Emmetsburg Democrat Emmetsburg, Palo Alto, Iowa Wednesday, Sep. 16, 1925 An Emmetsburg Directory Printed Forty Two Years Ago Only Three or Four Business Men and Two or Three Members of the Professions out of 175 or More Are Still on the Job John McNALLY, and old timer, hands us the following copy of Emmetsburg's business directory taken from the Iowa Gazeteer printed 42 years ago: EMMETSBURG. Situated in the central portion of Palo Alto county, of which it is the judicial seat, is a flourishing town on the P. div. B.C.R.&N.Ry., the junction of the C.M.&St. P. Ry. (main line and E div.) It contains Methodist, Congregational, Episcopal and Catholic churches, good schools a steam flouring mill, a handsome court house, 3 hotels, 2 banks, 4 lumber yards, 2 grain elevators, the usual number of professional men, special and general stores, blacksmith shops, etc., and two weekly newspapers, The Palo Alto Reporter and The Pilot. The surrounding country is admirably adapted for farming and stock raising purposes, and the shipments comprise grain, produce, butter and live stock. Exp. Am. and U.S. Tel., W.U. Population 1,500. Mass daily. W.J. BROWN, postmaster. AIKEN, A.A., artist AMMON, John, dairy and teacher. ANDERSON, J.B. nursery. ATKINS, Joseph, dray ATKINS, Norman J., sec. and treas. Scottish American Club BAILEY, W.F., boarding house BALDWIN, Miss Emily, music teacher BARNHART, Wm. E., produce and furs BENNETT & BLANCHARD, (John C BENNETT, Nelson BLANCHARD) props. Palo Alto Reporter BERGNER, O.E., telegraph opr. BETCHE, Charles, stone mason BLACK, Miss Belle, teacher BLANCHARD, N.C., real estate BOOTH, Wm. H. county auditor BOSTWICK & ARMSTRONG, (Frank L BOSTWICK, Anderson J ARMSTRONG), builder BROWN, M.L., banker BROWN & ROBINS, (Michael L BROWN, John J ROBINS) Real Estate and Abstracts of Titles BURLINGAME, Daniel W., Clerk District and Circuit Court, Notary Public; Depositions a Specialty. BUTLER, John N., Restaurant CADY, Selden, physician COHOON, Dassius E., lawyer CASSIDY, Patrick, lawyer CAULEY, Miss Je***e, milliner CLARK, A.J., Carpenter CLARK, Justus W, carpenter CLARK, Mrs. Justas W., canary birds COONAN, Daniel, general store. COONAN, Martin F., livestock COONAN & SHEA (Martin F COONAN, Robert SHEA), druggists Cottage House, near B.C.R. & N. depot P.F. VANGORDEN Propr; $1 per day; Meals 25 cents; Free Bus; Barn in Connection; Transfer to any part of the city at reasonable rates. CROUCH, Flavel, Restaurant CROWLEY, Jeremiah P., restaurant CULLEN, Katie C, teacher DARNALL, Aaron D., lawyer DARRAH, Miss Lena, music teacher DAVIS, Benjamin, agi, Gilchrist & Co. DAVIES, James C., physician DAWSON, Miss Theresa, teacher DIMLER, Eliza, furniture DORAN, John, nursery DUFFY, Thos. meat market EAGAN, Susie, teacher EGAN, Thomas F., general store ELLIS, George M., phys. and surgeon Emmetsburg Cornet Bank, Frank HUBBARD leader, Peter O REFSELL sec. Emmetsburg String Band, F.W. WRATE leader FITZGERALD, James, drugs and books FORREST, Mrs. Marian A., dressmaker FOY, Theresa, teacher FROST Bros., milk peddlers GILCHRIST & Co. (J.M. GILCHRIST) grain elevator GODDEN, John H, marble worker GODFREY, Gustav, boarding GRAHAM & METZ (Caius R. GRAHAM, Peter METZ), barbers GREEN & TURNER, (Mrs. James GREEN, Mrs. Sarah C TURNER), hair goods GROUT, Le Roy, Civil Engineer and County Surveyor. 24 years' experience in private and government surveying and engineering, lands examined, correct maps furnished. GUNSEL, Justus,livery HALE, Louis A., boots and shoes HAMMOND, John, livery HARRISON, Thomas W., lawyer HART, Peter C., station agent HARTSHORN, Eldin J., lawyer, real estate, loans,collections and insurance. HASTINGS, Charles, carpenter HAYES, W.H. & P.C. (Wm. H & Phillip C.) veterinary surgeons. Proprs. Veterinary, Feed and Sale Stables, room for 100 horses. We positively refuse to receive on the premises horses suffering from contagious diseases. HEFLEY, John M., livery HEINMAN, Thomas, carpenter HEITZMAN, Mrs. George J., laundry HENN, Wm. C., drugs and express agent HIGGINS, James, meat market HIGLEY, Joseph, meat market HINKLEY, John, H., general store HOWARD, Miss Mary, teacher IMRY, David, carpenter JENSWOLD, John jr., lawyer JOHNSON & Son. (Wm. W and Charles H.), lumber JOYNT, Michael, teacher