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ford, Conn., Aug. 1, 1826; emigrated to Kane Co., Ill., in 1846, and in 1858, came to this county, settling in this city, where he has been engaged in the grain trade. Enlisted in the 32d I. V. I. in 1862, serving in the army of the Cumberland until discharged in 1865; in 1878, was elected Overseer of the Poor and Township Trustee. Married Sarah Lichty, who was born in Kane Co., Ill.,

in 1846.

Coons, Jacob, Justice of the Peace.
Cordell, Alfred, miller.
CORWIN, C. W., Assistant Mar-

shal and Notary Public; was born in
Tompkins Co., N. Y., in 1834; emi-
grated to Lake Co., Ill., in 1847, and
to this county in 1857, settling in Fox
Township. Married Alice McStay in
1860, who was born in Dundee; they
came to this city in 1864. Willard H.
is their only child.

Cornell, Wm., minister. Cottrell, W. A., Deputy Auditor. Couch, Carl F., attorney. COWIN, E. F., attorney at law; was born in Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 28, 1847; received his education in his native city, and, after attending the Law School at Ann Arbor, Mich., he was admitted to the bar in Ohio Sept. 6, 1869. Came to this county June 28, 1870.

Cox, G. W., painter.

Craig, Wm., plaster and stone mason. CRIPPEN, J. H., physician and surgeon; was born in Decatur, Otsego Co., N. Y., April 9, 1850. Moved to Ithaca, Tompkins Co., N. Y.; commenced the study of medicine with E. B. Nash, M. D., of Courtland, N. Y., and graduated at the Hahnemann Medical College in Philadelphia in 1872; commenced the practice of medicine in Ithaca, N. Y.; came to this county in Jan., 1874. Married Minnie M. Clingman April 10, 1877; she was born in Greene Co., Wis., Jan. 5.1857. Crooker, Charles E., drayman. Crotty, L. R., livery.

Crouse, D. F., physician.

Crouse, D. W., physician.

Crouse, Henry, physician.

Crowley, I. R., prop. Key City Hotel.
Crowther, W. A., Justice of the Peace.
Cutler, D. A., short-hand reporter.

CUTLER, F. E., hardware; born in Canada August 1, 1843. Married Hattie A. Lautenslager May 22, 1877; she was born in Niagara Co., N. Y., May 8, 1843. Emigrated to this country in 1850; settled in Niagara Co., N. Y., and, in 1866, came to this city; commenced his business in 1872. Cutler, W. H., retired. Curry, W. H., laborer. Curtis, W. H., attorney.

DAHL, FRED., machinist.

Daugherty, P. F., conductor, I. C. R. R.
Davis, Joshua, blacksmith.
Davis, Wm. H., blacksmith.
Day, Sullivan, speculator.
Deener, Samuel, mason.

DEMMEL BROS., meat market on Commercial st.; were born in Germany; came to this country in 1866, settling in Pittsburgh, Penn., and then moved to Freeport, Ill.; came to this city in 1873; they built, in 1876, a building 23x70, two stories high, fitting it up for their market; it is regarded as the finest meat market west of Chicago.

Deuel, Judson, I. C. R. R.
Depew, Levi, painter.

Dunsmonde, John F., I. C. R. R.
Dobson, William, railroad yard master.
Donavan, Daniel, I. C. R. R.
Dorlan, Peter, mason.
Doxey, B. S., railroad man.
Dubois, Uriah, cabinet maker.
Duke, John C., miller.
Dull, Josiah, carpenter.
Dunham, A. G., carpenter.
Dunham, M. L., carpenter.
Dunwald, H. J., grocer.
Durland, J. C., lime kiln.

CK, LEONARD, grocer.

Eddy, E. M.

Eddy, Wm., physician.

Edman, Thomas C., teamster.

Edwards, A. J., clerk in Recorder's office.

Edgington, W. W., Deputy Sheriff.

Eggleston, A. M., merchant.

Eggleston, Harry, machinist.

