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Dr. R. S. Rathbun, Dentist, Lyons, Iowa.
ADVERTISEMENTS,
DR. R. S. RATHBUN
DENTIST!
Lyons,
Iowa.
J. W. LIEBLER. DEALER IN GROCERIES, LUMBER
Nails, Salt, Lath and Shingles and Building Material, Osage Hedge Plants, Fruit Trees, Shrubbery. CALAMUS
HI. I. LUND. MANUFACTURER OF Carriages, Wagons, Buggie;, Sleighs, Etc., Etc. Sole Proprietor of Lund & Raun's Paten. ITarrow. Generiil. Blacksmithing and Repairing done.
CHARLOTTE, IOWA.
F. H. RICHARDS,
Blacksmith and Horseshoer.
Wagon Making, &c. Repairing promptly done.
CALAMUS,
IOWA.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
GEO. KENDALL Practical Plumber
AND GAS AND STEAM FITTER, 519 Second Street, CLINTON. IOWA.
Steam, Gas and Plumbers? Goods, Fountains, Hydrants, Well, Cistern, and Steam Pumps on hand, te Steamboat, Mill and. Brewery work promptly and properly attended to: "General, Jobbing done atfair prices.
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THE LEDGER, Chicago, Illinois.
Dr. E. R. Mullett, Dentist, Office 214, 5th Av., Clinton.
DELMAR BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 257
The following embraces the leading mercantile and professional per- sons in the town :
Ashton & Co, general merchandise.
Bennett, F. R., Publisher and Editor " The Delmar Journal."
Bowden & Glennon proprs Meat Market, dealers in Fresh and Salt Meats of all kinds. Your custom respectfully solicited.
Bradshaw, F E, agt S, A & DR R.
Canty, J M, groceries and provisions.
Canty, T. E., dealer in choice Wines, Cigars, Fresh Beer. I invite you to give me a call.
Conn, II II, station agent C & N W R R.
Crane, W. E., propr Junction House Livery Stable.
Decker, Jolin, licensed auctioneer.
Dodd, J. N., practical Blacksmith and Wagon Maker. Horseshoeing, general Repairing of all kinds. Your custom respectfully solicited. Deeds, O E, physician.
Dupuis, T F, hunber dealer.
Buy Cheap Clothing at Seaman Bros. & Co., Clinton, lowa.
Eyer, E II, postmaster aud dealer in stationery, groceries, &c.
Fuller, Horace, Hotel proprietor.
Fullen, James, propr Wine and Beer Saloon.
Haworth, Mrs. H., Millinery, &c.
Haworth, Howard, harness,naker.
Haas, C A, harness maker.
Hess, Elmer A., dealer in Pure Drugs and Medicines. Physicians' Prescriptions carefully compounded. .
Norton, Sylvanus S, dealer in real estate. :
Nusz, John, propr Junction House Billiard Hall and Saloon. Choice Wines and Cigars. The first-class place to go.
O'Brien, Charles, Hotel proprietor.
Pearson, C. W., Bakery, Restaurant and Confectionery.
Rich & Ruth, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law. Insurance Agents. Parker, L W & E B, dealers in hardware, stoves.
Sadler, R. & Co. (II J Burgess, manager), General Merchandise. Smith, C. C., propr Saloon. Choice Liquors, Cigars, &c. See card.
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Smith, Hugh, butcher.
Smith, J. M., propr Wine and Beer Saloon. Choice Wines, Cigars, and Fresh Beer.
Tipple, M W, boots and shoes.
Trout & Derby, general merchandise.
Westover, C S, lumber dealer.
CAMANCHE.
Camanche is located on the west bank of the Mississippi river, six miles southwest from Clinton. It was laid off in 1846. In 1860 it met with a terrible calamity, when a hurricane literally swept it out of exist- ence. Thirty-two people were killed outright, and sixty were wounded. This retarded the growth of Camanche for a long time, but of late years it has picked up, until now it has become quite a business center. There is a saw-mill, grist-mill, soap factory, and mitten factory located here.
P. S. Towle sells Cloaks, Furs, and Ladies' Suits, Clinton.
The following embraces its principal business men :
Ackerman, William, blacksmith and horseshoer.
Anthony, A T, groceries and hardware.
Anthony & Hoadley, soap manufacturers.
Anthony & Mcloskey (II A & John Mc), manufacturers of lumber. Bailey, Monroe & Co. (B B, A B, PG M & SK M), proprs Mitten Factory.
