. History of Black Hawk County, Iowa, and its people. ixteen years of age he entered into active connection with the laundry businessin Chicago, where he remained for about two years and then returned to Quincy,where he became connected with the Weems Laundry Company, controlling oneof the most extensive laundries of the middle west. About 1897 l*^ became a])artner in the Weems Laundry at Springfield, Illinois, and there remained until1902, when he came to Waterloo and purchased an interest in the WaterlooSteam Laundry. In August of the same year he bought out his partner andsince that time ha
. History of Black Hawk County, Iowa, and its people. ixteen years of age he entered into active connection with the laundry businessin Chicago, where he remained for about two years and then returned to Quincy,where he became connected with the Weems Laundry Company, controlling oneof the most extensive laundries of the middle west. About 1897 l*^ became a])artner in the Weems Laundry at Springfield, Illinois, and there remained until1902, when he came to Waterloo and purchased an interest in the WaterlooSteam Laundry. In August of the same year he bought out his partner andsince that time has been at the head of the business. At intervals, however, hehas been associated with partners. On the 29th of June, 1914, the business wasincorporated under the name of the Waterloo Laundry Company with Mr. Bern-brock as the president and A. J. Cornwell as secretary and treasurer. Broaden-ing the .scope of his activities, he is now also the president of the Model LaundryCompany and he is a member of the board of directors of the Home Building &.
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