Eickelberg, John, wagon maker.
Ellis, Ebenezer, carpenter.
Ellis, James, retired merchant.
Elwell, Joseph C., attorney.
Ercanbrack, S., tailor.

EVANS, J. P., dealer in staple and fancy groceries, tobacco and cigars, Fourth street, West Side; was born in Hillsboro Co., N. H., May 25, 1812; moved with his parents to Abbottsford, Lower Canada, in 1822; at the age of 21, emigrated to Berrien Co. Mich., and after two years' residence there, and in Edwardsburg, Cass Co., he married Eliza A. Booth in 1838; she was born in Utica, N. Y.; they came to Dubuque, Iowa, on Nov. 2, 1839, and to this city in 1861; served as Marshal of this city six years; commenced his present business in May, 1877. Mrs. Adeline M., Mrs. Josephine Fuller, Mrs. Emma Lush and Frank H. are their children. Ewald, Wm., manufacturer of pop.

FARNSWORTH, E. W., laborer.

FANCHER, NELSON, grain dealer, warehouse at Burlington Depot; was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, June 28, 1826; in the Fall of 1841, he came to Dubuque, and went to California in 1850, but returned to this State, and settled in this city in 1853, and in the same year commenced keeping a general store in this city; afterward, he was engaged in farming in Poyner Township, but in 1868 returned to this city and commenced his present business. Married Elizabeth Virden May 25, 1854; she was born in Edwards Co., Ill., June, 1834.

FARWELL, C. A., insurance and real estate agent; born in Bennington Co., Vt., Sept. 7, 1832; moved to Genesee Co., N. Y., with his parents in 1837. and to Chautauqua Co., N. Y., in 1850; after going to California, he came to this city in March, 1856, where he married Mary P. Evans Oct. 20, 1860; she was born in New Orleans May 22, 1841.

Faulkner, Wm., carpenter.
Fay, Thomas, laborer.

Fernbach, A., hotel proprietor.
Fenstermaker, James, harness maker.
Fenstermaker, S. W., machinist,
Finnerty, Joseph, nurseryman.
Flanagan, D. A., lime burner.
Foote, D. W., County Auditor.
Fountain, J. P., laborer.
Fowler, C. F., nurseryman.

Fowler, G. V., nursery.
FOWLER, J. A., fruit dealer.
Fowler, Ralph P., butter dealer.
FOWLER BROS. & PLACE,
manufacturers of cheese; factory on West
Side. Richard Place; born in Herkimer
Co., N. Y., in 1822. Married Sarah
Talbot, who was born in Onondaga Co.,
N. Y. Mr. Place moved to Onondaga
Co., where he resided until after mar-
riage, when he went to Herkimer Co., N.
Y.; came to this county in the Spring
of 1873, and took charge of the factory;
they made about 40,000 pounds the first
year, and have increased to 175,000
pounds. George A., Dora A., Harris,
Talbert and Fayette are their children.
Frank, A. H., grain merchant.
FRANK, M., proprietor of the old
reliable clothing house of Waterloo,
Iowa; he is the fashionable merchant
tailor and clothier, and dealer in furnish-
ing goods, hats and caps, trunks and
valises, Commercial st.; born in Cincin-
nati, Ohio, in 1848, and came to this
county in 1865. Married Anna Beck
in December, 1876; she was born in
Dayton, Ohio, in 1855; they have one
child-Jessie. Mr. Frank has gained an
enviable reputation on account of having
good goods for "one price." This was
the first clothing house in this city for
some years after their opening in 1865.
Freet, W. S., shoemaker.

Frink, George D., conductor.
Fuller, H. A., agricultural implements.
Fuoss, Jacob, plasterer.

GABLE, O., ticket agent, I. C. R. R.

Galloway, Jos. C., attorney.
Garbrant, Jacob, blacksmith.
Garton, Richard, minister.

