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ATKINS Population, 250. On the C., M. & St. P. Ry., in Fremont township, Benton County, 20 miles southeast of Vinton, the judicial seat, and 11 from Cedar Rapids. Has Lutheran and Presbyterian churches and 2 banks. Tel., W. U. Exp., W., F. & Co. Telephone connection. W. R. Mitchell, postmaster. Alden Henry, auto repairer Andrews & Townsend, restaurant Atkins Cement Tile Co Atkins Cornet Band Atkins Grain Co, grain elevator ATKINS SAVINGS BANK (Capital $40,000), Geo Rinderknecht Pres, W A Koster Cashr Farmers Savings Bank (capital $15,000), W J Beatty pres, R MacNiel cashr Fritz A L, dray Fritz J J, hotel Home Lumber Co, J K Meeks mngr Hoppel George C, general store Johnson Floyd, garage Johnson F Mrs, drugs Johnson J J, live stock Johnston W B, blacksmith Koehn J H, hardware Koehn W G, farm implements Koster W A, cashr Atkins Savings Bank Krahling H C, automobiles MacNeil R, cashr Farmers Savings Bank Mitchell W R, general store and postmaster Mueller P, harness Park P A, physician Rinderknecht George, coal and lumber and county supervisor Stemple Wm, meats Stewart A L grocer Swartz E E, r r, exp and tel agt Wagner Wm, cigars and billiards BELLE PLAINE. Population, 3,800. Dating its settlement from 1862, is an incorporated city located on the C. & N. W. Ry., in Iowa township, Benton county, 35 miles sw. of Vinton, the judicial seat, 34 w. of Cedar Rapids, and 93 ne. of Des Moines. It is lighted by electricity, has a gas plant, water works, fire department, Catholic, Congregational, Evangelical and Methodist churches, excellent schools, 3 banks, opera house and 2 newspapers, the Belle Plaine Herald and the Union. The round house and repair shops of the C. & N. W. Ry. are located here. Tel., W. U. Exp., Am. Harvey Slack, postmaster. Ahrens Samuel, cattle breeder Ahrens & Sweet (G R Ahrens, C A Sweet), insurance American Theatre, C M Frederick propr Andrew Bros, well borers Armstrong Benj, restaurant Bailey Real Estate Agency (Robert M and Ross R Bailey) Barnard W D, real estate and ins Beem A B & Son farm implts and harness Belle Plaine Canning Co, J C Milner pres, W A Mall sec Belle Plaine Gas Co (capital $40,000), John Meyers pres Belle Plaine Herald (weekly), Roy E Howard publr Belle Plaine Opera House Belle Plaine Telephone Co, S Wertheim pres and mngr Belle Plaine Union (weekly), O C Burrows, publr Bender A F, drugs Berry Charles, exp agt Blanche & McMillan, vet surgs Blue J D, insurance Boyson Hollie H, jeweler Brand W O, cashr Citizens' Natl Bank Bryan A L, physician and county coroner Buchwald E D, laundry Buckeye Clay Products Co, J A Williams pres, G R Ahrens sec Burley House, Frank Kilmer propr Burns A H, billiards and soft drinks Burrows John, tinner Burrows O C, publr Belle Plaine Union Butzloff Wm A, hardware Carlson Abraham A, tailor CEDAR RAPIDS BUSINESS COLLEGE (Cedar Rapids), A N Palmer Pres, W C Henning Principal Citizens' National Bank (capital $50,000), Charles A Blossom pres, W O Brand cashr Collins D L & Son, paints Collins Francis B, dentist Conklin Henry D, contractor Corn Belt Savings Bank (capital $35,000), W J Guinn pres, W A Irwin cashr Craig W R, autos and garage Deerr Byron, genl store Deese James L, confectioner Dixon Thomas, live stock breeder Dodd Thomas, vulcanizer Doughty John F, dry gds and shoes Driscoll J L, furn and undertkr Duda Thomas F, grocer Ealy E M, dray Eclipse Lumber Co Elliott A, drugs Ewen M, furn implts Farmers Creamery Co, C W Burnham pres, Charles A Sweet sec Feddersen August E, jeweler First National Bank (capital $60,000), G R Ahrens pres, C A Sweet cashr Goodwin Adah, milliner Grauel Charles W, dentist Greenlee T F, insurance Grossman & Dixon, meats Guinn & Irwin (W J Guinn, J H