| Name | Business |
|---|---|
| Ahlberg, WJ | General Store |
| Arthur, WC | Drug Store with Dr. Boardman |
| Austin, Irwin | buying and shipping livestock |
| Ballard, George H. ("Deafy") | Union Restaurant (click for photo) |
| Ballard, HC | Meat Market 1883 (click for photo) |
| Bangs, HH | buying and shipping livestock |
| Banse, Charles | Boot and shoe store |
| Bay, WF | Director, Odebolt State Bank 1886 |
| Beck, WF | Barber |
| Beck, William | saloon |
| Beebe, Dr. | Physician pre-1900 |
| Bennett, Walter | managed the "chicken ranch" |
| Beyer, Dr. CP | Dentist 1898 |
| Boardman, Dr. CD | started a creamery |
| Boardman, Dr. CD | Drug store with WC Arthur |
| Boardman, Dr. CD | established the "chicken ranch" |
| Boardman, Dr. CD | Physician in Odebolt, 1880 for short time |
| Borah, Cal | Plasterer |
| Bowman, SH | S.H. Bowman Lumber Co. est. 1880 (click for photo) |
| Bowman, SH | Director, Odebolt State Bank 1886 |
| Brady, David | early livery business |
| Brensigner, Mr. | Meat Market 1880's |
| Briggle, John | town marshall |
| Briggle, John | Restaurant 1888, after serving as town marshall (more information) |
| Brownell, George | Carpenter |
| Bruce - Edgerton | Bruce - Edgerton Lumber Co., operated a few years |
| Bruce, James L. | Farmers Elevator 1910 with August HW Reuber |
| Bruce, John | first manager of Bowman Lumber Co. |
| Bryant, Dr. K | Dentist after WWI |
| Brynteson, Brynt | Clothing store (click for photo) |
| Brynteson, Pete | Carpenter |
| Buck, Charles | early implement dealer |
| Buehler, George | brick yard |
| Buehler, George | Implement dealer with E. Geist , Main and 1st |
| Burgess, JB | 1892 started Dry goods and clothing store |
| Burleigh, Frank | Drug store |
| Burnquist, Charles A. | General Store, 1881-1903 approx. |
| Burnside, JW | 1878-1898 General Store (click for photo) |
| Carlson, Dave | blacksmith shop (took over from John Work) |
| Cass, Mr. | oat storage bins with Pierce Coy |
| Chinberg, CJ | General store |
| Cole, FW | manager of new Trans-Mississippi Elevator 1898 |
| Conant, George | Carpenter |
| Conklin, JW | Carpenter |
| Cory, Dan | Carpenter |
| Coy, ? | Coy Seed Company |
| Coy, BA | V. Pres, Odebolt State Bank 1886 (later First National) |
| Coy, Dell | short lived law partnership with CE George 1880 |
| Coy, Pierce | oat storage bins with Mr. Cass |
| Dahlstrom, AW | Photographer 1907-1952 |
| Dalkmeyer, Charles | Real Esate Agent |
| Delay and Summerville | Drug Store about 1900 (could be Summerwill?) (click for photo) |
| Dement, John | took over Winslow and Son flax mill, 1882 |
| Dickinson, Albert | popcorn plant |
| Dingman, CR | Carpenter |
| Dockstader, Henry | hotel 1881 (Revere House) |
| Dubbs, C. | First Clothing store (exclusively clothing) |
| Duvall, Dr. | Physician in Odebolt and Schaller pre-1900 |
| Einspahr, John E. | 1878 carpenter and wagon shop |
| Ellinger, James | Drayman |
| Emery, ? | early veterinarian |
| Engstrom, JA. | drug store with OE Huglin |
| Erickson, John | General Store with John M. Larson |
| Erik Erkisson | Painter |
| Erlenborn, Alfred G. | Loans and Insurance |
| Erlenhorn, Alfred G. | General store, assisted by brothers Otto & Julius,1882 |
| Field, WW | Pres., Odebolt State Bank 1886 (later First National) |
| Finder Bros. | livery stable |
| Fisher, Albert | harness shop with father JS Fisher |
| Fisher, JS | harness shop with son Albert |
| Flathers, Chris | Barber |
| Fleck, DW | early implement dealer |
| Fogerty and Ketterer | Real Estate and Insurance (1887 and earlier) |
| Fransico, CB | Masonry |
| Freese, GJ | Barber |
| Frey, Mr. | Photographer |
