Des Moines and Polk County, Iowa, City Directory 1905, Part 7

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"V-pres .; W. B. Martin, Jr., cash .; L. M. Barlow, asst. cash. Directors-W. B. Martin, H. E. Teachout, Dr. C. C. Shope, D. H. Kooker, E. R. Bennett. Frank Bishard. J. H. Beyer W. D. Batsholts, W. B. Martin, Jr.


Marquardt Savings Bank (The)-


Locust nw cor Fifth. Cap. $50.000.


. G. D. Ellyson, pres .; A. N. Odenheim-


er, cash. Directors-G. W. Marquardt, G. D. Ellyson, G. B. Pray, J. H. Blair, Johnson Brigham, E. H. Hunter.


.Mechanics' Savings Bank ( The)-315 Fifth. Capital $50,000. H. B. Wyman, pres .; J. L. Carey, v-pres .; G. E. Mac- Kinnon, cash. Directors- H. B. Wy- man, C. B. McNerney. John H. Gib- son, Nelson Royal, F. C. Waterbury, G. E. Mackinnon. S. S. Still, J. L. Carey.


versity Av. Lee A. Taylor, custodian. Schloss, H .- Riegelman.


CHURCHES.


Seventh Day Adventist Church-E Twelfth, ne cor Des Moines. Services 11 a. m .: Sabbath school 9:45 a. m. Rev. J. O. Beard, pastor. .


Baptist.


Oak Park Bank-6th av sw cor Clinton Responsibility: - $100,000 --- W. W. and G. A. Holmes, owners. J. K. Lowry, asst. cashier.


People's Savings- - Bank -- of-Des Moines-Locust, se cor Seventh. Cap. .$100.000. Martin Flynn, pres; Dr. D. W. Smouse, v-pres .; C. H. Martin, cash. ;-- Frank Flynn, asst. cash. Directors =- H. C. Wallace. J. A. Garve :. L. Sheu- _ erman, Martin Flynn. O. H. Perkins, C. C. Loomis, C. H. Martin. C. H. Ainley. Dr. D. W. Smouse.


State Savings Bank-Walnut, ne cor Sixth. Cap., $50,000; surplus, $15,- 000. - M. Strauss, pres .: J.G. Rounds, v-pres .: Geo. E. Pearsall, cash. Direc. tors-S. A. Merrill, D. W. Smouse, M. Strauss, George E. Pearsall, W. E.


First=High st cor Eighth. Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Rev. How --- Tand Hanson, pastor. Sabbath school at 12 m. Young People's meeting 6:30 p.m. Maple St. Baptist (+)-835 - Maple. Rov J. O. R. Wenbush,-pastor.


Swedish=Penn av ne cor Small. Ser- Vices 10:30 a. m., 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school 12 m. Rev. Paul Hallin, pastor. Swedish-418 Des Moines. Services .


10 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school at 8 p. m. Rev. Lorenz Linder, pastor. .


Forest Avenne-Forest av. cor 11th. Services 10:30 a. m .- and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school at 12 m. Rev. W. Os- good, pastor. Corinthian (col) --- Linden ne cor


versity' Ave. Organized 1900. B. F. PAunty. pres .: B. F. Prunty, jr., cash. Valley National Bank Nw cor 4th and Court av. Cap., $200.000; surplus, $100,000. R. A. Crawford, pres., W. E.


Barrett, cash. Directors-Charles Weitz, D. S. : Chamberlain, C. W. Men- nig, Alfred Hammer, R. A. Crawford, W. W. Lyons, E. W. Stanton, W. C. Harbach, C. C. Prouty. Valley Savings Bank -Court av, nw


cor, Fourth. Capital, $50,000; surplus, $20.000_D. S. Chamberlain, pres; R. A.


Crawford, cash. Directors-Chas. Weitz, Alfred Hammer, R. A. Crawford, P. Collins, W. E. Barrett, L. Harbach, €. W. Mennig, D. S. Chamberlain.


