USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. *********************************************************************** Howard County Businesses in 1882-83 The following material was taken from the Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1882-83, published by R.L. Polk & Co., Indianapolis. This listing of local businesses is important since the earliest known Kokomo city directories date from 1895 and 1905. Material made available courtesy of Michele McNabb and the Howard County Genealogical Society. Cassville (Pop.90. Two churches: Methodist and Christian. J.D. Odell, postmaster.) Clark, S.J., saw mill Puckett, J.L., physician Gher, David, shoemaker Odell, J.D., general store, RR & express agent James, Joseph, blacksmith Stantant, A.S., wagonmaker Greentown (Pop. 350. Has Methodist, Christian, United Brethren and Dunkard churches. Daily stage to Jerome and West Liberty. Live stock and grain are exported. C. Powell, postmaster.) Bagwell, L.A., physician Bull, Charleton, lawyer Covalt, A.A., physician Ellis & Knight, blacksmiths Gallion, E.P., justice of the peace Griffin, A.J., general store Hammer, John, hotel Jennings, William L., saw and planing mill Lamb, H.C., shoemaker Lindley, H.C., live stock Lindley, M.H., grocer Powell, Amos, RR and ex. agt. Powell, A. & Bro., general store Price, G.W., lawyer Reed, J.H., hotel Scott & Bro., physicians Turner, William & Son, hardware Jerome (Pop. 250. Daily stage to Greentown. C.F. Templin, postmaster.) Addington, Nancy, hotel Ball, W.M., blacksmith Brown & Knote, flour mill Hawkins, P., wagonmaker Lancaster, E.S., carpenter McElwee, J., Rev. (Methodist) Murrey, S.T., physician Stanley, James, carpenter and justice Templin, C.F., general store and notary Turner, B., drugs Wilson, J., shoemaker Worley, J.G. & Bro., saw mill Plevna ("An unimportant postoffice in Liberty township." John K. Saul, postmaster.) Colscott, Stephen, general store and drugs Miller, H. & A., general store Rogers, Alexander, justice of the peace Rosa, Hiram, blacksmith Saul, John K., farmer Russiaville (Pop. 750. A very thrifty village, with 3 churches and a graded school. Grain and live stock are exported at the rate of 150 car loads per month. John Gennebeck, postmaster.) Allison & Graham, carriagemakers Beeks, Lewis A., physician Bishop & McCann, general store Borders, G.A., RR agent Bures, John, blacksmith Chandler, R.T., proprietor, Chandler House, and dealer in drugs, medicines , chemicals and toilet articles. Cline, Augustus, saw and planing mill Coffin, Leander W., grocer Coffin, Oliver G., general store Cohee, Kate E., milliner Conner, Adam, Rev. (Christian) Cook, Isaac N., dentist Cooper, O.P., meat market Cosand & Cosand, proprietors, Russiaville Observer Douglass, Melvin H., watchmaker Durrer, George H., saw mill Forkner, Frank, grocer and restaurant Gaskill, R.L. & Co., grain dealers Gennebeck, John, postmaster, undertaker and insurance agent Griffith & Evans, hardware Haun, Frank A., boots and shoes Haworth, Minnie, milliner Hodson, William, tile manufacturer Horsher, Frank, lunch room Iles, Oliver P., meat market Iles, Stephen B., physician Jones, Daniel R. & Sons, blacksmiths Kelly, Joseph, Saloon McKinney, William C., photographer Merrick, A.C., lawyer and insurance Moulder, Thomas M., physician Ogle, Theodore T., boots and shoes Orr, John, livery, sale and feed stable, live stock and harness Payne, William R., lawyer Richards, Benjamin B., real estate, insurance, justice of the peace, and attorney at law See, Miles M., barber Seward & Hollingsworth, flour mill Shelton, Joel N., agent drugs Shelton, Milly F., milliner Sherwin, Ely R., grain dealer and ex. agent Talbot, Samuel, Rev. (Friends) Tyner & Chambers, grocer Walter, Charles M., lawyer and insurance White, Charles E., Rev. (Methodist) Wright, J.C., dentist Kokomo (Pop. 5000. One of the most thrifty, enterprising cities of its size in the State. Has good county buildings, substantial, imposing business blocks handsome residences, is lighted by gas, has a fire dept., telephone exchange, good opera house, several churches, 1 high and 2 graded schools, 3 banks, 6 hotels, 3 large grain elevators, and 4 weekly newspapers: Dispatch, Gazette,Tribune and Christian Indicator. Orlando A. Somers, postmaster.) Albaugh, Aaron & Co., coal and lumber Andrews, Moses R. jr., saw mill Armstrong, Pickett & Co., hardware and manufacturers of wagon material Armstrong, Walter S., mayor