1887 Ness Business Directory

1887 Ness County Business Directory
Official State Atlas of Kansas

transcribed by Sheryl McClure

Smith and Brinton, Real Estate Dealers and Money Loaners. Estab. 1878. P. O. Ness City

Porter Bros. and Rice. (Silas W. Porter, Attorney at Law; J. R. Porter, Notary Public; James W. Rice, Abstracter). Lands, Loans, Abstracts and Insurance. Buy and sell school lands, deeded lands, timber claims, farms and town property. Estab. 1886. P. O. Ness City

Calhoun Bros. Dealers in General Merchandise. The Pioneer Firm of the County. Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats and Caps, Groceries, Provisions. The New City Photograph Gallery connected. Estab. 1878. P. O. Ness City

Mrs. Calhoun, Millinery and Fancy Goods, Novelties and New Styles as they appear in the Market. Estab. 1884. P. O. Ness City

Ness County Bank. A General Banking Business Transacted. Farm Loans Negotiated. Special Attention Given to Collections. Estab. 1878. P. O. Ness City

N. C. Merrill, Breeder of Thoroughbred and Graded Polled Angus Cattle. The Imported Bull Faro No. 3729 at the head of the herd. P. O. Ness City

State Bank of Ness City. Capital $100,000. B. F. Hermon, Pres.; C. E. Clarkson, Cash'r; Roy A. Thompson, Ass't Cash'r. A General Banking Business. Special Attention Given to Collections. Estab. 1886. P. O. Ness City

Wetherbee and Morgan (W. B. Wetherbee, Notary Public; A. T. Morgan, Attorney at Law). Loan Money. Buy and Sell Land. Estab. 1885. P. O. Ness City

Bank of Ness City. Borthwick Brothers, Proprs. (C. F. Borthwick; G. A. Borthwick, Notary Public). General Banking Business Transacted. Real Estate Loans Negotiated. Estab. 1885. P. O. Ness City

L. M. Bice and Son, Dealers in Dry Goods, Groceries, General Merchandise, Boots, Shoes, and Rubbers. Opera House Block. Estab. 1878. P. O. Ness City

Ness County Land and Loan Co. Headquarters for Land for Cash or on Time, by the Quarter or Sections. Farm Loans and Abstracts. W. D. Miner, Pres.; R. K. Beymer, Secr. Estab. 1885. P. O. Ness City

Geo. S. Redd, Loan and Real Estate Agent. Estab. 1880. P. O. Ness City

W. A. Ogden, Real Estate and Stock Broker. Estab. 1886. P. O. Ness City

J. G. Arnold. County Treasurer. Stock and Ranch Business. Estab. 1884. P. O. Ness City

J. H. Baker, General Stock Ranch, Sec. 36, T. 18, R. 26, Challacombe.

E. McGlothlin, Land Agent and Notary Public. Pays taxes, buys and sells real estate for non-residents. Owns Buda Ranch on the Hackberry Creek, Sec. 27, 34, T. 20, R. 26. Well Cultivated, Good Buildings. P. O. Buda.