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BUSINESSES SINCE 1900
Excerpts from the Urbana Bicentennial


C. R. Wheeler Publisher of Urbana News

Theo. Haines Hardware

Elihu Culver Shoe Cobbler

Bill Cook Grocery

E. Ketterman Picklefactory

F. F. Burrell Livery Stable (bought from Titus)

Ed Grimm Blacksmith

Mr. Trimble Blacksmith

Art Rollingston Livery Stable

Chiner Denison Livery Stable

Ora Lane Hat Shop

Gene Lane Shovel Board Factory & wagon boxes

T. H. Remer Urbana Savings Bank

Albert Giese Lumber Yard

Mrs. Benson Bakery & Café

Frank Burrell & Sons
Fred & John
CattleBuyers

Fred (O. K.) Burrell Remer’s Hotel

Will Hoon Cement Block Works

A. C. Fox Shoe Sales & Repairs

Lena Schmitz & Margaret Schmitz    Midwife nursing, ran telephone office in their home, delivered mail

Oscar Mader Grocery & meat market

Elmer Cook Grocery

Dr. M. E. Dingman Drug Store & Doctor

C. O. Rosenkrans Blacksmith

Mr. Pfeiffer Drug Store

Hugh Brody Slaughterhouse

Oscar & Cliff Mader Produce Market

Harry Van de Venter Barber

Joe A. Smith Café & Cream Station until 1920. Drove grocery wagon for Aossey & Allbones, poultry & eggs until 1946. Real Estate 1946 - 1968

C. E. Scott Well Driller

Art Burrell Sold cream separators

Frances McVey Millinery Shop

Gephart & Wyckoff Grocery & dry goods

M. S. Tague & Co. Drug Store

F. N. Saunders Farm loans & sales (Peoples Bank)

S. E. Hawley Maxwell Car Sales

John R. Dowling Car Agency

C. J. Johnson Garage & Auto Delivery

Dr. D. A. Moore General practitioner

Dr. H. L. Trimble Dentist

James Romine Operated the creamery

C. A. Ridge Barber

E. B. Eighmey Jewelry Store & Optician

Habib & Hapip General Store

L.D. Landon Notary Public & Collection Agency

Dr. Walk General Practitioner

Lewis C. Kisling Jewelry Store

J. S. Bunker Blacksmith

F. W. Easton Veterinary

Ira Duncan Harness Shop

C. J. Haines Shoes & Groceries

Alvin C. Cox Cox Shoe Store

Wm. E. Cook Ice House - sold ice from the Cedar River

Amos Hoff First mail carrier between Center Point & Urbana

John Burk Mail carrier after Amos Hoff

Mrs. Burton Dime & Novelty Store

Jim Ferguson Remer Hotel

H. S. Moore Blacksmith & wagon maker

Ben Franks Operated movie house & grocery in old opera house

Ed Hunt Funeral Parlor & furniture store

Bill Wescott Pure food store & restaurant

Charley Johnson Grocery

Joe Moore Grocery

Grover Harger Grocery

George Chambers Official "Chicken Picker" at Consolidated Poultry

John Kisling Hotel

Wm. Todd Furniture Store & Funeral Parlor

Abdoo Aossey Grocery

Aossey & Albones Grocery

Art Miller
Clarice (later)
Clover Farm Store

Fred Ketterman Hotel (east edge of town)

Link Wilson "Town Cryer"

Henry Delay Opera House

Becky Benson Grocery

Sid Hacker Hardware

Mandy Urmy Tavern & Restaurant

Mr. Urmy Barber

Everett Hawley &
Cliff Hinkle
Standard Oil station & garage

Frank Heath Dry Goods & Grocery

Benny Sherman Grocery

Ethel Johnson Restaurant

Clark & Bessie Rice Postmaster

Ed Kramer Grocery

Cecil &
Harmie Knouf
Grocery

Henry Kramer TV & Radio Shop

Merle & Rosena Brody Restaurant

Don Cress Plumbing & Heating

Rowden Bros.,
Bill Floyd, Ray
Tavern

Ed Moore Poultry

Jim Dripps Conoco Station (1938 - 1963)

John Johnson Gas station & garage, Conoco tank wagon

Ray Soden Carpenter

Russell Wyckoff Plumbing & Heating, Carpenter

Kramer Brothers
Clarence & Lawrence
Grading Service (17 years)

Mike & Zelma Leibsch Restaurant (1945 - 1950)

Earl Reid Implement & Feed Store

Libby Reid Grocery

Roger Schlarbaum Grocery

Paul Berry Grocery

Marvin (Skip) Reid Tavern

Marilyn Andrews & Jim Relf Tavern

Joe Sand Conoco Station

Leo Kramer Postmaster

Leon Goodell Grocery

Ivan & Phyllis Parbs Restaurant

Lynn & Lola Burrell Restaurant

Jim & Iona Gardner Restaurant

Suzie Brody Tavern (1934 - 1964)

Gary Haars Feed Store

Art Dufresne Tavern

Sid Black Tavern

Kirby Albones Tavern

Art Lathrop Tavern

B. Goodwin Tavern

Floyd Smittcamp Tavern

Lloyd Lovell Tavern

Harold McCaw Tavern

Ralph Kuhn Tavern

Lloyd Halloway Tavern

Ray Loaf Tavern

Ross Johnson Tavern

Bob Smith &
Collen Maynard
Tavern

Roger Smalley Tavern

Larry Cronbaugh Tavern

Jeanne Pospisil Tavern

Wendell Beresford Standard Station & Barber (1972 - 1974)

Ross Cook Cook’s Grocery (Jack Spratt) (1912 - 1971)

Wiley Jones Barber (1934 - 1970)

Cliff Mader Barber (1928 - 1975)

Earl Reid & Sons Urbana Feed & Implement

Max Roseberry Hardware - Started in 1948 for 25 years

Harry Hoon Phillips, Sinclair, & Gulf Station (1958 - 1972)

Wilbur Bach Skelly Station & Bach Motors - Car sales for 30 years

George Rick Carpenter (1936 - 1971)

Dell Ferguson Conoco Station (1970 - 1974)
Conoco Tank Wagon (1954 - 1957)

Fred Kisling Conoco & Standard Tank Wagon

Joe A. Smith Realtor (1946 - 1968)

Henry Rinderknecht Carpenter (1937 - 1976)

Phyllis Waterhouse PW Barber Styling (1975 - 1976)

Walter Hepker Town Marshall 31 years

Lawrence Fish Town Marshall 5 years

John Williams Conoco tank wagon


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