St. Ambrose -- Office, 609 High; cem- etery north of Woodland cemetery. Oak Lawn Cemetery N's Grand ay


Odd Fellows' Cemetery-Joins Wood- land on the west. J. H. Eutz, chair- man.


Woodland Twenty-first, nw -cor Woodland av .-- Gates open from 7 a. m. to 7 p. m. J. A. Brower, supt. Emanuel Cemetery Joins Woodland on the north. Trustees-R Lang, M. Tifereth Israel-54th nw cor Uni-


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15th. T. L. Griffith, pastor. Services TO:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.


Dunkard (German) - Lyon-ne cor Itth. J. E. Mohler, pastor. Sunday school 10 a. m. preaching 11 a. m. and 7:45 p. m .; childrens' meeting, 7-p. m- Fast- Des Moines Calvary-East 9th ne cor Des Moines. Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m .; Sabbath school 12 m. Rev. A. J. Haggett, pastor. First African Church (col)-409 School F. C. Lomack, pastor. Ser- vices 10:30 a. m and 7:30 p. m. Sun- day school at 3 p. m.


vices 10.30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sun day school 11:45 a. m. Rev. H. C.


Rosenberger, pastor .. . North Park-6th av sw cor Forest


av .. Services-10:30 a: mand 7:30 p. m. Sunday school 12 m. Rev. John Cronin, pastor- Pilgrim-712 e Twelfth. Services 10:30 a. m. and. 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school 12 m. Rev. J. B Losey, pastor. · Plymouth-Pleasant nw cor 8th. Ser- vices 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sab- bath school 12 m. Rev. F. W. Hodgdon,


pastor. Union (c) -1115 Center Services


10:30 a. m. and. 7:30 p. m. Sunday school 12 m. Rev. H. W. Porter,


- Central Church of Christ-Pleasant, ne cor 9th. Services at 10:30 a. m. and


7:30 p. m. Sunday school. at-12 m. Rev. H. O Breeden, pastor


pastor.


Episcopal, Protestant.


Chesterfehl Church of Christ Ches


terfield. Services.2 and 8 p. m. Sab


bath school at 2:30 p. m. Rev. Roy Deadman, pastor.


East Side Church of-Christ-E 12th sw cor Des Moines Services 10:30 a: m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at


12 m. Rev. T. J. Dow, pastor. Church of Christ-E 9th and Shaw. Services 11 a m and 7:30 p. m. Rev. Wm. A. Webster, pastor. First (col )-Tenth and Center. Rev ..


T. A. Clark, pastor. First Christian Church-1150 12th:


Rev. W. T. Botce, pastor. Services, 11- a. m. and 7:30 p. m. +


Grant Park-Grant Pk, nr . Fair Grounds Services_10-a. m. and 7:30 p. m ._ Sabbath school 9:30 a. m. Rev. - R. T. Maxey, pastor. Highland Park-Sixth and Clinton av Services 11 a. m. and & p. m. Sab- bath school 10:00 a. m. Rev. M. Lee Sorey. pastor. Park Ave-W s 9th nr city limits. Services 10:30 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sun- day school 12 m. Rev. Edgar Bog-


gess, pastor.


Pleasant Hill-Services 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school 3 p. m.


South Side-6th ne cor Garfield, (S. D. M. )_ Services 11 a. m., 7:30 p.m. Sabbath school 10 a. m ... University Place-Twenty-fifth, sw for University Ave Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school 12: 15 p. m. Rev. Charles S. Medbury, pastor.


Congregational.


German St. John-E 12th and Lyon. Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday school 12 m. Rev. Julius Kramer, pastor.


Greenwood-35th and Grand av. Ser-


Church of the Good Shepherd-D


f3th cor Des Moines. Holy Commun. ion 7:30 p. m. Morning prayer 10:30 a. m." Sabbath school 12 m. Rev. T. F. Bowen, rector. St. Paul's-High ne cor 9th. Ser-


vices 10:30 a. m. and 4:30 p. Sunday school 12:00 m. Rev. J. Everist Cathell, rector:


Evangelical.


