1911 Colorado Business Directory, Lamar, Prowers County http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/prowers/directories/1911-lamar.txt Transcribed by Joy Fisher December 7, 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 ================================================= Lamar The county seat of Prowers county, a prosperous city of 3,500 inhabitants, is situated in the Arkansas valley on the south side of the river, and on the Santa Fe railroad. It has a good system of water works; five churches, three city schools, two banks, three weekly and one daily newspaper, four hotels, a $11,000 mill and elevator, a magnificent court house, a new city hall costing $13,000, a public library costing $15,000, new Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias halls, United States land office, new railroad depot costing $20,000, sewer system, electric light and steam heating plants. The American Beet Sugar Company has a $700,000 factory here. Four million acres of free tributary grazing land, capable of grazing 400,000 head of cattle, 180,000 acres of irigated land, an irrigation system of twelve canals, with a total mileage length of four hundred and seven miles. The natural home of the sugar beet, which yields from 10 to 30 tons per acre. The home of alfalfa, which is cut three times a year, yielding four to six tons per acre, that sells for $3.00 to $4.00 per ton in stack. Fall wheat yields twenty-five to fifty bushels per acre; oats and spelts forty to sixty bushels. Adams L F, cash Lamar Nat Bank American Beet Sugar Co, E H Gerecke mgr. APPLEGATE ED, jeweler and optician. Arkansas Valley Credit Assn, Milliss Bartholomew mgr. Bane Land Co D P. Banta Margaret, physician. Baptist Church, Rev T F Kelley pastor. Barrington & Fryberger, blacksmiths. Bartholomew Milliss, hair dresser. Bartlett E E, physician. Red Rock Mutual Ditch Go, C B Thomas sec. BELL & WHITE ENGINEERING CO, Eugene C Bell pres, C J Laughlin vice-pres, John R White sec & treas, civil and irrigation engineers. BEN-MAR HOTEL, Lou J Nelson prop. . Bennett Merc Co. BENT J W, pres & treas The Guaranty Abstract Co, clerk Dist Court. Billingsdale C E, land atty. Boring L J, town treasurer. BROOKSHIRE TRADING CO (inc). Preston Brookshire pres & mgr, W A Brookshire treas, E 0 Brookshire sec, coal, hay, grain seeds, poultry, hides and wool. BROWN B B, pres First Nat Bank Brown L J, asst cash Citizens' State Bank. BROWN MANUFACTURING & LUMBER CO G H, G H Brown pres, W G Brown vice-pres. J R Brown sec; contracting & building & mill work. Burnett F, physician. Butler & Son E E, clothing. Byers Mrs Katie, furn rooms. Carl & Hagaman, genl mdse. Carnegie Library, Maude A Miller librarian. Case & Easton, meat market. Catholic Church, Rev Father J A Bastien priest. Caulk Mrs Dora V, furn rooms. Central Hotel, Al Kerr prop. Chinn Howard T, dentist. Christian Church, Rev W T Cummin pastor. Church & O'Neill, furniture, undertakers. CITIZENS' STATE BANK, G M Smith pres, Charles Maxwell vice-pres, J M Williams cash, L J Brown asst cash. City Electric Co, Rex M Bennett mgr. Clark Grant, mgr Postal Tel Co. Clarke W L, plumber Colorado Alfalfa Products Co, B W Haywood mgr. Colorado Nat Guard, Company C, E D Householder capt. Colorado Realty & Loan Co, C B McNerney pres. Colorado Tel Co, J A Kincaid dist