
JOHNSON COUNTY BUSINESS DIRECTORY
(History of Johnson
County, Indiana
By Elba L. Branigin 1913)
FRANKLIN
Automobiles
Van Vleet Brothers
(Gilbert and Lewis),
W. F. Preston, George Forsyth.
Agricultural
Implements
David A.
Forsyth,
Pritchard & Mullendore,
(J. A. and Louis), W. D. Pritchard.
Banks
Franklin National Bank,
Citizens' National Bank.
Barbers
The Cozy (W. R.
Winchester),
Riehl & Green (John and Ray),
Brown & Allen (Sime
and William).
John H. Boyd,
Terhune & Tucker (John and
Lloyd),
James Larmore,
Jeff Robinson,
John Fossett,
Ed. Nash.
Bakeries
John Ohlrogge, Balser
Brothers (J. W. and A. E.).
Buggies and Autos
Flanagan Brothers
(William and Richard).
Building and Loan
Associations
Mutual, Franklin.
Candy and
Confectionery
The Greek
(George Voivondas).
Cigars and Pool Room
George F.
Freeman,
J. M. Haymaker,
Charles Legan,
Milford W. Tilson.
Clothing
Nort Whitesides Company (F.
N. Whitesides, Fred S. Staff and Edward C. Bailey),
Payne & Son
(James B. and Hugh A.),
Edward Keilhorn.
Coal
A. B. Colton,
Dundap-Vandegriff Coal Company (J. M.
and W. T.).
Cobblers
James Gibson,
William
Simpson,
Al Johnson.
Dentists
William H. Schlosser,
James H. Dean,
W. L..Harnar,
Theodore Douglas,
John Henderson,
James
Richardson. . .
Dry Goods
M. J. Voris &
Company,
R. V. Ditmars,
Frank .Wallace.
Dry Cleaning
Prutchard &
Mullendore (Floyd and. Edward) .
Franklin Tailoring Company,
Samuel Rosenthal.
Druggists
W. B. McCollough,
Means
Drug Company (Ora Means, Clark
Prather),
R. C. Wood & Son
(Robert C. and Joseph),
Charles. H. Drybread,
Max Hamar.
Factories
Franklin Coil Hoop
Company (John Graham, president).
Franklin Color Works (R. J. Mossop,
president).
Franklin Canning Company (L. E. Ott,
manager),
Franklin Ice Company (A. F. Curtis,
manager).
Galvanized Iron Works
Feed and Fuel
Franklin Feed &
Fuel Company,
J. O. Rairdon,
George Smith.
Florists
D. B. Kelley,
J. E. Hiez,
James V. Deer.
Flouring Mills
William Suckow.
Furniture
Dudley Peek,
Moore
Furniture Company (Roy Moore, manager).(O .S. Wagner,
president),
Grain Elevators
Valentine &
Valentine (T. E. and Clarence),
William Suckow,
Dunlap-Vandegriff
Company.
Groceries
S. P. Alford,
E. R.
Bohall,
James Core,
H. N. Dunlap & Son,
A. B. LaGrange & Son,
I. N.
LaGrange,
Martha Evans,
Alonzo Richardson,
H. C. Strickler,
William Sandefur,
Oscar
Vandiver,
J. D. Tandy,
S. A.Trout,
Fon Wetzel,
Gilmore Simons,
Wright & Rudd.
Hardware
Smith & Tilson (Frank
F. and Morrell),
C. B. Vawter,
Franklin Hardware Company (T. M.
Thorn and Charles Bowen).
Harness
Adrian Shafer,
A. Senff.
Hotels and Restaurants
The
Franklin,
O. P. Behymer, proprietor; C. A.
Prather,
William Rogers.
Insurance Agencies
Farmers' Mutual,
John Clark, secretary;
Shuck & Featherngill (Ora
J. and Samuel),
John C. Warner,
Union Trust Company,
Farmers' Trust Company.
Jewelers
Eugene O. Collins,
W.
Simmons.
Laundry
Franklin Steam Laundry,
George Ott, proprietor;
Lee Moy.
Livery
Wolf & Bergen (George
and John) ;
Jarve Alexander,
George Boles,
William Hazelett.
Meat Markets —
H. M. Fisher, Grant
Brown.
Millinery
Carrie Franks,
Lou Wade
Drake,
Byers Sisters,
Hannah Middleton,
Lizzie Hazelett,
Pauline
Bolen,
Julia Steeg.
Monuments
R. L. Todd.
Music
Charles H. Terrill.
