1916 Business Directory
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R.L. Polk & Co.'s Idaho State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1916
Volume VIII
Issued Biennially by R.L. Polk & Co.
| Fruitland | |
| Population 200. Canyon county. A p o on the P.V.R.R. ? miles southeast of Payette. Has Baptist, Methodist and German Bretheran ? churches and a bank. Mrs H. B. ? Post Master. | |
| NAME OF BUSINESS | TYPE OF BUSINESS |
| Boise-Payette Lumber Company | |
| Fruitland District Fruit Growers Association | |
| Fruitland State Bank | Capital $? ,000 D L Ingard, President Ross Kennedy, Cashier |
| Gardner, H G | Drugs |
| Gorham Mercantile Company | |
| Johnson & Son | General Store |
| Luce, F A | R R, Exp and Tel Agent |
| Miller, C S | Blacksmith |
| Newburn, Benj | Pool |
| Phillips, M J | Barber |
| Robinson, H E | General Store |
| Stegner, Eugene A | General Store |
| Wright, C | Physician |
| New Plymouth | |
| Population 385. Canyon county. A village on the Payette river and the O. S. L. 12 miles southeast of Payette. Has Baptist, Catholic and Congregational churches, a bank, 2 hotels, a commercial club, and a cheese factory. A weekly newspaper the Sentinel is published. Ships live stock, alfalfa, grain and fruit. Land is worth $50 to $500 per acre. Exp Am. Tel W. U. H. H. Hamilton Post Master. | |
| NAME OF BUSINESS | TYPE OF BUSINESS |
| Ackerman, Benj F | Furniture |
| Ackerman, Wm P | Lands |
| Anderson-Rundstrom & Company (Chas C Anderson, Edwin C Rundstrom, W B Baker) | |
| Anderson, Wm B | Conf |
| Bower, F D & Company Freeman C and Veda R Bower) | Notions |
| Buckmun, C D | Motion Pictures |
| Chadwick, Mrs Laura | Proprietor, Palace Hotel |
| Creasey, Jas L | Grocer |
| Day, Esben P | Real Estate |
| Drysdale, Wm T | Physician |
| Fairman, Fred | R R, Exp and Tel Agent |
| Farmers Co-Operative Irrigation Company, The | A B Eldridge, President W P Ackerman, Secretary G W Mason, Treasurer |
| Farmers State Bank | Capital $10,000 F W Mason, President R P Mason, Cashier |
| French, Theodore D | Proprietor, New Plymouth Garage (See Adv) |
| Hamilton, Hugh H | Shoes |
| Heap, Arthur R | Proprietor, Idaho Hotel |
| Hinchliff, Windfield S | Cement Worker |
| Idaho Hotel | A R Heap, Proprietor |
| Idaho Oregon Honey Producers Association | P S Farrell, Secretary, Treasurer and Manager Beekeepers Supplies |
| Kelsey, Richard A | Barber |
| Klueson, Herman | Cement Worker |
| LaCrone, Jas F | Meats |
| Larkins & Stokes | Mrs Anna M Creasey, Manager Milliners |
| Light, Geo | Livery |
| Mason, Ross P | Insurance Agent |
| May, Carrol | Barber |
| New Plymouth Commercial Club | W B Baker, President W P Ackerman, Secretary |
| New Plymouth Exchange Store | Clarence F Ransom, Proprietor (See Adv) |
| New Plymouth Garage | Theodore D French, Proprietor Auto Livery and Supplies (See Adv) |
| New Plymouth Mercantile Company Ltd | M M Sullivan, President Geo Ackerman, Secretary and Treasurer General Store |
| New Plymouth Packing Comapany | A R Ingalls, Manager |
| New Plymouth Sentinel | Clarence W Skinner, Publisher |
| Nichols, Raymond H | Blacksmith |
| Palace Hotel | Mrs Laura Chadwick, Proprietor |
| Payette Valley Produce Company | Fred Harper, Manager Cheese Factory |
| Pickle & Peterson (Alb Pickle, Earl Peterson) | Blacksmiths |
