Cambridge, Iowa The First 150 Years
Expanded Table of Contents
* The First People - 1
* Early Settlers - 2
* Cambridge is Born - 2
* The Norwegians Come - 4
* Growth and Decline - 6
* Elwell - 10
Skunk River | 13 |
Transportation | 17 |
* 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 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
* 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
* 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
* Cambridge Cemetery - 67
* Center Grove Cemetery - 67
* Walnut Grove Cemetery - 68
* Palestine Cemetery - 68
* 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
* 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 - 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
* 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
* 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
* The Centennial Belles Fashion Show of July 26 - 140
* Whisker Club Winners - 141
* Parade Prize Winners - 142
* 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
* Emily J. Ruby - 164
* Ida Griffith - 164
* Andy Buland - 164
* Allie Hanks - 164
* Julia Dahl - 164
* Mae Wilson Donaker - 164
* 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
* Books/Pamphlets/Papers - 170
* Newspapers - 170
* Miscellaneous Sources - 170
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