Pioneer Waterloo Woman Recounts 1855 Iowa Hardships
Mrs Harriet Washburn recalls leaving Ohio in 1855 for Waterloo Iowa with husband to build a mill. The narrative covers a trek through rain and mud to Dubuque and Independence, the rigors of transporting boiler and mill parts, harsh winters, makeshift housing, illness, and early days of life near the Cedar River.
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Waterloo
Harriet G. Washburn
Dubuque
Independence
Cedar River
Frank
Bete
Crittenden
Elam Hill
Ohio
Embryo City
John Sweitzer
Cleveland
Sam Place
Father Washburn
Medicine Hat
Washburn Sawmill and Family in Waterloo Memory
In Waterloo on April 10 a reminiscence recalls the Washburn sawmill on Washburn’s Pond near Commercial Street and the Rock Island line. It notes floods of 1868 61 and 63 wartime moves losses of three sons the captain’s death in 1863 and the mill’s destruction by shifting channels and logs flowing to the mill site.
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Washburn
Waterloo
Fred
Commercial Street
Rock Island
Ninth
Towra Infantry
Vicksburg
Richard Morrow
Center Point News Briefs and Local Notes
Center Point reports Lilly and Cole have sold the plant to Kent Irwin Mason who has taken possession. A Center Point wedding unites Robert Knapp of Marion and Iva Long with Rev. Stauffacher officiating. Howard Harger suffers facial burns from a peanut roaster accident. Railroad work advances with rails laid Urbana to Center Point. cars expected by June. Iowa students Grubbs Dunlap Street Oliphant Pollock return home for vacation. Albert Rubins visits Cedar Rapids and Des Moines. Mark Floyd and Newlands host guests from Iowa City. Stuart Malurran returns from Fayette.
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Center Point
Lilly & Cole
Kent Irwin Mason
Joe Abbott
Robert Knapp
Marion
Iva Long
Stauffacher
Howard Harger
Urbana
Lloyd Grubbs
Leo Dunlap
Arthur Street
University of Iowa
Carl
Devee Oliphant
Robert Pollock
Coe
Rural mail carrier appointment and local notices from Fairbank
Wendell Ward has been appointed rural mail carrier to fill the vacancy at Aurora and will begin duties April. John Kane suffered a stroke near two and a half miles west of town. his condition is critical. Silvia Trude of Duluth and Margaret Chapman of Waterloo are with him. Frank Lacey, after a severe operation, has returned home from Orlwein Hospital. The Chapman Lumber Company expands its lumber yard with a large cow shed. The Methodist lecture course concluded with a strong last session.
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Fairbank
Wendell
Ward
Aurora
Eatii
John Kane
Worthwest
Town
WM Gorabie
Silvia
Gertrude
Duluth
Misai Margaret
Waterloo
Frank Lacey
Orlwein
Chapman Lumberepany
Jounx Wen
Greene City Appoints New City Marshal
Greene April 18 Leo McEntry named city marshal replacing resigning Geo Wilson. Mgr and Mrs Claude Smith welcome a boy. Walter Newbern home with pneumonia. Mrs Amy Kirk and daughter Kvira moved to Waterloo for work at James Black store. Merchants new bank building nearing completion with fixtures ongoing.
Walker News Roundup: Injury, Elections, Stays, Guests
Raymond Zimpfer broke his right arm on the family farm while trying to remove a belt from a gasoline engine near Walker. The Walker public school teaching staff were re-elected for the coming year. L. Newell remains ill at home. Julia Crawford of Sterling Illinois visited Mrs. Theo Hawkinson. Rev. Bassett, former Mt resident and long time presiding elder in Mexico City, is now living in Mt.
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Walker
Raymond Zimpfer
A. KE. Zimpfer
Walker Public Schools
L. Newell
Julia Crawford
Sterling,il
Theo. W. Hawkinson
Rev. Bassett
Mexico City
Readlyn social notes highlight local visits and travel
In Readlyn Iowa on April 15 Miss Mary Clabby of Independence visits the Biere home. Miss Anna Nottger of Waterloo stays with the Warneke family from Saturday to Monday. Doctor W Diekmann drove to Davenport on business earlier this week. Dora Diekmann leaves for Mallard Iowa to visit. Mr M McDevitt of Oelwein visits his brother John. Mr and Mrs Ed Heubner spend Sunday with Sumner friends. Mrs Bowers and daughter depart for Grant Nebraska after weeks with relatives. J O and Mab Booth and Geo Winigar return from Oklahoma City. friends hope they settle back home. Young Coal Co phone 90.
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Aljewuelfin
Bnt
Morgan S
Sullivan
Iows
Tom
Mr. W
Stage Road
Carlo
Dubuane
Iowa
Irriet G. Washburn
EAS .Ey’s
Shell Rock
Rena Gaston
Sioux City
W. Remington
M. M. Williams
Washington
California
Boy Scouts
Rev. Fisk
Ters
Woods
Horton
Baptist Church
Methodist
P. ¥. Damge
Foley
J. C. Hostler
Grand Island
Nebr
Lloyd Bunker
Sheridan Hanes
Thomas Bettesworth
St. Paul
Anderson
Cross
Pringle
Brownell
Tones
Terrell
Morrison
Elizabeth Eikenberry
John F. Hikenberry
W. H. McRoberts
Greene
Brethren Church
Vernon
Charles Carns
F. L. Carns
Pennsylvania
Boyd
Atlas Portland Cement
Young Coal Co
Fairbanek
Seth Thomas
Emene
He, Ewelers
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