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The UsGenWeb Project Louisiana Archives BUSINESS DIRECTORY AND GUIDE - 1901 This page was last updated on Friday, 22-Sep-2023 15:07:49 EDT
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| BUSINESS DIRECTORY AND GUIDE
Crowley Signal February 23, 1901 Listings by towns: |
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GUEYDAN | ||
| The Gueydan News | H.L. Gueydan, Proprietor | Newspaper, Real Estate, Notary Public, Southern terminus of Midland branch railroad is 15 miles southwest of Crowley. Center of large rice section, population 450. “A weekly advertising medium |
| Gammill & Co. | Gen. Mdse. | |
| W.L. Doss | Gen. Mdse., Dry goods, hats, cps, shoes, staples & groceries | |
| Godard Drug Co. | Emile Toups, Mgr. | Prescriptions filled at all hours. Fresh drugs always on hand, private attention to all. |
| General Blacksmithing | F.M. Ferguson | Horseshoeing a specialty. |
| Mill | Charles Clark | Dealer in flour, feed & grain, feed ground to order, agent for J.I. Case Threshing machines, McCormick binders and mowers. |
| Graham & Stahl’s | Graham & Stahl’s | Extensive line of dry goods, notions |
| Jones Bros. | Livery, feed and sale stable. Stock boarded by day or month. Prices reasonable. Dray line heavy hauling a specialty | |
| H.B. White | Physician & Surgeon. Office over Godard Drug Store | |
| C. Hungerford | Dealer in groceries and canned goods | |
| Dr. E. W. Gill | Physician & surgeon | |
| Gueydan Meat Market | A.J. Dudley & Son | Cold storage, ice for sale |
| Abraham Williams & Bro. | Dealers in general merchandise, dry goods, hats, shoes, clothing, notions, groceries and drugs. Located on First Street. | |
| Shuckrow House | Con Shuckrow, Prop. | Best one dollar per day house in the city. Located near the depot. |
| Reims & Jaudel | Successors to Sig Brown. General merchandise. Highest price paid for country produce. | |
| Chauvin & Theriot | Dealers in fancy groceries, fruits. Hats, shoes, notions, wild ducks supplied to trade. | |
RAYNE |
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| Bruner Bros. | Buggies, carriages, harness & farm implements. Groceries and Texas saddles. Rayne is located on main line of Southern Pacific (Railroad), 160 miles west of New Orleans. Population 1200. Cotton, rice, corn and produce. | |
| Crandall & Robinson Lumber | Shingles, sash, doors, etc., Corn, oats and hay | |
| Aug. L. Chappuis | Hardware & Implements. Buggies & carriages, Agent for Wilson Heater. | |
| Rayne Ginning Co. | Cotton bought or ginned on toll. | |
| J.C. Besse | New and second hand furniture bought and sold. All kinds of repair work and cleaning | |
| H. Louis Mersh | Fruits, groceries, oysters and tobaccos. Best lunch counter in town. | |
EUNICE |
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| Frankel & Mayer | Dealers in general merchandise. Cotton and rice buyers. Situated on the _____ 18 miles north of Crowley, rich agricultural section. | |
| Reed & Tate | Dealers in general merchandise, groceries, feed, hardware, drugs, etc. | |
| L.A. Boudreau | Lumber and shingles, sash, doors and all builder’s materials. Contractor and builder, estimates furnished. | |
| The Red House | Mrs. Jos. A. Gil | Patronage of drummers and traveling men solicited. Fresh fish and game in season. |
| E.J. Ledoux | Livery and feed stable. Accommodations for travelers, Drivers furnished. | |
| D. Sittig | Livery and stables. Best turnouts. Reliable drivers for travelers. | |
| Gus Fuselier | General merchandise. | |
| A. Fuselier | Agent Edw. Rose & Co. Tailors to the trade. Suits made to order. Office at Gus Fuselier’s store | |
| F.X. Brennen | Dealer in general merchandise, drugs and groceries. | |
| Jones & Savoy | Drugs, patent medicines, stationery. Prescriptions carefully filled. | |
CROWLEY |
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| H.W. Thomas | Expert electrician. Electrical wiring and all kinds of electrical work. | |
| Hollins Bros. | Watchmakers, Jewelers. Fine repair work a specialty. | |
| Miller & Kaplan | Clothing, hats and caps. Gent’s furnishings, etc., slickers, mackintoshes and rubber goods. Next door to Lyons drugstore. | |
| J.F. Jackson | Watches, diamonds and jewelry. All kinds of fine repair work my specialty. Parkerson Ave. | |
| Dr. H.H. Hawsey | Dentist. Office over Hollins Bros.. Phone No. 107. Hours 9 to 12 and 2 to 5. | |
