1911 Colorado Business Directory, Fort Morgan, Morgan County http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/morgan/directories/1911-ftmorgan.txt Transcribed by Joy Fisher December 4, 2004 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 ================================================= FORT MORGAN. County seat of Morgan county, a rapidly growing agricultural city, on the Burlington & Missouri and Union Pacific railroads, 79 miles east of Denver and 87 miles west of the Nebraska state line. Surrounded by rich land, adapted to the successful culture of lie sugar beet as well as all kinds of grain and fruits. Abundance of water for irrigation purposes. Fort Morgan has all the public utilities necessary for a city of considerable size, good business houses, fine churches and schools, and comfortable homes. Population 3,000. Altitude 4,200 feet. Acme Fruit & Grocery Co. Ambrose Lumber Co. Amick J G, real estate. Anderson C A, tailor. Anderson G M, physician. Austin Fred N, auctioneer. Badger Creek Land & Inv Co, W A Abbott mgr. Baker Frank E, postmaster. Baker D C, insurance & notary. Baker Robt F, civil engineer. Baptist Church, Rev A H Ballard pastor. Barrett L M, bakery. Barrett & Rankin, grocers. Bartholomew & Co A J, tailors. Basye 0 W, signs. BEGGS S W (Shields-Beggs Land Co). Bennett George T, real estate. Bijou Irrigation Co, Galwey Layton sec. Bright Thos, barber. Brown, Fraser & Morse Merc Co, W S Fraser pres, M C Morse sec-treas, dry goods. Buckston W C, co treasurer. Bullock W E, osteopath. Burton B 0, osteopath. Butler C 0, blacksmith. Buzick W M, real estate. CALKINS ERNEST E, sec Morgan County Abstract & Investment Co. Camp Geo W, barber. Campbell J S, atty and notary. Carlson C J, co sheriff. Carpenter G A, dentist. Carruth F W, cash Home Savings Bank. Chamber of Commerce, S H Rathbone sec. Christian Church, Rev S R Reynolds pastor. City Bottling Works, Pulliam & Osier props. Clark & Jarman, carpenters. Clarke A C, barber. CLATWORTHY HARDWARE CO, hardware, plumbing, electric wiring and supplies. Claybaugh W W, physician. Coen Walter S, atty and notary. Colorado Tel Co, P C Getting agt Congregational Church (German), Rev J G Plantz pastor. Continental Land Co, Geo M Patterson pres, Frank W Hathaway sec. Cooper G W, cigars and confecty. Cooper H W, ed Morgan County Herald. Cooper & Simpson, cigar mfrs. Corcoran T B, real estate. Corey A L, pool and cigars. Cox Geo G, supt water works. Cox Walter, barber. CREITZ'S DRUG STORE, S F Creitz prop. Croft J H, wh & ret ice cream. CROUCH BROS, dry goods, clothing, shoes and genl mdse. Cullings & Whisler, fuel and feed. CURRY J P, pres First Nat Bank. CURRY THE (hotel), Ida A Durant prop. Cutler & Layton, real estate. Dailey I H, clk dist court. Davis F L, livery. Denver Music Co, E S Osler dist mgr. Dew H J, cigars and billiards. Dilts J W, grocer. Dow W H, jeweler. Dreamland Theatre. Dregman & McKee, real estate. Drennen Ralph R, real estate. Duel & Snyder Improvement Co, L F More sec. Dunn Land Co Geo A. DURANT IDA A, prop The Curry. Episcopal Church, Rev H H Clement pastor. EVANS E E, pres Morgan County Abstract & Investment Co. EVENING TIMES (d), R B Spencer, editor and prop. Farmers Implement Co. 0 H McGrew mgr. Farnsworth John A, physician. Fetherston E A, physician. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, J P Curry pres, 0 H Shoup vice-pres, A M Johnson cash, Ben H Pelton Jr asst cash. Fishback & Perkins, millinery. Fort Morgan Canning Co, G W Gilbert mgr. Fort Morgan Drug Co, J C A St James mgr. Fort Morgan Feed & Fuel Co, J A Cooper mgr. Fort Morgan Hotel Co, G W Warren sec. FORT MORGAN ICE, COAL & PRODUCE CO, Louis Osler pres, Jacob Mahr sec-treas & mgr. Fort Morgan Land & Irrigation Co. A G Matter pres. Fort Morgan Loan & Inv Co, J P Curry pres, G W Warren sec-mgr. Fort Morgan Realty Co, S A Coston mgr. Fort Morgan Reservoir & Irrigation Co, A H Cutler sec. FORT MORGAN TIMES (w), R B Spencer editor and prop. Fosmire Mrs J, music teacher. Frederick S, pool and cigars. Glenn Geo, pool and cigars. Graham, Graham & Wright props, Morgan Steam Laundry Co. Great Western Sugar Co, R K Marsh mgr. Grove N F, grocer. Gurney W E, well driller. Hall S H, prin schools. Hallack Lumber & Supply Co, G L Budden mgr. Hammond C W, real estate. Heiskell Tyler D, real estate. HOLDEN R J, electrical supplies. Holland Geo, bakery. Home Savings Bank, C A Mason pres, G W Warner vice-pres, F W Carruth cash. Honaker M, meat market. Hosmer G E, prop Morgan County Herald. Hotel Bijou, A K Clarke mgr. House M M, county judge. IOWA LAND & INVESTMENT CO, John Sargent mgr, real estate, loans and insurance. Jackson Lake Reservoir Co, A H Cutler sec. JACKSON REALTY CO B W, irrigated and dry lands. Jacobs L, dept store. Jacox