H.V. - R.R., Exp and Tel agt Wilson, B. - harness Wolf, George - livestock Wolf, John - general store |
| McIntire
(page 676) Population, 500. Settled 1890. An incorporated town located on the west branch of the Wapsipinicon river and on the C.G.W. Ry., in Wayne township, Mitchell county, 17 miles northeast of Osage, the judicial seat. Has Baptist, Congregational and Methodist churches, a graded public school, a bank, etc. Telegraph and telephone facilities. Exp., W.F. & Co. L.E. Gooder, postmaster. Aetna Savings Bank (capital $10,000) - W.G. Shaffer pres, R.D Williams cashier Anderson, Frank L. - physician Cargill Grain Co. Diffenbaugh, B. - poultry Gabby, J.K. - drayage Gooder, L.E. - Postmaster, Confectionery, Soda and Cigars Gordon, L.E. - jeweler Gray, A. - publr McIntire Advocate and printer Griffin, George W. - general store Idle Hour Theatre - A.F. Shope propr I.O.O.F. Hall and Opera House Kellogg, C.D. - dentist Leslie, Wm. - cream station Leslie, W.A. - general store McCloud, E.P. - racket store McCloud, F.N. - insurance agent McIntire Advocate - A. Gray publr Marriott, H.L. - garage Marriott & Co. - billiards Naperville Lounge Co. Nodine, George - hotel Popach, James - blacksmith Sanders, J. - drugs Sergent & Harrison - general store Smith, Jas. A. - Lumber Co., J. Halloch mngr Stieret, J.J. - livery Walsh & Nichols - garage Weigen, N.L. - hardware Wentworth, M. - milliner Williams, R.D. - cashier Aetna Savings Bank Yager, J.A. - R.R., Exp and Tel agt |
| Meroa
(page 719) A discontinued postoffice in Cedar township, Mitchell county, 9 1/2 miles southwest of Osage, the judicial seat, whence mail is supplied by rural delivery. Peterson, N. - general store Severson, O.M. - blacksmith |
| Meyer
(page 720) A country postoffice in Stacyville township, Mitchell county, 18 miles north of Osage, the judicial seat, and 6 from Stacyville, its shipping and banking point. Adams, H. - general store Adams & Weber - general store and implts Meyer, Joseph C. - wagonmaker |
| Mitchell
(pages 725-726) Population, 250. An incorporated village on the Illinois Central RR. and on the Cedar river, in Mitchell township and county, 4 miles northwest of Osage, the judicial seat. Has Baptist, Christian Science, Congregational, Lutheran and Methodist churches, a graded public school and a bank. Tel., W.U. Exp., Am. Mrs. Lydia Tesch, postmaster. Cady, F.D. & Co. (Fred D. Cady) - lumber and coal Chapman, Charles - blacksmith Klinger, John - grocer Kunz Grain Co. Lincke Bros. - garage and orchestra Madsen, Hans - hotel Melson & Gilles - general store Mitchell Savings Bank (capital $10,000) - A.C. Prime pres, George Parkhurst cashier Ross, J.T. - hardware Sedlacek, Lewis - garage Stokes, E.J. - meats Tesch, Mrs. Lydia - Postmaster Wagner, G.G. - R.R., Exp and Tel agent |
| Mona
(page 726) A discontinued postoffice in Mitchell county. Rural delivery from Lyle, Minn. Carlson, C.J. - general store |
| New
Haven (page 758) On Little Cedar river, in Douglass township, Mitchell county, 8 1/2 miles east of Osage, the judicial seat, nearest railroad station and banking point, whence mail is supplied by rural delivery. Brunner, John - creamery Fox & Johnel - garage Gilles, Mease - general store Robbins, L.H. - billiards Toelle, C.F. - hardware Wagner, J.S. - blacksmith |