Evangelical Assn -W & 6th av bet


Seneca and Madison TO. P. ). Services 11 am and 7:45 p. m. Sunday school 10 a. m. Rev .- H. Creighton Powell,


pastor. First United-E Grand av, nw cor 13th. Services 11 a. m., 7:30 p. m. Sunday school. 10 a. m. Rev. T. M ... Evans, pastor. Swedish Evangelical Mission Church -- E 10th, sw cor Lyon. Sunday school 10 a. m. Services 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Young People's meeting- 6:30 p. m. - Week services, Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. Rev. C. A. Nelson, pastor


Grand View Rev. T. M. Evens Das


tor 9th nw cor Morton- (G V.). Sun- day school, 2: 30 p. m. Services 8 p. m. German Trinity-E 12th, nw cor Des Moines. Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school 9:30 a. m. -Rev. J. Pllaum, pastor. Evangelical Church of God in


Christ-E so 4th sw cor Allen. Ser. vices 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sabbath school 10 a. m. Rev. J. H. Wilson, pastor.


Friends.


Grand Avenue Meeting-827 e Grand av. Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school 11:45 a. m. Rev. C. W. Sweet, pastor.


Christian.


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Hebrew.


vices 10: 30 a. m. and 7:30 pm Sab


Bani Yeshurum Congregation-Sw


cor 8th and Pleasant. Services Satur- day 10 a. m. and Friday 7:30 p. m. Sab- bath school Saturday at 9 a. m. and


Sunday 9:30 a. m. Congregation of the Children of Israel-617 e 6th. Services Saturday, 8 a. m. and 7 p. m. Friday 6 p. m. Moses Rivkind, rabbi. Congregational Bani Jacob-E 2d


and Des Moines . Services daily. Sat- urday .8 a. m. and 7 p. m. J. H. Oransky. rabbi.


Congregation Tiffereth Israel He -. ..


brews-Grand-av ne cor 7th. Ser-


vices Friday 7:30 p. m and Saturday . 7:30 a. m. . Rev .. Phineas Israeli, 1ab-


bi.


Latter Day Saints.


Des Moines, ne cor 16th. Services 11 a. m. and _8 p. m .- Sabbath- school 10 a. m. Rev. E. O. Clark, pastor:


Lutheran.


Fifer, pastor. Highland Park. Methodist-Euclid


Bethesada Danish Lutheran-Penn-


sylvania av nw cor . Buchanan. Ser-


vices 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday


school 12 m. Rev. S. N. Nelson, pastor. German Third and Chestnut. Ser-


vices -10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sab- bath school 9:15 a. m. Rev. H.


m. Sabbath school 2:30 p. m. Rev.


Schmidt, pastor.


Walter Morgan, pastor." Norwegian Danish E 9th sw cor


German Lutheran Trinity-1011


Maple. Services, German, 10:30 a. m.


English, 7:30 p. m. Rev. Wm. C. Borchers, pastor.


Lutheran Sunday School of the Re- deemer-Center se cor Franklin (S D M). Sabbath school 9 a. m.


St. John's-Chestnut nw cor 6th av.


Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:30-p :- m .-


Sabbath school 12 m. Rev. J. A. Wirt,


pastor


Swedish=E 5th se cor Des Moines.


Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:45 p .m: " Sabbath school- 12 m. Rev. J. A. San- dell, pastor. Swedish Free Mission-Lyon nw cor Penn av. - Services :11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.


Sevastopol-E s Main 3 s of Frank- lin (S D M). Services 11:00 a. m. and


7:30 p. m. Sunday school 10 a. m. Y. P. S. C. E. 6:30 p. m. Rev. C. W. Brewe . Dastor. Simpson-Capitol av, ne cor e 26th. Services 11 a.m. and 7:30 p. m. Sun-


St. Paul's German Evangelical-213


e 9th. Services 10 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school 9 a. m. ... Rev. Henry Jansen, pastor. .


