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Among its other business men are:
W. B. STEVENS
A picture of this gentleman
and his residence will be found elsewhere
in this book. He has an extensive drug store;
also a line of jewelry and hardware.
SIBLEY ROLLER MILLS
Sibley boasts of the best and
most complete roller flouring mills in the
State, with a capacity of seventy-five barrels
per day. It is rushed with business every
hour. Its makes of flour are considered equal
to those of any mills in the country, and
their field of trade extends to England. J.
W. Order and G. B. Gurney appear
as its proprietors, with Charles Himes
miller, and Guy P. Elliott as an interested
party, and also M. A. Harbord.
BLOTCKY BROTHERS
have dry goods, clothing, groceries,
etc.
HINKLEY & TAYLOR
have
a general store. Mr. Taylor is manager, and
his picture is elsewhere in this book.
E. F. ROBINSON
is the proprietor of the Postoffice
book and news store.
BROWN & CHAMBERS.
This firm has been spoken of
elsewhere as on the ground at an early day.
In 1890 they erected a brick building at a
cost of $15,000, a picture of which is on
another page. They carry a stock of general
merchandise.
IRA BRUNSON
is engaged in the general land
business.
WILLIAM PROPER
one of the pioneers, is a resident
of Sibley.
DANIEL MAHONEY
is a resident, and is road-master
on the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern
Railroad.
JACK HANNA
one of the old residents, is
now in the land business.
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JOHN SCHESTSAG
is boot and shoe maker and repairer.
GUS O'NEIL
paper hanger and painter, kalsominer
and plasterer.
Others
of Sibley's business and professional men
are as follows:
Brand & Suter, contractors
and builders.
A. M. Mastick, wagon maker.
A. M. Culver, carpenter and builder.
Ed. Garland, blacksmith.
S. J. Cram, carpenter and bilder.
A. L. Blackmore, blacksmith.
H. C. Mory, carpenter and builder.
J. Grant, blacksmith.
C. H. Manderville, carpenter.
J. W. Flint, plasterer and mason.
H. G. Upp, carpenter and mechanic.
Charles Anderson, plasterer.
Joe Hillerns, blacksmith.
N. H. Brand, carpenter.
T. W. Turk, painter and decorator.
SCHOOLS
Sibley
has an elegant High School building with eight
rooms. The teachers are all the best that
can be had, which makes the schools very thorough.
A large number of scholars from other places
attend here.
CHURCHES
Sibley
has six church societies and five fine buildings.
The Catholic, Methodist, Congregational, Baptist,
Episcopal and German Evangelical. All support
good ministers and have a large attendance.
CIVIC SOCIETIES
Sibley
has numerous fraternal orders and all in a
prosperous, healthy condition. They consist
of the Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias,
Grand Army of the Republic, Sons of Veterans,
Modern Woodmen, Order of the Eastern Star,
Daughters of Rebecca, W.R.C., L. A. S., W.C.T.U.,
I.O.G.T. The Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights
of Pythias, G.A.R., and Good Templars all
have halls of their own.
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E. J. FAIRBROTHER
is a pioneer, and is an active,
intelligent gentleman, eighty-one years of
age.
S. A. COLBURN
is selling sewing machines.
F. C. ALMONT AND A. SCHMITS
have established wagon and carriage
works, with paint shop attachment.
GEORGE T. VOORHEES AND
H. C. WEBB
are engaged extensively in the
land business. The pictures of both of these
gentlemen are in the book.
W. J. MILLER
is in the land and loan business.
He is one of the early settlers.
JOHN P. HAWXSHURST
is doing abstracting and real
estate work. Mr. Hawxshurst figures in the
early history of the county.
H. E. THAYER
came to Sibley in 1892, from
O'Brien County. He is engaged in the real
estate business with J. T. Barclay.
DR. CRAWHALL
is established over Brown &
Chambers' store.
The Sibley municipal officers
are as follows:
Mayor—J. F. Glover.
Recorder—W. P. Webster.
Treasurer—J. Fred Mattert.
Marshal—John Morrow.
Councilmen—G. O. Learned, E. Walton,
C. E. Brown, A. Romey, J. T. Barclay, John
De Boors.
Street Commissioner—R. L. Norris.
Assessor—John Townsend.
Sibley has two railroads,
the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha,
which crosses the townsite north and south,
and the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern,
which crosses east and west.
A picture of J. C.
Trainer appears elsewhere in the book.
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This gentleman
was for several years principal of the public
schools in Sibley, and left an impression
of thorough scholarship and the best of school
training upon all who came under his instruction
or in contact with him. He died a few years
ago, and his death caused a feelingof sadness
in the entire community.
WILBERN BROTHERS
These gentlemen
are engaged extensively in business, principally
in real estate. They will be remembered from
reading elsewhere as early settlers in the
town.
So far as the writer
can gather from investigation and inquiry,
the foregoing comprise the business interests
of Sibley. If any have been omitted it is
unintentional.
The churches of Sibley
are the following:
CONGREGATIONAL
Services
every Sunday morning at 10:30 and evening
at 8 o'clock. Sabbath school immediatley after
the morning services. Prayer meetin on Thursday
evening. Rev. P. B. West, pastor.
BAPTIST
Services
every Sunday morning and evening. Sabbath
school at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon. Pryaer
meeting every Thursday evening. Rev. C.
Artman, paster.
ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Located
on the corner of Eighth street and Sixth avenue.
Services each Sunday. J. W. Orde officiating
as minister.
ST. MARY'S CHURCH OF SIBLEY
Services
each alternate Sunday. Father Dollard,
pastor.
Sibley is having a gradual
growth. Some new building seems to be in process
of erection all the time, and electric lights
and water works will soon be the order of
the day.
