Osage County Directories
1879 Business References
Contains some of the same entries from the 1879 Patrons' Directory, but with a little more information.
OSAGE CITY.
The Osage City Free Press, W. H. Morgan, Editor and Publisher. A Republican Newspaper. One
of the largest in the State of Kansas. Eight pages. Forty-eight columns. Two dollars a year.
Osage City Savings Bank. F. S. Danford, President; P. B. Plumb, Vice-President; T. B. Haslam, Acting
Cashier. Capital and Surplus, $75,000. Organized under State Charter, with Double Liability of
Stockholders. A General Banking Business transacted. Directors: T. J. Peters, P. B. Plumb, J. S.
Danford, T. B. Haslam, C. J. Rapp, O. C. Williams.
J. W. Jackson, Real Estate Agent and Notary Public. We offer for sale on easy terns 20,000 acres of
choice Land. Nearness to market and the Capitol of the State, and cheapness of coal, wood and water
make these lands among the most desirable in the State.
Hamilton, Gardner & Co., Proprietors of Osage City Livery Stable, opposite Palace Hotel, best turnouts
in the city.
John S. Firey, Capitalist and Owner of Palace Hotel; emigrated to Kansas in 1858; although a slaveholder
at the beginning of war took an active part against secession in Maryland, and supported Mr. Lincoln in
his views throughout, and was a Free State man from beginning of the trouble. Has been partially blind
for eighteen years. Can see to write, but not to read, although he transacts an annual business of
$50,000, without keeping a book account.
W. H. Harman, Proprietor of the City Livery Stable.
Palace Hotel, Curry and McElfresh Proprietors, corner Market and Sixth streets. Largest and finest Hotel
south of Topeka. Entirely new, both building and furniture. Ample accomodations for all. Good sample
rooms.
Berry, Brown and Martin, Attorneys at Law. Will practice in all the State and Federal Courts. Careful
attention given to taking Depositions.
Steel & Pulliam, Tonsorial Artists. We guarantee to give our patrons as good a shave as they will get
in Kansas.
Myers & Co., Wholesale and Retail Hardware, Stoves, &c., Agricultural Implements, Carriages and Wagons,
Lumber and other building materials.
D. H. Van Deventer, Attorney and Real Estate Agent.
Richmond & Campbell, Druggists.
Thomas Morris, Proprietor of Livery, Feed and Sale Stable. Good rigs at reasonable prices.
Scandinavian Coal and Mining Co., John Ogren, President; Gust Johnson, Secretary and
Superintendent. Miners and dealer in best City, Shaft and Strip Coal.
A. F. Page, J. Morris and Co., Proprietors of Livery, Feed and Sale Stable. Good teams and
careful drivers always on hand. Terms reasonable. Give us a call when you need anything
in our line.
W. L. Schenck, Physician. Graduate Medical College New Hampshire, Class of 1848.
W. H. Mossman, Physician.
W. A. Cotterman, Miner.
Martin and Brown, Dealers in Lumber and Building Matericals, Doors, Windowns, Lathes,
Sash, Lime, Sand, Brick, &c., &c.
James Gilson, Contractor and Builder. All work warranted.
James McNames, Carpenter and Contractor. Work done in all branches. Will make bids
on specifications for whole or parts of Jobs, either with or without material. For
reference consult any of my numerous patrons in Osage City or Burlingame. Shop on
Sixth street, between Main and Lord.
A. R. Palmer, Dealer in Fresh Meats. Cash paid for Hides, Tallow and Furs.
D. O. Crane, Notary Public, City Clerk and Justice of the Peace.
John W. Leiter, Joiner, Carpenter, Builder and Contractor. Office opposite Myer's
& Co. Hardware Store, Market Street.
LYNDON
E. Spaulding, County Clerk.
Andrew Cotterman, Clerk of District Court.
J. S. Edie, County Treasurer.
John Banning, Probate Judge.
S. Frankhouser, Sheriff.
Thomas Donnell, Clerk of District Court.
S. B. Enderton, Register of Deeds.
Miller and Bros., Editors and Proprietors of Lyndon Times. Est. 1875.
Hamilton, Gardner and Co., Proprietors of Lyndon Livery Stable. The best Turnouts
in the County, at reasonable rates. Also Proprietors of Lyndon Stage Line.
R. C. Heizer, Attorney-at-Law.
J. W. Hammond, Merchant.
Ethel M. Potter, Proprietor "La Mode" millinery shop.
D. F. Coan, County Surveyor.
G. W. McMillan, Farmer, Stock Raiser and Blacksmith.
B. Meador, Blacksmith and Wagon Maker, and General Repairing.
J. S. Whitman, A. M., M. D., Professor of Botany, Etymology, and Geology, and
County Superintendent of Public Schools.
J. M. Hodgen, Real Estate and Law Agent, Notary Public, Proprietor Osage Co. Title
Abstract Office. Will buy and sell notes. Taxes paid, and does a General Agency
Business.
BURLINGAME
G. S. Brock, County Commissioner, Farmer and Stock Raiser.
H. A. Billings, Probate Judge.
George S. Francis, Superintendent of Osage County Farm.
David Hoover, Dairyman and Farmer.
A. W. Hoover, Veterinary Surgeon and Farmer.
William Y. Drew & Co., Dealers in Pine Lumber. Office and Yard near Savings Bank.
