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1882 Business Directory
Central City

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(c. h.) indicates county seat



A Black Hills gold mining town with a floating
population of 3,000. It is in Lawrence county,
3-1/2 miles west of Deadwood (c. h.). The town has
various stores, shops, mining corporations, a newspaper,
a brewery, and some manufacturing interests, and
contains 3 churches, Methodist, Catholic, and Congregational,
and a graded school. The amount of bullion shipped from here
monthly is variously estimated at from  $75,000 to $100,000.
All shipments are made to Deadwood via Pierre on
D. C. div. C. & N. W. Ry. Stage to Deadwood daily,
also to Sidney (Neb.) and Bismarck. Mail, daily.
N. S. Gilbert, postmaster.

NAME BUSINESS
ALDEN, H A
lawyer and notary
ALGEO James
boots and shoes
BARCLAY Charles & Co
Mnfg jewelers
BARNES Alexander M
books, stationery, blank books, tobacco, cigars, and telephone exchange
BARNETT Henry
furniture
BASSEL & EDEMAN
bakers
BELL John
carriage maker
BELLIVEAU J & A
dry goods
BEMENDERFER & LEWIS
restaurant and hotel
BERTSCHY George
hotel
BOWMAN John H
saloon
BRENN & DECKER
blacksmiths
BURGOYNE Felix
saloon
CARTER Thomas
founder and machinist
CENTRAL GOLD MINNG & MILILNG CO
Daniel Bogle pres and general manager
CHARBONO Edward
carriagemaker
CHARLES John
boots and shoes
CHENEY James B
physician
CLANCY Rev W P
Congregational
COHN Isaac
clothing
CORNER SALOON
Elijah P Fowler propr


DAILY HERALD
T J Webster, propr, W R Snider editor
DAISY BILLIARD HALL
Davidson & Mills proprs
DAVIS John C
wines, liquors and billiards
DELANNAY John
saloon and billiards
DILLON & CO
druggists
DRENNAN J J
lawyer
FATHER DESMET CONSOLIDATED GLD MINING CO
Capital $10,000,000, J B Hagin pres, Henry Deas Sec, H M Gregg supt and agent. Quartz 100 stamps.
FORTH Joseph
saloon
FRAIN Mrs Barbara
milliner
FRANK & GOTTSTEIN
grocers
GARDEN CITY HYDRAULIC CO
gold mines, 3 miles north
GILBERT Nathan S
postmaster
GOLDBLOOM David
clothing
GREAT EASTREN GOLD MINING CO.
Capital, $500,000. Silas C Hays sec, F M Dorrington supt.


HEHL Christian C
confectionery, cigars and tobacco
HEIN & HECKMAN
brewery
HENLEY Wm
oils and mill chemicals
HEWES Julius
grocery and clothing
HICKEY Joseph
barber
JOHNSON Solomon P
meat market
LeBEAU John B
mnfg jeweler and dealer in watches and clocks
LENK John C
boarding house and meat market
LIBERMAN S & CO
clothing
LINDALE Carl
carpenter and builder
LOWENTHAL Max
merchant tailor
McDONALD John W
hardwar, stoves and tinware
McLAUGHLIN & Cassels
stamp mill (25 stamps)
MANN & BASS
druggists
MATTHIESSEN Peter
grocer and saloon
MEISEL Louis
meat market
MILLER, SILKERSON & CO
planing mill
MORAN Michael G
wines and liquors
NEW YORK MINING CO
Daniel W Greene supt
NOVOK & GILLETTE
barbers
THE OFFICE
W P Welch propr
OGDEN DAVID
grocer
ONSTADT Andrew
saloon
OYSTER BAY RESTAURANT
Mullens & Gay proprs; warm meals at all hours
PERRYMAN Robert H
physician
PERRYMAN R H & Son
druggists
PHILLIPS BROS
grocers
PIERCE Moses
flour and feed
PORTLAND MINING CO
O P and H K Ankenny proprs, silver mine 8 miles s w
RAINWATER Erasmus
saloon and billiards
RAMSAY Wm E
books and stationery
REILLY & HEFNER
general store
RITTER Joseph N
wines, liquors and billiards
ROLF & SOUTER
wines, liquors and billiards
ROSENKRANZ Fred
saloon
ROSENKRANZ Henry
brewery, saloon and malt house
SCHLOREDT Wm
bakery and confectioner
SCHOLER John G
barber
SEARLES Jesse D
Methodist
SEEDALL Joseph
boots and shoes
SHANNON Edward
restaurant
SIMPSON Mrs Harriet J
propr Denver House
SNIDER Wm R
editor Daily Herald
SPARKS & ALLEN
grocers
STANNUS John
lumber and ice
STEBBINS, MUND & FOX
bankers
SUTTO Henry
jeweler
TAYLOR John T
carriagemaker
VINELETTE Charles G
saloon
WEBSTER Thomas J
propr Daily Herald
WELCH John
saloon
WENKE John G
hardware
WILKINSON Huger
lawyer
WILLIAMS Henry
physician
WISNER Higby J
livery
ZOELLNER Jonas
clothing

Source: 1882 Minnesota State and Dakota Territorial
Gazetteer and Business Directory,
R. L. Polk & Co. and A. C. Danser

Transcribed by Lynn Diemer-Mathews and uploaded May 20, 2026.