| L. H. Walker | Manfacturer of harness and saddlery. Repair work a specialty. Parkerson Ave., Kelsey building. | |
| H.C. Stewart | Fine millinery and ladies furnishing goods. | |
| The Metropolitan | Sweetest ice cream parlor in Crowley. Periodicals, candies, soda water and cigars. Next to Bon Ton Tailoring Co. | |
| Pavy & Terwilliger | Abstractors. Notaries Public and loan agents. Corner of N. Court St. and Parkerson Ave. | |
| L.V. Johnson | Livery and feed stables. Finest turnouts in the city. Opposite Welsh’s stable. | |
| Harvey Sanders | The best cistern on earth is Galvanized Cistern made by Harvey Sanders, tin and sheet metal worker. West of court house square. | |
| R.M. Carver | Livery, feed and sale stable. Phone No. 77. Second St. near Duson’s office. | |
| M.C. Holt | General Merchandise. Staples and fancy groceries. High grade goods at low grade prices. | |
| Creole Restaurant | N.A. Dugas | The Ladies cafe. Meals at all hours. Open day and night. Parkerson Ave. |
| J.H. Smith | Transfer line. Telephone No. 134. All kinds of heavy hauling done on short notice. | |
| Hewett & White | Contractors and buildings. Brick work a specialty. Estimates made on request. | |
| Joe Koko | Upholsterer and mattress maker. New and second hand furniture bought and sold, repaired. Next to Welsh’s stable. | |
| A.J. Guidry | Optician. Morris’ Pharmacy next to post office | |
| J.A.M. Clont | Fruit, oysters, fish. Candies and tobacco. (Near Crowley bank) | |
| F.A. Washka | General Blacksmithing. Horseshoeing a specialty, general repair work done. 8th St. west Parkerson Ave. | |
| C.A. Hansom | Lunch counter and fruit stand. Fancy groceries. Next to Crowley Fur Co. Hot coffee and lunches. | |
| B.A. Antakly | General merchandise. Cheapest spot cash store. We keep no books, you pay no bad accounts. | |
| J.A. Thornton | Fruits and candies, cigars and tobacco. Parkerson Ave. next to Newman’s paint store. | |
| Acadia Tea Store | Old post office building. All the latest periodicals, magazines, novels. Daily and weekly papers, stationery, school supplies. | |
| C. Cohn | National clothing and gent’s furnishing store. Men, youth and children outfitted from head to foot. Next to First National Bank. | |
| Louis Fontenot | Tin, Cooper and Sheet Iron Worker. Dealer in stoves, ranges, tinware, etc. Parkerson Ave. | |
| Bon Ton Tailoring | J.F. Kelly, Mgr. | Fine tailors. Cleaning, dying and pressing. Old clothes made as good as new. |
| L.B. Chachere | Groceries, canned goods, salt meats and produce. One block north court house. Phone No. 158. | |
| Miss V. Hutchinson | Milliner. Hats trimmed or untrimmed. Latest styles and shapes always on hand. Corner Parkerson Ave. & 5th. | |
| W. Price | Sole agent celebrated Singer sewing machine. Machines sold on the installment plan. Box 121. | |
| Kollitz & Feitel | Clothing, shoes, hats our specialty. Groceries and glassware. Block south of court house. | |
| W.W. Higginbotham | Groceries. Canned goods, fruits, tobacco. Nason bldg., Third St., Hot coffee and short order lunches. | |
| T.H. Hoffpauir | General Draying. Careful attention to all kinds of hauling. Office at family meat market. | |
| Mrs. E. Guidry | Fine candies and fruits. Fresh candies and fruits received daily. Parkerson next to Hollins. | |
| O.K. Repair Shop | Electrical workers. Electric lights put in and all kinds of electrical work done. 3rd St. next to Hinchliffe hotel. | |
ESTHERWOOD |
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| Is located on main line Southern pacific 172 miles west of New Orleans, 6 miles west of Crowley. Population 300 (note: pop number isn’t very clear) | ||
| Lyons & Keely | Blacksmith and wheelwright. Plow sharpening. Repairing of all kinds. All work done promptly. | |
| Dr. R. Trezevant | Prop. | Physician and surgeon. Estherwood Drugstore. Local and long distance phones in my office. |
| Fleshman & Coles | Prop. | Livery and feed stable. Special attention to traveling men. |
| A.L. Gaidry | General merchandise. Drugs, shoes, hats & hardware. | |
| V. Roussell & Son | Dry goods and groceries , general merchandise. | |
| DeBlanc, D., Jr. | Dealer in whiskies, wines, tobaccos, cigars. Chesterfield brands our specialty. | |
| W.M. & E.T. Hoyt | Lumber, sash, doors and shingles. Corn and oats. Builder’s hardware. Rice growers, money to loan on real estate. | |
