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tastes run in the line of newspaper life, to which profession he proposes to re- turn at the first favorable opportunity, if life and health be spared. On Feb- ruary 19, 1856, he married Hannah M. Bell, at Hamilton, Ohio, while publish- ing his paper in Illinois ; she was the daughter of Hon. Daniel S. Bell, for- mery a prominent lawyer of Urbana, Ohio, where she was born Feb. 10, 1838 ; after the death of her father in 1849, she lived with her unele, Geo. P. Bell, a retired merchant, at whose residence she was married ; another un- ele, Hiram Bell, represented the Greeu- ville, Ohio, District in Congress early in 1850 ; she is still living, and has been the mother of four children-two boys and two girls-the baby boys dying, one in 1859, the other in 1876; the former 18 and the latter 1 month old ; Bell Corwin and Abbie Florence, the former 18 and the latter 9 years old, are left to their parents, and are members of the flourishing high school of Burling- ton, and have every promise of becom- ing ornaments of society and a comfort to their parents in their declining years. Barnickel, Paul, engineer, 1117 S. 10th. Barnes, J. W., contractor and broker ; res. S09 N. 7th.
BARRET, R. A., DR., was born in Green Co., Ky., June 22, 1835, and spent his early youth in Illinois, principally at Springfield. At this time, Mr. Barret's father, Richard F. Barret, was Fund Commissioner of the State of Illinois. The elder Barret was a heavy land-owner in Illinois and Iowa. Dr. Barret was a pupil in Judge Samuel Treat's private school at St. Louis, Mo .; he also attended the St. Louis University, and was privately instructed by Chester Harding, who, in 1849, accompanied him East, where he was, by the latter, placed in Phillips' Exeter Academy, in New Hampshire; there remained three years preparing for college, which he commenced in 1852; the degree of M. D. was conferred upon him in 1854, and that of Master of Arts in 1856. In the latter year, he went to Europe and graduated at Heidelberg University, where he received the degree of Ph D .; for a time, he acted as Secretary of Legation to Mason (of Mason & Slidell
notoriety), who was then Minister from the United States to France, and located at Paris. At the expiration of his sojourn of three years in Europe he re- turned to St. Louis; there he studied law with his uncle, Aylett Buckner ; was admitted to the bar in the fall of 1859, and became his uncle's partner. In 1861, he was appointed Attorney for the United States Government, and in- stalled in the office of Gen. B. G. Farar, General Supervisor of confiscated and contraband property, remaining until June, 1864, at which time he was transferred to the office of Gen. E. B. Alexander, Provost Marshal General United States, for that District, acting as his Chief Clerk and Private Seere- tary until April, 1866 ; then Dr. Bar- ret eame to Burlington to settle up the estate of his father ; in August, 1867, he purchased the Burlington Gazette, which paper he edited and managed until 1869; from 1869 to 1872, he was editor-in-chief of the St. Louis Dispatch ; in 1874, he was commercial and city editor of the St. Louis Times ; subsequently, private secretary to his brother, then Mayor of St. Louis. After his brother's death in April, 1875, he continued in his former position of Secretary to James H. Britton, Mayor, until the spring of 1876. From April until December, 1877, he conducted the Barret House. Mr. Barret mar- ried Miss Mary Finney, daughter of the late William Finney, one of the earliest settlers and most prominent citizens of St. Louis. Of late years, the subject of our sketch has been principally engaged in the practice of law in St. Louis, spending, however, much of his time in Burlington, in the attention of his property.
BARRETT, B. F., meat market, 1321 Osborn street ; was born in Bel- mont Co., Ohio; came to Burlington in 1870; enlisted in the 2d Mo. V. C. in 1864, and served till the close of the war. Married in 1868 Belle Carnes ; they have two children living-Freddie L. and Harry. Democrat.