| Orchard
(page 770) Population, 150. On the Illinois Central R.R., in West Lincoln township, Mitchell county, 6 miles south of Osage, the judicial seat. Has a bank. Tel., W.U. Exp., Am. John A. Eldridge, postmaster. Bryant, Lester E. - R.R., Exp and Tel agt Clapper, E.O. - cashier State Savings Bank Cole Hotel - Earl Cole propr Eldridge, John - Confectioner and Postmaster Evans, O.H. - meats and grocer Farmers' Co-operative Creamery Co. Farmers Supply Co. - grain and coal Harlis, Sigfried - blacksmith Meyer, Joseph - restaurant and billiards Morse Bros Hardware Co. Morse Garage Horse, H.L. & Co. - general store Orchard Drug Co. Orchard Lumber Co - lumber and coal Roe, J.M. - grain and coal Sims, E.R. - county supervisor State Savings Bank (capital $10,000) - A.H. Shaffer pres, E.O. Clapper cashier Waters, Charles - livery |
| Osage - county seat
(pages 780-782) Population 2,800. The judicial seat of Mitchell county, is an incorporated city located on the Red [sic] Cedar river and on the Illinois Central and the Chicago, Great Western Rys. (depots 100 yards apart), 17 miles northeast of Charles City, 64 northwest of Waterloo, 157 northwest of Dubuque and 340 from Chicago. It is lighted by electricity, has municipal water works, fire department, telephone facilities, an opera house, 4 banks and 2 weekly newspapers - the Mitchell County Press and Journal and the Osage News. There are churches of the Baptist, Catholic, Christian Science, Congregational, Methodist and Universal denominations and it has an exceptionally fine system of public schools. The County Fair Association have extensive grounds. This is the trade center for a rich agricultural section and ships large quantities of live stock, hay, grain, butter, eggs, cheese, lime rock, fertilizers, and nursery stock. Tel., Postal and W.U. Exp., W.F. & Co. and Am. Fred H. Moss, postmaster. Addington, Wm. H. - meats Anderson, Robert G. - jeweler Appleton, Arthur W. - feed mill Austin, J.F. - hides and furs Barrett, James W. - physician Bartlett & Spaanum (Herbert G. Bartlett, Carl H. Spaanum) - lawyers, abstracts and insurance Bilden, Edward T. - grocer Birum Auto Co. - George A. Birum Bisbee, I.S. - piano tuner Bond, C.W. - county supt of schools Brager, George O. - tailor Brown, Arnold E. - county atty Brown, L.O. - drugs Brush, Birchard - cashier Osage Natl Bank Buehler, Edward J. - optician Buehler, John W. - jeweler Bush, Frederick C. - lawyer Carden, Jean B. - clothing Carr, Richard C. - produce Casey-Chapman Co. (James G. Casey, Ben A. Chapman, W.J. Towner) - farm implements Cedar Valley Seminary - A. Vance prin. Champion, Bruce - garage Chicago Great Western Ry - D.W. Chase agent Cleveland Hotel - Cleveland Hotel Co. props Clyde, Jefferson E. - lawyer Cordes, A. - county supervisor Cromer, Frank J. - notions Cutler, Earl H. - dentist Day, Bert A. - dry goods Daylight Store co. - N.S. Flack pres, B.E. Peters sec and treas; dry goods and shoes Decker, W.J. - sheriff Dist, Jacob - grocer Donker, Jacob - junk Dorow, R.F. - cashier Farmers Nat'l Bank Earhart, Wm. - baker Eckford & Gray (John Eckford, Roscoe Gray) - grain and live stock Editor Cigar Co. - G.E. Swanson, S.H. Moss Egan, Thomas F. - county recorder Eldridge, Dean M. - tailor Engstrom, O.L. - baker Farmers' Mutual