Irwin), insurance and real estate Gumbiner Robert L, clothing Hall Mary Mrs, laundry Hancock R L, dentist Hanson John F, confectioner Hartman Lewis W, grocer Hawkeye Oil Co (Waterloo) Henry Fred H, lumber Herring Hotel, Will P Herring propr Hickey Edwin D, real estate Hidy Henry R & Son (Henry R and Archie B), live stock Hosmer Charles P, tinner Hughes C E, lawyer Hunt M E, auto repairer IOWA RAILWAY & LIGHT CO, (General Offices Cedar Rapids, Iowa), M W B Sealy Mngr Irwin J E, variety store Irwin W A, cashr Corn Belt Savings Bank Irwin & Moderwell, insurance Johnson Walter, live stock Kalina A E, dry goods Kavenda & Axler, shoes Kollman Wm, plumber LaDage Fred, plumber Lager Charles W, grocer Lawrence Thomas, general store McBride L, blksmith McMorris James, physician Malcolm L E Auto Co Manatt C W, furniture Martin Frank, baker Martin H R, chiropractor Miller J Franklin, clothing Milner John C, real estate Milner Robert S (USA), lawyer Modlin Richard C, undertaker Moore & Stead, restaurant Muench Paul R, grocer Murch Albert J, physician Nemo Theatre, C M Frederick propr Nichols & Herejk (Edward and John G Nichols, W J Herejk jr), drugs Norton Arthur, grocer Palmer Bros (E A and T J), foundry Palmer E A jr, auto repair Park Ed G, harness Park & Co (James Park, W D Wheeler), contrs Pecenka Frank, cigars Severs C F, cigars and billiards Shelby H A, produce Snyder Charles W E, lawyer Soiney Oscar, real estate Thorpe U B, automobile repairer Peterman George W, shoes Plumb Luther, auto tires Prusha F W jr, garage and machinist Quigley Lee, confectioner Rude Auto Co Sankot Frank, live stock Scheetz Louis, stock breeder Schneider G, photogr Scrimgeour Wm C, lawyer Severin Henry, autos Siepmann F W, meats SLACK HARVEY, Postmaster Stone F V, plumber Sweet C A, cashr First Natl Bank Tahash G E, blacksmith Tappin Edward A, grain and coal Thiesen Wm, meats Tidball W B Mrs, milliner Van Deest Samuel, hardware Vincent Wm A, physician Walton James O, cattle and poultry breeder Wandling Fred, blacksmith Ward James, house mover Ward Samuel P, cement blocks Welch J H, real estate Wertheim Solly, clothing Whelan Ralph L, chiropractor White J A, county supervisor Wilcox C B, grocer Williams James A, physician Wopat C, variety store Workingmen's Building and Assn, G R Ahrens sec Wright Charles F, contractor Yavorsky G W, physician BLAIRSTOWN Population, 650. An incorporated town on the C. & N. W. Ry., in Leroy township, Benton county, 21 miles s. of Vinton, the judicial seat, and 17 n. e. of Des Moines. Has Evangelical, Lutheran, Methodist and Presbyterian churches, electric light and power plant, bank, an opera house and a weekly newspaper, the Press. Large shipments of grain and live stock are made here. Exp., Am. Tel., W. U. Wm. J Hoebel, postmaster. Benton County State Bank (capital $25,000), Robert Ferman pres, R D Kimm cashr Blairstown Grain Co Blairstown Opera House, Wm H Wood Blairstown Press (weekly), C W Canfield publr Burch J H, billiards Canfield C W, publr Blairstown Press and printer Cline J R Co (Joseph R and Ethel A Cline), general store Coder Thomas, carpet weaver Cornelius Ed C, meats Cramer A T, coal Denniston & Partridge Co, lumber Driscoll J L, furn and undertaker Bekert H O, restaurant Edwards George L, r r, tel and exp agt Elsner R A, general store Fairmont Creamery Co (Omaha, Neb), L J Marlow mngr Goss George W, real estate Gruenenwald Dairy Hamilton Clarence, dray Henry Frank, chiropractor Hoebel Philip, hardware and implts HOEBEL WM J, Postmaster Iowa Telephone Co, Ed Watkinson mngr Kelly G T, blacksmith Kimm B, general store Kimm G H jr, general store Kimm Ira, live stock Kimm R D, cashr, Benton County State Bank King House, Mae Byfield mngr Line Hiram, surveyor Lynch Patrick H, lawyer