Bartruff, H. S., cabinet-maker, 125 S. 5th. Bauer, Fred, cigar mfr., 1106 Chalfant. Bauer, Fred, teamster, 400 S. Main.
Bauer, Henry, cigar mfr., 114 S. 7th.
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Bauerback, Aug. dry goods and groceries, 401 Leebrick.
Baumberger, Fred. porter, 204 N. Main. Bauman, Chas., surveyor ; res. 213 S. 9th. Baumgartner, A., laborer, 1521 Bodeman. Baumgartner, F., clerk, 1507 Thul.
BEAN, J. V., M. D., office 3213 Jefferson ; is a member of Des Moines County Medical Society; a native of Crawford Co., Penn .; was educated at Conneautville, Ohio, and a graduate from the Bellevue Medical Hospital, New York City, in the Class of 1868 ; came to Iowa in 1870, located in Ap- panoose Co. for practice, and came to Burlington in 1873 ; held a position as Contract Surgeon in the United States Army from 1868 to 1870, serving in the Department of Dakota ; is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and Vice President of the Y. M. C. A. of this city.
BEARD, HIRAM, of the firm of 1
Beard, Mahlinger & Co., wholesale liquor dealers; was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio; came to Burlington in 1851 ; engaged in the dry goods business until 1876; since September, 1877, he has been engaged in his present business.
Beardsley, Charles, 219 7th. .
Beck, Andrew, stone-mason, 106 S. Adams. Beck, Jacob, carp., 1600 Mt. Pleasant.
BECK, JOHN, dealer in groceries and provisions, 1504 Mt. Pleasant street ; was born in May, 1811, in Germany ; came to Burlington in 1855; he mar- ried in 1839 Zitonia Beck ; they have three children-Vincent, born Jan. 27, 1840; Philip, Sept. 23, 1843; Mary, Dec. 12, 1845. All members of St. John's Church ; he is a Republican.
Beck, Jacob, barber, 106 S. Adams.
Beck, J. W., bookseller, 212 N. 3d ; res. 1115 Rhein.
Beck, Vincent, barber shop, Gorham House. res. 101 N. Gunnison.
Begemann, Fred, 700 S. 10th.
Bell, William, 420 S. Main. Bell, Wm. M., lab. ; res. 1109 S. 14th.
Bender, George, carp., 231 S. 10th.
Benedict, B., res. 611 George st.
Bonne, Edward, carp., 1318 N. 9th. Benner, Philip, res. 808 8th.
Bennett & Frantz, carriage manufacturers ; factory, 418 N. 3d.
Bergantzelle, S., night-watch, 1218 Gnahn.
Berges, H., foreman Gas Works, 1301 Corse' Bergman, Wm., mach., 1216 Doemland. Bernard, Cornelius, far., north of Ash.
BERENS, PETER, restaurant and wholesale dealer in oysters, No. 113 S. Main st. ; born in Duck wiler, Germany, in 1826; came to Burlington in 1857 ; started present business in 1872. Mar- ried Miss W. Hawmes in 1860; she was born in Duckwiler, also, in 1836; they have three children-Constantine, Mary and Peter. Mr. Bernes is a mem- ber of the Germania Society ; members of the Catholic Church ; Democrat. Bernet, F., grocer, 801 S. Main.
Biesenbruck, J. II., farmer, 200 S. 6th.
Biklen, Charles H., confectioneries, 413 Jefferson ; res. 523 S. 7th.
Berry, William, superinten lent saw-mill ; res. 319 S. 7th.
Berry & Co., G. L. B. & H. H. G., lum- ber manufacturers, near Cascade.
Berthold & Dupuis, City Mills, corner Front and Court.
Betzinger, Jacob, lab., 408 N. 6th.
Beckenbach, Fred, harness-shop, 518 Jef- ferson ; res. 600 Gertrude st.
Biklen, L. H., shoeing-shop, 314 Division ; res. 312 S. 7th.
Biklen, Winzer & Co., wholesale grocers, 110 N. Main.
