Chase County
1884-1885 Gazetteer and Business Directory
published R. L. Polk and Co.
CHASE COUNTY. Situated in the central portion of
the State, in the fifth tier of counties from the Missouri
border, is bounded on the north by Morris county, on the east
by Lyon and Greenwood, on the south by Greenwood and
Butler, and on the west by Marion county. Organized in
1859, it contains 750 square miles, or 480,000 acres of which
about 62,000 are under cultivation. County seat, Cottonwood
Falls; population, 700. A small vein of coal exists but is not
mined, limestone is found in abundance in all parts, and a
superior quality well adapted for building purposes is found
at Strong, Cottonwood Falls and other places. The A., T. &
S. F. R. R., runs through from east to west, following the
course of the Cottonwood river, the principal stream which
flows through the middle of the county. Timber is scarce,
but there are good springs. Population, June 1883, 5,940.
BAZAAR. A small settlement in the central part of Chase county,
7 1/4 miles south of Cottonwood Falls, the county seat,
and 8 1/4 from Cottonwood, the shipping point of the A. T.
& S. F. R. R. Mail, tri-weekly.
BIRLEY. Settled in 1868, on Rock creek, Chase county,
10 miles southwest of Cottonwood Falls, the county seat, and
11 southwest of Strong City, on the A., T. & S. F. R. R., its
shipping point for live stock. Has a Methodist church and
district school. Population, 50. Mail, twice a week by stage
from Cottonwood Falls. J. A. Gauvey, postmaster.
Bienan J M, live stock.
Chapel Dwight, live stock.
Guavay J A, Farmer.
Murphy John, live stock.
Partridge H, live stock.
Staples J, live stock.
Tomlinson Wm, live stock.
Veburg A, live stock.
Yeager G W, live stock.
CEDAR GROVE. Chase county. A station on the A., T. & S. F. R. R. See Cedar Point, the postoffice.
CEDAR POINT. On Cottonwood river, 1/2 mile from
Cedar Grove, on the A., T. & S. F. R. R., in the western part
of Chase county, 20 miles from Cottonwood Falls, the county
seat, and 100 from Topeka. The river here affords power,
and the village has 100 inhabitants, a Methodist Episcopal
church and a district school. Banking facilities at Florence.
Grain and live stock are the chief shipments. Mail, daily.
J. W. Wyatt, postmaster.
Byron J W, railroad and express agent and harnessmaker.
Byron Miss Laura, telegraph operator.
Cassader J J, constable.
Cook Rev H A (Methodist Episcopal).
Dawson Wm, carpenter.
Drinkwater O H, justice of peace.
Drinkwater & Schriver, Flour Mill.
Fenn George B & Co, lumber and hardware.
Franks Philip, hotel.
French J M, general store and live stock.
Halcom Miss Etta, dressmaker.
Ogden Amos, general store.
Osman J A, blacksmith.
Ruffertz John, section foreman.
Stephenson H C, general store.
Webster Marion, wagonmaker.
Wyatt Dr J W, Druggist.
COTTONWOOD FALLS. The county seat of Chase
county, is pleasantly situated on the banks of the Cottonwood
river, a little to the northeast of the centre of the county, 1 1/2
miles south of Strong (or Cottonwood) station, on the main
line of the A., T. & S. F. R. R., via which it is 133 miles.
from Atchison, and 81 from Topeka. It is an incorporated
city, with Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational
churches, good public schools, 2 banks, 2 weekly newspapers,
the Courant and the Leader, 2 hotels, etc., etc. Population,
600. Grain, live stock, wool and stone are shipped. Exp.,
Wells, Fargo & Co. A disastrous fire on June 29th 1883.
destroyed about $50,000 worth of property, but the town is
being rapidly rebuilt in a substantial manner with stone and
brick. Mail, daily. S. A. Perrigo, postmaster.
Alexander Isaac, stone quarry.
Bailey Miss Emma, teacher.
Balch George, sheriff.
Breese Sidney A, clerk.
Breese Stephen D, grocer.
Buchanan Miss Lilly, teacher.
Campbell Malcolm A, hardware.
Carswell Charles H, city attorney.
Carter W H, physician.
Chase County Bank (cagital, $50,000), Augustus A Howard propr, m W Sanders cash.
Chase County Leader, Wm A Morgan Editor and Proprietor; Published Every Thursday.
