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THE WHOLESALE GROCERY
Accordingly, when it became known that a large wholesale grocery concern from Des Moines was looking for a new location, the people were enthusiastic in their efforts to induce it to locate at Webster City. They were successful in these efforts and the Webster City Grocery Company, owned chiefly by Howell, Wall & Little of Des Moines, was organized with a capital stock of $50.000, with its principal place of business at Webster City. To secure this enterprise. a two-story brick building was erected on West Second street by W. C. Willson and J. M. Funk, 50x120 feet in size and a subscription of about $2,000 was raised to pay the rent on this building for a term of two years. The city, with rather doubtful authority, voted free lights and water for a term of two years and municipal taxes were remitted for a term of five years. In consideration of these concessions, the new wholesale grocery company agreed to continue in business in Webster City for a term of five years. The business was placed in charge of R. M. Warfield. The grocery company fulfilled its contract and stayed five years, but as soon as its "time" was up, it beat a hasty retreat to a larger trade center.
THE SHOE FACTORY
Now that this policy of giving aid to new enterprises had been inaugurated, it was not hard to find people who were willing to accept the aid. In April, 1893, an imposing looking gentleman by the name of Shoesmith, appeared in Webster City looking for a location for a large shoe factory, then located in Illinois. His scheme was to buy a tract of ground adjacent to Webster City. plat it into town lots, sell the lots to the people and use so much of the proceeds as the promoter could spare to encourage the enterprise. The scheme was well received and a tract of ground was purchased just east of Boone river and adjoining the Illinois Central Railroad track. Two hundred and fifty lots were placed on the market at $150 each. These were to be sold and then at a public "drawing" the location of each lot was to be assigned to the purchaser by lot. Thus the sum of $37.500 was raised. A large brick factory building was erected close to the Illinois Central Railroad track and on the tract that had been platted. The factory building was two stories high and 40x125 feet in dimensions. The cornerstone of the new factory was laid with imposing ceremonies, August 16, 1893, and in December the building was completed and Strohmeyer Bros. took charge of the factory and conducted it for several years. They did not succeed and finally went into bankruptcy. At the bankrupt sale, in 1902, the factory building was purchased by J. M. Funk and a new company composed of local stockholders was organized.
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This company was well capitalized and was known as The Northwestern Felt Shoe Company, its principal business being to manufacture felt shoes. A manager by the name of McKowan was secured from an eastern factory and the business started up again with bright prospects. It continued about a year when some irregularities in the management of the business were discovered by the directors and suspicion was directed toward McKowan. Almost immediately after the discovery of these irregularities, the factory was burned to the ground. A few days after the fire, MIckowan left for parts unknown. It was charged that McKowan had been playing "fast and loose" with the business of the company and had covered up his shortages by turning in bogus invoices for goods that had never been received, and to prevent a checking up of the stock of supplies on hand, had set fire to the factory. His flight so soon after the fire led to the belief that the charges were true and the grand jury indicted him for embezzlement and for arson.
For several years nothing was heard of McKowan, but finally he was located in California and was brought back to Webster City for trial. The McKowan trials were the sensations of the day. He was first tried for arsen. John D. Porter, county attorney, and A. N. Boeye, prosecuted while D. C. Chase and Wes- ley Martin defended. The jury returned a verdict of guilty but Judge Lee, on motion, granted a new trial. In the meantime the trial for embezzlement came and a change of venue was taken to Webster county on the ground that popular prejudice was so strong against McKowan at Webster City that he could not secure a fair trial there. At Fort Dodge, the trial for embezzlement resulted in a verdict of not guilty. The second trial for arson was held in Wright county and here too, after a stubborn fight, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
After the burning of the shoe factory, a new company known as "Northwest- ern Felt Shoe Co." was organized and a manufacturing plant was installed in the building formerly occupied by the wholesale grocery store, and this company is now doing a prosperous business.