| Pioneer Improvement Company | J W Lynch, President W P Ackerman, Secretary and Treasurer Real Estate |
| Ransom, Clarence F | Proprietor, New Plymouth Exchange Store (See Adv) |
| Skinner, Clarence W | Publisher, New Plymouth Sentinel |
| Small, Geo H | Meats |
| Smock, P Monroe | Lawyer |
| Snyder, E E & Sons (Edw E, Alb I, and Ervin E) | General Stores |
| Sothman, Mrs Edith | Mrs Nettie Small, Manager Milliner |
| Swatman, Benj F | Drugs |
| Trayer, Elmer E | Jeweler |
| Van Petten Lumber Company | C F Eder, Agent |
| Wachter, Louis | Feed |
| White, Roy S | Hardware |
| Payette | |
| Population 3,000. Canyon county. A city on the Oregon Short Line first settled in 1874 and incorporated as a city in 1890, 15 miles south of Weiser and 60 miles northwest of Boise. Has Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist, Episcopal, Christian, Swedish and German Lutheran, Church of God, Dunkard and Catholic churches, 3 banks, 3 hotels, a library, a commerical club, a canning factory, an evaporating plant, a cold storage plant, a creamery, a vinegar factory, flour and feed mills, a spray factory, a brick plant, 2 nurseries and an electric plant and municipal water works. Two weekly newspapers the Independent and the Enterprise are published. It is the center of a rich fruit producing country, well irrigated by an inexhaustible stream, the Payette river. Ships fruit, wool, grain and seeds. Land is worth $50 to $2,000 per acre. Exp Am Tel W. U. Ezra T. Bowman Post Master. | |
| NAME OF BUSINESS | TYPE OF BUSINESS |
| Allrad, Henry A | Local Manager, W U Telephone |
| Anderson-Equals Compnay (Chas C Anderson, E Walter Equals) | Dry Goods |
| Asa, Jos | Restaurant |
| Avery, Oliver H | Physician |
| Bain, Fred | Garage |
| Banks, Jno R | Livery |
| Barton, Clark A | Physician |
| Boise-Payette Lumber Company | E W Pease, Agent |
| Brainard, Edw C S | Loans |
| Brandt & Davis (Jno L Brandt, Merrill G Davis) | Auto Repairs |
| Brown, Fred F | Art Goods |
| Brubaker & Fulton (Emmett H Brubaker, Chas S Fulton) | Paints |
| Burns, Jabez B | Dentist |
| Callen, Curtis F | Real Estate |
| Campbell, Wm T | Billiards |
| Canyon Commercial Company | Jonathan E Roberts, President and Manager General Store |
| Catron, Howard B | Osteopath |
| Chase, David C | Real Estate |
| Clark, Chas S | Blacksmith |
| Commercial Hotel | Will Reilly, Proprietor |
| Compton, Chas B | Drugs |
| Continental Oil Company | J R Betzer, Agent |
| Coughanour, Wm A | Loans |
| Coulter Brothers (Ellsworth, Alva, Sheridan and Sherman) | Expmen |
| Crandall, Wm E | Barber |
| Crauch, J Elmer | Physician |
| Dando, Richard | Meats |
| Denny Coal Company | F H Hogue, Manager |
| Denney & Company | Frank H Hogue, Manager Fruit Packers |
| Diedrichsen, Anton | Nursery |
| Dannuck, H Burt | Tailor |
| Eddy, Helena M | Photographer |
| Electric Investment Company | J F Orr, Manager Electric Apparatus |
| Emma Theatre | Clifton L Dagg, Manager Motion Pictures |
| Farber, W H & Son (Wm H & Earl R) | Dry Goods |
| Farmers Co-operative Coal & Supply Company | Stephen Clanton, Manager |
| Farmers Co-operative Creamery Company | H Gregory, President Jacob Nodle, Secretary and Treasurer J R Brown, Manager |
| Farmers' Society of Equity | I E Jennings, Manager Purchasing & Marketing Agents |
| Ficke, H D | Meats |