Cochran Lester, carpenter.
Cochran & Carswell (Fenimore P Cochran, Charles H Carswell), lawyers.
Crighton Wm M, principal public school.
Doolittle & Son (John S and Joseph H), general store.
Ellis Miss Minnie, teacher.
Ferlet August, propr Union hotel.
Ferry James W, general store.
Finley Gideon E, jeweler.
Fisher Rev Wm E (Congregational).
Forney Wm, city marshal.
Fritz Hiram S, stoves and tinware.
Gang Asbury P, County Recorder.
Giese Wm, blacksmith.
Grisham & Evans (Thomas H Grisham, E N Evans),lawyers.
Hait Carloss E, physician.
Hazle James F, livery.
Heintz Martin, Carpenter and Builder.
Hildebrand Bros & Jones Edward A and George 0 Hildebrand, Stephen F Jones), hardware.
Hillert Wm, shoemaker.
Hinckley Mrs Eliza, Propr Hinckley House.
Hinckley House, Mrs Eliza Hinckley Propr.
Hofman Christian R, meat market.
Holsinger Wm H, Real Estate and Loan Agent and City reasurer.
Honberger Jacob, furniture.
Howard Augustus A, banker.
Hughes George T, Painter, Paper Hanger and Kalsominer.
Hunt Miss Alice, teacher.
Hunt Clark B, carpenter.
Hunt Miss Mary E, school superintendent.
Johnson Rev Alfred K (Methodist).
Jones Thomas S, Lawyer.
Kerr James M & Co, lumber.
Kinne E A, city clerk.
Kuhl I F, harnessmaker.
LIoyd Miss Carrie, teacher.
McCaskell John, live stock.
McGrath Miss Elsie, teacher.
McWilllams John W, Propr Chase County Land Agency.
MacLe1sh Samuel L, grocer.
Madden Bros (John and Dennis), lawyers.
Martin L & Co, general store.
Miller Leviticus P, plasterer.
Minick John D, live stock and brick yard.
Moore John, broom factory.
Morgan Wm A, editor and propr Chase County Leader.
Nesbit C F, county surveyor.
Ollinger Joseph F, barber.
Overst Frank, baker.
Pennel Mathias H, police judge.
Perrigo Stephen A, Postmaster.
Pugh Miss Luella, music teacher.
Pugh Wm P, physician.
Sanders & Smith (J V Sanders, J A Smith), Lawyers, Insurance and Collecting Agents.
Seaman Miss Ellen V, milliner.
Shipman Joshua S, county treasurer.
Simmons Gideon R, blacksmith.
Smith Wm S, billiard hall.
Stone J Wm, physician.
Strail Milo P, wagonmaker.
Taylor Rev John (Presbyterian).
Tuttle John M, general store.
Union Hotel, August Ferlet propr.
Warren W, teacher.
Watson A B, Carpenter.
Whitson C C, probate judge.
Young Mahlon M, confectioner.
Young & Kelley (S P Young, Thomas O Kelley), Attorneys-at-Law and Collection Agents.
CRAWFORDSVILLE. Also known as Hunt�s Station,
and formerly called Silver Creek, is a station on the A., T. &
S. F. R. R., in Chase county, 14 miles west of Cottonwood
Falls, the county seat, and 146 from Atchison. It is on the
Cottonwood river, a good water power stream, not improved.
Grain and live stock are the shipments. Population, 60.
Mail, daily. L. M. Talkington, postmaster.
Blackshire J R, live stock.
Cope J W, railroad agent and telegraph operator.
Crawford J L, saw-mill.
Holmes E T, live stock.
Hunt M E, Live Stock and Justice of Peace.
Jee A R, blooded live stock.
Patten N M, constable.
Santz S P & Co, stone quarry.
Shaft Clay, notary public.
Shaft Wm, live stock.
Sitler H L, live stock.
Talkington Leonard M, General Store.
ELINOR. A small place in Chase county, 5 miles northeast of
Cottonwood Falls, the county seat. It is a flag station of the A.,
T. & S. F. R. R., 125 miles from Atchison. Mail, discontinued.
ELK. A country postoffice on Middle creek, in the northwest part of Chase county, 18 miles west of Cottonwood
Falls, the county seat, and 11 northwest of Elmdale, the loca-
tion of the nearest bank, and shipping point for live stock and
grain. Has a district school. Population, within delivery of
postoffice, 300. Stage to Abilene, Elmdale and Marion semiweekly. Mail, semi-weekly. H. Collett, postmaster.