Martin C W, plumber Miller L B, farm implements Nelson Hans, harness Paul's Pharmacy (Benjamin J and Della B Paul) Ransom Dora Mrs, insurance Schoen Joseph F, dentist Schultz Walter O, garage Thode & Schallou (Peter Thode, Charles Schallou), auto garage Tomson T L, physician Wood Wm H, restaurant CHENEY In Benton county. Mail to Mt. Auburn. Schmitz Bros, lumber and coal GARRISON Population, 450. An incorporated town on the C., R. I. & P. Ry., in Jackson township, Benton county, 7 miles w. of Vinton, the judicial seat. Has 3 churches, 2 banks. Tel., W. U. Exp., Am. Chas. F. Irons, postmaster. Baum E H, cashr Farmers' Savings Bank Bryant Auto Co, automobiles Carle Frank C, physician City Hotel, Charles Blocker propr Culp E R, farm implements Donald A J, cashr Peoples Savings Bank Farmers Lumber & Grain Co, P M Mettlin mngr Farmers Mercantile Co. W H Naylor mngr Farmers Mutual Telephone Co Farmers Savings Bank (capital $20,000), J W Hanna pres, E H Baum cashr Garrison Brick and Tile Works Garrison Lumber, Grain and Coal Co, Hayes Henkle pres, C W Forbes mngr Garrison Supply Co, D A Tisdale mngr Harwood Bros, live stock Heiden Louis F, drugs Iido Canning Co Iowa Railway & Light Co, electric plant IRONS CHARLES F, Postmaster Lahue Alexander Mrs, carpet weaver Liddy Hanna, milliner Nabholz & Mack, garage Pastime Theatre, B G Tyler, propr Lynch F J, restaurant Merchant Roy, drayage Naugle S E, grocer Peoples Savings Bank (capital $15,000), A J Donald cashr Roe G A, billiards Searle L R, r r, exp and tel agt Tyler Charles N, meats Urice Wm J & Sons, live stock Wenner Oscar, hardware KEYSTONE Population, 500. Settled in 1880. An incorporated town on the C., M. & St. P. Ry, in Kane township, Benton county, 21 miles s. w. of Vinton, the seat of justice, and 30 from Cedar Rapids. Has Catholic and German Evangelical Lutheran churches, a newspaper and two banks. Exp., W., F. & Co. Tel., W. U. Magnus A. Merkel, postmaster. Bechtold Charles, contr Bennett Joseph E, drugs Blakey Thomas, restr and meats Buch George, county supervisor City Water Works (municipal), John A Koeppen supt Donnan Walter A, dentist Farmers Savings Bank (capital $15,000), Henry J Meyer pres, W C Hamann cashr Feuerbach John F, grocer Hamann W C, cashr Farmers' Savings Bank Tamann & Harder, insurance Harder Henry, harness Harding Printing Co, publrs Keystone Bulletin Heckt Ernest, furn and hdwe Hellwig Gustaf F, poultry breeder Iowa Railway & Light Co, light plant Jacobson H F, mayor Johnson Hardware Co (C A Johnson, Louis Nigg), hardware and furn Keystone Bulletin, Harding Printing Co publrs Keystone Cement Works, cement mnfrs Keystone Hotel, Mrs Wm Schuett prop Keystone Mercantile Co, R Wm Bernstorff mngr, grain and coal Keystone Opera House Keystone Turner Hall, John F Feuerbach sec King Wilder Grain Co (Cedar Rapids), Geo H Thiessen mngr, grain and coal Krum F G, physician MERKEL MAGNUS A, Poultry Breeder and Postmaster Little German Theatre Nunn Earl, r r, exp and tel agt Prueter & Miller, agrl implts and pumps Roenkendorf Wm, general store Schenken F W, insurance Severin H C, livery Smith Llewellyn, sheep and cattle breeder Snow Bros (Payson and Russell), cattle breeders Stookey D W, general store Thiessen Henry, meats Thomas C E, physician LUZERNE Population, 200. An incorporated village on the C. & N. W. Ry., in Leroy township, Benton county, 25 miles south of Vinton, the judicial seat. Has Congregational and Lutheran churches and a bank. Tel., W. U. Exp., Am. Wm. Kouba, postmaster. Deppe Bros, confectioners Hughes F H, live stock Kluss F H, live stock KOUBA BROS, General Store KOURA WM, Postmaster Luzerne Mercantile Co, grain and implements Pelham Auto Co Radake H, live stock Schulze Fred, creamery Stok Frank, blacksmith