Gove County Directories
1894 Gazetteer and Business Directory
R. L. Polk & Co.
ALANTHUS. A town on the Smoky Hill river, in Gove county, 24 miles southeast of Gove, the county seat and banking point, and 12 northwest of Utica, its shipping point. W. J. Cheney, postmaster and general store.
BUFFALO PARK. On the U. P. Ry, in Gove county, 14 miles northeast of Gove. the judicial seat, and 5 from Grainfield, the nearest banking point. Stage to Tiffany, 13 miles distant. Tel., W. U. Exp., Pacific. Population, 150. Charles M. McKain, postmaster.
Brandenburg A B, livery and hotel.
Crippen Bros, live stock.
Forster George, nurseryman.
Heckman John, live stock.
Lewis Frank, crearnery.
McKain Charles M, Grocer.
Schaefer C, shoemaker, coal and corn.
Strong F B, livery.
Sutcliffe James, live stock.
Walkey W W, teacher.
White W N, live stock.
CATALPA. In Gove county, 16 miles southeast of Gove, the seat of justice and banking point, and 17 from Utica the nearest shipping point. Mail, tri-weekly.
GOODWATER. In Gove county, 10 miles south of Gove, the judicial seat and banking point, and 20 from Grainfield, the nearest shipping point. Population, 5. Mail, daily. J. F. Matthews, postmaster, grocer and livestock.
GOVE. The judicial seat of Gove county, is on Hackberry creek, 11 miles south of Grainfield, the nearest shipping point, on the U. P. Ry. Has a bank and 2 weekly newspapers, the Gazette and the Republican. Daily stages to Grainfield and Dighton; fare, 75 cents and $2.25 respectively. Population, 150. H. A. Spiher, postmaster.
Barber E J, well augers and pump mnfrs.
Barton 0 P, dry goods.
Bash A J, blacksmith.
Bolster U A, hotel.
Borah & Killean, real estate.
Brown George T, grocer.
City Hotel.
Cook J L, dry goods.
Coy Bros, law, lands and abstracts.
Coy F B. abstracts.
Deyo E P, wind mills.
Dryer George, county treasurer.
Eldred B S, general store.
Exchange Bank (capital,$9,000), B C Jones pres, Owen Jones vice-pres, Owen Jones jr cash.
Gove County Echo.
Gove County Gazette.
Heinz P J, physician.
Jones L F & Co, abstracts.
Jones R C, lawyer.
McAtee E, livery.
Mitchell A J, feed and coal.
Royer Jesse, mason.
Spaulding & Pierce, hardware.
Todd J F, lawyer.
GRAINFIELD. On the U. P. Ry, in Gove county, 11 miles north of Gove, the seat of justice and nearest banking point. It contains 2 churches, a school and a weekly newspaper. Stages run daily to Gove, Dighton and the north. Population, 250. Exp., Pacific. Tel., W. U. Maggie A. Bacon, postmaster.
Ashford O R, meat market.
Beal & Deyer, hotel.
Birrer George, carpenter.
Boyle Rev Wm (Presbyterian).
Briggs C L, railroad, exp and tel agt.
Brooks J R, General Store.
Burr C M, horse dealer.
Cap Sheaf, C M McClintock publr.
Cooper J R, hotel.
Dalton Rev Caldwell (Methodist).
Dargite M, blacksmith.
Hopkins J W, Livery and Stock.
Kane C, shoemaker and general store.
Lewis, farm impts.
McClintock C M, Publr Cap Sheaf.
Mullen Charles, barber.
Peck J B, blacksmith.
Purcell I, lawyer and real estate.
Sutton S A, groceries and hardware.
GRINNELL. On the U. P. Ry, in Gove county, 16 miles northwest of Gove, the judicial seat, and 12 east of Oakley, the nearest bank location. Exp., Pacific. Tel., W. U. Population, 175. Gus Peterson, postmaster.
Arlington Hotel, A H Cox propr.
Beattie Walter, wagonmaker.
Beckman C W, general store.
Cox A H, propr Arlington Hotel.
Cox R L, barber.
Jones Dr J H, druggist.
Kale J V, general store.
Peterson & Von Dehsen, livery.
Schmidt Gus, carpenter.
Sherman O F, justice of peace.
Spranger & Sims, general store.
Van Matter Mrs G W, propr Arlington Hotel.
Wiggins S S, meat market.
JEROME. In Gove county, 16 miles south of Gove, the seat of justice and banking point, and 12 from Shields, +the nearest shipping point. Population, 23. Mail, daily. J. B. Daniels, postmaster.
Daniels H, Hotel.
Hogland A J, grocer.
Scheief, general store.
Whitehair M F, hardware.
QUINTER. A village on the U. P. Ry, in Gove county, 2 miles northeast of Gove, the judicial seat. Has 2 churches, a school, a bank and a weekly newspaper. Tel., W. U. Exp., Pacific. Population, 92. Miss Annie Wurm, postmaster.
Bank of Quinter (capital, $5,000), L H Samson pres, R H Samson cash.
Bayer J H, General Store.
Blackwell D C, druggist.
Blackwell M F, livery.
Brandt Gertrude, railroad and exp agt.
Frantz M J, hotel and furniture.
Long A R, flour, feed and coal.
Lorig Samuel, brick mnfr.
McKillip O L, prin pub school.
Meyers E L, physician.
Quintet Brick and Tile Co (capital, $3,000)
Quinter Town and Land Co, Real Estate.
Republican, A K Trimmer publr.
Riggs Frank, broom mnfr.
Samson R H, grocer.
Trimmer A K, publr Republican.
Tulles M, dentist.
Van Seyoe H B, general store.
Walker J R, blacksmith.
Wertz Rev J B (Ger Baptist).
Whitmer Rev B B (Ger Baptist), hdware.
Whitmer & Love, hardware.
Wickizer A M, meat market.
Wigington W H, Real Estate.
TIFFANY. In Gove county, 6 miles east of Gove, the county seat, and 13 south of Buffalo Park, the nearest shipping point. Mail, tri-weekly. Wm. W. Walkey, postmaster.
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