Thomas County Directories
1894 Gazetteer and Business Directory
R. L. Polk & Co.
BREWSTER On the C. K. & N. Ry, in Thomas county, 18
miles from Colby, the county seat and nearest banking point.
Population, 53, Exp., U. S. Tel., W. U. Richard T. Hemming,
postmaster.
Ardery Dr J, druggist.
Bassett A. railroad, exp and tel agent.
Brown W W, music teacher.
Burdine Henry, blacksmith.
Chicago Lumber Co, coal.
Hughes Rev E P (Methodist).
Strain M M, hardware and harness.
Sutland & Bartlett, carpenters.
Thompson & Co, general store.
Woltzfeld Henry, hotel.
COLBY. Located on the Oakley
& Colby R. R., and on Colby br. Kansas div. U. P. Ry, in Thomas county,
of which it is the judicial seat. Has 4
churches, an opera house, 2 banks and
2 weekly newspapers. Daily stages to
Atwood and Oberlin. Population, 1,000.
Exp., Pacific. Tel., W. U. W. W.
Smith, postmaster.
Alcott J, hardware.
Baugh O P, druggist.
Baum G M, clerk District Court.
Bayha J P, general store.
Beaver Wm M, physician.
Behne & Niskom (C E Behne, M Niskom), general store.
Blincow Wm, county judge.
Boerner Bros, boots and shoes.
Boles & Fugate, general store.
Bolt E, confectioner.
Bowen J W, furniture.
Canfield A B & Son, hardware.
Casterline C A, reporter District Court.
Chelf F J, flour mill.
Chambers R L, lawyer.
Chicago Lumber Co.
Colby Tribune, P A Troutfetter publr.
Coover Charles, restaurant.
Cox Rev F N (Methodist).
Crumly Isaac, abstracter.
Dakin C B, real estate.
Davis Henry, meat market.
Detrich Charles, propr Free Press.
Domash Daniel, tailor.
Dow P H, propr Opelt Hotel.
Eddy V C, physician.
Edwards Wm M, physician.
Farmers and Merchants� Bank (Capital, $20,000; Surplus and Profits, $15,000), Charles Buschow Pres, August Lauterbach Cash.
Feeley E. general store.
Finnert F C, abstracts.
Foster G S & Son, lumber and coal.
Free Press The, Charles Detrich propr.
Friend George W, painter.
Gill Joseph A, lawyer.
Goodsoe George W, lawyer.
Hettinger A J, abstracter.
Higby Thomas, restaurant.
Huntley F W, live stock.
Jensen S, blacksmith.
Jones Andrew, barber.
Kovar F J, farm impts.
Kovar James J, harness.
Lovitt L S, general store.
Lyand John, notions.
McKillip Charles, jeweler.
McKillip Mrs J, milliner.
McKillip J A, real estate and justice.
McKinney George, photographer.
Martin O H, physician.
Martin & Hampton (J W Martin, James B Hampton), drugs and jewelry.
Mason R J, blacksmith.
Miller H H, live stock.
Mitchell W D, insurance.
Morrison Bros, general store.
Mulholland Isaac, justice of peace.
Nicol & Mann, livery.
Opelt Hotel, P H Dow propr.
Pike & Schomberg, general store.
Senter A J , real estate.
Shanklin T O, brick mnfr.
Showalter Alexander, meat market.
Smith Asa M, lawyer.
Smith E T, propr Windsor Hotel.
Stewardson James M, county clerk.
Sturgeon J W, gunsmith.
Summers J M, live stock.
Thomas County Bank (capital, $25,000), D H Hull pres, W S Ferguson cash.
Thomell M B, register of deeds.
Troutfetter P A, publr Colby Tribune.
Troutfetter Wm, agt U P Ry.
Turner Rev J L (Baptist).
Van Epps & Rodgers. barbers.
Wallace D, agt R I R R.
Waters Robert, sheriff.
Welch Rev R (Presbyterian).
Willcoxon W S & Co (W S Willcoxon), lawyers.
Windsor Hotel, E T Smith propr.
Woodruff H J, general store.
Yousse S, livery.
GEM. On the C., R. I. & P. Ry, in Thomas county, 10 miles northeast of Colby,
the county seat and banking point. Population, 24. Exp., U. S. Tel., W. U. M. E.
Gurwell, postmaster.
Eaton W O, general store, lumber and coal
Gurwell & Co, groceries and grain.
Taggert Mrs Mary, railroad, express and telegraph agent.
KUKA. In Thomas county, 20 miles southwest of Colby, the judicial seat,
and 14 from Winona, the usual banking and shipping point. A. P. Thomas, postmaster.
LEVANT. A flag station on the C., R. I. & P. Ry, in Thomas county, 8 miles from
Colby, the judicial seat, nearest banking and shipping point. Exp, U. S. Tel., W. U. Mrs.
E. Waters, postmaster
Bottiner J, mason.
Jenne C N, carpenter.
Richards J F, general store and grain.
Waters S, real estate.
MENLO. On the U. P. By, in
Thomas county, 18 miles southeast of
Colby, the judicial seat. Nearest bank
at Hoxie, 16 miles distant. Population,
25. Exp., Pacific. A. A. Connely, postmaster.
Cooper John, Blacksmith.
Isenberger J H, livery.
Lauer F H, general store.
Sprague J A, lumber and impts.
Troutfetter Frank, Railroad and Express Agent.
QUICKVILLE.
In Thomas county, 21 miles northwest of Colby, the judicial seat, shipping and banking point.
It is on the tri-weekly mail route from Colby to Atwood. M. Clarke, postmaster.
REXFORD. On the C., R. I. & P. Ry, in Thomas county, 17 miles from Colby,
the judicial seat and banking point. Population, 75. Exp., U.S. Tel., W.U. George
Eckert, postmaster.
Barrett W H, blacksmith.
Brown W H, physician.
Davies C M, druggist.
Dible Harry, livery.
Folsom W A, mason.
Glenn G S, railroad, express and telegraph agent.
Harper J H & Co, general store.
McAfoos H A, carpenter.
Markham W H, notary.
Patterson H G, physician.
Pratt H H, carpenter.
Redmon John, blacksmith.
Rexford Coal and Lumber Co.
Roller & Cherry, general store.
Scott Mrs Jennie, hotel.
Williams J H, hardware.
THURFORD. Railroad name Mingo. A country postoffice in Thomas county, on the
U. P. Ry, 12 miles southwest of Colby, the judicial seat and banking point. Belle Misner,
postmaster.
Misner R D, general store.
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