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DRS. BACHMAN, Dentists.
TILL TEETH WITHOUT PAIN. 1218 and 818 Equitable Building.
The Washington Life Insurance Co.
OF NEW YORK.
W. A. BREWER, JR., President.
ORGANIZED IN 1860.
Insurance in Tores 050,000,000.00 Paid to Policy Holders over .. .028,000,000,00
$14,000,000,00
Bopresentad in Iowa by
M. T. V. MOWMAN,
Mane cer for ever 80 Years.
DeFOREST BOWMAN, Assistant Manager.
200-312 OBSERVATORY BUILDING.
STATE INSURANCE CO.
2'S FOURTH STREET.
DES MOINES, JOWA.
GASHI CAPITAL, $100,000.00
S. H. WINDSO||| Pres's, R. A. ELLIOTT, Vice- Pros'E THEO. F. GREFE, Sec'y ..
PAIN REMOVEL FROM.
DENTAL OPERATIONS
By the DENTINE OBTUNDER.
HIGH GRADE DENTISTRY.
DRS. BACHMAN 217-18-19 Equitable Bldg
Citizens National Bank .....
OF DES MOINES, IOWA.
Corner Fifth and Walnut Streets.
CAPITAL, $200,000.00. SURPLUS, $100,000.00
OFFICERS ...
J. O. ROUNDS, President.
A. LEDERER, Vice President
GEO. B. PEARSALL. ContInt
DIRECTORS.
J. CALLANAN. SAMUEL MERRIE!
GED. E. PEARSALL,
B. B. CLAPP ..
MERRILL
J. G. ROUNDS.
D. A. LOC.J
J. R. ROLLINS.
banane
DR. F. DUNCAN
M. P. TURNER. A. LEDERER 4
Y. #18 Sixth Avenue. Phone 787. Furnace Lump. (See Top Kage.)
HAWKEYE
ASSETS
1866 3 28 617.14
1867 · 65,044.87
1868 120.032.09
1869 140.003 26
1870 150.385.22
1871
158,387.07
0 1872 188.561.13
1873
243.050.18
1874
1875
338.678.99
1876
429.683.41
1877
511.225.65
fic -in Co.'s Building,
1879
1880
603.190.97
1881
620.051.91
Officers.
1882
650.203.98
Z: H( WELL, President, J. MEN CALLANAN, V .- P.
1883.
675,948.71
E. D'SKINNER' Sec'y. .. Q COLE,
1884
704.731.92
Asst. Sec'y.
18 85
708.235.21
18 86
709.172.55
18.37
7.09.589.14
1888
711.245.16
1889
712.428.07
1890
713.319.61
1891
713.895.71
1892
720.694.42
1893
733.419.83
1894
748.947.15
1895
750.581.56
1896
751.345.28
1897
771.007.41
THE HAWKEYE insures property against fire, lightning and tornadoes, and hasidone more business, paid more losses and has a larger surplus over all liabilities than any other Iowa company. It is purely a home institution, confining its. business to Iowa alone .. As to its standing among Iowa people, we refer to the above showing which speaks for itself.
Patronize Home Institutions and Industries is the watchword. Don't send your money out of the State when you can get a policy in one of the best Companies, Home or Foreign, by patronizing the HAWKEYE INSURANCE CO., of Des Moines, Jowa.
ompany
MOINES, IOWA,
MARCH 6, 1865. -
207 & 209 Fourth Street.
ment of assets on the first of since organization.
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Directors. JAMES CALLANAN. G. M. HIPPEE. R. S. FINKBINE. JAS. L. CALLANAN. W. C. COLE. WV. D. SKINNER. A. HOWELL.
esurance
. . OF DES*
ORGANIZED
1878
552.634.01
593.135.79
he Following is a state- : Jatuary in each year
289.559.13,
1
Pxch Afthisty march 11928,
DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY. III
HOME OFFICE DES MOINES ...
Equitable ife Insurance Co. of lowa
ONLY
THE BEST LIFE INSURANCE IS GOOD ENOUGH.
