1911 Colorado Business Directory, Akron, Washington County http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/washington/history/directories/1911/1911-akron.txt Transcribed by Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 November 12, 2004 1911 Business Directory listing for Akron, Washington 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 ================================================= AKRON. Agricultural town in eastern Coloado. County seat of Washington county, on B. & M. Ry., 112 miles east of Denver. Population 900. New court house just completed costing $30,000. Agricultural industry has been very successful, yielding good crops of oats, wheat, potatoes, corn, etc. Altitude 4,800 feet.' Adams Land Co. AKRON ABSTRACT CO, George Winterbourne, mgr. Akron Brick Co, Jno G Hudson, pres. Akron Cement Stone Works, J E Yeamans, prop. Akron Chamber of Commerce, W E Lett, pres. Akron Drug Co, W K Van Liew, prop. Akron Land Co, W A Wells, pres. Akron Motor Car Co, N E Henderson, prop. Akron-Otis Lumber & Supplies Co, H D Bishop mgr. Akron Water Works. Akron Weekly Pioneer Press, H G Pickett prop. Annabel Nellie, town treasurer. Andrews J T, cement contractor. Bailey S B, cigars and pool. Bank of Akron, Geo Murray pres. Barnhart J C, county clerk. Beechler E G, county surveyor. BLISS C G, pres The Wheat Land Co. Broderick M F, carpenter. BURLINGTON HOTEL, Wm Butts mgr. Burke H P, district judge. BUTTS WM, mgr Burlington Hotel. Catholic Church, Rev Father Frogel priest. Clark M A, postmaster. Clark W T, harness. Clary Land Co, W H Clary mgr. Colorado Tel Co, Ida B Boot mgr. Creary H D, carpenter. Dailey J L, dentist. Dansdale C, transfer. Dey E E, wall paper & paint. Dey Land Co. Dietz C S, dentist. Dole John F, genl mdse. Douglass & Johnson, restaurant. Dunton Hattie C, music teacher. Eastern Colorado Lumber Co, J A Forsythe mgr. EDWARDS C R, civil engineer. EDWARDS E L, civil engineer. EDWARDS REALTY & ENGINEERING CO, real estate and civil engineers. Empire Land & Cattle Co, C E McCulloch mgr. Empire Ranch & Cattle Co, A Muntzing mgr. Fassler P F, county treasurer. FIRST NATIONAL BANK, M B Holland pres, Newton Koser vice-pres, A Mitchell cashier. Fisher Mrs Mary, co supt schools. Fisher J B, genl mdse. Forsythe J A, ed & prop Washington County Leader. Frissell Philip, marshal. Fullers Earth Factory, C T McClure mgr. German Lutheran Church. Gibson H, real estate. Gilcrest W F, pool hall. Government Experimental Station, 0 J Grace supt. Henderson N B, livery. HOLLAND M B, pres First National Bank. Hotel Akron, T A Erb prop. HUDSON JOHN G, mgr Washington County Abstract Co, clerk District Court, insurance, notary public. Huey J R, meat market, agt Beatrice Creamery Co. Hugg A C, r r & exp agt. Jacobs Wm, hardware & machinery. Johnson Land Co, Sigel. Jones S P, justice peace. Kaylor J W, physician. Keasey S W, carpenter. KOSER NEWTON, vice-pres First National Bank. Krauter W J, dairy. Lett W E, sec-treas The Wheat Land Co. Lewis M W, lumber & Coal. Little H D, transfer. Little John H, civil engineer, justice peace. McAloon T, flour & feed, county commissioner. McCollister W "W, attorney. McTaggart G W, co sheriff. Mann Harvey, jeweler. Mercer Roscoe, civil engr. Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev A W Coffman pastor. MITCHELL A, cash First National Bank, notary public. MITCHELL HARRY, general contractor and builder, mill work. More Egbert, atty. MUNTZING AUGUST, real estate, land attorney, notary public. Murray Geo, pres Bank of Akron. National Investment Assn, Wm Campbell pres. News The (w), F C Pinch, ed. Newsom H G, barber, real estate. Newsom & Rambeau, bakery. O'Brien Robt L, physician and city health officer. Parker Emmett, barber. Parker & Palmitier, meat market. Pelton Isaac, atty, dist atty. PENN REALTY CO WM, George Winterbourne mgr. Pickett H G, prop Akron Weekly Pioneer Press. Pinch F C, ed & pub The News. Presbyterian Church. Rock Springs Oil Development Co, H C Black sec. Rowland D A, livery and autos. Schmidt J, shoemaker. Shook R A, real estate. Smith Romanus M, physician, co coroner. Soles Wm, co assessor. Stein W F, grocer. Stewart W C, dairy. Stroder E L, restaurant. Stroder J H, bakery. Thompson Bros, carpenters. WASHINGTON COUNTY ABSTRACT CO, John G Hudson mgr, abstracts and insurance. Washington County Fair Assn, A Mitchell sec. Washington County Leader (w), J A Forsythe ed & prop. Washington County Realty Co, J M Henderson mgr. WHEAT LAND CO THE (inc), C G Bliss pres, W E Lett sec-treas, real estate. White Mrs E H, millinery. Wilson Asher B, notary. Wilson Bros, attys, real estate. WINTERBOURNE GEORGE, real estate and insurance, mgr Akron Abstract Co and Wm Penn Realty Co. Wright Mrs C C, millinery. Yeamans C N, hardware & furniture, undertakers. Yeamans J E, blacksmith. ================================================================= 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.