Zion's_(Norwegian) -610 Des


Moines. Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school 4 p. m. Rev. John Hjetland, pastor.


Methodist. Episcopal.


Asbury-E 16th cor Capitol av. Fer-


bath school at 12 m. Rey F. E. Thuresson pastor Burns-tool) 12th sw cor School. Services 11 a. m. and 8 p m. Sab- bath school 10 a. m. Rev. O. A. John- Son,- pastor. Capital Park-E 13th and Polk. Ser --- Vices 10:30 a. m. and : 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school 12 m. Rev. A. P. Beall, pastor. Easton Place Easton boul, cor Wil- ber. Se. vices 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. . Sunday school 11:30 a. m .. Rev. C. W. Brewer, pastor.


First-Ninth sw cor. Pleasant. Ser- vices 10:30-a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sab- -bath school 12 m. Rev. E. T. Hager- man, pastor. .


German-516-3d. Services 10:30 a m, and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school 9:30 a. m. Rev. W. A. Dahlem pastor


German=Scott msw cor e=7th


Services 10:30. a. m. and 7:30 p m. Sabbath school 2:30 p. m.


Grace-Nineteenth ne cor Crocker. Services '10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school at 12 m. Rev. O. W.


av se cor 5th. Services 11 a. m. and - 8 p. m. Sabbath school at 10 a. m. Rev. J. A. Beebe, pastor Jordan-Walnut Hill. Services 7 p.


Maple. Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. . Sabbath school 12 m. Rev. O. Nielsen, pastor. Oak Grove-E s Darley rd nr city limits. . Services 7:30 p. m. Sabbath- school 2:30 p. m. Rev. M .- Stahl,


pastor North Des Moines-8th cor Wash- ington. Services 10:30 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sabbath school 12 m. Rev.F. V. Tisber. pastor. Parsonage ist door


day school 12 m. St. Paul's A. M. E. Church-2d se cor Center. Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school 3 p. m.


Rev. Horace Graves, pastor


Swedish-Penn av. se cor Maple. Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath-school 12 m. Rev. C. O. Karlson, pastor.


Tenth M. E .- 6th se cor Garfield. Services 14:00 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.


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Sabbath school 10 a. m. Rev. C. W. Brewer, pastor ..


Wesley-E 11th ne cor Des Moines.


Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m .; Sabbath school 12 m. Rev. L.K. Bil- lingsley, pastor.


Methodist, Protestant.


First-E 14th sw cor-Lyon. Ser- viees 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m: Sabbath


school 10 .a. m. Rev. W. H. Betz, pas- tor.


Methodist (Primitive)-Lyon ne cor


16th .- Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. . Sabbath school 2:30 p. m. - Sevastopol-Services _7:30 p. m. Sabbath school 10 a. m. Rev. C. C. Mabee, pastor. -


Capital Park 1207 Fremont. Ser- vices 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Rev. I. N. Knipe, pastor. Second Center, ne cor Sixth av. . Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school at 12 m. Rev. J. A. Hervey, pastor. Third-E 9th ne cor Filmore. Ser- : vices 10:30 a m and 7:30 p. m. Bible school 12 m. Rev. J. A. Hervey,


Methodist, (Wesleyan).


.pastor.


First Wesleyan-E 14th bet Maple and Walker. Services 11 a. m. and


7:30 p. m. Sabbath school 10 a. m. Rev. Bishop Blanche, pastor. Free Methodist Church-2004 Meek- atServices 11 a. m. and & p. m Rev John I. Murray, pastor.


Mormon.


Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ


of Latter Day Saints-Lyon, sw cor."


14th. Sabbath school 9:30 a. m .;


preaching 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m .; so- cial service, 2:30 p. m. - Elder E. O. Clark, pastor.