THE CANNING FACTORY
The shoe factory was hardly under way before B. R. Stare representing the Mansfield Canning company came to Webster City with a proposition for start- ing a canning factory. This institution wanted a bonus of $20,000 in money and land, but it is doubtful if this amount was raised. However, in the summer of 1804, the canning factory was built and contracts for the delivery of sweet corn were made with nearby farmers. This factory did a good business for several years but finally discontinued and the buildings were torn down and removed.
WEBSTER CITY HOT WATER HEATING COMPANY
In 1892, Bunker and Hazzard came to Webster City and after receiving sub- stantial encouragement from the people in form of a bonus to aid in securing grounds and erecting shops, opened a foundry and machine shop. Soon L. T. Bunker invented a steel radiator and commenced the manufacture of hot water heating plants and became known as the Webster City Hot Water Heating Com- pany. Later James Kephart became interested in the enterprise.
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The factory was located at the corner of Prospect and Third streets in Web- ster City. At first this company did a thriving business and installed quite a num- ber of heating plants in and about Webster City but later the business ceased to thrive and the concern was succeeded by the Webster City Steel Radiator Com- pany which confined its operation mainly to the manufacture of steel radiators for hot water and steam plants. This enterprise was making good progress when in 1908 the buildings took fire and were entirely destroyed.
MARTIN TELEPHONE COMPANY
commenced the erection of its telephone exchange in Webster City in the spring of 1894. Its founder, E. H. Martin was a young man of limited means and the first exchange was a crude affair. Some fifteen years before the Bell Company had installed a telephone system in Webster City but after a short time it was taken out and the service discontinued. Martin's project was well received and the exchange was soon on a paying basis. As the business increased, new and improved apparatus was installed and lines were extended throughout the county and today (1912) the company is prosperous and its service is universally satis- factory.
SIEVE FACTORY
The student of Hamilton county will not fail to notice that those enterprises that came to the county because of some bonus or financial inducement, were not very long lived or substantial and it is to be expected that most of them operated almost entirely by means of the donations received. The shoe factory. the canning factory, the Hot Water Heating Company, the Wholesale Grocery Company, all of them aided liberally by our citizens, did not prove to be permanent enterprises. But in the year, 1892, there was opened in Webster City an enterprise that did not ask a bonus. Charles Closz had invented a separator seive and the Closz and Howard Manufacturing Company commenced their manufacture. This institu- tion has grown steadily since its establishment and today (1912) furnishes em- ployment for about thirty men.
RETARDER FACTORY
In 1895, a plasterer by the name of F. A. Conklin, discovered a process for retarding the "setting" or hardening of stucco plaster. Prior to the discovery, the plaster had to be mixed with water containing a solution of glue and often much waste occurred by plaster hardening before it could be placed upon the wall. But by the use of this process a dry compound was made which could be mixed with the plaster at the factory and the hardening of the plaster was thus retarded suffi- ciently to give the workmen plenty of time to properly spread and trowel his work. A company was organized in 1895 and a factory built in the western part of Web- ster City. This factory has always been a paying institution. In 1905 the factory was burned. Its owners Parkhurst and King rebuilt the factory upon ground about one-half mile east of the Boone river on the I. C. R. R. and this is today one of our most substantial institutions.
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BOTTLING WORKS
The Webster City Bottling works, established by J. W. Allington in the early nineties, continued in operation for a number of years and in 1896 the Iowa Churn company had a small factory on Seneca street.
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
In 1896 there came to Webster City two men who have ever since been impor- tant factors in its business circles. These were W. J. Zitterell and C. E. Atkinson. At that time they were members of the firm of Zitterell & Atkinson, general con- tractors. Since then the firm has dissolved partnership and each is conducting a business of his own. They are among the leading contractors of the state and have erected some of the best buildings in Iowa, among which might be mentioned the Kendall Young Library by W. J. Zitterell and the Webster City postoffice by E. F. Atkinson.
MOCA SINE FACTORY
In 1897, a factory was started by W. G. Bale and others for the manufacture of "Moca Sine," a substitute for coffee, and operated for some time, but failed to be sufficiently profitable to warrant its continuance.
