DIRECTORY AND

WATERLOO FREE LIBRARY.

Q)f~cial 03u i~c OF THE

TOWN OF WATERLOO,

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The Waterloo ·oaily Citizen.

The Only Daily Paper In Waterloo.

Reaches nearly every family in Town.

If your ad\·ertising is to bring results, make use of

the "Waterloo Daily Citizen. " We aie also equipped to do job work of eyery de-

scription.

Our equipment is complete and up-to-elate.

Estimates of work will be cheerfully given on ap-

plication.

We also publish the "CANADISCHER BAUERN-

FREUND", the oldest German paper published in Ca-

nacla to-day, established in 1850, and the "DEUTSCHE

ZEITUXG, established in I 890.

WATERLOO MUNICIPAL AND VARIOUS OFFICERS.

Mayor ............ E F. Seagram ........ Phone 302 Town Council ..... The Mayor, J. B. Fischer, L. Graybill, B. E.

Bechtel, C. N. Huehn, Geo. Suggitt, L. Stauff-er, J os. Mickus and D. C. Kuntz.

Town Clerk ....... A. B. McBride Office Phone 2 7 3 House3 o 5 Tax Collector William Hogg ......... Phone 2 so Engineer ........... Chas. Mogk ... Phone 266 Medical Health Officer Dr. J. Armitage ...... Phone 2 r 2 Market Clerk ....... S. Flynn . Post Master ....... Geo. Diebel ........... Post Office Chief Police ....... S. Flynn ............ . Night Watch ...... Reuben Clark Assessor ........... Chas. H. Froelich. Manager Gas Works. R. 0. Dobb . Custom Office ..... J. M. Dunn.

MUNICIPAL COMMITTEES.

Finance Committee- The Whole Council. Chairman B. E. Bechtel.

Board of Works -Chairman ............ Geo. Suggitt. · J. B. Fischer.

LeYi Stauffer. Levi Graybill B. E. Bechtel. Jos. Mickus.

Town Property Committee- Chairman .... D. C. Kuntz. C. Huehn. J os. Mickus.

Fire Committee-Chairman ..... ......... LeYi Graybill . B. E. Bechtel. LeYi Stauffer.

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MUNICIPAL COMMITTEES.

Light Committee- Chairman ............ LeYi Stauffer. · C. Huehn

D. C. Kuntz.

Sewer Commission- Chairman ........... Jacob Uffelma·n. Dr. W . L. Hilliard. J olm R. Kaufman.

Water & Light Commission- Chairman .. Geo. Diebel. A. S. Bauer. J ohn Ritzer.

Park Board- Chairman .... . .............. Julius Roos. Jacob Winkler. F. S. Kumpf. Fred Hughes. Wm. DeYitt . \V. G. Weichel.

Board of Health- Chairman . . . . . . . ..... J. M. Muir. Ch2.s. A. Haehnel. Jacob H espeler.

BOARD OF TRADE.

President. \Y. G. Weichel. Vice President. J. B. Hughes. znd. Vice President. E. P. Flintoft.

SCHOOL BOARD.

Chairman- \\'. ill. Reade, M. E. Braendle, Dr. C. T. ~oecker, J. A. Harper, C. W. Schiedel, .A. E. DeYitt, W. Conrad, Chas. \Voeller.

Headquarters for Souvenirs. WE HAVE FOR YOUR SELECTIO N

BIBLES, HYMN BOOKS, PRAYER BOOKS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, OFFICE SUPPLIES, CAMERAS,

SPORTING GOODS, LEATHER GOODS, + Etc., Etc. +

A Complete Department of HIGH GRADE JEWELRY-eYen· article guaranteed. WEDDING AND BIRTHDAY .

PRESENTS in great variety.

SOUVENIRS OF EVERY DESCRIPTIOK.

POST CARDS OF ALL SORTS, and fresh stock constantly arnv1ng.

]. DOERSAM, King Street, WATERLOO. Propr.

THE STAMP OF SUPERIORITY IS

CLEAN LINEN.

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BANKS.

Managers.

!dolsons Bank .. . ...... J. Hespe.ler ............ . . Phone 2 84 .sank of Commerce .... J. Moorman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7 9 Bank of Toronto ....... C. A. Stephens . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6o

PHYSICIANS.

Dr. J. H. Webb ....... Erb Street ...... . ........ Phone 278 Dr. J. H . Armitage .... Duke Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 2 I 2 Dr. A. .F. Bauman .... King Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 2 2 5 Dr. W. J. Fischer ...... Qu een Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 3 28 Dr. C. T. Noecker ..... Albert Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 255 Dr. N. T. Hilliard ...... Albert Street .. . ......... .

DENTISTS.

C. W. W ells . . ........ . K ing Street. S. Eckel ........... . .. King Street. F. S. Hughes .......... King Street.

CHURCHES.

St. Johns Lutheran ............. Rev. E. Bockelman. Evangelical Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . " A. Y. Haist. ldethodist Church . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " J. R . Elliott. Presbyterian Church . . . . . . . . . . . . " R ev. W. D . Lee.

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St. Saviours C. E. Church . . V. M. Durnford. Catholic Church ....... . ....... Father Theo. Spetz. ldennonite Church ...... . ...... Rev. Stauffer ....... .

SCHOOLS.

~aterloo Central . . .. . ........ . . Principal Benj. Playford: eparate School, R. C ..... . ... . .

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rw;t;Io; Mutual Pi;; -In;c; l Established in 1863. 1 ·Head Offic~: W ~ter!Oo, Ont.

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Total Assets 31st Dec., 1906, - $542,ooo.oo Policies in force in Western Ontario, over - 30,000

GEO. RANDALL, WM:SNIDER, PRESIDE::-.IT , VICE PRES!DEI\T.