Bingham, Y. W .; res. Madison av.
Bird, Curtis, book-keeper .; 829 N. 4th.
Berkenstadt, John, night-watch, 1018 N. 10th.
Bischoff, George, wagon maker, 227 N. Boundary ; res. 903 Jefferson.
Bistorias, Christ., mason, 301 Summer. Bittner, Julius, cigar-maker, 211 S. Main. Blake, M. E., attorney at law, 307 Jeffer- son ; res. Miller cor. Darwin.
BLAKE, WILLIAM ED- GAR, born in Morning Sun, Preble Co., Ohio, June 27, 1844; came to Louisa Co., Iowa, in 1845 ; graduated at Monmouth College, Illinois, in 1867, then studied law in the law department of the Iowa State University, Iowa City, Iowa, where he graduated in 1869; he came to Burlington, in August of the same year, and has since been engaged in the practice of law ; the firm was styled Newman & Blake until Septem- ber, 1874, when it was changed to Blake & Hammack, Jan. 1, 1879; Mr. Blake again associated himself with
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Judge Newman. He was married July 4, 1867, to Miss Sarah Lucretia Hurd, of Morning Sun, Iowa.
BLAKE, WILSON WILBER- FORCE, editor-in-chief of the Bur- lington Gazette ; was born in a farm house near Morning Sun, Louisa Co., Iowa, Oct. 26, 1850, his parents having removed from Ohio to this State four years previously ; he led the life of a farmer's boy until the age of 16, when he entered Monmouth College ; being obliged to suspend his studies for a time, he edited a country newspaper (the Morning Sun Free Press) ; taught school and farmed during the interval of six- teen months, while yet a minor, and finally graduated with honor from the institution, June 20, 1872. He mar- ried Aug. 31, 1871, Miss Maria S. Acheson, of Monmouth, Ill. ; three chil- dren-girls, are the fruit of this union. He removed from Morning Sun to Bur- lington, in the fall of 1872, to accept a position on the City Department of the Daily Hawk- Eye ; he was soon promoted to be City and News Editor of that paper, which position be retained until the 1st of August, 1874 ; failing health caused by the exacting duties of morn- ing newspaper work led to his resigna- tion ; the proprietor of the Hawk-Eye, on his retirement, presented him with an elegant silver-headed cane as an expres- sion of esteem ; he sought the much- needed rest of a few weeks in the coun- try, but soon returned to the ranks of journalism ; and, Sept. 24, 1874, he in conjunction with Messrs. W. R. Finch and Charles H. Playter, bought the Evening Gazette, and organized a stock company ; Mr. Blake was at first city editor of the paper and afterwards busi- ness manager ; in the month of Decem- ber, 1876, he became the editor-in-chief, and has reigned supreme in the sanctum ever since that time.
BLAUL, JOHN, wholesale grocer ; born in Germany, Dec. 18, 1526; came to United States in 1850; lived in the Eastern States four years, then rame to Burlington ; he worked at machinist's trade for two years, and, in 1856, he engaged in retail grocery business, which he continued until he engaged in whole- sale business in 1874; his 'nsiness
amounts to about $250,000 per annum ; his sales are principally iu Iowa, Illinois and Missouri. Mr. Blaul is Treasurer of the Mutual Aid Association of this city.
BLISS, GILBERT, Asst. Eng.
Fire Department ; ies. 300 S. Marietta. Bliss, L. M., stoves and tinware, 513 Jef- ferson; res. 201 Augusta.
Blodgett, S. W., attorney at law, 3123 Jefferson ; res. 1703 Potts.
Bloom, C. M., tinner, 110 N. Pond. Bloomer, Ferris, carp., 1802 Madison st. Bloom, George, lab., 106 N. Pond.
BLYTHE, JOSEPH W., attor- ney ; is a native of New Jersey; came to Burlington in December, 1874, where he has since been engaged in the prac- tice of his profession.