mgr. Conwell M L, barber. Conwell & Clark, cigars. Cook Frank, barber. Cooper Anna, millinery. Cooper Fred E, asst postmaster. Cooper & Co D E, real estate. Coover Geo B, tailor. Crawford R W, mgr W U Tel Co. Cunningham H L, restaurant. Curry J F, real estate. Davies Hotel, L W Davies prop. Davis G M, drugs. Davis & Davis, automobiles. Deeter A, real estate. Denning Paul W, photographer. DICKINSON LUMBER CO W M, W M Dickinson pres, Chas Maxwell vice-pres, G I Cutler sec, W F McCue treas. Dinsmoor G, architect and civil engr. Donaldson Eliza, clothing. Doughty J K, atty. DOWLER AUTOMOBILE CO, F A Dowler mgr. Downer A E, town clerk. Downing Cal. chief fire dept. Downing C C, blacksmith. Downing I C, transfer. Downing J A, transfer, agt Continental Oil Co. Dye C H, photographer. Earl 0 A, pool hall. Elite Laundry, T J Main prop. European Hotel, Miss A M Howard prop. Everett G A, grocer. Everett Bros, meat market, cement contractors. Faloon & Manville, carpenters. Family Theatre. Farrington & Son A J, dry goods. Fee Wellington E, atty, co judge. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, B B Brown pres, A N Parrish vice-pres, W C Gould cash. Flint R, city treas. Friedman A, dry goods & cloth'g. Friend F M, physician. Frisbie Mrs N E, notions. Garvin G J, R R & Exp agt. German Lutheran Church, Rev Wm Wilk pastor. Golladay & Co J W, real estate. Goodale R C, stenographer, clerk dist court. Gordon W B, atty. GOULD W C, cash First Nat Bank. Green A G, stenographer. Gregg E H, dairy. Griffin E E, brick mason. GUARANTY ABSTRACT CO, J W Bent pres & treas, H P Syp sec & mgr, abstracts and real estate. Gullick LeRoy, physician. Hagerman J Q, blacksmith. Hardy J H, physician. Hasty J S, physician. Henry A P, grocer. HILLYER GRANBY, atty-at-law, county atty, notary in office. Holbert W S. sec hd goods. Holland Walter, barber. Horn J C, atty. Huddleston C C, hardware. Hunt Bros, grocers. Hyde Ditch & Improvement Co. IDLER G W, treas M Strain Inv Co. Imel Chas E, grocer. Irwin F E, civil engr. Johnston Merc Co W J. Jones E R, supt city schools. Kellogg J H, phys; co coroner. King Albert E, C A Coker mgr, real estate. Kirkpatrick & Bennett, real estate LAMAR AUTOMOBILE & REPAIR SHOPS, Morris E Sunday prop. LAMAR BRICK & STONE CO, L Wirt Markham pres, James K Doughty sec; cement, brick & building blocks. Lamar Bldg & Loan Assn, L F Adams sec. Lamar Collection Agency, Milliss Bartholomew mgr. Lamar Commercial Club. I H Bane pres, E H Gereche sec. LAMAR DAILY NEWS, C Frost Liggett, editor and publisher. Lamar Drug Co. Lamar Electric Co. Lamar Hardware Co, I L Maxwell mgr. Lamar Hotel, J W Mase prop. LAMAR LUMBER CO, J P O'Malley pres, G W Protzman sec. Lamar Marble Works, E M Steward prop. Lamar Melon Growers Assn, C B Thoman sec. Lamar Merc Notion Co. Lamar Milling & Elevator Co, C Maxwell mgr. LAMAR NATIONAL BANK, Morton Strain pres, B T McClave vice-pres, L F Adams cash Lamar Opera House, F Lee mgr. Lamar Register. Geo B Merrill prop. Lamar Seed Co, F H Kelsey mgr. LAMAR SPARKS (w), J T Lawless prop. Lamar Wall Paper & Paint Co. LAUGHLIN C J, vice-pres Bell & White Engineering Co. Lawless J T, ed and prop Lamar Sparks. Lee C M, mayor: real estate. Lee Fred, bakery. Leonard & McDowell Construction Co, R R contractors. LIGGETT C FROST, ed The Lamar Daily News and The Prowers