THE BLASS COMPANY

THE BLASS COMPANY

Dealers in

GENERAL MERCHANDISE

We Buy Everything the Farmer Has to Sell

George Blass, Manager Volney Blass, Secy. and Treas. Kenneth Blass, Asst. Manager

The above is a combination of the letterhead and sales-slip headings of the company.

There are blank pages. Pages 284 to 312 are blank, pages 353 to 384 are blank and 404 to 456, the end, are blank. It may be that the years 1908-09-10 were included in this ledger and were separated by the unused pages. There being no regular notation of years, it is impossible to state for a fact.

LEDGER

January-1908 thru part of 1910

(See above paragraph)

Names recorded with relative pages noted.

NAME PAGES NOTES

Avery, Daniel 6,74,180,262

Adams, Benj 389

Alaska Refrigerator Co 391

Blass Co, The 1,54,76,97,112,121,125,152,172

Britton, Jno 3,49,69

Bigford, S.L. 29,204

Blass, Kenneth 33

Blass, Geo 36,~~195~~

Ballard, S P 45

Blass, Volney 50,195,258

Barrett, Benj 52

Basford, Harry 60

Beatty, Casper 61,185,238

Baker, Alsworth 65 Note: Actually 64

Bradford, J.A. 38,153

Bor^-hrom, Robt 67 Note: Name spelled 'Barthrum' on account page

Brackett, L. 88,130,178,225,266 Note: Initials L.S. on account page 88

Burke, Jno 388,171

Blackman, R W 91

Brayton, Gilbert 319,161

Beatty, Alfred 104,223

Brown, Wm 320

Beatty, Albert 120

Baker, Alex 328

Brunke, Jessie 396

Ballau, Frank 341 Note: May be 'Ballan'

Bradford, A.J. 343

Bates, Geo. 345

Bradford, Frank 348

Berner, Fred 348

Bradfin, Harry 403 Note: Spelling on account page may be 'Brafin'

Blanchard, Earl 403

Berries of 1909 282

Carlson, C.F. 7,249 Note: C.P Carlson on account pages

Cash 78,94,11,122,149,187,213,234,250,271,278

Chapman, Jno 34

Cavanaugh, Chas 385

Cobb, J H 55,200

Clum, Sherman 387,332 Note: Actually 386

Cook, A D 79

Clark, Jno 81

Cole, E.S. 387

Childs, Mand 85,347 Note: Actually 86

Campbell, Ed. 319

Curtis, Am 389,333

Cisco, Bert 117

Cummings, Joe 136

Collis and Wers Co 140

Cox, Frank 328

Collins, Geo 393

Cashion and Fisher 335

Curtis, Geo 336

Cummings O.K. 337

Casey, C. 397

Cutler, Homer 401

Campbell, Ely 351

Doty, Blanche 2,174,256

Davis, Wm 8

Duffing, Louis 9

Detroyer, Chas 10

Davis, H.W. 18,123,197,247 Note: actually 19

Durphy, Paul 20

Duffing, Wm 41

Dark, Jas 48

Davidson, Wm 56

Davidson, J.J. 386 Note: Spelled 'Davison' on account page

Davis, P. 388

Drilling, Fred 101

Duffing, Martin 323

Davidson, W.C. 335

DeWitt, Garet 222 Note: Spelled 'Garrett' on account page.

Dougal, Geo. 341 Note: May be 'Dongal'. A Geo Dugal is mentioned on pg237

Drake, F.E. 397

Duffing, Geo. 344

Expenses 24,134,218,232,274

Earl, Ed 313

Elliott, W A 87 Note: The name David Miller is at the top of the page above the W A Elliot inscription.

Ebeymein, Wm 325

Ebeymein, Garrett 158 Note: Spelling appears to be 'Ebemeyer' on account page.

Excelsior Fishing and

Hunting Club 392

Elwell, Justin 394

Farm 22,113

Fisher, J. 47

Foster, Jas 138

Fifield, C 142

Fenner, Belle 339 Note:Actually 338

Fenner, Robt 399

Fisher, Thos 401

Gardner, A. 11

Giberson, W.C. 21,400

Gardner, E.L. 329

Garlock, F. 346

Hewitt, H.W. 16

Hewitt, J.R. 28

Herendeen, E. 314,192,224,239,252

Hulford, Jas 73

Hooper, Elvin 80

Hooper, Walter 318

Heysett, E.N. 93

Halford, Anna 320

Hefferman, Thos. 322

Hammer, Wm. 128

Hewitt, E.E. 155

Hammerschmidt, A. 160

Hulfon, E. 393 Note: Account page has the name 'Ed Hulford'

Holmes, F. 334

Hulfon, Ed 336 Note: Account page has the name 'Ed Hulford'

Howk, M.J. 395 Note: Account page has the name 'Major P. Howk'

Harvey, G.A. 395

Hudson, Ada 346

Hoag, O.E. 399

Huff, H.L. 352

Hay 283

Iron 106

Johnson, J.F. 316,118,183

Jacques, Jno 62,248

Johnson, Bert 390,219

Johnson, John 326

Johnson, S. 391

Johnson A.A. and Co. 166

Jorgensen, Ola 330

Jackson, W.T. 170,268

Kent, Geo and H. 72 Note:'H' is Herman.

Knight, Thrensa 105 Note: Spelling on account page is 'Thrnsn'

Koopman, Jno 325

Karns, L.W. 137 Note: Spelling on account page is 'Karnes'.