Ins. Co. of Mitchell Co. - M.F. McGhan sec Farmers' National Bank (capital $50,000) - K.J. Johnson pres, R.F. Dorow cashier Frazee, Frank J. - jeweler Frazer, Wm. A. - physician Freidlund, John - blacksmith Gallup, O.E. & Co. (O.E. Gallup, M.A. Sprague) - furniture and undertakers Gardner-Atherton Hardware Co. - Frank Gardner, T.M. Atherton Gardner, Harold M. - automobiles Gardner Nursery Co. - C.F. Gardner pres., C.E. Gardner sec-treas Genung, G.E. - dentist Gildersleeve, H.B. - jeweler Gillis, Frank L. - grocer Gooder, Wilbur J. - veterinary Goplerud Bros (H.C. and J.C.) - dry goods Goplerud, C.P. - county engineer Guy, H.M. - publr Osage News Hansen, Maurice - physician Hart, Mrs. Susan - milliner Haugen, O.K - county supervisor Havig, O.F. & Son (O.F. and H.A.) - contractors Hawkeye Oil Co. - Waterloo, Ia Heald, W.A. - florist, J. Larson mngr Hill, H. Clinton - publr Mitchell County Press and Osage Journal Home Trust and Savings Bank (capital $50,000) - J.W. Annis pres, W.E. Shelton cashier Horton, Guy L. (USA) - dentist Hovelson, John - elevator Huesselman Bros (Louis and Andrew) - meats Hungeford, Arthur L. - livery Hunt, L.E. & Co. (Lee E. Hunt, J.W. Hayward) - shoes Illinois Central R.R. - D.W. Logan agt Iverson, Anton - blacksmith Jackson, Marie S. - milliner Jackson, Thomas W. - real estate Kuhl, Chris E. - vet surgeon Kane, Wm. P. - drugs Kathan, J.C & Son (John C. and Charles) - horse breeders Katz, Max - poultry Kildee, J. Alfred - cattle breeder Kingsbury & Co. (W.B. Kingsbury, N.J. Barger) - hardware Kitson, Matie R. - osteopath Knechtjes & Thornburg (Henry J. Knechtjes, Wm. A. Thornburg) - bldg contractors Koscki, A.K. - restaurant Knuck, Paul - plumber and tinner Kugler, Arthur A. - lawyer Larson, Ezekiel - tailor Laughlin, Austin - butter tub mnfr Leuthold & Evens (Jacob Leuthold, E.K. Evens) - clothing Levers, Richard & Sons (Richard and John) - harness Lohr & Champion - C.R. Champion mngr., furniture and undertakers Loney, Will - 2d hand goods LyricTheatre - Birum & Birum proprs McGhan, Milton F. - insurance Malone & Daniels (Wm. W. Malone, Ira D. Daniels) - notions Markussen, S. - blacksmith Marsh, George E. - lawyer Mathew & Leitha (Claude Mathew, John Leitha) - restaurant and billiards Melson & Giles (Soren Melson, Ernie Gilles) - grocers Milligton, Charles - county supervisor Mitchell county Abstract Co. - H.G. Bartlett sec Mitchell County Press and Osage Journal - H.C. Hill publr Mitchell County Savings Bank (capital $30,000) - James I. Sweney pres, M.C. Sweney cashier Morrison, M. - optician Moss, Fred - Postmaster Nagris, Gus A. - confectioner Nichols, Wm. O. - flour and feed Osage Business Mens Assn - Jesse Lamberson pres, H.C. Austin sec Osage Co-operative Creamery - C.L. Hansen mngr Osage Electric Light, Heat and Power Co. - W.J. Ferris pres, Robert Ferris sec Osage Grain & Supply Co. - Geo. Jeffries pres, E.J. Hovelson sec., grain and coal Osage Military Band - John Arsers leader Osage National Bank (capital $50,000) - Avery Brush pres., Birchard Brush cashier Osage News (weekly) - H.M. Guy publr Osage Produce Co. - C.F.B. Frost mngr Osage Steam Laundry - Roy C. Shores Osage Stone Quarry Co. - H.L. Wilson mngr Osage Water Works - A.E. Kearney supt Page, Newton A. - livery Palmer, Ernest W. - cigars, billiards