History of Linn County Iowa Part 66

Brick Dwellings--F. A. Lee, William Greene, James Bates, B.

E. Baker, W. & S. Johnson, Elihu Robbins (two), M. Ohler, Ezra Havens, H. G. Angle, Watrous & Gillett, A. Whitensack.

Frame Dwellings--H. Riefensthall, W. W. Smith, John Graves, Lowell Daniels, G. W. Westlake, H. L. Bryan, A. J. Reed, P.

W. Reeder, W. Harvey, Henry Ward, S. A. Shattuck, D. S.

Bryan, G. Dewey, Rev. Samuel Starr, Freeman Smith, ---- Jordan, J. Crabil, Mary Lucore, Mr. McDougal, Mary Clark, Mr. c.o.o.n, Mr. Seabury.

As yet, however, the improvements were confined to but a small portion of the present city. Iowa (First) avenue had been used as a sand bank, at the convenience of builders, and being left in ridges and hollows was impa.s.sable to teams. Lot owners on Eagle street (Second avenue) were urged to cut out the underbrush in the street so that wagons might pa.s.s, and thus that section of the city become attractive for residences.

From _Wolfe's Business Directory for 1869_ we may note a few of the business houses and professional men.

Agricultural Implements--Averill & Hamilton, A. C. Churchill, Fleck & Dorwart, Higley Bros., Patterson & Co., F. J. Upton.

Ammunition--J. A. Nye.

Architect--S. S. Spaulding.

Attorneys--Boyd & Smith, J. J. Child, Craft & Sosel, A. V.

Eastman, R. H. Gilmore, H. H. Gray, Hubbard & Belt, J. W.

Leslie, M. P. Mills, A. St. C. Smith, O. O. Stanchfield, I.

N. Whittam.

Baker--P. Seitz.

Banks--City National, First National.

Bankers--Carpenter, Stibbs & Co.

Barbers--Brown & Bolin, W. K. Harris, Lightenberg & Reiss.

Billiard Halls--F. Witousek, D. T. Williams.

Blank Book Makers--J. C. Stoddard, C. Barthel, S. B. Carl, Cook & Funk, J. E. Davis, R. H. Dutton, C. Everlien, C. A.

Files, J. Hough, A. S. Mershon, J. M. Nell, Delia Rudolph, L.

Turner.

Book and Job Printers--Ayers Bros., W. A. Ballard.

Book Stores--E. R. Derby, J. G. Graves, F. G. Bennett.

Boot and Shoe Dealers--E. R. Bradford, J. Gates, McClelland Bros., J. E. Morrison, P. Necomb, A. G. Plumb, O. Robinson, C. Tomasek, T. S. Wilson, J. Wolfe.

Brewers--C. Magnus, owner of the Eagle Brewery, Will Williams, Cedar Rapids Brewery, owned by Joe Schneider.

Carpenters--Boss & Gray, M. J. Bourne, M. Moore, Null & DeCamp, W. Richmond, S. S. Spalding, J. M. Waldt.

Carpets--I. N. Isham, J. Bell & Co., P. Newcomb.

Clothing--Arnold & Loucheim, Arnold & Levi, Jackson & Lincoln, Otto Co., R. B. Tomlinson, J. Wiener.

Commission Merchants--H. L. Bryan, Charles & Carroll, C. H.

Hall, R. L. Porter, J. J. Snouffer & Co.

Dentists--E. Ebi, A. K. Miner.

Drugs--G. C. Haman, J. C. May, L. Roth, A. H. Taylor, W. L.

Weller, Wetherby & Bowen.

Flour Mills--Aetna Mills, by J. J. Snouffer & Co., Cedar Rapids Flouring Mills, W. B. Leach & Co., Union Mills, by W.

S. Cooper.

Grocers--O. B. Coe, Anderson & Pettinger, Al Jacobs, P. G.