| Gardner, Mr. | livery stable |
| Gas Plant | est. 1903 |
| Geist, E | Implement dealer with G. Buehler, Main and 1st |
| George, CE | short lived law partnership with Dell Coy 1880 |
| Gibson, George C | Physician pre-1900 |
| Gibson, JA | Carpenter |
| Gould, Richard | Carpenter |
| Graham, Mrs. William | 1880's Millinery shop |
| Graham, William | Furniture store N. 2nd Street with Emett Starner |
| Graham, William | Carpenter |
| Graham, William | hotel pre 1881 |
| Grahm, William | Undertaker |
| Gray, Babcock and Sears | grain elevators est. 1885 |
| Groman, Dr. August | Physician from 1878 for more than 50 years |
| Gysbert, Marcel | Physician pre-1900 |
| Hansman, Fred | built Traveler's Home" hotel, Maple and Third streets |
| Hanson, Albert | Hardware store (with Jacob Koehler) |
| Hanson, Henry | "Star Store (general) with J. Ketterer, John R. Mattes |
| Hanson, Henry | Swedish Farmer's Elevator Co. 1877 to 1883 (click for photo) |
| Hardwick, Chris | Hardwick Sorghum mill |
| Hartman, John C. | Odebolt Roller Mills, established 1883 with J. Ketterer |
| Hatch, Edward | early lawyer, killed 1886 in Sioux City gambler's brawl |
| Hatch, JB | Jeweler |
| Hatfield, CB | early buyer for Swedish Farmer's Elevator |
| Hedberg, PO | Meat Market (with John H. Wagner) 1897 |
| Helsell, Rev. Jesse | minister, father of WA Helsell |
| Helsell, WA | Loans, Insurance, Real Estate (with John M. Zane) |
| Helsell, WA | 1883 est. his own law practice, in business 50 years |
| Helsell, WA | 1879 lawyer, Zane & Helsell |
| Hempen, MH | first saloon |
| Hempen, MH | General Store (first one in Odebolt) |
| Hess, WH, Captain | barber |
| Hills, Ed | "Star Store" general store with EW Lester |
| Hinkley, Dr. CJ | veterinarian, vet. hospital with John Williams |
| Hora, Frank | Harness Shop in the 1880's |
| Horan, Frank | livery with brother Will and father John P. |
| Horan, John P. | livery 1880, operated to 1926 (burned) |
| Horan, Will | livery with brother Frank and father John P. |
| Houston, ? | early veterinarian |
| Huglin, OE | drug store with JA Engstrom |
| Hull, Dr. AA | Physician in Odebolt pre-1900 |
| Humphrey, JL | Photographer |
| Iverson, Mrs. | early Millinery shop |
| Ivey, William | Lather (for half a century) (also town assessor) |
| Ivy, William | town assesssor |
| Jacobe, ? | house moving business |
| Jacobe, Chris | Meat Market 1880's |
| Jacobe, Mrs. | early Millinery shop |
| Jacobson, W. | Shoemaker |
| Johnson, Frank S. | Physician pre-1900 (later Sioux City) |
| Johnson, GA | early veterinarian |
| Kaswell, ? | carpenter shop ne corner 2nd and Maple |
| Keck, Henry | built "Pennsylvania House" hotel March 1879 |
| Keck, Martin | Restaurant, bakery, boarding house |
| Kelly, ? | early veterinarian |
| Ketterer | Real Estate and Insurance with "Fogerty" |
| Ketterer, JH | Director, Odebolt State Bank 1886 |
| Ketterer, John | "Star Store" (general)with Henry Hanson, John R. Mattes |
| Ketterer, John | Odebolt Roller Mills, established 1883 with J. Hartman |
| Ketterer, John H. | J.H. Ketterer and Co 1879-87 (with Joseph Mattes) |
| Kircher, CJ | Furniture and undertaker (1912) |
| Kistler, Charles W. | blacksmith with John A. Reynolds starting 1886 |
| Koehler, Jacob | early saloon and boarding house |
| Koehler, Jacob | Hardware store (with Albert Hanson) |
| Krusenstjerna, Alfred | 1893 grain and livestock buyer |
| Krusenstjerna, Alfred | 1880 employed at Swedish Farmer's Elevator |
| Krusenstjerna, Russell | Hardware store |
| Larson, Charles E. | Restaurant |
| Larson, John M. | General Store with John Erickson |
| Lee CS | Restaurant, later a grocer |
