| 
  • If you are citizen of an European Union member nation, you may not use this service unless you are at least 16 years old.

  • You already know Dokkio is an AI-powered assistant to organize & manage your digital files & messages. Very soon, Dokkio will support Outlook as well as One Drive. Check it out today!

View
 

Cambridge, Iowa The First 150 Years

Page history last edited by PBworks 15 years, 11 months ago

Cambridge, Iowa The First 150 Years

Expanded Table of Contents

From the Beginning 1

 

* The First People - 1

* Early Settlers - 2

* Cambridge is Born - 2

* The Norwegians Come - 4

* Growth and Decline - 6

* Elwell - 10

 

Skunk River13
Transportation17

 

* Early Travel - 17

* * Roads - 17

* * Stagecoaches - 18

* Railroads - 19

* * Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul - 19

* * Rock Island - 23

* * Newton Northwestern - 25

* * Train Wrecks - 26

* * * August, 1909 - 26

* * * September 1, 1932 - 27

* * * March 27, 1963 - 27

 

City Living29

 

* City Officials - 29

* * City Government - 29

* * Cambridge Mayors - 30

* * Law Enforcement - 31

* * Health Officer - 31

* * Fire Department - 33

* Improvements - 36

* * Water - 36

* * Telephone - 37

* * Electricity - 38

* * Senior Housing Project - 38

* * Town Men - 38

* * Post Office - 40

* * Cambridge Memorial Library - 40

 

Education41

 

* Country Schools - 41

* Cambridge Independent School District - 46

* Ballard Community School District - 49

* Sports - 50

* * 1933 Boys State Basketball Team - 51

* Cambridge Alumni Association - 52

* Cambridge High School Graduates - 52

 

Churches59

 

* Palestine Lutheran Church - 59

* Nazareth Lutheran Church - 61

* Lutheran Helping Hand - 62

* United Methodist Church - 63

* Faith Baptist Church - 64

* * United Brethren Church - 64

* * Bible Presbyterian - 65

* * First Baptist - 65

* Open Bible - 66

* Other Area Churches - 66

 

Cemeteries67

 

* Cambridge Cemetery - 67

* Center Grove Cemetery - 67

* Walnut Grove Cemetery - 68

* Palestine Cemetery - 68

 

Business69

 

* General Stores/Dry Goods/Groceries - 69

* Meat Markets/Lockers - 69

* Restaurants/Bakeries - 69

* Clothing - 70

* Drug Stores/Pharmacies - 70

* Furniture/Undertaking - 70

* Taverns/Pool Halls - 70

* Hardware/Lumber/Coal - 70

* Contractors/Builders - 71

* Dray Lines/Trucking - 71

* Garages/Gas Stations - 71

* Automobile - 71

* Livery Stables - 71

* Implement Dealers - 71

* Livestock/Grain Dealers - 71

* Harness - 72

* Feed Dealers - 72

* Blacksmiths/Welding - 72

* Hotels - 72

* Attorneys - 72

* Banks - 72

* Insurance - 72

* Photographers - 72

* Barber/Beauty Shops - 72

* Jewelers - 73

* Real Estate - 73

* Miscellaneous - 73

* Cambridge Newspapers - 73

* Ads and Pictures

* * Barbers & Drug Stores - 74

* * Butcher Shops - 75

* * Banks - 76

* * Restaurants - 77

* * Auto Repair Shops/Filling Stations - 78

* * Hotels - 79

* * Hardware and Lumber - 80

* * Grocery Stores - 82

* * General Merchandise - 83

* * Trucking and Delivery Service - 84

* * Farm Implements - 85

* * Other Businesses - 86

 

Agriculture87

 

* Early Ag Business - 88

* * Chandler/Grafton Mill - 88

* * Other Mills - 88

* * Canning Factory - 89

* * Grain Dealers - 90

* * Strautman Tree Farm - 91

* * Spencer Apiary - 91

* * Century Farms - 91

* Livestock - 92

* * Swine Genetics - 92

* * Veterinarians - 92

* * Cambridge Creamery - 93

 

Doctors and Dentists95

 

* Doctors - 95

* * William Hill Grafton - 95

* * David Datus Hayes - 96

* * Marshall Clark Keith - 96

* * James M Brown - 96

* * Arthur Stuart Aplin - 97

* * Nathaniel Robinson - 97

* * Frank Thompson - 97

* * J F Snoke - 98

* * Harry Paul Hanson - 98

* * Frances Ward Glann - 98

* * Claude G Dickey - 99

* * Orvil Burl Christie - 99

* * Arnold Oswald Wirsig - 99

* * James Howard Mason - 100

* * C W Bufkin - 100

* * W H Betts - 100

* * Horace Jarret Patchin - 100

* * A O Clark - 101

* * P V Ketchum - 101

* * Homer Schultz Elmquist - 101

* * Donald H. Nord - 102

* Dentists

* * A. U. Edwards, D.D.S. - 102

* * Annie E Mitchell, D.D.S. - 102

* * David G. Houser, D.D.S. - 103

 

