List of New Telephone Subscribers
Newspaper Article from the Galesburg's Republican-Register, Sept. 5, 1902, submitted by Janine Crandell
"The Galesburg Union Telephone Company print the following list of new subscribers. This list will be found in the new directory about to be issued. The company has now over 1,400 subscribers in the new directory and will from time to time issue lists of new subscribers. Within the next ten days their new toll will be completed between Galesburg and Monmouth. This will afford the public first-class facilities for talking between the two cities." [The microfilm was very hard to read in places; question marks were placed next to the words that were barely readable. Also, the phone numbers have been excluded from this article. The names are not in strict alphabetical order...just grouped by A's, B's, etc. There is also a supplement at the end of this newspaper article.]
| ACME Plating & Repair Co. | 82 S. Seminary |
| ACME Cigar Co. | Brown's Hotel News Stand |
| (Allstad?), S. M. | 848 S. Broad |
| Alters Bros. (Carriage & Wagon Makers) | 1024 Grand Ave. |
| Aldrich, Mrs. Margretta | 522 N. Academy St. |
| Allensworth, C. M. | 281 W. Tompkins |
| Allen, J. S. | 862 E. Berrien |
| Aldrich, N. K. (Architect) | 216 E. Main |
| Anderson, C. | 961 E. Main |
| Anderson, W. A. (Shoe store) | 213 E. Main |
| Arnold, B. F. | 759 E. Main |
| Atterburg, T. G. | 804 Beecher Ave. |
| Ashe, F. M. Mgr. G. U. Tel. Co. | 64 Brooks |
| Austin, W. L. | 21(0?) W. Brooks |
| Auditorium, IF. (Berquist, Mgr.) | N. Broad St. |
| Bates, H. E. (Maplewood Fruit & Poultry Farm) | Grand Ave |
| Barndt, Fred W. | 895 W. Main |
| Bartlett, C. S. & Co. (Meat Market) | 286 S. Seminary |
| Barry, Violet | Public Square |
| Babcock, A. P. (Book store) | 984 E. Main |
| Bechtel, George Oris (The G. T. Harvey Co.) | 111? N. Broad |
| Becker, A. S. | 60 W. Second |
| Beadle, J. G. | 446 N. Prairie |
| Beacham, Clara | 228 E. Ferris |
| Blume, J. H. | 69 Lincoln |
| Bloomfield, A. L. (Grocery) | 1000 E. Main |
| Bloomfield, A. L. | 106 Lincoln |
| Blake, A. H. (Hat & Dye Works) | 180 E. Simmons |
| Blick, D. E. | 947 N. Seminary |
| Blake, M. A. | 1477 Williams |
| Bowman, M. L. | 60 W. Third |
| Boltz, Fred | 244 E. Ferris |
| Bollenbach, Fred | 841 N. Kellogg |
| Boyer, W. R. | 1441 E. Main |
| Bowers, Aaron | 271 W. North |
| Boyer, E. E. | 838 Wiliard St. |
| Bowman, J. F. | 375 E. Grove |
| Brown, Ellen | 404 N. Cedar |
| Brown, Chas. | 455 E. Main |
| Brooks, G. G. | 320 N. Clark |
| Branham, Eva | 275 S. Chambers |
| Breckwald?, M. (Saloon) | 45 S. Prairie St. |
| Brulin, Daisy | 737 E. Brooks |
| Brown, J. H. | 241 S. Kellogg |
| Burts Drug Co. | 147 E. Main |
| Butterfield, C. H. | 550 Monroe |
| Burgland, Erick M. | Arthur Ave. |
| Burkhardt, Chas. (Cafe) | 108 E. Main |
| Burkhalter, A. P. | 704 W. Berrien |
| Canfield, A. J. | 586 Olive St. |
