1911 Colorado Business Directory, Creede City, Mineral County http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/mineral/directories/1911-creede.txt Transcribed by Joy Fisher November 23, 2004 1911 Business Directory listing for Creede City, Mineral Co. This file was extracted from: 37th Annual Volume The Colorado State Business Directory WITH A Complete Classified Directory of the Entire State, Including Mines, Reduction Works, Etc. 1911 DENVER, COLORADO THE GAZETTEER PUBLISHING CO. ESTABLISHED 1871 JAMES JR. IVES, MANAGER 1911 ================================================= CREEDE CITY. (Creede P. O.) County seat of Mineral county. Population 1.200. Situated at the terminus of the Alamosa division of the D. & R. G. R. R. From this point all the ore from the mines of the camp is billed out., and here all freight and express arrives. The city is governed by a mayor and board of aldermen; is lighted by electricity and has an efficient fire department. It lies in a gulch two miles long and from 400 feet to a half mile wide, ending in the broad valley of the Rio Grande. Altitude 8.854 feet. Amethyst Mercantile Co, Sam Lehman mgr, wh liquor. Amethyst Mine, Cyrus Miller lessee. Antlers Park. Chas Heinz prop. Atwood Robt, saloon. Bachelor Lease, Frank & Boyle props. BAKER HARRY G, ed and mgr Creede Candle. BARNHART H D, sec Elks Lodge BESSEY & CO CHAS, practical horseshoeing and blacksmiths. Biles J A, physician. Blake Harry F, marshal and street commissioner. Boyle W G. mines and mining. Butler C Y, co judge. Cantwell E R, harness mfr. Captive Inca M Co, W G Boyle mgr. Catholic Church,Father Good prst Childress J M, prin high school and collections. C M S Mines Co, H C Rowley genl mgr. Collins Shrive B, county & U S mineral surveyor. Collins & Withrow, fuel and feed. Collins Opera House, A M Collins prop. Colorado Sulphur Co, Chas S Glascoe mgr. Colorado Tel Co, Miss Julia Streams ex mgr. Commodore Lease, W C Dwiggans & Co lessees. Congregational Church, Rev A C Selby pastor. Corsair Leasing Co, Silas Frank mgr. CORSON NORMAN G, mining engineer, assayer and chemist with Wheeler & Wheeler. CREEDE CANDLE (w), Creede Candle Publishing Co pubs, A H Wasson pres, Harry G Baker ed and mgr. CREEDE FURNITURE & UNDERTAKING CO, W H Warren prop. Creede Lumber Co, A W Derrick mgr. Creede Miners Union No 20, P J Byrnes sec. Cunningham T J, hardware and furniture. Dougherty Zona C, co supt schools Del Monte Leasing Co, A M Collins mgr. Derrick A W, mgr Creede Lumber Co. Duncan W C, sheriff Mineral Co. Duncan & Co, genl mdse. EAVES M & H, cigars, confectionery and notions. Eden E T, wall paper. Eden T P, chief fire dept. EIES LODGE B P 0 E No 506 AND CLUB ROOM, W I Leary, E R, H D Barnhart sect. Equity M & Improvement Co, A V Tabor mgr. Ewry Merc Co C E, grocers. Fagan W S, confectionery and stationery. FRANK FRED, wh & ret hay, grain, flour and coal. Frank Silas, clk Dist Court. Gardanier S A, assayer & chemist. Glascoe Chas S, mgr Colorado Sulphur Co. Golden Crown M Co, W G Boyle mgr. Golden Link M Co, W G Boyle mgr. Goodrow-Webber Merc Co, grocers Grant J W, carpenter and police magistrate. Harmon Mrs Maude I, dressmaker Hanka Joe, saw mill. 4 Hazlett P S, barber and mayor. Heinz Chas, saloon. Hord & Todd, genl mdse. Hotel Stansfield, Mrs Theresa Stansfield prop. Howard J I, carpenter. Kennedy James H, barber. Lahr Mrs Cornelia, furn rooms. Last Chance M Co, A M Collins mgr. LEARY WALLACE I, cash Tomkins Bros Bank and city treas. Lees John F, justice peace and notary. Lost Lake Trout & Hatchery, B C Hosselkus prop. McKIBBEN & OFFICER, groceries, meats and game. Mammoth Mountain Cons M & M Co, W C Dwigans mgr. Marvin C E, transfer and city clk. MESSINGER WM G, county clerk and recorder. Mineral County Abstract Co, Theo A Wheeler pres, S A Gardanier sec. Moses Albert L, atty-at-law. Moses Wilfred M, fire insurance. Motz D L, shoemaker. Neil A G, saloon. NEW FAMOUS MERCANTILE CO, L S Officer mgr, dry goods and shoes. Officer L S, mgr New Famous Mercantile Co. Owsley John, drugs. Parsons A D, saloon. Rath Frank, restaurant. Ridge Mexico M & M Co. Hoy C J E, jeweler. Ruby Lakes Trout Co, Peterson & Munsell props. Schulz Herman, blacksmith. Shepherd Frank H, prin schools Sloan W C, postmaster. Solomon Mine. H C Rowley supt. Soward Dan W, live stock. Stone Charles, blacksmith. STONE WILLIAM, real estate, insurance, collections, notary public. Tabor Produce Co, C T Elting mgr TOMKINS BROS BANKERS, H H Tomkins. J H Tomkins, C A Webber, Wallace I Leary cash. TOMKINS BROS HARDWARE CO, Charles A Webber mgr. Videll Peter W, co coroner. WARREN W H, prop Creede Furniture & Undertaking Co. WASSON A H, pres Creede Candle Publishing Co, r r & exp agt Webb Henry C, justice peace. WEBBER CHARLES A, mgr Tomkins Bros Hardware Co. Weiss Thomas, tailor. Weiss-Chapman Drug Co, 0 C Beckman mgr. Wheeler F E, mines and mining. Wheeler Theo A, real estate. WHEELER & WHEELER, assayers and chemists. Wilson Mary, restaurant. Withrow Clarence 0. co treas. Wooster Tunnel Co, M M Dwyer mgr. Zangs Hotel, J L Shelley prop. CREEDE TOWN. (See North Creede P. 0.) ================================================================= All files are contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archives Project (http://www.usgwarchives.net/). USGenWeb Archives Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial researchers, as long as the source and contributor name remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for presentation in any form by any other organization or individual without the express written permission from the author/contributor.