1879-1880 City Directory of Manitou and Colorado City, El Paso County, Colorado Transcribed and donated by Marta Norton April 2, 2000 ----------------------------------- Abbreviations used in original: asst - Assistant ave - Avenue bds - Boards bdg - Boarding col'd - Colored e side, w side, etc - East side of ____, West side of _____ emp - Employee propr - Proprietor gent - Gentleman res - Resides st, sts - Street, Streets tel - Telegraph ----------------------------------- MANITOU ~ Officials of the Town of Manitou - Mayor - Walter D. Sawin Recorder - David D. Desmond Trustees - E.E. Nichols, Max Weniger, C.W. Barker, C.M. Leibold Town Marshal - Perry Robbins Justice of the Peace - Dr. Isaac Davis Postoffice - Postmaster - A.R. Williams Assistant Postmaster - George P. Matthews Mail departs - eastern and southern, 9:45 a.m. Mail departs - northern and western, 2:45 p.m. Mail arrives - eastern and southern, 12:30 p.m. Mail arrives - northern and western, 5:15 p.m. Leadville mail daily, via railroad Congregational Church - Services every alternate Sabbath, in the Public School House. Organized August 14th , 1879. Pastor, Rev. W.D. Westervelt; Deacon, Charles Cross; Clerk, Mrs. Abby Rogers. Services at 3 p.m. Union Sunday School at 10 a.m. Aiken, Chas. E., taxidermery and museum, south side Manitou ave., res Colorado Springs Allen, Joshua, (col'd) cook, Cliff house Arnold, George, hostler, Sanders & Aux, livery stable Bailey, Herbert, waiter, Cliff House Banister, S., n side Ute Pass road Barker, C.W., propr. Manitou House Beatty, Mrs. Fannie, n side Ute Pass road Beckwith, Geo., hostler, Hutchinson & Co.'s stable, res s side of Manitou ave Beebee, F.W., propr Beebee House Bell, John, propr Manitou Express, s side Manitou ave Bell, Thomas, guide, s side of Manitou ave Bell, Dr. Wm. A., Vice President D & R.G.R.W. Blumbard, Charles, baker, bds s side Manitou ave Bolton, Arthur C., clerk at Aiken's Store, bds s side of Manitou ave, res Colorado Springs Bush, Wm., bakery and lunch room s side Manitou ave, res Colorado Springs Cassin, Thomas, emp Hutchinson & Co., bds near Cliff House Ching, Joe, laundry, s side of Manitou ave Clader, Allen, waiter, Cliff House Cliff House, E.E. Nichols, propr Conner, Thomas, shoemaker, s side Manitou ave Cree, Alfred, blacksmith, s side Manitou ave Cross, C., restaurant, and also feed stable, s side Manitou ave Cundy, William, hostler, Pike's Peak Livery Stable, s side Manitou ave Davis, Alfred E., clerk, s side Manitou ave Davis, Dr. Isaac, druggist, s side Manitou ave Fortune, William, engineer, n side Manitou ave Garrett, Chas., lapidist, s side Manitou ave Goodell, Newton, clerk Aiken's Store, bds s side Manitou ave Green, F.W., n side Ute Pass road Guthrie, David, cook Manitou House, res s side Manitou ave Hamlin, C.N., shoemaker, s side Manitou ave Hammond, L.B., merchant, s side Manitou ave Hills, R.H., driver for Hutchinson & Co., n side Ute Pass road Hopkins, S.W., expressman, bds s side Iron Spring road Huffsmith, Mrs. M., n side Ute Pass road Hurst, George, emp Pike's Peak Livery Stable, bds s side Manitou ave Hutchinson, A. & Co., (A. Hutchinson and Walter D. Sawin), propr Manitou Livery Stables, s side Manitou ave Hutchinson, A., res over stable Johnson, Mrs. ---- , bdg house s side Manitou ave, e end Keeley, Simon, waiter Cliff House Kline, Newman, tel. operator, Manitou House Kohn, John, waiter Cliff House Leibold, Chas. M., barber and leader of cornet band, s side Manitou ave Leonard, Mrs. Dr. H.A., propr Mineral Bath House, n side Manitou ave Logan, William, n side Ute Pass road Matthews, Geo. P., asst. P.M., bds s side Manitou ave Maxwell, Albert, clerk Manitou House Miller, Mrs. Mollie, domestic, Mrs. Dr. Leonard's Bath House Nichols, E.E., propr Cliff House Nichols, W.W., clerk Cliff House Norris, C., bdg house, s side Iron Spring road Oakley, Robert, Hutchinson & Co.'s Livery Stable, res s side Manitou ave Oaks, George, expressman, bds s side Manitou ave Palmer, A.W., n of Manitou ave Powers, Miss Josephine, (col'd), laundry, s side Iron Spring road Quong, Yee, laundry, s side Manitou ave Reese, Evan, s side Manitou ave Robbins, Perry, town marshal, n side Ute Pass road Robertson, J.A., clerk Bush's Bakery, s