| Lee, CS | Grocer 1882 |
| Lesher, Daniel | D. Lesher & Company (with Harlow Prentice) implements |
| Lesher, George | Drayman |
| Lester, EW | "Star Store" general store with Ed Hills |
| Level, James | Excavator |
| Libby, Fred | Drayman |
| Lindquist Bros. | one of first photography studios |
| Long, Frank J. | lawyer 1880's |
| Low, George J. | Cashier, Odebolt State Bank 1886 |
| Marks, Alec | Barber |
| Martin, HT | first commissioned notary public in Odebolt |
| Mathews, AE | earliest Jeweler |
| Mattes, Frank | Furniture and undertaker |
| Mattes, John R. | "Star Store" (general) with J. Ketterer, Henry Hanson |
| Mattes, John R. | General store with FP Motie |
| Mattes, Joseph | farm implements in general store |
| Mattes, Joseph | J.H. Ketterer and Co.1879-87 (with John H. Ketterer) |
| Mattes, Joseph | Hardware and drugs 1891 |
| Matthews, Ward | Clothing store |
| McAllister, Dr. James | Physician after 1900 |
| McCulla, Dr. LeRoy | Dentist after 1900 |
| McDougall, ? | McDougall's livery stable |
| McFarland, John | Carpenter |
| McFarland,, Gilmer | Carpenter |
| McGrath, JE | General store with SJ Ryan |
| McKeever, EC | Harness shop |
| McKinney, Joseph | Painter |
| McMartin, Benjamin | livery stable |
| Mercer, Joseph | 1881 implement dealer |
| Meyer, Alfred | fourth manager of Green Bay Lumber Co. |
| Meyers, Fred | Hub Clothing Store, west Main |
| Mill, WE | Carpenter |
| Miller, Charles | Carpenter |
| Miller, CM | second manager of Green Bay Lumber Co. |
| Mills, Lyman | Meat market pre-1881 |
| Moody, EA | Painter |
| Motie, FP | "The Red Front" General store (with MB. Lynch) |
| Muxen, Joe | saloon and hotel |
| Nelson, Capt. John | Flour and Feed shop |
| O'Daniels, Miss | early Millinery shop |
| Olney, Levi | Drayman |
| O'Meara and Horan | early Millinery shop |
| O'Meara and O'Meara | early Millinery shop |
| Orcutt, Mr. | Carpenter |
| Ottin, Peter | Restaurant |
| Oursler, Dr. WN | Dentist 1881 (first dentist); also Postmaster |
| Oxner, Axel | Painter |
| Parker, George | first blacksmith with John A. Reynolds 1878-1886 |
| Petersmeyer, ? | rebuilt Warneke grain business after fire |
| Petersmeyer, AC | corn cribs |
| Petersmeyer, William | Physician pre-1900 (brother to AC Petersmeyer) |
| Petersmeyer, William P. | Drug store (William Petersmeyer and Co.- pre 1895) |
| Pitcher, Charley | Painter |
| Potteiger, EP | Jeweler |
| Prentice, Harlow | D. Lesher & Co., implements, with Daniel Lesher |
| Preston, Herbert | Grocer 1882 |
| Ramsdall, Benjamin | Carpenter |
| Rasmussen, Frank | first manager of Green Bay Lumber Co. |
| Reinhart, Henry | flour mill, burned 1884 |
| Reuber, August HW | Farmers Elevator 1910 with James L. Bruce |
| Reyberger, Henry | blacksmith shop nw corner 2nd and Maple |
| Reyberger, Henry | Implement dealer with RW Wheelock NW corner 2nd & Maple |
| Reynolds, John A. | first blacksmith with George Parker 1878 |
| Rhodecker, Philip | Harness Shop, corn of Main and 2nd |
| Rorabaugh, ? | Restaurant and boarding house |
| Ross, Frank A. | Insurance Rep. (Home Life Assoc. of Burlington) |
| Ross, James | first Mayor |
| Ross, James | General store, pre 1882 |
| Ryan, SJ | General Store with McGrath, JE |
| Salmon, Charley | Painter |
| Sampson, William | General Store |
| Sampson, William | lawyer and general merchandising |
| Satchell, SR | SR Satchell Livery Barn |
| Sayre, RW | Farmer's National Bank 1901-1914 SW corner Main & First |
| Schmidt, Erick | early implement dealer |
| Schmitz, John | saloon 1880-1886 with brother Leonard |
| Schmitz, John N. | Loans, Insurance, Real Estate (after 1886) |