Military105

 

* Civil War - 105

* Ersland Post 234 - 105

* * Members of Ersland Post 234 - 106

* Veteran's Reunion - 107

* World War I - 107

* * Floyd H Mathis - 108

* * Willard Densmore Wire - 108

* World War II - 109

* * Kenneth P. Christiansen - 109

* * Virgil Cory - 111

* * Virgil Emerson - 111

* * Hugh Griffith - 111

* * Warren Hanks - 111

* * John Hill - 112

* * Craig Nelson - 112

* * Homer Gurton Nelson - 112

* * Owen Newgaard - 113

* * Claude Orlo Poole - 113

* * Clyde Spooner - 113

* * Chester Yeager - 113

* Korean War - 114

* * Gerald E Gord - 114

* * Paul Jacobson - 114

* Vietnam - 114

* Mathis/Wire Post 233 - 115

* * Veterans Memorial History - 116

* * Legion Building Mural - 117

* Veterans of World War I - 118

* Veterans of World War II from the Cambridge Area - 119

* Korean War Veterans - 120

* Veterans of the Vietnam War - 120

 

Entertainment121

 

* Parks - 121

* * Cambridge City Park - 121

* * Nelson Park - 121

* * Elliott's Park - 122

* * Heart of Iowa Nature Trail - 122

* * Askew Bridge/Cambridge Pond County Park - 122

* Jubilee Days - 124

* Chautauqua - 125

* Sports - 126

* * Baseball - 126

* * Volleyball - 126

* * Basketball - 127

* * * 1948 American Legion State Champs - 127

* * Roller Skating - 127

* The Arts - 128

* * Opera House - 128

* * Movie Theatres - 128

* The Scott Sisters - 129

* Hollywood - 130

* * Twister - 130

* * Rain - 131

* * Cora Unashamed - 131

* House of Knowledge - 132

* Hunting and Fishing - 134

* Old Settlers Picnic - 134

* Clubs and Organizations - 136

* * Fraternal Organizations - 136

* * Military Organizations - 136

* * Hobby/Leisure - 136

* * Civic - 136

* * Children's - 136

* Santa Comes to Cambridge in an Airplane - 138

 

Centennial139

 

* The Centennial Belles Fashion Show of July 26 - 140

* Whisker Club Winners - 141

* Parade Prize Winners - 142

 

News145

 

* May 8, 1885, Cambridge Herald, It Was Beer! - 145

* January 8, 1887, Story Country Intelligence, Fire at Cambridge - 147

* April 18, 1890, Cambridge Garland, Eric McCollister Fatally Shot By Constable J. A. McKee - 148

* March 25 1909, Three Buildings on the East Side Destroyed - 149

* April 16, 1914, Cambridge Leader, Young Boy Has a Sad Experience Remains Two Days and Nights Squeezed Into a Nine Inch Hole Without Food - 150

* February 1920, Cambridge Leader, Bank Robbery - 150

* February 12, 1920, Cambridge Leader, Downtown Fire - 151

* July 4, 1929, Cambridge Leader, Original Notice - 152

* June 6, 1946, Cambridge Leader, New Library to Open Saturday Afternoon - 153

* January 10, 1952, Cambridge Leader, Television Program Featured Cambridge People Thursday - 154

* January 15, 1959, Cambridge Leader, William E. Hawks Leaves Small Fortune - 154

* March 25, 1976, Tri-County Times, Cambridge People Remember Skating Rink and Town Band - 155

* 1979, Lake County Tribune, Cambridge Pair Nearly Self-sufficient - 157

* March 20, 1980, Lake Country Tribune, Cambridge Residents Prepare to Oppose Ames Sewage Plant - 158

* March 19, 1981, Tri-County Times, Cambridge Girl May Be Youngest Commercial Pilot in U.S. - 159

* December 29, 1983, Tri-County Times, return Appearance for Griffiths at Cotton Bowl Parade - 160

* February 24, 1989, Tri-County Times, Bank Explosion - 162

* August 10, 2000, Tri-County times, Cambridge, Story County Says No to Plant Iowa Cattleman's Association also Says No to Cambridge - 163

 

Centenarians164

 

* Emily J. Ruby - 164

* Ida Griffith - 164

* Andy Buland - 164

* Allie Hanks - 164

* Julia Dahl - 164

* Mae Wilson Donaker - 164

 

Plat Maps165

 

* 1902 Plat Map of Union Township - 165

* 1919 Plat Map of Union Township - 166

* 1967 Plat Map of Union Township - 167

* 1985 Plat Map of Union Township - 168

* 2003-2004 Plat Map of Union Township - 169

 

Bibliography170

 

* Books/Pamphlets/Papers - 170

* Newspapers - 170

* Miscellaneous Sources - 170

Comments (0)

You don't have permission to comment on this page.