The Burlingame and Scranton Coal Co., Wholesale Dealers in the State Premium, Excelsior,
Scranton and Osage City Shaft Coal. T. L. Marshall and H. A. Sheldon.
Billings and Marshall, Insurance and Real Estate Agents, Burlingame, Kansas. All
Business promptly attended to.
Charles R. Rogers, Lawyer and Notary Public.
Rogers and Sanford, Attorneys-at-Law.
Rev. J. Clark Cline, Pastor First Baptist Church, Burlington, Kansas.
The Osage County Chronicle, One of the oldest papers in the state of Kansas.
Established in 1863. John E. Rastall, Editor and Proprietor. An independent Newspaper.
Terms, $2.00 per year.
William Thomson, Attorney-at-Law.
H. D. Shepard, Dealer in General Merchandise, Farm Machinery, Grain and Hay, &c.
J. H. Burke, Dealer in Staple and Fancy Groceries, Farmers' Produce, Agricultural
Implements, Hardware, Glass, Queensware and Notions. Agents for American Powder C0.
Twelve per cent interest charged on all accounts running over thirty days.
A. D. Allen, Carpenter, Contractor and Undertaker. Plans and specifications furnished
on application.
D. G. Griswold, Farmer.
Newman, Wright & Lee, Real Estate Agents, Notary Public and Conveyancers, Agents for the
sale of Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad lands; also for 150,000 acres of improved
and unimproved Prairie, Timber and Coal lands at bottom prices. Great inducements offerred
to those willing to locate large or small colonies.
The Bratton House, Burlingame, Kansas. Board by the week at Reduced Prices. We have a first-
class livery stable connected with the Hotel, and have ample facilities for the transfer of
Commercial Men with their Samples. Sample rooms to display Goods. Bus to and from all Trains.
L. Empie, Merchant, Dealer in Dry Goods and Groceries and President of Burlingame Savings Bank.
CARBONDALE
George W. Metzler, Farmer, Notary Public, Real Estate and Loan Agent.
C. L. Ruediger, Farmer, Stock Raiser and Poland China Swine a specialty.
W. E. Hunt, Proprietor Livery and Feed Stable.
S. B. Bradford, Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law.
C. C. Moore, M. D., a regular Graduate of Philadelphia Colleges, and most successful Practitioner
for twenty-seven years, in clinics, hospitals and private practice, both city and country, East
or West, for all diseases of the Eye, Ear, Lungs, Liver and Bowels, diseases peculiar to Females, &c.
Consultation free. Remember, every case and constitution demands it special and appropriate
treatment; hence, the absurdity of one remedy for all, as quackery announces.
R. B. McKee, Proprietor Billiard Hall.
James Dickinsheets, Blacksmith and Wagon Maker.
Jacob W. Rice, Blacksmith and Owner of Stallion.
William Duncan, Farmer, Stock Raiser. Fine Horses a Specialty.
J. G. Ellis, Merchant and Dealer in Grain.
QUENEMO
A. Becker, Dealer in Groceries, Boots and Shoes.
D. R. Mathers, Farmer and Mechanic.
I. Streit, Farmer, Stock Raiser and Fruit Raiser.
D. A. Gibson, Farmer and Blacksmith.
MICHIGAN VALLEY
Amos Clark, County Commissioner and Farmer.
Dr. J. E. Furber, Physician and Surgeon.
M. A. Reed, M. D., Physician and Surgeon.
BARCLAY
J. Steer, Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware and Agricultural Implements, Real Estate, &c.
Steer & Wetherell, Merchants and Dealers in Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash, Doors, Blinds, Sand, Lime,
Brick and all Building Material and Real Estate, &c.
I. K. Wilson, Teacher.
W. D. Jones, Proprietor of "Barclay Nursery" Propagator and Dealer in General Nursery Stock.
ARVONIA
John Ree, Land Agent.
Isreal Bixler, Farmer and Artisan.
E. H. Marcy, Dairyman, Farmer and Stock Raiser.
C. A. Cottrell, Teacher, Farmer and Railway Agent.
MELVERN
Asher Smith, Proprietor Sawmill.
Thomas Baxter, Dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Notions, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Hardware &c.,
Queensware, Furniture and General Merchandise, and County Commissioner.
L. F. Warner, Dealer in General Merchandise.
Little Woods, Farmer, Stock Raiser, "Printer." Stock Horses a Specialty.
J. T. Plowman, Minister of the Gospel.
J. Norrison, Teacher and Farmer.
J. H. Hand, Farmer and Manufacturer Sorghum Molasses.
John W. Moore, Farmer and Township Trustee.
MISCELLANEOUS
J. G. Clark, Waveland, Kansas, Proprietor Waveland Fruit Farm, Shawnee County, Kansas.
Joseph Drake & Bro., Scranton, Kansas, Dealer in Coal. Coal delivered on the railroad at lowest
prices. Joseph Drake, Sec'y and Treasurer; Wilkinson Drake, Pit Foreman.
William C. Sweezey, Olivet, Kansas, Physician.
H. U. Hewes, Kedron, Kansas, Farmer, Stock Raiser and Postmaster.
J. W. Woodward, Breeder of Fine Stock; Poland China Hogs a Specialty, and Hamiltonian Horses.
Farmer and Stock Raiser.
Dr. S. Grout, Auburn, Kansas, Physician and Farmer.
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