Keota, Keokuk 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. KEOTA. An incorporated city of 1000 inhabitants, in Keokuk county, close to the line of Washington county, and on the O. br. C., R. I. & P. Ry, 18 miles east of Sigourney (c h), 90 west of Davenport, and 67 northwest of Burlington. It contains 5 churches, Methodist, Baptist, Christian and 2 Presbyterian, a public school, a weekly newspaper, the "Eagle", and a bank. Shipments, stock, horses, hay, corn, wheat, butter and eggs. Exp., U. S. Tel., W. U. Mail, daily. John F. Wilson, postmaster. Surname(s) First Name(s) Occupation or Business Ashby Jesse A Y general store Baird Thomas L propr Keota House Bank of Keota (capital, $35,000), C F Singmaster pres, Minor Wightman cashr Barnes Ezra farm implts Barnes Rev R H (Methodist) Brice Mrs Minerva milliner Brice Robert physician Carl Theodore sewing machines Charlton & Son J (Joseph and Wm R), meat market Clarke James F livery Clarke John C farm implements Cox Alice and Jennie Misses dressmakers Daiber Michael boots and shoes Dayton Mrs Eliza dressmaker DeGalleford Mrs M dressmaker Dempsey Thomas J saloon Dietrich Donat harnessmaker Divelbiss Henry T carpenter Farley & Potter (Isaac Farley, Frank E Potter), lawyers Forman Samuel H shoemaker Gillett Laura Miss milliner Glover James E blacksmith Goodenough Roswell P carriagemaker Graham John F produce Green Alexis wagonmaker Greenway Henry saloon Greigg Wm S livery Henkle, Tallman & Stewart (Hiram Henkle, Jared W Tallman, Archibald Stewart), flour mill Henkle & Hutchinson lumber Henkle & Ritchey (Harmon Henkle, Edwin M Ritchey), furniture and undertakers Hildeth Jared T baker Holden Herman T photographer Hollingsworth & Son (Wm and Duane), clothing Home Franklin B physician Johnson & Schreckengast (Samuel E Johnson, Isaac Schreckengast), general store Jordon Ferrol billiard saloon Kissel Rev J (Baptist) Klein Isaac clothing Kulp Joseph hardware Lantry Thomas hides Lindner A L station agt C, R I & P Ry Littler, Henkle & Co (Charles S Littler, Harmon Henkle, Nathan Littler, Edwin M Ritchey), general store Longman John shoemaker McConnaughey Samuel D dentist McFarlane Daniel druggist Mantz George H jeweler Millhouse Charles H harnessmaker Millhouse Henry A blacksmith Moses & Huskins (Elmer Moses, James C Huskins), creamery Norcross David L drugs Norton Lewis A dry goods Palmer & Tallman (Jerome Palmer, Jared W Tallman), hardware and undertakers Papes Wm harnessmaker Pegg Rev J D (Adventist) Ramsey John L grain elevator Reed George L publr Keota Eagle Rice John S Grain, Seeds and Coal Ritchey Edwin M grocer Sidey David general store Singmaster & Sons (Samuel, Charles and Wm), live stock Stevenson James P grocer Stewart Bros (Warren, Arthur and AK jr), live stock Thomson Bros (Robert M, Thomas S and Jerrie), dry goods Van Winkle Bros & Co (James, Oliver G, Anthony S and Joseph R Van Winkle), carriagemakers Warrington J B prop Lindel Hotel Wilcox Jerome M barber Williams Josiah H dry goods Wilson Benjamin F blacksmith Wilson John F postmaster and bookseller keo