Des Moines and Polk County, Iowa, City Directory 1910, Part 2

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(1910) R. L. POLK & CO.'S


Police Department-Men, 87; 1 station house valued at $23,000.


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Public Schools-50; teachers, 993; pupils, 15,907; value of buildings and lots, $1,547,900.


Parochial Schools-7. Miscellaneous Schools and Colleges -- 12.


Books in Public Library-39,086.


State Library-120,000 volumes. Historical Library-18,000 volumes.


Postoffice Receipts for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1910-$764,048.83. Banks and Banking Houses-19.


Bank Clearings, 1910-$205,875,999.01.


Theatres and Vaudeville Houses-11.


Hospitals-3. Hotels-41.


Building Permits, 1909-732; value, $2,436,677.99. Churches-95; value, $13,500,000.


Over 150 conventions meet in Des Moines annually.


Over 6,000 railway employes live in Des Moines and its suburbs. Over 175,000 visitors annually attend the state fair.


The Commercial club or the Greater Des Moines committee, organized to promote the manufacturing, mercantile and all other businss interests will gladly answer any inquiries.


DIRECTORY LIBRARY.


A Library of City Directories and Gazetteers is maintained at our offices in the Iowa Loan and Trust Building for the free use of our patrons. As the latest Directories are issued they will be added to the Library, thereby keeping it up-to-date from year to year. We extend a cordial invitation to each any everyone of our subscribers to make frequent use of this Library and to consult the Directories on file here as often as desired, when information in regard to any individual, firm, corporation or institution located in other cities is desired.


R. L. POLK & CO., Publshers.


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GENERAL INDEX


Abbreviations


73


Advertisement, Index to.


34


Alphabetical list of names


73-1111.


Business Directory


1325-1544


Alterations, Removals, etc.


38


Miscellaneous Information


39-72


Street and Avenue Guide. . . 1141-1334


Valley Junction Residence and


Business Directory


1113-1140


INDEX TO MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION


Alarm of Fire, Directions for Giv-


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ing:


40


Banks


50


Cemeteries


51


Chemical Engines, Location of .. 41


Churches


51


City Government


39


Clubs and Societies 61


Colleges and Schools


56


Combination Chemical Engines and Hose Carts, Location of .. 41


County and Township Officers 46


Courts


56


Department of Health 39


Express Companies 57


Federal Officers


57


Fire Alarm Stations


40


Fire Department


40


Government of the State of Iowa .. 48:


Grand Army of the Republic 61


Hospitals and Asylums 49


Insurance Companies 57


Libraries 60


Medical Societies 60


Medical Colleges


60


Military Organizations 60


Miscellaneous Clubs and Societies 61


Missions


55


Newspapers and' Publications


63


Orchestras and Bands


64


Police Department


39


Post Office


64


Public Schools, Officers Independ-


'ent School District.


41


Railroads


65


Rates of Fare for Public


Car-


riages


41.


Schools


41


Secret Societies 66


State Board of Control. 48


State Board of Health. 48


State Board of Medical Examiners 49 State Boards of Commissioners. 48


State Officers


48


Town Assessors 46


Township Assessors 46


Township Clerks


47


Township Constables


47


Township Justices of the Peace. 47


Township Trustees


47


United States Army


60


Voting Precincts


44


Ward Boundries


44


t


Asylums and Hosptials


49


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DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1910)


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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS


Page.


Adelman J D, left bottom!


cor


cards


Allward-Bowman Glass Co, back


cover and


1415


Alverson & Montrose, front cover


and opp.


85


American Iron Works


1406


American Life Insurance


Co,


right top cor cards.


Anthony Cycle Co.


1345


Arntz Lew, left bottom cor cards


Art Sign Co.


1526


Ashpole Mary E Mrs


1420


Auditorium Theatre,


left


side


lines


Babcock Institute of Pharmacy


and Chemistry


.1359


Badgley U S G, left bottom lines


Baltimore Cigar Store.


.1360


Bankers Accident Insurance Co, right top cor cards.


Bankers Life Assn The, right top lines


Barns Bros


.1466


Barrick & Son, left bottom lines


and


1517


Beattie Simon


1539


Beckman Bros


1462


Bell Nora C


1420


Benson & Marxer, right top lines


Bilz Sign Co, left bottom cor cards -


Blount-Evans Co, right top lines. Blue Line Transfer and Storage Co, opp .1536


Boody George A Co, opp


.1415


Bdody-Holland & New, opp


.1415


. Boston Market Co, right bottom


cor cards


Breed M & Son.