| Schmitz, John N. and sons | German Savings Bank 1901-1920's |
| Schmitz, Leonard | saloon 1881-1886 with John Schmitz |
| Schmitz, Leonard | Furniture store (first in Odebolt) |
| Searight, Frank | Searight and Company Drug store |
| Seger, NE | Dry goods, Grocery, May 1893 |
| Selby, Iro and Harry | Meat Market 1930's |
| Selby, RW | Physician pre-1900 |
| Selby, SD | Drug store |
| Shanks, WW | postmaster; buying and shipping livestock |
| Shaw, CD | purchased Whiteman's Livery Barn 1880 with son William |
| Shaw, William | Livery Barn with father CD Shaw |
| Shea, CJ | Drug store |
| Shea, Cornelius | hotel, 1881, southeast corner Third and Main |
| Sheller, William | lawyer in 1899 |
| Sindt, WV | General Store |
| Sing, Jim | steam laundry, est. 1987 |
| Slemmons, William T. | Physician pre-1900 |
| Smith Brothers | Restaurant |
| Smith, Cloid | drug store to 1902, sold to Engstrom-Huglin |
| Smith, George ("Kelley") | Drayman |
| Smith, MW | Restaurant |
| Smith, MW | Flour and Feed shop |
| Smith, Samuel | Carpenter |
| Stanfield, WW | 1879 lawyer |
| Stanzel, Herman R. | Jeweler |
| Starner, Emett | Furniture store N. 2nd Street 1893-1912 with Wm Graham |
| Steffens, William | early blacksmith shop with Albert Stevens |
| Stevens, Albert | early blacksmith shop with William Steffens |
| Stevens, Dr. BF | Physician 1881-1891 Levey Twp and Odebolt |
| Stewardson, Joe | Barber |
| Stolt, Frank | third manager of Green Bay Lumber Co. |
| Stoops, Curtis | Drug Store |
| Stratton, James M | Carpenter |
| Summerville, WJ | Director, Odebolt State Bank 1886 |
| Summerville, WJ | Drug store (could be Summerwill?) |
| Summerwill, WJ | drug store from 1881 |
| Sutton, CW | farm implements in general store |
| Sutton, CW | Hardware store 1879, where Princess Theater stood |
| Taggart, George M. | Private banker "Farmer's Bank", SW corner Main & First |
| Tincher, ? | purchased McDougall's livery |
| Tincher, Orville | Barber |
| Todd and Company | Clothing store - burned in 1880 |
| Townsend, WH | Physician pre-1900 |
| Tyler, Nate | brick yard |
| Van Duesen, Ward | "Pioneer Hardware Store", 2nd business in town |
| Van Marel, GP | Physician pre-1900 |
| Van Sand, L. | nursery |
| Vandermark, HW | Carpenter |
| Volker, ? | Volker's Saloon |
| Wagner, John H. | Meat Market (with PO Hedberg) 1897 |
| Waldron, AE | Jeweler |
| Warneke, HF | 1881 est. grain and livestock buying business on lst St |
| Warren, Dr. William | Physician in Boyer Valley township 1875-1901 |
| Watts, LH | drug store |
| Werneke, HF | saloon 1879-1881 |
| West, FE | Photographer 1890's |
| Wheelock, RW | Implement with H. Reyberger, NW corner 2nd and Maple |
| Wheldon, William | Drayman |
| White, Dr. EL | Dentist 1912 |
| Whiteman, ? | Whiteman's Livery Barn pre 1880 |
| Williams, Charles | Carpenter |
| Williams, Gus | Carpenter |
| Williams, John | est. veterinary hospital SE corner 3rd and Willow |
| Williams, John | Grocer 1882 |
| Williams, John E. | carpenter shop and lumber yard, later wooden tanks |
| Winchell and Webster | three flax and wheat warehouses on 1st Street |
| Winchell and Webster | original "Star Store" general store |
| Winchell and Webster | Trans-Mississippi Elevator 1879 on First Street |
| Winslow and Son | flax mill, est. 1880 |
| Worden, Benjamin | started the Odebolt House hotel |
| Work, John | blacksmith shop |
| Wright, John | Private banker 1878-1883 |
| Youmans, CM | Youmans Lumber 1928 |
| Zane, John M. | Loans, Insurance, Real Estate (with WA Helsell) |
| Zane, John M. | early lawyer |
indexed by B. Horak, May 2002
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