Armstrong & Moulder physicians Baldwin, A.L., saloon Ball, R.F., monuments Barnes, John W., co. school superintendent Barnes, William W., grocer Beard, Thomas, dealer in saws and saw repairer Bell & Purdum, lawyers Biddleman, W.E., boots and shoes Bivins, Mary, hairdresser Blacklidge & Blacklidge, lawyers Blake, Robert, jewelry Block & Thalman, dry goods Bohan, John, justice Braboy, Joseph, barber Brouse, Henry R., lawyer Brown, Joshua, cabinetmaker Budd, Albert A., sewing machines Byrd Thomas A., barber Cain, Joseph & Son, tanners and harnessmakers Canode, Thomas W., shoemaker Carr, Norman, Rev. (Baptist) Carroll, William J., RR agent Chandler & Beeson, furniture and undertakers Chapman, George N., shoemaker Chapman, William, restaurant Cooper, Freeman, lawyer Cooper, John M., county clerk Cooper, William, physician Cottingham, Charles S., grocer Coyle, John, saloon Craib, William E., tailor Darby, O.V. & Bro., dry goods Darnell, James M., pres. Kokomo Milling Company Davis, Andrews & Co., lumber Davis, A.E., Mrs., dressmaker Davis, S. & Sons, dry goods Davis & Co., general store Dayhoff, Andrew F., physician DeHaven, Jacob H., saloon DeHaven, James W., sheriff Denison, D., Mrs., millinery Dillinger, Joseph, propr. Kokomo House Dixon & Co., hardware and grain Dolman, J.C., boots and shoes Dorsch, Moliveana, milliner Duke Bros., confectioners Duret, Mary, stamping and embroidery Edwards, William H., boots and shoes Elliott & Kirkpatrick, lawyers Ellis, Andrew, RR agent Ellis Bros., live stock dealers Ellis, Dickson & Co., hardware Ellis, J.H., supt. Kokomo Gas Light and Coke Company English, Mattie, dressmaker Everton, L.C., boots and shoes Falk, Louisa & Carrie, milliners Fellows, Lewis L., RR agent Fielding, William, barber Finn, Alber, livery Fisse, John H., merchant tailor Friday, David, clothing Fridlin, Edward, saloon Garrigus, Milton, lawyer Gaskill, Robert S. & Co., grain dealers and elevators Gaskin, William W., barber German, John G., foreman Michener & Co's machine shops Gilbert, Joseph C., propr. Clinton House Glass, W.H., manager, Western Union Telegraph Co. Grant, Amandus N., lawyer Groves, Robert T., livery Guthridge, Thomas, Mrs., hotel Hall, Gabriel, W., flour and feed Hamilton, James, saloon Harness, Benjamin F., lawyer and abstract of titles Harper, Emma, millinery and musical merchandise Harris & McAlpin, furniture and carpets Hartzell, William B., meat market Harvey, Adam, blacksmith Haseltine, Ross J., jeweler Haseltine, William, watchmaker Haskett & Co., dry goods Hass & Runk, proprs. Kokomo Gazette Hauser, Charles B., restaurant Hawkins, Eli & Son, meat market Henderson, J.O. & H.E., proprs. Kokomo Dispatch Henry, James, blacksmith Henry & Bennett, lawyers Hexter, David, meat market Hillis, Lee H., harnessmaker Holton, William, blacksmith Hooper, Walter, carriage manufacturer Hoover & Hunt, sewing machines Houghton, Charles F., insurance agent Houser, Louisa C., Mrs., fashionable boarding Howard, Nicholas E., restaurant Huff, Margie, dressmaker Hunt, Ezra S. & Co., lumber Hunt, Henry, manufacturer of sash, doors, blinds, etc. Hurd & Co., dealers and manufacturers of lumber, plow beams, etc. Hunlock, Solomon, blacksmith Hurtzell, A.J., cigars and tobacco Ingels, John, justice Jackson, Charles S., insurance agent Jay, Austin, produce Jay, Charles A., cashier, First National Bank Johnson, E.B., saloon Johnson, Horace, barber Johnson, Isaac C., physician Johnson, James D., agent American and Adams Ex. Johnson, Jordan, house sign and ornamental painter Johnson, J.D. & Co., loan and insurance agents and abstracts of title Jones, M.C., feed yard Keller, A.D. & Co., grocers Keller, Charles R., grocer Kelly Bros., feed yard Kelly, J.T. & Kelly, harness and saddles Kelly & Kelly, live stock Kennedy, William, city marshal Kennedy & Co., clothing Kern & Kern, physician Kinsey, Jehiel, meat market Kinsey, J., Mrs., dressmaker Kirk, I.E., lawyer Kirk, Samuel F., dentist Kirkpatrick, A.B., lawyer Kirkpatrick, John W., justice Kirkpatrick, L.J., Master Commissioner of Circuit Court Knox, William R., sewing machines Kohl, Peter, dyer and scourer Kroh, Jacob H., lawyer Lane, Lamson G., real estate and insurance agent Lauderman, Francis (Catholic) Laughlin, Mary E., dressmaker Leach & Reiff, blacksmiths Leeds, Frederick, RR agent Leeds, Josiah M., RR ticket agent Lindsay & Kern, attorneys at law Littler, Ella, Mrs., boarding Lowe, Henry B., city treasurer