Nickelo
C. E. Hemphill.
Notions
John Baumgart,
Tucker &
Everroad,
S. N. Trout.
Photographers
A. G. Hicks,
John H.
Thompson.
Physjcians
Carl F. Payne and Roscoe
W. Payne,
Clarence Province and Oran Province,
L. L. Whitesides,
P. K.
Dobyns,
J. H. Lanam,
J. N. Record D. R. Saunders,
Barnett
Wallace,
Accie Matthews,
Homer J. Hall,
Planing Mill
Greer Wilkinson Lumber Company
Franklin Coil-Hoop Company
Plumbers
Joseph Joplin,
John
Solenberg.
Poultry
J. R. Dunlap,
New York
Poultry Company.
School Books and
Stationery
S. C.
Yager.
Seeds
T. J. Byers,
Ed.
Throckmorton.
Shoes
Springier & Stainbrook
(Irving and Charles),
Weyl & Burton (A. B. and
George),
W. H. Younce.
Tailors
VV. A. Carpenter.
Tinners
F. J. Schafer.
Undertakers
Vandiver &
Barnhizer (Ara V. and Zelia),
Henderson,
Flinn & Johnson.
Veterinary Surgeons
W. S. Tucker,
Harry Smock,
D. H. Shutters.
EDINBURG
Automobiles
"Dam Garage," Lee
Welch, proprietor;
Edinburg Auto & Garage Company.
Agricultural
Implements
W. D.
Branigin,
W. J. Morris,
John Swain.
Banks
The Thompson Bank,
The
Farmers' National Bank.
Barber Shops
Sam Haslam,
Sr.,
Haslam Brothers,
A. R. Mulkins,
Otto & Company.
Bakeries
C. J. Finke,
F.
Winterberg,
Jake Wurtz.
Building and Loan
Association
"Blue
River," W. T. Thompson president; G. R. Mutz, secretary.
Clothing
John L. Moore.
Coal
H. E. Cordray,
G. A. Mutz,
Edinburg Coal Company.
Drugs
Mutz & Lynch, Taylor
& Roth, Anton Bossemeier.
Dry Goods
W. H. Thompson Company,
Broderick & Park,
Chupp Brothers,
W. D. Carson & Company.
Dentists
R. C. Mayhall,
L. L.
Hinshaw,
E. C. Jencks.
Edinburg Commercial
Club
W. L.
Neible, president.
Florist
Thomas Woodard.
Fruits
James Wray,
George Roth, Jr.
Factories
Union Starch &
Refining Company,
W. G. Irvvin, president,
J. E. Irwin, secretary,
H. Th. Miller,
treasurer,
P. R. King, superintendent;
Edinburg Cabinet Company,
John W.
Graham, owner and manager;
Diamond Veneer Company,
Martin Cutsinger,
president;
W. T. Thompson Veneer Company,
W. T. Thompson,
president,
Bedna Young, vice-president,
Roscoe Cutsinger, secretary;
Muloda
Veneer Company,
D. R. Webb, owner and manager ;
Wertz & Amos, saw
mill ;
Naomi Canning Company, F. F.
Wiley, president ;
Wood-Mosaic
Company.
Groceries
Mike Turney,
F.
Winterberg, Sr.,
B. A. Brown & Son,
Chupp Brothers,
Richard & Miller,
W. W. Fordyse,
W. A. Cross,
Sander's.
Harness
A. W. Pruitt.
Hardware
O. U. Mutz,
F. Pruitt,
James Carvin.
Hotel
John Beall,
Smiley.
Insurance
Hageman & Waltz.
Robert Porter,
James Mayfield,
H. H. Mitchell.
Monuments
Joe Johnson,
Edinburg
Monument Company.
Millinery
Mrs. Walter Winterberg.
Nickelo
Majestic,
Joy.
Jewelry
Dickey & Morris,
J. W.
Campbell.
Livery
John W. Turner,
Edward
Clark.
Laundry
Edinburg Steam Laundry,
Harry Winterberg.
Meat Markets
Wells Brothers,
Fred
Dorsey.
Plumber
Elmer Freese.
Physicians
J. A. Bland.
J. T.
Middleton,
L. C. Bice,
W. H. White,
J. P. Myers,
W. W. Wright,
J. V. Baker,
J.
S. Carney.
Restaurants
T. A. Goodin,
W. H.
Porter.
Shoes
A. W. Winterberg.
Tailors
Charles and Fred Otto.
Undertakers and
Furniture
J. M.
Breeding.
