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R. L. Polk & Co.'s Oklahoma State Gazetteer and Business Directory
R. L. Polk & Co.'s Oklahoma State Gazetteer and Business Directory -
Stephens
County, Oklahoma
Submitted by: Tammy Sharp
<rsvstks@hughes.net> 17 Feb 2004
Stephens County Towns extracted
from: R. L. Polk & Co.'s Oklahoma State
Gazetteer and Business
Directory (with latest map of the state):
Comprising a miscellaneous
directory of the state, showing its location,
contour, water courses,
soil, products, manufactures, commerce, climate,
etc., followed by
the government officials, the judiciary, state boards, a
list of
county officers, a bankers directory, railroads and alphabetical
list
of cities, villages and settlements with a sketch of each followed by
the names of all business men and professional interests located therein,
a classified business directory of all the trades and professional
pursuits arranged alphabetically.
Published 1918 by R. L. Polk
& Co., Publishers, Detroit, Michigan.
ALMA (page 112)
Population, 400. In Parks township, Stevens county [sic], 25 miles
southeast of Duncan, the judicial seat, banking and shipping point. Has a
Baptist church. Telephone connection.
Armstrong, Cantrell N.,
Notary
Kennedy, T. J. and Son, blacksmiths
Midwestern Telephone Co.
Miller, C. C., soft drinks
Miller, S. J., gnl store, hotel and garage
Moore, A & T., genl store and drugs
Moore & Neuman, garage
Rice, S. Augustus, physician
ARA (page 126)
Population, 150. In
Parks township, Stephens county, 20 miles east of
Duncan, the
judicial seat, banking and shipping point. Telephone
connection. Mail
daily.
Wm. H. Neal, postmaster.
Chrism & Graham, live stock
Neal, Wm. H., Postmaster
Pierce & Sosebec, genl store
ARTHUR
(page 144)
Population, 25. A village in Parks township, Stephens
county, 14 1/2 miles
east of Duncan, the judicial seat, banking and
shipping point, which is
connected by daily stage. Average price of
improved land in vicinity, $15
per acre. Mail daily. Telephone
connection.
C. A. Crampton, postmaster
Carnahan, J. W., wagon
maker
Crampton, C. A. & Co, General Store
Parker, J. W., cattle
feeder
BRAY (page 192)
Population, 55. A village in Wall
township, Stephens county 18 miles
northeast of Duncan, the judicial
seat, 7 1/2 from Marlow, the banking and
shipping point, and 60 from
Oklahoma City. Has a Union church, public
school and grist mill.
Average price of improved land in vicinity, $40 per
acre. Telephone
connection.
Ella M. Carter, postmaster.
Carter, Ella M.,
postmaster
Carter & Billman, General Merchandise
Lee, J. E., grocer
Stark, J. W., restaurant and soft drinks
COMANCHE (page 247 - 248)
Population, 1,600. An incorporated town on the C. R. I. & P. Ry., in
Stephens
county, 10 miles south of Duncan, the county seat. It is
lighted
by electricity, has excellent educational and religious
advantages, 2
banks and a newspaper, the Reflex. There are numerous
thriving mercantile
establishments, while the professions and trades
are well represented. The
fine farming country immediately around
Comanche is well developed and a
series of fine crops has made the
town a prosperous business point since
its inception. The well known
mineral water found here is shipped in large
quantities. Tel, W. U.
Exp., Am.
Telephone connection.
Mrs. Jessie A. Tucker, postmaster.
Arlington Hotel, Judson M. Webster, prop Baily, Alonzo J., tailor
Binder, W. M. (Bristow & Binder), Real Estate, Farm Loans, Oil Leases,
Indian
Lands
Brown, F. A., live stock
Brown, George, live stock
Butts, John W., Jr., genl store
Cameron, Wm. & Co. (Waco, Tex), Will
Click, mgr., lumber
Chelf, John T., cash Farmers' State Bank and ice
and fuel
Chief, The (Stanley E. Whitman, Charles T. Britton, John T.