Assets January 1, 1897 $1,442,110.04 Liabilities ( Umper cent. Actuaries table), 1,093,772.29 Surplus to I licy holders, 321,910.29
EASY POINTS
FOR BUSINESS MEN TO EXAMINE. Strength-$1:26 of Assets for each $100 of Liability .. Safety-Evely Policy Secured-as provided by law- by deposits of interest-bearing securities with the Auditor of Iowa.
POLICIES == All Forms of Life, Endowment, Invest- ment, Semi-Tontine and Return Premium Endow- ment Policies issued at as low rates as any other regular life company.
PROFIT -- Interest Earned on mean amount of Assets in 1896, 6.6 per cent,
Death Losses No mean amount insured in" 1806, 0.70 percent.
PROGRESS -- Insurance in force, $8,499,345.27.
F. M. HUBBELL, President! J. C. CUMMINS, Secretary, G. P. HANAWALT, Med. Director, I. T. MARTIN, Supt. of Agencies.
GEO. M. REYNOLDS! FRED. O. HUBBELL, HOYT SHERMAN,
DIRECTORS. CONRAD YOUNGERMAN, J. C. CUMMINS! . M. HUBBELL,
PATRONIZE HOME INSTITU- TIONS AND HELP TO BUILD UP. IOWA.
OFFICERS
. CYRUS KIRK, Vice-President. :GEO, M. REYNOLDS, Treasurer.
GYRUS KIRK. I. T. MARTIN, ROB'T FULLERTON.
HAWKEYE
ASSETS
1866 $ 28 6/7.14
1867 . 65,044.87
1868 120.032.09
1869
14 0.003 26
1870 150.385.22
1871 158,387.07
1872
18 8.561.13
H' 1873 243.050.18
1874
289.559.13
! . . OF DESĄ
1876
429.683.41
ORGANIZED :
1877
511.225.65
1878
552.634.01
fic -in Co.'s Building,
1879
593.135.79
1880
603.190.97
1881
620.051.91
Officers.
1882
650.203.98
H( WELL, President,
1883
675.948.71
. D'SKINNER' Sec'y.
1884
704.731.92
G COLE.
Asst. Sec'y.
18.85
708.235.21
18 86
709.172.55
18.37
709.589.14
1888
711.245.16
1889
712.428.07
1890
713.319.61
1891
713.895.71
1892
720.694.42
189.3
733.419.83
1894
7.48.947.15
1895
750.581.56
1896
751.345.28
1897
771.007.41
Company
MOINES, IOWA,
MARCH 6, 1865. 207 & 209 Fourth Street. ment of assets on the first of since organization. -
Directors. JAMES CALLANAN .. . G. M. HIPPEE, R. S. FINKBINE. JAS. L. CALLANAN. W. C. COLE. WV. D. SKINNER. A. HOWELL.
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THE HAWKEYE insures property against fire, lightning and tornadoes, and has idone more business, paid more losses and has a larger surplus over all liabilities than any other Iowa company. It is purely a home institution, confining its business to Iowa alone. As to its standing among Iowa people, we refer to the above showing which speaks for itself. -
Patronize Home Institutions and Industries is the watchword. Don't send your money out of the State when you can get a policy in one of the best Companies, Home or Foreign, by patronizing the HAWKEYE INSURANCE CO., of Des Moines, Jowa.
j
nsurance
187
338.678.99
e Following is a state- Jaduary in each year
. MEI CALLANAN, V .- P.
Pxchr A Plusty mach 1 1928,
DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY. III
Equitable
ife
HOME OFFICE DES MOINES ...
Insurance Co. of lowa
Assets January 1, 1897, $1,442,110.04 Liabilities ( Miper cent. Actuaries table), 1,095,772.29 - Surplus to Illicy holders, 321,910.29
EASY POINTS
FOR BUSINESS MEN TO EXAMINE. Strength-$126. of Assets for each $100 of Liability. Safety-Every Policy Secured-as provided by law- by deposits of interest-bearing securities with the Auditor of Iowa.
