Extracted from the 1882-1883 R. L. Polk "Iowa State Gazetteer and
Business Directory" by Kandus Barland.
Copyright 1999, Kandus Barland <kbarland@worldnet.att.net>
Note: Dayton, Webster County, Iowa, 1882 Business Directory
has been extracted by Amalea Anderson and is available
for viewing in the Webster County Archives.
http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/1882gaz/dayton.txt
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DUNCOMBE. A station on the I. div. I.C.R.R. in Webster County, 11 miles
east of Fort Dodge (c.b.). Ships wheat, corn and oats. Population, 70.
Mail, daily. Ira D. Rickard, postmaster.
Business Name/Surname First Name Occupation or Business
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Anderson Rev T Lutheran
Creed C railroad and express agent
Daniels J A justice of the peace
Harding W K hotel propr
Hiffner Samuel physician
Jones E B constable
Woolsey & Harding general store
COALVILLE. A mining village near the centre of Webster county, 6 miles
south of Fort Dodge, its shipping point, and 65 in the air line from
Des Moines. Population, 600. Mall stage tri weekly to Fort Dodge; fare 20c.
HARCOURT. Small place in southern part of Webster county, 20 mile south
of Fort Dodge (c h) and 6 from Dayton, the nearest postoffice. It is a way
station on the S.C. br. C. & N.W. Ry.
TARA. The postoffice at th junction of the I.div. I.C.R.R. and
D.M.& D.R.R., 5 1/2 miles west of Fort Dodge, Webster County. Population,
80. u.S.Tel., W.U. Mail, daily. Wright, postmaster.
BORDER PLAINS. A small station on the Crooked Creek R.R. in Webster County.
18 miles southeast of Fort Dodge (c h). Farming land is worth from $10 to
$80 per acre. Exp.,A.m. Mail daily. n.G. Rooss, Postmaster.
Business Name/Surname First Name Occupation or Business
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Anderson A F constable
Clark John A wagonmaker
Pigman J constable
Rooss G L book agent
Rooss N G justice of the peace
Rooss S P general store
CLARE. A postoffice in Webster county, established May, 1889
BADGER. A lately established postoffice in Webster county.
BARNUM. A small station on the I. div. of the I.C.R.R., in the western
part of Webster County, 10 miles from Fort Dodge and 75 miles from
Des Moines. Exp.,Am. Maily, daily. Silas Cook, postmaster.
FORT DODGE. An important station on the I. div. I.C.R.R., at the terminus
of the M.&St.L.Ry, and the Ft.D.& Ft.R. adn D.M.& Ft. D.Rs., in Webster
County, of which it is county seat. It is 170 miles due west of
Burlington, 120 northeast of Council Bluffs, and 70 (air line) northwest
of Des Moines. The principal features of the place are 3 public grade
schools, an opera house (seating capacity, 1,200), 2 national banks, with
a capital of $50,000 each, 4 weekly newspapers, the Gazette and Messenger,
Times, Webster Co. Topic, and Greenbacker, and 7 churches of various
denominations. There are in the vicinity inexhaustible beds of coal, with
some gypsum and stone. The shipments comprise of grain, stock, gypsum,
plaster and coal. Assessed value of the place, $500,000, with a bonded
indeptedness of $5,000. It was first established in 1855, incorporated
in 1868, and at present contains 5,000 inhabitants. Stages leave tri-weekly
for Coalville; fare 50c. Exp.,U.S.and Am. Tel., W.U. Mail, daily Nelsom
M Page, postmaster.