Finley), genl store
Comanche Gin, Max Renas mgr, cotton gin
Comanche Grain and Elevator Co., Ed B. Wolfe mgr
Comanche Reflex
(weekly), R. L. De Lung, publr
Commercial Hotel, Mrs. Fred Campbell
prop
Cowman, John P., physician
Crew-Levick Co. (Ft Worth, Tex) Ed
Donaldson agt, oils
Dammeron Bros (Joseph and Orin), drayage
Davidson, T. R., live stock
De Lung, R. L., publr Comanche Reflex
Derling, George, contractor
Donaldson, Ed, agt, Crew-Levick Co.
Douglas, Ezra K., dentist
Eberle, George A., cash
First National
Bank Enloe, Wm. G., live stock
Farmers Gin Co, F. A. Brown mgr
Farmers' State Bank (cap $15,000), Walter D. Caldwell pres, John T. Chelf
cash
Ferris, Thomas, live stock
First National Bank (cap $25,000),
E. M. Ralls pres, George A. Eberle cash
Gardner, Leon, grocer and feed
Goff, Wm. E., garage
Green, Wesley R., wagon yard
Hardin, H. H. &
Co. (Ft Worth, Tex), Wm A. Helsely mgr, lumber
Harkey, Daniel W.,
cotton gin
Harley, A. N., live stock
Harrington, George L.,
restaurant
Harris, James, confectioner and cotton buyer
Harrison,
Calvin M., physician
Harrison, George W., dry gds, clothing and shoes
Hellman Mercantile Co., Samuel Hall mgr, genl store
Hillery, R. H.
Hardware Co. (Robert H. Hillery), hdwe and implts
Houston, Maurice
(Duncan), autos and garage
Howard, Frank G., tailor and men's
furnishings
Hunt, John, cotton buyer
Kincaid, George A., real
estate
Kinney, John W., confectioner
Laukhuf, Karl, baker
Leach,
J. B., grocer and meats
Leming, Oscar, wagon yard
Linzy, J. H.,
physician
Lockett, Henry B., lawyer
Long, George, live stock
Lowmiller, James H. B., telephone exch
McAfee, John A., physician
McCreight, Joseph S., furn and drayage
Majors, James B., photographer
Martin, Hiram V., oils
Minton, James S., genl store
Mitchell,
Homer, live stock
Moore, E. W., county commissioner
Myers, Robert
S., notions
Ott, John H., real estate
Palmer, G. A., cotton gin
Patterson, Thomas D., contractor
Patty Grocery Co, R. L. Patty mgr
Peck, P. H., real estate
Pierce Oil Corporation (Oklahoma City), S. C.
White agt, oils
Pigg, Presley G., restaurant
Power, C. V., rr, tel
and exp agt
Pruitt, Charles C., physician
Pruitt, J. Floyd, jeweler
Reeder, James C., contractor
Reynolds, Arthur W., lawyer
Reynolds,
Wm. H., grocer
Snyder, L. R., restaurant
Speer, James P., lawyer
Stanley, John W., confectioner
Toney, L. E., live stock
Turnbow,
Daniel N., restaurant
Warner, Cora, Mrs., milliner
Weakly A. B. &
Co. (Albert B. Weakley, C. A. Brown), drugs
Weldon, G. T., contractor
Western Gin Co. (Bowie, Tex), Nathan L. Edgar mgr
White, Richard,
harnessmkr
Willis, Robert, hdwe, implts, furn and undertkr
Woodward, George H., drugs
Works Excelsior Mineral Wells, E. R. Works
prop
Yates, J. P. Jr. & Son (John R. jr and Abe), furn and undertkrs
Yates, Wm. A., garage
CORUM (page 252)
A discontinued
postoffice in Stephens county. Rural delivery from
Comanche.
Bastedo, N. E., gnl store
Corum Gin Co.
Tucker Co., gnl store
CRUCE (page 256)
Population, 15. In Wales township, Stephens
county, 14 miles northeast of
Duncan, the judicial seat, banking town
and shipping station. Daily stage
to same. Average price of improved
land in vicinity, $25 to $50 per acre;
unimproved, $16 to $25.
Telephone connection. Exp., Am.
