R. L. Polk & Co.'s Iowa State Gazetteer
1912-1913
Directory for Cedar County
Transcribed by Sheryl on August 26, 2022
| CLARENCE. Population, 662. An incorporated town on the C. & N. W. Ry., in Dayton township, Cedar county, 12 miles n. e. of Tipton, the county seat, 35 e. of Cedar Rapids and 47 w. of Clinton. Has Catholic, German Evangelical, Methodist and Presbyterian churches, a graded public school, 2 banks and a weekly newspaper, the Sun. Tel., W C Exp. Am. Telephone connection. Charles Smith, postmaster.
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| Allen Elijah, live stock. |
| Baird Bros (George and Charles), masons. |
| Baird George, house mover. |
| Bixler August R, live stock. |
| Blair Wm H, drugs and stationery. |
| Brink Henry, sorghum mnfr. |
| Buchan Alexander, painter. |
| Burton Lewis L, produce. |
| Clarence Clothing Co. |
| Clarence Cornet Band. |
| Clarence Hotel, Oscar J Lapp propr. |
| Clarence Savings Bank capital $25,000, David Elijah pres, Ingram Bixler, cashier. |
| Clarence Sun, C A Seaton publr. |
| Clarence Telephone Co, A B Cottrell pres, C A Seaton sec. |
| Cosgrif Edward, cattle breeder. |
| Crittenden Stephen S, lawyer, insurance and mayor. |
| Crow Frank W, city clerk. |
| Culbertson Frank, wagonmkr and propr Clarence Opera House. |
| Davis Silas M, live stock. |
| Dean Edwin C, meats. |
| Dean Samuel A, meats. |
| Decker Frederick, live stock. |
| Decker & Woods (Charles E Decker, Thos W Woods), general store. |
| Donkle Bros (O M and C M), lumber and coal. |
| Drake James E, contractor. |
| Elsner Rudolph A, general store. |
| Fictor Leonard, jeweler. |
| First National Bank capital $30,000), M B Cottrell pres, R O Hoyer cashr. |
| Frink Earl, live stock. |
| Fuller Asa, hardware. |
| Goldsmith Fred, supervisor. |
| Hageman George W, dentist. |
| Hecht Fred, real estate. |
| Herman Joseph L, grocer. |
| Hoffner Frederick H, restaurant. |
| Hoyman Elmer, cattle breeder. |
| Iowa Cold Storage Co, C E Martzahn mngr, produce. |
| Jons Henry, hardware. |
| Kampen John W, mngr, Keve Lumber Co and agt Wells Hord Grain Co. |
| Kelley A E, live stock. |
| Kemman's H D & Sons, H D Kemman pres, Alvin H Kemman sec, farm implts. |
| Keve Lumber Co, J W Kampen mngr. |
| King-Wilder Grain Co, F A McNeil mngr. |
| Lapp Oscar J, propr Clarence Hotel. |
| McCarty Wm F, general store. |
| McLeod Simmons L, cattle breeder. |
| McNeal Scott, apiarist. |
| Mueller Gus A, harness. |
| Nicoll David T, physician. |
| Ohe John, restaurant. |
| Oliver Conrad G, junk. |
| Onions George D, cement sidewalks. |
| Park Charles G, drugs. |
| Peabody G F, painter. |
| Peterson Christian, shoes. |
| Robinson Silas A, drayage. |
| Rowser Edward E, vet surgeon. |
| Rummel Wm H, cement sidewalks. |
| Sanctuary Wm F, tinsmith. |
| Scott Milton, live stock. |
| Seaton Charles A, publr Clarence Sun. |
| SMITH CHARLES, Postmaster and Undertaker. |
| Smith John E, physician. |
| Spaulding Samuel W, bill poster. |
| Spear Stewart, fruit grower. |
| Wells Hord Grain Co, J W Kampen agt. |
| Werling Will, livery. |
| West Theodore, general store. |
| Whyman Victor W, furn and undertaker. |
| Wilkin Charles, drayage. |
| Williams Charles R, rr, exp and tel agt. |
| Zuck John, surveyor. |
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