Las Vegas, Lincoln Co., NV - 1907-1908 Business Directory This file is a part of the R. L. Polk & Co.'s Nevada State Gazetteer and Business Directory, First Edition, 1907-1908. transcribed by Joy Fisher, sdgenweb@yahoo.com ********************************************************************* USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial researchers, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for presentation in any form by any other organization or individual. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express written permission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist. ************************************************************************ Las Vegas A town in Lincoln County, situated on the S P, L A & S L R R at the terminus of the Las Vegas & Tonopah R R, 447 miles west of Salt Lake City and 335 miles northeast of Los Angeles. It is located in the center of a large and fertile valley, which needs only irrigation to make its soil productive. Agriculture, stock raising and mining are the principal industries. It has a good water system, an electric light plant and several good business houses, hotels, etc. Population 1000 W R Bracken, postmaster Last Name or Business Name First Name Other Information Allen Ben A carp Aplin Hall D D Hickey mgr Aplin Wm L 2d hd goods and furn rooms Apperson J W storekpr Las Vegas & Tonopah R R Arizona Club Albert James Propr, Our Motto "Straight Goods and Square Dealing" Arrowsmith Samuel S saloon Austin Charles rest Bain John W (Rev) pastor Methodist Episcopal Church Banner Mining & Milling Co C E Hecker sec Barnett David acting supervisor Charleston National Forest Bartlett Elsie C (Mrs) tchr Las Vegas School Beal M S lawyer Beale Harry R saloon Beckley Jacob (Ed Von Tobel Lumber Co) Belgen Christopher (Belgen & Son) Belgen Harry (Belgen & Son) Belgen & Son (Harry and Christopher Belgen), Proprs Vegas Home Bakery Birkhauser Frank chf clk Las Vegas & Tonopah R R Boggs Benjamin F (B F Boggs & Co) Boggs & Co B F (B F Boggs, O D Hicks), Cigars, Confectionery, Fountain Drinks and Wholesale Ice Cream Botkin Ivanho W Men's Furnishings, Agt Hamilton Brown Shoes Bracken Walter R postmaster Branham Arthur E stenog Las Vegas & Tonopah R R Brown Chris N v-pres First State Bank Buol Peter U S Commissioner and real est Case George A watchmkr Charleston National Forest David Barnett acting supervisor, Thomas Blk Clark Ed W Mgr Ed W Clark Forwarding Co Clark Forwarding Co Ed W Ed W Clark Mgr, General Merchandise, Wholesale and Retail, Hay, Grain and Produce Clark J Ross 2d v-pres First State Bank Clayson Frank H (Clayson & Griffith) Clayson & Griffith (F H Clayson, E W Griffith), hardware and furniture Coffey George H livery and furn rooms Consolidated Power & Telephone Co C N Brown pres, C P Squires v-pres, J S Park sec Corkhill Charles C mgr Las Vegas Age Coughlin Joseph J rdmaster Las Vegas & Tonopah R R Cramer Adam barber Duncan Frank L (Holcomb & Duncan) Dunn Charles E (Hinnant & Dunn) Ebersole Thomas C chf clk Las Vegas & Tonopah R R Farrell Henry H Propr Turf Exchange First State Bank (of Las Vegas) M H Walker pres, Chris N Brown v-pres, J Ross Clark 2dv-pres, John S Park cashr Flynn Thomas foreman Las Vegas & Tonopah R R Fox Mary lodgings Ganahl Lumber Co C A W Jurden Local Mgr, Building Material, Cement Blocks, etc Gay Samuel constable and depy sheriff Gem Saloon The J W Horden Propr, Bonded Liquors and High Grade Cigars Grace F M supt Las Vegas & Tonopah R R Graham Robert mgr Las Vegas Ice & Mnfg Co, res Los Angeles Griffith Elmond W (Clayson & Griffith) Hawkins Wm E gen mdse Heaton John M agt S P, L A & S L R R and Las Vegas & Tonopah R R Hecker Charles T (Smith & Hecker) Hickey Daniel D propr Lincoln Hotel Hicks Oren D (B F Boggs & Co) Hinnant John R (Hinnant & Dunn) Hinnant & Dunn (J R Hinnant, C E Dunn), rest Holcomb Jacob (Holcomb & Duncan) Holcomb & Duncan (Jacob Holcomb, F L Duncan), saloon Home Building & Loan Association (of Las Vegas) C P Squires sec Horden John W Propr The Gem Saloon Hotel Nevada J F Miller propr Hubler Charles F confectr Jackson Henry rest James Albert Propr Arizona Club Johnnie Stump Mining Co J F Miller mgr Jurden Arthur W Local Mgr C Ganahl Lumber Co Kenney James saloon Lake Robert E barber, Thomas Blk Laravey Joseph G blksmith Las Vegas Age (Weekly) Charles C Corkhill mgr, T G Nicklin pub, published every Saturday at $2.00 per year Las Vegas Development & Mining Co M S Beal sec Las Vegas Hardware & Plumbing Co W D Worrell Propr, Plumbers, Tinners and Sheet Metal Workers Las Vegas Ice & Mnfg Co Robert Graham mgr, E J Rossell supt Las Vegas Improvement Co C N Brown pres, C P Squires sec Las Vegas Mercantile Co E T Maxwell mgr, meats Las Vegas School Mrs Ella H Palmer prin Las Vegas Trading Co C N Brown pres, C P Squires sec, lumber Las Vegas & Tonopah R R F M Grace supt Las Vegas & Tonopah R R Hospital Roy W Martin mgr Levy Adolph gen mdse and whol liquors Lillis Henry M Attorney at Law, Justice of the Peace and Coroner Lincoln Hotel Daniel D Hickey propr Lockett Roy T saloon Lucky Strike Mining Co C P Squires sec Lundholm C G master mechanic Las Vegas & Tonopah R R McCollough Range Copper Mining Co H M Lillis res agt McIntosh James O whol liquors McWilliams John T mining eng Martin Roy W phys Thomas Blk Mattencci Mary laundry Matzdorf Frank E rest Maxwell Edward T mgr Las Vegas Mercantile Co Methodist Episcopal Church Rev J W Bain, D D pastor Michalis George H shoemkr Miller John F propr Hotel Nevada Miller P Jay asst postmaster Mitchell Peter rest Mundy Wm B mgr Western Union Tel Co Nelson Ellen B dressmkr Nevada Marble Co M S Beal sec Nevada & Colorado River Consolidated Gold, Silver & Copper Mining Co H M Lillis sec Nicklin T G pub Las Vegas Age Nolan Dan V lawyer and notary public Overland Hotel & Café J S Wisner Propr Pacific Express Co Martin Sorenson agt Palace Hotel Mrs M B Smith propr Palmer Ella H (Mrs) prin Las Vegas School Park John S cashr First State Bank Park Wm S mining eng Parriott Frank L train master Las Vegas & Tonopah R R Pauff Arthur N clothing Pearl Mining Co M S Beal sec Plaza The R H Rountree propr, furn rooms Post Office Walter R Bracken postmaster, P Jay Miller asst Ralph Jacob blksmith Rhodes John L lodgings Rossell Edward J supt Las Vegas Ice & Mnfg Co, res Los Angeles Rountree Robert H (Mrs) propr The Plaza Rucker Charles A phys San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake R R John M Heaton Agt Smith May B (Mrs) propr Palace Hotel Smith Wm A (Smith & Hecker) Smith & Hecker (W A Smith, C T Hecker), assayers Sorenson Martin agt Pacific Exp Co, baggage agt Salt Lake Route and Las Vegas & Tonopah R R Squires Charles P sec Las Vegas Trading Co Thomas Moysey C grocer Thomas Wm R Attorney at Law, Thomas Blk Thomson Philip W clk Las Vegas & Tonopah R R Tuck John W mining eng Tuckfield Joseph J soda water mnfr Turf Exchange Henry H Farrell Propr, Saloon and Restaurant Vegas Artesian Water Syndicate M S Beal sec Vegas Copper Co M S Beal sec Vegas Home Bakery Belgen & Son Proprs Von Tobel Edward (Ed Von Tobel Lumber Co) Von Tobel Lumber Co Ed (Edward Von Tobel, Jacob Beckley), Lumber Dealers Walker M H pres First State Bank Western Union Telegraph Co Wm B Mundy mgr Westfall Fred T timekpr Las Vegas & Tonopah R R Westlake James E furn rooms Whynaught L A blksmith Williams Arthur J B laundry Williams Genevieve (Mrs) stenog Wilson Drug Co W B Wilson mgr, Thomas Blk Wilson Wm B mgr Wilson Drug Co, Thomas Blk Wisner John S Propr Overland Hotel & Café Worrell Wm D Propr Las Vegas Hardware & Plumbing Co Yee Wah laundry Ying Lee laundry