Lavish investment builds midwest gas and electric plant
Citizens Gas and Electric constructed a large power station on land by Virden's creek, costing about 350000 in 1917. The 160 by 80 by 260 foot plant includes two smokestacks, extensive riverfront walls, and began extensions such as gas mains and electric lines serving hundreds of homes and factories. The project spurred local economic activity, with detailed labor, material, and route improvements listed, and adjacent archaeological finds of a buffalo skull and ancient tools unearthed nearby.
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Virfien's
Citiran's Gas &. Electric Company
Middlewest
Hagerman and Galloway
Waterloo
Illinois Central
Oitizana Gas & Electric Company
Virden's Creek
Early Black Hawk county marriages reveal Cupid and young brides
Census of marriage licenses shows 10 658 permits from Sept 27 1853 to now with 31 316 people wed. Henry Clark 23 and Sarah Winset 18 are the first couple, licensed Sept 27 1853 and married that day by Charles N Moberly. Earlier records list brides as young as 14 to 16 years old.
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Black Hawk County
Dan Cupid
Cupid
Henry Clark
Sarah Winset
J. R. Pratt
Benj. Winset
Charles N. Moberly
City Water Plant Highlights 1917 Extensions and Costs
Waterloo's municipally owned water plant shows growth in 1917 with 400 new users and about 5,500 total consumers. The article details extensions on numerous streets, rising costs for meters and pipe, wholesale price fluctuations, and a wartime lawn sprinkler discount to support gardens and food production.
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Ilinois Central Railroad Company
W. 3. Williams
Western Lines
Waterloo
Ilinois Central
Illinois Central
Chicago
New Orleans
Memphis
W. S. Williams
Northern Lines
A. Downs
Southern Lines
J. J. Pelley
Board of Trustees
J. 5. Sedgwick
J. W. Rath
J. W. Krapfel
John P. Berry
George B. Shoemaker
Sample Miles of Graveled Road Built for Education
County boards in 1916 approved samples of graveled road as educational trials for future road improvements. Completed in 1917 at an average cost of 4714.37 per mile totaling 23571.74, the project used a trench gravelling method with 10 inches of gravel center width nine feet and five inches for three feet sides. Plans by Nathan B. Barber and approval by the Iowa Highway Commission. locations spread across the county for broad user testing.
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Nathan B. Barber
Plains
Iowa Highway Commission
Barber
Water house building boom marks 1917 in Waterloo
The 1917 year in Waterloo shows 117 new residences costing 342 050 dollars with instant occupancy, plus total private improvements near 1.5 million dollars across wards. Remodeling and factory upgrades added substantial values, while a long list of specific homes and businesses reflects strong investment despite wartime demands.
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United States
Waterloo
Hudson
Devcast
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Waterlon
Williams
Cedar Valley
Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern Railway
D. Cass
Cedar Falls
Cedar
veeSae
Ock Island
Iowa
Iowa Telephone Company
Mason City
Canfield Lumber Company
Sedgwick Dredging Company
Bartlett & McFarlane
Neodesha
Kan
Illinois
Waces
H. A. Mathea Company
Cea
J. A. Currie
Tha
Austin Burt
Citizens Gas & Electric Company
FF. R. Swanson
NAW
Oltizens Gas & Dleglbio Company
Grenwood Avenue
Conger
Nor Wook
Elec
Longfellow
Lindale
Norwood Riehl
Oakland
Bryant
Norwood
Riv Whittier
Red Lindale
Glen
Greenwood
Riehl
Riverside
Glenwood
Barclay
Lana
Main
Water Kern
Burton
Avon Ihogan
Sans Souci
Wargler
Wawler
I. C
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Sulivan
Kingball Kingsley
Clough
Huctd
Stark Boulevard
Euclid
Michigan
Fletcher Avenues
Baltimore
Eureka
Falls. Avenue
Rawlerty Western
Forest
Bluk
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Tuck
Williston
Ying
Ninth
Berth
Wellington
Columbia
Parker
Richl
River Mne
Riverside Drive
Railway Review
Ifucson la Aerts Leen
Ballon
Weatheld
Collings
Freg Bislop
Conger Park
W. B. Cowerd
Second Street
Arthur G. Cole
Sunnyside Ave
Tee
Leland Avenue
Bungilow
Hird Avenue
Dart Motor Truck Company
Buffy
Cottage Galloway
Sam Doren
Third Avenue
Galloway Bros. Company
Galloway
D. A. Guies
Dein & Humphrey & Baldwin
Mullan Avenue
John A. Hartleip
Csc Cnees
W. J. Howrey
Prospect Heights
Mary M. Hall
Fourth
Kimball
Hawkeye Oil Company
Joyner
First Street
Jackson Lumber & Supply Company
R. E. Stockyards
HL Kelly
Reber Avenue
Cates
Gee Ow
George Kress
Summit Avenue
Seavem
W. F. Mack
Sang Souci
Charles McCoy
Aveluo Avenue
H.W. Milter
Tees
B. Neff
Joseph Netley
Senseewene Novelty Wire Works
Palla Avenue
R. B. Peterson
Alvin Philips
Miller Street
W. J. Peddicord
M. J. Pommer
A. CG. Preston
Home Park Boulevard
Peerless Baking Company
M. E. Refsnider
Standard Oil Company
Falls and Mullen
Harvey Smith
J. H. Tuman
Walker Remeny Company
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co
Second Ward
J. A. Aungst
Hawkeye Street
Greenfield
Earl Arthur
Grant Avenue
Bartles-Sweney Oil Company
Gato Fillies
Fifth and Jargon
D. W. Bovee
W. H. Bickley
Prospect Hills
Hubert B
Beckley
Leavitt Street
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