AMERICAN STOCK FOOD COMPANY
In 1898 the American Stock Food Company erected a building on Union street in Webster City and for some time operated a factory for the manufacture of stock food. Things went well for a while but finally it was forced to discontinue. The building was purchased by William Wilke and was later destroyed by fire.
While the people were liberal in giving aid to proposed new industries they were reluctant to give anything to keep at home industries already established. The Litchfield Manufacturing Company was a substantial, well established institu- tion. It was employing from thirty to fifty men. This company desired to in- crease its facilities and made an attempt to get some assistance from its home town. They were unsuccessful in this, and when the business men of Waterloo offered the Litchfields much more than they had dared to ask of their home peo- ple, the people of Webster City had cause to regret, that they had not been more liberal with them. The loss of the Litchfield Manufacturing Company was the beginning of a set back in the advancement of Webster City that lasted for several years. They took with them to Waterloo, not only the people employed by them, but many others who looked for brighter prospects in the larger city to our cast. But time is a great healer of diseases and soon the buildings left vacant by the Litchfields and their friends were filled by others and the town continued its steady progress as of yore.
NEFF HANDLEBAR COMPANY
In 1901, the ."Neff Handlebar Company," conducted by the Smizer Brothers was instituted for the manufacture of handle bars for bicycles, and this concern while operating in Webster City, built an automobile, which attracted a great deal of attention locally, at the time.
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BROWN SPRING ICE SKATE COMPANY
In 1903, the Brown Spring Ice Skate Company was incorporated and opened its factory. F. E. Brown had years before, conducted a carriage factory in Web- ster City and had invented a number of useful articles. He now invented a spring ice skate and a company of local capitalists was formed to manufacture it. From the start this company has paid a substantial dividend to its stockholders and its business has been continually growing. The institution now employs about twenty men.
THE QUEEN MANUFACTURING COMPANY
The Queen Manufacturing Company headed by A. S. Burness was organized in 1906 for the purpose of making steel door mats. Later the concern had been largely engaged in manufacturing attachments and equipment for automobiles and has been generally successful.
THE CEMENT PIPE AND TILE COMPANY
The Cement Pipe & Tile Company was established in 1907. It opened its fac- tory on the Northwestern railroad grounds on Des Moines street, producing cement tile and cement building blocks and is still in operation.
RETAIL TRADE
People who come to a new country are usually seeking their fortune and so they at once engage in some business or employment and to attempt to write sepa- rately of each business man would require a large volume. But in order to pre- serve the names of those who were in business, we give hereafter a number of busi- ness directories of Webster City, covering different periods and a study of these directories will be interesting to the student as well as to the old settlers, to whom the mere mention of a name often brings a flood of pleasant recollections.
In 1869, there came to Webster City a peculiar character. He was a sort of "Jack of All Trades" and worked at anything that furnished the means of filling his larder and replenishing his flask. He was engaged by J. D. Hunter to write a historical sketch of Webster City and this sketch appeared in the Freeman in the winter of 1860. This man's name was J. H. Stephenson and he describes him- self at the close of his historical sketch in the following manner :
"I trust it will not be considered exaggeration to mention as the most important event that took place during 'oo was the arrival of J. HI. Stephenson, lather, poet. historian, novelist, elocutionist, tragedian, stump speaker, runner, rambler, rake, sport and author of the Historical Sketch of Webster City."
As a part of this sketch, which, by the way, contained many important his- torical facts, was a business directory of Webster City in 1869:
BUSINESS DIRECTORY IN 1869
Judicial-District judge, D. D. Chase.
Professional-Attorneys-at-law-J. Skinner, Seneca street, established in '57. N. B. Hyatt, Bank street, established January, 1816. C. A. Clark, Seneca street. established May, '66. D. D. Miracle, Seneca, established May, '64. W. J. Covil,
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Seneca, established February, '66. Todisman & Pray, Seneca, established June, 69.
Medical-J. Burgess, M. D., Division street, established April, '57. H. N. Crapper, M. D., Seneca street, established in '62. H. E. Hendricks, M. D., Seneca street, established in '95. H. N. Curtis, M. D., Bank street, established Sept. '68.