| Canfield, Wm. | S. Henderson |
| Carmichael, Rose | 244 E. Ferris |
| Casgrove, Melville | 776 W. Main |
| Carlson, David | 1061 Bateman |
| C. B. & Q. Stock Yards | Stock Yards |
| C. B. & Q. Time Keepers Office | C. B. & Q. |
| Chambers, Mrs. G. R. | 401 N. Prairie |
| Chapman & Armstrong (Jewelers) | E. Main |
| Chapman, Dr. Frank (Osteopathy) | 410 Holmes Bldg. |
| Charles, S. L. | 143 S. Broad |
| Clark & Cassaday | 72 Public Square |
| Clark, Chas. | S. Farnham |
| Coad, F. L. | 244 W. South |
| Cole, F. C. | 734 N. Academy |
| Colville, W. R. | 396 N. Academy |
| Compton, H. A. | 732 E. Brooks |
| Conger, F. L. | 576 N. Academy |
| Commercial Union Grocery | 301 E. Main |
| Craver, Lucy | 509 N. Cedar |
| Crandall, D. W. | 14 Arnold St. |
| Crandall, Dr. L. E. (Dentist) | 205 Holmes Bldg. |
| Cutter, Thos. | 836 S. Chambers |
| Cunningham, S. W. | 1055 Hawkinson Ave. |
| Dahlberg, John (Contractor) | 984 Willard |
| Davis, E. B. (Sample Room) | 15 Public Square |
| Davis, J. D. | 216 W. Davis |
| Davis, W. Y. | 1533 S. West |
| Davis, J. A. W. | 401 N. Prairie |
| Davis, E. K. | 532 E. Third |
| Daly, M. A. | 247 E. Ferris |
| Dewey, W. S. | 528 W. Tompkins |
| Dickinson, G. A. | 258 E. Ferris |
| Dickerson, Chas. | W. Second & B Ave. |
| Dickinson, Dr. F. C. (Physician) | Galesburg Nat. Bank Bldg. |
| Dickinson, Dr. F. C. (Physician) | 832 N. Broad St. |
| Doyle, C. C. | 1193 N. Prairie |
| (Dowdna?), R. J. | W. Tompkins |
| Drummond, Wm. | 200 E. Main |
| Drummond, Wm. | 215 W. South |
| Duvall, W. S. | 1506 S. Henderson |
| Dunn, J. S. | 1068 S. Pearl |
| Dunkle, A. M. | 607 Indiana Ave. |
| Dunn, Chas. (Drayman) | 348 E. Third |
| Durfee, A. S. | 171 Indiana Ave. |
| Eaves, Ethel | 793 S. Seminary |
| Eastman, W. G. | 314 E. South |
| Eckley, Dr. M. C. | 1026 Willard |
| Edwardson, Axel | 768 S. Farnham |
| Edwards, C. | ...unreadable |
| Ellis, E. J. | 694 Monmouth Blvd. |
| Essex (Coal Company) | E. Berrien |
| Everson, C. G. | E. Knox |
| Everett, C. W. | E. Knox |
| Farnsworth, Dr. W. A. | Holmes Bldg. |
| Ferris, L. C. | N. Henderson |
| Felt, G. A. | N. Cherry |
| Fineid?, Mrs. C. M. | 1319 N. Broad |
| Foley, J. P. | 155 W. South |
| Ford's Music Store | 209 E. Main |
| Fraher, C. W. | E. Prospect |
| Franins?, Dr. F. C. | E. Main |
| Frye, ? | W. Ferris |
| Frisbee, ? | W. Tompkins |
| Fisher, W. P. | E. Grove |
| Garmen, W. F. (Painter & Paper Hanger) | 424 Locust |
| Galesburg Steam Bottling Works | ?46 S. Prairie |
| Gatton, W. R. (Drugs) | 40 Public Square |
| Galesburg Union Telephone Company - F. M. Ashe, Mgr. | 64 E. Brooks |
| Galesburg Union Telephone Company - Wire Chief | 200 E. Main |
| Galesburg Union Telephone Company - Supply Room | 47 E. Simmons |
| Gebhart, M. L. | 1092 N. Kellogg |
| Giddings, E. L. | 900 Washington Ave. |
| Gillett, F. D. | 1214 E. Berrien |
| Greene, E. H. | 768 Willard St. |
| Graham, J. P. & Co. | 32 Public Square |