Services 8 and 10:30 a. m. and 2:30


and 3 p. m. Rev. Weintried Schmidt.


United Brethren.


Presbyterian.


Bethany Mission ( Presbyterian)=


E so 8th nw cor Allen. Services 10:45 a m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school


9:30 a. m.


Central Presbyterian Church


High ne cor-8th. Services 10:30 a. m.


and 7.30 p. m. Sabbath school 12'm ..-


Y. P. S. C. E. 6:15 p. m. Rev. Mur- dock Mcleod. pastor.


Castle Memorial-1100 Maple. Ser- Vices 11 a. m. and 7:45 pm. Sabbath school 10 a. m. Rev. O. L. Wilson,


South Side-6th and Garfield Ser- vices 11 a. m. and 7:30 15: m. Rev. C. A. Lovelace. pastor. ..


Unitarian.


Iowa - Unitarian Ass'n. Rev. Mary A. Safford, Sec. 202 5th. First Unitarian == 1027 Hign ger-


vices 10:45 a. m. Sabbath school. 12 m. Rev. Mary A. Safford, pastor.


Missions.


Baptist. 1620 Maine. Good's Mission-737 9th. Sabbath


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Clifton Heights-Se cor Indianola and Bloomfield avs (S D M). Services 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school 10 a. m. Rey : "A. W. Me- Connell. pastor. First-E. Twelfth sw cor. Maple. Services 10:30. a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school 12 m. Rev. J. W. Day, pastor.


Highland Park-Euclid av cor 4th. Services 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sabbath school 10 a., m.


Sixth-Twenty-fourth nw cor Cot- tage Grove av. Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school 12 m. Rev. Charles Lee Reynolds, pastor. :


Westminister-Twelfth ne cor For -- est av. Services 10:30 a. m. and .8


p. m. Sabbath school 11:45 a. m. Rev. S. D. MeFadden, pastor. Presbyterian (United ).


First -- Ninth, se cor School. Ser- vices 10:80 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sab- bath school 12 m. Rev. A. C. Doug- lass, pastor.


Roman Catholic.


Church of the Visitation-E Walnut sw cor Tenth. Services 8 and 10:30 a. m .; vespers 3:30 p. m. - Rev. J. F. Nu-


gent, pastor. St. Ambrose-High, nw cor 6th av. Services 6:30, 8. and 10:30 a. m. Vespers 3:30 p. m. Sunday school 3 p. m. Very Rev. Michael Flavin. Rev. G. J. Tohr and Harvey Finefield, assts. St. Mary's Second se cor Greeker.


Grand View -- E 13th nw cor Bos- ton. av (G V). Services 3:30 p. m. Rev E .. A. Elliott, pastor. Summit Park-Forest av ne cor 12th. Services 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sab- bath-school 10 a. m Rev. R. E. Wil- liams, pastor.


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school 3 p. m. Services S p. m. Rev. J. R. Zook, mgr .-


Gospel Mission-7th se cor Madison (S D M) .- Services Sunday 7:30 D. m. Thursday 7:30 p. m. Sunday


school 2 p. m. supt.


Mis. Mary Corbett,


St. Luke's Mission-Pelion av. Rev. C. E. Scott, pastor.


Des Moines College of Dental Sur- gery- 609-611 Walnut. Frederick


Swedish Mission-E. 2d cor Des Moines. Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Rev. C. B. Johnson, Dastor.


Knott, dean; Charles B. Lewis, sec. and treas .:


Des Moines College-9th and College av .. Founded 1805. Departmentst. Academic and collegiate. Courses of


m. and 7: 30 p. m. . -


Valley Union- E so 4th and Allen.


Services every Sunday.


Sunbeam 213 Walnut. Services


every evening at 8 o'clock. Frank L. Cramer, -supt.


Sulration Army Rescue Home 1126


Penn av. Adit. Agnes Davis, matron.