Dentistry-M. Sibley, Bank street, established May '69.
Clerical-Rev. J. W. Harvey, pastor Congregational church, Bank street, Oct. '55. Rev. J. M. Bly, Methodist, Bank street, May, '58.
Editorial-Hon. J. D. Hunter, editor and proprietor Hamilton Freeman, Sen- eca street, 1856.
Dry Goods-Jones & Young, Seneca street, established Oct. '59. L. L. Treat, Seneca, established April '63. G. W. Crosley, Seneca, established Sept. '65. John Patterson & Co., Bank street, established May '68. Requa & Croft, Second street, established Oct. '69. Tate & Co., Seneca street, established Nov. '69.
Druggists-L. L. Estes, Seneca street, established June '56. Allen & Crosley, Seneca, established Aug. '68.
Groceries and Provisions-Church & McKee, Bank street, established April '65. A. E. Atwell, Bank, established October '67. J. Vanskike, Seneca street, established Nov. '69.
Clothing-R. I. Burleson, Bank street, established October '69.
Merchant Tailors-W. W. Wells, Bank street, established June, '57. A. Smith, Seneca street, established April '69.
Boots and Shoes-D. M. Hartman, Seneca street, established November '68. D. Smith, Bank street, established 1869.
Jewelers-P. Williams, Seneca street, established September '68. E. R. Lee, Seneca, established May '69.
Dealers in Agricultural Implements-Cox & Worthington, Des Moines street, established November '67. Tolerton & Smith, Seneca street, established Novem- ber '67. Tolerton & Smith, Seneca street, established May '69.
Grain and Produce Dealers-R. E. Fairchild, Seneca street, established July '69. J. H. Jeffries, established September '69. J. Oliver established August '69.
Livery-Arthur & Collins, Water street, established August '65. S. Willson, Second street, established September '68.
Carpenters and Joiners-Leonard & Johnson, Bank street, established Novem- ber '64. J. W. Flemming, First street, established January '69. A. Smith, Sec- ond street, established November '64. I. Worthington, Division street, estab- lished October '55.
Blacksmithing-R. Howard, Division street, established July '63. S. Cleck- ner, Division street, established July '66. J. Frakes, Division street, established October '69. Fisher & Remmington, Willson avenue, established September '68. Howell & Tiffany, Superior street, established '68.
Bankers-Miller & Sternberg, Seneca street, established December '67.
Lumber Dealers-Cox & Worthington, Des Moines street, established Nov. '67. C. T. Fenton, First street, established April '69. J. Ewen & Son, Des Moines street, established September '69.
Hardware-Jay Sternberg, Seneca street, established January, '68. L. Crary. Seneca street, established August '69. E. Brophy, Seneca street, established May '69.
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Furniture-J. D. Sketchley, Seneca street. established May '63.
Harness Makers-E. T. Holt, Seneca street, established August 67. W. T. Medary & Co., Seneca street, established September '69.
Wagon Maker-J. L. Kamrar, Seneca street, established July '69.
Painter-M. R. Dalby, Seneca street, established Feb. 66.
Cooperage-J. Gager, Seneca street, established July '66.
Brick Makers-Ira Hilliard, Bank street, established 1856. J. Allen, Bank street, established May '67.
Pottery-Allen & Burnett, Bank street, established June '67.
Milliners-Miss D. Swanger, Bank street, established October '64. Mrs. A. M. Bailey, Bank street, established November '69. Mrs. A. Burrhus, Bank street, established October '69.
Hotels-Willson House, Des Moines and Second streets, established July '69. American House, Bank and Seneca streets, established November '56. Potter House, Bank street, established July '62.
Restaurants-S. Baxter, Seneca street, established June '69. Bamborough & Wilder, Seneca street, established October '69.
Billiard Halls-W. N. Browning, Seneca street, established December '65. Manning & Miracle. Second street, established July '69.
Saloons-J. Bossett, Second street, established August '66. F. Burrhus, Bank street, established November '69.