and bowling Palmer & Seaton (H.C. Palmer, E.W. Seaton) - meats Pohle & Hanson (O.W. Pohle, J.W. Hanson) - drugs Roberts, Albert E. - lawyer Sage Public Library - Rena Gray librarian Salisbury, Wm. H. - lawyer Sayre & Sayre (Lewis and Samuel) - physicians Schuyler, John S. - insurance Shelton, W.E. - cashier Home Trust & Savings Bank Sinotte, R.F. - real estate Skinner, Wm. E. - well driller Smith, Arthur D. - clerk of court Smith Bros. (Ralph and Clayton) - confectioners and garage Smith, J.A. Lumber Co. - James A. Smith pres., E.J. Scofield sec., lumber and coal Snyder, S.J. - fruit grower Sprague Opera House - Pohle & Hanson mngrs Standard Oil Co. Starr, Herman J.- bicycles Stoughton, George A. - architect Stoughton, Herbert L. - lawyer Swanson, Albert M. - county auditor Sweney, Marshall C. - cashier Mitchell Co. Savings Bank Symmes, G.N. & Co. (Est of G.N. Symmes, M.A. Sprague) - grocers Taylor, F.F. - dentist Theno, Irving J. - pianos Tibbetts, Lloyd P. - county treasurer Travelers Inn - Charles J. Forslund propr Union Real Estate and Abstract Co. - Carl H. Spaanum mngr Vosburgh, Martin H. - photographer Western Electric Telephone System - J.P. Flood mngr Whitley, Ralph L. - physician Wiggins, Charles C. - physician Wilson, Henry L. - live stock Witte, John A. - real estate Wolverton Printing & Pub. Co. - R.W. Wolverton pres, C.B. Woolverton sec. Woodard, Harriet B. - china decorator Woodward, Otis P. - insurance Woods Wm. HOspital - Dr. R.L. Whitley physician Wright & Wetherly (Alton S. Wright, George L. Wetherly) - grocers Young Lumber Co. - L.H. Young, lumber and coal |
| Otranto
Station (page 791) Population, 200. On the Cedar River and on the C., M. & St. P. Ry., in Otranto township, Mitchell county, 20 miles n.w. of Osage, the judicial seat and 3 1/2 from Lyle, Minn., the nearest banking point. Tel., W.U. Exp., W.F. & Co. Buehrer, A.W. - general store Fluent, O.J. - flour mill Gleason, F.A. - grocer Huber, J.H. - grain Lutz, W.F. - hardware |
| Riceville
(page 841) Population, 1,000. An incorporated town located on the Wapsipinicon river and on the C.G.W. Ry., in Jenkins township, Mitchell county, 18 miles n.e. of Osage, the judicial seat, and partly in Jamestown township, Howard county, 22 3/4 miles west of Cresco. Has Baptist, Catholic, Congegational, Free Methodist, Lutheran and Methodist Episcopal churches, electric light and power plant, 3 banks, an opera house and a weekly newspaper, the Recorder. Tel., Postal. Exp., W.F. & Co. John E. Dargan, postmaster. Adams, Chas E. - grocer, shoes and drugs Blandin, F.F. & Co. (F.F. Blandin, A.J. Thompson) - clothing Brooking, Fred - restaurant Brown, M.A. - moving pictures Brown & Son (F.A. and Minn) - hardware Burke, John - grain, creamery and hotel Burke, Katherine - milliner Burke, Thomas - cattle and horse breeder Carpenter, F.J. & Son - general store, flour and feed Chapman, C.W. - Lumber Co. Chinnery, James - tire repairer Christensen, Christ - billiards Davison, A.M. - grain Dargan, John E. - Postmaster Doyle, S.T. - horse breeder Duncan, I.S. - R.R. Exp and Tel agent Farmers' Telephone Co. Farmers' & Merchants' Bank (private) - W.G. Shaffer pres., S.R. Ure cashier Fesenmeyer Bros. - meats First National Bank (Capital $25,000) - B.N. Hendricks pres., E.R. St. John cashier