Gates, J. C., Clerk District Court.
Geddes, D. H., marble factory.
GEORGE, JAMES S., County
Superintendent of Schools; was born in
Yorkshire, England, April 27, 1833;
Mr. George, with his father, left En-
gland in June, 1836, arriving in Rock-
ford, Ill., the following September; he
was educated at Jubilee College, Peoria,
Ill., after which he went to Ottawa,
Ill., in the Fall of 1851, teaching
school, and where he married Mary J.
Quirk May 8, 1861; she was born in
Belvidere, N. J., Feb. 24, 1839; came

to this county in 1856. Elected on the Republican ticket for County Superintendent.

GILBERT, G. W., dealer in dry
goods; born in Tioga Co., N. Y., July
10, 1833. Married Sarah M. Jenks,
April 12, 1858, who was born in Worces-
ter, Mass. Emigrated to Fort Dodge
in the Fall of 1855; the following year,
he went to Algona, Iowa, and in the
Fall of 1857, went to Waverly, N. Y.,
where he married; came to this city in
in Aug., 1858.
Godard, H., engineer, I. C. R. R.
Glover, John S., merchant.
Goodman, A., machinist.
Goodman, S., butcher.

Goodrich, James H., insurance agent.
Gould, D. R., engineer, I. C. R. R.
Gregg, J. W., mason.
Groves, William, livery.
Gwynne, John A., merchant.
Gwynne, J. B., furniture.
Gwynne, Thomas, furniture.

HACKER,

ACKER, FRED, machines.

Hacker, James, hardware.

Hacker, Joe, machines.

Haffa, Daniel, carpenter.

Haffa, J. W., carpenter.

Hale, Enoch, carriage maker.
Hall, F. F.

Halstead, E. E.

Hamilton, Wm., jeweler.

Hammond, Wm., retired merchant. HANKINSON, J. W., representing the Northwestern Life Insurance Co., of Milwaukee, Wis.; office corner Sycamore and Fourth sts.; was born in Montgomery Co., N. Y., May 17, 1820. Married Mary J. Mason, who was born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., April 1, 1828; moved to Canada West in 1836, and in the Fall of the same year, went to Detroit, Mich., coming to Rockford, Ill., in 1843; emigrated to this county in 1856, settling in this city; was engaged here in the mercantile trade, but abandoned it in a few years for his present business, which he has followed sixteen years. Hattie J., born Dec. 27, 1854, is their only child.

Haner, S., cabinet maker.
Hannon, Morris, smith.

HARBIN, GEO. W. & CO., wholesale dealers in drugs, medicines,

and retail books and stationery, Logan House Block, East Side. The senior partner was born in Ripley Co., Ind., in 1842; emigrated to Washington Co., Iowa, in 1858, where he enlisted in the 24th Iowa V. I., in Aug., 1862, and honorably discharged in Aug., 1865; came to this city in 1869; commenced his present business in this city in July, 1869, and has been a practical druggist since 1857, learning the business in Indiana. Married A. J. Sny. der in 1867; she was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1841; their children are Charles, Willie, Jessie L. and Ella M. F. M. Robinson, the junior partner of the firm, was born in Wood Co., Ohio, March 15, 1852; came to this county in 1868, with his mother, and went into partnership with Mr. Harbin, about three months since. Harmon, A. W., railroad. Harper, M. C., engineer. Hartman, G., saloon. HARTMAN, WILLIAM H. There are but few newspaper men in the State, who have so long and faithfully occupied an editorial chair as has William H. Hartman, the founder and one of the present editors and proprietors of the Waterloo Courier. He was born in Allentown, Penn., Aug. 27, 1838. When he was 2 years of age, his parents removed to Tiffin, Ohio, where he lived until he was 14 years old. Received what educational advantages the common schools of Ohio offered at that time. In 1850, he came to Iowa with his parents, who located at Anamosa. Soon after they arrived in Iowa, The Anamosa News, the first paper ever published in Jones County, was established, and young William was employed as junior devil, rolling the first edition ever published in that county. He remained in that office several years, and then, starting on a tramp. He worked in Delhi, Dubuque, Tiffin (Ohio) and other places, arriving at Waterloo in March, 1858, finding employment for the first four or five months in the offices of the Iowa State Register and Waterloo Herald. He then went to Cedar Falls and attempted to instill new life into the Banner, which had previously suspended. After working hard for several months