and implts Thedee Nicholas, cream station MOUNT AUBURN Population, 280. On the C., R. I. & P. Ry, in Cedar township, Benton county, 8 miles north-west of Vinton, the judicial seat. Has Church of Christ and Methodist Episcopal churches and a bank. Tel., W. U. Exp., Am. Grover Wiese, postmaster. Bell W E, poultry Burd W E, hardware and harness Call W E, contractor Christopher W F, vet surgeon Cole Lloyd, live stock Farmers Telephone Co, Guy See mngr Haines Samuel, restaurant Havirland J A, r r, exp and tel agt Healy J A, meats Hind W H, drayage Jenks James, billiards Kitchen C H & Co general store Mount Auburn Savings Bank (capital $15,000), D E Mackie pres, P L Lupton cashier Oliver J N Mrs, restaurant Rogers L R, stock food St Clair R H, lumber and coal St Clair & Son, grain Schnoor George, county supervisor Smalley J A, agrl implts and grain Usher W W, garage WIESE GROVER, Drugs, Wall Paper, Cigars and Postmaster NEWHALL Population, 300. On the C., M. & St. P. Ry, in Eldorado township, Benton county, 14 miles s.e. of Vinton, the judicial seat. Has Catholic, Lutheran and Presbyterian churches, a newspaper and a bank. Tel., W. U. W., F. & Co., Exp. C. S. Moller, postmaster. Baumgartner George, live stock Bradley Carl, physician Brecht Edgar, billiards Dalby Thomas H, lumber and coal DeKlotz Louis, ins and cashr Newhall Savings Bank Gardemann & Jungclaus (Wm Gardemann, Adolph Jungclaus), live stock Groff Bruner L, live stock Grovert Charles & Son, automobiles Heinrich A W, automobiles Huyck Osborne H, r r, exp and tel agt Kaeberle Otto, grain Kennedy J J, meats and poultry Kolsto Martin L, hardware Millett J R, publr Newhall News MOLLER CHRISTIAN S, Postmaster Moller C S & Son, lunch room and confectionery Newhall Cornet Band, Porter Olson leader Newhall Hotel, J W Fowler propr Newhall News (weekly), J R Millett pubr Newhall Opera House, Chas E Erland prop Newhall Savings Bank (capital $30,000), John A Miller pres, Louis DeKlotz cashr Olson John, cattle breeder Seilhamer & Fuller, agrl implts Shurfeld Wm, drugs Steadman Elbert E, poultry breeder Strawn Alvah E, cigars and billiards Swanson Andrew, veterinary Vitt Joseph, general store Wagner & Rosburg, general store Werning Fred, livery NORWAY Population, 500. An incorporated town on C. & NW. Ry., in Florence township. Benton county, 24 miles south of Vinton, the judicial seat, and 16 from Cedar Rapids. It has Catholic, Friends, Lutheran and Methodist churches, a weekly newspaper, the Benton County Star, and 2 banks. Exp., Am. Tel., W. U. Benton County Savings Bank (capital $15,000), Henry L Uthoff pres, John H Pickart cashr Benton County Star, Ray Burch publr Beresford John L, creamery Beyer John, real estate Blakely Ward H, lumber, coal and cement Burch Ray, publr Challed C W, drugs Derfinger J W, creamery Doebek George A, cashr First Natl Bank Eckey Ernest, restaurant Ellingson Elling, cattle breeder Emanuel Nick, blacksmith Farmers Elevator Co First National Bank (capital $25,000), Charles E Simpson pres, George A Doebek cashr Flamming Henry, billiards Glenn J C, vet surgeon Heynen Al C & Co (Al C and Nina Heynen, general store Hofferd H W & Co, general store Hofferd J & Son (Jacob and Frank), general store Holland Bros, harness Horwedel W F, billiards Jennings C, dairy Johnson A M, lumber Kimm Jacob, contractor Kuen Rhinehart V, automobiles Muir Wm W, dentist Norland Lars J, live stock Norland W L, auto garage Norway Opera House Norway Water Works (city owners) Pickart John H, cashr Benton County Savings Bank Pickart J H Mrs, milliner Pirie Glen, automobiles Pirie Hans L, farm implements Pirie James, farm implements Schinker Neil J, automobiles Schloeman Aug, cattle breeder Sevening W R, restaurant Siepman Henry W, garage Siepman