Beck, William, furniture dealer and harness maker.
Caldwell, T. O., propr Restaurant and Confectionery.
Chamberlin, J. B., Grocer and Provision dealer, and Justice of the Peace.
Cutler, Thomas, stoves and tinware.
Elstun, Dr John R, propr Model Drug Store.
Grierson, J, saloon keeper.
Hart, R J, physician and surgeon.
Hart & Kruse, commission merchants.
Heilman, Lee, dealer in meats and vegetables.
;Dr. E. R. Mullett, Dentist, Office 214 5th Av., Clinton.
Dr. E. R. Mullett, Dentist, Office 214, 5th Av., Clinton.
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Ireland, A B, physician and surgeon.
Lille, August, Wagon Manufacturer and Blacksmith.
Long, Thomas W, attorney at law.
Manning, Charles D, physician and surgeon.
Muhs, Peter, druggist and apothecary.
Rice, Frank, propr Camanche Mills, Manufacturer Family Flour.
Ritter, H. C., mfr of Custom-made Boots and Shoes. A good fit warranted, Main st.
Rodden, Henry, boot and shoe maker.
Smith, B F, propr wine and beer saloon.
Talhnan & Shutts ( W H T & B B S), dry goods, boots and shoes.
Tongue, George, postmaster.
Teachout, Mrs. S. E., Millinery and Dressmaking.
Wiley, J. B., propr " Green Island," Camanche and Albany Ferry ; also, General Blacksmith, cor River and Missouri sts.
Wilkes, J C, cigars and tobacco,
Dry Goods Cheap, at Seaman Bros. & Co., Clinton, lowa.
LOW MOOR.
Low Moor, located in Eden Township, ten miles west from Clinton, on the Chicago and Northwestern, is too close to the city to ever be- come a large place, though great hopes of it are entertained by its san- guine citizens. The town is close to timber and has water in abundance, which, perhaps, are the best advantages the town affords.
This place was among the first to be laid off after the railroad was built. Its first projection entered the minds of its founders in 1856, and Low Moor, like thousands of others, sprang into existence-on paper. The place was laid out on liberal plans by different parties, and as their ideas did not conformn in regard to the width and number of streets, the different additions do not join together as nicely as possible.
Low Moor has become quite a grain and stock shipping point. The two principal merchants in that line of business are Mr. Hart and Mr. Dannatt.
The principal establishment in the town is the General Store of Messrs. Vandever & Brazell, who have a very large stock of Groceries, Boots and
R. S. Rathbun, Dentist, Lyons, Iowa.
Dr. R. S. Rathbun, Dentist, Lyons, Iowa.
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LOW MOOR BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Shoes, Clothing, Hardware, and to use the homely old phrase, everything from a " needle to an anchor. " They are also extensive dealers in Agri- cultural Implements, and especially " The Gorham Cultivator, " which is believed to be unrivalled for the work which it performs: We commend these gentlemen to the residents of Eden Township.
P. J. Schuyler & Sons also carry on a general merchandise establish- ment. There are several saloons, the principal being carried on by Mr. Thos. Fatchett, another by George Francis Train, (not the original.)
CALAMUS.
A village of about three hundred inhabitants, located on the Chicago & Northwestern Road thirty-three miles west of Clinton, and twenty- eight miles northwest from Davenport. Its location, like all other rail- road towns of Clinton County, is on a commanding eminence that reaches high above the level prairie surrounding, so that from the center of the
Best Line of Dress Goods at P. S. Towle's, Clinton, lowa.
place one has a view of the beautiful country for a dozen miles around him.
Calamus was first settled by R. S. Dickinson, in 1860, but the town was not laid out until 1864. The town first began its career on the north side of the railroad, but in a few years the " business center " was trans- ferred to the more favorable location on the south side.
This, and indeed all parts of Clinton County, are unrivaled in the cul- ture of corn. Especially about Calamus does corn grow well. Other grains are raised extensively, but corn seems to attract the more particu- lar attention of the farmers.
Calamus is growing very rapidly, is a very neat looking town, and the class of citizens are enterprising, embracing the following business houses :
Lyssand & Pearson have a very complete and well assorted stock of general merchandise.
M. W. McCarthy & Co. keep on hand Stoves, Tinware and Hardware in great variety. Their stock of stoves being entirely new will be found to embrace all the latest improvements. They are also workers in Tin- Copper and Iron, and propose to buy all old metals and rags for sale by the surrounding farmers.
