Delta County Texas — Welcome

Source:
Texas State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1890-1891
T 917.54
T 312p
1890-91
page 298-299
Repository: The Center for American History at The University of Texas — Austin

COOPER. — An incorporated town in Delta County, of which it is the judicial seat, 335 miles northeast of Austin, 19 northwest of Sulphur Springs, the nearest railroad station and banking point, and 10 miles from Ben Franklin, the nearest railroad station. It contains good hotels, 2 churches and a school and 2 weekly newspapers, the Courier and the Boomer. Population, 800. Mail, daily. C. V. Rattan, postmaster.

     Baker J W, wagonmaker.
     Bennett R D, general store.
     Bennett & Holmes, lawyers.
     Cook & Bedford, drugs.
     Crewell J M, painter.
     Custer J F, Propr Delta Courier.
     Dale J J, gin and feed mill.
     Delta Boomer, A S Hornbeck propr.
     Delta Courier, J F Custer propr.
     Dowd, brick mnfr.
     Fisher Bros, grocers.
     Grant S M, justice of peace.
     Harrison W H, livery.
     Harvey & Rattan, Drugs.
     Henslee J F, hardware.
     Hornbeck A S, propr Delta Boomer.
     Hubbard A G, general store.
     Lambeth, J W, general store.
     Lain H B, drugs.
     Lane D H, lawyer.
     Marvin, Joseph, meats.
     Nichols A J, attorney.
     Nidever B F, livery.
     Oliver Mrs. Eliza, hotel
     Oliver G B & Sons, grocers
     Parkhill, Wm, barber
     Pickers J H, grocer.
     Pickers Wm & Son, grocers.
     Roley E, blacksmith.
     Staten & Parkhill, saloon.
     Still J J, saloon.
     Stratton T L, county surveyor.
     Terrell G M, gen store, gin and feed mill.
     Tower C A, blacksmith.
     Tucker M A, county attorney.
     Whitten W F, attorney.