Miami County IN Archives History - Businesses .....Peru 1868 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com July 26, 2005, 8:10 pm Book Title: H. C. Chandler & Co.'s Business Directory For Indiana PERU The county seat of Miami county, on the Wabash river, and the Toledo, Wabash & Western, and Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago railroads, fifty-three miles from Lafayette and seventy-four from Indianapolis. Its great water-privileges and railroads make it a good manufacturing point, which has been well improved. It now contains two large woolen mills, which manufacture a great amount of goods annually. It also has a large foundry, several saw-mills, and manufactories of lesser size. The shops of the Indianapolis & Peru railroad are located here, which give employment to one hundred and twenty operatives. It has five churches, and excellent graded schools, &c. It has two weekly papers, which are well conducted, adding much to the interest and prosperity of the place. It now has a population of about 3500. Agricultural Implements. Dennison W H, Broadway Attorneys. BLAKE ALEX, Broadway, opp court house BLAKE ORRIS, Broadway, opp court house Brown & Tyner, Broadway DAVIDSON & PEW, Broadway, opp court house Farrar John L, Broadway Mowbray & Sullivan, Broadway Ross & Effinger, Main Shirk & Mitchell, Broadway, opp court house Auctioneers. Alexander W G, Broadway Constant B F, Broadway Bakeries. Arnold J E, Broadway HAGEE WM, Broadway Will Samuel S, Broadway Wysinger John, Broadway Banks. Bond, Hoagland & Co, Broadway First National, E H Shirk prest, Milton Shirk cashier Barbers. Graf Henry, Broadway Moss H, Broadway Billiard Saloon. HOWLAND M J, Broadway Blacksmiths. Harvey, Armantrout & Co, Broadway Books and Stationery. Curtis & Co, Broadway Boots and Shoes. Comingore & Ray, Broadway, opp court house Helderly C, Second Helderly David, Second Markley & Sons, Broadway Miller A R, Broadway Miller J F, Main Wallpe F, Broadway Butchers. Ambrose K., Broadway Augur C C, Broadway China, Glass and Queensware. Kreudzer Jacob, Broadway Cigars and Tobacco. Plank W H, Broadway Rehkart Henry, Broadway Clothing. Baer H, cor Broadway and Canal Brock & Weiner, Broadway, opp court house Falk Moses, Broadway Warner Philip, Broadway Coopers. Bryant & Sons, Canal Dentists. Crume T W, Broadway Gilbert W H, Broadway Smith G M, Broadway, opp court house Drugs and Medicines. Darrow D C, 32 Broadway Rassner W, Broadway Dry Goods. Cincinnati Store, Ira Haynes, Broadway Crowell George A, cor Second and Broadway Daugherty A F, Broadway Gregg A H & Co, Broadway Kilgore & Shirk, Broadway, opp court house Kittner D H, Broadway Levi Brothers, Broadway Ross & Co, Broadway Todd & Hauk, Broadway Elevator. Talbot E M, Broadway Express Companies. American, W P Fobes, agt Merchants Union, Paul Herring, agt Flour and Feed. Stevens Ira B, Broadway Fruit. Jamison John H & Co, Broadway, opp court house Furniture. BLAIR F J, Broadway Jamison & Co, Broadway General Stores. Constant W W, Broadway Moses J C, Broadway Ream & Zimmerman, Broadway Grain Dealers. Shearer D L, Canal Whitenberger J & R S, Canal Groceries and Provisions. Andrews E F, Broadway Bradley & Vanuxen, Broadway Corey & Decker, Broadway Daugherty A F, Broadway Dibert H, Broadway Fosnocth A, Broadway Ghas Jacob, Broadway HAGEE WILLIAM, Broadway Hutsel J H, Broadway KLENTSCHY JOSEPH, 9 Broadway Morris E S, Broadway Saine J H, Broadway Schmal & Fishback, Broadway Scott & Gahs, Broadway Webb 0 P, Broadway West &. Co, Broadway Wey A, Broadway Whittenberger J & R S, Broadway Wysinger John, Broadway Hardware. Davenport L & Co, Broadway Kilgore & Shirk, Broadway, opp court house Stutesman James, Broadway Harness and Saddles. Griggs C F, Broadway Moore John L, Broadway Smith & Reyburn, Broadway Hotels. CHENERY HOUSE, A J Smith propr, cor Second and Miami. See card Farmer's Hotel, Fred Bollmann propr, Canal Morrow House, Skinner & Cull proprs, Broadway Livery Stables. Stale & Swain, Second Wallace P, Second Lumber Merchants. Raymond George, Broadway Reyburn W B, Canal Machinists. Hackley F S, e Canal THOMSON R M & H, Canal. See card Marble Works. Peru Marble Works, J T Henton, Broadway Merchant Tailors. Blanke & Gahs, Broadway Hetzner A, Broadway Rademaker & Pape, Broadway Shaffer & Wilcox, Broadway Millinery. Bouslog & Vallandingham, Broadway FISH MRS J S, Broadway, opp court house Haachen Mrs Kader Mrs M J, Broadway Smith Mrs M F, Broadway Newspapers. Miami County Sentinel, Judge W B Loughridge, editor and prop, P G Lefever, publisher PERU REPUBLICAN, H S Chapin, editor and prop Photographers, Cain & Tracey, Broadway, opp court house Physicians. Ellis J W, Broadway Emswiler J H, Broadway Smith J W, Broadway Waters M H, Broadway Watkins F H, Main Planing Mill. Caucher, Wampler & Co, Canal Plow Manufacturers. Hackley F S, e Canal THOMSON R M & H, Canal. See card Postmaster. Fetter J H Railroad Agents. Ray G G Zerne J S Real Estate Agents. CHAPIN & REED, Republican office, Broadway. See card Saloons. Broadsword D, Broadway Buckley J W, Broadway Ghas Jacob, Broadway Jackson Samuel, Canal Laing M A, Second Malen L, Broadway Pearce W W, Broadway Roser F, Broadway Sash, Doors and Blinds. Caucher, Wampler & Co, Canal Tannery. Conradt G, 12 Broadway Tinsmith. Spurrier Joseph, Broadway Undertaker. BLAIR F J, Broadway Watches, Clocks and Jewelry. Kratzer J C, Broadway Rifenberrick Wm, Broadway Woolen Factory. Sterne H E & C F, cor Canal and Broadway File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/miami/directories/business/1868/peru263gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ File size: 6.1 Kb