Business Name/Surname First Name Occupation or Business
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Armstrong George W wagonmaker
Armstrong Peter furniture
Arnold & Schmoker flour mill
Arnold Christopher
Schmoker Jacob
Arthur Alexander J dry goods
Baehring Wm O real estate & insurance
Barnes & Hipsley books & stationary
Barnes John R
Hipsley James J
Bassett & More lawyers
Bassett George W
More Charles H
Beecher Hezekiah Abstracts of Title
Belk Wenzel shoemaker
Bell Ralph P jeweler
Bennett Sidney J cigars and tobacco
Berry, JM & Son general store
Berry James M
Berry William A
Black Charles E meat market
Bliss Moses H county clerk
Boehm Louis shoemaker
Botsford Austin W lawyer
Breene John jr county recorder
Brown Jacob grocer
Brown's Hotel
Brown Maggie H proprietor
Brownell John W wholesale & retail dealer
in farm machinery
Cahill sister's milliners
Cahill Maggie E
Cahill Jennie M
Campbell John W county treasurer & real estate
Canfield Benjamin R shoemaker
Carpenter & Garner hardware
Carpenter Robert E
Garner John D
Carruthers R E & Co real estate & insurance
Carruthers Robert E
Carruthers William B
Carter & Staines painters
Carter Henry
Staines Fred
Chantland Peter W sheriff, Webster Co
Chaplin Lucus E lumber
Cheeney & Oleson wholesale drugs, books & oils
Cheeney John C
Oleson Olaf M
Childs Eugene confectioner & newsstand
Clagg Wm M hides
Clarke Albert E lawyer
Colby Bros livery
Colby Wm H H
Colby Charles
Colford Mathew blacksmith
Collins Patrick cigars & tobacco
Conway, Owen & Sons lumber & grain
Conway James J
Conway John A
Conway Thomas shoemaker
Coyle Rev Robert F Presbyterian
Craig Coal Co
Gunther August F pres
Craig Andrew sec
Crawford Robert W drugs & books
Cronan Daniel grocer
Crosby Daniel M boots & shoes
Cullen Michael B feed stable
Davis Davis propr Duncombe House
Delano Alfred M marble
Dillener Louis M restaurant & confectionery
Dimler Jonathan P lawyer
Dolliver Jonathan P lawyer
Duncombe John F lawyer
Dunning Eugene M livery
Dunphy Patrick blacksmith
Durham Willard A eating house
Dwelle Wm H propr St Charles House
Essinger Martin hair goods
Farrell Frank lawyer
Fessler David clothing
First National Bank
Blanden Leander pres
Morgan Edward D G cashr
Fleek Nicholas blacksmith
Foley Michael feed stable
Fort Dodge Coal Co
Platt James L pres
Hall Amos T sec
Fort Dodge Telephine Exchange
Beecher Miss Eugenia J manager
Frost Frederick plaining mill
Fuller Hiram E baker
Furlong Richard P general store
Gardney Joseph wagonmaker
Garmoe Isaac real estate
Goldsworthy John blacksmith
Goodyear Emma J Miss flour & feed
Granger & Weiss farm implements & seeds
Granger Clem L
Weiss George F
Gray, W S & Co jewelers
Gray Silas W
Carter John F
Grayson Thomas F physician
Green Alva J barber
Groh John S grocer
Gulden Christian H grocer
Hailstock Wm C barber
Haire John county auditor
Halligan Christoper blacksmith
Halstead Charles M telegraph operator
Halstead Davis W farm implements
Hardin Florence S merchant tailor
Hartin Jihn dyer
Hastings Lemuel G restarant
Hawley Theodore lawyer
Helper Charles B carpenter
Henry Mary E milliner
Herman Julius clothing
Heydenreich & Son cigars
Heydenreich Charles
Heydenreich Charles F
Hinkel Christian meat market
Howlett George M loans & real estate
Hudson & Wright lawyers
Hudson Preston C
Wright Robert M
Hull, G M & Son dry goods
Hull George M
Hull Fred M
Hurlbut Louis E musical instruments &
sewing machines. crockery &
glassware.