1403


Brotherhood of American Yeomen,


opp 1445


1421


Brown-Williams


Auto Co ..


1334


Brunswick - Balke - Collender


Co


The, opp


186


Bullard Optical Co


189


Bureau of Engraving


1394


Caldbeck Wm


1532


Capital Cigar Store.


1360


Capital City Cartage Co, left side


lines


Capital City Commercial College, left top cor cards.


Capital City Iron and Metal Co. . 1343


Capital City Plumbing Col


1506


Capital City Printing Plate


Co.


.1488


Capital City State Bank!


back


cover and


11


Capitol Hill Granite and Marble


Works


. 1487


Carbon Coal .. Co


1365


Carr & Adams


Co.


2


Carson Guy R,


right bottom cor


cards


.


Cavanagh B J.


1433


Central Iron Works.


463


Central State


Bank, front


edge


and


10


Central Trust Co.


.537


Century Savings Bank ..


12


Chamberlain Metal Weather Strip


do


1541


Chase & West Inc, right and left


bottom cor cards and.


228


Chiesa & Co,


opp.


231


Citizens Cigar


Store


1360


Citizens Electric Co, right bottom


lines


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Citizens National Bank, front cov- er and 7


Cline Bros Contracting Co


1371


Coate Glenn B & Co, opp


1511


Coca-Cola Bottling Co.


1349


Commercial Club, right top lines.


Compton Co .


1339


Conroy John T


1469


Conroy & Company, left side lines


Corcoran Martin J.


1506


Gram Frank


1354


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Page.


Brown-Camp Hardware Co,


opp


Bailey John W.


108 and 1493


Baird-Taylor-Crawford Co, right


top cor cards.


Baker-Trisler Co, right top lines


and opp


111


Ballard-Elliott Co, back cover.


DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1910)


85 .


Page


Crocker Cigar Store.


1360


Brotherhood


of American


Yeo-


men, opp


1445


Crystal Ice Cream Co, opp.


283


Dahlberg C L.


1530


Darwin Co The


1382 and 1461


Daugherty E C.


1367 and 1393


Davis Ira D Co The, left top cor


'cards


304


Deere John Plow Co, opp.


..


Delaware Coal Co, top line back,


cover, right top lines and ..


.1364


Des Moines Beer Co, opp.


310


Des Moines


Bridge and Iron


Works, right side lines and.


23


Des Moines Building Material Co 1353


Des Moines Cabinet Co.


.1332


Des Moines Cancer Sanitorium. . . 1521. Des Moines Clay Mnfg Co (Inc) 19


Des Moines


Electric Contracting


Co 1391


Des Moines Employment Office,


.1367 and 1393 Des Moines Life Insurance Co. . . 1450 , Des Moines Marble and Mantel Co, left bottom lines.


Des Moines National Bank, front cover and


Des Moines Realty and Securities Co ... 905


Des Moines Rubber Stamp Works 22


Des Moines Tent and Awning Co


314 and 1534


Des Moines Trades and Labor As-


sembly, opp


1008


Des Moines Trust Co. . . j.


1537


Des Moines Typesetting Co, opp 315


. Des Moines Violin Co.


1540


Dickinson Warren


1362


Drake University, opp.


330


Drennen Wm A, right side lines


Dudley & Coffin


1469


Dudley & Weaver, left bottom cor cards


Dukehart Machinery Co. . .. . . .. 1336 Eagle Coal Co, left bottom lines East Side |Carpenter Shop, right side, lines Eddy John A .1434 Ellis, Holland & Sowers, left top cor cards


Equitable Life Insurance Co of Iowa 8 Evans F O Piano Co, right top . lines


Fairview Farm Dairy.


Page.


1380


Feiges Optical and Jewelry Store


368 and 1495


Fink David


374


Flint Brick and Coal Co ..


.1351


Flynn Building, inside back cover


Flynn Dairy Co.


1381


Franz F W.


392


Freeman'C I.


1496


Frisk Edwin . J.


1470


German Decorative Co.


1381


German Savings Bank.


13


Gilbert Cyrus E.


1512


Gilt Edge Furnace Co


1409


Gladstone J S.