Mabel C. Mara, postmaster.
Colwell, C. C., exp agt
Mara, Mabel C., postmaster
Mara, M. B.,
genl store
Quillin, R. O., poultry breeder
DIXIE (page 269)
Population, 125. In Parks township, Stephens county, 41 miles southeast
of
Duncan, the judicial seat, 8 1/2 from Ringling, the nearest
shipping
point, and 6 1/2 from Loco, the nearest banking point.
George W. Newman, postmaster.
Burgess, E. P., blacksmith
Dixie Drug
Co., A. J. Summers mgr
Garrett, S. S., physician
Jackson, J. J.,
grocer
Jackson & Jackson, genl store
Newman, G. W., cotton gin
Newman & Summers, General Store
DOYLE (page 271)
Population,
150. In Stephens county, 25 miles northeast of Duncan, the
judicial
seat, shipping and banking point. Mail daily.
Beavers, L. A.,
confectioner
Davis, J. H., genl store
Harrell & Talley, genl store
Johnson, W. A., cotton gin
Parrish, W. B., genl store
Sage, I. H.,
grocer
Smith, Carl, grocer
DUNCAN (pages 277-279)
Population, 3,750. Is located on the C., R. I. & P. Ry., in Stephens
county, of which it is the judicial seat, 80 miles south of Oklahoma
City.
It is the receiving and distributing point for a magnificent
agricultural
and stock raising section. The soil and climate are well
adapted to
growing corn, cotton, wheat, peanut, alfalfa, Kaffir corn,
maize, fruits,
vegetables, poultry and live stock. Good land can be
bought at from $25 to
$100 per acre. Duncan has the commission form
of government, churches of
the leading denominations, an excellent
system of public schools, modern
business buildings, paved streets,
electric light and water works plant
owned by the city, pumping from
inexhaustible deep wells, three banks, a
progressive commercial club,
whose members are quick to recognize their
city's interests and
welcome every legitimate enterprise, gas and oil have
been located a
few miles east of Duncan and the district bids fair to
become another
one of Oklahoma's great producers. The press is represented
by 2 live
newspapers, the Banner and the Eagle. Tel., W. U. Exp. Am.
Telephone
connection.
Lee Woods, postmaster.
Allen, R. J., grower
Anderson, Charles M., lawyer
Ballard, Stella, real estate
Bayless,
J. W., opr W U Tel Co
Blake, H. T., cattle breeder
Bond & Kolb
(Edward H. Bond, S. Irby Kolb), lawyers
Boulware, Charles H., horse
breeder
Bowie Gin Co., L. H. Ryan mgr
Brewer, Wm., tinner and
plumber
Bridges, Daniel A., lawyer
Brittain Bros. (Walter L. &
Thomas M.), notions
Brown, Bert W., horse breeder
Brown, Robert H.,
real estate
Buckholtz, W. L., prop Swan Hotel
Bumps, W. L., life
insurance
Bush Hotel, T. A. Harris prop
Caldwell, C. C., r r, tel
and exp agt
Calloway, W. K., live stock
Carnes, J. A., supt public
instruction
Carter, J. L., prop Hickey Hotel
Cate, John B., grocer
and feed
City National Bank (cap $35,000), Joseph M. Browning pres,
David A. Fowler cash
Clark Realty Co (Marvin E. and J. Lloyd Clark)
Cline, R. W., mayor
Coco Cola Bottling Co, Ferdinand J. Shifflet mgr
Conger, Henry F., physician
Coombs, Archibald D., harness
Cooper,
A. A., contractor
Cox, John D., lumber
Covington, J. W., blacksmith
Crew-Levick (Ft Worth, Tex), Wade M. Hampton agt, oils
Crown Petroleum
Co. (Muskogee), Harry Johnson agent, oils
Davenport, Sam, machinist
Davis, Q. B., live stock
Day, Wm. M., real estate
Delaware Hotel,
Mrs. T. L. Garrison prop
Dewey, Edward C., harness and garage
Dicken, Wm. A., sheep breeder
Dorrance, Orange F., laundry
Douthitt, Wm. B., oil and real estate
Drake, Roscoe C., lawyer
Duncan Abstract Co., E. O. Sloan Sole Owner (Bonded Abstracters), Our
Business
is Abstracts Only
Duncan Banner (weekly), Ed. J. Leeman,
editor and publr
Duncan Chamber of Commerce, Frank Frensley pres, Ed
J. Leeman sec
Duncan Cotton Oil Co., Ed W. Holt mgr
Duncan Eagle
(weekly), Lee Woods publr
Duncan Electric & Ice Co., Philo H. Hull mgr
Duncan Elevator Co. (Clyde C. Coleman, John J. Hardin, Louis M.
