Maricopa County AZ Archives History - Businesses .....Tempe 1912 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/az/azfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com March 24, 2005, 6:43 pm Book Title: Polk's Arizona Pictorial Gazetteer And Business Directory TEMPE. Pop 1,800. Maricopa county. Located at the gateway to the Salt River Valley on the A E R R 8 miles s e of Phoenix the county seat. Has Baptist, Christian, Catholic, Congregational and Methodist churches, 2 banks, 2 hotels, 2 libraries, 2 opera houses, a creamery, a flour mill, a veterinary hospital, normal school, electric light and gas plants. A daily and weekly newspaper the News is published. The principal industry is the raising of cattle, alfalfa oranges and canteloupe melons. Exp W F & Co. Tel W U. Oscar Mullen P M. Airdome The, Wm Goodwin propr, moving pictures. Alexander Ralph L, phys. Argue Thos, expman. ARIZONA FIRE INSURANCE CO, A Nielsen Agent, Hotel Casa Loma bldg. Arizona Mercantile Co (Halbert W and Mrs Alb Miller), dry goods. Bauer Chas, baker. Baum Frank, pool. Birchett Bros (Jno R and Jos T), grocers. BRANCH STUDIO, J W BRANCH Propr. Brechan Fred C, phys. Brown Mercantile Co, Howard Brown, pres; C H Prather, sec and treas; gen store. BUCK D G, PROPR TEMPE Livery Stable, 4th s w cor Maple av. (See adv.) CALIFORNIA FIRE INSURANCE Co, A Nielsen Agent, Hotel Casa Loma bldg. City Confectionery Co (August Pavell). COOK J B, SUPT PACIFIC Creamery Co. Crook & Pafford (L D Crook, L E Pafford), real est. Cummings & Buck (A F Cummings, R I Buck), veterinary hospital. De Vore Wesley G, dentist. DICKINSON THEODORE, MNGR Valley Lumber Co. ELLINGSON M & SONS (MONS, Harry F and John Ellingson), Hay, Grain, Oats, Barley, Seed, Etc 7th n e cor Maple av. (See adv.) Farmers & Merchants Bank (capital $40,000), W J Kingsbury, pres; H G Corson, cashr. Finch G R, livery. Finch & Carr (G R Finch, E P Carr), undertakers. Fink Jos, meats. Free Reading Room. Galas Miguel, grocer. GERMAN AMERICAN FIRE Insurance Co, A Nielsen Agent, Hotel Casa Loma bldg. Goodwin Garfield A, curios. Goodwin Wm, propr The Airdome. Goto Harry, restaurant. Griffin J A, phys. Harmer Alvin M, drugs. HAYDEN FLOUR MILLS, ALFRED J Peters & Co Inc Proprs, near n end Mill av. (See adv.) Hodnett Jno J, dry goods. Hotel Casa Loma, Fred R Marsh propr, Mill av n w cor 4th. Hyder Bros (Jno and K T), mens furnishings. Kingsbury W J, lawyer. Laird & Dines (H E Laird, J A Dines), drugs. La Mont Frank, jeweler. LIBRARY OF TEMPE NORMAL School of Arizona, Ruth M Wright Librarian, Main bldg, Normal School. Lukin Harry, grocer. Lukin Woolf, gen store. Lyman Harvey O, photogr. Marsh Fred R, propr Hotel Casa Loma. Matley Benj, gen store. MATTHEWS A J, PRIN TEMPE Normal School of Arizona. Moeur B B, phys. Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co, C F Ferguson mngr. News Publishing Co, W J Kingsbury, pres; C W Miller, sec and treas; pubs Tempe News. NIELSEN A, REAL, ESTATE, Loans and Insurance Hotel Casa Loma bldg. (See p 470.) NORMAL BOARD OF EDUCATIOX, C O Case (Phoenix), Supt of Public Instruction; Clay F Leonard (Phoenix), Sec; Dr B B Moeur. NORMAL SCHOOL, SEE TEMPE Normal School of Arizona. Obregon Serapio, grocer. Olive Hotel, Mrs M M Connolly mngr. Osterloh Conrad, cigars. Oviedo Bros (P O and F D), gen store. PACIFIC CREAMERY CO, J B Cook Supt, Mnfrs Condensed Milk, Butter, Cheese, Pasteurized Cream, Dealers in Eggs. (See p 469.) Parry Thos J, blksmith. Perez Mrs F, cigars. PETERS ALFRED J, PRES Alfred J Peters & Co Inc, near n end Mill av. PETERS ALFRED J & CO INC, Alfred J Peters, Pres; A A Walsworth, Sec; Proprs Hayden Flour Mills, Wholesale Dealers in Hay, Grain and Alfalfa Seed, near n end Mill av. (See p 470.) Polissis Jas, shoemkr. Putman Andr J, pool. Rich Marquis, tailor. Robinson Wm L, barber. Rowand Bros (Danl R and Elihu), barbers. Ryder Henry W, Walter S Johnston mngr, hardware. Schmidt Ernst, harness. Sing Kee Co, gen store. South Side Gas & Electric Co, B B Moeur, pres; H L Chandler, sec; J L Waring, treas. Spain Edmund H, blksmith. Staggs Mrs J M, restaurant. Steele Alf E, clothes clnr. Teeter Bros, D S Teeter, pres; J Q Teeter, sec and treas; meats. Tempe Board of Trade, A Nielsen, pres; L E Pafford, sec; T Dickinson, treas. Tempe Commercial Co, R A Valenzuela, pres; A A Celaya, sec and treas; grocers. Tempe Garage (S Z Earle, J A Ahlquist). Tempe Hardware Co, M E Curry, pres; Mrs Mary Curry, sec and treas. Tempe Irrigating Canal Co, C G Jones, pres; L E Pafford, sec and treas. Tempe Land & Improvement Co, C A Hooper, pres and treas; Theo Dickinson, sec. TEMPE LIVERY STABLE, D G Buck Propr, 4th s w cor Maple av., Phones Overland 111, Mountain States 212. (See p 471.) Tempe Motor Co (Wm H Strong). Tempe National Bank (capital $50,000), C G Jones, pres; W H Wilbur, cashr. Tempe News, News Publishing Co pubs. TEMPE NORMAL SCHOOL OF Arizona, A J Matthews Prin, 8th e of Mill av. (See p 468.) Tempe Pumping Co, C M Mullen, pres; L E Pafford, sec and treas. Tempe Restaurant, Jos H Holland mngr. Thatcher Thos, blksmith. Thomas Theo C, barber. Togel Cafe, G Fritz Martin mngr. U S Bureau of Entomology. VALLEY LUMBER CO, THEODORE Dickinson Mngr. (See adv in Phoenix dept.) Von Reichenbach Otto, restaurant. Valenzuela Ramon R, pool. WALSWORTH A A, SEC ALFRED J Peters & Co Inc, near n end Mill av. White C N, r r agt. Wickliffe Price, undertaker. WINDES R A & CO, REAL ESTATE, Loans and Insurance 5th bet Mill and Myrtle avs. (See adv.) Woods Jas H, grocer. Woolf Chas, lawyer. Workman S D, tel opr. Yee Duck, restaurant. 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