| Adam Alvarado | Prop. | Estherwood Barber Shop. Hair cutting, shaving and shampooing. |
| Estherwood Hotel | S.G. Watkins, Prop. | Traveling and trade solicited. |
| Jacob Kollitz | Estherwood Emporium. Everything in merchandise. Buyer and shipper rice. | |
| John P. Hoyt | Justice of Peace and Notary Public. Notarial work attended to. Collections a speciality. | |
| Estherwood Mercantile Co. | Successors to Caldwell Bros. General merchandise. Boots, shoes, groceries, dry goods, and clothing. | |
| Numa Laviolette | Fresh meats of all kinds always on hand. Next to Mohan & Maignaud. | |
| Jean Castex | The pioneer merchant. Dealer in groceries, provisions, dry goods, notions, clothing, hats, boots, shoes, hardware & crockery. Agent for New Orleans Acid & Fertilizer Co. | |
IOTA |
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| On Midland branch 10 miles north Southern Pacific; is 15 miles NW of Crowley. Population 300. | ||
| Adolph Baumann | Dealer in general merchandise. Shipper of rice and other country produce. Post office Iota. Midland Branch S.P.R.R. | |
| J.A. Sabatier & Co. | Dealer in general merchandising. Plantation implements. Good warehouse facilities. | |
| E. Barousse & Co. | Dry goods, groceries, hardware, boots, shoes, hats and caps, crockery and glassware. | |
| Callahan Mfg. Co. Ltd. | Lumber, shingles and hardware, paints and oils. | |
| H.I. Daughenbaugh | Dealer in general merchandise. | |
| R.A. & E.J. Murf | General blacksmithing, horseshoeing and woodwork. Repairing is my speciality. | |
| Fenelon Bros. | Warehouse storage for rice and all products of all kinds. | |
| Menou & Co. | Grain, feed and lumber. Office at Fenelon Bros. warehouse | |
| Hayes Pharmacy | Headquarters for patent medicines. Toilet articles, etc. Office at Dr. F.N. Hayes, physician & surgeon. | |
| Crescent Saloon | Cart & Raagan, Prop. | Fine wines, liquors and cigars. Jug trade a speciality. |
TRILBY |
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| (Santo postoffice) is located on Midland branch of 16 miles north of Southern Pacific main line. Rice and produce. | ||
| Jos. H. Fabacher | Dealer in groceries, clothing, dry goods, hats, caps, boots and shoes. Drugs and medicines, Farm Implements. | |
| F.J. Klein | Dealer in groceries, dry goods, hardware, drugs, publishing goods. Country produce bought. | |
MORSE |
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| On Midland branch 4 miles south of main line S.P.R.R. Newly developing rice section. Has a rice mill. | ||
| Callahan Mfg. Co. Ltd. | Lumber, shingles and hardware, paints and oils. | |
| W.S. Gault | Dealer in general merchandise. The Post Office store. | |
DASPIT |
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| Located on the Midland branch 8 miles south of main line S.P.R.R. Rice and produce. (Dixie Post Office) | ||
| V.H. Wood | Dealer in general merchandise, dry goods, notions, boots and shoes. Groceries and hardware. (Dixie P.O.) Oldest establishment in Daspit. | |
CHURCH POINT |
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| Church Point is a center for northeast portion of Acadia parish. Population (note: newspaper is smudged.) “50”? | ||
| J.E. Daigle & Son | Dealer in general merchandise and proprietors. Cotton gin. Cotton bought or ginned on toll. | |
| David & Breaux | Dealers in general merchandise, hardware, clothing, boots, hats, caps and groceries. | |
| John D. Murrel | Blacksmith, wheelwright and general repairing. Wagon and carriage material of every description. | |
| T. Guidry | Dealer in hardware, implements, stoves, saddles, groceries, wagons and wagon material. Barber shop. Manufacturer of shores, harness and saddles. | |
| Emond Deville | Prop. | Carriage and iron works, Blacksmith, wheelwright, trimming and painting done. Prices moderate |
| Homer Barousse | Dealer in general merchandise, hardware, saddles, harness, furniture, agriculture implements. Proprietor of cotton gin, cotton bought and ginning on toll. | |
| Dr. L.B. Arceneaux | Physician & Surgeon. | |
| W.A. Jenkins | Physician & Surgeon. Office hours until 9 a.m. | |
| L. Franques | Dealer in groceries, hardware, glassware, crockery, notions, tinware, etc., etc. | |
| Rudolph David | Wines, liquors and cigars. | |
| E.M. Richard | Carpenter, barrel, cistern and coffin maker. | |
| A. W. Guidry | Painter and paper hanger. | |
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