1512


Glasgow Woolen Mills Co, right top lines


Glenwood


Coal


Co; right side


-


lines and


24


Globe Machinery and Supply Co. . 1484


Goodman-McCormick Co


1353


Graham James E.


1497


Grahl-Hermann Co, left side lines


and


1378


Grand View College.


1368


Gray Livery Baggage Co.


1340


Great Western Accident


Assn,


top line front cover.


Greater Des Moines Committee, right side lines


Guthrie Bros


1513


Hanger Arthur C, opp.


460


Harrison Wm B, backbone


Hawkeye Insurance Co


5


Hawkeye Transfer Co, opp


479


Herring Motor Car Co


1337


Holehan Matilda Mrs.


506


Holmes Express Co, front cover.


Hopkins Bros Co, right bottom


lines and


1528


Horton H B Mrs


842 and 1385


Hotel Cargill


17


Hough Wm B Co.


1377


Hovde' Charles M, left side lines


.Howard Charles L


1464


Hudson Edwin P


1470


Humphries Amelia O V.


1859


Ince Garage


1337


Independent Auto 00.


1388


Interstate Business Mens


Acci-


dent Assn, opp


inside


back


cover


Iowa Adjustment Co.


1368


Iowa Boller and Iron Works


1347


Iowa Dairy Co.


1880


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Page.


Iowa Express and Delivery Co .. 1396


Iowa Furnace Co.


1408


Iowa Iron and Metal Co.


1465


Iowa Lithographing Co, opp


538


Iowa Loan and Trust Co


14


Iowa Machinery and Supply Co. . 1478


lowa Novelty and Brass Works. . 1478


Iowa Plumbing Co.


1423


Iowa Trust and Savings Bank ...


13


Italian - American Painting and


Decorating Co


1382


Italian Importing Co, opp.


543


Jaeger Mnfg Co.


22


Jeffrey Auto and Tire Co.


1338


Jenkins & Co Inc.


1486


Jepson A L Mnfg Co, right top cor cards


Jewett Lumber Co, right bottom cor cards


. Johnson Mark Co Inc, left bot-


tom cor cards and


18


Johnston-Hewling


1336


"Kane J F & Co, right side lines.


Keeley Institute, opp.


578


Kell Otto


1381


Kenyon Printing and Mnfg Co,


opp


584


Keystone Auto and Supply Co.


.1337


Kinglyte Mnfg Co


1390


Kinney Charles Noyes


1358


Kirch Hermann


1464


Kirkwood Cigar Store


1360


Kirkwood Hotel Co The.


15


Knox School of Applied


Sales-


manship, opp


599


Koss George W, right bottom lines


Krell Company 1371


Lagerquist Carriage and Auto Co 1339


Lane Wallace R


1471


Lantz H H & Co, left top cor


cards and


1429


Larsh M F Planing Mill.


1543


Leachman-Claiborne Co (Inc) ..


.. 1338


Lejko George


1540


Lewis-Wallace Printing Co, opp


629 and 26


Lewis & Van Sickle Co ..


... . . 1464


Lorenz Oswald Co, right bottom cor cards


McClure Co The, right bottom cor cards


McCurdy Roland G Adv Co. ..... 1326 Mccutchen & Verran Co, A B C: cards


Page.


Mckinney H H & Co, left bottom lines


Macy Sherman R


1358


Madison Coal Co,


left top


cor


cards and


23


Maine James & Sons Co,


right


side lines and


21


Manufacturers Selling Agency. .. 1327 Maple Block Coal Co, left side lines and 1864


Maplehurst Gardens


1405


Martin-Culbertson


Co,


left


top


cards and


20


Martin John D


1872


Merchants Transfer and Storage


Co, left top lines and


1397


Meredith Francis L


1471


Midland Mercantile Co.


1368


Midwestern Conservatory of Mu-


sic


1489


Miller Erle W


1482


Millers Clean Towel Supply, left


bottom lines


Mitchell W F Co, right bottom


lines and


19


Montgomery Wm


1511


Moon D E Printing and


Engrav-


ing Co, right bottom cor cards'


and opp


729


Moore & Mathiascheck.


1524


Munger's Laundry, right bottom


lines


. .


Musgrave Fence and Auto


Co.


334


National Cleaners and Dyers.


... 1363


National Real Estate Journal.


25


National The


751 and 1362


Neal E F & Co


1401


Neal Institute, opp


752


Northern Artificial Limb Co


1330


Northwestern Hotel


1437


Northwestern Laundry


1468


Oak Park Sand Co ..