| Gray, Geo. | 347 N. Kellogg |
| Greene, Mrs. I. R. | 456 N. Cherry |
| Geyer, R. | 258 N. Cherry |
| Hansen, ?. T. (Grocery) | 771 W. Main |
| Hannaman, Mrs. J. D. | 162 E. Ferris |
| Hair, C. F. | 822 W. North |
| Hamblin, Mrs. D. W. | 464 N. Seminary |
| Hall, Mrs. J. D. | 162 E. Ferris |
| Haynes, W. M. | 1092 Grand Ave. |
| Hamblin's Restaurant | Public Square |
| Hamilton, J. F. (Justice of the Peace) | 50 S. Cherry |
| Hashinger, E. R. | 550 W. Brooks |
| Hainline?, J. D. | 146 Duffield |
| Hale, Mrs. | 315 S. Cedar |
| Hartgrove, W. N. | Room 15 Carr Bldg. |
| Harrison, Wm. | 916 E. Knox St. |
| Head, Joe M. | 827 N. Cedar |
| Hemstreet, Cora G. (Osteopathic Physician) | 323 Holmes Bldg. |
| Hecker, D. S. | 959 N. Broad |
| Hitchins, W. R. | 844 E. Brooks |
| Hinchliff, J. E. | 715 N. Broad |
| Hill, E. F. | 258 E. Ferris |
| Hicks, P. N. | 861 E. South |
| Hibbard, J. | Williams Addition |
| Hill, H. C. | 582 Monmouth Blvd. |
| Hinckle, Burton | 1893 Washington Ave. |
| Holborn, Harry | 1309 E. Main |
| Holmes, Chas. | 863 W. South |
| Houston, Frank | 176 E. Fourth |
| Hook, A. B. | 766 N. Academy |
| Houston, Florence | 1092 Grand Ave. |
| Hensel?, W. H. | 700 N. Prairie |
| Houser, C. E. | 145 Duffield Ave. |
| Holmes, S. R. | 250 Maple Ave. |
| Howerton, A. J. | 261 Pine St. |
| Howe, L. E. | 169 Sumner St. |
| Holmquist, J. E. (Horse Shoeing & General Repair) | 170 W. Main St. |
| Housh, Campbell & Sandknop (Groceries & Meats) | 91 S. Broad |
| Humphrey, Prof. A. S. & Dr. A. G. | 325 Division St. |
| Humphrey, C. H. | 977 E. Main |
| Imel, W. A. | 226 S. Prairie |
| International Tea Co. | 327 E. Main |
| Isaacson, C. J. | 426 N. Cedar |
| James, E. V. | 61 S. Seminary |
| Jacobs, I. N. | 1528 N. Seminary |
| Jacobs, J. E. | 366 W. Second |
| Jennings, W. L. | 1042 E. South |
| Joneson, A. | 1027 Bateman |
| Johnson, C. H. | 966 E. Knox |
| Johnson, Thos. E. | 1136 E. Main |
| Johnston, James | 784 Ella |
| Johnson, Estelle | 1116 N. Cherry |
| Johnson, Victor | 926 E. Grove |
| Johnston, A. G. | 66 S. Prairie |
| Jones, J. A. | 160 W. First |
| Johnston, A. G. | 222 S. Pearl |
| Johnson, W. S. (Broker) | 257 E. Main |
| Johnson, E. A. | 1228 E. North |
| Johnson, O. J. | 1231 E. Brooks |
| Johnson, O. J. | Public Square |
| Juneau, Sam | 161 N. Farnham |
| Kastlin, J. | 468 E. Grove |
| Keough, P. J. (Saloon) | 54 Boones Ave. |
| Kennedy, James | 547 S. Seminary |
| King, E. J. | 537 N. Academy |
| Kimber, R. M. (Private Office) | C. B. & Q. Depot |
| Knott, Henry | 43 S. Academy |
| Larson, J. Austin | Hotel Annex |
| Larson, P. O. | 150 Blaine Ave. |
| Lawrence, L. F. | 942 Willard |
| Lewis, W. H. | 32 Sumner |
| Lindberg, Roy | 37 S. West |
| Lincoln, Henry | 123 S. West |
| Linwood Cemetery | W. Main |
| Light, F. N. | Michigan Ave. |
| Locke, Cora | 84 Division St. |
| Lofgren, Ed | 866 Arnold St. |
| Lombard Hall | E. Knox St. |
