Cherokee County Sections
of the
POLK'S
KANSAS STATE GAZETTEER
AND
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Volume XII, 1912
(Chicago, Ill. : R.L. Polk & Co., 1911)
BAXTER SPRINGS
-- Bartlett Fred H, postmaster
-- Baxter Electric Light Co, Dr. C. M. Jones propr.
-- Baxter Mining Co, E. T. McCarthy mngr.
-- Baxter National Bank (capital $25,000), Arthur L. Kane pres, Walter T. Apple cashier.
-- Baxter Planing Mills Co, Thomas J. Morrow mngr.
-- Baxter Royalty Co, E. T. McCarthy mngr, mining leases.
-- Baxter Springs News, Chas L. Smith publr.
-- Baxter State Bank (Capital $25,000), John M. Cooper Pres, L. Murray Perkins Vice-Pres, W. W. Wyatt, Cashier, John I. Cooper Asst Cashier, A General Banking Business Transacted, Collection Receive Prompt Attention.
-- Baxter Telephone Co, E. W. Dow mngr.
-- Betts Wm A, baker.
-- Bischofsberger Julius, livery.
-- Boswell J. H, physician.
-- Bradshaw & Love (Walter L. Bradshaw, Wm N. Love), grocers.
-- Cherokee County Republican, Smith & Peterson Publrs, Official City and County Newspaper, Circulation 1,000.
-- Cook John W, grocer.
-- Cooper John M. & Co (John M. Cooper, Theodore W. Kitchen), dry goods.
-- Dent James A, grocery.
-- Earnshaw George W, mines.
-- Edward Evan E, carriagemaker.
-- English Robert B, physician.
-- Etter & Cox (John W. Etter, George Cox), bakers.
-- Foster Bros, livery.
-- Gilman R. L, flour and feed.
-- Gray L. O, grocer.
-- Gregory Wm T, hardware and furn.
-- Hotel Baxter, Wm H. Phillips propr.
-- Hartley Bros (Robert F. and Wm T.), meats.
-- Hartley Park, live stock.
-- Harvey Alex D. C, furniture.
-- Hood A & Sons, G. E. Rucker mngr, hardware, implements and seeds.
-- Jacobs Mrs B. F, milliner.
-- Johnson Edward, machinist.
-- Jones Alonzo L, real est and ins.
-- Jones Charles M, physician.
-- Jones Mrs Esther, milliner.
-- Jones Wm, plumber.
-- Jones Wm S, physician.
-- Justice M. G, general store.
-- Kane Arthur R, druggist and jeweler.
-- Lee Thomas, restaurant.
-- Locke Thomas, chile parlor.
-- Long-Bell Lumber Co, Gustave E. Lundgren mngr.
-- Luckey John, feed yard.
-- McAvoy Thomas T, meats.
-- Michener E. Morris, hardware.
-- Morrison & Yeager (James T. Morrison & Amos G. Yeager), produce.
-- Opperman John B, harness.
-- Petersburg Land & Mining Co, Walter T. Apple mngr.
-- Phillips Wm H, propr Hotel Baxter.
-- Polster Bros (John T, Charles and Edward), dry goods.
-- Polster Hotel, Mrs C. M. Sour propr.
-- Reedy Michael E, drugs.
-- Schloeman Edward H, livery.
-- Shutters Bros (Elmer and Theodore), restaurant.
-- Skinner George W, newsdealer.
-- Smith Alexander V, insurance.
-- Smith Charles L, publr Baxter Springs News.
-- Sour Mrs C. M. propr Polster Hotel.
-- Smith & Peterson (Wm M. Smith, George W. Peterson), Publrs Cherokee County Republican.
-- Sweeney E. F, mine operator.
-- Turley Wm J, flour and feed.
-- Ward Bros (Ernest N. and Fred J.), auto repairs.
-- Watson Judson R, coal and wood.
-- Wear Robert C, physician.
-- White & Allen, George D. Allen mngr, flour and feed.
-- Willard Coal & Wood Co (A. Byrd and Leon L. Willard), coal and ice.
-- Williams & Robeson, Cecil Williams mngr, lumber.
-- Wyatt Wm W, Cashier Baxter Springs Bank and Notary Public.
Transcribed by Bill Sowers
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