Garret, Hildebrand & Lansing, A. C. Keyes, P. Keech, W.

Lench, C. L. Lutz, Sam Neidig, G. Parr, F. Plucshel, P.

Seitz, J. B. Spry, J. H. Stibbs, T. S. Wilson, J. J. Witwer, Wood & Wolcott.

Six hotels on the east side, and several on the west side, known as Kingston.

The doctors were--C. F. Bullen, J. H. Camburn, G. P.

Carpenter, J. P. Coulter, J. W. Edes, Mansfield & Smith, F.

McClelland, J. North, Israel Snyder, C. H. Thompson, W.

Bolinger.

The live real estate agents were--Carpenter, Stibbs & Co., R.

H. Gilmore, St. Clair Smith, O. O. Stanchfield, West & Eastman.

There were about twenty saloons operated.

The wagon makers were--R. C. Hall, John Hesse, Jos. Hrbek, John Mehan, Star Wagon Co., run by Upton, Chambers & Co.

Kingston also boasted of two blacksmith shops, one boarding house, three hotels, several grocers, wagon makers, lumber dealers, etc. The population of Kingston as given by this directory was 300.

LINN COUNTY STATISTICS FOR 1856

General Figures--Number of dwelling houses, 2,518; number of families, 2,612; number of males, 7,911; number of females, 6,791; colored, 6; married, 5,110; widowed, 307; native voters, 2,946; naturalized voters, 236; aliens, 215; militia, 2,795; deaf and dumb, none; blind, 1; insane, 1; idiotic, 14; owners of land, 1,824; paupers, 3; total population of county, 14,792.

Agricultural Statistics--Acres of land improved, 66,132; acres of land unimproved, 155,991; acres of meadow, 3,871; tons of hay, 8,551; bushels of gra.s.s seed, 306; acres spring wheat, 14,739; bushels harvested, 212,573; acres winter wheat, 249; bushels harvested, 1,532; acres oats, 5,854; bushels harvested, 180,674; acres corn, 24,251; bushels harvested, 1,025,375.

Live Stock Figures--Number hogs sold, 16,905; value of hogs sold, $127,942; number of cattle sold, 3,284; value of cattle sold, $79,273.

Farm Products--Pounds b.u.t.ter made, 153,646; pounds of wool sold, 14,143; pounds of cheese sold, 25,506; value of domestic manufactures, $7,269; value of general manufactures, $212,795.

Nativity of population--Ohio, 3,758; Indiana, 1,320; Pennsylvania, 1,914; Iowa, 2,770; New York, 1,209; Maine, 111; New Hampshire, 83; Vermont, 189; Ma.s.sachusetts, 188; Connecticut, 124; Rhode Island, 7; Virginia, 436; Kentucky, 242; Illinois, 453; Michigan, 87; Alabama, 1; Louisiana, 2; Mississippi, 4; North Carolina, 59; South Carolina, 23; Tennessee, 55; Missouri, 40; Georgia, 2; Maryland, 208; New Jersey, 178; Wisconsin, 51; Delaware, 10; England, 166; Ireland, 204; Wales, 4; Scotland, 72; Germany, 278; France, 11; Austria, 36; Russia, 0; Prussia, 5; Norway, 16; Sweden, 2; Holland, 2; on the ocean, 1; Canada, 161; New Brunswick, 11; Switzerland, 6; Denmark, 1; West Indies, 2; Bohemia, 139; Nova Scotia, 52; Prince Edward Island, 8; District of Columbia, 4; Poland, 1; Moravia, 6; Hungary, 5; Unknown, 1.

From "Historical Sketch of the City," in the _Cedar Rapids Directory for 1870-71_, we cull the following:

"During the year 1838 the first land claim was made by a certain Wm. Stone on what const.i.tuted the present site of Cedar Rapids. This was not the first claim made, however, as John Mann, Esq., had the honor of being the first settler in the county, having located at Pine Grove in the early part of the same year.