Wm, meats Simpson Charles E, physician Tow Cyrus A, cattle breeder Turner Z B, drayage Union Hotel Watts Charles, carriage trimmer and trapper Werning & McGregor (August Werning, Allen McGregor), hardware and furn Williams Edward M, physician SHELLSBURG Population, 650. An incorporated city on the main line of the C., R. I. & P. Ry., in Shellsburg township, Benton county, 12 miles s. e. of Vinton, the judicial seat, and 15 miles n. w. of Cedar Rapids. It contains Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian churches, 2 banks, an opera house and a weekly newspaper, the Shellsburg Advance. Ships grain and live stock. Tel., W. U. Exp., Am. Edward M. Bratton, postmaster. Albertson J E, publr Shellsburg Advance Barnes R, drugs Beatty John M, farm lands Black B H, contractor Combs George, tinsmith Boles Irving S, physician BRATTON EDWARD M, Postmaster DeFoe Wm M, furniture and undertaker Dorsey R P, restaurant Farmers Mutual Telephone Co, I S Boles mngr Hanover F, meats Hanover Henry J, meats and grocer Harbert Roy E, insurance Hayes J M, live stock Holmes George W, produce and grocer Iehl & Trego, blacksmiths and wagonmakers Iowa Canning Co (Vinton), Harry Bender mngr Iowa Telephone Co, N E Barlow mngr Johnson O M, tailor Kibble A A, automobiles and garage King Frank L, groceries, hardware and implements Lashbrook E E, physician McBroom F M Mrs, milliner Moeller Julius A, creamery O'Brien J W, moving pictures Park Hotel, Mrs Anna Files prop Penrose Wm O, cash Shellsburg Savings Bank Peoples' Savings Bank (capital $25,000), J M Beatty pres, A K Rife cash Quinn Jacob C, photographer Rambo D L, baker and restr Rife A K, cash Peoples' Savings Bank Robbins Jacob F, general store Shellsburg Advance, J E Albertson publr Shellsburg Brick & Tile Co, A J Budd mngr Shellsburg Grain & Lumber Co (capital $15,000), A J Budd pres, H Dickinson sec, A K Rife treas Shellsburg Machinery & Supply Co (W G Gintert, J C Quinn) Shellsburg Opera House, A J Budd mngr Shellsburg Savings Bank (capital $15,000), D K Johnson pres, Wm O Penrose cashr Shomler Florence, clothing and harness Spurgeon Clarence, garage Stookey Charles F, lawyer Worley S S, r r, exp and tel agt Wyant, Dickinson, Heath Co (J E Wyant, Herbert and L A Dickinson, H W Heath), general store and farm implts URBANA Population, 600. An incorporated town on the W., C. F. & N. Interurban Ry, in Polk township, Benton county, 12 miles northeast of Vinton, the judicial seat, and 6 northwest of Center Point, the nearest railroad station. Has Adventist, Christian and Methodist churches and a bank. J. Dean Burrell, postmaster. Abbe & Son, restaurant Aossey & Allbones, general store Bell Telephone Co Burrell Bros, live stock BURRELL J DEAN, Postmaster, Real Estate and General Insurance Casner Wm E, apiarist Cook W E & Son, grocers Farmers' Telephone Co Cross Lee, hotel Dietz W W, exp agt Dingman M E, physician Eighmy E, jeweler Ferguson C D sr, agrl implements Gilchrist L K, cashr Peoples Savings Bank Hatch & Brookman Lumber Co Heath Frank, grocer and harness Hoon Wm E, cement block mnfr Hunt E T, undertaker and furniture dealer Johnson G J, livery and garage Ketterman Canning Co, E L Ketterman mngr McCammon E, meats Peoples' Savings Bank (capital $15,000), A Gephart pres, L K Gilchrist cashr Penard P F W, drugs Remer T H, cashr Urbana Savings Bank Revel P, vet surgeon Titus Samuel, drayage and garage Urbana Creamery Co, Ted Rouse propr Urbana Hardware Co, S J Hacker propr Urbana Opera House, D W Lane mngr Urbana Savings Bank (capital $20,000), John T Hamilton pres, T H Remer cashr Westcott Wm J, restaurant Wheeler G W, picture theatre VAN HORN Population, 500. An incorporated town on the C. M. & St. P. Ry., in Union township, Benton county, 14 miles southwest