JOYCE, Matthew,general store JOYCE, Patrick, general store JOYCE, Thomas F., harness KELLEY, Miss Gertie, teacher KELLEY, Miss Josie, teacher public schools KELLY, Bernard E., lawyer KENDALL, H.C., restaurant and boarding KERWICK, Michael F., hardware KING, J.E., & Co. (James E KING, Nathan E MAXON), general store KIRBY, Wm. H, carpenter KLETZING, R.A., prin. public schools KLINE, Rev. C.E. (Methodist) KOCH, Nicholas, saloon LAKE, Miss Etta, teacher LANE, Thomas & Co., clothing LAUGHLIN, John T., hardware, stoves, tinware, agricultural implements and sewing machines LOVELL, Miss Mertie, teacher McCARTY, George B, lawyer McLAUGHLIN, Thomas, grocer McNALLY, John, city marshal McNICHOLS, Thomas, brick mnfr. MALLOY, Maggie A., teacher MARTIN, J.L. agt J.J. WILSON MEEHAN, Katie, teacher MESSIC, Charles, carpenter MILLER, Maggie J, teacher MILLS, Miss Carrie, teacher MOFFET, Henry P., drugs and books MOHAN, Maggie, teacher MONCRIEF, Thomas, justice of the peace MOSES, Wm., J., shoemaker Music Hall, ORMSBY Bros., proprs. NESTOR, Miss Mary E., teacher NOLAN, John F., farm impts. NOLAN, Patrick, live stock NOLAN, Patrick V., sheriff and live stock NORTH, W.H., carpenter and builder. ORMSBY Bros. & Co. (Alvin L & Edwin S. ORMSBY), bankers, real estate and abstracts Palo Alto county Agrl Society, Robert SHEA, pres., John C BENNETT, sec. Palo Alto Pilot, H.A. PIKE, propr Palo Alto Reporter, pub by Reporter Co., BENNETT & BLANCHARD, proprs. PAULSON, John C., harness PEDDIE, Alexander, commissioner Scottish American Land Co. (limited) PIKE, Henry A., propr. Palo Alto Pilot PILCHER, A.F., station agt., B.C.R. & N. Ry POND, Lucy S., flour mill POWERS, Henry A, physician PROUTY, Thomas J., lawyer and justice REARDON, John, tel. opr. REFSELL, P.O., Cash. ORMSBY Bros. & Co. ROBERTS, Miss Annie L, teacher ROBINS, Wm. H, jeweler ROWE, J.F. gardener ROWSE, Edward T, propr. Waverly House RUTLEDGE, Daniel, real estate RYAN, P.H., lawyer St. James House, N.P. WILDRICK, propr SANDERS, George, dray. SCHIRMER, Sebastian, soda water mnfr. SCHNEIDER, Michael, meat market SCOTT, James, sorghum mill. Scottish American Land Co. (limited) Alexander PEDDIE comnr., Norman J. ATKINS, sec and treas. SEELY, Lafitt, carpenter SHADBOLT, H.C. & Co. (Herbert C SHADBOLT, H. HOAGLAND), lumber SHAW & JAMISON (John J SHAW, Geo. W. JAMISON), hardware SHEA, Robt., county treas. SHORTALL, Pierce, saloon SKINNER, R.B. & Co. (Robert B SKINNER, Michael L BROWN), wagon mfgrs. SMITH, Clinton A., jeweler SMITH, Rev. J.J. (Catholic) SOPER, CRAWFORD & CARR (Erastus B SOPER, Thomas R CRAWFORD, Geo. L CARR) attorneys-at-law SPENCER, Rev. G.M. (Congregational) STEDMAN Bros. (Pratt H and Warren B.), harnessmakers STEIL, John, saloon STEVENS, W.A., carpenter and builder TAUB, Abraham, clothing TAYLOR Bros., (Charlie E and Allen W), blacksmiths TAYLOR & O'CONNOR (Thomas F TAYLOR, Thomas O'CONNOR), lawyers Telephone Exchange, W.A. WEAVER, manager THOMAS, Erastus F., dentist TOBIN, James, saloon TOBIN & NEARY (Thomas H TOBIN, John F NEARY), general store TODD, John F, lawyer TRAVIS, Melville, painter VAN ANTWERP, Rev. Archibald (Episcopal) VAN GORDEN, Philo F., Propr. Cottage House WALKER, John L., physician WALSH, Thomas, county recorder. WARNKE & MOORE (Frank WARNKE, Henry MOORE) blacksmiths Waverly House, E.T. ROWSE, propr WEAVER, W.A., books and stationery WELLS, A.A., & Co. well borers WHITE, Mrs. J.P., dressmaker WHITE, Miss Maggie, teacher and milliner WHITE, Miss Mary, teacher WILDRICK, N.P., propr St James WILSON, John J., lumber and coal WRATE, Frank W., dealer in butter, salt and butter tubs. Glance through the names and mark those who are still on the job. M.F. KERWICK, J.H. GODDEN, T.F. JOYCE, Thomas O'CONNOR, Dr. H.A. POWERS, Dr. J.L. WALKER and perhaps one or two others are still serving the practice. Geo. B McCARTY is still in active practice. The Democrat was not established until the spring of 1884. The writer is rounding out his 40th year as publisher. The Reporter has changed hands several times. The list shows how many changes will take place in a community in less than a half century. This copy of the Democrat should be preserved for reference purposes. It would settle disputes regarding pioneer business and professional firms.