side Manitou ave Robinson, David, emp Hutchinson & Co's, bds s side Manitou ave Ropp, Joseph, hostler, Sanders & Aux's, s side Manitou ave Roth, -----, hostler, bds s side Manitou ave Sharbeck, Frank, clerk s side Manitou ave Sanders & Aux, livery stable, s side Manitou ave, res Colorado Springs Sawin, Walter D., (A. Hutchinson & Co.) res near Cliff House Schnell, F.P., gent s side Iron Spring road Spencer, James H., guide, s side Iron Spring road Stevens, Daniel, propr Pike's Peak livery stable, s side Manitou ave St. John, Mrs. Harriet, s side Manitou ave Sweeney, D.B., blacksmith, s side Manitou ave Swisher, M.D., foreman Sanders & Aux, bds Beebee House Thurlow, Miss Annie, s side Manitou ave Thurlow, Mrs. J., views and specimens, s side Manitou ave Walker, Abel, hostler, N.W. Stage Co., n side Ute Pass road Walker, W.W., guide, bds s side Manitou ave Weniger, Max, fine grocer, s side Manitou ave White, Jilson G., hostler, N.W Stage Co., n side Ute Pass road Wilkins, M., res over postoffice Williams, A.B., postmaster, cigars, views and confectionery, s side Manitou ave Williams, Mrs. C., n side Ute Pass road Wix, Lewis, n side Ute Pass raod COLORADO CITY ~ Trustees - Andrew Everhart, Marshal Swisher, I.C. Andrews, R. Quinby, R. Smith Clerk - James D. Faulkner Justice of the Peace - James Robert Constable - Frank Smith Public School - situate n w corner of Colorado ave and E street. Principal, Rev. James Easterly. Trustee - R. Quinby, president; James D. Faulkner, treasurer, A.Z. Sheldon, secretary. Methodist Episcopal Church - n side Colorado avenue. Pulpit supplied by Rev. James Easterly and by Pastor of Colorado Springs. Officers of Sabbath School - Superintendent, Rev. James Easterly; Assistant Superintendent, James Templeton, Secretary; Robert Finley; Treasurer, Mary Corman; Librarian, Eddie Brown. Abby, Aaron J., freighter, w side Lincoln, w of West Third st. Ash, ----, freighter, w side Lincoln, e of East First st. Auchinvole, C.J., livery and feed stable, Nos 27 and 28 Colorado ave, bds St. James Hotel Bainter, A. Lincoln, freighter, n e corner Washington and West First sts Bainter, E., freighter, n e corner Washington and West First sts Bainter, Geo. W., freighter, n e corner Washington and West First sts Bess, A.J., teamster nw corner Colorado ave and West First sts Bruner, Mrs. Mary, se corner Lincoln and West Fifth sts Burbank, Charles, laborer, bds s side Colorado ave, w of West Second st Cawthorn, Samuel H., freighter, w side Lincoln, w of West Third st Chrisope, Martin, freighter, sw corner Colorado ave and West Second sts Clifford, John M., freighter, ne corner Lincoln and West Fourth sts Coby, Henry, saloon, n side Colorado ave, w of West Second st Coombs, Silas W., teamster, s side Washington, e of West st Crawford, George W., teamster, nw corner Colorado ave and West First sts Crist, -----, stock grower, n side Washington, w of West st Cross, Frank, freighter, n side Colorado ave, w of West First st Daniels, Henry, freighter, s side Colorado ave, w of West Third st Daniels, John, blacksmith, s side Colorado ave, w of West Third st Dillon, P.O., farmer, bds St. James Hotel Donnelly, Robert, miner, s side Washington, w of West st Drake, Martin, nw corner Lincoln and East First sts Easterly, Rev. James, principal school, n side Lincoln, w of East st England, John, night freight, Plaster of Paris Mill, bds e corner Washington and East sts England, Joseph, brickmoulder, sw corner Washington and West Second sts Everhard, Andrew, farmer, ne corner Colorado ave and West sts Everhart, George, se corner Colorado ave and East sts Everhart, Oscar, ne corner Colorado ave and West sts Faulkner, J.D., postmaster and merchant, ne corner Colorado ave and West Second sts Flanagan, Frank (Flanagan & King), res n side Colorado ave, w of West Second st Flanagan & King, (Frank Flanagan and John A. King), feed and flour, n side Colorado ave, w of West Second st Fountain Mills, Fountain Creek Frazer, Eli, freight, n side Colorado ave, w of West First st Friskey, Charles, freighter, s side Colorado ave, w of West Third st Fussell, John O., freighter, n side Colorado ave, w of West Second st Granger, Rachael, domestic, ne corner Lincoln and East sts Green, Alfred, propr