Kuykendall),
feed mill
Duncan Fire Department, Fred E. Sampson
chief Duncan Gin Co., Zellas A. Moore
mgr
Duncan Hardware Co.,
Benjamin F. Ridge pres, Albert G. Wilson sec-treas
Duncan National
Bank (cap $30,000), James M. Armstrong pres, Charles M.Browder
cash
Duncan, Samuel A., county weigher
Duncan, Wm., coal and drayage
Duncan & Comanche Ice Co. (Comanche), Charles T. Hyde mgr
Everley, E.
Judson, notions
Exchange National Bank (cap $100,000), Fred C. Carr
pres, Lee Y. Taylor v-pres,
Cecil B. Williams cash
Farabough Bros.
(Roy, Dow and Othel), grocers
Farmers Gin Co., J. P. Oliver mgr
Farmers Produce Co. (Asa Boyles, Wm. S. Lancaster)
Fincher, W. C.,
contractor
Finks, James E., jeweler
First National Bank, Richard K.
Wooten (Chickasha) Pres, John R. Prentice
Cashier
Fischer, A. G.,
real estate and loans
Foreman, W. Thomas, drugs
Fortson, Ben, agent
Oklahoma Refining Co.
Foster, Lem E. (L. E. Foster & Co.), Real Estate
and Loans
Foster L. E. & Co. (Lem E. Foster) Real Estate, Farm Loans,
Low Interest, Buy,
Sell or Rent Land and City
Property, Oil and Gas
Lands and Leases
Fowler, David A., cash City National Bank
Frensley, Charles F., grocer and notions
Frensley, Frank, pres Chamber
of Commerce
Frie, Henry C., physician
Fry, W. L., county assessor
Fulton, David E., carpet weaver
Furst, Henry A., Sole Owner Stephens
County Abstract Co.
Gafford & Thomas (Wm. Gafford, J. Oscar Thomas),
horses and mules
Garris, A. B., county treasurer
Garrison, T. L.,
Mrs., prop Delaware Hotel
Goodman & Grooms (J. P. Goodman (Altus),
James T. Grooms), furniture and
undertakers
Great Western Co. (New
York), John T. Ewell mgr, grahamite mines
Griffith, John T., cotton
buyer
Griffin, Benjamin R., vulcanizer
Guest, John L. C., lawyer
Hagan & Haas (C. W. Hagan, Lucien Haas), contr Hall & Spears (Wm. Hall,
Doc
Spears), automobiles
Hardin, John J., commissioner Public Works
Hardin, Peter, live stock
Harris-Payne Dry Goods Co. (Prestley R.
Harris)
Harris, Thomas A., prop Bush Hotel
Henderson Mercantile Co.
(James M. and Dorah S. Henderson), grocers
Henderson & Ray (James M.
Henderson, John A. Ray), feed and produce
Hickey Hotel, J. L. Carter
prop
Holt, Ed W., mgr Duncan Cotton Oil Co.
Hopkins, George W.,
wagon yard
Houston Auto Co. (Maurice C. Houston), automobiles and
garage
Howe, G. A., jeweler
Howe & Yarbro (A. Leon Howe, Ira
Yarbro), tailors
Howell, Wm. T., physician
Hull, Philo H., mgr
Duncan Electric & Ice Co.