POLICIES == All Forms of Life, Endowment, Invest- ment, Semi-Tontine and Return Premium Endow- ment Policies issued at as low rates as any other regular life company.
PROFIT -- Interest Earned on mean amount of Assets in 1896, 6.6 per cent.
Death Losses No mean amount insured in 1896, 0.70 percent.
PROGRESS -- Insurance in force, $8,499,345.27.
PATRONIZE HOME INSTITU- TIONS AND HELP TO BUILD UP. IOWA.
OFFICERS CYRUS KIRK, Vice-President. GEO, M. REYNOLDS, Treasurer.
F. M. HUBBELL, President! J. C. CUMMINS, Secretary G. P. HANAWALT, Med, Director, I. T. MARTIN, Supt. of Agencies.
GEO. M. REYNOLDS! FRED. G. HUBBELL, HOYT SHERMAN,
DIRECTORS CONRAD YOUNGERMAN, J. C. CUMMINS, E. M. HUBBELL,
CYRUS KIRK. J. T. MARTIN ROB'T FULLERTON.
ONLY
THE BEST LIFE INSURANCE IS GOOD
ENOUGH.
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R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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"TE PEGET
LADE
AXPOR, -OHIO. U.S.A.
L. H. KURTZ. -- ---------
308 Walnut St.
Phone 796.
Des Moines
The Akron Air Blast Furnace Burning the Gases.
Hardware, Stoves and Tinware
Paint, Oil and Painters' Supplies.
Plumbing, Gas and Steam Fitting.
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HOT AIR AND HOTA WATER HEATING.
BISHOP AND BABCOCK
BIER PUMPS.
CARBOMIC ACID GAS.
HEAD QUARTERS FOR CLIMAX STOVES AND RANGES, SUPERIOR -
STOVES AND RANGES.
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860.
THE
1897.
WASHINGTON LIFE INSURANCE CO. !OF NEW YORK !!!
W. A. BREWER, JR !! PRESIDENT.
ORGANIZED. IN 1860.
G. H. BREWER, SECRETARY.
ASSET'S OVER $14,000,000.
THE COMBINATION ANNUITY BOND
Of THE WASHINGTON LIF INSURANCE COMPANY provides to an estate in case of death an Assured Security lalready invested, paying a fixed and competent income for a certain period. Or the payment in one sim of a generous amount for such use as the testator may direct ..
ILLUSTRATION.
Amount, $10,000.
Age 20.
Premium, $546.80.
Payable for 15 years.
Total Premiunis, $8,202.00. 15 Year Distribution, 20 Year Anunity,
OPTIONS AVAILABLE AT MATURITY.
GUARANTEED. 2
3
Cash Value of Paid-up Policy Cash Dividend (amount estimated)
$ 2860.00
20 Ann'l Pay'ts to the insured of $690. $13800.00
Full Paid-up Life Policy'
$ 5000.00
$15600.00
Annuity for Life
$ 647.70
Full Paid-up Life Policy
$26860.00
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NOTE-Option 7 is subject to satisfactory re-examination and Company's approval of amount . ih excess of original policy.
M. T. V. BOWMAN
Manager for Iowa.
DeFOREST BOWMAN,
Assistant Manager.
OFFICES 209-212 OBSERVATORY BUILDING.
GOOD AGENTS WANTED.
(SEE FRONT COVER.).
Cash Dividend (amount estimated) 20 Ann'l Pay'ts to the insured of $500. Full Paid-up Life Policy
.$ 2860.00
$10000.00
$ 5000.00
Payment in cash. $ 7360.00
Cash Dividend (amount estimated). $:2860.00
Full Paid-up Life Policy
$ 5000.00
Payment in cash
8 7360 00
$.1210.00
4 5 20 Ann'l Pay'ts to the insured of $780 .
DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY.
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R. L. POLK & CO.'S
Des Moines, Northern & Western Railroad
IN CONNECTION WITH THE !
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway ...
Has the Most Direct Line
from Des Moines, Boone, Jefferson, Fonda', Lohrville, Rockwell City and Central Iowa cities
To All Points North, West and East.