Griswold, J.W. - jeweler Haold, A.W. - physician Hazlett, George C. - harnessmaker Hendricks, Bert N. - lawyer Hinchliffe & Mosher - automobiles Hubbard, Wm. - furniture Kannengeiser, Adam - furniture and undertaker Kessel, John - musical instruments Lappin, Manley R. - dentist McCook, Matthew - printer McIlrevy, John - harness Martin, Mrs. M. - milliner Mulks, C.S. - live stock dealer Noble, Robert M. - hardware and coal Opera House - Brown & Son Palmer, Vern G. - dentist Potter, C.G. - cashier Riceville State Bank Riceville Creamery Co. - R.J. Griner mngr Riceville Recorder - Henry A. Yager publisher Riceville State Bank (capital $25,000) - C.F. Bartlett pres, C.G. Potter cashier Richmond, Edward C. - drugs Rivers, Abraham - vet surgeon Roche, John W. - drugs Rossiter, Charles E. - photographer St. John, E.R. - cashier First National Bank Schrode, Eugene - livery Schulteis, Jay - garage Servoss, J.P. - grocer Smith, James A. - Lumber Co., C.N. Thielen mngr Smutney, Charles - notions Stettler, John - cheese manufacturer Sudenberg, Mark - feed barn Tanberg, Ole - restaurant Tyrrell, W.J. - ice Ure, Mayme - milliner and notions Ure, S.R. - cashier Farmers' & Merchants' Bank Walker, Hugh L. - physician Walker, T.S. - physician Warburton, R.S. - automobiles Weaver, Gideon - general store Wentworth, James A. - feed mill Wood & Lowman - agrl implts Yager, Henry A. - pubr Riceville Recorder Yager, Oliver P. - jeweler |
| Saint Ansgar
(pages 855-856) Population, 900. An incorporated town on Cedar River and on the Illinois Central R.R., in St. Ansgar township, Mitchell county, 8 miles northwest of Osage, the judicial seat, and 170 from Dubuque. Settled in 1855. Has 3 banks, an opera house, electric light, a weekly newspaper, the Enterprise, Methodist Episcopal, German Lutheran and Norwegian churches, etc. Exp., Am. Tel., W.U. Martin Klendt, postmaster. Bartz & Dahl (H.A. Bartz, Halvor Dahl) - furniture Berg, O.K. - wagonmaker Berstein, J.F. - hardware Boening Bros. - meats Brandt, Matie - milliner Brogmus Bros. - meats Citizens' Bank (capital $11,000) - J.F. Koch pres, C.H. Miller cashier City Hotel - F. Bristol propr Culver, Miles K. - publr The Enterprise Dahl & Schroeder - furniture and undertakers Dodge, A.M. - grocer Echburg, Andrew N. - dentist Ely & Higbie - grain elevator Enterprise (The) - Miles K. Culver publr Falk & Co. - dry goods Farmer Co-operative Creamery - M.A. Tolferson mngr First National Bank (capital $25,000) - A.N. Lund pres, T.H. Hume cashier Gilbertson Seed and Herb Co. Groth Bros. (Andrew and Thomas) - grocers Gutman, George - baker Hartwig, A.F. - grocer Hegel, Joseph - tailor Hume, T.H. - cashier First National Bank Kittleson, Martin - well driller Klendt, Martin - Postmaster Kuehl, A.H. & Co. - hardware Lott, G.A. - physician and county coroner Lubiens, Robert C. - insurance Lumber and Grain Co. - C.E. Kittleson mngr Lund, J.P. - dry goods Lund & Hume - cabinetmakers Luther, Florence - milliner Miller, C. Edward - pianos Miller, C.F. - restaurant and billiards Miller, C.H. - cashier Citizens' Bank Moe, Lewis - tinsmith More, Martin - auctioneer Moen, C.J. - drugs Muller, R.C. - restaurant Olsen, Julius - cement sidewalks Olson, J. & Co. - furniture and undertakers Peterson, Jens C. - blacksmith Quick, Smith - livery