The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-05-08
CITY DIRECTORY
IS INTERESTING.
Old Edition Printed in 1871 Contains
Number Of Names Of Interest
at Present
Time.
TIMBERMAN WAS MAYOR
Merriam Was City Clerk, All Roberts,
City Marshal, w. 3. Collins City
Attorney at That
limo.

A keokuk city directory Of 1871,
fifty years ago, was brought to this
office recently by Charles Burk. The
ldinrectory has a number of interest
ing items in it. William Timberman
was mayor OF Keokuk at that time,
and B. S. Merriam, city clerk; Will
liam Wilson. recorder; James M.
Shelley, treasurer; w. B. Collins, at
torney; S. H. Johnston, collector, and
ALI Roberts was the city marshal.
George r. Smith was wharf master,
j.. A. Mcdowell engineer, Nelson
Ford, street supervisor, and William
M. Parker, inspector Of weights and
measures.
The old system Of numbering
houses was in vogue then. For in
stance, IA High street was the one
hundred forty-fourth house from the
river. 1t happened to be located at
Twelfth and High streets. In looking
over the pages of the directory the
following names are found Of people
whose families are still living in
Keokur:
Annable, D. H., salesman, IA High
street
Ayres, t. r. j.. & Sons, ss Main
street
Baker, S. F. & Co.. corner Fifth
and Blondeau
Berryhill,N L. A., fruit store, corner
Ninth and Main.
Bland, Austin, saloon, 1877 Main
street.
Blank & Manners, dyers, corner
Fifth and Johnson.
Blom, N, soap maker, Missouri
avenue and c.
Burk Il Johnson, soda water, Main
between Tenth and Eleventh.
Buss Brothers, roofers.
Carter, S. C. & S., lumber, Fourth
street.
Carver, John, corner Ninth and. Or
leans
Charter, Eugene, shoemaker.
Chenoweth, Joseph, marble cutter.
Collier, Robertson & Co., wholesale
grocers, No. As Leyee.
Collins, w. b., city attorney.
!. Ccnnable, Albert L., director Keo-
lluk Savings bank.
Craig, John H., lawyer, residence
Eleventh and High.
Crimmins, John, residence First
and Exchange.
Culkin, Lawrence, residence No. 81
High.
Cushman, e. c., engineer, residence
Daugherty, J. F., residence No. II
Concert. $685.
Davis, C. f., president Savings
bank, residence Second and High.
Dollery, John, carpenter, Carol AMI
Seventeenth.
Dire ssel Casper, keokuk Hall, 149
Main.
Duncan, J. A., furniture, SO Main.
Ebersole. Morris, Thirteenth and
Bank. '... 81
Eisenhuth, John, cigar maker
Finigan, John, residence Eleventh
and Franklin.
Forman, w. H., tailor.
Foulkes, Albert, painter.
Frank Jacob, wagon maker.
Frazer T. S., bookkeeper
Fuller, E. E., physician, residence
1873 Blondeau
Fulton. VIM, residence 81 Timea.
Gate City corner Second and Main.
Graham, VIM, residence Tenth anu
Bank.
Griffey, J. r. & J. W., carpenters.
Hambleton & Huiskamp shoe store, !
No. SO Main.
Hamill, S. & Co, SrocerS, lOo Main. |
Hardin, A. j., blacksmith, residence |
Twelfth and Franklin.
Harmon, John, farmer, Reid and ID.
Haskin, D. W. & W. H., painters,
1877 High.
Hassall, Rev. Robert, residence
Fourteenth and Grand avenue.
Heaslip, Henry A., salesman, cor
ner Fifth and Franklin.
Heller. Frank, hay and feed. Main
near Eighth. '
Helwig, John, shoemaker.
Hennemann, Charles. coppersmith.
Hickey, Timothy, residence Sixth
and Ridge.
Hilpert. Frederick. Concert near
Tenth.
Hinman. B. B., lumber residence 81
Morgan.
Hobbs, .Ino. W.. bookkeeper.
Hodge, H. c., salesman.