For Freight Rates, Passinger Fares, Time Tables, Etc., & & Call on' or Write 1
J. N. TITTEMORE, G. P. A., DES MOINES, IOWA.
DE: MOINES OLTY DIRECTORY. VII
STATE ---- Insurance Company, DES MOINES, IOWA.
CASH CAPITAL.
$100,000.00.
TOTAL ASSETS, $379,142.53. LIABILITIES EXCEPT CAPITAL,! $191,167.92. SURPLUS POLICY HOLDERS, - $187,974.61.
The State Insurance Company was Organized in 1865; is there- fore Thirty two Years old. 6
HAS A REPUTATION FOR FAIRNESS SECOND TO NONE.
It has paid to its Policy Holders for loss by Fire, Lightning and Tornadoes the enormous sum of
Three Million, One Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars.
THE STATE IS A HOME COMPANY,
Confines Its Business to lowa and Is Worthy of the Patronage, of All Iowa People.
ITS DIRECTORS ARE AMONG THE STRONGEST AND BEST KNOWN MEN IN IOWA THEY ARE:
J.HIT. WINDSOR, ITHA. ELLIOTT, N. T. GUERNSEY;
O. B. AYRES, GEO. A. JEWETT, GEO. A. DISSMORE,
A: B. CUMMINS," NATHAN SCHEE, T. S. CATHCART.
ITS OFFICERS ARE:
J. H. WINDSOR, Prest. H. A. ELLIOTT, Vice-Prest. T. F. GREFE, Secy.
(SEE FRONT COVER.).
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R. L. POLK & CO.'S
Atlas Mutual Insurance Co.
Home Office: Equitable Building Des Moines, Iowa. INCORPORATED 1892.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:
J. K. MOLLER, President, Capitalist. B. C. BOWMAN, Vice President, Bowman Lumber Co., Minneapolis Mibn. GEO. M. REYNOLDS, Treasurer; Pres. Des Moines Nat. Bank. WM. WILKINSON, Secretary, AInsurance. H. E. SWAFFORD, Asst. Secretary, Insurance, ALEXANDER MACRAE, of MacRae Bros., Wholesale and Retail Grocers, Des Moines. WM. CHAMBERLAIN, General. Merchant, Dexter, lowa. GEO. H. WIL.SIN, Contractor, Menlo, lowa. DR. W. T. MACHESNEY, Druggist, Bagley. Iowa. WALTER ELLIOTT, Wholesale and Retail Grocer, Knoxville, Iowa.
Insures Good Mercantile Risks, Churches, Dwellings and School- houses against. Fire, Lightning, Tornadoes and Wind- storms. Also, Plate Glass against Breakage.
OPERATES ON A PLAN PECULIAR TO ITSELF,
calculated to give SOUND indemnity at actual cost: NO OTHER COMPANY LIKE IT IN THE STATE ... Purely mutual and run in
the interests of its policy-holders.
The Best Selection of Risks --- The Lowest, Loss Ratio OF ANY IOWA COMPANY, AS SHOWN BY THE REPORTS OF THE AUDITOR OF STATE.
All surplus premiums over losses and necessary expenses returned toj policy holders as dividends. Average annual dividend since organi- zation 29 per cent. Sixth successful year. All losses promptly and sati ifactorily adjusted and paid.
SEE US BEFORE INSURING YOUR PROPERTY.
We can always use a few active men who CAN WRITE INSURANCE.
DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY.
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A CKNOWLEDGED LEADERS
THE
KENYON
of all kinds.
PRINTING
& MANUFACTURING 502-508 LOCUST ST DES MOINES
P RICES RIGHT
We make Blank Books.
BECKMAN BROS. Iron Founders and Machinists Factory East Fifth and Raccoon Streets! TELEPHONE 712.
MANUFACTURERS OF
IRON AND WOOD PUMPS,
Cylinders, Windmills, Pumps; Dealers Supplies, Engines, Boilers and Light Castings.