Bock, J., nurseryman, Madison av.
BOECK, G., dir. in all kinds of fresh and salt meats, at 210 and 212 N. 5th st .; he was born in Germany ; came to America and Burlington in 1857. En- listed in Co. G, 4th Missouri Cavalry ; served the term of his enlistment, and was mustered out. Married, October, 1863, Hannah Roth; they have five children-Anna, Katie, George, Ed- ward and Albert.
Boecklin, Warner, 614 Locust.
Boesch, C. F. & J., dry goods, etc., 322 Jefferson.
Boesch, C. L., Sr., 1201 Boundary.
Bokencamp, D., carp .; res. 562 S. Bound- ary.
Bollman, W. J., Rev , teacher ; res. 304 S. Pond.
Bolsinger, E., switchman, 1413 Valley. BOMASTER, HENRY, wagon manufacturer, S. W. cor. of Locust and Summer sts .; he was born June 20, 1829, in Germany ; moved to America, and to Burlington in December, 1844. Elected, in 1871, Alderman. of the City Council, and served five years. Married, Nov. 6, 1851, Mary A. Zerber, who was born in Dauphin Co., Penn .; they have four children living-Youtichey, Nellie, Lizzie and Belle. Republican.
Bomaster, II. B., wagon-shop, Locust, cor. Summer; res. 910 S. 14th. Bomberger, Louis, far., Sunny Side. Bomgardner, George; res. 812 S. 7th. Bongert, William, mason, 1225 Angular. Bonn, Jacob, ice dlr .. 426 Lewis.
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BONITZ, H., dealer in early vegeta- bles, groceries and provisions, 220 Wash- ington st. ; born in Saxony, Germany, Dec, 21, 1842; came to America in 1862, and to Burlington in 1864. Mar- ried, Oct. 9, 1867, Frederica Dewein ; she was born in Burlington ; they have five children-Alwina, Nettie, Nanna, Robert and infant. Republican.
BONN, P., of the firm of Bonn Bros., butchers, 117 S. Main st .; born in Burlington in 1854; started in present business in 1876.
Bonnell, J. C., Sec'y C., B. & Q. Land Office ; res. 1610 South.
Boorman, James, mfr. wigs, etc., 401 N. Main ; res. 214 S. 10th.
Boquet, Peter, cooper-shop, Front, corner of Court; res. 406 N. 6th.
Bosch, Adolph, brewery.
Bosch Brothers, brewers, B. & M. R., north of Mt. Pleasant.
Bosch, Charles G., bottler of lager beer, ale and porter, Central Block ; res. Western Brewery, in rear.
Bosch, J. G., saloon, 852 Washington.
Boshard, Henry, box-maker, 820 Jefferson. Bossler, F. G., upholsterer, 1226 N. 7th. Bosse, Henry, clerk, 414 S. 6th.
Bossmeyer, A., clerk ; res. West av.
Bossmeyer, H., clerk ; res. West av.
BOTT, G. J., boot and shoe manu- facturer, 314 W. 3d st. ; born in Mus- kingum Co., Ohio, Oct. 22, 1850 ; moved to Burlington in 1869. Mar- ried, November, 1875, Carrie Smith. Enlisted in Co. G, 160th O. V. I., March, 1864; served till the close of war. Democrat.