of The Hotel, sw corner Colorado ave and West Third sts Harris, Wm. S., teamster, nw corner Lincoln and West Third sts Hayden, F.B., charcoal burner, s side Washington, w of West Second st Hess, John F., freighter, nw corner Lincoln and West Fourth sts Huston, Wm. B., freighter, n side Colorado ave, w of West First st Ingles, John C., freighter, s side Colorado ave, w of West Second st Ingraham, O.F., attorney at law, s side Washington, e of West st Johnson, Bruce, miller, s side Washington, w of West st Johnson, Edward, miller, s side Washington, w of West st Johnson, Wm., propr fountain Mills, res s side Washington, w of West st Keables, Albert E., gardener, se corner Colorado ave and West Second st Kendall, Aaron, laborer, se corner Washington and West Third sts King, Frank, emp and res Brewery King, John A., (Flanagan & King), res n side Colorado ave, w of West Second st Leas, Geo. W., miner, se corner Colorado ave and West Second st Lieser, Christian, freighter, n side Colorado ave, w of West Fist st Love, Wm., stock grower, nw corner Colorado ave and West First st Mackey, Wm. H., freighter, bds e corner Colorado ave and West Fourth st Malone, J.R., cooper, se corner Lincoln and West Fourth sts Mason, John D., freighter, se corner Colorado ave and West First st Mason, Mrs. Mary, se corner Colorado ave and West First st Miller, Earle, propr St. James Hotel, ne corner Colorado ave and West First st Moore, John, freighter, n side Colorado ave, w of West Third st Patterson, Samuel, miner, bds St. James Hotel Quinby, Rodney, wool grower, ne corner Lincoln and East sts Rhea, Milton, laborer, bds nw corner Colorado ave and West First sts Roberts, E.W., miner, St. James Hotel Roberts, Geo. W., freighter, se corner Colorado ave and West Fourth st Roberts, James, Justice of the Peace, St. James Hotel Roberts, S.H., miner, se corner Colorado ave and West Fourth st Rogers, -----, stock grower, n side Washington, w of West st Sager, Albert, freight, n side Colorado ave and w of West Third st Sager, Mrs. Almeda, n side Colorado ave, w of West Third st Sanborn, C.E., freighter, n side Colorado ave, w of West st Shryer, John W., freighter, n side Lincoln, w of Third West st Sinclair, James H., gent, n side Colorado ave, e of West st Snider, Z.P., brickmoulder, ne corner Lincoln and West Fourth sts Smart, F.M., teamster, se corner Washington and West sts Smith, Caleb, teamster, nw corner Washington and East sts Smith, F., constable, n side Colorado ave, w of West Second st Smith, Renssellaer, miner, n side Lincoln, e of West st Starr, James, freighter, s side Colorado ave, e of West st Speck, Martin, dry goods and groceries, n side Colorado ave, w of West First st; res s side Colorado ave, w of First st. Stockbridge & Elwell, Colorado City Brewery Stockbridge, Clement, foreman brewery, res brewery Swank, Hiram, bds s side Washington, w of West Second st Swisher, Marshal, liveryman, nw corner Lincoln and Est sts Templeton, H., farmer, se corner Washington and West Second sts Templeton, W.E., freighter, se corner Washington and West Seconds sts Thompson, A.M., freighter and miner, nw corner Colorado ave and West Third st. Thompson, Fred, emp Plaster of Paris Mill, bds nw corner Washington and East sts Thompson, George, laborer, ne corner Lincoln and East sts Thompson, James T., (unreadable), nw corner Colorado ave and West Third sts. Trancier, -------, team?????, e side West Third st, n of Colorado ave Turner, Marion, freighter, s side Colorado ave, w of West Second st Turner, Mrs. Nora, dressmaker, s side Colorado ave, w of West Second st Waggoner, Russell, gardener, s side Washington, w of West st Watson, Oscar, emp Brewery, res w corner Washington and West First sts Whelchell, C.P., teamster, s side Washington, e of West st Wiggins, Fred, emp Brewery, res ne corner Colorado ave and West Third st. Yarberry, Miss Harriet, n side Colorado ave, w of West Third st Yarberry, M.M., foreman Plaster of Paris Mill, res sw corner Washington and East sts Yarberry, Mrs. Sarah, n side Colorado ave, w of West Third st. =================================================== 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. 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