Geary County Directories
Junction City Business Guide
Goodwin's Pacific Railway Business Guide & Gazetteer of Missouri and Kansas, 1867-1868
Junction City was laid out in 1858. The original
stockholders were J. R. McClure, Robert Wilson, P. Z. Taylor, John T. Price, Daniel Mitchell and F. N. Blake. It was at that time in Riley county, but the lines
were subsequently changed, which resulted in its becoming the county seat of Davis county. The U. S. Land Office was immediately moved from Ogden to this point.
The town grew rapidly during 1859 and �60, but war caused a suspension. Its improvement during 1866, as well as its promises for the future, are unprecedented.
The town is built upon a beautiful piece of table land, at the confluence of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers, and three miles west of Fort Riley. To the
east are the lowlands of the Smoky Hill bottom, and to the west are the gently rising bluffs, which furnish a fine quality and inexhaustable supply of white
magnesian limestone, a substance of much service in the adornment of the town. Its location possesses many natural advantages, which induce to the belief that
it will be one of the most important points between the Missouri river and the Rocky mountains, on the Kansas branch of the Pacific road. The U. P. Railway,
E. D., was completed to this point in November 1866, and it is at present and will continue to be, until the extension of the road to the terminus. At this point
the U. P. Railway, Southern Branch, will intersect with the Eastern Division. The Southern Branch already has franchises sufficient to insure its construction and a bill is now pending in Congress providing for an extension of them via the Republican Valley to a junction with the main trunk at Fort Kearney. Coaches
leave this point for the gold regions and other points in the mountains. About six thousand acres of beautiful prairie and bottom land, recently forming a part
of the Fort Riley Military Reserve, have been donated by Congress to the State of Kansas, for the purpose of building a bridge across the Republican river. The
Legislature placed said land in the control of the Republican River Bridge Company, who propose immediately commencing the construction of a first-class and
costly bridge. The Junction City and Smoky Hill Bridge Company are at work constructing a bridge across the Smoky Hill, at a cost of $18,000. The County
Commissioners are also building a bridge at an expense of $20,000. The population of the town is estimated at from 1,500 to 2,000. Its people are active and
energetic, and much business is done. A large and beautiful stone school-house sits on an eminence to the southwest of the town; the Baptists have a neat and
commodious place of worship; the Methodists and Episcopalians are finishing buildings.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Atkinson & Coates, Saloon and Bowling Alley, Seventh, between Washington
and Jefferson.
Baier, Tiber, Livery Stable, between Sixth and Seventh.
Barry, A & M, Proprietors City Hotel, corner Eighth and Madison.
Bauer, F, Boots and
Shoes, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
Beates, G E, Sheriff, Court Room.
Becker, Louis, Billiards and Boarding, corner Seventh and Jefferson.
Benning, H, Wagonmaker, corner Eighth and Jefferson.
BLATTNER, J F & CO, Hardware, Stoves, etc, Washington, between Sixth and Seventh.
Bradfor, John, Saloon, Seventh, between Washington and Jefferson.
BREN, GEORGE H, Guns, Riffes and Sporting Articles, Washington, between Sixth and Seventh.
BREITWIESER, J E, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Cigars, Tobacco, Papers, Magazines, etc, Washington, opposite Hale House.
Brown, R, Saddles and Harness, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
Burress, W B, Boarding House, corner Washington and Ninth.
Casper, John, Dry Goods
and Tobacco, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
Chick, W H etc, Wholesale Grocers and Forwarding and Commission, Sixth, opposite Park.
City Hotel, A & M Barry, Proprietors, corner Eighth and Madison.
Clark, Milton E, General merchant, Washington.
Clark & Hill, Painters, Seventh, between Washington and Jefferson.
CLARKE & NEWTON, Forwarding and Commission, opposite Hale House.
Clough, A, Tailor, Washington.
Cross, John, Furniture, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
Cutler, D M, Agent U S Express Co, Smoky Hill, Overland Route, Washington, between Sixth and Seventh.
Davis, Miss M M, Dressmaker and Milliner, Seventh, below Washington.
Donnelly, Philip, Saloon, Washington near Ninth.
Drechsel, George & Co, Blacksmiths and Wagonmakers, Seventh, between Jefferson and Adams.
Dryfoos, N, Clothing, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
DUY, G B, Furniture and Insurance Agent, Seventh, between Washington and Jefferson.
FERGUSON, COL G G, Attorney at Law, Washington, between Seventh; and Eighth.
Finlaw, Wm, Physician and Surgeon, corner Seventh and Washington.
ffoersch, Peter, Saloon and Billiard Room, Seventh, between Washington and Jefferson.
Ganz, H & Bro, General store, Sixth, opposite Park.
Gaylord, E H & Co, Auction and Commission House, Seventh, west of Washington.
Gemeny, Benjamin,
Carpenter and Boarding House, Washington, between Fifth and Sixth.
Gillpatrick, Col J H, Attorney at Law, corner Washington and Seventh.
Goodenough, R A, Saloon and Billiards, Seventh, between Washington and Jefferson.
HALE HOUSE, McMeekin & Dougher, Proprietors, Washington, between Sixth
and Seventh.