Rosel, Herman A. - drayage Rossiter, L.M. & T.T. (Lizzie M. and Tilda E.) - photographers St. Ansgar Bank (capital $30,000) - Avery rush pres, R.C. Lubiens cashier St. Ansgar Electric Light and Power Co. St. Ansgar Opera House - L.C. Moe mngr St. Ansgar Repair Shop - Guy B. Carroll propr St. Ansgar Telephone Exchange - S.J. Peshak mngr Schmidt & Halverson - grocers Sedlacek, F.J. - produce Sheehan, Dan - garage Smesrud, H.E. - automobiles Sponheim & Rosel - dry goods Steuweald, Charles A. - dentist Syverund Bros. (Ole A. and John) - harness Tessman & Simmering - farm implts Vanderpool, A.L. - confectioner Westenberger, Joseph C. - physician Western Electric Telephone Co. - S.J. Peshak mngr Woodyard, Otis - R.R., Exp and Tel agent |
| Stacyville (pages 917-918) Population, 700. On the Little Cedar river and the Illinois Central R.R., in Stacyville township, Mitchell county, 12 miles north of Osage, the judicial seat. Has Catholic and Methodist Episcopal churches, 2 banks, an opera house, and a weekly newspaper, the Monitor. Tel., W.& Exp., Am. Geo. H. Kinney, postmaster. Addington & Diedrich - rendering works Allen, Mrs. Bertha - milliner Bawek, Joseph - harnessmaker Brown, W.G. - physician Brown, W.R. - publr Stacyville Monitor Commercial Hotel - Art Green propr Eckford, J.W. - live stock Falk, F.A. - jeweler Falk, Joseph - general store Farley, H.G. - R.R. Exp and Tel agent Fillenwarth, L.T. - dentist Frein, Math - restaurants Gardner & Sons - implements Gerhart, Louis - apiarist German Savings Bank (capital $10,000) - J.M. Schlueter pres, E.E. Pritchard cashier Gillis, Roy - billiards and restaurant Ginsterblum & Mauer - general store Halbach, E.P. - clothing and shoes Hanson, B.B. - county supervisor Harrington, W.B. - physician Heimer & May - hardware Hbner, J.A. - drugs Kinney, George H. - Postmaster and Grocer Kinney, Joseph C. - feed mill Majestic Theatre - Adams & Stephani proprs Morson, M. - hardware Pitzen, Joseph - live stock Pritchard, E.C. - cashier German Savings Bank Smith, J.C. - physician Spelz Grain and Coal Co. Stacyville Bank - Brush, Lubiens, Annis & Co. proprs Stacyville Creamery - W.A. Schraudt sec Stacyville Grain & Coal Co. Stacyville Lumber Co. Stacyville Monitor - W.R. Brown publr Stacyville Opera House Co. Stacyville Telephone Exchange - Peter Halbach propr Stehn, H.H. - general store Weber, Ed J. - cement contractor Weber, John A. - garage Wolf, Jacob - furniture Wolf, Joseph N. - real estate |
| Toeterville
(page 937) Population 75. On the Ill. Central R.R., in Mitchell county, 15 miles north of Osage, the judicial seat. Has a bank. Tel., W.U. Exp., Am. Telephone connection. F.H. Bruggeman, postmaster. Bruggeman, F.H. - Postmaster and General Store Central Lumber Co. Clipper, Simon - hardware Mundt, H.D. - grain and coal Union Savings Bank (capital $10,000) - M.C. Sweeney pres, H.D. Mundt cashier |
| West Mitchell
(page 998) Population, 150. An incorporated town in Mitchell township and county on Big Cedar river, which affords excellent water power. It is distant from Mitchell, a station on the Illinois Central R.R., 3/4 mile, at which place a bank and offices of the W.U. Tel. Co., and Am. Exp. Co. are located. Has rural delivery from Mitchell. Duncan, S.D. - woolen mills West Mitchell Mill Co. - flour mill |