1521


Observatory Building,


opp


774


Orwig & Bair


1472


Park Coal Co


1367


Parsons G W Co The


28


Patti Paul V


794.


Paulus John


1328


Peoples, Savings


Bank, backbone


and


8


Percival-Porter Co, right top cor


cards and


1430


Percival-Porter-Ford


Ins Agency


right top cor cards and


1430


Perkins Electric Co.


1392


Peterson Tailoring Co, right top cor cards


Philpott Charles


cards


H,


left top cor


Polk R L & Co


.. 21, 27 and


72


Porter A & Co


1373


Porter-Harkness


Carriage


Co.


1356


Pratt-Mendsen


Paper


Co


1499


Racine-Sattley Co. 1327


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87


Randall Lumber Co, left side lines Rasck George P 1500 Reliable Rug Co. 845 Riddell Automobile C 1335


Robinson E E


1464


Roe & Roe, left side


lines


Root


A I Co The.


1329


Rowat


John®


1379


Royal Land Co


1401


Royal Union Mutual


nace


Co, embossed


Life Insur


cover and


Rumley M Co.


.876 and 1328


Ryan Motors Co 1338


St John & Barquist Co, back cov-


er and opp


882


St Joseph Academy, opp


1369


Sauer Charles L ..


1408


Savery Hotel. Co, opp ...


890


Schlampp Frank Co The


1464


Schlater Bros


1535


Schreiner Barnabas


1362


Schwab R J & Sons Co.


1408


Sears Automobile Co, left bottom


lines and .


1336


Securities Building


905


Seick Tent and Awning Co


1340


Shackelford Brick Co.


1351


Shannon & Mott Co, opp


1405


Shepherd Wm H, right


top cor


cards


Shull Charles F


.1372


Smith


Bros,


right


bottom


cor


cards


Smith Hiram


G, backbone.


Sobbott W A


1504


Standard Electric' Co.


1391


Standard


Glass


and


Paint


Co,


left bottom lines and


24


Standard Life Insurance Co, left


top cor cards


Star Engraving Co .. 1395 Star Land Co. 14


State Insurance Co, front cover


and


6


State Savings Bank.


Steele Jay P, right side lines and 1507 7


VALLEY JUNCTION


Page.


Carmody Drug Co 1118


Clulow & Michael


1118 Donahey H M.


1114


First National Bank. 1114


Henshaw Fred


1114


Iltis H M


1118


Jacobson M L


1137


Kent A H


1118


Polonetzky S L


1110


Rigler E B & Co. 1116


Page.


Stellmacher Wm H


.1400


Stevenson Jesse F, left bottom cor cards


Still College of Osteopathy, opp .. 967


Storm John


.1382


Strong Motor Car Co.


1335


Success Linotype Composition Co, left bottom cor cards:


Sunderlin & Simpson Auto Co ... 1334


Swander Sidney M


.1464


Syberkrop Louis


1382


Tones & Read, bottom line front


cover


.


Turner J . W Improvement Co,


right top cor cards and.


20


Tusant J E & Son, side line back


cover


Tuttle's Letter Shop, right bot- tom lines


Union Life Insurance Co ...


.... 1451


University Express and Transfer


Co


.1396


Valley National Bank


12


Veatch E S


1388


Walker A H & Co.


1423


Wardrobe


The New, embossed


line back cover


Ware Transfer and Storage Co .. 1504


Wellington Hotel


16


Wells L J Livery and Automo-


bile Co


.1475


Western Farm Land Co.


1400


Wheeler . Lumber, Bridge


and


Western Mailing (Co


1473


Supply Co, right bottom lines.


White Motor Car Co


1339


White M E Land Co.


1401


Willcox-Howell-Hopkins Co, bot-


tom edge and


5


Wilson Machine Co


1414


Winston Land Co, right bottom


Mines


Witmer


& Kauffman, top edge


and


1431


Woodbury Geo W & Co, bottom


line back cover


Wragg M J Nursery Co.


.. . 1467


Youngerman Conrad Estate of


(Inc), opp


279


Page.


St Joe Hotel


1114


Scheuer M M


1114


Schultz 'Henry


1114


Sharpe Walter S.


1118


Thompson Lester L.


1116


Thornton Frank E.


