Labette County Directories
1878 "Kansas State Gazetteer and Business Directory"
R. L. Polk & Company
CHETOPA
A flourishing city of about 1,000 population, settled in 1867 and incorporated in 1870. It is located
on the Neosho river and the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Ry., in the southeast corner of Labette county, and
contains 2 flour mills, 1 saw mill, 1 foundry, 4 churches (2 Presbyterian, 1 Methodist and 1 Catholic), and
a school house erected at a cost of $25,000. It also has a banking house and 2 weekly newspapers, the
Chetopa Herald (dem.) and Southern Kansas Advance (rep.). The principle
exports are live stock, grain and flour. Oswego, the county
seat, is 9 miles distant, and Topeka 169 by rail. Stage to Baxter Springs.
Daily mail. Telegraph, Western Union. Express, Adams. The bonded debt of the city, including interest,
is $125,000. James M. Cavaness, postmaster.
Alexander & Brown, furniture and lumber mnfrs.
Alexander William, barber.
Bates George H, grocer.
Bedelle & Bros, grocers.
Bender Daniel M, livery.
Bishop R G, jeweler.
Bononcini Rev E (Catholic).
Boon & Littleton, physicians.
Campbell Z J, justice of the peace.
Cannor Thomas R, grocer.
Cavaness James M, propr Southern Kansas Advance.
Clark & Sturges, bankers.
Cliff & Thompson, carpenters.
Clift Robert H, city marshal.
Closser Daniel O, druggist.
Coggins Thomas H, general store.
Columbia Joseph W, grocer and police magistrate.
Cook J B & Co, real estate.
Crichton & Conderman, lawyers.
Cunningham Frank, boots and shoes.
Dejarnette Bros, harnessmakers.
Dersham Dr Moses H, druggist.
Drake Archibald G, lawyer and justice of the peace.
Eddington George, restaurant and express agent.
Edwards S B & Co, flour mill.
Fowler James, baker.
Fox George W, lawyer.
Fraunberg & Dunn, saloon.
Frye Frank W, propr Chetopa Herald.
Frye S W, physician.
Graham Rev J D (United Presbyterian.)
Hayward Thomas, meat market.
Herman Sylvester T, furniture.
Herman Wm J, grocer.
Hester James, hotel.
Izor Mrs S J, restaurant.
Kackley J J & L B, druggists and physicians.
Kellerman Wm, hotel.
Knight Horace D, photographer.
Lamb & O�Neal, blacksmiths.
Lenaan Wm,'tailor.
Lisle & Anderson, physicians.
Loose D A & Co, dry goods.
Ludlow A E, druggist
Lyon, Bedelle & Co, Hardware.
McBirney Rev H (Methodist Epicopal).
McCreery Rev C (Presbyterian)
McGormick Henry, blacksmith.
McIntyre Peter, chairmaker.
McLane Ebenezer, blacksmith.
McPherson James, blacksmith.
McPherson John, blacksmith.
Marsh Timothy, general store.
Martin John L, grocer.
Miller Wm, gunsmith.
Moore John H, meat market.
Myer Philip, boots and shoes.
Nance James M, grocer.
Neale Leroy, Lawyer and Loan Agent.
O'Brien Mrs Ellen, saloon.
Oflicer Frank H, lumber.
Poinsette Joseph, restaurant.
Proctor Matthew D, livery.
Reamer & Kibler, flour mill.
Rynerson James A, blacksmith.
Rynerson John H, blacksmith.
St John Mrs A C, millinery.
Smith Abner F, wagonmaker.
Smith John J & Son, hardware.
Smith Lydia A, milliner.
Smith Samuel A, blacksmith.
Strawn James C, station agent.
Torrence & Anderson, foundry.
True Lewis C, lawyer.
Weil, Lehman & Co, dry goods.
Williams Charles E. grain dealer.
E William Lewis, Nursery, Ofice Marsh's Block.
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