Balliett Home to Become Four Modest Houses
The old Balliett residence on Franklin street Waterloo is being dismantled for redevelopment. Four new homes will be built from the structure, with parts moved to Kern street Abey and Greenwood streets and Lincoln street. The house, built by Robert Manson sr., long hosted social events and was home to Margaret Manson Balliett and jeweler Gr. Balliett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iast Presbyterian Church
Park
Franklin Street
Waterloo
C. Balfiett
Martin Urke
Burke
Kern Street
Ear Leonard
Abey
Grenwood Streets
Raytherton
Golda Allen
E. L. Hostetter
Lincoln Street
Robert Manson
Balliett
Robert Mason
Margaret Manson Balliett
Gr. Balliett
Balliett & Weld
First Presbyterian
Babson Hails Cotton Fueled Automobiles Of The Future
Statistician Roger W. Babson proposes a future where cars run on coal dust and cotton based materials. He argues gasoline price drives auto demand and advocates lighter, cheaper builds using a cotton formaldehyde glue composition. He notes coal dust engines use upside down cylinders and expect rapid adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger W. Babson
Mr. Babson
Elks weigh sites for 3 million national headquarters
The Elks convention in Los Angeles will decide the site for a 3 million dollar national headquarters, with Chicago and Washington DC among top bids. The planned building features an auditorium for 5 000 to 10 000 and a monument in front to symbolize Elkdom principles.
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Los Angeles
Chicago
Washington,d. C
Dodge Auto Output Shows Steady Increase
A Detroit factory parts shipment report shows a rising car output for Dodge Brothers. Harter B. Hull notes over 600000 vehicles produced at the Detroit plant. The 1920 monthly average reached 141259, up from 120354 in 1919. In 1914 the monthly average was 370.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge Bros
Harter B. Hull
Detroit
Liberia ideal land for pedestrians eight automobiles
A brief report cites the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce’s figures. Liberia has one car per 250000 people, eight cars in the country, while the United States leads with high per capita ownership. The piece compares car density across nations, noting Germany’s one car per 732 people and other regions’ rankings.
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Liberia
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Automotive Exporter
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
United States
British Isles
Korea
Lizsie
Yapin
Madeira
Germany
Week's Building Activities Light With Nine Permits Issued
Building operations for the week were at a low ebb with only nine permits issued by Commissioner Edward Mahnke totaling 15,800 dollars. A new one-story brick house at 1202 Mulberry street is under contract for 36,000 dollars with B F Lichty as general contractor. Remodeling of Odd Fellows' hall on Fourth street east is started at an estimated 8,000 dollars, with H Werner handling the work. Other permits include remodeling at 10 C F Fourth street east for 3,000 dollars and multiple smaller projects totaling 15,900 dollars for the week. Real estate transfers in Waterloo are listed, including several lot and subdivision dealings by local firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Mahnke
B. F. Lichty
Mulberry Street
Charles Christensen
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Fourth Street
H. Werner
C. F
Lichty
Gene Brady
M. Jensen
Archer Street
Randolph
W. Chapman
Indiana
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Motors Electrical Repair & Mfg. Co
Weat
Fifth St
Waterloo Roofing & Supply Company
Sycamore Street
Iowa
The
Netcott-Donnan-Netcott Co
Black Ridge
Herman C. Miller
Insurance Service
Black Hawk
Nauman Company
Balliett Home
Roger Babson
ELKS
Black Hawk County
Madigan
County
A. R. Clark
Teeter
Celia Wilson
Joseph Long
Binck
Baltimore
Waterloo - Galloway Inv
Jomenson
Prospect Hills
Galloway Investment Co
Grace Harvey
Harris Welding Co
West 5Th Street
5Th St
B. Schultz
Commercial Street
Sieg Construction Company
Ww. R. Sieg, Pres. & Gen. Mgr. SB. Sieg
Waterloo, Iowa
H. H. Husman
Waugh
West 5Th St
Ruby N. Elam
Russell-Lamson Hotel
Brad Tar
Nucoa
Water Street
NUT Butter Company
Register & Buxton Contractors
Marsh-Place
Jerald Sulky CO
Webster St. Phons
Ardee Flour
Eason Bros
Waterloo Ice Cream CO
East Sixth Street
Donse Brothers
Harter
B. Hull
Franklin Streets
Coca- Cola
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Iowa Building Material Company
Job Bee
L. E. Glaza Tin Shop General
Z. E. Currie Co
F. Simpson Currie-Simpson Company Construction Service
Leavitt & Johnson Bank Bldg
Waterloo, Ia
Connolly’s Carriage and Auto Works
Jefferson St
Central Battery & Electric CO
GEO. Miller
W. J. Decker
Philadelphia
Philco
Russell-Lamson
Cedar River Land and Material Co
West Fifth St
Black Hawk County Abstract Co
Lore Alford
Associated Man
Ufacturers CO
NRC
Saeco
Une de Od
United States Tire Sales and Service Depot
Fred Thompson
West Fifth Street
Anderson Plumbing & Heating Co
Thatcher Pireless Furnace
Waterloo Savings Bank Building
Waterloo Plumbing & Heating CO
Cedar Falls & Northern
Standard Glass and Paint Co
Sycamore
West 4Th
Commercial St
Siegel’s
Auto Wrecking Company
Black Hawk Electrical Co
John G. Miller
Black Hawk Bank
the Commercial
Nat's Bank
Kiester - Hall Seed Company
Eee
Graße
Dart Sales CO
Nnne
Ralph B. Slippy
Shores Fuel & Transfer CO
Sutcliffe Reo Auto CO
Jake Blough
I. G. Chamberlain
Waterloo Implement & Transfer Co
Mullen Ave
Washington St
A. C. Stewart Tire & Vulcanizing Co
East Fifth Street
A. Olson Construction Company
Buuldera of
Concrete and Steel Bridges
Bluail Street
W. O. Foster
Vv. B. Foster
Producers Milk Co
Hetail
Waterloo, Towa
Sedgwick-Lichty Abstract Company
Court House
Iowa Warehouse Company
California
Armstrong Manufacturing Co
Neaine Ek
Chinery
Commercial
Lawson Automotive Company Cylinder Grinding Distributors
Towa
John Deere
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