Imperial Hotel
Jackson, James T.,
restaurant
Jackson & Wilson (John W. Jackson, Albert S. Wilson), dry
goods and shoes
Jobert, Henry F., contractor
Johnson, W. H., live
stock
Jones, Wm. H., commr public comfort
Jones & Kirby (Frank
Jones, G. Walter Kirby), grocers and dry goods
Jones & Stevens (Sidney
Jones, J. W. Stevens), live stock
Kabro Oil Co., G. W. McKay pres,
Robert H. Brown, v-pres, Wm. P. Fowler
sec-treas
Keyser & Stone (L.
L. Keyser, Wm. B. Stone), tailors
Langham, James B., live stock
Ledbetter, James H., grocer
Leeman, Ed J., publr Duncan Banner, sec
Chamber of Commerce
Limbough, Peter, wagon yard
Lockett, Walter M.,
grocer
Long & Bartley (Doc Long, James P. Bartley), physicians
McCasland, James C., grocer & hdwe
McLendon Bros (Ralph and Barron),
drugs
McNabb, John W., contractor
Maguire, Theodore, plmbr and
tinsmith
Malone Brick Co. (M. Malone)
March, Robert L., abstracts
and real est
Markham, James L., lumber
Marshall, J. W., county
judge
Martin, W. H., veterinary
Massey, Dumas A., restaurant
Melton, Benjamin F., hardware
Meyer & Sam (Meyer and Sam Robiniwitz),
clothing
Miller & Pogue (Daniel M. Miller, Audley V. Pogue),
restaurant
Moore, David R., dentist
Moore, Zellas A., mgr Duncan
Gin Co.
Morris, Ollie M., lawyer
Morton, John S., county surveyor
Newby & Patterson (Andrew J. Newby, John F. Patterson), produce
Niweg, J. W., physician
Odell, Alma, ladies' furngs
Odgen, George,
tailor
Oklahoma Refining Co., Ben Fortson agt
Oliver, J. P., mgr
Farmers Gin Co.
Palace Drug Store (C. H. Smith)
Pastime Theatre
(James Burns, Henry McDaniel)
Payne, Michael W., jeweler and photo
Payne, W. W., live stock
Peck, Andrew J., cotton buyer
Pierce Oil
Corporation of Oklahoma (Oklahoma City), John P. Edrington mgr
Pioneer
Tel and Tel Co., M. L. Stroud mgr
Plunkett, Benjamin J., physician
Pollard, John T., 2d hd goods
Prentice, John R., Cashier, First
National Bank
Ray, James A., wagon yard
Reagan, Tom, county commr
Reeder, Thomas B., lawyer
Reynolds, W. E., pianos
Ridley, George
W., cement blocks
Riley, Chilion, lawyers
Rivere, R. H., cement
blks and real estate
Roberts, Charles, house mover
Robinowitz,
Benjamin, clothing
Robinowitz, M. & S. (Meyer & Sam), men's
furnishings
Roe, John W., genl repairer
Ryan, L. H., mgr Bowie Gin
Co.
Sampson, Fred E., chief fire dept.
Sampson, James P., fire
insurance
Sampson & Ward (Fred Sampson, Bud Ward), automobiles and
garage
Sandlin, Joel M., lawyer
Scott, Oliver D., shoes
Scott &
Hudson (C. C. Scott, Frank Hudson), restaurant
Sheeley, B. E.,
restaurant
Simons, James E., furn and undertkr
Sitton, Henry W.,
county attorney
Slaving, Carl H., house furnishings
Sledge, D. T.,
real estate
Sloan, E. O., Sole Owner Duncan Abstract Co.
Smith,
George R., dentist
South Western Bell Telephone Co., Madeline B.
Conkling mgr
Sparks, James R., hdwe and implts
Speegel, Wm. T. &
Co. (Wm. T. Speegel), meats
Spencer-Kendrick Lumber Co. (Waco, Tex),
Joseph E. Kendrick mgr
Stanley, F. Everley (John W. Stanley, Leon L.
Everley), confectioner
Stansel Mercantile Co. (Junius B. Stansel,
Joseph Whisenant), grocers
Stephens County Abstract Co., Henry A.
