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1890 Nebraska State Gazetteer for Thomas County

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Thomas County

Nebraska State Gazetteer

Business Directory and Farmer list for 1890-1891

Omaha: J. M. Wolfe & Co., Publishers, 509-510 Paxton Block, 1890

Entered according to Act of Congress in the year of 1890, by J. M. Wolfe� & Co,
in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C.


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Business Directory

Thedford is the county seat of Thomas county, and is situated about the center of the county, on the G. I. & W. C., a branch of the B. & M. R. R., and has a population of 400. Here may be found well represented business and occupations of all kinds. The country around is unequaled for agricultural purposes. The very best water is found at a depth of 20 to 30 feet. Its citizens are enterprising and united in everything in the way of public improvements. Their liberality in this respect is shown by a fine brick court house, costing $10,000 and good school house. Among the prominent features is the Thedford Bank, authorized capital, $25,000, a good hotel, lumber and coal yards, and two newspapers, Thomas county Veteran and the Thedford Tribune. The Methodists hold regular meetings in the school house.

    Brown S M, harness.                  
    Cowles W W, postmaster, county judge and pub Thedford Tribune.    
    Cutter E S, meat market.             
    Dana & West, pub Thomas county Veteran.                           
    DeBrown John, hardware, lumber.      
    Dill B F, prop Thedford House.       
    Edmunds C H Dr, druggist.              
    Evans John H, attorney-at-law.         
    Evans R F, carpenter and justice.      
    Farrell & Drew, genl mdse.           
    Gilbert M C, barber.                 
    Grate Wm, sta, tel and ex agt.
    Harper W R, real estate.             
    Joy J E, county clk.                  
    Layman J, plasterer.                 
    Layman M M Mrs, restaurant.          
    Long Charles, clothing, etc.         
    McCown R D, lumber and coal.         
    McGinnis J S, atty.
    Mundy Wm, drugs.
    Russell Geo M, well borer. 
    Scott J W, livery.
    Sigler Stephen, painter.
    Steele George, photographer
    Swingle W E, hardware.
    Thedford Bank, authorized capital $25,000, E W Rankin pres, 
      J C Martin vice-pres, J M McMillan cashier.
    Thedford House, B F Dill prop.
    Thedford Tribune, W W Cowles pub.
    Thomas County Veteran, Dana & West pubs.
    Tuttle J H, watchmaker.
    Walters J P, county atty.
    West John, genl mdse.  
    Wiles W R, blacksmith.
    
Seneca, a small town on the B. & M. R. R. in Thomas county, in the Middle Loup valley, has a population of 100. It is a section station, and a round-house is located here. A school house costing $800 has lately been built. The newspaper is the Seneca News. The country around is well adapted to herding cattle.

    Carney John W, justice.              
    Heath F D, sta, tel & ex agt.        
    Holmes J A, ed Weekly Seneca News.   
    Mary George, county surveyor.
    Ong I C, hotel.
    Talbot Bros & Co, genl mdse.
    Talbot M, postmaster.
    
Natick, a flag station on the B. & M. R. R., in the eastern part of Thomas county, eight miles from Thedford.

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Farmer List
Algoe D J, Thedford		Harper J W, Thedford
Allen Geo t, Thedford		Harper S H, Thedford
Anderson Theo, Thedford	        Harper W R, Thedford
Bailey W D, Dunning		Hildebrand Chas, Thedford
Bander D E, Thedford		Hildebrand Geo C, Thedford
Barnes J S, Thedford		Kesterson, Thomas, Halsey
Barnes T E, Thedford		Ley Joseph, Thedford
Beetle David, Thedford	        Long Charles, Thedford
Belden Geo C, Thedford	        Lyman D W, Halsey
Bivens L K, Purdum		Lyon M D, Thedford
Bivens S W, Purdum		Martin A, Halsey
Bowen C W, Halsey		Maseberg Fred, Thedford
Bowen J T, Halsey		Matthews Geo L, Thedford
Brown Frank, Halsey		Melvin John, Thedford
Buckles A J, Thedford		Miller Geo W, Thedford
Buckles J W, Thedford		Miller W E, Halsey
Calhoun W H, Purdum		Mills D O, Thedford
Callender C E, Thedford	        Mills F W, Thedford
Callender D N, Dunning	        Moberly J T, Thedford
Carney J W,Seneca		Murphy C R, Thedford
Clark Andrew, Thedford	        Osmon S H, Thedford
Coffman W J, Thedford	        Oller Ed, Thedford
Cossey W C, Thedford		Palmer E A, Seneca
Crawford Jas M, Thedford	Parker J W, Thedford
Crow Henry, Thedford		Perkins D E, Halsey
Crow H J, Thedford		Peterson R, Seneca
Crow Wm, Thedford		Pierson H S, Halsey
Dahmer Fred, Halsey		Purdum J W, Thedford
Dana Charles, Thedford	        Roberts H A, Halsey
Dill B F, Thedford		Rush R A, Halsey
Downey H S, Dunning		Russell Chas R, Thedford
Doyle John, Thedford		Russell Geo M, Thedford
Edelman B, Thedford		Russell I W, Thedford
Edelman W F, Thedford	        Sigler S A, Thedford
Emry R A, Halsey		Spurgin John, Thedford
Evans, Robert F, Thedford	Stearns Amos L, Thedford
Ewing J C, Halsey		Stearns I W, Thedford
Ferrell, P F,Halsey		Tharp A, Halsey
Fountain J G, Thedford	        Trussell M B, Halsey
Gilbert M C, Thedford		Utterback D L, Thedford
Gilbert Richard, Thedford	Utterback M O, Thedford
Gilson J M, Thedford		Walters J P, Thedford
Grable Thomas, Thedford	        Walters Wm M, Thedford
Graham John, Halsey		Wright C C, Thedford
Hardy Wm, Seneca		Zorger S D, Thedford

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