| First National Bank (Capital $80,000) | Peter Pence, President M F Albert, Cashier |
| Fruit Growers Bank (Capital $35,000) | T F Adams, President E H Murphy, Cashier |
| Fruitland Townsite Company | Anth Zeller, President E C S Brainard, Secretary M F Albert, Treasurer |
| Genoway, Peter | Horse Trainer |
| Giesler Brothers (Carl W and Jno C) | Grocers |
| Gilson Hotel | Chas H Gilson, Proprietor |
| Gorham Mercatile Company (Sylvester and Walter A Gorham and Benj Bohannon) | General Store |
| Grimm, Homer H | Notions |
| Haynes, Robt E | Lawyer |
| Hiatt, E C | Osteopath |
| Higinbothom, Wm R | Bottler |
| Hollenbeck, Bert | Jeweler |
| Holmes, E Basil | Dentist |
| Holt, Wm S | Barber |
| Hotel Payette | Mrs M E Pelley, Proprietor |
| Hurd, Fred S | Ice |
| Hurd, Glenn F | Exp Agent |
| Idaho Canning Company | W A Coughanour, President L V Patch, Secretary and Manager |
| Idaho Land & Improvement Company | Van Strohbehn, President E C S Brainard, Secretary M F Albert, Treasurer |
| Idaho-Oregon Fruit Growers Association | M J Higley, General Manager J H Lowell, President A J Shearer, Secretary and Treasurer James C Lewis, Auditor C R Simpson, Traffic Manager Packers and Shippers of Southern Idaho Fruits, Apples, Pears, Prunes, Etc Distributers of Berries, Canteloupes, and Watermelons |
| Idaho Vinegar & Pickle Company | J E Harman, President J C Harman, Secretary L Harman, Treasurer |
| Independent Printing Company | R E Haynes, President Calvin Keller, Secretary and Treasuer Publishers, Payette Independent and Job Printers |
| Jensen, Hans C | Blacksmith |
| Johnson, Geo F | Agent, Oregon Short Line |
| Kaeser, Herman | Baker |
| Kay, Wm W | Stage Line |
| Keith, E C & Son (Elbert C and Robt M) | Clothing |
| Keller, Calvin | Lawyer |
| Kenward, Ira W | Lawyer |
| Kikuta, Saml | Restaurant |
| Kirkendal, Arthur B | Cementwkr |
| Landon, Thos D | Conf |
| Langhausen, Katherine | Milliner |
| Lathrop & McComsey (Nova Lathrop, Thos H McComsey) | Contractors |
| Lauer, J A & Bro (J A and Edw) | Hardware |
| Lawrence & Keller (C W Lawrence, Calvin Keller) | Real Estate |
| Lester & Brown (Chas H Lester, Stanley Brown) | Hardware |
| Levers, Stewart | Fuel |
| Lion Coal Company | C W Lawrence, Agent |
| Laughrey, Wm E | Barber |
| Lower Payette Ditch Company | Wm A Coughanour, President |
| Lynd, Wm E | Stenographer |
| Lyon, Fletcher H | City Attorney |
| Lyon, Luther M | Lawyer |
| McDonald, Jas L | Physician |
| McDonald & Smith (Marvin E McDonald, Chas Smith) | Grocers |
| Malheur Irrigation Company | Peter Pence, President E C S Brainard, Secretary M F Albert, Treasurer |
| Maule Coal Company (Wm and W A Maule) | |
| Mays, E O | Painter |
| Moore & Scott (Fred Moore, Leslie C Scott) | Blacksmiths |
| Moss Mercantile Company | F M Moss, President Chas B Hussey, Secretary and Treasurer General Store |
| New Plymouth Land & Colonization Company | J D Brainard, President P P Brainard, Secretary |
| Noble Ditch Company | D L Imgard, President H G Gardner, Secretary Ross Kennedy, Treasurer |
| Norris & Kummer (Jno H Norris, Ernest Kummer) | Lawyers |
| North Payette Air Storage Plant | F B Supplee, Treasurer |
| Patch, L V | Secretary and Manager, Idaho Canning Company |
| Payette Cold Storage Company | Chas F Muller, President Denney & Company, Managers |
