Howard Co. IN USGenWeb Project : Source Materials

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. Also available in the HCGS Newsletter, volume 12 # 3&4

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, Albert, 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