BOUQUET, N. S., born near Landau, in the kingdom of Bavaria, Nov. 14, 1842; left Germany at the age of 15 years for America, landing in New York ; from here he went to St. Louis, where he learned the cooper trade; in the spring of 1860, he came to Burling- ton and worked at his trade until 1861, when he enlisted in the 1st I. V. I., for three months, being actively engaged under Generals Lyon and Seigel at the battle of Wilson's Creek, after which he was discharged and re-enlisted July 5, 1862, in the 25th I. V. I., 1st Division, 2dl Brigade, 15th Corps, commanded by Gen. John A. Logan ; Mr. Boquet was appointed 2d Sergeant of Company E ;
they went from St. Louis to Helena, Kan., thence shipped to Young's Point, and were engaged at the siege of Vicks- burg and the surrounding battles ; came to Memphis, and from Resaca, .Tenn., engaged for the Atlanta campaign and were all through Sherman's march to Georgia ; he was at Goldsborou, N. C., the deciding battle of the late war ; his regiment, the 25th Iowa, fought as skirmish line on the right of the corps, for forty-eight hours, which gave them the prominent position of the army ; the regiment was reduced by 147 men killed and wounded ; after the capture of Johnson's army, they went to Rich- mond and Washington ; the 15th Corps was in advance of the army, the divis- ion in advance of the corps, the brigade in advance of the division, the regiment in advance of the brigade, and the 25th Iowa had the right at the grand review ; N. S. Boquet, was the left guide ; the 25th Iowa went to Davenport, Iowa, where the respective companies were disbanded ; during the ceremonies of disbanding, the brigade at Davenport, Sargeant Boquet was presented by Brig. Gen. Geo. A. Stone, former Colonel of the 25th Iowa, with the colors of the regiment for safe-keeping, in honor of the bravery and heroism dis- played in serving his country ; coming home to Burlington, Companies E, D and G disbanded and retired to private life in 1865. In 1873, Mr. Boquet was appointed Deputy City Marshal, and served till March 1, 1874 ; he then went to California, where he engaged in pros- pecting, spending the main part of his time on or near Lone Star Mountain ; somne of his hunting exploits in the Far West, are of an interesting character ; in 1876, he returned to Burlington, and has since been on the police force
Bowersock, Israel, auction and com. mer., 512 Jefferson ; res. 512 Amelia. Boyer, William, police ; res. 1209 Smith. Boyle, Patrick, teamster, 318 Shields. Brack, M., blksmth., 1013 N. Boundary. Brady, John, contractor, 713 N. Main. Brand, Wm., tinner ; res. Gertrude st.
Brandebury, W. F., carp., 427 Adams. Braun, G. H., mach., 608 S. Boundary. Braun, Ileory, carp., 608 S. Boundary. Braunberger, Adam, saloon, 312 N. 3d.
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Braunberger, John, manufacturer of cigars, 318 N. 3d ; res. 837 Arch.
Braunberger & Trau, grocers, 301 Divis- ion, corner 3d.
Breen, William, contractor, 119 S. 4th.
BREMMERMANN, J. H., attor- ney at law ; was born in Frederick Co., Md., Nov. 4, 1851; in 1860, he re- moved with his parents to Harper's Ferry, and, in 1862, to Washington, D. C .; he was educated at the Columbia University, in that city, and received the degree of A. M. in 1872, and, after two years' further study, graduated from the law department of the same institution ; he then entered upon the practice of his profession in Burlington. He was married to Miss Lillie A. Bangs, of Washington, Sept. 14, 1875.
Brendell, George, iron, steel and heavy
hardware, 308 N. Main ; res. 934 N. 5th. Bresser, Henry, cooper, 1105 Corse. Bringer, Henry, lab .; res. 705 S. 10th.
BROADWELL, JAMES M., printer; born in Calhoun Co., Ill., June 27, 1821; lived there and in Morgan Co., Ill., until 1837; then came to Ft. Madison, Iowa ; came to Burlington in November, 1838; this has been his home ever since.
Brocker, Louis, carpenter, 1217 Linden. BROWN, HENRY A., wholesale and retail dlr. in boots and shoes, 217 N. Main st .; res. 1109, N. 5th st .; Mr. Brown was born in Dunkirk, N. Y., March 27, 1841; lived in New York State until the fall of 1857, when he came to Bur- lington ; engaged in clerking most of the time until July, 1862, when he became connected with the Suttlers' Department of the United States army, where he remained until the fall of 1865. The firm of H. A. Brown & Co., retail dealers in boots and shoes, was established in January, 1866 ; in July, 1874, Mr. Brown became a member of the firm of T. W. Barhydt & Co., wholesale dealers in boots and shoes ; this firm is well known for its reliabil- ity, and is doing a large trade in Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, Northwestern Kan- sas and in a portion of Illinois; their annual sales are about $250,000.