he became convinced that it was not a paying institution, and, in company with George D. Ingersoll, purchased the office, removed it to Waterloo, and Jan 18, 1859, issued the first number of the Waterloo Courier, which after passing through many struggles in its early existence, has now become one of the best paying newspaper offices in the interior of the State, and is blessed with a liberal and constantly increasing patronage. Politically, Mr. Hartman has always been an earnest and able defender of the Republican party and its principles, personally and through the columns of the Courier, lending material aid to the party in the county. In March, 1873,

he
was appointed and commissioned
Postmaster at Waterloo, and has since
performed the duties of that responsible
office to the general satisfaction of the
public, not excepting those on the East
Side, who were bitterly opposed to his
appointment.

Hartnett, J., conductor, I. C. R. R.
Harkong, N., policeman.

Harvey, C. W., patent right dealer.
Hay, D. G., grocery.
Hay, I. M., clothing.
Hatch, E. E., machinist.
Hatch, H. D., bookkeeper.
Hawkins, G., clerk hotel.
Hawkins, G. H., clerk.
Hayden, E. V., railroad.

Hayes, B. D., carriage trimmer.
Hayes, F. S., blacksmith.
Hazleton, F., machinist.
Hazlett, G. W., Sheriff.

Heiserodt, A. M., Constable.

Higgins, Freeman, carpenter. Hirsh, Henry, clerk. Hitchcock, Nelson, miller. HITT, E. R., manufacturer of buggies, on Commercial st.; was born in Delaware Co., N. Y., in August, 1836; he went to Ashtabula Co., Ohio, where he learned his trade-that of blacksmith -and returned to Broome Co., N. Y., where he married Elizabeth Smith in September, 1855; she was born in Worcester, Otsego Co., N. Y., in 1836; they went to Lake Co., Ohio, where Mr. Hitt was foreman of C. G. Whitman's manufactory for three years; and then Hamden, Geauga Co., Ohio, in 1861, where he was commissioned First Lieu

tenant of Co. B, 42d Ohio V. I. After his discharge from the service, he went to Hillsdale Co., Mich, and to this city in 1870, commencing his business two years last Fall.

Hoff, George A., merchant.
Hoff, J. E., merchant.
Hoff, J. G., merchant.
Hoff, Samuel, policeman.
Holdiman, D., carpenter.
Holderman, Wm., machinist.
Holden, C. B., R. R.

Holden, John O., clerk I. C. R. R.
Hollister, C. C., teamster.
Hollister, J. J., street sprinkler.
Holmes, Frank, laborer.
Holzer, Albert, groceryman.
Hooper, Joseph, machinist.
Hoot, S. G., shoemaker.
Hoover, B. H., laundryman.
Hough, Daniel, merchant.
HOWARD, GEORGE W.,

attorney at law and capitalist; was born in Maine, and after residing there about twenty-eight years, he emigrated to Chickasaw Co., Iowa, where he resided until the late war, when he was commissioned as Major of the 27th I. V. I. in 1862, and during the war was Acting Lieut. Colonel, and during the last year took command of his

regiment. After returning from the war, he came to this county, arriving in the Summer of 1866. He was admitted to the Bar in 1854. His office is at the corner of Bridge and Commercial streets. Howe, C. K., traveling agent. HUME, DANIEL E., dealer in horses; was born in Monroe Co., N.Y., Jan. 24, 1830; moved with parents to Orleans Co., N. Y., when 6 years old, and where he married Susan Smith on April 5, 1858; April 16, 1859, they came to this county, settling in Poyner Township; they moved to this city in 1873.

Hummel, J. P., blacksinith.
Hummel, R., blacksmith.
Hungerford, N. S., clerk.
Hunt, L. S., machinist.
Hurd, James, wheat buyer.
Husted, James L., attorney.
ILLINGWORTH, W. L., miller.
Ischer, Fred., Jr., machinist.

