A list of Businesses and professionals in

Rainier, Oregon

1909-1910


POLK’S OREGON AND WASHINGTON GAZETTEER AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY 1909-1910 / PRICE, $8.00 / ISSUED EVERY ODD YEAR BY R.L. POLK & CO., INC. / (Members Association of American Directory Publishers) / SEATTLE, WASH.


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RAINIER. Columbia county. Pop 2000. A town on the Columbia river between Portland and Astoria, on the line of the A & C R R R, 47 miles n of Portland and 19 s of St Helen, the county seat. About 20 saw mills are located in the immediate vicinity, two sash and door factories, a creamery, a soap factory, numerous general stores, two newspapers, Columbia Register, semi-weekly, and Rainier Review, weekly, two banks, 2 churches and a school. Iron deposits exist in the vicinity. Exp, W F & Co and Northern. Tel, W U. Mail, daily. L Rush Farris, P M.

Alexander & Whitaker (Earl A Alexander, Jefferson C Whitaker), meats

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Anderson & Florin, cork mnfrs and turners
Archer Charles P, conf
Baldwin & Sherwood, undtkrs
Beaver Lumber Co, saw mill
BELL JOHN L, Groceries, Hardware, Furniture, Paints, Oils and Glass
Blanchard Dean, hdwe
Borglund Nils J, conf
Bourne J B E, lawyer
Brain J J, whol fish
Brown W L, saw mill
Buzard M H, mason contr
Campbell, Warren & Campbell, Sidney Campbell mngr, loggers
Chaffin George W, agt A & C R R R
Chambers George, saloon
Clark Andrew L, news dlr
Clark & Cain (Edward Clark, James Cain), saloon
Coe Benjamin F, restaurant
Columbia River Door Co, W D Plue mngr
Davis F R, dentist
Dietz & Clark (Wm J Dietz, Edgar Clark), proprs Rainier Meat Market
Doan Joseph B, real est
Dobelbower C C, carp
Doherty & Clark (Joseph E Doherty, Louis E Clark), saloon
Dutcher Orison, carp
Elliott Mrs N J, furn rms
ELLIS M & CO (Michael and Thomas Ellis), Dry Goods, Clothing, Millinery, Shoes, Furniture, Etc
Eureka Planing Mill Co, Marcus Bevens mngr
Evans C A & Co (Charles A Evans, Samuel H King), grocers
FARRIS BROS, L R Farris Pres, C H Farris Vice-Pres, General Mdse and Wholesale Lumber
Foster J D, baker
FRIEDBERG ADOLPH, Cigar Mnfr, Dealer in Confectioners’ Goods, Fruits, Nuts, Etc
FRY WALTER C, Pastor Methodist Church, Editor and Propr Rainier Review
Girt Mrs Marie, poultry breeder
Gulker L E, mason contr
Haggin A G, painter
Hankins Lumber Co, saw mill
HEALTH OFFICE THE, Miles Sheeirn Propr, Saloon
Holsapple Wm, mkt gardener
Howard H O, saw mill
HOWELL SISTERS (Sadie A and Lucy M), milliners
Inman John, cork mnfr
James Ethan A, saloon
Kapell O A, saloon
Langenbacher Robert P, propr Rainier Confectionery
Lawton P H & Co, saw mill
Lebire Samuel, blksmth
Lee Wm C, saloon and propr Rainier Grand Hotel
Lewis James, conf
LOWE MRS J, Propr Rainier Livery and Feed Stable
Lowman Bros, saw mill
Lupien & Sammons (Arthur Lupien, Grove Sammons), barbers
McIntire W P jr, logger
McLaren Alexander P, phys and propr Rainier Pharmacy
McLaren & James (A P McLaren, E A James), poultry breeders
McMilan Mercantile Co (James W, George W and John H McMilan), gen mdse
Milks J Harry, barber
Muckle Wm J, lumber
NUTT CHARLES, Jeweler, Watchmaker and Optician

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O’Connell M T, logger
Oregon-Kansas Lumber Co
Pacific Tel & Tel Co, A L Clark mngr
PALACE HOTEL, Herman Syverson Propr
Patterson Lumber Co, John Patterson mngr
Perry W M, carp
Prichard C C, carp
Rainier Band, W C Fry leader
Rainier Commercial Club, L R Rutherford pres, George W Vogel sec
RAINIER CONFECTIONERY, Robert P Langenbacher Propr, Confectionery, Cigars and Tobacco
Rainier Electric Power Co, J L Adams mngr
Rainier Grand Hotel, Wm C Lee propr
Rainier Hotel, H Frank Harmon propr
Rainier Iron Works, Dean Blanchard pres, F B Prescott mngr
RAINIER LIVERY AND FEED STABLE, Mrs J Lowe Propr (See adv)
RAINIER MEAT MARKET, Dietz & Clark Proprs
Rainier Mill & Lumber Co, W I Reed pres-mngr, Ben W Reed sec
Rainier Mine Co, L S Thomas pres, Florence E Thomas sec, Parker Stennick mngr, mineral soap
RAINIER PHARMANCY, Alexander P McLaren propr
RAINIER REVIEW, W C Fry Editor and Propr (See adv)
Rainier Water Works, W E Newsom propr
Reid Wm, piles and poles
Richardson Abbott L, Grocer
RIVERSIDE HOTEL, Wm H Belcher Propr
Rockey George, logger
Rosier & Mescher, saw mill
Sam Sing, lndy
Schmidt R E, phys
Scunessen John A, creamery
Sheeirn Miles, propr The Health Office
Silva Charles, saloon

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Simms O V, carp
Snyder & Co (Conrad and Wm F Snyder), livery
Stacy John, plumber
State Bank of Rainier (capital $25,000), Carleton Lewis pres, John Dibblee vice-pres, W B Lottman cashr
Stehman Bros, saw mill
Stewart N S, carp
SWETT LEON, Dry Goods, Clothing, Millinery, Shoes, Hardware, Furniture, Musical Instruments
Symons Wm, justice
SYVERSON HERMAN, Propr Palace Hotel
Thayer C G, saw mill
TROW FREDERICK, Groceries, Hardware, Hay, Grain and Feed
Turner Jacob, shoemkr
VOGEL GEORGE W, Real Estate, Loans, Insurance and Investments (See adv)
Wells Fargo & Co Exp, George W Chaffin agt
WILSON-CASE LUMBER CO, Willard Case Pres, C H Farris Sec-Mngr
Wilson C C Lumber Co (Chan C Wilson)
Wilson Fred, dairy
Wonderly O E, horse breeder


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