Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-02-10
WEBSTER CITY
IN YEAR OF 1869
Historical Business Directory Pre-
pared by J. H. Stephenson and
Published in The Freeman.
FIRMS THEN IN BUSINESS
A Few of the Men Then Active are
Still Residing in This City
and Vicinity.
FIRMS THEN IN BUSINESS

Webster City, and according to the
history of the county published re-
Gently and edited by F. @. and j
w. Lee, Mr.. S. published in the
Freeman the following business d.
rectory in 1869:
Judicial-District judge, D. D.
Chase.
Professional-Attorn at law
J. Skinner, Seneca street, establish
ed in ST. n B. Hyatt, Bank street,
established January, 1867. c. A.
Clark, Seneca street, established
May, '66. D. D. Miracle, Seneca, es-
tablished May, "a. w. J. Covil,
Seneca, established February, SO.
Todisman & Pray, Seneca, establish
ed June, 90.
Medical. Burgess, NJ. D., Di-
vision street, established April, 81.
H. N. Crapper, M. d., Seneca street,
established in '62. H. e. Hendricks,
NJ. D., Seneca street, established in
'65. H. n Curtis, M. D., Bank
street, established Sept. '68.
Dentistry-M. sibley, Bank street,
established May 90.
Clerical-Rev. J. w. Harvey, pas
tor Congregational church, Bank
street, Oct. '55. Rev. J. M. BLY,,
Methodist, Bank street, May, So.
Editorial-Hon. J. D. Hunter, edi-
tor and proprietor Hamilton Free
man, Seneca street, 1857.
Dry Goods-Jones & Young, Sen
eca street, established Oct. 80. l..
L. Treat, Seneca, established April
'63. G. w. Crosley, Seneca, estab-
lished Sept IS. John Patterson &
Co.. Bank street, established May
'6s. Requa & Croft, Second street,
established Oct. 90. Tate & Co.,
Seneca street. established Nov. 80.
Druggists-L L. Estes, Seneca
street, established June sc. Allen
& Crosley, Seneca, established Aug.
'6s.
Groceries and Provisions-Church
& Mckee, Bank street, established
April '65. A. E. Atwell, Bank, es-
tablished October 81. J. Vanskike,
Seneca street.. established Nov. 80.
Clothing-R. I. Burleson, Bank
street, established october 90.
Merchant Tailors-W. w. Wells,
Bank street, established June, 81.
A. Smith, Seneca street, established
April 80.
Boots and Shoes-D. M. Hartman,
Seneca street, established November
'6s. D. Smith, Bank street, estab-
lisned 1869.
Jewelers-P Williams, Seneca
street, established September '6S. E.
r. Lee, Seneca, established May 80.
Dealers in Agricultural Imple-
ments-Cox & Worthington, Des
Moines street, established November
81. Tolerton & Smith. Seneca
street. established November '67.
Grain and Produce Dealers-R. E.
Fairch'ld, Seneca street. established
July go. J. H. Jeffries, established
September 80. j. Oliver establish
ed August 50.
Livery-Arthur & Collins, Water
street, established August '65. S.
Wilson. Second street, established
September '6S.
Carpenters and Joiners-Leonard
e Johnson, Bank street, established
November "a. J. w. Flemming.
FIRST street, established January 80.
A. Smith, Second street, established
November GA w. I. Worthington,
Division street, established October
SIS.
Blacksmithing-W. B. Howard,
Division street, established July '63.
S. Cleckner, Division street, estab-
lished July sc. ]. Frakes, Division
street, established October go. Fish
er & Remington, Wilson avenue,
established September '6S. Howell
& Tiffany, Superior street, estab-
lished IS.
Bankers-Miller E. Sternberg,
Seneca street, established December
81.
Lumber Dealers-CoX & Worth
ington, Des Moines street, establish.
ed Nov. 81. c. T. Fenton, First
street, established April 80. ]
Even & Son, Des Moines street, es.
tablished September SO.
Hardware-Jay Sternberg. Seneca
street, established January, '6S. L
Crary, Seneca street, established
August SO. E. Brophy. Senecs