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Subject: [IAPALOAL] West Bend 1884-85 Gazetteer and Bus. Dir.
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 08:16:56 -0600

Iowa Gazetteer and Business Directory 1884-1885

WEST BEND. A village on the P. div. B., C.R. & N. Ry, in West Bend township,
Palo Alto county, 120 miles northwest of Des Moines, and 18 southeast of
Emmetsburgh, the county seat and nearest banking point. Settled in 1882. Ships
livestock and grain. Stages daily to Rolfe. Population, 200. Tel., W.U. Exp.,
Am. Mail, daily. Benjamin Franklin, postmaster.

Amos W M, justice of peace.
Amos & Gray, Lumber, Grain, Coal and Live Stock.
Bachman E D, physician.
Bagley E C, hardware
Bellard C H, harnessmaker.
Crisman F M, hotel propr.
Evans Bros, creamery.
Falb R, meat market.
Franklin E, druggist.
Gallagher J G, saloon.
Hampton L H, general store.
Hazen Scott, painter
Hazen S W, wagonmaker.
Hofstetter Lewis, blacksmith.
Jacobs H H, general store.
Johnston James, livery.
McFarland & Son, general store.
Smith E S, railroad and exp agt.
Wickman Fred, saloon.


Cathy Joynt Labath
Palo Alto Co, IA USGenWeb Project
http://www.celticcousins.net/paloalto/index.htm

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