Friday, March 29, 2013

Fountain telephone directories

PPLD's Special Collections has a few old Fountain phone books available on microfilm.  Here are the results for 1907, 1917 and 1937. 

1907 Telephone Directory: Fountain
Fountain phone exchange. Businesses:
AT&SF Railway Co. Depot                            
Colorado Telephone Co, Public Pay Station, Mrs. Lucy Eichel Exchange Manager
D&RG Railroad Co., Wigwam Station
First National Bank of Fountain, Main St.
Gore Merchantile Co.
Houston Lumber Co., HL Lewis Mgr. Main St.
Hutchins, GA [Grace] , Post Office and store, S Main St.
Keys, Dr. CW, Hotel
Phillips, George I, home [painter]
Riddock, WG, home [real estate]
Town of Fountain, Charles Childs, Marshall
Warner, Geo. E., Hardware Store

Ranches
Cell, DL                                
Cell, Jos. M.       
Charter Oak Ranch, SG Hawks
Corp, Brady       
Gebbie Bros.     
Harman, John B                               
Link, Wm S.
Lock, WB
Love, RE
McElhiney, JD
Niles, LG
Page, FC
Potter, J Wilson
Robinson, JP
Robison, Art L.
Shaw, WD
Smith, John H
Stephenson, John
Thornton, FC
Wilson, AH
Wilson, O & J

Paso phone exchange
Ames, Mrs. Maggie, home         
Belch, Mrs. Jennie B., home (teacher)
Fountain Herald, TB & Nellie Pyles
Fountain Trading Co.
Gore, JW, home (store)
Reed, CC, home
Reed, Harry
Tucker, Geo. F., City Drug Store
Warner, Geo. E., home
Washbun, FB




October 1917 Telephone Directory: Fountain
AT&SF Railway Co. depot                            
Attebery, RC, Degen Ranch, Buttes
Avery, GE, ranch, Wigwam
Bell, BC, ranch
Bell, Mrs. Lydia
Benedict, HW
Blair & Love, ranch
Bobbitt, WD, ranch
Broadway, Dr. RO, drug store, office
Cell, DL, ranch   
Charter Oak Ranch
Child, CC, ranch east of Fountain
City restaurant, Abby S Putnam
Collins, JO, home
Davis, Thomas D., ranch
D&RG Railroad Co., Fountain depot, Wigwam Station
Drinkard &Emmert, ranch, EB Dillie Mgr.
Eichel, CK, ranch, Buttes
Eichel, Henry C, ranch, Buttes
Eichel, Lucy, residence main St.
Etter, Ira, home
Eubank, FD, home
Evans, EM, ranch Wigwam
Farrand, WC, home
Farrington, JT, feed and livery
Farrington, OC, Brunswick Hotel
First National Bank
Fountain Garage, Orcutt Bros. Mgrs.
Fountain Hardware & Implement Co.
Fountain Herald, TB & Nellie Pyles
Fountain Lumber & Supply Co., WP Riddoch Mgr.
Fountain Trading Co. , F. Torbit
Fountain Valley Land & Irrigation Co., northeast of Fountain
Gore, CA, home
Gore, Lorren T., home
Gore Merchantile Co., dry goods, groceries
HOP Livestock Co., Wm Holmes Mgr.
Hammitt, JA, ranch
Harman, John B., home, Wigwam
Hilgendorf, Dr. PJ, home
Hinch, Wm F., home
Hunt, RL
Jackson, Walter S., ranch, Wigwam
Johnson, CF, home, Wigwam
Johnson, George R.
Johnson, Wm
Keeton, Samuel, ranch
Lindsey, RJ
Logston, Rev. FL
Love, RE, ranch
Lum, Bessie E.
McAuliff, FP, Henkle Station
Monk, FH
Mountain States Tel & Tel Co., Logan Woodson Exchange Mgr.
Niles, LG, ranch
Northup, Mrs. HJ, ranch
Paige, FC, ranch, Wigwam
Paige MC, Lock Ranch
Phillips, George I, home
Pyles, Mrs. Nellie E.
Quick, JO
Redmond, John, Hanover
Reed, CC, Hanover Ave.
Riddoch, CW
Riddoch, WG, Investment Co.
Riddoch, WP
Robinson, JP, ranch, Wigwam
Sanders, RM, ranch, Wigwam
Sharp, Scott O., ranch
Shaw, WD, ranch Buttes
Smith, Ira
Smith, John H, ranch, Buttes
Spangenberg, CF
Stelson, DC, ranch Wigwam
Torbit, FE and WA
Town of Fountain, Geo Phillips, clerk
Townsend, JL, ranch, Buttes
Townsend, Mrs. John
Virden, LR, blacksmith
Ward, VM
Washburn, Wigwam
West, Horton
Wilson, Joe, ranch
Wilson, John, ranch
Wilson, Orestes, ranch
Wilson, SA, ranch
Wolf, Mamie, lunch room
Wommack, PT
Wyatt & Jamison, ranch



