Ottawa County, Ok - Picher, Oklahoma Business Directory 1917-1918 Submitted by: Sammye Darling nilachi@quicktel.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ---------------------------------------------------------------- PICHER, OKLA. Business Directory 1917-1918 Aikens S ground boss Andrews Cora Mrs cook Nebel's Cafe Andrews Wm ( May ) meat cutter Pcher Gro Co Atkens Rosalie waitress Nebel's Cafe Atkinson V W clk A E Bendelari agr r Carl Jct Avery Roy ( Oive ) ( Picher Merc Co ) Barlett Earl H ( Matilda ) bkpr A E Bendelari agt Bass Nettie dom Bon Tom Hotel Beaty Warren W ( Vera ) meat cutter Picher Grocery Co Bendelari A E agent Betts Bakery ( L W Betts ) Main & Picher Betts Wm A ( Lulu ) ( Betts Bakery ) Betts Wm Ray ( Florence ) bkr Betts Bakery Blankenship Wesley ( mattie ) grocer Boner Andrew J ( Amanda M ) ( Bon Ton Hotel ) Boner Fred clk Bon Ton Hotel Bon Ton Hotel ( A J Boner ) s Main Bridges Wm A contractor & Bldr s Main Brooks Lee ( Brooks Merc. Co ) Brooks Mercantile Co ( L Brooks ) Main & Picher Brown J T clk A E Bendelari agt r Carl Jct Brown Roy S yardmn Greever-Putman Lbr Co Burns Anna waitress Kitchenette Childress C ( Myrtle ) painter Picher Lbr Co Cline Chas ( Myrtle ) ( Owl Cafe ) Coatney Arthur tailor Cochran J H ground boss Comba John ( Martha ) garage s Main Connell Del Lee ( Ester ) chf surgeon A E Bendelari agent Cook Adam barber Cook & Son barber shop s Main Cook Marion G barber Cooper Jno C ( Smith & Cooper ) Custis & Hogan drug store n Main Custis W Russell ( Elizabeth ) ( Custis & Hogan ) Dougherty Maude waitress Kitchenette Davis Leo asst mgr Grand Leader Davis S Arthur ( Rutha ) barber O K Dawidoff Isidore A mgr Grand Leader Durnil & Cooper feed store n 1st Durnil Thos H ( Rebecca ) ( Durnil & Cooper ) Exline Riley R barber Fashion Shop ( Mrs E HBartlett ) ladies furnishings s Main Filby Carriage & Auto Co ( Jas M Miller ) s Main Gilbert B A mach mines Gibson Jno waiter Kitchenette Grand Leader ( branch Palace Store Co Miami ) ladies and gents ready to wear n Main I A Dawidoff mgr Greever-Putnam Lumber Co ( Branch of Commerce ) n Main tel RK 515 T L Greever mgr building material cement hardware lumber mining timbers paints oils varnishes Greever T Lloyd ( Nellie ) mgr Greever-Putman Lbr Co Grigsby H L field man A E Bendelari agt Gustin Chas N ( Nina ) meat market 1st Haley J Edw ( Myrtle ) O K Barber Shop ) Holt Jno J ( Mollie ) clk Greever-Putman Lbr Co Hudson Jos rooming house Hughes J G grocer s 1st Humphrey A Bryan mgr Picher Supply Co Humphrey David G ( Ethel ) ( The Kitchenette ) Humphrey Howard H taxi Jackson Geo W ( Picher Merc Co ) r Maimi Jernigan Ora F bkpr Greever-Putman Lbr Co Johnson J E lab Greever-Putman Lbr Co Jones Doswell chf electrician mines Jones Douglas ( Mamie ) mgr Jones Merc Co Jones John F ( Kathryn ) mgr Picher Furn * Under Co Jones Martin G ( Jones Merc Co ) Jones Mercantile Co ( J B Van Hoose & M G Jones ) s Main Jones Wm C ( Elizabeth L ) gen'l mdse n Main Joplin Store ( J Schnek ) n Main Kerr Robt B ( Betty ) meat cutter Brooks Merc Co Kerr Sam'l W photographer n Main Kitchenette The ( D G Humphrey ) cafe Main & Picher tel wx2 only long distance phone in Picher city depot for taxi Lansing H B round boss Livesay T F contr Levine Mayor M ( Model Clo Store ) Loyd W Harry Jr ( Maude ) shoe mkr s 1st Loyd Wm H ( Katie B ) shoe shop s 1st Luther Bert ( Margarite ) clk W C Jones McAuley Jas S ( May ) ( Picher Furn & under Co ) r n Main McKahlor D C engr mines Marshall Loyd mech John Comba gargage Miller Geo M blksm Filby Carriage & Auto Co Miller JasM ( Edna ) ( Filby Carriage & Auto Co Model Clothing Store ( M M Levine ) n Main Mouser James A ( Connie ) ( Brooks Merc Co ) Myers C W boiler foreman mines Myers Myers ground boss Nance Eva Mrs cook Owl Cafe Nash Arthur M photo Kerr's Studio Mebel's Cafe ( F G Nebel ) n Main Nebel Frank G ( Allie ) ( Mebel's Cafe ) Niday Clint gen'l ground boss O K Barber Shop ( J E Haley ) main & Picher O'Leary Daniel Wm ( Minnie ) physician n Main Osborne Chas ground boss Owl Cafe ( Chas Cline ) n 1st Picher Barber Shop ( Geo Thompsn ) n Main Picher Construction Co w Picher St Picher Furn & Undertaking Co ( J S McAuley ) s Main Picher Gro Co ( R P Spencer ) 1st & Picher Picher Lumber Co ( M A Quillin ) s Main bldg material cement lumber mining timbers Picher Mercantile Co ( Avery & Jackson ) n 1st Picher Realty Co n Main Potter G W asst supt mines Price Jno r ( Anna ) clk Curtis & Hogin Quillin Mark A ( Alta ) ( Picher Lbr Co ) Ritchie Daugherty clk Smith & Cooper n 1st Sanders Frank S yd man Greever-Putnam Lbr Co Scarbro Jno C ( Olive ) plumber s Main Schnek Jack ( Joplin Store ) Schwartz G F ( Eunice ) grocer Sebastian Val barber Sewell E F clk Custis & Hogan Sherrill Alia waitress Nebel's Cafe Show J D mech Jno Comba garage Siger Lew clk Model Clo Store Smith & Cooper grocers Smith Ida Mrs cook Owl Cafe Smith Raymond A mgr Smith & Cooper Sparks F M bkpr A E Bendelari agt Spencer Ralph P ( Picher Gro Co ) Stahala R H bkpr Picher Lbr Co r Comerce Storming Wm ( Nettie ) restaurant s 1st Thompson Geo W ( Picher Barber Shop ) Thompkins Fred cook Kitchentte Van Hoose James B ( Mary Agnes ) ( Jones Merc Co ) Varner Bros ( R E & Geo D ) Confectionery n Main Varner Jas M ( Varner Bros ) Varner Robt E ( Lillian ) ( Varner Bros ) Waymire Fred E clk Joplin Store Wood D C ( Mabel ) clk Picher Grocery Co