Illinois Central Railroad
Hallock Algernon D agent
Jenkins, Israel & Son carpenters
Jenkins Israel
Jenkins John S
Jewett & Willis Fort Dodge House
Jewett Charles E
Willis Henry E
Johnson Albert H butter tub factory
Johnston Witter H lawyer
Jones Benjamin meat market
Jones Henry W Rev Meth Episcopal
Kelley Sisters milliners
Kelley Katie M
Kelley Mary E
King Chester R grocers
Kirchner Jacob four mill
Kline John shoemaker
Koch Casper D harnessmaker
Lanferman Henry billiard hall
Larson Even G clothing
Lathrop M I & Co grocers
Lanthrop M I
Plumb Wm H
Laufersweiler Conrad furniture
Leighton Ariel H hardware
Lenihan Rev T M Catholic
Lincoln David K grocer
Loeber Frederick C meat market
Loomis Allen R butter & eggs
McCabe John R farm implements
Marshall Charles baker & confectioner
Marshall John J dentist
Merchants' National Bank
Vincent Webb pres
Edward H Rich cashier
Mosness Christian painter
Mulrooney John M general store
Nelson John A N Y House
Nichols Byron P sewing machines
Nichols Theron physician
Nicholson Wm L physician
O'Callaghan John saloon
O'Connell Morris D lawyer
O'Connor John T saloon
Olney & Son homeopathic physicians & surgeons
Olney Stephen B
Olney Floyd B
Pangborn & Sipes barbers
Pangborn Albert A
Sipes David M
Parlasca George barber
Parsons J & Sons Patterson House
Parsons John
Parsons James
Parsons Albert J
Peterson Gus T justice of the peace
Platt Henry A grocer
Polsue John grocer
Pray William L gunsmith
Prusia Emanuel E bardware
Pulling Jennie dressmaker
Raber Louis W propr Topic (weekly)
Rank Anton bookbinder
Rank Charles dry goods
Rees Samuel real estate & insurance
Reynolds A S R grocer
Reynolds George B real estate
Rich & Vincent foundry
Rich George L
Vincent Leon
Riddile & Thorson dry goods
Riddile George T
Thorson Louis A
Rigg & Looby druggists
Rigg James
Looby John
Rinland, Vincent & Meservey Cardiff Plaster Mills
Ringland George S
Vincent Webb
Meservey Stillman T
Ristine Harvey G physician
River Land Office
Brown John agent
Roberts George E & Co proprs Messenger (weekly)
Roberts George E
Roberts David
Robinson Wm grocer
Ryan John H grocer
Rudesill Charles M boots & shoes
Sargent Thomas lawyer & real estate
Scallay Patrick Tyler Hall
Schaefer Wm blacksmith
Schaffner Louis W jeweler
Scherr Franz restaurant, wines and beer
Schmoll Jacob saloon
Schulte D B harnessmaker
Scott John B boots and shoes
Scott Wm R rag peddler
Seifert Julius shoemaker
Seymore Frank E physician
Sherman George B lawyer
Sherman Patrick W blacksmith
Shultz Bros meat market
Shultz Louis
Shultz Gust
Slate & Ross dentists
Slate Frederick G
Ross Fletcher R
Sprick & Co saloon
Sprick Herman
Koerner Christ
Springer Michael barber
Stack Thomas grocer
Storey Miss Alice propr Western Hotel
Strayer Warren saloon
Strobel John shoemaker
Strow James R justice of the peace
Thissell John grocer
Thomas James H merchant tailor
Thomas Seth blacksmith
Thompson Frederick wagonmaker
Thompson Mrs Ida l dressmaker
Train R & Co props Daily & Weekly Times
Train Ross
Train Edith
US & American Express
Matschke Emil agent
Van Sickle Andrew B dentist
West Rev L L Congregational
White James laundry
White Zachariah L shooting gallery
Wilbur Rose L milliner
Wilkinson John H baker
Williams James B abstracts of title
Wright & Robertson hardware
Wright Thomas
Robertson Samuel J
Young & Brown carpenters
Young Wm
Brown David
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