Brown, John L., farmer, 1003 N. Fifth. Brown, Nathaniel, plasterer, 1001 Mt. Pleasant.
BROWNING, H. O., attorney at law and Police Judge; was born in Burlington Jan. 1, 1841; he was edu- cated in Kentucky, admitted to the bar Jan. 22, 1863, and has been engaged in practice here ever since ; he was Jus- tice of the Peace from 1872 until Jan. 9, 1878, when he was appointed Police Judge to fill vacancy, and, March 4, 1878, was elected to that office.
Browning, M. D., Jr., attorney at law, 3063 N. 3d; res. 805 N. 5th.
Brucker, Joseph ; res. 806 Court.
BRUGGE, J. H., & SON, mer- chant tailors and dyers, proprietors of the Burlington Steam Dye-House, 304 N. 3d st., opposite the Barret House. Wm. J. Brugge, junior partner of the firm, has been in the business with his father for a number of years. J. H. Brugge, the senior partner, commenced in this city in a small way, and has built up a fine business. He was born in Prussia ; came to America in 1840, and to Bur- lington in 1857, and permanently located here. Married April 6, 1842, Anna M. Akamp; they had seven children- Henry J., Joseph B , P. W., William J., Anton, Philomena, Wilhelmina (P. W., Anton and Philomena, deceased, and Mrs. Brugge died June 29, 1872). All members of St. John's Catholic Church
BRYAN, SYLVESTER . T., photographer ; born near Newcastle, Penn., Jan. 18, 1833; removed with parents to Henderson Co., Ill., in 1839 ; lived there until 1859; then he went to California, engaged in mining there for a year and a half, then returned to Illinois, and was mustered into the United States service, in Co. G 118th I. V. I., Sept. 16, 1862, served until close of the war, and was mustered out Oct. 13, 1865 ; he was principal musician of his regiment ; after leaving the army, he came to Macomb, Ill., where he remained about two years and removed to Kirk- ville, where he lived until he came to Burlington, in 1874. Mr. Bryan has been engaged in his present business twelve years. He married Josephine Pearson, May 2, 1857 ; she was born in Centerville, Penn. ; they have four children living-Amy, Minnie, Willard and Josephine; lost one son, Edgar,
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who died in June, 1861, aged 18 | months.
Brydolf, Fabian, artist, 905 Summer.
Bucklew, John, carpenter, 629 S. 6th.
Buell, John, 800 N. 6th.
Buettner, Charles, furniture, 520 Jeffer- son ; res. 841 Arch.
Buffington & Forney, wagon manufacturers ; factory 1029 Osborn.
Bullock. V. W., & Co., grain dealers, 200 Valley ; res. 423 S. 3d.
Burdette, John W., attorney at law and City Auditor ; res. 1317 N. 7th.
BURDETTE, ROBERT J.,
the Burlington humorist; was born at Greensboro, Greene Co., Penn., July 30, 1844 ; his parents removed to Cin- cinnati, and thence in 1852, to Peoria, Ill., where Burdette was raised and re- ceived an education such as the place afforded, graduating from the high school. In 1872, he enlisted in the 47th Reg. Ill. V., and served three years in the ranks; at the close of the war, he returned to Peoria, and, after engaging in several mercantile pursuits, all of which proved distasteful to him, he entered the editorial rooms of the Peoria Transcript, as night editor ; he was soon promoted to the city editor- ship, and, soon afterward, embarked in an independent enterprise, which proved a financial failure, but made his reputa- tion as a humorist ; he then accepted the position on the staff of the Burling- ton laick-Eye, with which he is still connected, and which his humor has made famous ; although that character. istic has attracted the widest attention, Burdette's literary ability is not con- fined to making fun; as a political writer, he has few equals, and can do a greater quantity and a greater variety of literary work. in a given time, than could reasonably be expected of two men ; as a lecturer, he is no less suc- cessful than in the editorial room. Bur- dette married March 4, 1870, Miss Carrie S. Garrett, a daughter of a prominent Peoria merchant.