L C, city treasurer. Jewel James E, atty-at-law. JOHNSON A M, cash First National Bank. Johnson Mrs Henry, millinery. JOHNSON L G, attorney-at-law, First National Bank bldg. Kelley E A, real estate. Kendall R L, notions. Killabrew W L, brick contractor. KINKEL MARKET THE, Louis Kinkel prop. Knight-Campbell Music Co, F A Isbell mgr. Lamb Silas S, city marshal. Leech B A, grocer. LEWIS CO MELVIN D, real estate, loans and insurance. Liggett C D ,bicycles. Liggett J W, furniture. Lockwood F W, physician. McCue I N, agt Continental Oil Co McGill G W, carpenter. McKEE WARD L, mgr Real Estate & Live Stock Exchange. McKeown M H, furniture. MAHR JACOB, sec-treas & mgr Fort Morgan Ice, Coal & Produce Co. Mallery W J, R R & Exp agent. Manhattan Restaurant & Hotel, H W Bieser prop. Mark T F, real estate agt, Amerc Exp. Mason C A, pres Home Savings Bank. Mathison I L, photographer. Maxwell E A, jeweler. Maxwell & Odell, real estate. Meeker C H, consulting engr. Merriman J L, grocer. Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev F W Bretnall pastor. Metropolitan Rooming House. Miller J A, restaurant. More M L, pres Morgan County Nat Bank. Morgan I L, jeweler. MORGAN COUNTY ABCTRACT & INVESTMENT CO, E E Evans pres-mgr, Ernest E Calkins sec. Morgan County Fair Association, James Hurley pres, S A Rathbone sec. Morgan County Herald (w), G E Hosmer prop, H W Cooper ed and mgr. Morgan County Land & Investment Co, W S Simpson pres, E E Evans sec. Morgan County Nat Bank, M L More pres, W H Edwards vice-pres, J H Roediger cash, L C Jacox asst cash. Morgan Inv Co, R M Handy pres. Morgan Lumber Co, Homer T Hayward pres. Morgan Pressed Stone Co, Mitchner Bros props. MORGAN STEAM LAUNDRY CO, Graham, Graham & Wright props. Murray Geo W, livery. MURRAY JOHN A, county clerk and recorder. Nowack H F, tailor. Nussbaumer & Munsell, shoes. OLIVER H R, civil and irrigation engineer, city engineer. Osler E S, real estate, undertaker. OSLER LOUIS, pres Fort Morgan Ice, Coal & Produce Co, meat market. Packard W A, physician. Park R L, dentist. Parker & Quackenbush, painters. Pathfinder Land Co. Patterson Hardware & Implement Co, Robt L Patterson mgr. Patterson & Van Buskirk, dry gds PAXTON'S AUTO INN, J E Paxton prop, automobiles and repairs. PELTON BEN H JR, asst cash First Nat Bank. Pendell F E, atty and notary. Pierce C P, grocer. Pinno J E, cement walks. Platte Valley M & E Co, J L Eaches supt & mgr. Platte Valley Tea & Coffee Co, J S & J R Seybold. Presbyterian Church (United), Rev J S Pollock pastor. Prewitt & Hackabout, real estate. Prince-Martin Hardware Co, S M Prince mgr. Public Library & Free Reading Room, Mrs Mary Baker librian Quigle & Cutler, clothing. REAL ESTATE & LIVE STOCK EXCHANGE, W L McKee mgr. Reinert F F, dentist. Rickel C C, atty and city clerk. Ridenour C M (B W Jackson Realty Co). Riethmann Grocery Co. Riker Geo B, farm loans. Robinson & Clem, express. Roediger J H, cash Morgan County Nat Bank. Roediger & McHodgins, live stock. Rollestone Miss A, milinery. Russell & Hill, clothing. Salmon-Hurley Auto Co. San Arroya Irrigation District, Walter Brandis pres, Dilla E Carr sec. SARGENT JOHN. mgr Iowa Land & Investment Co. Saunders A V S, real estate. Schaefer C A, carriage painter. Scott Chas, drugs. Scott S M, real estate, justice peace and police magistrate. Seaburg & Swanson, real estate. Seaman's Mercantile Agency, Chas L Hahn mgr. Shay & Robinson attys. SHIELDS-BEGGS LAND CO, real estate and insurance, lands and water rights. Simpson Helen Mar, co supt schls. Simpson John, cigars. Smith W G, atty-at-law. Sparks Warren T, undertaker, co coroner. SPENCER R B, editor and prop Fort Morgan Times & The Evening Times, mayor. Stephenson L C, dist atty. Stephenson & Work, attys. Stork Store, E W Klein mgr. Stout Judson, dairy. Stroebel Christ, shoemaker. Swallow Robt C, vet surgeon. Taylor Arlington, city atty. Taylor & Pendell, attys. Teeple Geo R, govt stock inspecctr Thompson D B, blacksmith. Tilson John A, marshal and constable. Union Pacific Transfer Co. Utterback Mrs B, millinery. Van Bradt & Van Bradt, attys. Vannoy E F, co assessor. Wagner-Simpson Merc Co, grain and coal. Walker Paul B, real estate. Warner & Warner, osteopaths. Warren Lumber Co, A Barnett, pres B M Frees see. White A C, real estate. White Miss Edith, stenographer. White E E, civil engineer. White Miss Janet, stenographer. Williams A F, physician. Work Cree T, furniture. X-change Grocery Co. Yenne J A, funiture and undertkr YOUNGQUIST J E, irrigation engineer, co surveyor. ================================================================= All files are contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archives Project (http://www.usgwarchives.net/). 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