Jobbers off Tron Pipe and Fittings.
BRASS GOODS, HOSE ENGINES, TRIMMINGS, ETC.
Good Printing
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R. L. POLK & CO.'S
Des Moines
ire nsurance
Company
Indemnity Against Fire, Lightning and Tornadoes.
ASSETS, $500,000.00.
CONFINS ITS BUSINESS TO IOWA.
Largest Gains and .' Lowest Ratio of Losses
OF ANY COMPANY IN THE STATE.
Patronize a Home Company and Help to Build up Iowa and its Queen City.
Office in Company's Building, 405 Court Ave.
J. G. ROUNDS, President. J. S. CLARK, Secretary and Manager. A. T. RODDY, City Agent. -
(SEE LEFT TOP LINES.)
DES
MOINES CITY DIRECTORY.
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Des Moines Conservatory of
Music
416-418 WALNUT STREET.
JOHN SINCLAIR, Director WRITE FOR PROSPECTUS.
.FACULTY ... -
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PIANO SCHOOL-Prof. Jas, M. Tracy, Principal ; Miss Florence Stuart, Primary Department.
HARMONY COUNTERPOINT, COMPOSITION AND MUSICAL HISTORY-John Sinclair, Principal ; M. M. Alsbury.
CHURCH MUSIC SCHOOL-+Organ and Voice, John Sinclair.
VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRAL SCHOOL-M. M. Alsbury, Principal.
VOCAL SCHOOL- John Sinclair, Principal.
GUITAR AND MANDOLIN-Ida and Addie Pearsall.
BANJO-Addie Pearsall.
MODERN LANGUAGES :- Italian, German and French, Mrs. Jay Macomber.
ELOCUTION AND DELSARTE -- Miss Minee A. Cady.
DES MOINES CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC. 1
Is an institution thoroughly organized with a corps of competent teachers in the various departments.
The object is to offer superior advantages in all branches of musi- cal art, to assist in establishing a proper standard of attainment and to educate its patrons according to that standard.
Our methods of instruction are similar to those of the best Con- servatories in this country and Europe and aim at the production of in- telligent musicians in the (various departments of musical activity.
(SEE LEFT BOTTOM LINES.)
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R. L. POLK & CO.'S
Wabash - Railroad
THE ..
"BANNER ROUTE
IS THE DIRECT LINE BETWEEN
Des Moines,
Kansas City,
... St. Louis
AND ALL POINTS SOUTH AND WEST.
SHORT LINE CHICAGO TO THE EAST. THROUGH SLEEPING CAR LINE. 1
Runs Daily Between the Above Points.
C. S. CRANE, G. R. & T. A. ST. LOUIS.
OR ALL INFORMATION, CALL ON OR ADDRESS,
HORACE SEELY, COMMERCIAL ACT., DES MOINES:
DES
MOINES CITY DIRECTORY.
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Capital Planing
Mill Co.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Bank, Store and Office Fixtures.
Hardwood Inte- rior Finish and Stairs, Special- ties
Also do all Kinds of Mill Work, Sash, Doors Etc. * *
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. PHONE 622.
403 and 405 $. W. oth St.
DES MOINES, IOWA.
H. H. LANTZ & CO.
INSURANCE of All Kinds. Surety and Contractor's Bonds.
Fire and Lightning, Cyclone ; and Tornado. Everybody wants this. We represent a dozen of the best companies and write at the lowest prevailing rates.
Employers Liability Protecting Employers in case of claims on account of accidents con- nected with their business.
Employees Protective. This gives the employees a part of all of their yearly wages in case of death, weekly wages in case of accident, at small cost.
Individual Accident. We have the most liberal policy issued, backed by a heavy Stock Company at very moderate cost.
Surety and Contractor's Bonds. . Bonds furnished by Surety | Co.'s are now generally used by leading banks and financial institutions, corporations and contractors. We have companies authorized by act of Congress, to furnish bonds in U. S. Courts.
