Washington, Washington Co, Iowa - 1882 Business Directory This information extracted from the 1882-1883 R. L. Polk "Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory". USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, for their private use as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ========================================================================== WASHINGTON. The county seat of Washington county, is an incorporated city of 8,000 inhabitants in Washington county at the junction of the O. br. with the S. W. div. C., R. I. & P. Ry, and is the terminus of the B. & N. W. Ry, 75 miles southwest of Davenport, 117 southeast of Des Moines and 52 northwest of Burlington. There are 8 churches, 4 public schools with 14 teachers and 750 pupils, an academy and a public library of 2,000 volumes also 3 banks, 2 national and 1 private, 3 weekly newspapers, the "Democrat", "Gazette", and "Press", and a woolen mill, an opera house, a seating capacity of 70. The country surrounding is excellent for farming purposes - mostly improved farms averaging in price from $25 to $30 per acre. Shipments comprise grain, produce and live stock. The city has no bonded indebtedness. It was first settled in 1840, and became incorporated in 1867. Stages leave tri-weekly for Richmond, Lexington Valley, and intermediate points. Exp., Am. and U. S. Tel., W. U. Mail, daily. W. B. Bell postmaster. Surname(s) First Name(s) Occupation or Business Adair Bros (Wm R Adair, P P Ink), drugs and books Adair Wm R physician Adams Lewis G harnessmaker Armstrong Samuel photographer Baldwin Benjamin P furniture Bell & Bro (Wm B and Harvey), blacksmiths and carriagemakers Benz Lorenz propr Pennsylvania Hotel Bevans Marvin T commission Blair Edwin Flour Mill and Elevator, Buyer and Shipper of Grain and Dealer in Coal (See adv, opp.) Blair & Brokaw (Wm Blair, George Brokaw), Dry Goods, Carpets and Oil Cloths Blattner George dry goods Boyle Mrs L V P physician Brindley Lawrence O baker Britton M B propr Bryson House Brown John F lawyer Brumage Richard F books and stationery Bruty Alexander hotel propr Burrell Howard A publr Washington County Press Burroughs J R physician Burroughs & Given (J R Burroughs, Obediah G Given), drugs and books Bush Cyrus supervisor Campbell Joseph R meat market Chilcote & Cook (Wm Chilcote, Wm A Cook), druggists Chister Charles F agent U S Ex Co Clelland Wm physician Clyde James hats, caps and gents' furnishings Corbin Nort C stoves and tinware Corbin Sylvester C groceries and crockery Cowles Warren E agent Am Ex Co Crawford Wm dentist Cunningham & Anderson (James A Cunningham, John T Anderson), groceries and hardware Cushman Dr H county coroner Daugherty Miss Della dressmaker Daugherty Eliza dressmaker Dewey Degarmo J dentist Dewey Seneca B jeweler Dewey & Templin Almon R Dewey, John W Templin), lawyers Ditmars Wm carriagemaker Downing & Bro (Thomas H and Wm A), livery Duff Alexander tailor Eck & Bereider (Peter Eck, George Bereider), meat market Eisley Wm L hotel propr Eyestone Wm J county auditor Farmers Mutual Insurance Assn J R Crumpacker pres, J R Alter vice-pres, Miles Bradford sec, D Neiswanger treas Ferguson & Co (Andrew A Ferguson, Robert M Stevenson), grocers First National Bank (capital $100,000), Norman Everson pres, R R Bowland cashr Fisher Rev George F (Seceder) Fisher Robert grocer Flannery Rev Denis J (Catholic) Folger A S lawyer Fraser W E physician French Mrs Mary insurance Funk Lewis M Bakery and Restaurant Gibson Miss Sarah J millinery goods Given O E physician Glover Wm J shoemaker Graves Frank H insurance Haight Oscar F sewing machines Hale & Co (Anna C Hale, David X Junkin), grain elevator Hall Joshua L tailor Harvey Archibald agent C, R I & P Ry Harwood James A boots and shoes Hebener & Son E T (Edward T and Theodore), marble Henderson John A county treasurer Hise Joseph G creamery Hoagland David C carriagemaker Hott & Son (Aaron and Wm), stoves and house furnishings Housel Miss Anna dressmaker Howe George W lawyer and real estate Hull George W shoemaker Hull Mrs Margaret E dressmaker Jones Henry H barber Jonston Rev Wm P (Covenanter) Jugenheimer Paul club house Jugenheimer Wm brewer Kendall Andrew county recorder Kirkpatrick Theophilus M livery Kos John restaurant Kyle David C justice Ladders Christian shoemaker Letts David G supervisor Lewis D W prin of schools Lewis Samuel M grocer Lewis & Warner Misses (Allie Lewis, Birdia Warner), Dealers