| Malmstedt, John | 561 Jefferson |
| Malan & Schoeck (Milk Depot) | S. Kellogg |
| Martin, F. N. | 695 N. Seminary |
| Martin, W. P. | 190 N. Whitesboro |
| Mahee?, Dr. O. P. | 277 N. Broad |
| Mann, Miss S. | 891 E. South |
| Marsh, Jennie | 696 S. West |
| Maxwell, Chas. | 460 E. Brooks |
| Manning, Harry | 543 S. Cedar |
| Mead, Geo. W. | 211 Sumner St. |
| Messplay, George | 241 Garfield Ave. |
| Millinery World | 308 E. Main |
| Minehan, T. C. & Slattery | 247 N. Academy |
| Mitchell, S. L. | 459 Locust |
| Moore, R. D. | 488 E. Brooks |
| Moak, Minnie | 188 W. Main |
| Morris, Dr. E. V. D. | 6 Carr Bldg. |
| Mount, Charles | 633 W. Tompkins |
| Murray, Mrs. Nellie | 426 S. West |
| Nelson, J. I. | 810 N. Seminary |
| Nichols, John | 616 E. Knox |
| Nichols, Frank F. | 829 Ella St. |
| Norton, P. L. | 1127 S. Kellogg |
| Nolan, Dan | 548 N. Henderson |
| Nybladh, Rev. C. A. | 1112 N. Jefferson |
| Olson, George | 710 E. Knox |
| Pantitorium Club | 62 S. Cherry |
| Paper Pipe Company | Depot St. |
| Palmer, Frank | Simmons & Academy |
| Palmer, George M. | 516 W. Tompkins |
| Pech, F. N. | 171 Laura Ave. |
| Peterson, Minnie A. | 599 W. Main |
| Peyton, A. F. | Williams Addition |
| Pease, ? | Columbus Ave. |
| Peterson, J. L. | 1016 E. Main St. |
| Peterson, O. E. | 1051 Willard |
| Pierce, A. E. | 217 W. North |
| Public Library | Library Bldg. |
| Pugh, W. H. | 1540 E. Brooks |
| Randall, Mrs. M. A. | 82 Sumner St. |
| Redfield, A. C. | 377 N. Cedar |
| Remier?, A. E. | 357 S. Prairie |
| Ridner, Miss (Trained Nurse) | 689 N. Kellogg |
| Ringstrom, Mrs. | 567 Churchill Ave. |
| Ring, G. (Oxygen Treatment) | Williams St. |
| Rice, R. Cliff | 508 W. South |
| Richardson, J. L. | 132 Duffield Ave. |
| Ripperoe, Josie | 84 S. Chambers |
| Roundtree, J. H. | 860 N. Cedar |
| Robinson, R. D. | 50 S. Cherry |
| Rogers, T. W. (Farm Implements, Seeds & Fuel) | 57 S. Chambers |
| Root, J. N. | 343 E. Grove |
| Roberts, C. A. | 232 Third St. |
| Robbins, W. A. | 536 N. Cherry St. |
| Robbins, Mrs. O. A. | 982 N. Prairie |
| Rockwell, F. W. | 1688 W. Main |
| Robinson, R. D. | 1146 E. Berrien |
| Robinson, J. | 56 S. Seminary |
| Robinson, Miss | 236 S. Academy |
| Russell, Nellie | 219 E. Waters |
| Salzberg, Carl (Harness Shop) | N. Kellogg |
| Sauter, Mrs. Jno. | 1374 Monmouth Blvd. |
| Saxon, Mrs. | 204 Lake St. |
| Santa Fe House | N. Broad St. |
| Sandberg, Jno. | 1179 E. Main St. |
| Scott, G. W. | Liberty St. |
| Schantz, Carl | 1157 E. North |
| Schultz, Julius (Cigar Store) | 328 E. Main |
| Selleck, Bert | 260 Garfield Ave. |
| Seber & Weech | 467 S. Prairie |
| Sheahan, W. P. | 174 S. Prairie |
| Sharp, F. D. | 1379 S. Henderson |
| Shanley, T. B. | 334 N. Henderson |
| Simms, E. C. | 168 S. Cedar |
| Simcosky, C. H. | 357 S. Prairie |
| Smolinger, W. H. | Main & Kellogg |
| Smith, H. A. | 809 E. Main |
| Smith, T. J. | 149 N. Kellogg |
