Building Fever 1915 Sparks Waterloo Growth
Construction boom continues through summer and fall with multiple new homes under way in Waterloo. George Johnson starts a modern residence on Fowler Street likely ready Oct 1. Horace Osenbloom builds a $2006 Vine Street home. Paul Gindt rents Archer Avenue, Walter Coram to build a $1800 house in Chautauqua Park. Experts call 1915 effort safer and more substantial, aimed at owner occupancy rather to profit, with homes priced 1800 to 4000. Real estate transfers listed in Black Hawk Abstract Co records show numerous property moves in Waterloo and La Porte City, each at $1.
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George. Johnson
Vine Street
Paul Gindt
Archervenue
Walter Coram
Chautauqua Park
Brinn
Buildig and Loan Association
Tem
Waterloo
Black Hawk Co. Abstract Co
N. W. Frisbie
Calumet
Jack Cagebeer
Burd
Johnson
Waerloo
O.B. Santee
A. G Lawrence
A. Mullarky
Gelar Falls
Virden
la Porte City
Hope C.’ Martin
Mattie Orvis
Logan Dale Heights
Burton EB. Wilson
Jack Gasebeer
Sherwood Park
Maggie S.mases
John Wilbert Finer
Eightey’s Autots
Warren Brown
Trustes
Lord Ford
Brown-Hall
Aplington notes after indstorm and visits
A heavy inland storm hit the Aplington area Saturday evening causing some damage to oats. Mrs. D. R. Spieker and her Nevada visitors stayed with the J. Spieker and Chas. Willeke households. K. Brouwer and son Heiko returned from a trip near Forreston Indiana. Rev. Wm. Pfeiffer, former Baptist pastor here, is reported ill with stomach cancer and living in Toledo, Ohio. Farmers busy with hay. oats nearing harvest in a week or ten days. The Evening Courier is read in nearly every Waterloo home.
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Aplington
D. RR. Spieker
Nevada
J. Spieker
Chas. Willeke
K. Brouwer
Heiko
Forreston
Wm. Pfeiffer
Baptist Church
Toledo
Peaches Galore and Sweetcorn Near Waterloo Market
A Waterloo market preview notes abundant peaches from Texas to Georgia, with canning varieties at about 1.75 dollars per bushel but likely to fall. Sugar remains high, limiting canning. Berry supplies are poor due to rain, while sweetcorn arrives in quantity and beans of all kinds are plentiful, promising value for shoppers.
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Waterloo
Texas
Georgia
Tennessee
Missouri
Land Owner in Orange Two Faces Drain Trouble
An Orange township land owner bought cement drains and installed them in a field. After heavy rain the surface drained near the outlet, but twenty rods along the line water pooled over the drain. He dug up a stretch but found no break, leaving him perplexed and anxious about failure.
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Adlatee
Orange Township
Noth
A Cozy Cottage Design No 76 by Glenn J Saxton
Publication advertisement for a Minneapolis architect Glenn J Saxton offers Design No 76 a cozy cottage with a front piazza a wide living and dining room connected by an archway kitchen convenience and second story rooms with closets and a basement Complete plans and specifications priced at 1 474 plus ordering options for American Dwellings and Book of Interiors with prices 1 00 to 6 000 and 1 50 respectively
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Glenn J. Saxton
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nehes
Saxton
iMlank
Joth Books
Inundated Tile Blocker Reveals a Relief Find
A man became wedged in a tiling drain line after a heavy rain. He could not move forward or back as water rose, creating a perfect check valve that blocked the drain. He was eventually removed, providing relief to those nearby.
Cement Products Co Delivers Home Drain Improvements
Isting shows quick benefit from a tile replacement. Ile King installed a screen over a drain outlet, renewing faith in cement. The items were made by the Cement Products company, a small but enterprising institution. The Courier and Reporter notes the evening paper’s role in making Want Ads pay.
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Isting
Ile King
Mms
The
Cement Products Com
Courier and Reporter
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Susy Building
Dergon
J. W. Brandt
County Engineer's Office
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Uice
Mel
Eastman Film and Supplies
Hamilton's Camera Shop
Orange Two
Kitchen
Foor
S.m.bentley
Samuel EB. Bentley
Bentley Insurance and
Reading
Bentley
Armercht
Bank Baikling
Insurance Surery
Iowa
Johnson Trust CO
Waterloo Savings Bank
Ske Bruner & Salz
Lafayette Street
Hallekfelt Coo
Vinton
Hangdahl
Mercer
Parker
Independent Electric Co
Electri Ric “Pixtures
Emerson Fang and Electric Trans
Water Street
R. C. Ferguson
Independence Ave
Ted
Pany
Vermont
Arerviea
James Gardiner Company
Ble Vt
Corn Belt Telephone CO
the Nauman Co
Mellatone
Joder
West Fourth Street
Joder’s
FUAL
Shaser
Bovee Furnace Works
West Eighth Street
Sherrick [Refrigerator CO
Waterloo, Iowa
Montfor
B. F. Lichty & Sons Co
Sherwin-Williams
Wangler Bros. CO
Call Citizens Gas and Electric Company
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