Furst Sole Owner, Bonded Abstracters
Stephens County Breeders' Assn.,
J. T. Blake pres
Stephens County Free Fair Assn., Benjamin F. Ridge
pres, S. A. Wilson sec
Stiefel's Dry Goods Co. (Harry M. Stiefel)
Stroud, M. L., mgr Pioneer Tel and Tel Co.
Swan Hotel, W. L. Buckholts
prop
Talley, Ralph, county clerk
Taylor, Jesse C., automobiles
Terminal Hotel, Hugh Thompson prop
Thompson, Wm. A., soft drinks
Townsend, B. F., breeder, cattle
Wade & Meeks (Jacob Wad, Walter
Meeks), live stock dealers
Weaver, Jesse P., marble works
Weaver,
John A., poultry breeder
Western Oklahoma Gas and Fuel Co.
(Bartlesville), George Crooks mgr
Wharton, James O. physician
Whitten, Easton F., blacksmith
Wilkinson, Joel B., lawyer
Williams,
B. F., veterinary
Williams, Cecil B., cash Exchange National Bank
Williams, Wallace E., conf and baker
Williamson, Samuel H., physician
Wilson, Lawrence P., poultry breeder
Wilson, R. P., real estate and
justice
Winans, Leroy A., lawyer
Womack & Brown (George F. Womack,
Robert H. Brown), lawyers
Woods, Lee, publr Duncan Eagle and
postmaster
Yeager, George W., Fire, Hail and Tornado Insurance, Real
Estate, Farm and City
Loans
Young, E. R., sheriff
FAIR (page
325)
A discontinued postoffice in Stephens county. Duncan is the
banking town.
Rural delivery from Comanche.
Fair Gin Co., cotton
gin
Manley, C. E., blacksmith
Smith & Smith, genl store
GADDIS (page 340)
A discontinued postoffice in Stephens county. Send
mail to Duncan.
HARRISBURG (page 377)
Population, 50. On Mud
creek, King township, Stephens county, 14 miles
southeast of Duncan,
the judicial seat and shipping point, and 8 from
Loco, the banking
point. Average price of improved land in the vicinity,
$25;
unimproved, $20. Telephone connection.
G. W. Whitener, postmaster.
Whitener, G. W., General Store
HOPE (page 404)
Population, 150.
A discontinued postoffice in Stephens county, on Wild
Horse creek, 10
miles northeast of Duncan, the county seat, banking and
shipping
point. Telephone connection. Rural delivery from same.
LOCO (page
456)
Population, 500. In Parks township, Stephens county, 25 miles
southeast of
Duncan, the judicial seat, 18 from Comanche, the
shipping station, and 90
from Oklahoma City. Has Baptist, Christian
and Methodist churches, a bank,
3 hotels, grist mill, cotton gins and
gas and oil production. Daily stage
to New Healdton, Comanche and
Healdton. Average price of improved land in
vicinity, $25 per acre;
unimproved, $15.
Telephone connection.
E. C. Duncan, postmaster.
Boze, J. J., blacksmith
Boze, W. C., garage
Diamond Oil & Gas Co.
Drake, Bowd, tailor and clothes cleaner
Drake, J. A., jeweler
Drake, U. S., tailor and barber
Draper, George, cotton gin and cotton
seed oil mill
Duncan, E. C., Postmaster and Druggist
Fletcher
Garage, autos, accessories and repair work
Florence, C. B., live
stock
Hightower & Duncan, Lands, Loans and Oil Leases
Holden, C.
P., meats
I. & N. Oil Co.
Johnson, F. M., physician
Leftwich,
Joseph, cotton gin
Lone Star Gas Co., oil producers
Lowery, E. P.,
live stock
Lowery, J. P., grocer
Miller, C. A., blacksmith
Miller Hotel, C. A. Miller prop
Miller, M. L., livery
Mullins, J.
W., grocer
Newton, Joseph W., physician
Newton, P. W., cash State
Bank of Loco
Roberson, A. G. & Co., genl store
Roder, W. H. & Co.,
dry goods and grocers State Bank of Loco (cap $15,000), J.