Miscellaneous


First Church of Christ ( Scientist) -927 8th. Services 10:45 a. m. Sun- day school 12 m. Wednesdays & p. m. Bert Miller, 1st reader; Mrs. G. M. Hurley; 2nd reader.


University Av Reformed Church- 20th, nw cor University av. - Services 11 a. m. and 7:80 p. m. Rev. E. E. Emhoff, pastor.


Young Men's Christian Association -Grand av nw cor 4th. Services Sun- days 4 p. m. C. F. Johnson, see.


Young Women's Christian Associa- tion-Fourth se cor Locust. Mrs. C. H. Ainley, pres .; Miss Della Mar- quardt, treas .; Mrs. S. A. Merrill, v- pres., Miss Emma Ritner, director of domestic economy; Miss Pearl Harn- ish, extension sec: Miss Jessie L. Hag-


erty, bible sec .; Miss Clara Anderson, genl. sec :;=- Miss Mabel Rilling. physical director. Free reading room. First Church of God-314 Ridge. Ser. vices 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sun- day school 10 a m.


Gospel Temple-14th sw cor Univer- sity av. Services 11 a. m. Sunday school 10 a. m. Rev. J. R. Zook. pastor. United Church of God-110 E Wal-


nut. Services 3 p. m. and 8 p. m. Sun- day.


COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS.


Capital City Commercial College- Y. M. C. A. Bldg. Organized 1885. De- partments: Commercial penmanship and drawing, normal and ' English training school, shorthand and type- writing. W. H. M.Cauley. president. Capital City Railway and Telegraph


COURTS.


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United States Court of the South. ern District of, Iowa --- The United States is divided into nine judicial circuits. in each of which a circuit court is held for each district within each circuit. The act of congress ap-


study: Classical, philosophical, sct- entific and literary.


Des Moines Musical College-Over 514 Walnut M. L. Bartlett director -Drake University-University av, 25th to 28th. Founded 1881. Compre- hends a circle of ten colleges"


College of Letters and Science. 2 College of the Bible. 8 Iowa College of Law. 6" Normal College; School of Pedagogy; - Primary and Kin- dergarten Training School; Business College; the Academy. 7-College of Oratory. - 8=School of Art .- 9=Col- lege of Music. 10-Drake Summer School of Methods."Hill M. Bell, Pres. Emil Enna Conservatory of Music 416 Walnut. Emil Enna, director. Highland Park College (Highland


Park)-Cor 2d and Euclid av Founded 1800 Courses of study: - Classical, scientific, philosophical. modern lan -. guage and literature, didactic and nor- mal,-preparatory, individual instruc- tion, teachers' review, commercial, post-graduate commercial, penmanship, pen art, primary training, kindergar- ten, music, oratory, forensic art, pub- tic school drawing, civil service exam- ination, shorthand, typewriting, teleg- raphy, pharmacy, chemistry, civil, me- chanical and electrical engineering .- O. H. Longwell, Pres. Holmes Optical College-517 e Lo- cust. H. P. Holmes Oph. D., pres .; C .- B. Frisbie, M. D. treas .; B. E. Trout. D. D. S., sec. Jowa Business College-Se cor 4th and Locust. Departments: Commer- cial. penmanship. drawing. normal, English training, shorthand, typewrit. -Ing, telegraphy. A. W. Dudley. pres. lowa College of Law-Drake Univer- aity & Chester C. Cole. L.L. D., dean.


. Swedish Free Mission hw cor Lyon and Penn avs. Services 11 a.


Institute-015 Locust. F. L. Meyer mngr .. Danish Lutheran College-Grand View and 13th. R. R. Westergard, pres .; P. P. Hornsyld, Prof. Danish and natural science; Benedict Thomp- son, prof. languages.


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proved April 10, 1869, provides as fol- lows: "The circuit court in each cir. cuit shall be held by the justice of the supreme court allotted : to the circuit, or by the district judge of the district sitting alone, or by the justice of the supreme court and circuit judge sit- ting together, In which case the Jus- tice of the supreme court shall pre-


side, or in the absence of either of ~ them, by the other (who shall preside) and the district judge.