Saloon and Oyster Depot-W. J. Young. Bank street, established October '69. Barber-W. F. Murphy, Seneca street, established February '68.
Meat Markets-R. A. Sargent. Bank street, established April '68. J. Ros- kopf, Seneca street, established November '68.
News Dealer-K. T. Waters, Seneca street, established September '69.
Auctioneer-W. L. Church, Bank street, established November '55.
Government Officers-Postmaster, L. L. Estes.
Assistant Assessor-M. Evarts.
Assistant Collector-C. Wickware.
United States Commissioner-D. D. Miracle.
Twelve years later, in 1881, was prepared another directory of Webster City and it will be noticed that only a few of those who were in business twelve years before are on this list. New names take their places :
WEBSTER CITY IN 1881
General Stocks-Jones & Smith, F. E. Edwards & Co., J. H. Smith & Son, B. F. Derr & Co., Wheeler & Young, L. L. Treat, Altmeyer & Co., R. K. East- man, M. H. & G. W. Smith.
Groceries-Scriven & Wickware, Hubbard & Eames, Crandall & Eyer, Pick- ard & Hoyt, J. D. Sketchley, Eastman & Zublin, Fritz Jensen, Geo. Wambach, M. Cherrie & Son, John Derrickson.
Hardware-Crary & Evans, J. P. Clagg, Lager & McMurchy. P. Wolf.
Druggists-Teed & Detlor, Second street, Miller & Packard. Kimball & Black, Teed & Detlor, Seneca street.
Clothing-Frank Bros .. W. L. Gary, L. Sime.
Boots and Shoes-Geo. Shipp & Son, Gilbert & Trumbauer, O. C. Donaldson.
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Furniture-J. W. Allington, Stotz & Beach, J. H. Lee & Co.
Millinery Goods-Mrs. A. J. Boyington, Mrs. K. H. Shane, Mrs. A. Thomp- son.
Implement Dealers-S. J. Root, W. B. Howard, J. P. Clagg, N. Cox.
Lumber-F. D. Young, Nelson & Co., E. N. Lee, Z. Gilman.
Real Estate-R. N. Woodworth, John L. Kamrar, W. C. Allen, M. Everts, W. J. Covil, I. Doane.
Coal Dealers-E. D. Goit, Nelson & Co., J. W. Maffit
Merchant Tailors-F. I. Cash, W. W. Wells, M. Deady.
Restaurants -- Phil Renillard, G. W. Burden, S. Hamler, Mrs. Bates, Ed. Shultz, W. A. Hutton, Frank Ward, C. W. Hathway.
Flour and Feed-W. H. Riley, E. S. Kimball, W. W. Stow, Wm. Woodruff. Jewelry, Books and Stationery-Teed & Detlor, Seneca street; Lee Bros., Teed & Detlor, Second street.
Ladies' Furnishing Goods-Misses Howard and Reeves, Mrs. Rice.
Elevators and Stock Dealers-J. W. Mattice, F. D. Young, B. F. Miller & Son, M. L. Mccullough, Ira W. Packard.
Meat Markets-Zublin & De La Mater, Babbitt Bros., J. Schaller, French & Proctor, Ulrich & Lenhart.
Harness-H. N. McClure, A. J. Allen, W. H. Floyd.
Banks-First National, McMurray & Eastman, B. F. Miller & Son.
Hotels -- Willson House, Grand Central, Potter House, Gardner House, Hamilton House.
Mills-Eagle Mill, steam; Moore & Fenton, Model Mills, steam; Mabbott & Son, D. D. Chase, water mills.
Photograph Galleries-John Cook, J. W. Oberholtzer.
Churches-Congregational, Rev. J. E. Wheeler ; Methodist, Rev. E. N. Ear- hart ; Baptist, Rev. L. N. Call; German Lutheran, Rev. H. W. Rabe; Catholic, Rev. Father Brennan ; Universalist, not supplied.
