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Nebraska State Gazetteer,
Business Directory and Farmers List
for 1890-1891
STANTON COUNTY
Business (town) listings
Bega Butterfly Haymow Pilger Schweldt Stanton
page 79
Bega, a rural
postoffice in the extreme northern part of Stanton county, 10
miles north of Stanton, the seat of justice.
Johnson Andrew jr, postmaster.
Palm P, blacksmith SIZE=1 WIDTH="25%" NOSHADE>
page 103
Butterfly, a
postoffice in the southeast part of Stanton county, eight miles
southeast of Stanton.
page 222
Haymow, a rural
postoffice situated in the southeastern part of Stanton county,
about 15 miles from
Stanton, the county seat.
Giacomini A, postmaster.
Renner H, blacksmith.
page 448
Pilger has a
populatin of 250, and is situated on the F. E. & M. F. R. R.
in the northeastern part of Stanton county 11 miles from Stanton,
the county seat. It is in the midst of a splendid farming country:
large shipments of grain and live stock are made from this point
during the year. A fine flour mill and a large elevator, which
cost $5,000, are business features. The Stanton county Bank is the
financial repository of the place. The Congregational church has a
house of worship, the cost of which was $2,000.
Abbott E Y, notary.
Castle W R, drugs.
Hans Emil, saloon.
King A C, genl mdse.
Klawitter, John, roller mills.
McComber J F, /stam tek abd ex agtm.
McNish & Graham, props Stanton County Bank.
Matheson Donald, hotel.
Matheson J G, agl implts, justice.
Mosher E W, genl mdse, postmaster.
Nye & Schneider co, W S Gordner mgr, grain, lumber, live
stock.
Olk Jacob, blacksmith.
Powder River Live Stock Co, L R Rogers Bros, livery. (Crosby
mgr.
Rogers Joseph, wagonmaker.
Schaberg B H, cashier Stanton County Bank.
Shoemaker L, wagonmaker.
Simons Frank, blacksmith.
Stanton County Bank, McNish & Graham props, B H Schaberg
cashier.
Watson L D, hardware.
page 478
Schweldt, a post
office in the eastern part of Stanton county, 12 miles east of
Stanton, the county seat.
Miller P, postmaster.
pages 505-506
Stanton is the
county seat of Stanton county on the F. E. & M. V. R. R., 108
miles from Omaha, and has 1,200 inhabitants. A steam flour mill
costing $13,000, a steam elevator, a feed mill, a brick
manufacturing, a creamery, a washing machine factory and other
industries are features of Stanton. The soil of the surrounding
country is a deep rich clay subsoil varying from 10 to 20 feet. It
is capable of producing all kinds of grain and vegetation
generally. The Citizens National Bank, capital $50,000, and the
First National Bank are solid institutions. The newspaper
interests are represented by the Democrat, A. G. Maderow,
publisher, and the Register, J. McFarland, proprietor. The
churches are the Congregational, Lutheran, Baptist, Methodist and
German Evangelical. Several brick buildings have been erected
recently at a cost of $18,000 to $20,000.
Abernathy S W, barber.
Ackerman T L, prop Commercial Hotel.
Alle James, flour and feed.
Antles H H, washing machine mfr.
Babb J W, carpenter.
Bowman W L, phys.
Carrier F S, carpenter.
Chamberlain A C, housemover.
Citizens National Bank, capital $50,000, F P Hanlon pres, J
Eberly cashier.
Clark H W & Son, brick masons.
Clough G, feed mill.
Commercial Hotel, T L Ackerman, prop.
Davis M E Miss, millinery.
Densmore C M, abstractor Stanton County Abstract Office, real
estate.
loans and notary.
Eberly J, cashier, Citizens National Bank.
Eberly John, real estate.
Ehrhardt & Appleby, real estate.
Ehrhardt John A, atty.
Elmore J D, prop Russell House.
Everson J L, live stock breeder.
First National Bank, capital $50,000, F McGiverin pres, Levi
Miller cashier,
H D Miller asst cashier.
Frost F A, brick mfr.
Glasson H L, genl mdse.
Hakel & Janda, shoemakers.
Hartford C E, barber.
Heck & Milligan, harness.
Helmerick Phillip, photographers.
Herriman G F, live stock breeder.
Holstein Wm, meat market.
Kaek C F, genl mdse.
Kearney A A, atty.
Krenzien Gustav, blacksmith.
Lamb Charles, atty.
Loerke August, saloon.
Lueck & Warney, saloon.
McDonald W A, sta, tel, and ex agt.
McFarland A M, ins.
McFarland J J, prop Weekly Register.
McFarland S R, draying.
McFarland W T, postmaster.
McGiverin F, pres First National Bank, (McGiverin, Miller &
Co.)
McGiverin, Miller & Co, established 1880, real
estate, loans and collections.
Mackey James W, atty.
Mayer C C, drugs.
Maynard C G, groceries.
Melchor A, livery.
Meyer & Beutel, saloon,
Miller Levi, cashier first National Bank, (McGiverin, Miller
& Co.)
Morderow A G, prop Stanton Democrat.
Neumann Bros, hardware.
Neeman G. phys.
Nixon A L, dentist.
Nye & Schneider Co, J C Cleland mgr, grain, coal, lumber
live stock.
Paqrish C P, bakery.
Paull C E, training stable.
Perkins J Mrs, millinery.
Person S, phys.
Person & Vining, drugs.
Peters Alex, sheriff and justice.
Peters & Johnson, agl implts.
Pilger & Feyerherm, agl implts.
Poessnecker Julius, furntiure.
Porter Wm, livery.
Prawitz Fred, blacksmith.
Proverts Wm, feed mill.
Psotta P F, merchant tailor.
Raabe & Ruther, genl mdse.
Robinson J S, notary.
Russell House, J D Elmore prop.
Schiknger John, shoemaker.
Scoffield Wm, practical painter.
Sparks A E, notions.
Sprague & Spitzer, neat market.
Stanton Creamery, J Mitches mgr.
Stanton County Abstract Office, C M Densmore abstracter.
Stanton Democrat, A G Moderow prop.
Strable Carl, jeweler.
Underberg C W, carpenter.
Underberg E C, phys.
Waller Bros, livery.
Weekly Register, J J McFarland prop.
Wunner J C, genl mdse.
Yeld Harry, cattle breeder.
Young Wm W, atty.
Zion Isaac, blacksmith.
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