History of Iowa industries and lumber raft era
A survey of Iowa’s wood based industries from pioneer sawmills to planing mills and furniture, tracing the lumber raft era on the Mississippi, river transport, and the shift to larger scale planing and sash production. It notes major centers, output values, and the rise of related woodworking trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Mississippi River
McGregor
Dubuque
Clinton
Davenport
Burlington
Prairies
Planing Mills
Sash and Door
United States
Towa
10 20 30 in the Gazette Years Ago
Gladys Cisler seven bruised after auto struck her on Eighth avenue between Second and Third streets west yesterday afternoon. Samuel K. McSpadden fractured leg when hayload overturned. Lew Sarett, poet, away ill, left Cedar Rapids for Des Moines. Six families from Clarinda settled in Cedar Rapids boosting population, headed by Rufus Lee of Hubbard Ice Co. and five employees. C T Barry elected secretary of Central Iowa Lumber Dealers Association at convention. Rev Wilbur L Clapp departed for Chicago to attend Inter national Baptist Young People's Union meeting. Labor temple committee formed by Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor. Mrs. George T Gadd called to St Paul by mother’s illness. Rev Samuel Conybeare and family arrived to preach Sunday. Lydia Krippner leaving for Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Cisler
Eighth Avenue
Second
Third Streets
C. R. Newcomer
Havana
Cuba
Samuel K. McSpadden
Lew Sarett
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Clarinda
Rufus Lee
Hubbard Ice Company
John O. Olson
F. W. Eddins
W. L. Beard
Fred Beard
Frank Neeley
C. T. Barry
Central Iowa Lumber Dealers Association
E. G. Douglas
Winter’s
Tex
Wilbur L. Clapp
Chicago
International Baptist Young People's Union of America
O. Hench
Charles Selby
A. M. Warner
Vom Bruch Closing Sermon at Sunshine Mission
Evangelist Harry Vom Bruch delivered a closing sermon at Sunshine Mission on Sunday night declaring the world has turned from God and predicting every knee will bow. He cited the conversion of Bob Ingersoll, now Pacific Garden Mission superintendent, who will start a Cedar Rapids revival at Second Evangelical Church on April 20. Keys, who gifted Vom Bruch a ten gallon hat, is described as recently converted and generous to Christian causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Vom Bruch
Sunshine Mission
Dr. Vom Bruch
Bob” Ingersoll
Pacific Garden Mission
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Second Evangelical Church
Vom Bruch
Bill Keys
Keys
Also Mentioned on This Page
Industries
Golden California
Mississippi
Saint Croix
Chippewa
Black
Chippewa River
Muscatine
Dubuque Drawbridge
Winona
Minn
Lansing
Bellevue
Lyons
le Claire
Fort Madison
Keokuk
Atlee
Grand Rapids
Mich
Sioux City
Roth
Long Distance
Marsflower Natlenmae Moving Service
Cedar Rapids Transfer Storage CO
J. M. Long
Pres. Mgr
MOEN
First Avenue E
Rose Davis
Murray
Killian
Evelyn Hollingsworth
Taidiati
Iowa State College
Fieldcrest
Tweedtwist
Los Yd
Mal Favorite
Bemberg
Vals
Rayons
Yard Geeds Department
Third Fleet
Hollywood
New Yorker
Wiss Shears
weLrisss
estLadi
George Buckingham
High Seas
Killian Company
Jean Joyce
WMT
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