1937 El Paso Rural Directory (includes Township Range and Section for some...)
Fountain, Colorado. Mayor AC Johnson, pop. 577.
Abeyta, JG          5-16-65
Adams, George D., 8-16-65
Aldridge, JO, station agent [RR]
Aragon, A ret.
Askey, Morris O.
Bailey, Charles 7-16-64
Bala, Floretta
Barry, Jarad, lbr [laborer]
Bender, Thomas L 14-15-66
Benedict, Henry 8-16-65
Benedict, Irene L.
Bittikofer, Clyde E. elect weldr
Boulton, GW lbr
Boyce, Archie, electrician 29-15-65
Burnside, Amanda K., Rmg House
Camden, Lewis 13-15-66
Chancellor, John 5-16-65
Cherry, TA lbr
Child, EM 30-15-65
Christian, Ernest F. 17-16-65
Christian, Lee, section frmn
Christian, Martin 24-16-66   
        Arapahoe [food store]
Christian, Robert, mcht mgr
Colbert, DC, frmr
Collins, JO, sales pavilion
Colorado, Angel, lbr
Colorado, Jose, lbr
Conlogue, Mattie, RR I
Cordova, JB, lbr
Cortez, AM
Cossel, Olen F., gas & oil dealer
Croak, Albert, Rt 1 14-15-65
Cunningham, H, serv sta
Cunningham, OA, oil sta
Davis, WL, RR I 16-17-65
Deaguero, Juan J, lbr
Dean, Jack, lbr
Dewey, EG RR opr
Diltz, AK ret
Diltz, RG lbr
Dissler, FL 28-16-65 R
Duran, Mrs. JL, 5-16-65
Duran, Joe S., lbr
Duran, John M. RR section
Duran, Lucas lbr 5-16-65
Duran, Mary Jane, school tchr
Fox, Essie
Fox, Marvin, lbr
Frankenstein, Sallie Rt 1 18-15-65
Gaut, Isaac 26-16-65
Gearhart, AL 9-16-65 R
Gleck, Herman
Gleck, Chas
Gleck, William
Gilliland, MA, feed mill
Gladin, Quentin, airport emp
Galdin, WR, justice of peace
Grubb, Elmer E, MR I 24-15-66
Gulaar, Rev. Jose pastor
Harnes, AS, trucking business
Hudson, JW, phys, drug co.
Huff, Mrs. HT, 6-16-65
Jackson, J Roy, 25-15-66 R
Jackson, Roy 30-15-65
Jackson, WS 14-15-66
Jenson, CP, auctioneer
Jaramillo, Faustin frmr
Johnson, AC, carpenter
Johnson, Ernest 29-15-65 R
Johnson, JK 9-16-65
Johnson, JO 15-16-64
Johnson, Mary R 6-16-65
Johnson, Oscar J Rt 1 29-15-65
Jones, Mary E
Josephs, Roswell C asst head
   mstr, Fountain Valley School
Kerr, George, oil sta
Kerr, James 3-16-65
Keys, Mrs. Jesse
Lacy, George 10-16-65
Lawless, Charles 11-15-66
Lawless, CT 32-15-65
Leuer, George, lbr
Love, RE, 21-16-65
Love, AL, 20-16-65
McAuliff, Nina P 31-17-64
McAuliff, Pat F ret opr
McClure, AT 32-15-65 R
McCombs, Sarah J
McDowell, OBG, lbr
McDowell, HA
McGee, Thomas J
Mcowan, PO, ditch rider
Miller, Delila, tchr
Miller, TA ret
Monk, FH, hdwe mcht 5-16-65
Morris, Mary
Oldenstadt, LF 16-16-65
Orcutt, AE garage
Overton, PW 6-16-65
Peak, Harry F WPA supvsr
Pedroza, Gabino lbr
Peebles, Clare barbr shp
Pelphrey, UG lbr
Perea, Felix lbr 5-16-65
Perriman, Frank Rt 1 3-16-65
Pezoldt, Raymond 17-16-65
Remington, ME 1-17-66
Rinehart, ML 5-16-65
Rice, AF frmr
Rice, Ralph 22-15-65
Rivera, Jauan G lbr
Rivera, Joe 23-16-65 R
Salmon, Virgil 26-17-65
Sample, Kenneth J dairy & milk
Sample, Mamie 33-15-65 R
Sample, WA 7-16-65
Sanborn, Mabel P WPA dir
Sayers, AM city clerk
Seymour, George 16-16-65 R
Seymour, Lloyd 32-15-65 R
Seymour, Leonard A 5-16-65
Stowell, Alma J
Suter, JD
Sweeney, Anna
Templeton, LR electrician
Torbit, Charles A RR mail
Torbit, Rose
Torbit, WA school jntr
Townsend, Mary C 6-16-65
Trujillo, Henry lbr
Trujillo, Max frmr
Trujillo, Pete J lbr
Trujillo, Tom
Tye, Joseph H 33-15-65
Wallace, Fred R RR emp
Wallace, Sallie
Ward, Alfred R RR I 8-16-65
West, N Horton 31-15-65
Wolf, Arthur ret 35-16-66
Wolf, D Carlos 34-16-66

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