Collett, H, hardware, patent medicines, stationery, blacksmith and wagonmaker.
Werehaus Gustave, carpenter.
ELMDALE. A village on the A., T. & S. F. R. R., in
Chase county, and on the Cottonwood river, 6 miles west of
Cottonwood Falls, the county seat, 88 southwest of Topeka,
and 138 from Atchison. Has Methodist Episcopal and Christian
churches and a district school. Grain and live stock are
shipped. Population, 300. Tel., W. U. Exp., Wells, Fargo
& Co. Mail, daily. F. Johnson, postmaster.
Bailey A S, boarding.
Critton J R, propr Elmdale house.
Critton & Aiken, wagonmakers.
Elmdale Bank, E Stotts propr.
Elmdale House, J R Critton propr.
Jeffery P C, general store.
Johnson F, Physician and Druggist.
Johnson Jr Breese, General Store.
Klein C H, hardware.
Prickett U O, blacksmith.
Seaton A, railroad and express agent.
Shipman J S, saw and flour mill.
Stotts E, propr Elmdale bank.
Talkington John, furniture.
Tomlinson Wm, loan and land agent.
HYMER. A country postoffice in the northwestern part
of Chase county, 16 miles northwest of Cottonwood Falls,
the county seat, and 10 north of Elmdale, on the A., T. & S.
F. R. R., its banking and nearest railroad point for its shipments of
grain and live stock. Population, 10. Mail, by
stage from Elmdale, twice a week. H. Jones, postmaster.
Baldwin Caleb, live stock.
Berg D B, live stock.
Jones D H, Live Stock.
MATFIELD GREEN. A village in the southern part of
Chase county, 16 miles south of Cottonwood Falls, the county
seat, and 17 south of Strong, on the A., T. & S. F. R. R., its
nearest railroad point. It is on the south fork of the Cottonwood river, has a flour mill and ships produce. There are
societies of Methodist Episcopal and Christian sects, and a
district school. Stages to El Dorado and Cottonwood Falls
tri-weekly. Mail, daily. G. W. Bocock, postmaster.
Bocock G W, physician.
Bocock & Cameron, General Store.
Brady Rev R R (Methodist).
Cameron Rev Edwin (Christian).
Carnes John, physician.
Daney I & Sons, masons.
Jackson T L, constable.
Landsberg D M, justice of peace.
Lincoln H L, general store.
Taylor W H, blacksmith.
Walker F M, boots and shoes.
Wilcox R H, grist mill.
MORGAN. Country postoffice in Chase county, 15 miles
southwest of Cottonwood Falls, the county seat, and 16 1/2
southwest of Strong, on the A., T. & S. F. R. R., its nearest
shipping point. Ships live stock and grain. Improved land
ranges from $8 to $25 per acre. It is on the semi-weekly mail
stage route from Cottonwood Falls to Plum Grove. Mail, 4
times per Week. H. J. Penrod, postmaster.
Penrod H J, Veterinary Surgeon.
Taylor J, blacksmith and wagonmaker.
SAFFORD, is situated on Cottonwood river, and is a
station on, the A., T. & S. F. R. R., in Toledo township, Chase
county, 139 miles from Kansas City, 123 from Atchison, and
9 east of Cottonwood Falls, the county seat. It has Methodist and Presbyterian churches,
a district school, ships cattle
and hogs, and banks at Emporia, 11 miles east. Population,
100. Tel., W. U. Exp., Wells, Fargo & Co. Mail, daily. J. F. Gill, postmaster.
Gill J F, Railroad and Express Agent.
Humphrey & Son, flour mill.
Jones Bros, live stock.
Jones B P, blacksmith.
Pearson J, mngr Safford Mercantile Co.
STRONG. Formerly known as Cottonwood, is a thriving
city on the A., T. & S. R. R., in Chase county, 1 1/2 miles
north of Cottonwood Falls, the county seat, 132 from Atchison, and 81 from Topeka. Large quantities of a superior
quality of limestone are quarried here and shipped to all
parts of the State, being used in the capitol buildings at Topeka, the railroad station at Atchison, the various railway
ridges, etc. It contains Catholic, Congregational and Baptist churches, good schools, a bank, and a newspaper, the
Independent. In addition to stone, live stock and rain are
shipped. Population, 700. Stage to Cottonwood Igalls several times daily, and to El Dorado tri-weekly. Exp., Adams
and Wells, Fargo & Co. Tel., W. U. Mail, daily. C. W.Jones, postmaster.