1114


Valley Junction Savings Bank. . . 1116


Wellington Livery, Transfer and


Express


1118


Young & Son


1136


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DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1910)


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ALTERATIONS, REMOVALS, ETC.


Antique Furniture 'Shop (O M Beall), 411 4th (2d fl).


ARDELL. KENNELLS


R D Lancaster, Propr; Collies and Boston Terriers, Oakdale and Park av (S D M.)


ASBURY METHODIT EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Rev Edward C Fintel, pastor, e 16th ne cor Capitol av.


'Beall: Ollie M (Antique Furniture Shop), res 1620 Linden.


BELL ROBERT B H REV


Pastor ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 815 High, Tel Walnut 2782.


Brown Adelbert W, removed to Dav- enport, Ia.


BURROUGHS ADDING MACHINE CO, August Pohl, Sales Agt, Ground Floor D M Life Bldg, 7th sw cor Grand av, Tel Walnut 337.


CAIN CHESTER G


Sec and Genl Mngr Oak Park Sand Co, sw cor 5th and Jefferson, rem 1020 Clinton av, Tel Red 5267.


CLINE BROS CONTRACTING CO


(James E and Frank M Cline), Gen- eral Contracting and Building, Of- fice 624 Crescent Drive, Tel Main 986. (See classified Contractors.)


CORCORAN MARTIN J


Plumber, Gas and Steam Fitter, 579. 7th, Tel Walnut 534, res 702 19th. (See classified Plumbers.)


DES MOINES TRADES AND LABOR ASSEMBLY, S O Carter, Pres; Gus Miller, V-Pres; L O Pouchot, Sec; D H Caldwell, Asst Sec; O C Boyd, Treas, Trades Assembly Hall, 8th and Locust, Tel Walnut 381.


EVANS EDGAR M REV


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Pastor Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, 8 sw cor College av, res 1610 8th, Tel Walnut 2971.


FINTEL EDWARD C REV


Pastor Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church, e 16th ne cor Capitol av, res 1653 e Grand av, Tel East 417. Green G E Rev, res 312 Madison. Hufford Lester C, cleaner and dyer 907 Grand av, res 824 Pleasant. Iowa Auto News, D H Caldwell edi- tor, 221 Younkerman blk. JENKINS & CO, INC


F. R Jenkins, Mngr, 611 Grand av, Temporary Location 813 Grand av, Tel Walnut 567. (See classified Mo- torcycles.)


Logan George W, drugs 1324 Clark, res 1234 12th.


Keister Harmon I, av.


res 1721 College


(3d ff)


Land Charles, tailor 307 5th res 1100 th av.


Landin Charles, bds 920 Jefferson. LESSING-WILLIAMS CO


Paul B Lessing, Pres; Robert H Williams, Sec; Newspaper, Maga- zine, Farm Journal, Booklet, Circu- lar and Other Profitable Advertis- ing, 214-217 Des Moines Life Bldg.


Loos Benjamin F, real est 406 Good blk, res 2125 Washington. Lux C C, bds 1305 Locust. McDonald Ira, res 950 7th. McNear W F, res 2705 Grand av. Moler Asa C, bds 3409 1st. Montague Charles H, 1750 e 'Grand! MUSGRAVE FENCE & AUTO CO


E C Musgrave, Pres and Mngr; C L Musgrave, V-Pres; Frank A Sack- ett, Mngr Automobile Dept; Job-


- bers of Wire Fencing and Distribu- tors of "Maytag" and "Black Crow" Automobiles, 907 Walnut, Tel Wal- nut 1101. (See page 1334.)


MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO OF NEW YORK, THE, Franklin Spen- cer, Mngr, 1121 Fleming Bldg, Tel Walnut 797.


Nevada-Des Moines Mining Co, 1112 Fleming bldg.


Newton E B, res 1512 Grand av. Nicely R N, res 820 Olinda av. Odendahl Jacob, res 1114 Filmore. Olsen Coal Co, Oscar L Olsen mngr, 1618 Arlington av.


Park F M, re s1693 College av. Quaintance Charles W, res 704 2d. Reese E L Rev, 12th and University av.


Robb W H, res 700 2d Robinson H L, bds 814 Locust.


ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Rev Robert B H Bell, Pastor,' 9th ne cor High.


Scott John, bds 718 e so 6th. Shank Raymond F, bds 513 15th. Smith Etta R, bds 620 e 2d. Sorensen Alfred, res 1915 8th.


