Costilla County Listings - 1896 Colorado Business Directory http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/costilla/directories/1896cbd.txt Transcribed and contributed by Marta Norton 30 May 2001 1896 Colorado Business Directory Costilla County, CO County Seat - San Luis County Sheriff - M. Albert County Treasurer - A. Chanry County Clerk - C.F. Meyer County Surveyor - J.R. Patterson County Sup't of Schools - W.H. Terry County Assessor - N. Garcia County Judge - Jas. W. Shields Clerk County Court - C.F. Meyer Clerk District Court - C.F. Meyer County Coroner - T. Hosebrough County Attorney - T.B. Wehster County Ch'm Co. Commis. - W.H. Meyer Member of the House 1895/1896 - A.A. Salazar, San Luis, Costilla County, Republican Justices of the Peace - N.C. Patton, Mosca; Wm. Maxted, Fort Garland; C. R. Foster, Garrison; D.D. Bloom, Garnet; F.A. Barela, San Luis; W.S. Armor, Garnet. FORT GARLAND - Old Military Post in Costilla County, 16 miles from San Luis, near the Ute Creek Gold Mining Districts. Population 100. Breene, W.H. - Depy Sheriff Brenneman, Stuart - Livery Brown, E.A. - Hotel & Restaurant Ireland, Alven A., - Tie Contr. McMullan, Chas. - Gen'l Mdse and Postmaster Maxted, Wm. - Justice Peace Meyer, Ford - Gen'l Mdse Moore, Harley L. - Ex & Ry Agt Wilcoxen, L.E. - Blacksmith GARNETT - Town in Costilla County. 9 miles northeast of the D. & R.G. Railroad. Altitude 7,170. Armor, W.S. - Justice Peace Bloom, D.D. - Postmaster, Groceries and Real Estate Bloom, E.M. - Publisher, Costilla News Gillet, hattie - Prin. Pub. Schl. Gillet, J.A. - Stock Dealer Hack, Chas. - Gen'l Mdse Hardy, A. - Shoemaker Higgins, J.H. - Pastor M.E. Church McDonald, J.W. - Constable and Collector Middlekamp, H.J. - Tinner Miles, J.H. - Teacher Pace, T.R. - Stock Raiser Parrott, Hillis - Minin. Phillips, R.M. - Stone & Plastg Pyke, W.R. - Stock Raiser Skinner, A.J. - Pastor Bap. Church Skinner, E.T. - Brick Mason Speiser, Chas. - Blacksmith Speiser & Heigle - Wellboring Machinery Uhri, Sophia - Teacher Williams, H.W. - Minister of the Gospel GARRISON - Rapidly growing agricultural town in Costilla County, on the D. & R.G. Railroad. Popluation 300. Alexander, J.A. - Notary Pub. Ashes, Wm. - Gen'l Mdse Bank of Garrison - D.H. Staley, Cashier Beery, J.W. - Teacher Booth & Brown - Restaurant Chapin, C.C. - Cont. & Builder Chapin & Frisbee - Fur & Under. Chapman, C.F. - Hardware Chapson, W.A. - Grain Buyer Colorado Irrigated Land Co. - F.F. Schunke, Mgr. Cullen, Peter - Blacksmith Cyle, W.O. - Grain and Coal DeVere, C.M. - Res. & Meat Market Foster, C.R. - Hotel Garrison Age (w) - F.V. Potter, publisher Garrison-Duncan Telephone Co. - C.R. Foster, Secy. Garrison Investment Co. - P. B. Gates, Pres. Garrison Milling & Elevator Co. - L.L. Breckenridge, Mgr. Garrison Tribune (w) - P.B. Gates, Publisher Gates, P.B. - Station Agt. Higgins, J.H. - Pastor Free Methodist Church Howard, E. - Gen. Mdse Jemison, J.L. - Postmaster Jungkunz, Max - Barn & Sadd Kipp, Mrs. - Restaurant Miles Bros. - Livery Newman, T.R. - Pastor Baptist Church Norveil, J.N. - Pastor Methodist Episcopal Church Page, W.R. - Gen. Rep. & Harns Rosebrough, T. - Physician Russell, Frank - Blacksmith Simpson, J.H. - Drugs Speakman, M.A. - Barber Staley Bros. - Grain & Imple Wallace Bros. - Gen Mdse & Lum MOSCA - Town on the D. & R.G. Railroad in Costilla County, 14 miles north of Alamosa. Daily mail. Population 200. Altitute 8,300. Barrows, Jos. - Restaurant Benell, Mary - Photographer Benell, W.S. - Barber Bunn, J.D. - Hotel Cone, Clara - Millinery Crow, J.S. - Postmaster Crow Hardware Co. - Hardware Gardner, J.A. - Blacksmith & Foundry Liggit, R.C. - Drugs Mosca Herald, (w) - F.C. Hitchcock, Publisher Mosca Merc. Co. - Coal Mosca Milling & Elevator Co. Rilling, C.J. - Furniture and Paints Skjarstad, Ole - Shoemaker Slote, F.E. - Groceries Small Bros. - Livery and Feed Walrich, Chris - Gne'l Mdse Welch, T.H. - Gen'l Mdse Woods & Johnson - Blacksmiths SAN LUIS - County seat of Costilla County; 17 miles from Fort Garland, the nearest railway point. Population 750. Choury, A. - Postmaster Cohn, Louis - Gen'l Mdse Cohn & Salazar - Flour Mill Garcia & Gallegos - Saloon Hunter, A. - Physician Payne, W. - Sawmill Salazar, A.A. - Gen'l Mdse Valdez, J.C.L. - Gen'l Mdse (Also See San Pablo) SAN PABLO - Important farming town in Costilla County, 22 miles from Fort Garland, the nearest railroad point. Population 50. Chavez, Herman - Postmaster and Gen'l Mdse Gallegos, J.P. - Gen'l Mdse Hays, Victor - Blacksmith Sanchez, M.A. - Gen'l Mdse Sanchez, Jose E. - Gen'l Mdse Valdez, J.L.C. - Gen'l Mdse (Also see San Luis) =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.