Krider, B.J. 164

Kinney, Ed 392

Longcore, Pearl 18,135,209

Lewis, H. 387,102 Note: 'H' is for Henry.

LaBarr, Wm. 388

Lamb Bros 145

LaBarr and Rick Hoff 165

Lacy, Mrs 330,217,349 Note: First name Mabel.

Leek, Chas 210

Lake Co 398 Note: Actually 397. Annotated-Per Order Benj. Barrett, For Mrs. McGroff

Lawrence and Raymond 399

LaGuire, Isabel 402

Mdse 14,77,99,114,126,155,173,190,198

214,236,~~242~~,255,261,273,277

Moore, R.B. 39

Moore, Max 51

Moore, Wm 53

Munton, F. 316 Note: 'F' is for Frank.

Moore, D.E. 318,131,188,350

Matthews, R.J. 92

Mormon, Earl 100 Note: Spelled Morman on account page.

Marble, Geo. B. 324 Note: 'a' may be an 'o',i.e. Morble.

Mehrtens, CH 327

Moore, Geo 144

Melton, Jno 196,254

Mallory, W. 394

Markham, Chas 395

Minard, O. 343

Morris, Clyde 398

Magnusson, Chas 398

Messenger, Harry 403

McCullom, Jas 167,229,349

McIntyre, Dr. 339

McDonald, Maggie 347

McD

Northrop, Jn 13 Note: Account page annotated as 1910.

Nestley, Tillie 36

Norris and Son 159

Nash, A.R. 393

Oneil, Andy 109

Paradine, M 12 Note: 'M' is for Myra

Peppler, Roxie 44

Peppler, Jno 75

Peterson, Hulda 57

Peters, Frank 82

Potter, Jno 321,221

Peterson, Albert 322

Peck 121 Note: Account page has 'Eva Peck' and 'Brown'.

Peters Bros 150

Pennington 327

Peterson, Jno 157

Peppler, Daniel 331

Powers, W.A. 177

Porteous, Walter 181,226,257 Note: Actually 191

Peppler, L Mrs 331

Paradine, E 206,246,276 Note: 'E' is Ed.

Peterson, Chas 337

Pacific Hotel 212,233,241,253,260,272,279

Pope, Jno 340

(none)

Ross, S. 43

Rudd, H. 313

Roth, Geo. 58

Reames, Chas 315,342

Roadhouse, Ed 386

Rudd, Wm 66

Robinson, A.D. 96

Raymond, T. 116

Robertson, F. 389

Reams, Mrs 324,332

Rouse, Henry 156

Rush, Alfred and Son 329

Roberts, May 342

Starr, A. 25,129,211

Sayless, E E 26,265

Soullier, Mrs F. 31 Note: Named spelled 'Soulliere' on account page

Sharp, Wm 42

Shane, S.D. 46

Sawyer, Jas 385,90

Smith, Je 59

Strong, H.L. 71

Scott-Archie 387,168,228,263

Stowe, D. 321 Note: 'D' is Daniel

Slude, Leon 390

Shultz, C 143

Smith, Elmer 147

Smith, Ira M

Mercantile Co 165 Note: Actually 163

Schaeffer Mrs 184

Smith, Newman 193,245

Sample, Hugh 394

Salier,I 333 Note: I' is Ira

Strausberg, Frank 396

Smith, Chas 345

Scott, Wm 398

Storms, Jno 270

St Clair, C.L. 400

Shrink, A. 402

Selles, Nick 352

Taylor, Wm 314

Trick, F.W. 317

Tickets 70,194,215

Tissner, Fred 162,205 Note: Spelled Tessner on pg 162, spelled Tisner on pg 205.

Thompson, Helen 201

Trick, Howard 334

Tanner, Frank 396

Ties 237

Taylor, Carl 344

Thraser, C.G. 401 Note: spelled 'Thrasher' on account page.

Updegraff, Jno 40,400

Updegraff, Mrs Jno 208,267

Updegraff, Flossie 259

Van Fleet, Chas 32

Vorce, Fay 326

Van Eenenaam and Son 391

Wright, N 15

Wilder, J 17,83,119,176,207,231 Note: 'J' is Julia. Page 231 also has Homer and Frank Wilder

Westy, Ed 30 Note: The 'y' appears to have an erasure attempt on it.

Wallace, Jno 37,63,85,108,133 Note: Pages 108 and 133 are headed by 'L.A. Wallace' vice Jno.

Wallace, Roy 315

Wedge, Jno 385,106 Note:Actually 107

Weiss, M C 65

Willoughby 68 Note: Initials are 'A.S.'

Wilkinson, Wm 317,351

Walters, Wm 84,127,182,202,203,230,243

Wood, Saml 89

Wood, W W 94

Wolgamott, Guy 103,124,169,181,220,244,275

Weaver, B. 115

Wallace, A 390

Wilkinson, Glen 323

Wells, Horton 139

Western Hide and Fur Co 146

Wilder, F 154

Wheaton and Hacker 392

Wallace, Joe 175

Wilder, Jno 179,227,350

West, Frank 338

Wallace, Jno 339

Wilder, Harry 240,264,280

Wilkinson, Clyde 340

Wilder, Homer and Frank 269

Wantz, Roy 402

Yuilli-Miller Co 141

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James Blass

37173 Dixie Lyon Rd.

Mechanicsville, MD 20659-5005

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