139 No. 9th Street
Address: 139 North 9th Street
Legal Description: North 44’ of the North 72’ of Lots 81 & 82
Building:
Note: This location began as Sanborn location 506. In 1906, it was divided into two business locations. From 1872 to 1906, this history covers both 135 and 139 as one location. After 1906, this history is about 135 only.
1872 Vacant lot
1886 George DeWolf put up a livery barn on Center street near the post office.
1888 George R. Bates traded his farm in Hamilton Township to Jennie Brown for the property north of The Signal office occupied by the L. F. Pardue Livery Stable. The building covered the area between the alley on the north and the Kessler Building on the South.
1888 Voris and Burt bought this property from Shumway and Webb.
1888 W. T. Voris sold his interest in the livery business of Voris and Burt in Geneva to Mr. Burt.
1889 James Burt sold his livery stable to James Bumgarner.
1890 DeWolf & Shumway’s livery barn, known as the Palace Livery, was located here. Although the Sandborn maps in 1892, 1897 and 1902 refer to the livery barn as the Palace Livery, there is no mention in the digitized newspapers for Fillmore County of the Palace Livery in Geneva.
1890 Hafer Bros. had a livery, feed and sale stable here.
1891 Ora Compher Livery, Feed and Sale Stable was here.
1892 The Sanborn Maps showed the Palace Livery here.
1897 The Sanborn Maps showed the Palace Livery here.
1897 In January Pardue & Bradley were the proprietors of a livery, feed and sale stable located here, three doors north of the Post Office.
1897 In July, Pardue & Bradley dissolved their partnership in the livery business. L. F. Pardue will continue the business at the old stand.
1899 In March, S. P. Lester of Exeter leased the vacant livery barn north of the Signal. Mr. Lester’s son-in-law, Frank Craft will conduct the business which will be called Lester & Craft.
1899 In August Lester & Craft sold their livery stock to Frank Burnett. Lester & Craft will go to Exeter.
1899 The office in the Burnett Livery stable located next door north of the Signal office was improved and a new sign was displayed.
1900 Peter Weis & Bert Bradley formed a livery stable partnership. Mr. Weis’s stock was moved from the Park Livery barn to the stable just north of the Signal office.
1900 E. M. Wade of Republic City, KS, purchased the Andy Burnett livery stock in the Pardue barn north of the Signal Office.
1902 The Sanborn Maps showed the Palace Livery here.
1902 P. D. Weis and Jos. Owens, who had been in partnership in the livery business, dissolved their partnership. Mr. Owens bought Mr. Weis’s interest in the business
1903 In April, F. C. Huntley of Stanton, purchased the business from Joseph Owens, and became the new proprietor of the Owens Livery (Palace Livery)barn.
1903 In August, the Palace Livery Barn operated by F. C. Huntley north of the Signal office and the Jay Weaver barn across the alley to the north burned.
1903 In November, F. C. Huntley and family moved to David City where Mr. Huntley purchased a livery barn.
1905 Fred and Charles Picard purchased the property and began the erection of two storerooms just north of the Nebraska Signal office. The north room was to be used for the post office.
Note: This location is now only what was located in the north half of the building—139.
1906 The post office moved into its new building.
1909 The Sanborn Maps showed the post office here.
1909 The Geneva Post Office was moved here from 125 No. 9th.
1912 The Post Office suffered damage, but no mail was destroyed when the Boston Store burned. The Post Office was temporarily moved to the Geneva State Bank while repairs were made.
1922 The Sanborn Maps showed a post office.
1926 The Post Office moved across the street to the north suite of offices in the new brick building erected by the Geneva State Bank.
1926 Charles Ashton moved from east of Bailey’s grocery to the store room just north of Chenoweth’s.
1926 E. A. Ayres of Orleans purchased the pool hall equipment that was stored in the C. L. Picard building. This equipment formerly owned by H. E. Sailors, who operated in the Union Block on Court Street.
1927 N. S. Fielding of Alliance purchased the pool hall of E. A. Ayres.
1928 N. S. Fielding sold the pool hall to Anton Nigrin of Crete.
1929 Nigrin and Nigrin operated a snooker pool hall
1931 Anton Nigrin sold his pool hall to James Delaney.
1933 The Sanborn Maps showed a store.
1934 James Delaney sold the pool hall back to Anton Nigrin and James Pospisil from Crete.
1935 Haskell Jones purchased the Nigrin and Pospisil pool hall.
1935 Haskell’s pool hall application was denied. He took in Fred Schneider and the application was granted.
1936 Fred Schneider applied for a liquor license for the N 85’ of Lot 81.
1938 Fred “Cap” Schneider opened Pastime Tavern and Billiard Hall.
1944 Fred Schneider sold his billiard hall to Wilfred Budler. The name was changed to Bud’s Place.
1950 In March, Bud’s Place was sold to Bob Dondlinger, who changed the name to Bob’s Place. Bob Dondlinger was granted a liquor license and pool hall.
1950 In November, Kenneth Leonard announced that he had purchased Bob’s Place. The business will be called Ken’s Place. He was granted a license to operate a pool and billiard hall and sell liquor.
1951 In March, Kenneth O. Leonard, dba Ken’s Place at this location, applied for a license to sell beer at his place of business.
1955 In February, Kenneth Leonard sold his business, Ken’s Place, to Frank Hoarty. The name was changed to Frank’s Place.
1955 In April, Frank Hoarty applied for and was granted a beer license.
1955 In July, Frank Hoarty sold the business back to Kenneth Leonard.
1957 In May, Ken’s Place was purchased by Frank Hoarty. The Leonard family planned to move to Colorado Springs.
1958 In February, Frank Hoarty sold Frank’s Place to Richard “Dick” Schafer. The name was changed to North Side Tavern.
1958 In December, Richard Schafer sold the North Side Tavern to Bernard Pavelka from Hastings. The business name was changed to Bernie’s Place.
1963 Bernie Pavelka sold his business to Gerald Lattin of Red Cloud.
1963 Gerald and Stella’s Place opened.
1964 Hollis Schelbitzki of Bruning purchased Gerald and Stella’s Place. He renamed the tavern the Bar S.
1965 Fred and Joan Mohlman purchased the Bar S from Hollis Schelbitzki.
1966 Wilma Peters purchased the bar.
1970 In January Bar S Tavern reopened after being closed for several weeks. Marvin Peters was the new owner-operator.
1974 Marvin Peters closed The Bar S and sold his equipment. The building was owned by Charles Picard. He completely renovated the building for the First Federal Savings & Loan branch office.
1975 First Federal Savings & Loan opened an office here. The Production Credit Association was also located here.
1980 First Federal Savings & Loan moved to its new building at 1141 G Street. The Production Credit Association office moved to 115 So. 10th.
1981 Jeans North, a women’s and children’s clothing store, owned by Claudette Thomsen, operated here.
1983 Jeans North moved to 984 G Street.
1984 Vincent Kennel opened the Geneva Physical Therapy Clinic.
1991 Vincent Kennel closed his office.
1992 Don Apley Associates opened an investment office here and remained through 1993.
1994 Ourada Chiropractic Clinic, owned by Dr. Steve Ourada, opened here.
This was ongoing as of the last posting.