of Vinton, the judicial seat, and 23 from Cedar Rapids. Settled in 1881. It contains Catholic, Evangelical Lutheran and Methodist churches, 2 banks, a newspaper, the Record, etc. Tel., W. U. Exp., W., F. & Co. Mae K. Honzelka, postmaster. Barron Charles, cashr VanHorn Savings Bank Boisen Wm, furn and undertaker Bowen Dana, r r, exp and tel agt Bowker George W, vet surgeon Boisen Nina S, milliner Burns Alwin H, grocer Coon Clifford G, drugs Cornelius Edward C, meats Dircks A W, contractor Donnelly John F, live stock Dauchy H O, electr supplies Davis George E, general store Farmers' Co-operative Co (capital $32,000), Charles VanDeusen pres, lumber and coal Farmers' Mutual Telephone Co, E Sherman Thompson mngr Farmers Savings Bank (capital $25,000), Wm Jewett pres, P R Holler cashr Gallman Auto Co, garage Grady Clem W, dentist Grewe & Witte, billiards Griese Christian, tailor Griese Martin, livery Hammer George, florist Hartung & Holler (Charles H Hartung, Peter R Holler), real estate and ins Henderson J E, furn and undertakers Holler P R, cashr Farmers Savings Bank HONZELKA MAE K, Postmaster Hoover Walter, contractor Hotel Coughlin, Mrs M J Coughlin propr Hunt L Mrs, restaurant Kaeberle Otto, grain and coal Kelly & Woltersdorf (James Kelly, Wm Woltersdorf), general store Kerkman Jesse, billiards Kerkman & Young, hardware and farm implements McPike G F, restaurant Moore F W, publr Van Horn Record O'Brien John R, live stock Paulsen & Sons (Peter N and Herman E), hardware and implements Princess Theatre (C Griese) Schallau C, blacksmith Schmidt & Barron (O B Schmidt, Charles B Barron), insurance Streliner John, contractor Thompson Frank L, automobile garage Thompson Thomas L, physician and hospital Van Horn Auto Co (E J Woltersdorf, J G Gallman) Van Horn Concert Band, Richard Honzelka leader Van Horn Electric Light and Power Plant (city owner) Van Horn Record, F W Moore publr Van Horn Savings Bank (capital $12,000), Henry Kerkman pres, Charles B Barron cashr Wagner George A, physician Weiditz Herman, harnessmaker Yeisley W C, grain and coal VINTON Population, 4,000. Dating its settlement from 1846 and incorporated as a city in 1869, is located on the Cedar river and on the C., R. I. & P. Ry., in Benton county, of which it is the judicial seat, 24 miles northwest of Cedar Rapids, 121 northwest of Burlington, and 167 northeast of Des Moines. The city is well laid out, has broad streets and avenues, handsome and substantial business blocks and residences, is lighted by electricity, has a good system of water works and excellent sewerage. It has churches of the Baptist, Catholic, Christian, Evangelical, German Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian and United Brethren denominations, good public schools, an academy, free public library, 4 banks, an opera house, etc. The Iowa College for the Blind is located here. The press is represented by the Eagle (semi-weekly) Review (weekly), and Cedar Valley Times (tri-weekly). Ships grain, produce, canned goods and live stock. Tel., W. U. Exp., Am. H. G. Kruse, postmaster. Adams Ulysses G, dry goods Aikley Brick and Tile Works, V W Aikley propr Albert C F, real estate Allen A B, cashr Peoples Savings Bank Allen & Wallace (E K Allen, W C Wallace), publrs Vinton Review Austin Joe P, photographer Baker Francis W, general store Bassett & Westover, live stock Benfer Fred, cigars Bills J A & Son (John A and Bert M), jewelers Borland R L, dentist Boyd Sisters (Viola and Lucena), miliners Brown-Fry Motor Co (C P Brown, George W Fry), automobiles Brown John, poultry breeder and wall paner Bruner & Bickel (Geo H Bruner, Geo H Brickel), agrl implements Bryan Daniel L, grocer and harness Bryant Edward T, real estate Butterfield A R, dentist Buxton