Baldwin Clarence, harnessmaker.
Bauerle Ernst F, baker.
Berry David B, live stock.
Berry & Burton (David B Berry, Alfred C Burton), general store.
Brecht Adam, shoemaker.
Brynes J B, well driller.
Chamberlain H H, city marshal.
Clay Hotel Levi W Clay Propr.
Clay Levi W, Propr Clay Hotel.
Coate Isaac C, propr Ifotel Strong.
Conacher Daniel, city clerk.
Davis Woodford M, insurance.
Dickeson James T, Station Agent.
Emslie John, Contractor, Stone Quarries and Stone Saw Mill.
Fisk Redford W, physician.
Garland do Son (Joseph P and James P), restaurant.
Goudie & Buchanan (John A Goudie, James B Buchanan), carpenters.
Hagans George K, Propr Iowa Livery, Feed and Sale Stable.
Harvey Hugh, drugs.
Hildebrand Bros & Jones (George C and Edward A Hildebrand, Stephen F Jones), hardware.
Hildebrand Edward A, city treasurer.
Hoffman Richard, Meat Market.
Hotel Strong, Isaac C Coate propr.
Jones Charles W, stationer.
Jones Frank M, physician.
Kirk John P, grocer.
Laffoon Reuben F, general store.
Lantry B & Sons (Bernard, Henry E and Charles I), Stone Quarry, Contractors and Builders.
Lewis �, stone quarries.
Manley Wm, engineer.
Maule Charles I, Mayor and General Store.
Miller John, justice of peace.
Newman George, Barber.
Quinn John, boarding.
Rittinger David, stone quarry.
Roberts Homer M, blacksmith.
Ryan John, confectioner.
Shellenbarger Mrs Julia, boarding.
Sholly David F, general store.
Smith & Co (Edgar A Smith, N Stucks), meat market.
Spreitzer George W, baker.
Strong City Independent, Watson & Hildebrand proprs.
Strong City National Bank (capital, $50,000), Stephen F Jones pres, Edward A Hildebrand cash.
Thomas Isaac G, cigars.
Twedle & Parker, stone quarries.
Vail Sanford A, Real Estate, Loan and Insurance Agt.
Watson & Hildebrand (Robert M Watson, James C Hildebrand), Proprs Strong City Independent.
Webb David C, general store.
Winters John G, Flour and Feed, Coal and Wood, Fruits and Vegetables.
Wortring James, shoemaker.
THURMAN. In Bazaar township, in the southeastern
corner of Chase county, 22 1/2 miles via postal route south of
Cottonwood Falls, the county seat and nearest bank location.
It is a small farming settlement. Mail, semi-weekly by stage
from Eureka. Ship to Strong, on the A., T. & S. F. R.
B. Houser, postmaster.
TOLEDO. A village situated 2 miles northeast of
Safford, its shipping point, on the A., T. & S. F. R. R., in the
eastern part of Chase county, and 11 miles northeast of Cottonwood Falls, the
county seat. Friends and Methodist
Episcopal churches and a district school are sustained, and
grain and live stock are marketed. Population, 100. Mail,
daily. Paris Mills, postmaster.
Burgess L E A, boots and shoes.
Conway A M, physician.
Jones P M, wagonmaker.
Keogleman Phil, blacksmith.
Lee E W, live stock.
WONSEVU. Small place on Cedar creek, in the southwestern part of Chase county, 24 miles from Cottonwood
Falls, the county seat, 10 from Cedar Grove, its shipping
point, and 12 from Florence, on the A., T. & S. F. R.
R., on the D. br. of the same road, is 7 miles southwest,
and there is a semi-weekly mail by stage from there. Methodist and United Brethern churches and a district school are
here. Ships grain and live stock. Population, 24. Henry
A. Ewing, postmaster.
Byram W, railroad and express agent.
Ewing Henry A, General Store, Notary Public and Land Agent.
Youngheim Eli, blacksmith and farm.
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