From the Iowa State Gazeteer and Business Directory: Bluffton, Winneshiek County, Iowa Contributed by Cathy Labath ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BLUFFTON. In Winneshiek county, 12 miles northwest of Decorah (c h), its nearest station, at the terminus of the D. br. C. M. & St. P Ry, and also the location of the nearest bank. Flour is shipped. Population 300. A tri-weekly stage with mail runs to Decorah. A.H. Meader, postmaster. Bergelt Rev-(Methodist) Collins Burney, saloon. Cooley O L, painter. Dawley Justin, hotel propr. Emery G, constable. Fletcher F R, millwright. Garshan Rev Peter ( Catholic). Gossman Charles, notary public. Gossman J J & Co, general store. Hale T G, notary public. Hennessey T, constable. Jackson C A, carpenter. Lange Morritz, justice of peace. Marcy Peter, barber. Meader A H, general store. Murdock W, blacksmith. Pearson, Seth, cooper. Potter F J, physician. Rice & Hale, flour mill. Sharp R B, barber. Wolfe J, shoemaker. ====================================================================== 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. Prepared for the Iowa Archives by: Cathy Labath ======================================================================