M. Roberson
pres, P. W. Newton cash
Stewart Bros., restaurant and bakers
Tubnux
Hotel, Mrs. John Tucker prop
Tucker Hotel, Mrs. W. C. Johnson prop
MARLOW (pages 489-490)
Population, 2,300. Is located on C., R. I.
& P. Ry., in Stephens county,
10 miles north of Duncan, the county
seat. It has churches and schools, 3
banks, an opera house, 4 cotton
gins, 2 grain elevators, 3 corn mills,
water and light plants, a
nursery and extensive vineyards. A newspaper,
the Review is
published. The shipments include cotton, grain, broom corn,
fruits,
fruit trees, live stock, poultry and produce. Tel., W. U.
Exp. Am.
Telephone connection.
Mrs. Bettie Smythe, postmaster.
Aldridge,
Mary A., chiropractor
Allen, A. N., vet surg
American Express Co.
Anderson, R. M., blacksmith
Antrim Lumber Co. (St. Louis, Mo.), A. L.
Stockstill mgr
Armstrong, John W., notions
Atkins, Benjamin,
contractor
Barnes, T. C., physician
Bledsoe, R. Earl, garage
Boatman & Black (Aden Boatman, Amaziah Black), meats
Bray, Thomas W.,
grocer
Briscoe Bros. (Charles L. and Powel), grocers
Briscoe,
Joseph J., furn, shoes, cotton and broomcorn
Burrows, George T.,
lawyer and city atty
Calhoun, James E., grocer and jeweler
Calloway, J. F. & Co. (John F. Calloway, J. S. Bridwell) (Wichita Falls,
Tex.),
furn and undertakers
Cameron, Wm & Co., (Waco, Tex) Albert
E. Cobb mgr, lumber
Chapel, Arch T. -- confectioner
Click, John T.,
2d hd goods
Clift, Charles W., cotton gin
Cobb, Albert E., mgr Wm
Cameron & Co.
Crotts, Joe S., feed mill
Crouch, Henry J.,
restaurant
Dannaldson, G. L., blacksmith
Darnall Bros (Edgar C., Wm
A and Herbert), dry goods
De Shazo, John B., dry goods
Dobbs, P.
T., wagon yard
Eason, Thomas T., hardware and harness
Fain, W. T.,
nursery
Ferguson, W. E., dentist
Ferguson, W. L., mgr W. U. Tel.
Co.
Garvin, G. T., county commissioner
Graham & Valentine (Cass
Graham, Wm. Valentine), genl store
Guarantee State Bank (Capital
$25,000), Joe J. Adkins Pres, Penn V. Rabb Cashier
Harraway, P. M.,
physician
Hill, James T. Hardware Co. (James T. Hill, Joe I. Hobbs)
Hodnett, James A., genl store
Idlett, G. Walter, restr
Ivy, W.
S., physician
Jarboe, Harry S., plumber
Jenkins, C. E., contractor
Johnson's Hotel, Lee W. Steel prop
Johnson, M. L., blacksmith
Kendrick, Nat, mgr R. B. Spencer Lumber Co.
Kentucky Hotel, Merritt
Scott prop
Kirtley, Edwin L., real estate and ins
Lauderdale,
Bailey, drugs
Leddy, Wilson, contractor
Lee, N. F. & Son,
blacksmith
Lewis, Alta, Mrs., restaurant
Lindsey, Dickson L., coal
and ice
McArthur, Joe R., drugs
McCallister, P. B. & Sons (Perlemon
B., Elmo P., Truman D.), clothing and shoes
McCartney, Lula, Mrs., mgr
S. W. Bell Tel. Co.
McCaskill Stone & Co., (Joe Williams, Theo P.
Stone, W. S. McCaskill), genl
store
Mann & Dugan (Benjamin M. Mann,
R. A. DuganP, feed mill
Marlow Gin, Birt Percival mgr
Marlow Oil
Exchange, Thomas A. Appling mgr, leases Marlow Review (weekly),
James
L. Nance publr
Marlow Water & Light Plant (Municipal), L. A.
Pritchett supt
Mavity, A. R., physician
Metcalf, J. W., cattle
breeder
Milwee, John, live stock
Montgomery, Dave, physician
Montgomery, R. L., physician
Montgomery & Wylie (D. M. Montgomery, J.