Israel, E. E., merchant. Israel, E. H., merchant.

JACKSON, ALVIN, lumber merchant.

Jackson, John, carpenter. Jackson, Wm., Sr., wagon maker. Jacoby, Peter, agricultural implements. Jenkins, Enoch, retired preacher. Jenney, H, W., Marshal. Johnson Emmons, banker. JOHNSTON, J. S. & CO., manufacturers of plows, cultivators, harrows, and farming implements in general. The senior partner of the firm was born in England in 1832, and came to this country, settling in New York; moved to this county from Rockford, Ill., in Feb. 1878, commencing their business at that time. They have a small but well-regulated factory near the Illinois Central Railroad Depot. C. A. Johnson is the junior partner. Johnston, W. S., butcher. Jones, C. P., bridge builder. Judd, W. B., physician.

KEENAN, PATRICK.

Kur, S. A., machinist.

Kellogg, D. C., proprietor bus line. KELLOGG, T. N., proprietor of bus line; was born in Vernon, Oneida Co., N. Y., in 1826; when very young, his parents moved to Rome, N. Y., where he resided for many years, and where he married the daughter of Jephtha Madison, of that place; they came to Dubuque in 1856, and to Cedar Falls, this county, where he was engaged in dry goods trade, and after selling this business, came to this city.

Kelly, B., grocery.
Kelsey, J. H., speculator.
Kennedy, W. C., grain buyer.

Ketchum, F. E., conductor, I. C. R. R.
Kimble, Henry, teamster.
Kimble, Jeremiah, teamster.
Kinstler, B., merchant.
Kistner, Frank, shoemaker.
Kistner, Fred, shoemaker.
Kleinsooge, A., grocer.

KNOX, O. S., physician and surgeon; office on Commercial st., over Snowdon's drug store; was born in Bedford, Penn., in 1854; moved to Latrobe, Penn., in 1866, where he enlisted in

Co. D, 55th Penn. V. I., in 1861, aud was honorably discharged in 1863. Commenced the study of medicine in his native county, with Dr. Harry, and graduated in the University at Albany, N. Y., in 1866; emigrated to Forreston, Ill., in 1867, and in May, 1869, came to Waterloo. Married Agnes Manson Nov. 12, 1872; she was born in Rome, N. Y., in 1852; Robert Manson and John Otho are their children. Kramer, Fritz, agricultural. Krapfel, J. W., Cashier 1st Nat'l. Bank. Kuhn, Jos. H., Justice of the Peace.

LABARRE, CHARLES, carpenter.

La Barre, John, laborer.

Lampe, H., boot and shoe maker. Lane, Allen T., speculator. Lane, E. C., attorney. LANE, H. A., dealer in groceries and provisions, Pardee Block, Fourth st., west side; was born in Belknap Co., N. H., in 1830. Married Harriet C. Ordway in 1850; she was born in Hampstead, Rockingham Co., N. H. Emigrated to Freeport, Stephenson Co., Ill., in 1852, and returned to New Hampshire in Oct., 1854, and came to this city in Oct., 1857; commenced his present business in Chapin's Block in 1874, but came to his present location in 1876. Mrs. Ida Mitchel and Albert B. are his children.

LANE, WILLIAM, Justice of the the Peace; was born in Bradford Co., Penn., Jan. 18, 1822. Married Sallie

M. King in Aug., 1849; she was born in the State of New York, in 1819. They emigrated to this county in 1855, and moved to Grundy Co., this State, where they resided eight years, and then returned to this county. Has held the office of County Treasurer in Grundy Co., over four years; elected Justice of the Peace in the city in 1871. Edgar C. and Hattie A. are his children. Lanning, J. M., Dr., physician. Lawless, P. J., machinist. LEAVITT, JOHN H., banker,

and of the firm of Leavitt & Johnson; born in Franklin Co., Mass., Oct. 11, 1831; emigrated from his native county to this in Sept., 1854, first settling in this city. Married Caroline C. Ware Jan. 1, 1858, who was born in Putnam

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