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Polk County
1890 GAZETTEER
Business Listing
Beulah, a postoffice in Polk County
Osceola, the county seat of Polk county, is situated on the Omaha
and Republican Valley branch of the U.P.Ry., 19 miles from Omaha
and 67 miles from Lincoln, and is a thriving city of 1,300
population. The buildings of the town are handsome and substantial
in appearance, and during the past year there have been erected a
number of fine brick blocks, prominent among which are the new
hotel and the Odd Fellows hall. There are two banks in the town.
The Osceola Bank has a paid up capital of $75,000, while the Bank
of Polk County has a capital of $40,000. The newspapers are
represented by the Record and Democrat, the latter being a very
enterprising journal, having a good circulation. The Polk County
Creamery is the pride of the town. It is one of the very few
creameries in the state that are paying investments. They have in
their employ the year round about thirty men. Before another year
the town will have a good system of water works in operation. The
land surrounding Osceola is of a rich dark color, and the farmers
generally are quite prosperous. Stock raising is one of the main
occupations. The Methodist, German Methodist and Presbyterian
are the churches of the city.
Akerblade S I, merchant tailor
Allen J R, blacksmith, carriage maker.
Anderson Charles, shoemaker
Bank of Polk County, capital and surplus $32,500, J P Heald pres,
H T Arnold cashier
Baum Jonas, drugs, jewelry
Beebe Hotel, Theodore Beebe prop.
Beebe Theodore prop Beebe Hotel
Beltzer L A, nursery
Bittner Max E, abstracts
Blowers L J, postmaster
Bonner I M, carriage mfr
Brazee W A, meat market
Buckner E D, phys
Campbell H A, pub Osceola Record
Conklyn W J, caarpenter
Cordell J, painter
Criss D M, barber
Curren & Cole, livery
De Bere F E, veterinary surgeon
Elmer Rufus, dentist
Everett & Son, livery
Folsom W E & Son, carpenters
Gaylord & Timm, blacksmiths
Genge R R, sta agt U P Ry.Gregg G W, nursery
Gylling C G, blacksmith
Hazlewood Robert, hardware, agl implts.
Heald J P, pres Bank of Polk County, real estate, loans, insurance
abstracts, and notary public
Hefelbower & Van Horn, millinery
Henderson H F, lumber
Hoyer F M, photographer
Hurst George, Veterinary surgeon
Hurst Jennie Mrs, millinery
Hurst W E, cigar mfr
Iman J S, live stock
Jackson J A, carpenter
James J N, genl mdse
Jay A N, harnessmaker
Johnson C S, lumber, coal
Johnson P C Rev, D D, pastor M E church
Lund Peter A, wagonmaker
McChesney H A, phys
McChesney M J Mrs, phys
McCoy Geo R, wagonmaker
McDonald & Newcomb, carpenters
Mahan Henry, prop Palace Hotel
Mackey Bros, pumps, windmills
Makeever Bros, attys
Mickey A P, hardware, implts.
Miller W F, live stock
Mills Bros, painters
Mills H M, phys
Mills M A, atty
Moffett & Gregg, pumps, windmills
Monson A O, genl mdse
Musselman Henry, restaurant
Myers W H & Co, hardware, implts
Omaha Elevator Co, C S Johnson mgr
Osborne T J, billiards
Osceola Bank, capital $50,000 J H Mickey pres. B F Buffington
cashier
Osceola Record H A Campbell pub
Palace Hotel W D Patton, prop
Peterson & Nelson, grain
Polk County Creamery Co, James Cullings mgr
Polk County Democrat, E A Walrath publ
Scott H A, genl mdse
Shaw L M, phys
Shaw L N, confectionery
Snell S S, brick mfr
Snider Henry, justice
Snider L L, furniture
Stalnaker & Ryan, livery
Stokes Wm. city transfer
Tanner A H Rev, pastor Presbyterian church
Walrath E A, pub Polk County Democrat
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Shelby is on the Republican Valley branch of the U P Ry, in the
eastern part of Polk county, seven miles from Osceola, the county
town and has a population of 400. Among the features of the town
are two banks, several elevators, a hotel and four churches. The
churches are the Methodist, Presbyterian United Brethren and
Christian.
Albery John, notary
Austin A L mgr Omaha Elevator Co
Austin E F Rev, pastor United Brethren church
Bank of Shelby, capital and surplus $27,500, A P Anderson pres,
J O Detwiler cashier
Bayrhoffer T C H, atty, genl mdse
Bell James J E Griffith mgr, grain
Berger Vincent, meat market
Burritt D A, genl mdse
Chase E R, livestock
Chase E R Mrs, millinery
Coffrin G N, jeweler
Commercial Hotel J A Horn prop
Cowley Wm Rev, pastor M E church
Cunningham Levi, furniture
Currie B F {. kistoce cpmfectopmeru
Curtis H R, meat market
Custer Frank B, livery
Detweiler J O atty.
De Witt Barney, broom mfr
Farmers and Merchants Bank, capital $9,000, D E Smith pres,
S L Anell cashier
Fierstone J L, phys
Fuller & Anderson, pumps, windmills
Gould W L, blacksmith
Horn J A, prop Commercial Hotel
Inks J A, phys
Jackson G P, groceries
Joy S E, harness mfr
Kinney & Doran, hardware and agl implements
Kinney W E, postmaster
Krumbaugh C, hardware, agl implts
Kunstman Herman, Blacksmith
Lamkin A S, agl implts
Leibee F M, grain
Loosen Julius, veterinary surgeon
Makeever Bros, attys
Mercer J O, blacksmith
Merrick Wm, genl mdse
Metheny H, phys
Mitchell E S, station agent U P Ry
Petteys Emory, livestock
Ryan J B, barber
Smith J S & Sons, lumber, coal
Snyder D B, groceries
Thelen Conrad, drugs and jewelry
Weber Henry, saloon
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Stromsburg is in the southern part of Polk county, six miles
southwest from Osceola, the county seat and 125 miles west from
Omaha. It is a point at which the Valparaiso and Stromsburg branch
of the U P Ry unites with the Alma line of the St J & G I Ry. The
population is 1,500, a large proportion of whom are Scandinavians.