C. W. Brown manufactures a superior line of Ilarness, and has a neat store embracing everything in the Saddlery line, such as Blankets, Col- lars, whips, Robes, Blankets, &c., &c.
Dr, E. R. Mullett, Dentist, Office 214, 5th Av., Clinton.
Dr. E. R. Mullett, Dentist, Office 214, 5th Av., Clinton.
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Messrs. Buck & Martin carry on Carriage and Wagon manufacturing, while Richards and W. H. Todd do a general blacksinithing and horse- shoeing trade.
The Northern House, John Handt, proprietor, is ably conducted.
Damon Bros. have a large stock of clothing, gents' furnishing goods and general merchandise. The other principal business men in General Merchandise are R. E. Hauck, Scott Bros., Robert Dres- chler and M. Dickinson.
J. W. Liebler, lumber dealer and grocer, is also a dealer in Nur- sery plants, Osage hedge plants, &c.
S. B. Walker, who is postmaster, is also dealer in Lumber and Agricultural Implements.
Scott Bros, dealers in gent mdse.
Dr. M. Y. Baker is a homeopathic physician, and Dr. Youmans, allo- pathic.
E. S. Randall manufrs of Monuments, Tombstones, &c.
GRAND MOUND.
Grand Mound was laid out by the Iowa Land Company in 1861 ; dur-
Carpets at Seaman Bros. & Co., Clinton, lowa.
ing the same year James Merrill erected a warehouse, and soon after be- came the first postmaster of the place. Grand Mound is twenty-five miles west of Clinton, and twenty from Davenport. It has a No. 1 hotel. The following are its principal citizens :
Artis, Lewis, propr hotel.
Brincken, Adolph, propr Janssen's Hotel, first-class accommodations for commercial men and travelers generally.
Reynolds, C. C., blacksmith and wagon maker.
Harman, William, infr of carriages, wagons, buggies, &e, general blacksmithing of all kinds.
Kelly, John, grocer.
Merrill, John R., dealer in genl mdse.
Miller, H. D., postmaster and dealer in drugs, paints and oils, and choice family groceries. Your custom respectfully solicited.
Tuttle, HI. B., dealer in stoves and tinware.
Van Arnam, L. D., gen blacksmithing and horseshoeing, repairing of all kinds promptly attended to.
Weise & Nowels, (C W & G R N), dealers in dry goods, groceries, pro- visions, crockery, boots and shoes, hats and caps, clothing and genl produce.
Dr. R. S. Rathbun, Dentist, Lyons, Iowa.
Dr. R. S. Rathbun, Dentist, Lyons, Iowa.
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LOST NATION BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
LOST NATION.
This town, located on the S. A. & D. R. R., west of Delmar Junction, has only been settled about six years, but has already attained quite a prominence by reason of having a very live, go-ahead class of citizens who do not stop at anything by which to advance the business interests and general advancement of the town.
Appleton, Robt, propr Meat Market.
Balster, Ludwig, dealer in furniture. Undertaking a specialty.
Boyd, J R, physician and druggist.
Boyd, Mrs J R, fashionable milimer.
Comstock & Wood, dealers in gent mdse and whl butter and eggs.
Gillette, Ed. L., dealer in hardware, stoves and tinware.
Hagedorn, Henry, mnfr and dealer in boots and shoes, custom work a specialty.
Hudson, S A, notary public.
Kramer, J W, harness and saddles.
Langham, John, boots and shoes.
Lord & Dutt, genl mdse and lumber.
Buy Dry Goods of P. S. TOWLE, Clinton, and save Money.
Mewes, Jolin J., propr wine and beer saloon and billiard hall, choice wines, cigars, and fresh beer.
Nairn, W. W., infr of carriages, wagons, buggies, &c, general black- smithing.
Petham, John II, saloon keeper.
Rutenbeck, C, gent indse.
Smith, Jonas, propr Sharon House.
CHARLOTTE.
Charlotte is a very pleasant town on the Midland branch of the C. & N. W. R. R., twenty miles from Lyons. The following is a list of its principal business firms :
Engel, N. J., dealer in Stoves and Tinware.
Gohlman, M. G., dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Provisions, Clothing, Hardware, Boots and Shoes, and general Merchandise.
Hanrahan, W. F., dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots, Shoes, &c. Junger, II, dealer in groceries, drugs, &c. Postmaster.
Dr. E. R. Mullett, Dentist, Office 214 5th Av., Clinton.