Lawyers-Chase & Chase, Martin & Hall, J. L. Kamrar, F. Q. Lee, N. B. Hyatt, W. J. Covil, G. B. Pray, E. D. Burgess, L. J. Pierson.
Physicians and Surgeons-J. N. Medbery, J. R. Compton, J. P. Williams, C. I. Eberle, T. K. Ross, S. Robbins.
Veterinary Surgeons-A. Prosser, W. H. Ely.
Barber Shops-Pace & Ashcraft, John Poncin, L. B. Ash.
Newspapers-The Hamilton Freeman, Hunter & Smith ; Webster City Argus, Pray & Chase; Webster City Advertiser, C. D. Auyer; Weekly Review, W. A. Hutton.
Livery Stables-B. H. Hellen, W. H. Ely, Lasher Bros., A. H. Guerney. Creameries-Eastman & Zublin, P. C. Storey.
Blacksmiths-S. Cleckner, Wm. Howell & Son, Joseph Fisher, F. E. Brown, L. C. Gensman, M. Holverson, Hensel & Fink, A. McCausland, Jos. Kinney, L. P. Christenson, L. Litchfield.
Painters-M. R. Dalbey, J. J. Worthy. W. J. Brown.
Boot and Shoe Shops-Geo. Shipp & Son, Wm. Hahme, D. B. Smith, Fred Obergfall, Gilbert & Trumbauer.
Wagon Makers-Babcock & Schaller, Frank E. Brown, A. E. Servis, Wm. Moore.
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Coopers-Wm. Woodruff, ยท Brewer.
Saloons-T. Murphy, Schomer Bros., D. W. Reynolds, Schaller & Taylor, Wells & Tuttle, Nic. Schomer.
Miscellaneous-Two dealers in hides, pelts and furs ; two bakeries ; one marble works, one gunsmith, one foundry and machine shop, two poultry dealers, one cigar manufacturer.
Fifteen years later, in 1896, we give still another directory of Webster City:
BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF WEBSTER CITY IN 1896
Agricultural implements-J. P. Clagg. J. W. Evans, S. J. Root.
Bakeries-William Blankenbuehler, F. P. Reuillard. Vienna Baker.
Banks -- Farmers' National Bank, First National Bank, Hamilton County State Bank.
Billiard Halls-William Genschow, H. J. Finck, Peter Schomer.
Boots and Shoes-The Economy, by George H. Daniels; Hammer & Alt- meyer, William Hahne, Hanrahan & O'Connor, My Store by Keooer & Stake, Fred Obergfall, H. B. Pray & Co., The Racket, by S. O. Osborn, J. B. Trumbauer, N. B. Trumbauer.
Clothing-Chicago Clothing House, Louis Frank, L. F. Houck, Joe Oppen- heimer.
Coal and Wood-C. C. Coal Company, J. Hoyt, E. N. Lee, R. H. Mabbott, Smith & Younkee.
Flour and Feed-J. Hoyt, Quinn & Co.
Furniture-George J. Mauch, O'Brien Bros.
Druggists-Arthur & Richardson, W. G. Bale, Dick Bros, J. N. Medbery, George W. Teed, Wolgamot A. Shadley.
Dry Goods-Burleson Dry Goods Co., B. F. Derr. Altmeyer & Hammer, J. P. Metcalf & Co., My Store, The Racket. E. S. Wheeler.
Grain Elevators-W. Il. Howard & Co., J. B. Kelley & Co., Webster City Elevator Company.
Grocers-J. A. Arthur, Burleson & Floyt, H. A. Crandall & Co., II. A. Eames, The Empire, F. B. Jansen, William T. McComb, My Store, J. D. Sketchley. The Unique, A. Witte.
Hardware-J. P. Clagg, J. W. Evans & Co., Iluff and Mueller, F. M. Mer- chant.
llotels-Grand Central, Johnson House, Kenney House, Willson House. Ice-R. G. Clark.
Laundries-Beaumont Laundry, Chinese Laundry.
Live Stock Dealers-B. Fenton, J. B. Kelley, M. L. McCulloch, Webster City Elevator Company.
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