"Henry, James A. Howe, A. H. McVey, Hugh Brennan, judges; Jesse A. Miller, state's attorney: Robert Bren- nan; asst. state's attorney: B. F. Cof- fin, clerk; Walter Irish, C. F. Irish, W H. Jayne and F. C. Walrath reporters. Municipal Court-Sits daily in city hall from 8 a m. to 12 m. and 2 to 5 p. m. A. J. Mathis, judge; J.T.Gene vay, clerk.


EXPRESS COMPANIES.


Adams-220 4th. B. F. Stretton,


agt., J. B. Swift, supt., Chicago, H. American -= 407 - Walnut. W. C. Morgan, general agent. Depot office C. & N. W. depot, open day and night


Pacific-313-5th. C. E. Trouse, agt. Southern-220 4th. - B. F. Stretton,


agent United States-411. Walnut. E. F.


Bourne, agent .... W. H. Quick, general supt. 410 Crocker bldg. Night- office at C. R. I. & P. depot. Open all


night. . Wells-Fargo-706 Walnut. G. B. Simpson, supt., Chicago, Ill. L. W. Curtis, agent.


Jowa, Missouri, Colorado, Arkansas, Kansas, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Utah, Keis Mexico and Indian Territory?


Justice David J. Brewer has been


alloted to the Eighth judicial circuit and Hon. Wm. C. Hook, Hon. Walter H. Sanborn. Hon. Willis Vandevanter are circuit judges of said court. The courts for the southern districts are organized as follows:


U. S. Circuit Court-Hon. Wm. C. Hook, Hon. Walter-H. Sanborn, Hon.


Willis- Vandevanter are circuit


-judges: Hon Smith McPherson, dis- trict judge: Edward R. Mason, clerk; Lewis Miles, U. S. district attorney; George M. Christian, U. S. Marshal; office deputy. H. L. Hedrick,


U. S. District Court-Hon. Smith McPherson, distri t judge; Lewis Miles Corydon, district attorney: George M. Christian. T. S. Marshal: Wm. C. M .- -Arthur. Des Moines. clerk. Terms of the court the same as U. S. circuit court.


Supreme Court of the State of Towa -State House. John C. Sherwin, chief justice; Emlin McClain, C. A. Bishop, H. E. Deemer. S. M. Weaver and S. M. Ladd. Judges; Charles W. Mullan, attorney general, Waterloo; J. C. Crockett. clerk of the Supreme Court. Des Moines: H. L, Bousquet. deputy clerk, Des Moines: W. W. Cornwall. reporter. Manning: B. F. Kirk, bailiff. Polk County District Court 19th ju- dicial district of Iowa) -- W. H. Mc-


FEDERAL OFFICERS.


The federal offices are on Court av, ne cor Fifth. TIL S. Court House and P. O. Build- ing-N. J. Miller, custodian; Louis H. Warren, engineer. Weather Bureau-George M. Chap- pel, local forecaster; J. R. Sage, di- rector Iowa Weather and Crop Ser- vice. Customs-G. L. Godfrey, surveyor. Internal Revenue W. A. Springer, John Connolly, deputy collectors.


Pension Office-R. P. Clarkson, agent; M. M. Robertson, chief clerk. -Special Examiner-Chas. F. Town- send, Room 22


Pension Examiners-Meet every Wednesday at 10 a. m. R. U. Chap- man. M. D .. pres .: J. O. Skinner, M. D .. treas. Land Office-T. S. Howard. register; S. J. Loughran, receiver. Room 7. Marshal -- G. M . Christian ... Post-Office Inspector-M. G. Price.


INSURANCE COMPANIES,


Accident.