| Smith, W. W. | 419 Marshall Place |
| Snyder, Geo M. | 3 E. Main St. |
| Soangetaha Club | Rice Lake |
| Stromberg & Tenney (Bookstore) | E. Main St. |
| Stauffer, C. A. | 466 S. Pearl |
| Stromberg, N. O. | 486 N. West |
| Sutherland, W. P. | 174 S. Prairie |
| Sutherland, Geo. | 1110 S. Chambers |
| Suter, Ross | 314 S. Prairie |
| Sutter, Mrs. Kate (Nurse) | 712 S. Academy |
| Tait?, E. | 102 S. Locust |
| Thorelius, Oscar D. (Drug Store) | 351 E. Main |
| Thorelius, Oscar D. | 68 N. Seminary |
| Thompson, W. O. | 655 N. Cherry |
| Tobey, E. S. | 532 N. Academy |
| Troy Laundry (H. H. Wagoner) | 177 N. Broad |
| Tracey, W. D. | 967 N. Kellogg |
| Tracey, G. E. | 341 N. Chambers |
| Van Steenberg, J. L. | 1076 S. Chambers |
| Vandewall, Geo. | 440 E. Berrien |
| Van Brunt, Chas. R. | 656 E. South |
| Van Clute, Mrs. V. P. | 557 N. Chambers |
| Vivian, Mrs. J. B. | 710 W. Tompkins |
| Watson & Cabeen? (Dentists) | 249 E. Main |
| Wade, Geo. | 830 S. Cedar |
| Weir, M. V. | 1044 E. Main |
| Weakley, W. A. | 38 N. Pearl |
| Weidenhamer, Mrs. J. C. | 1039 Bateman |
| Weakley, P. J. | 371 S. Prairie |
| Welsh, Eugene W. | Rooms 10-18 Thompson Bldg. |
| Welsh, Eugene W. | 363 W. Tompkins |
| West, A. L. | 248 E. Berrien |
| White, C. H. | 228 W. Tompkins |
| White, Mrs. | 175 N. Henderson St. |
| Wiley, W. A. | 534 Maple Ave. |
| Wiberg & Hvarven (Plumbing & Heating) | 49 N. Kellogg |
| Wolfner, J. L. | Corner Seldon & Cherry |
| Wollam, C. | 470 E. First St. |
| Wood, E. D. | 1110 Accomodation St. |
| Wolf, Wm. (Architect) | Marquette Bldg. |
| Wollsey[Woolsey?], W. M. | 153 Sumner St. |
| Wright's Laundry | 188-194 S. Prairie |
| Wright, Ben | 714 S. West |
| Young, E. J. (Tie Barn) | 74 E. Ferris |
| Young, E. F. | 154 N. Henderson St. |
| Young, E. J. | 71 Garfield Ave. |
| Young, Mary | 324 E. South |
| Yetter Drug Co. | 241 E. Main St. |
| Supplement | |
| Benfield, Mrs. | 922 Lombard |
| Byram, E. T. (Real Estate, Loans & Insurance) | E. Main St. |
| Chase, Dr. M. J. | 381 N. Prairie |
| Charlson, John | 589 N. Broad |
| Chase, Dr. M. J. | 149 S. Cherry |
| Chalmers, Dr. G. S. | Holmes Bldg. |
| Free Kindergarten | W. Simmons |
| Herbert, Leonard | 1421 Monmouth Blvd. |
| Harris, Chas. S. (Attorney) | Over Bunker's Shoe, E. Main St. |
| Hoyt, W. W. | 511 N. Broad |
| Johnson, Peter M. | 885 Day St. |
| Keenan, L. E. | 706 W. Brooks |
| Nelson, C. | 786 Bateman |
| Rhodes, Miron | 84 N. West |
| Rhodes, Miron & Mrs. A. J. Shaw (Real Estate, Loans & Ins.) | 4 E. Main |
| Repine, Mrs. Hannah | 149 E. Brooks |
| Stoner, A. J. | 228 Cottage Ave. |
| Swanson, Mrs. F. E. | 493 Peck |
| Smith, H. A. (Real Estate & Commissions) | 320 Homes Bldg. |
| Swanson, A. D. | unreadable |
| Schneider, A. (Galesburg Steam Dye Work) | 326 E. Main |
| Wasson, James T. (Attorney) | 320 Holmes Bldg. |
| West, A. | E. Berrien |
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