McCune, Robert, Rev. (Congregational) McElwee, Amazia K., meat market McGlone, Henry G., grocer McCovin, Thomas, saloon McGowan, George, carpenter McKinsey, George W., produce Maas, Jacob, saloon Mahert, J.P., saloon Marine, William S., barber Maris, Milton J., boots and shoes Mattix, James, hides, pelts and furs Marity, William K., physician Max & Nate, clothing Michenor & Co., machinists, Star Machine works Miller, David C., saw filer Mitchell, Frank A., grocer Moore, Daniel W., marble works Moore, George A., grocer and meat market Moore, John B., physician Moore, John E., lawyer Moore, Samuel C., manufacturer of sash, doors and blinds; also groceries Moreland, Henry L., county auditor and cooper Morgan, J. Rollin, dentist Morris, Courtland T., confectionery Morrison & Wood, lawyers Mote, McDowell & Co., hardware Murphy, Levi, grocer Murray, William A., sewing machines O'Brien, James, lawyer Ogden & Reed, general blacksmiths Orchedd, Robert, grocer Parker, Frank, saloon Parker & Sayler, saloon Pattison, George W., druggist and physician Pearce, Frank, baker Pearce, William W., saloon Philips, A.S., editor and propr. Kokomo Tribune Philips, John E., grocer Pickett, Nathan, pres. Howard National Bank Pierce, William D., grocer Pierce, William H.,saloon and billiards Pierson, Jonathan, tile manufacturer Pleas, Maurice E., dentist Pollard, Clark N., lawyer Price, Frank A., livery Puckett, J.L., propr. Christian Indicator Quaintance, Eli, lightening rods Ramsey, Lewis J., blacksmith Ray, W.B., civil engineer and abstracts Rayburn, James C., meat market Redford, John E., boarding house Redmond, Benjamin F., broom manufacturer Redmond & Brown, grocers Reed, Byron, photographer Retts, L.A., Rev. (Methodist) Rich, Levi P., county recorder Richards & Harris, dressmakers Richardson, Joel, live stock Richmond, Corydon, justice Ross, John H., physician Ross & Artis, painters Russell, Dolman & Co., bankers and grain dealers Russell, J., president, First National Bank Sailors, Hamilton M., druggist Sanders, Willialm, propr. Newcomb House Sandford & Hull, second hand furniture Sassman, P.A., carpenter Sawyer, Eugene W., physician Schafstall, Clarence Y Co., retail cigars and tobacco Scofield, Frank, restaurant and bakery,leading restaurant of Kokomo Scott, C.A. & Bro., druggists Scott, Mary E., dressmaker Scott, William, physician Scotton, James M., druggist Sellers & Bro., grocers and meat market Sells, Albert C., harnessmaker Shaul & Batreall, manufacturers and dealers in porcelain lined wooden pumps, screen doors, etc. Shepard, Richard, confectioner Shepard & Byers, druggists Shewey, Charles, saloon Shock, Ezra, gunsmith Slider, John W., street commissioner Slyter, C.M., real estate and insurance Smith, Albert G., physician and surgeon Smith, David, justice Smith, Newton B., lawyer Smith, Richard H., physician Snider, L., stave and heading manufacturer Snyder, T.W., propr. Snyder House Solenberger, E.E., township trustee Somers, O.A., postmaster, farmer and stock raiser Spraker, David C., county treasurer Strode, James M., photographer Stuart & Hass, insurance agents Styer Bros., books and stationery Styer, William H., flour mill Sumner, Charles, barber Sumption, William H. & Son, carriage manufacturers Swasher, Emily, milliner Tate, George D., wholesale dealer in Indiana lumber Thompson, William H., veterinary surgeon and live stock insurance agent Titus, Warner B., propr. Central Hotel Trueblood, Minnie A., milliner Truebood, Thomas E., grocer Trueblood & Floyd, dressmakers Turner, J.T., agt U.S. Ex Company Vaile, William P., insurance agent, cashier, Howard National Bank Vaile & Vaile, lawyers Waggman, Samuel, furs and pelts Walk, George E., Rev. (Christian) Wasson, William, blacksmith and plow manufacturer Weakley, Elijah, grocer Weaver & Scoven, painters and wall paper Wikel, Henry, restaurant Wiley, Henry, boots and shoes Willis, William L., physician and patent medicine manufacturer Wilson, Ed R., druggist Wood & Harbster, drugs Woods & Updegraff, excelsior manufacturer Wooley, James M., grocer Young & Chandler, founders and machinists Tracey Morris/ Kokomo, Indiana/ morris@netusa1.net This page was last updated on Thursday, 05-Dec-96 15:49:46 PST Copyright © 1996 -- WebDesigner: Tracey Morris This document is made available to the public for non-commercial purposes. If you wish to incorporate this document into any commercial product, you must first obtain permission from the author of the material.