Edwin A, vet surgeon Cameron Roy, clothing Campbell J P, restaurant Carter James R, tailor Cato Sells Hotel, J M Gibney propr CEDAR RAPIDS BUSINESS COLLEGE (Cedar Rapids), A N Palmer Pres, W C Henning Principal Cedar Rapids Oil Co Cedar Valley Land and Investment Co John Lorenz sec Cedar Valley Times, H G Kruse publr Consamus N J, tinsmith Conter Peter J, clothing Cook Albert, repair shop Cook Charles B, dray Cushing & Welsh (J H Cushing, H S Welch), 2d hand goods Douglas Lawrence, grocer Eden Fire Ins Co, W E Fry sec Ellis Lumber Co (capital $20,000), Wm C Ellis pres, Lawrence W Ellis sec Engledow Clarence A, photographer Evans Elmer P, clothes cleaner Farmers' Mercantile Co, Bert J Turner mngr, grocers FARMERS' NATIONAL BANK (Capital $65,000, Surplus $35,000), George Horridge Pres, W C Ellis Vice-Pres, Geo D McElroy Cashier, F L Gerbich Asst Cashier Farwell Bert L, poultry Fischer & Fischer (H M and Clara E) Florida-Indian River Land Co, P O Christianson pres, George N Urice sec Fowler Clarence E, poultry and produce Fry Furniture Co (W Clark Fry), furniture and undertakers Gale George F, hardware Geyer J G, baker Gilbert G W, dentist Gilchrist W E, county auditor GOODHUE W S, Cashier State Bank of Vinton Griffin Clark C, physician Griffin Clark C jr, physician Hall Clyde A, baker Hall Wm S, feed and coal Hanover Geo, meats Harper Charles S, county supervisor Hays Bert, feed mill Hayward-Glock Shoe Co (capital $10,000), J W Hayward pres, J Glock sec, S S Hayward treas Hite E F, electrician Hotel Downs, Mrs James C Downs propr Houlihan A C, insurance Hulse Wm C, laundry. Iowa Canning Co (capital $500,000), C C Griffin pres, F G Ray sec Iowa College for the Blind, J W Jones acting supt Iowa College for the Blind Library Iowa Hardware Co (Samuel F Parzybok) Iowa Telephone Co, Charles E Parcell mngr Jackson P M, cigar mnfr Jameson Bros (Freeman S and George N), grocers Jervis Wm, dry goods Kaldenberg M T, shoes Keller B F, harness and shoes Kirk Dry Goods Co, George Horridge pres, J G Haish sec Kirkland & White (Louis J Kirkland, Arthur White), lawyers Knapp George E, lawyer and county attorney Knapp George R, abstracts and real estate Knupp Daniel C, abstracts, real est and insurance Knutz Amalie C, milliner Knutz Henry, livery Koster W A, county treasurer Krukenberg Roy, drugs and jeweler Kruse H G, publr Cedar Valley Times Lauretson Lars, blacksmith Lent Ralph R, drugs Luckey George M, physician Luckey John E, physician Lyons James, house mover MCELROY GEORGE D, Cashier Farmers' National Bank McIntyre Shoe Co (Bert H and Roy H McIntyre) McWhartor & Son (Edward and Milton), live stock Marietta & Bickel (John E Marietta, Wm E Bickel), real estate and loans Marsh H J, wall paper and paints Melberg Amos, county engineer Miller Henry, shoes and apiarist Moelk August, dry goods and crockery Moon & Secor, hardware Mossman Hugh, lawyer Mossman & Moon (A H Mossman, C H Moon), grocers Muhl Lumber Co, Theodore Muhl propr Murphy Edward A, publr The Vinton Eagle Murray C J, livery Naylor & Middlekauff (Clarence E Naylor, Seymore B Middlekauff), grocers Noble Isbend, live stock Northern Minnesota Land and Invesment Co, J M Beatty pres, J G Carrier mngr Norwood Clifford W, insurance Palace Theatre, Palace Theatre Co proprs Peoples' Savings Bank (capital $50,000), John Young pres, A B Allen cashr Port Glenn A, jeweler Rasley Ella Mrs, milliner Rasley James A, notions Reed C H, agt C R I & P Ry Reeve I Milton, auto livery Ridge Walter, tailor Robinson Stinson, agrl implt mnfr Rosenberg Daniel S, harness Ruhl J A, sheriff St Clair A E & Son (Archibald E and Glen M), automobiles St Clair F J, clerk of court St Clair Harry A, county recorder Sauer Wm C, vet surg and livery Schloeman Linnie E, county supt