FRANK HAIGHT, T. L. ARMSTRONG, } I { Manager. R . THOMAS ORR, nspectors. I

. C. A. BOEHM~~:t, Waterloo. l ___....._...,_. ----------..............-

FIRE, LIFE, C. A. BOEHM. ACCIDENT and

SICKNESS,

EMPLOYERS'

LIABILITY,

BOILER INS.

GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT.

(Successor to B uc\berrough & Co , E st'lolished 1864 .)

Office- -Waterloo Mutual 8'ire Ins. Bldg. K ing St reet .

PHONE 2-l9. - W aterloo.

Bilsiness Solicited for First-class Companies.

McBRIDE & FLINTOFT, Barristers, Solicitors, Conveyencers, Etc.

•••••••••••• OFFICE E~TRANCE:

Erb Street, - W a.terloO·

A. B. :\IcBRIDE. PHONE 273. E. P . F LINTOFT.

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PLACES OF AMUSEMENT.

Recreation Hall ........ King Street ........ Prop. T. Eckert. West Side Park ...... . . Off Albert Street

BANDS.

Waterloo Musical Society's Band. President. H arry Kress. Minutes Sec . ......... E. M. Devitt. Con:esponding Sec. . .. A. \N eidenhammer. Conductor. ... . ..... W. Philp.

LIBRARY.

Waterloo Free Library. Librarian ....... Miss Emma B. Rooo.

LIVERY STABLES.

West Keys Livery .............. Queen Street. A. W inkler Livery . · ............ Duke Street

SOLICITORS.

Messrs. McBride & Flintoft ... Corner Erb & King St .. . Phone 243 J. . C. Haight ....... King St reet . . . . . . . . . . . . " 2 r 4

REAL ESTATE AGENTS.

W. E. Raymo .............. K ing Street ............ Phone 27 5 J. Ball & Son .............. King Street . . . . . . . . . . . "

ARCHITECTS.

Chas. Mogk . . . ........ . ... Queen Street .. ........ . Phone 266 C. Reitzel. ................. Foundry Street . . . . . . . 2 3 6

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EXPRESS OFFICES.

Canadian Express Office ... . I. E. Hertel ............ Phone 33 s Dominion Express Office .... A. L. Kumpf . . . . . . . . . . . " 35~

TELEPHONE OFFICE.

Public Call Office .......... King Street .... Mgr. A.L. Kumpf

NEWSPAPERS.

Chronicle-Telegraph ...... . . Prop. D. Bean . .... . . . . Erb St. Canadischer Bauernfreund . . . . Prop. A. W eidenhammer Erb St. Daily Citizen. .

HOTELS.

Alexander House ...... Prop. G. Kuntz, King St ... Phone 2ob City Hotel . . . . . . . . . . . . Albert Hergott 21& Zimmerman House . . . . " Mark Lewis 268 Commercial House " Geo. Rc..iEig 246 Reuther House . . . . . . . . " J. W eEeloh " 224 West Side Park Hotel . W. Stroh 296 Market Hotel . . . . . . . . . J . Meyer 265

WATERLOO FIRE BRIGADE.

Fire Hall- Albert Steret. Pbone 253

Chief. T. A. Sherman . Asst. Chief. W. Bowman· Driver. John Simpson.

Call Men- Joseph Grupp, Sec., E. Bowman, C. Steinbach, Fred I\hnk, Jacob Snyder, Theo. Lautenbauer, Her. Karges. Geo. Karges, W . Heues, W. Hueghlin, Julius Beckner. Henry Hoffman.

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FIRE BOXES.

2 r King Street G. T. R. Crossing. 23 Cor. King & Princess. 24 Cor. Willow & Allen. 25 Cor. Peppler & Erb. 3 2 Cor. King & John. 34 Cor. Erb & Foundry. 42 Cor. King & William. 43 Cor. King & Church.

FRATERNAL SOCIETIES.

Independent Order Foresters. Independent Order Oddfellows. Chosen Frie~ds. Maccabees. Ancient Order United Workman. Canadian Order Foresters. Catholic Mutual Benefit Association. Royal Arcanum.

PAST MAYORS SINCE INCORPORATION.

Moses Springer. Geo. Randall. Chris. Kumpf. Benj. Devitt. Geo. Moore. William, Snider, Jacob Conrad. Walter Wells. R. Y. Fish. Simon Snyder. J. B. Hughes. Geo. Diebel.

David Bean. J. Uffelman. E. F. Seagram.

INSURANCE COMPANIES IN WATERLOO.

Mutual Life of Canada. Established 1870. Erb Street .

President- Robert Melvin . Manager- Geo. W egenast . Waterloo Mutual Fire Assurance Co. Est. 1865.

Pres. - Geo. Randall. Manager Frank Haight. Inspectors- T. L. Armstrong.

R. T. Orr.

Dominion Life Assurance Company.

T. Hilliard, President and Manager.

BREWERY.

L. Kuntz Park Brewery ......... King Street ... ..... Phone 234

FACTS AND FIGURES.

VIT aterloo 's population for I 906 \Y.:ts 4400. The total Assessment for 1906 was $ I,II9 1329 The Tax Rate in Waterloo is I9 mills. There are I306 persons on the Voters List . Waterloo has I Public and I Sep2.rate School. Churches 7· Banks 3· A Free Library. ?\ewspapers 3· A Splendid Park with Lake, Pavilion, and Athletic Ground. The Head Offices of 3 Insurance Companies are established in

Waterlco. A 20 Minute Street car service to Berlin. Several large factories. Brewery I . Distillery I. Public Halls 3· Hotels 7·