acct.............accountant
add................addition
agt...................agent
al....................alley
assn............association
asst..............assistant
av...................avenue
bdg h........boarding house
bds..................boards
bet.................between
bkbndr...........bookbinder
bkpr.............bookkeeper
bldg...............building
blksmth..........blacksmith
blk...................block
cab mkr.......cabinet maker
carp..............carpenter
C.R. Co.....Carson Rand Co. (Central Dry Goods House)
cig mkr.........cigar maker
civ eng......civil engineer
clk...................clerk
Co..................company
col.................colored
cond..............conductor
C.C...Constitution Democrat
com mer ... commission merchant
confectr .......... confectioner
contr ............. contractor
cor ............... corner
dep ............... deputy
dept .............. department
dom ............... domestic
e ................. east
eng ............... engineer
e s ............... east side
exch .............. exchange
fl ................ floor
fur rms ........... furnished rooms
gas ftr ........... gas fitter
G C ............... Gate City
harness mkr ....... harness maker
Hub ............... Hubingers
Huiskamp's ........ Huiskamp Bros Co.
ins ............... Insurance
I-P Co ............ Irvin- Birge Co
K-B Co ............ Kelogg-Birge Co
Kkk ............... Keokuk
lab ............... laborer
mach .............. machinist
M E ............... Methodist Episcopal
meat mkt .......... meat market
mnfg .............. manufacturing
mngr .............. manager
mntr .............. mounter
n ................. north
Nat ............... National
ne ................ northeast
nr ................ near
notary ............ notary public
ns ................ northside
nw ................ northwest
opp ............... opposite
opr ............... operator
paper hgr ......... paper hanger
P E ............... Protestant Episcopal
photpg ............ photographer
pk ................ park
pl ................ place
P O ............... Post Office
pres .............. president
Presb ............. Presbyterian
prin .............. principal
propr .............. proprietor
pub ................ publisher
r .................. residence
R C ................ Roman Catholic
rms ................ rooms
r r ................ railroad
ry m s ............. railroad mail service
s .................. south
se ................. southeast
sec ................ secretary
shoemkr ............ shoe maker
T S Can Co ......... Tri State Can Co
s s ................ South side
st ................. street
stenog ............. stenog rapher
supt ............... superintendent
sw ................. southwest
tchr ............... teacher
tel ................ telephone, telegraph
tel opr ............ telephone or telegraph operator
trav agt ........... traveling agent
treas .............. treasurer
vet surg ........... veterinary surgeon
vice pres .......... vice president
w .................. west
whol ............... wholesale
wid ................ widow
wf ................. wife
wks ................ works
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