of schools Sebeck Wm, tailor Smith Benjamin, contr and builder Smock Millard D, contr and builder Spencer Wm M, livery Standard Oil Co, Louis Reeves agt STATE BANK OF VINTON (Capital $65,000, Surplus $20,000), F G Ray Pres, C C Griffin Vice-Pres, W S Goodhue Cashier Stickney David H, county supervisor Stookey C Owen, osteopath Strippel & Young (Werner Strippel, Ethel Young), furn and undertakers Strong Harry L, drugs and stationery Thompson Willis H, feeds, seeds, plaster and cement Tilford Collegiate Academy, Thomas F Tobin prin Tilford Library (Library Tilford Collegiate Academy) Tobin, Tobin & Tobin (M J Hamilton and John), lawyers TRAER J F, Cashier Vinton Savings Bank Ulom Samuel A, drugs URICE BROS (Logan B Urice), Florists, Growers of Fine Pot Plants Urice George N, insurance Urice John T, real estate and ins Vinton Canning Co (capital $25,000), J W Hayward pres, C W Miller sec, George R Kelley supt Vinton Commercial Club, W Strippel pres, George N Urice sec Vinton Creamery Co (Charles Daniels) VINTON EAGLE THE (Semi-Weekly), Edward A Murphy Publr Vinton Free Public Library, Elizabeth Williams librarian Vinton Gas Co, E T Bryant pres, Martin Kennedy sec and mngr Vinton Granite Works (Charles Lynk, Harry Allen) Vinton Harness Co, Fred E Butterfield propr Vinton Heat & Artificial Ice Co, J M Beatty pres, George D McElroy sec, W S Goodhue treas Vinton Ice Co (W H and E C Thompson, C E Cram) Vinton Mutual Fire Ins Co, C C Griffin pres, J F Traer sec Vinton Review (weekly), Allen & Wallace publrs VINTON SAVINGS BANK (Capital $20,000, Surplus $10,000), W C Ellis Pres, J F Traer Cashier Vinton Savings Building and Loan Assn, W C Ellis pres Vinton Water and Electric Light Works (city owner), Walter Klingman supt Waterstradt F C, grocer Webb Sisters (Clara Webb, Mrs Nana Cross), milliners White & Potter, grocers and meats Whitney & Chadbourne (Jay P Whitney, J T Chadbourne), physicians Wilson Frank, garage Wood Thomas, artificial stone mnfr Woodhouse G R, physician Wratislaw F J, insurance Zimring & Sigel, junk WALFORD Population, 130. On the C., M. & St. P. Ry, in Florence township, Benton county, 29 miles southeast of Vinton, the judicial seat. Has Catholic and Methodist churches and a bank. Exp., Adams. Tel., W. U. Wesley H. Serbousek, postmaster. Deniston Partridge Lumber Co Erger Lewis, garage Chamberlain S S, blacksmith Farmers' Savings Bank (capital $10,000), B W Humphrey cashr Donahue A J, exp agent Farmers' Elevator Co Humphrey B W, cashr Farmers' Savings Bank Kodera Charles, harness Olson I, carpet weaver Ross T D, real estate Sampson Thomas, horse buyer SERBOUSEK WESLEY H, Postmaster and General Store Shunka J W, billiards and confectioner Svoboda John, general store Vanous John, carpet weaver Weland N E, poultry Weston M O, poultry WATKINS Population, 150. On the C. & N. W. Ry., in St. Clair township, Benton county, 22 miles south of Vinton, the judicial seat, and 19 from Cedar Rapids. Has Catholic and Presbyterian churches and a bank. Average price of improved farm lands $225 to $235 per acre. Tel., W. U. Exp., Am. Burt L. Waychoff, postmaster. Brannan Wm J, soft drinks and billiards Buhrmann James J, hardware Henni Marie Mrs, confectionery Kettler Edward H, cashr Watkins Savings Bank, real estate and insurance Kimm August S, poultry breder McClure Arthur D, r r and exp agt Newton George A, live stock Quaker Oats Co, D D O'Neill mngr Schmidt Bros, threshers Watkins Auto & Implement Co, Theodore Nolte mngr Watkins Grain Co, L O Eaton mngr Watkins Repair Co, S H Rank propr Watkins Savings Bank (capital $20,000), George Frese pres, Edward H Kettler cashr WAYCHOFF BURT L, General Store and Postmaster Wolf Thomas, general store |
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