Hallsville Business History

(Dates are approximate time of existence based on research. Updated Daily.)

Photograph taken by Charles Morgenthaler from the windmill facing South along the Paris Rd (Route B). Pre-1920

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Banks

1895 - The Bank of Hallsville (Lot on NW corner of 4 way)
1924 - Hallsville State Bank (Now Central Bank of Boone County)
2022 - Exchange Bank of Missouri

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Barbers & Salons

1899 - R. M. Dill (Barber)
1900 - Mille Tribble (Barber)
1902 - Zadok Weldon (Barber)
1905 - Runie Hutchins (Barber)
1925 - 1950 - Leslie C. Stevinson (Barber)
1929 - R. W. Davis (Barber and Shoe Man)
1932 - Sam Schooler (Barber and Shoe Shop)
1920-50 - L. C. Stevinson (Barber Shop)
1950 - Tom Cheatham (Barber Shop)
1954 - Mitchell Daugherty (Barber Shop)
1954 - 1962 - A. A. Chambers (Chambers Barber Shop)
1963 - Howard Green (Green's Barber Shop)
2020 - The Color Bar (Salon)
2022 - True Gents (Barber Shop)

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Blacksmiths

1845 - Amos Coats (3/4 Mile NE of Current Town)
1852 - John Denham (First House in the Town)
​1863 - John W. Parrish
1870 - W. W. Tucker
1883 - James Havens
1905 - J. A. Elliot
1906 - J. T. Trail & D. L. Daughtry
1912 - Claude Purdy
1917 - Ewens Brothers (W. L. Ewen & Brother)
1918 - L. T. Hulen
1920 - Howard Frink
​1890-1931 - John A. Elliot
1924 - Tom Allen (South of Hallsville)
1929 - William Morgenthaler
1946 - T. D. Cheatham

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Butchers

1904 - Joe Hudson
1906 - Charley West

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Post Offices

1846 - 1851 - Col. John W. Hall 
1851 - Middletown (Middleburg) (Located West of Hallsville)
1851 - 1854 - Col. John W. Hall (Reopened)
1854 - Petty's Store (Named Hallsville)
​​1865 - Leach's Store (Named Hallsville)

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Livery Stables

1904 - J. W. Hedges
1915 - Pemberton Livery Barn

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Mercantile & General Stores 

1853 - Petty's Store (Built by Col. John W. Hall) - SW Corner of 4 Way
1854-56 - Stone's Store (Built by Mat Stone) - NE Corner of 4 Way
1860 - LaRue Store
​1865 - Leach's Store
1860-1880 - P. H. Jones Store
1878 - Roberts & Co.
1878 - Keen House (W. W. Tucker)
1884 - Varnon & Berry (C.T. Varnon sold out to R.S. Tucker 1884)
1884 - Tucker & Berry
1884 - Otho Barnes
1884 - Hulett & Prather
1892 - Roberts & Hulen (Bought by Brawley & Hulen 1893)
1892 - Ed Bratton's Store (Bought by Brawley & Hulen 1893)
1893-1900 - Brawley & Hulen
1897 - J. H. Carpenter
1898 - Hulen, Hulett, & Co.
1906 - J. J. Austene
1910 - H. H. Roberts
​1916 - R. R. Robinson Drug Store
1919 - Faucett & Hulen
1916-1919 - Dysart & Brown
1920 - R. F. Hulett
1921 - Lewis & Son
1920 - W. W. Roberts
1922 - Lewis & Dysart
1922 - Hallsville Mercantile Company
1919 - G. T. Asbury
1920-1947 - C. C. Quisenberry
1924 - Kemper & Quisenberry
1927 - J. C. Jones & Sons
1935 - Chrisman's Cash Store
1935 - Chandler & McDonald
1937 - D. M. Chandler Produce Co.
​1937 - Trotter's Korner Kash Store
​1946 - Austene Drug Store
​1947 - A. J. Welch
​1947 - Norris & South General Merchandise
​1957 - Wheeler's Grocery
1957 - Austene's Sundries
1957 - Grigsby's Grocery & Service Station
​1960 - Sam's IGA
1960 - Johnson Feed Store
1962-1972 - Hallsville Hardware Store

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Doctors, Dentists and Drug Stores

1878 - Hall & Bro.
1878 - Dr. Horner
1893 - Dr. Rothwell
1904 - Dr. E. J. McGee (Traveling Doctor, office in Centralia)
1915 - Dr. M. Goldburg (Traveling Doctor, Pemberton Hotel)
1900-1916 - R. R. Robinson Drug Store
1919 - Dr. Charles B. Lawrence
1920 - Dr. H. P. White (Traveling Doctor)
1919-1925 - J. B. Quisenberry Drug Store
1925 - H. H. Buescher (Traveling Dentist, Woods Hotel)
1937 - Daugherty Drug Company
1945 - Austene Drug Co.

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Undertakers

​1878 - P. H. Jones Store
​1884 - Jones & Hall
1920 - R. M. Hulett 
​1934 - Chandler & McDonald 
1937 - G. L. Shock

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Hotels

1893 - Dr. John Rothwell - Hallsville Hotel
1900 - Austin - Hallsville Hotel
1903 - Pemberton Hotel (Rented from Mr. Austin)
1917 - Mrs. A. O. Einstien - Pemberton Hotel
1918 - A. C. Barclay - Hallsville Hotel
​1925 - Woods Hotel
1931 - Mrs. Smith - Hallsville Hotel

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Lumber Yards & Saw Mills

1900-30 - Carpenter Bros. (Wm. H Carpenter &)
1900-1910 - H. H. Tandy (Sold to H. H. Burks)
1910-1935 - H. H. Burks
1916 - Marcus Hulen

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Movie Theaters

1924 - Kemper & Quisenberry (Held inside the General Store)

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Service Stations & Garages

1923 - Hallsville Mercantile Co. (Standard Oil Service Station & Garage)
1938 - Marvin Brown (Conoco Service Station & Garage)
1945 - Davies Garage (Phillips 66 Service Station & Garage)
1946 - C. C. Critchfield (Service Station & Garage)
1948-1952 - Clarence Hofstatter (Mobil Service Station & Garage)
1952 - Roy A. Ott (Mobil Service Station & Garage)
1957 - Grigsby's Grocery & Service Station
1959 - Toalson's (Service Station & Garage)
1958-1962 - Allen Davies & Ralph Long (Service Station & Garage)

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Restaurants & Eateries

1920 - Lunch Counter - Robert Price (Inside the Barber Shop)

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Telegraph Operators

1904 - Velton White

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​Telephone Operators

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Transportation Businesses

1904 - J. A. Elliot - (The Vehicle Man - Wagons/Surries)
1926 - R. W. Davis - (The Electric Shoe and Harness Shop)
1938 - Pemberton Trucking Service - (Hauling & Shipping)

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Jewelers

1899 - Sam Schroder - (Traveling Merchant)

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Milliner (Hatter)

1899 - Mrs. William W. Tucker Jr - (Caroline Tucker)

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Other Stores / Businesses

1894 - Armstrong Bros. - (Poultry & Swine)
1928 - Frank Berkley - (Decorator)
1955 - Army Surplus Store
1956 - Roy Prescott - (Cream Store)