| Payette Driving Club & Fair Association | Saml Chapman, Secretary |
| Payette Engineering Company (Chas P Lattig, Wm C Sturdevant) | City Engineers |
| Payette Enterprise | William Wells, Publisher |
| Payette Evaporating Company | F H Hogue, Manager |
| Payette Independent | Independent Printing Company, Publishers Weekly Newspaper |
| Payette Irrigation Company | W H Platt, President D C Chase, Secretary M F Albert, Treasurer |
| Payette Land & Improvement Company | P H Brown, Secretary Real Estate, Loans and Insurance |
| Payette Milling Company | M F Albert, President E C S Brainard, Secretary |
| Payette Mills, The | M F Albert, President L V Patch, Secretary and Treasurer F O Yeats, General Manager (See Right Side Lines) |
| Payette National Bank (Capital $75, 000) | O H Avery, President C E Larson, Cashier |
| Payette Protective Association | E C S Brainard, Secretary |
| Payette Public Library | Mrs C F Muller, Librarian |
| Payette Saddlery Company (Wm Urenn, M E Hulley) | |
| Payette Steam Laundry | Geo C Sothman, Proprietor |
| Payette Valley Brick Manufacturing Company | Wm F Sherwood, Manager |
| Payette Valley Building & Loan Association | D C Chase, Secretary |
| Payette Valley Commercial Club | R L Shaw, President E C S Brainard, Secretary |
| Payette Valley Land & Orchard Company | Dr H O Avery, President C E Larson, Secretary M Falbert, Treasurer |
| Payette Valley Rex Spray Company Ltd | A J Shearer, Manager |
| Payette Water Works | City Clerk in Charge |
| Pelley, Mrs M Emily | Milliner |
| Peterson, Lewis E | Real Estate |
| Peterson, Peter G | Shoemaker |
| Phett, Chas A | Tailor |
| Prestel, Hal H | Vet Surgeon |
| Prindle, Mark | Cabinetmaker |
| Rautenkranz, Herman P | Jeweler |
| Reilly, Will | Proprietor, Commercial Hotel |
| Rezac, Geo | Drugs |
| Riebling, Magnus G | Lawyer |
| Roberts, Abraham L | Cigars |
| Roberts, Mrs Priscilla | Restauranct |
| Sartoris, Francis M | Shoes |
| Seda, Fred | Garage |
| Shaw, Roy L | Lawyer |
| Sothman, Geo C | Proprietor, Payette Steam Laundry |
| Sothman, Mrs Geo C | Milliner |
| Stanton Bros (Fred J, Jas W and Wm A) | Grocers |
| Stokes, Mabel | Milliner |
| Strauss, Arlon V | Dentist |
| Sturdevant, Wm C | City Engineer |
| Swank, Jas W | Blacksmith |
| Swanson, Jos M | Auctioneer |
| Thompson, Edith N | Optician |
| Thurston, Jno S | Drugs |
| Van Petten Lumber Co | A T Clink, sales agent |
| Walker, J Ronald | Architect |
| Watts, Morris W | Second Hand Goods |
| Wayne, T A | Nursery |
| Wells, Wm | Publisher, Payette Enterpise |
| Wells & Wells (Jno R and Jesse L) | Meats |
| WESTERN STATES LIFE INSURANCE CO | Boise Branch, Overland National Bank bldg, Boise, Idaho R C Pennington, Agency Director; A G Nelson, Cashier; Responsible Agents Wanted |
| Whitely Bottom Lateral Co | E C S Brainard, Secretary, Irrigation Project |
| Windolph, Fritz | Shoes |
| Wood's Spur District Fruit Growers Assn | Marsh Paine, Manager |
| Wood's Spur Packing House | Marsh Paine, Manager, Fruit Shippers |
| Wood & Spaulding (Michael E Wood, Lott W Spaulding) | Hardware |
| Woodward, Ira R | Physician |
| Woodward, Jesse C | Physicain |
| YEATS, F O | GENERAL MANAGER, THE PAYETTE MILLS |
| YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSN | Harold C Newman, Secretary |
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