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Ohio County – 1916 Indiana Gazetteer and Business Directory

Ohio County, Indiana entries from:
Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1916-7. Indianapolis : R. L. Polk & Co, 1895.

OHIO COUNTY—Rising Sun, the county seat. Judge Circuit Court, W. N. Hauck, Prosecuting Attorney, W. M. Dean; Clerk Circuit Court, T. A. Cooper; Auditor, J. R. Elder; Treasurer, W. D. Ricketts, Recorder, O. B. Mitchell; Sheriff, G. W. Jarvis; Coroner, W. H. Dugle; Surveyor, G. H. Keeney.

BASCOM
Population, 100. A postoffice in Cass township, Ohio county, 10 miles west of Rising Sun, the county seat, banking and shipping point.

  • Liggett Harvey, genl store.
  • Myers Lumber Co.
  • Rand James, broom mnfr.
  • Rand & Co, genl store.
  • Shehane James O, wagonmkr.
  • Tyler Willard, wagonmkr.

BEAR BRANCH.
Population, 80. A village in Pike township, Ohio county, 15 miles southwest of Rising Sun, the county seat. Dillsboro, 11 miles distant, is the banking and shipping point and tel. and exp. office.

  • Althoff J F, farm implts.
  • Elder John R, physician.
  • McKim Wm P, genl store.
  • Orem E G, genl store.

GUIONSVILLE
Ohio county, 4 miles from Dillsboro, its banking and shipping point. Has rural delivery from Dillsboro.

  • Conaway R B, furs.
  • Read T J, genl store.

HARTFORD.
Ohio county. Send mail to Aurora.

NORTH.
Population, 25. On the Ohio river in Randolph township, Ohio county, 4 miles from Rising Sun, the judicial seat and banking point. Robert W. Galbreath, postmaster.

  • Galbreath Robert W, postmaster.
  • GALBREATH ROBERT W & SON, General Store.
  • North Bros, genl store, produce and coal.

RISING SUN.
Population, 1600. The judicial seat of Ohio county, is an incorporated city on the Ohio river, 24 miles s. w. of Cincinnati, Ohio. Has Baptist, Christian, German Reformed, Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian and Universalist churches, excellent school, 3 banks and 2 newspapers. Aurora 9 miles distant is the nearest railway point and is connected by hourly auto bus, fare 50 cents round trip. Charles A Steele, postmaster.

  • Anderson E A, clothing.
  • Anderson Harry S, shoes.
  • Bakes May Mrs, news.
  • Bales Zula, milliner.
  • Baxter O., harness.
  • Burns W T, coal and flour mill.
  • Clark H R, propr Columbia Theatre.
  • Cochran John W, ice.
  • Columbia Theatre, H R Clark propr.
  • Cooper A B, grocer.
  • Cope T A, cigar manufacturer.
  • Cutter A F, general store.
  • Dalrymple J W, flour mill.
  • Davis Paul A, shoes.
  • Detmer Ed, carriages.
  • Dowers John, hotel.
  • Dowers & Son, proprs Rising Sun Gararge.
  • Espey Frank F, notions.
  • Farmers Trust Co (capital $25,000), S Beymer pres, J R Woods cashr.
  • Fish James, confectioner.
  • Gibbs T W, contractor.
  • Gibson’s G B Sons, hardware and furniture.
  • Green W M Jr, dry goods.
  • Griswold b & A, dry goods.
  • Hanna & Dilts, livery.
  • Hannberg W F, printer and publisher.
  • Hannberg & Thompson, dry goods.
  • Harris James, contractor and undertaker.
  • Harris Lucian, cashr Rising Sun Deposit Bank.
  • Johnson W H, baker and grocer.
  • Jones Oscar, grocer.
  • Kaiser Edna, milliner.
  • Keeney G H Co, produce.
  • Livingston Scott, grocer.
  • Loring & Hemphill, drugs.
  • National Bank of Rising Sun (capital $100,000), S Beymer pres, J N Perkins cashr.
  • Neaman W H & Sons, livery.
  • NEWS PRINTING CO, Printers and Publishers.
  • North H J, lumber.
  • Ohio County News, News Printing Co pubs.
  • Ohio River Telephone Co.
  • Perkins J N, cashr National Bank of Rising Sun.
  • Powell W J & Son, grocers.
  • Recorder The, W F Hannberg publr.
  • Rising Sun Deposit Bank (capital $40,000), L C Cowen pres, Lucian Harris cashr.
  • Rising Sun Water & Light Co.
  • Rosenthal Bros, clothing and men’s furnishings.
  • Schroeder J George, hotel.
  • Seward Ella M, milliner.
  • Seward Morris, restaurant.
  • Steele Charles A, postmaster.
  • Steele R A, furniture and undertaker.
  • Stegmiller Charles J & Co, hardware and carriages.
  • Steuver Charles F, produce.
  • Toohy Wm, marble.
  • Uhlmansiek Fred, woodworker.
  • Uhlmansiek John H, grocer and meats.
  • Walton D K, photographer.
  • Whitlock H G, grocer.
  • Whitlock J W & Co, musical instruments.
  • Williams H E, undertaker.
  • Wood John R, cashr Farmers Trust Co.
  • Woods O A & Sons, meats.