Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1870-12-30

| its noble purpose has erected on
beautiful farm adjoining the city, a
handsome building for Home fol
the children of our dead soldiers
and strangers should not depart until
they have paid visit to the home Of
those children and shaken hands
with the offspring of our fallen
! heroes.
Cedar Falls has one of the finest
and most prosperous WOODEN mills in
the State, erected with good stone
which abounds for building purposes
here in immense quantities.
1t has large public library, liter
ally patronized and generally read
1t is on the increase and is one OF
the sources of pride to our city.
Buildings and improvements In
1870.
Brick addition to Orphans Home,
25x30, barn, 24x3S, total expenditure
on all improvements of the Home,
ST., 900.
Townsend & Knapp. bank, two
stories, brick 22xGO, $4,000.
Burr & Davis, addition to Carter
House, brick, one story, l9x46, $500
additional improvements, $500.
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Min
ncsota Railway, depot, 26X72, two
stories, $1,000; engine house, 27x50
81 500.
French & Wallace, warehouse and
elevator, 35x5s, 49, 900.
Barnum & Co., elevator, 24x40, S.
O0O.
Lamb, Byng & Co., lumber office,
l2x16, $3.50. "'~
Henry Miller, tenament house
1924, $3.50; repairs ON dwelling
$4,000.
Josiah Thompson, dwelling, two
stories, 26x32, wing 1Gx26, 81, 500.
II. o. Besson, dwelling, l.! stories
lGx24, 81 900.
L.O. Rowland, addition to dwell
ing, 16x26 $500.
II. c. Hemenway, dwelling, two
stories, 1sx24, addition, 14x24, s., 500
d. G. Overman, finishing on dwell
ing, $500.
c. w. Snyder, finishing on dwell
ing, $500.
A. III. Nye, brick dwelling, /,
story, 1Sx2s, 81 900.
Isaac Schenck, dwelling, ]! story
16x24, 5000.
l.. III. SEVERN, barn, 1Sx1S, $50.
Mr.. Peterson, barn, l4x16, SIS.
James Markley, barn. 23x3S, 5000
J. Bennett, barn, l4x22. $3.50.
J. Refill, barn, 2Ox26, $500; addi
tional improvements on dwelling
$500.
c. Ritter, barn, 1sx2O, $500.
Mr.. Currier, improvements OF
dwelling, 500.
John Case, dwelling, /! story, IA
IS, $500.
John Marsh, dwelling, one story
16x1G, $3.50.
w. G. Sitter, dwelling, one story
16x26; wing l2x1S, $400.
Tom Spain, stone house II story
l6x2o, $500.
Mrs. Mccoy, Improvements oil
dwelling. 500.
Pat. McGlade, Improvements OF
dwelling, 5000.
w. J. Perkins, dwelling. l. story
l4x22; wing l4x22; wing l4x22. 81,
200.
Il. M. Lamb, improvements oil
dwelling, $500.
Il. l.. French, improvements OF
office, &c, 5000.
Elias Overman, stable, 12x12, 500
- Ruillard, addition to dwelling
$500.
A. G. Thompson, barn, Isx25, $3.50
Six houses north of river, 12x1S
$500.
Jacob Cole. improvements on store
5000.
William Wilson, improvement,
on bakery, $500.
Improvements on new bank build
ing. $500.
f. A. Snyder, dwelling, 1Gx22
$500.
l.. J. Kuhna, dwelling, u story
l4x20, $50.
Joseph Wilson, addition to dwell
ing, l4x24, $500.
L. A. Tondro, soap factory i'm
prOvements, $500.
s. w. Harris, improvements OIL
carriage mandatory, 5000.
Dwelling, 18x23, $4OO, owner un,
known.
In addition to the above, Mrs. Z
Mullarky las In course of erection s
brick block two stories, 40x60, stores
below, hall above.
Business Houses, Profession a.
Men, sc.
We give below a correct list of the
business houses now in Cedar Falls
with the changes which have taken
place dnring the year:
BANKERS.
Townsend & Knapp, removed to
new bank block in December; Bank
Of Cedar Falls, A, G. Thompson q
Co, J. l.. Stuart Cashier, established
during the year.
DRY GOODS.
Miller, Wilson & Co, It. Hazle.t
and Wilson Bros.
HARDWARE,
Thompson & Co., Warren Pierce.
L. II. Crosby & Co., sold out to War
rem Pierce during the year.
GROCERIES.
G. b. Stilson, w. J. McNally,
Faweett & Chase, L. A. Hotchkiss,
Benjamin & McCabe, F. n. Chase,
Danl Kennison, Rice & Goodfellow,
Taggart Bros, Zack McNally. Henry
Johnson, j. Bennett, n. Rodenbach.
Henry Johnson and J. Bennett es-
tablished during the year; w. J.
McNally removed to corner of Third
and Main streets. i. n. Chase sue
ceeded Chase d Burr, and Dan'l
Kennison succeeded S. b. Walling.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Whitney q Rogers, G.. Ii. Behm
Ter & Son, JAS. English, Ottery &
Jones, John Goldman, +. Wolf. OF
terry & Jones established during the