County News. Lynch Peter, restaurant. Lynch P S, carpenter. MCCARTY F j (Merrill & McCarty), atty. McClave B T, vice-pres Lamar Nat Bank. McKee & Thoman grocers. McLean D A, livery. McLean Bros, drugs. McLean Land Co, Bouton & McLean props. Manbeck & Son Geo E, autos and livery. Manville H B, tinsmith. Manville & Filoon. bridge builders Markham L M, co surveyor. MARKHAM L WIRT, genl mgr Prowers County Abstract Co; real estate, fire & life insurance Marx & Wheeler, grocers. MAXWELL CHARLES, vice pres Citizens State Bank. Means Frank, restaurant. Mears E M, postmaster. Merrill Geo B, prop Lamar Register MERRILL W A (Merrill & McCarty), deputy dist atty. MERRILL & McCARTY, attys-at-law. Messenger K E, irrigation. Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev H M Pingree pastor. Miller E J, billiards. Miller F J, livery. Miser & Whitaker, dry goods. Moakley W, marshal. MODERN BOTTLING WORKS, Westerfield & Co props, carbonated beverages & liquid gas Morris 0 I, grocer. NELSON LOU J, prop The Ben-Mar Hotel. Nelson & Lockhart, painters. Nevius & Cross, live stock. Nogal W E, harness maker. O'Donnell J P, livery. PARRISH A N, vice-pres First Nat Bank. Payne J A. implements. Payne Investmt Co, E L Hall sec. Persyn W H, grocer. PIKE E E, real estate and insurance; justice peace; police magistrate. Pollard W L. carpenter. Presbyterian Church, Rev W G Keiry pastor. Protzman G W, sec Lamar Lumber Co. PROWERS COUNTY ABSTRACT CO, L Wirt Markham genl mgr. Jas K Doughty asst mgr. PROWERS COUNTY NEWS (w), C Frost Liggett editor and pub Prowers County Savings & Loan & Bldg Assn. J M Williams sec. Ratliff Chas F, blacksmith. Reed Nellie L, co supt schools Reinke A, hardware and furn. Rinehart Mrs M J, furn rooms. Robinson D W, sec hd goods. Rodriquez Julio, Mexican mdse. Bosacrans & Co Fred L, plumbers Rose Geo, marshal. Russell C W, physician. Russell Ed, blacksmith. Schermerhorn N V, broom mfr. Silver Bros, grocers. Simpson Jno A, co sheriff. SMITH G M, pres Citizens State Bank. Sowers W J, shoemaker. Spicer C M, physician. STRAIN MORTON, pres Lamar Nat Bank. STRAIN BROS, seeds, coal, hay and grain. STRAIN INVESTMENT CO THE M, real estate, loans & insurance Stream J 0, nurseries; co treas. SUNDAY MORRIS R, prop Lamar Automobile & Repair Shops. SYP H P, sec and mgr The Guaranty Abstract Co; co clk and recorder. Taylor A P, dentist. Taylor Livingston N, atty. Thede J H, agt Singer Sewing Machine Co. Thoman & Son C B, real estate. Todd Alfred, atty. Traxler J B, real estate; atty. Two Buttes Irrigation & Reservoir Co, Fred L Harris mgr. Union Ice & Storage Co, C R Strain mgr. U S Land Office, Jno W Bent receiver, E M Whitaker register. Up-To-Date Drug Co, W A Zimmer pres and genl mgr. Velut M, barber. Walker C H, vet surgeon. Warburg Wm, glassware. Watson Land Co G A, real estate Westerfield & Co, props Modern Bottling Works. Wheelock W H, co assessor. WHITE JOHN R, sec-treas Bell & White Engineering Co. Williams Edward, carpenter. WILLIAMS J M, cash Citizens State Bank. Wilson C S, dentist. Wimer E E, cigars and pool. Wood C H, barber. Wood 0 F, livery. Wright C H, livery. Ziegler R M, real estate. ================================================================= 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. 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