R. S. Rathbun. Dentist, Lyons, Iowa.
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Kellogg, C. F., Physician in charge of Clinton county poor.
Lund, H. I., mnfr of Carriages, Wagons, general Blacksmithing ; also, mnfr Lund & Ramm's Patent Harrow.
Monahan Bros (John and Bart'w), dealers in agricultural implements, pumps, windmills, &e.
Murphy, J., dealer in Groceries, Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Crockery, &c.
Raun, Matthias, propr Sherman Honse. Good, comfortable accom- modations at reasonable rates. Billiard Room and Bar attached.
Rowell, E. C., Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
Spelman, T & J, blacksmiths.
Tierney, James, grain merchant, res Lyons.
Winey, L G, grocer.
ELWOOD.
Elwood, situated in Brookfield township, is forty miles by rail from Clinton, on the S. A. & D R. R .; was laid out by Kinzie Elwood about
P. S. Towle buys for cash and sells cheap, Clinton, lowa.
six years ago. It has one church - the Rev. S. Y. Harmer, pastor - with a Sunday school in connection. It has no hotel, and the citizens are de- sirous that some one should open up one. The following are the princi- pal merchants and business men :
Clark, T J, justice of the peace.
Clark, L II, dealer in tinware.
Clark & Beard, wholesale dealers in Grain and Live Stock.
Cornish, O P, blacksmith and horseshoer.
Lane, W J. harness manufacturer.
Mckenzie, H. M., Physician and Surgeon.
Meyer, Charles, wholesale dealer in grain and stock.
Moran, G. T., dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots and Shoes and Produce.
Olney, Israel, blacksmith and horseshoer.
Ruus, Claus C., whl and ret Lumber, Sash, Doors and Blinds, &c. Wilber, J. T., Pure Drugs and Medicines, Crockery and Glassware.
Dr. E. R. Mullett, Dentist, Office 214, 5th Av., Clinton.
Merchant Tailoring at A. STAUBER'S, Second St., Clinton.
Geo. G. Bauder, Real Estate Agent, Toll Block, Clinton, la,
Dr. R. S. Rathbun, Dentist, Lyons, Iowa.
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TORONTO.
Toronto, named after the city of the same name in Canada, was set- tled many years ago by Mr. G. W. Thorn, who emigrated from Canada. It is near the western boundary of the county.
Ackerman, J. P., Hotel proprietor and Blacksmith.
Forbes, H., dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries and general Country Produce.
Fritcher, Abram, propr Billiard Hall and Saloon. Choice Wines, Cigars, &c.
Kidd Bros., proprs Toronto Mills, manfrs of Flour, Corn Meal, &c. Sennett, Charles, Billiard Hall and Saloon. New place, choice Cigars. Thorn, G. W., & Sons, dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, 5 Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Crockery and general Country Produce.
Elvira, a village six miles from Lyons on the De Witt road, has been laid out for over ten years ; and it is, doubtless, of having no railroad that the place is somewhat behind. It has two.churches-one Presby- terian and one Lutheran-also a school-house, at which there is a good average attendance.
There are several other towns and villages, among which may be mentioned -
Gents' Clothing Cheap, Seaman Bros. & Co., Clinton, lowa.
Bryant, a small town twelve miles from Lyons on the Midland division of the C. & N. W. R. R., is growing fast and will soon overtake some of its more pretentious rivals ; has two hotels, two general stores, harness shop, blacksmith shop, and grain warehouse.
Goose Lake, formerly called O'Brien, was first settled by Charles Curtis, opening a store in 1871. Mr. Kruse, in 1872, built a hotel, and is still proprietor of the same. ITas a school house, and have recently erected a new station honse.
Almont, the first station north of Lyons on the C. & N. W. R. R.
Hauntown, one of the oldest towns in the county ; contains a flour mill, built in 1854 by Mr. G. Haun, a hotel, general store, and agri- cultural implement factory.
Tietjens, six miles northwest of Lyons. Mr. J. C. Tietjens, one of our most enterprising citizens in this county, has erected a large brick manufacturing establishment, where he manufactures cultivators, im- plements of all kinds, wagons, &c., &c.
Teed's Grove, a village eleven miles from Lyons, contains a flour mill, kept by Mr. William Pahl, a wagon manufactory, by Mr. C. J. Lange, hotel, by Mr. Will, also a general store.
Dr. E. R. Mullett, Dentist, Office 214, 5th Av., Clinton.
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