Plate Glass, . Replaces glass when aglidentally broken. Business written anywhere in State | Agents Wanted. -
Steam Boiler and Inspection, Makerseveral experiment inspections with written report each year, and pays for loss of life and injury to property damaged in case of explosion. Correspondence solicited.
Goods in Transit. Pays for loss of goods from any cause while in transit or in hands, of Commercial Travelers.
Write to us. We want to do business with you.
H. H. LANTZ & CO.,
YOUNGERMAN BLOCK. 1
200, Fifth St., DES MOINES, JOWA.
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R. L. POLK & CO.'S
Des Moines Life Association OF IOWA.
HOME OFFICE: Foster Opera Block, Des Moines, lowa.
OUR PYRAMID
OF ACTUAL CASH ASSETS ON DEPOSIT WITH STATE DEPARTMENT,
IN ACCORDANCE WITH IOWA LAWS.
C. E. RAWSON, President.
Jan: 1, 1890 $
000
Jan. 1, 1891
Jan. 1,, 1892
1
5,200.00 21,000.00
Jan. 1, 1893
Jan. 1, 1894
Jan. 1, 1895
Jars 1, 1896
Jail. 1, 1897
HOPING. L. DODSON, Vice-President.
0. I' WRIGHT, Treasurer. .
34,050.00 58,856.83 90,031.83 120,135.94 153,923.20
MRS. L. C. RAWSON, Secretary. CHAS. W. EATON, M. D., Medical Director.
R. D. HUBBARD, Superintendent of Agencies. -
DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY. ,
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Are You a Life Insurance Agent
?
Are you ever told that your insurance costs too much? Do you ever have any trouble in 'handling your paper ?" 1. Did you ever hear a man say "I can invest my own money ?" Did you ever hear a man say "I want to buy |my life insurance just as I do my fire insurance ?"
If these are part of your troubles, get an agency in the
DES MOINES LIFE ASSOCIATION OF IOWA,
Its plans effectually meet and overcome all the above difficulties.
! The DES MOINES LIFE ASSOCIATION issues
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ORDINARY LIFE POLICIES, which provide for extended insurance with- out any action on, the part of the policy-holder, for Cash Surrender Value at the end of ten years. I Also for payment of Half Face of Policy in event of Permansi t Total Disability.
INSTALLMENT POLICIES, where by the policy may be paid in installments covering a term of years when the beneficiary may be too young or unskilled in making investments to properly care for his own property.
The State of Iowa is Trustee' for the funds payable on these Installment Policies.' The investment of these funds are
Under the Supervision of the Auditor of State. They are by the Laws of lowa and the Policy Contract held only for the purpose of paying these installments. "There is no other way' whereby
The Great State of lowa; thay become the Trustee and Guardian of funds . sacred to the care of dependent ones, whether they be in their first or second childhood or helpless widowhood.
The lowa Law is the best possible talking point for agents and the best pos- sible safeguard to insurers. ! ! 1
The Policy Contracts of the DES MOINES LIFE ASSOCIATION are elo- quent with valuable equities!
UP-TO-DATE, ENERGETIC HUSTLERS
Will find some excellent opportunities. "No "office man," "salary seek-
ers," or "record breakers," who "need an advance," wanted.
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J. L. GESSLER, President.
R. L. POLK & CO.'S
G. C. VAN GINKEL, Secretary and Treas.
Secure Your Insurance at Actual Cost in
THE
MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.
HOME OFFICE, OBSERVATORY BUILDING, DES MOINES, IOWA.
This Company Takes No Premium Notes
AS IT IS CONDUCTED ... ON THE ...
PURELY MUTUAL PLAN
Insurance Written on Business Property In Towns and Cities in lowa only. - -
[SEE RIGHT TOP CORNER CARDS.]
R. L. POLK & CO.'S
DES MOINES CITY . .....----
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VALLEY JUNCTION AND POLK COUNTY
DIRECTORY.