A Swedith Lutheran college is located here. There are here three
grain elevators, three lumber yards, several dealers in live stock.
The Stromsburg Bank with a capital of $36,000, the Park Bank
with a capital of $25,000, a business college, two newspapers, a
handsome opera house that cost $12,000, water-works, etc. A
Farmers Co-operative Co deal large in farm products. Within a
short time the Park Hotel has been built at a cost of $19,000,
J G Green�s handsome residence cost over $5,000, and several
other good buildings cost from $4,000 to $5,000 each. The
newspapers published here are the Headlight and the Republican.
The churches are the Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodist, Swedish
Methodist, Lutheran and Swedish Evangelical Mission.
Anderson Alfred, harness, saddlery
Anderson A P, meat market
Anderson Bros, genl mdse
Anderson C J, photographer
Anderson J A, jewelry
Bell & McCune, grain
Boostrom Isaac, brick mfr
Bradford L E Bowman mgr lumber
Buckley A P & Co, genl mdse
Buckley & Ross, grain, livestock, coal
Carlson A V, hardware
Carlson & Netzell, Wagonmakers
Carr George, veterinary surgeon
Chamberlain I D, ed and pub The Headlight
Coleman A, phys
Colson John, prop. Ryder House
Cook W L, veterinary surgeon
Darrow J D, chief police
Day John B, real estate
Donelson W M, billiards
Dreitzler J livery
Edwards J D, postmaster
Erickson L A, jewelry
Farmers Co-operative, Grain Livestock Com. C, S I Shugren mgr
Farmers and Merchants Bank, C H Morrill Pres, J L Johnson
cashier, C A Morrill asst cashier
Ford & Peck, dry goods and clothing
Frawley J A & Co, genl mdse
Fuller F E, insurance
Gestrine & Palm, carpenters
Gold R & Co, dry goods and clothing
Green Jay G, hardware, stoves and tinware
Hammond J, sec Hook and Ladder Co
Headlight (The) I D Chamberlain ed and pub.
Headstrom & Erickson, genl mdse
Headstrom Louis, real estate, ins, mayor
Hobson G A Rev, pastor M E church
Hoffman A G, city clerk
Honnell & Bergman, meat market
Howell S R & Co, John Peterson mgr, lumber
Hubbert Wm, billiards
Hurd John, boots and shoes
Johnson Frank W, musical mdse
Johnson & Little drugs
Jones C barber
Jones O Peter, agl implts
Kimball Joseph, confectionery
Knago Chas J, groceries
Lee Wah, laundry
Lindburg A P, farm machinery
Lower John, live stock
Lundeen John Rev, pastor Swedish M E church
McGavren H S, phys
McKeever Bros attys
Marquis Harry M, atty
Netzell Hans, washing machine mfr
Netzell Olof, groceries
Nichol Wm E, furniture
Norman C R,. blacksmith
Nuquist Andrew Genl mdse
Obert Nels, city engineer
Olander John Rev, pastor Baptist church
Olsen John, brick mfr
Osborne G S, drugs
Owen F S, phys
Park Bank of Stromsburg, capital $25,000, Louis V Haskell pres,
John W James cashier
Park Hotel E F Thompson prop
Parker C G, justice
Peterson C A, sec fire dept
Peterson J E, mgr Stromsburg Lumber Co
Peterson J, mgr S R Howell & CoPeterson M E Rev, pastor
Swedish Evangelical Mission
Peterson N F, furniture
Petterson Otto, shoemaker
Rose T R, chief fire dept
Rydberg Gustav, wagon maker
Ryder House, J Colson prop
Samuelson A R & Co, grain
Sanders Bros, livery
Sanders Wesley, blacksmith
Scott & Johnson agl implts
Scott & Peterson, drugs, genl mdse
Seymour W T, bakery confectionery
Sharp W V, dentist
Skelton H E, groceries
Smith Jacob P, justice notary
Stanton E E, atty
Stromsburg Bank, capital and surplus, $36,000 P T Buckley pres,
J B Buckley cashier, A G Hoffman asst cashier
Stromsburg Lumber Co, J E Peterson mgr
Stromsburg Normal and Business College J J Bryant prop
Stromsburg Republican S C Woodruff editor and pub
Sundgren Axel, barber
Swaynie L B, dry goods, notions
Thompson E F, prop Park Hotel
Welker J A Prof, principal public school
Whitham G P sta sgt, O & R V R R
Wilson C & J Misses, millinery
Wilson J A, constable
Witter L Miss, millinery
Woodruff S C, editor and pub Stromsburg Republican
Woods George, genl mdse
Woods G W, groceries, glassware
Woods J D, groceries
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Swedehome, a country postoffice in the central part of Polk
county, seven miles west of Osceola, the county seat.
Anderson S blacksmith
Clindgren P O, genl mdse, postmaster.
Thornton, a postoffice in the western portion of Polk county,
12 miles west of Osceola, the county seat.Population, about 50.
Wayland, a postoffice in the southeastern part of Polk county,
eight miles from Osceola.
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Omaha: J.M.Wolfe & Co, Publishers,
509-510 Paxton Block 1890
Entered according to Act ot Congress in the year
of 1890 by J.W. Wolfe & Co. in the Office of the
Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D.C.
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