Addison Wylie), genl store
Moore, W. L., r. r., tel and exp agt
Moore & Tapp (Wm. C. Moore, Onnie Tapp), bakers and confrs
Morgan,
Thomas A., lawyer
Mullens, J. Arthur, physician
Nance, James C.,
publr Marlow Review
National Bank of Marlow (cap $25,000), Wm. A. Wade
pres, Thomas L. Wade, cash
Nime, James B., dry goods and clothing
O'Quinn, T., city treasurer
Pastime Theatre, J. Frank Miller prop
Pounds, Walter, coal and drayage
Pruitt & Looney (Joseph F. Pruitt,
Francis L. Looney), grocers and feed
Putty, George T., mayor
Raborn, W. T., cotton gin
Rankin, Forrest L., jeweler
Reed, George
W., restaurant
Reid, Charles Co., restaurant
Richards, C. C.,
physician
Robertson, A. A., dentist
Roper, Ernest V., city clerk
Scott, Merritt, prop Kentucky Hotel
Seaton, J. M., house mover
Siever, Lloyd A., drugs
Smythe, Bettie, Mrs., postmaster
Smythe,
Harry C., genl store
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., Mrs. Lulu
McCartney mgr
Spencer, R. B., Lumber Co., Nat Kendrick mgr
Stanton, Clyde E., automobiles
State National Bank (cap $25,000),
John T. O'Quinn pres, O. R. McKinney cash
Steele, John W., furniture
Steele, Leslie F., tailor
Steele, Wm. L., drayage
Stephens County
Gin, Fred Percival agt
Stephens, Thomas W., meats
Talla, J. W.,
real est and ins
Talley, Charles A., grocer
Taylor, Stephen, feed
Thompson, A. M., dairy and poultry breeder
Thompson, B. L., wagon
yard
Thompson & O'Quinn (Jesse Thompson, John T. O'Quinn), genl store
Ward, W. T., blacksmith
Warren, A., r. r. and exp agt
Whittaker, Samuel G., grocer
Williams Bros. (Walla and George), hog
breeders
Willis Bros., real estate
Zachary Produce Co. (Asa T. and
Webby T. Zachary), grocers and produce
NELLIE (page 554-555)
A
discontinued postoffice in Stephens county, 10 miles northwest of
Duncan, the judicial seat and banking point. Rural delivery from same.
Crutchfield, E. L., cotton gin
Independent Custom Gin Co.
Sharp, R.
E., genl store
OSTEND (page 696)
A rural postoffice in Stephens
county, 23 miles northeast of Duncan, the
judicial seat, and 13 from
Marlow, the banking and shipping point. Mail
daily. Telephone
connection.
Lillie Thompson, postmaster.
Winkler Roscoe, General
Store and Drugs
PARKS (page 699)
A discontinued postoffice in
Stephens county, 17 miles southeast of
Duncan, the judicial seat, 19
1/2 from Comanche, the nearest shipping
pont, and 7 from Loco, the
nearest banking pont. Rural delivery from same.
VELMA (page 939)
Population, 150. In Parks township, Stephens county, on Wild Horse creek,
18 1/2 miles east of Duncan, the judicial seat, usual banking and
shipping
point. Average price of improved farm land in vicinity, $25
per acre.
Mail, daily.
P. L. Sullivan, postmaster.
Anderson,
R. F., blksmith
Dempsey, R. F., cotton gin and buyer
Dennis, W. L.,
cotton gin
Frensley, J. R., live stock
Jackson, Omer, fruit grower
Kirk, C. D., hotel
Maxwell & Kirk, meats and restaurant
Moran, W.
H., apiarist
Pogue, W. D., hotel
Scott, J. P., live stock breeder
Stephens, A. D., poultry breeder
Stevens, C. C., blacksmith
Sullivan, P. L., postmaster and insurance Sullivan & Frensley, real
estate
Thomasson, Edward B., physician
Velma Mercantile Co.,
General Store, Undertakers, Hardware and Produce Ward,
J. P., drugs
and soft drinks
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