Veterinary Surgeons
Lee Snepp,
W.
H. Taylor,
Emmett Barnett.
GREENWOOD
Auto Garage
Swanson & .
Agricultural
Implements
Branigin
& Springer.
Banks
First National Bank,
Citizens' National Bank.
Barber Shops
Eli Stanton,
F. V.
Tingle,
John Woodgate,
Omer Belk.
Bakery
Craighead.
Building and Loan
Association
''Greenwood,"
J. T. Grubbs, secretary.
Coal
A. L. Carson,
A. E. Lemaster,
David Demott.
Drugs
A. W. Owen.
Dentists
George W. Thompson,
S. V.
Kingery.
General Stores
Grafton Peek,
Barrickman & Buckley,
J. M. Scudder,
H. Brewer,
Kent Brewer, manager.
Groceries
O. B. Sharp,
T. N. Rush,
W. H. Todd,
Arthur Caple.
Furniture
Myers Brothers,
W. M. Carson.
Hardware
C. B. Cook & Sons,
Lindley Hester.
Hotels and
Restaurants
Edward Smith,
W. H. Russell,
R. O. Perry.
Harness
Frank
McAlpin,
J. O. Adams.
Insurance and Real
Estate
Turner &
Henderson,
John F. Crawford,
Daulton Wilson,
J. H. Draper.
Livery
W.
D. McCartney.
Millinery
Ella Jennings, Lizzie Park. .
Plumber
John
Bishop.
Physicians
Walter Sheek,
J. A. Craig.
L. E. Cox,
Robert
McAlpin.
Shoes
A. H. Brown.
WHITELAND
Bank
Whiteland National.
Barber
Roy Tingle.
Confectionery
J. N. Scott.
Drugs
W. E.
Porter.
Factories
Whiteland Canning Company,
M. J. Fleming manager;
Dickson Brothers' Tile Factory,
Polk Milk
Company.
General Stores
B. R. Walters,
Briscoe & Sons.
Grocery
C. C. Sloan.
Hotel
Sharp & Bennett.
Meat Shop
H. R. Fisher.
WEST WHITELAND
General Store
Duggan Brothers.
Livery
B. Kelly.
TRAFALGAR
Bank
The
Farmers Bank.
Barber
Albert Thompson.
Bakery
Grover Cloverdale.
Carpenter
and Repair
Otto Pickerel.
Drugs
James Gillaspy, P. M. Pitcher.
Grocery
M. L. Rose, T. H. Alexander,
George Woods
General
Store
Co-Operative Store,
Sherman Naile, manager
Hardware
W. H. Kelch & Son,
Edward Alexander.
Harness
J. N. Stout.
Hotel
and Restaurant
Mrs. J. N.
Stout, Dale Hamner.
Millinery
Julia Phillips. .
Livery
Pruitt & Gillaspy, C. E.
Ragsdale.
Physicians
R. D. Willan and C. E.
Willan,
C. E. Ragsdale,
J. W. Dixon,
Chester Demaree.
Veterinary
Surgeon
D. O. Turner.
Wheat
and Grains
Parkhurst &
Stockton.
BARGERSVILLE
Bank
Farmers' Bank.
Bakery
John Berry.
Confectionary
D. F. Garr.
Creamery
Bargersville Creamery
Company.
Drugs
W. F. Darnall.
General
Stores
Rush Brothers,
John
and William ;
Dunn Brothers,
William and John ;
Ed. Barnett,
Newt
Harper.
Furniture
and Undertaking
Myers
& Dunn.
Grain
Elevator
Amo Milling &
Grain Company,
D. W. Rapp, manager.
Hardware
Robinson Brothers (Ras,
and J. M.).
Meat
Shop
Prather & Park.
Livery
Carey Allen.
Lumber
Bargersville Lumber Company.
Physicians
Jacob Tresslar
J. E.
Comer.
Planing
Mill
Frank Cline
NINEVEH
General
Stores
C. M. Slack,
Levi
McQuinn
James Brickley
Hardware
Thomas W. Craven
Livery
Marsh Ralston
NEEDHAM
ROCKLANE
(CLARKSBURG)
General
Stores
H. B. Shepard,
Day
Brothers (Elmer and Albert).
AMITY
General Store
Harrison Brothers
(Dee and Will).
SMITH'S VALLEY
General
Stores
Dunn Brothers,
Kurtz's.
STONE'S CROSSING
General
Stores
J. T. Fisher,
J. T.
Polk Company, milk station.