in Pianos, Organs, Musical Merchandise, and Beautiful Papeterie and Stationery Littler Nathan supervisor Livingston Wm J county surveyor Long & Son (John L and Calvin C), blacksmiths Luney Edward P telegraph operator McCall John A flour and feed McCall Robert T Dry Goods and Millinery, and County Supervisor McClelland Hugh M cooper McClelland Wm physician McClure Mrs Louisa dressmaker McCoy James W agent B & N W Ry McElroy Robert W constable McJunkin & Henderson (John F McJunkin, John F Henderson), lawyers McKee James H Dry Goods and Notions McLaughlin James H boots and shoes, leather and findings McMillan Horan G lawyer Marbourg Maximillian dry goods and physician Mason Enos S furniture Mason Wm V farm implts Massey Samuel stoves and tinware Mayer & Rich (Leon Mayer, Solomon Rich), clothing Miles J D physician Miller Charles S furniture and undertaker Moore Wm A hats, caps and furs Moothart Wm P painter Motts Frederick barber Mullins & Co John (John Mullins, James Miller), meat market Murray Mrs Kate dressmaker Norton & Son A (Alvin and Walter A), restaurant Norton Dwight J sr dry goods, hats and caps Oberne, Hosick & Co (Geeorge Oberne, H M Hosick), hides, wool and tallow Ohngemach Charles harnessmaker O'Laughlin D M sheriff Parker Rev Gilman (Baptist) Parkinson Benoni lumber Patterson & Sons A H (Antis H, Campbell C and Charles E), lawyers Phelps Albert lawyer Pollock & Lenhardt (James Pollock, Wm F Lenhardt), pianos and organs Powers Edmund R organs and sewing machines Ramseyer Mrs Anna N meat market Redick Lawrence G propr Washington House Rice _______ physician Roberts Jackson lawyer Roberts Thomas G physician Robinson & Shepard (Leander D Robinson, Lewis W Shepard), jewelers Rodman George G lawyer Rodman Wesley F physician Rodman & Hood (George G Rodman, Wm N Hood), publrs Washington Democrat Rork Orville E dentist Ross Gustavus gunsmith Rousseau ______ physician Rousseau Nettie supt of schools Rowan Thomas S real estate Russell Samuel A lawyer Saeger Thomas dry goods, etc Sanford Henry M livery Schillig & Vance (Frank Schillig, James O Vance), harnessmakers Schmidt & Sons A (August, Gustave and August jr), general store Schmidt Edwin cigar mnfr Scofield Darius physician Scofield David physician Scofield H & W (Hiram and Wm), lawyers Scofield Wm insurance agent Sheets & Son A (Alfred and Alphonso M), who produce Shields John Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Coal, Wood, Lime, Plaster, Cement, Brick, Tile and Sewer Pipe Siddall Mrs Wm A milliner Simmons Wayne G insurance Simon Simon clothing Sitler Clark blacksmith Smouse L & W (Leonard and Winfield), farm implts Smouse & Co L & W (Leonard, Winfield, Henry D and Arnold Smouse), hardware Stafford Rev C L (Methodist) Steck Herman F jeweler Stewart Miss Flora dressmaker Stickler John M Woolen Mill (See adv, p 757) Stone Edward W attorney sixth judicial district Storey Alexander publr Gazette Storey George barber Sturges & Son C N (Charles M and George M), harnessmakers Swearingen John A propr Transient House Terry James L L Justice of Peace and Mayor Van Sickle Nial grocer and crockery Van Wagenen Anthony lawyer Wallace & Huskins (Albert H Wallace, John P Huskins), lumber Wallace & Knox (Robert M Wallace, Alex Knox), grocers Ward Rev A R (Methodist) Washington Co Savings Bank capital $50,000, Wm Rowan pres, J H Young cashr Washington National Bank (capital $100,000, surplus $20,000), A W Chilcote pres, J A Young cashr Webster Mrs M E dressmaker White Rev Johnson D (Presbyterian) White Samuel A clerk of courts Wiedenbeck Michael cooper Wilde & Co (John Daniel and John H Wilde), proprs Washington Agricultural Works, Foundry and Planing Mill, Mnfrs of Self-Skimming Sorgo Evaporators and Old Business Horizontal Cane Mills. Write for Circulars and Prices Williams Basil constable Williams J Albert boots and shoes Williams & Fulton (John Williams, Wm Fulton), carpenters Williamson Rev Wm C (United Presbyterian) Wilson Charles H grocers Wilson Edgar G lawyer and notary Wilson Robert T dry goods Wilson & Son Wm jr (Wm jr and Wm M), Hardware and Farm Implts Wilson & Son Wm (Wm and Wm A), furniture Wilson & Kellogg (Charles J Wilson. John J Kellogg), Attorneys-at-Law, (See adv, p 757) Wilson & McConaughy (Isaac N Wilson, Robert P McConaughy), insurance, plows and wagons Wolf E. cigar mnfr Wylie Samuel flour and feed Yearick Henry E dealer in fine trotting horses Younkin Miss Luella dressmaker Zaring John W jeweler