Hale & Rice, Bankers, corner Washington and Seventh.
Hale & Kirkendall, Grocers and Liquor Dealers, corner Washington and Seventh.
Hall & Porter, Druggists, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
Hilliard, E D, Physician and Surgeon, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
Hinman, C H, Cigars, Tobacco and Liquor, corner Washington and Seventh.
Horn, T G, Physician and Surgeon, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
Houston, S D, Receiver of U S Land Office, near Washington.
Jehle, Frank, Boot and Shoemaker, Seventh, near Washington.
JUNCTION CITY UNION, Porter & Martin, Proprietors, Eighth.
Katsenstein, A, Clothing, Washington, bet, Seventh and Eighth.
Kilian & Dieter, Barbers, Washington.
Kimball, M E, Milliner, Washington, between Sixth and Seventh.
Klink, Daniel, Boot and Shoemaker, Washington.
Patterson & Hale, Hardware.
Larkin, A, Saloon and Restaurant, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
Latshaw, Quade & Co, Lumberyard, corner Seventh and Jefferson.
Lawrenson, R E, County Treasurer; Court Room.
Love, R, Barber, opposite Hale House.
Lymtan, G C, Agent U P R R, Depot.
Mackey, W H, Blacksmith, Seventh, between Washington and Jefferson.
Martin, Wm, Saloon, opposite Hale House.
Maxwell, S, Photographer, Seventh, between Washington and R R.
McIntosh, D G, Tailor, Washington.
MCKENZIE & SMITH, Stoves and Hardware, corner Washington
and Eighth.
MCMEEKIN & DOUGHER, Proprietors Hale House, Washington, between Sixth and Seventh.
Meader, J P, Blacksmith, corner Eighth
and Jefferson.
Merchants� Union Express, M Newton, Agent, Washington, between Sixth and Seventh.
Miller & Howard, Bankers, Seventh, near Washington.
Miller, A, Dry Goods and Notions, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
Morehead, C R & Co, Wholesale Grocers and Forwarding and Commission, Sixth, opposite Park.
Mortal, William, Boarding House and Saloon, near Brewery.
Newton, M, Agent Merchants� Union Express, Washington,
between Sixth and Seventh.
Nye Forwarding Company, D T Smith, Agent, near Depot.
O�Connor, M A, Millinery and Dressmaking, Washington, between Eighth and
Ninth.
Overland Transportation Company, Woolworth & Barton, Proprietors, near Depot.
Owen, A T, Clerk District Court, office in Court Room.
Stoves and
Tinware, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
Pierce, A C, County Clerk and Surveyor, Court Room.
PORTER & MARTIN, Proprietors Junction City Union,
Eighth.
Post Office, W S Webb, Postmaster, Seventh, between Washington and
Jefferson.
Rawolle & Hall, Wholesale and Retail Grocers, Seventh, between Washington and Jefferson.
Rockwell, B, Clothing and Groceries, Washington, between
Seventh and Eighth.
Rothschild, L & M, Clothing, Hats and Caps, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
Rude & Stephens, Saddle and Harnessmakers, Seventh,
between Washington and Jefferson.
Sage, E A, Butcher, Washington, between Sixth and Seventh.
Sanderson, John, Livery, below Washington.
Santa Fe Stage Company, W S Stone, Agent, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
Sargent & Son, Druggists, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
Schobell, S H, Telegraph Operator Western Union, Seventh, between Washington and Jefferson.
Schmidt, A & Co, Clothing, corner Washington and Eighth.
Schultz, Charles, Boot and Shoemaker, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
Simon, M & Bro, Dry Goods and Clothing, corner Ninth and Washington.
Spring, Henry, Saloon, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
Steifen, John, Jeweler, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
Streeter & Strickler, General Merchants, corner Washington and Seventh.
Sutliff, W E & Co, Clothing, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
Thiele, E,
Hardware and Groceries, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
Taylor, P Z, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Groceries, Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes, etc, corner Sixth and Washington.
United States Express Company, Smoky Hill Overland Route, D M Cutler, Agent, Washington, between Sixth and Seventh.
Washburn, B, Saloon, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
Watson, L. M, Butcher, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
Webb, W S, News Agent and Postmaster, Seventh, between Washington and Jefferson.
Weise, O L F, Saloon and Billiard Room, Washington, corner Eighth.
White & Callen, Attorneys at Law, Washington, between Sixth and Seventh.
Whiteford, John, Watchmaker and Jeweler, Seventh, between Washington and Jefferson.
Willans & Rizer, Registers of United States Lands, office Seventh, near Washington.
WILLIAMS, JOHN W, Attorney at Law and United States Commissioner, Eighth, near Washington.
Will, Morris, Saloon, corner Ninth and Washington.
Wright, John, Probate Judge, Court Room.
Wright & Lockstone, Bakers and Grocers, Seventh, between Washington and Jefferson.
Yates, W, Restaurant, Washington.
York & Cunningham, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in General Merchandise, corner Washington and Eighth.
Zipp, Frank, Boot and Shoemaker, Washington, between Seventh and Eighth.
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