Burg, John, & Sons, wagon manufacturers, 1015 Osborn.
Burg, John, Sr .; res. 1017 N. 8th.
BURGES. J. H., foreman of City Gas Works ; res. 1301 Corse st .; born in Germany. in 1829; came to Burling-
ton in 1854. Married Miss A. C. L. Valdorf in 1854; they have six chil- dren-H. H. C. (the oldest is fireman in the Gas Works, has held that position for the past two years), John Hy Chris- tine L., Mary M., Minnic, Eddie. Mr. and Mrs. B. are members of the Evan- gelical Church ; Liberal.
Burhans, A. H., patentec Burhans patent merchandise car .; res. 1201 Division. Burhans, C. N., 1116 Osborn.
Burnham, J. F., foreman Oil-Mills ; res. 827 High.
BURNHAM, J. R., of the firm of J. R. Burnham & Co., proprietors of the Pioneer Linseed-Oil Mills: he was born March 22, 1857, in Burlington, Iowa.
Burnham, J. R., mfr. of linseed oil, 800 Osborn.
Burns, George, carriage-maker ; res. 1214 Patterson.
BURRUS, E. S., Deputy County Treasurer, Sec. 35; P. O. Franklin Mills ; was born in Franklin Tp., Des Moines Co., May 31, 1840, and edu- cated at the Burlington University ; until 1875, he was engaged in farming and teaching school; served as Assessor of Franklin Tp. during 1872 and 1873; in 1870, Mr. Burrus was appointed Postmaster at Franklin Mills, which position he held until Jan. 1, 1879 ; in 1875, he was elected County Superin- tendent of Schools, serving in that capacity one term. April 11, 1871, Mr. Burrus married Joanna Weirman, a native of Gettysburg, Adams Co., Penn .; they have three children-Charles R., Thornton and an infant son.
Burt, N. J., & Co., seeds, 213 N. Front. Burton. A., trimmer, 704 N. Main. Buser, Charles, bds. 800 Valley.
Buser, Henry, blacksmith, Starr av.
Butler, Thomas, machinist, 938 Warren. Buttles, John A., 920 7th.
C HADY, HENRY C., cigar maker, res. 705 S. Boundary.
Cameron, C. A., civil engineer, 1209 S. Boundary.
Cameron, Robert, grocer, cor. Marshall and Smith ; res. 114 S. Augusta.
Campbell, Bryce, carp .; res. 1603 Agency st. Carnes, D. C., carpenter; res. Ervin st.
Carpenter, G. B. P. & E. H., jewelers, 222 Jefferson, cor. 3d.
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Carroll, John, painter ; res. 1410 S. Boundary.
Carter, David, car-reporter ; res. 1014 S. 13th.
Casey, John E., night watch, 802 Warren. Casey, Patrick, laborer, 802 Warren.
CATLETT, THOMAS G., at- torney ; was born at Lexington, Mc- Lean Co., Ill., and came to Burlington in the fall of 1873; he read law with Stutsman & Trulock, and was admitted to the bar in June, 1876; he was Township and City Clerk in 1877; ap- pointed Justice of the Peace Jan. 9, 1878, and elected Oct. 8, 1878, to the same position.
Chamberlin, Charles H., commercial agent ; res. 809 N. 7th.
Chamberlin, Erastus, capitalist ; res. 1031 N. 4th.
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