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VOLUME VI. -
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CONTAINING AN ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED LIST OF BUSINESS FIRMS AND PRIVATE CITIZENS; A STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE; MIS- CELLANEOUS DIRECTORY; CITY AND COUNTY OFFICERS, TERMS OF COURT; CHURCHES, COLLEGES, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL$, BUILDINGS, BANKS, INCORPORATED INSTITUTIONS, RAIL-
ROAD$, SECRET ,AND! BENEVO- LENT SOCIETIES, ETC.
ANL A COMPLETE
CLASSIFIED: BUSINESS DIRECTORY. i
R. L. POLK & CO.,
COMPILERS) AND PUBLISHERS,
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DES MOINES, IOWA. -
Entered according to the Act of Congress. in the year 1897. by R. L. Polk & Co., th the office of the Librarian of Washington, at Washington, D. C.
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INTRODUCTORY.
N PRESENTING the sixth annual volume of the Des Moines City Directory to our subscribers and patrons, it is almost needless to say that the same labor and effort te secure accuracy and reliability which the ( publishers have always put forth have not been withheld in the prepi ation of the present edition. The ambition of the publishers is to, five the latest and most accurate information , thereby making it a | invaluable work of reference and a necessary adjunct to every well egulated business house and office in the city; and with this end it view we have spared nothing that labor or money (together with many years of experience in this line of work) could do to render it as complete and accurate a publication as it is possible for human skill to produce. We know by the patronage ¡extended to us by our business men that our efforts are duly appreciated, but it is impossible for one unaccustomed to this line of business to realize the amount of constant labor and unceasing care it requires to attain the degree of accuracy contained in this volume.
¥ POPULATION.
Great interest vi - . manifested every year. in the estimate we make of the popul ition of Des Moines. The opinion seems to have prevaled that "here would be a slight decrease, but such is not the case. Ou " alphabetical list this year has 27, 180 names 522 more than last edition. , Multiplying as we have done here} : 1 tofore by 21% to include women and children we make our popula- tion 67,950, a, gain over last year of 1,490. Of this increase wę may justly feel proud as the times have not been conducive to the growth of cities and many cities found themselves poorer in point of numbers than they did one year ago.
Yours truly,
R. L. POLK & CO.
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GENERAL INDEX.
Page.
Abbreviations 97
Additions and Subdivisions 36
Advertisements, Inflex. to. 5 Alphabetical List of Names 97 to 613
Alterations, Removals, Ete
8
Business Directory
671
Financial Department
69
Manufacturing, Mercantile
and
Business Department 77
INDEX TO MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 1
Pago
Niarm of Fire, Dire tions for Gly+
ling
40
Asylums an's Hospi als 47
Banks
Cemeteries
49
. Chemical Engines, location! 40
Churches
49
City Government
39
Clubs and Societies
I Colleges and Schools'
59 Political Organizations 51 Post Office
Combination Chemical Engines and Hose Carts, Location of. 40
County Council
41
County
township
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41
County Courts
52
Rates of Fares for Public Car- I riages
Schools
State Board and Commissioners
Beyleral Offices
52
State Officers
Scoret Societies
Town Assessora
1
1 Township Assessors
, Township Clerks.
Hospitals and. Asylums.
Township Constables
Township Justice of the Peace. Township Trustees
Libor Organizations Libraries
58
Medical and Dental Societies. 50
Page. Miscellaneous Information . . . 39 to 68 Parks and Public Buildings .. . 37
Polk County Resident Directory,
625 to 669
Street and Avenue Guide
9 to 36
Valley Junction Resident and Bus-
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Page.
Medical Colleges!
59
Military Organizations 50 Miscellaneous Clubs and Socie- 59 -
51 40
Newspapers and Publications.
Orchestras and Bands 61
Police Department 45 60 61 42
Public Schools, East Des Moines Public Schools Officers Independ- ent School District
Public Schools; West Des Moines Railroads
Officers
41
Department of Health Engineers Department Express Companies
fire Alarm Stations Fire Department !. Government of the State of Iowa Grand Army of the Republic.
46
Incorporated Companies Insurance Companies
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Trade Organizations
Voting Precinets Ward Boundaries
44 42
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Dempster Mafy Co,
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