-Bankers Accident In.s Co .- 509 Yourgerman blk, W E. Statler, pres;


Great Western Accident Association -401-2-4 Crocker bldg. H. B. Hawley. pres. and manager: Goo. H. Carr. v .. pres .: James Watt. treas: R. D. Em- ery. see: F. D. Harsh. asst. f .;


The state of Towa is divided into two judicial districts. The courts for the southern district are held in dis- triet court rooms U. S. government building at Des Moines second Tues-


day in May, and third Tuesday in No vember. - At -Council Bluffs, second Tuesday in March and third Tuesday


In September. At Kookuk second Tuesday in April and third Tuesday


in-October, At Creston fourth Tues- -day in March and third Tuesday in October. At Davenport, fourth Tuesday --


in .April and first Tuesday __ in October. Both districts are attached to the Eighth judicial circuit, which comprises the states of Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebraska,


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~R. b. POLK & CO.'s -


Wm. F. Leech, agency director; Dr. D. S. Fairchild, Chief surgeon. .Iowa State Traveling Men's Asso- ciation Inc. - 1880 Crocker bidg. rooms 500 and 501. H. B. Hedge, pres .; L. C. Deets, sec. and treas. National Health & Accident Assn. 508. Crocker bldg. Incorporated 1902. James A Gray, pres .; A. F. Hoffman, v-pres .; W. G. Tallman, sec .; G. C. Cooper, treas .; L. D. Rood, med. di- rector.


National Masonic Accident Assi


Masonic- Temple. - Established 1889.


Alf, Wingate, pres., H. G. Alverson, sec, and gent. mngr. . B. C. Bowman, treas.


Fire.


Anchor Fire Insurance Co .-- 801 Marquardt blk. J. S. Clark, pres .; b. E Ellis, sec .; G. E. Mackinnon, treas. Atlas Insurance Co .- 804-808 Equit- able bldg. J. K. Moller, pres; B. C. Bowman, v-pres .; Arthur Reynolds, treas .; Wm. Wilkinson, sec: - Diree tors, J. K. Moller, B. C. Bowman, Ar-


thuir Reynolds, Wm. Wilkinson, Alex- ander MacRae, W. T. Machesney, G. H. Wilson, H. G. Kranz, Walter Elliott. Bankers Mutual Casualty Co :- 905- 912 Observatory bldg. inc: 1896. J. G. Rounds, pres., W. E. Coffin, v.pres .;


A. E. Spaulding, sec .; A. M. Benton, asst. sec .; A. U. Quint, treas and mngr. Capnal Ins. Co .- 416 4th. Inc. 1884. Capital, $100,000; surplus, $46,489.26. S. T. Berry, pres .. J. D. Berry, see .; J. J. Towne, treas. Directors, I. B. Smith, Dr. Carr Early, E. H. Smith, C. .S. Berry, J. W. Henderson, J. D. Berry. Century Fire Ins. Co. 502-Clapp blk. Capital $100,000. Surplus $41,- 029.79. George J. Delmage, pres; Edwin A. Nve, v-pres .: John J. Bynon, sec .; Homer A. Miller, treas. Di- rectors-G. J. Delmege, Lewis School- er. . A. Nue. J. AL. Read J. R. Hurl- but, J. J. Bynon, R. H. Delmege. Des Moines Insurance Co .- Se cor 4th and Locust. Incorp. 1881. _ Capi- tal $100.000; surplus, $90.388. C. H. Ainley, pres; O. B. Frye, asst. sec .; C. H. Martin, treas: W. L. Read, coun- sellor: F M. Rice, supt agts.


Farm Property Mutual Ins. Associa- tion-709-712 Observatory bldg. In.


corp. 1899. James Watt,, pres .: J. R. Sage, v-pres .; O. L. F. Browne, sec .; C. V. Stanley, treas.


Farmers Mutual Fire Ins. Co. of Polk County .- 402 Capital City Bank bldg. Incorp. 1874. Robert Pilmer. pres .. Post Office. Norwalk; Wm. An- drews, v-pres .: J. D. Whisenand. treas .: T. M. Schooler, sec.




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