SPENCER FRANKLIN Mngr The Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York, Suite 1121 Flem- ing Bldg, Tel Walnut 797. Spencer John A, bds 116 Chestnut. Squires John E, res 1041 6th av. Stone Harry M, res 704 31st.


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1910


MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION


CITY GOVERNMENT.


Election first ery even year. day, Wednesday week at 9 a. m.j nw cor Second.


Monday in April ev- Council meets Mon- and Friday of each at City Hall, Locust,


Mayor-James R. Hanna.


1 Secretary-Edward C. Lytton. Councilmen-J. W. Ash, Zell G. Roe, John MacVicar, C. W. Schramm. Treas .- J. B. Lucas.


License Collector-Geo. C. Burnett. Auditor- J. W. Hawk. Dep.D. T. Burns.


Civil Engineer-J. W. Budd, Dep., J. M. Burrows.


City Clerk-Neal Jones.


Asst. City Clerk-Harriet M. Ken- dall.


City Solicitor- R. O. Brennan, Asst James M. Parsons, Eskil C. Carlson. City Stenographer-Reika Find- ley.


Claim Agent-Wm. Kern.


. City City Plumbing Inspector- J. W. Watson.


Police Judge- Frank T. Van Liew. Police Clerk- J. T. Genevay.


Supt, of Fire and Police Alarms- J. E. Pearson.


Supt of Markets-L. A. Pouchot.


Dept. of Public Affairs-James R. Hanna, Mayor.


Dept. of Streets and Public Imps .-- John MacVicar, Supt.


Dept. of Acc. and Finances-Chas. W. Schramm, Supt.


Dept. of Parks and Public Proper- ty and Cemetery. J. W. Ash, Supt .; Wm. B. Grove, Bec.


Dept. of Public Safety -- Zell G. Roe, Supt., C. W. Riddle, Sec.


DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.


President-James R. Hanna .. Secretary-James M. Morgan, Jr. City Physican-H. L. Sayler. . -


POLICE DEPARTMENT.


Headquarters, w's Second between Locust and Grand av.


Chief of Police-George Yeager. Asst. Chief of Police-A. G. Miller. Clerk-James Cavender.


Captains-Edward Frowick, G. J. Breeding.


Sergeants- Thomas Denholm, R. M. Leasure, Joseph Newell.


Desk Sergeants+August Young- berg, George M. DeVore, Enoch Nich- ols.


Health Officers-D. A. McNerney, George W. Dickey, J. E. Holehan, James M. Morgan, Jr.


Detectives-E. E. Johnston, chief; James MacDonald, C. C. Jackson, Jesse . McKircher, A. R. Brackett, W. D. Sims, W. C. Sommers, Thomas Pettit.


Jailer-Thomas Cross.


Police Matrons-Mrs. E. L. Bab -. cock, Mrs. M. L. Collins.


Patrolmen ---- Nicola Bellizzi, Harry Cohen, August Hoffman, F. L. Hol- libangh, Edward Mellon, Thomas Martin, Tyler Harding, J. C. Ham- berg, C. E. Hunt, Wm. Strait, J. P. Peterson, W. C. Rabbitt, M. J. Don- oghne, C. J. Mohr, Samuel Ross, W. A .: Allen, C. E. Pierce, W. L. Riley, T. M. Frace, Joshua Suits, Jeremiah Courtney, C. J. Shafer, A. J. Butin. J. C. Latham, George Scarpino, Na- talle Marasco, Jesse Kimes, B. C. H. Kujehner, Rasmus Gerde, W. T. Mait- land. W: E. McDowell, Patrick Foley, G. W. MeMickle, H. L. McMillan, G. F. Trimblo, M. McCarthy, A. H. Day, Edward Ward, F. E. Bagley, S. E. Del- mege, N. E. DeFord, T. J. Hubbard, E. M. DeFord, T. W. Marshall, T. J. Blake, F. W. Cady, J. G. Dellinger, H. H, Graves, W. W. Skinner, H. L. Dock- stader, W. L, Kelly, Wm. . Bailey, Charles Davis, S. T. Howard, W. H.


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(1910) R. L. POLK & CO.'S


Bahler, W. J. Maher, Wm. Brownson, Enoch Nichols, George Burcomb, A. H. Pederson, G. M. Staples, Joseph Willis, F. B. Strickland.


MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COM- MISSION.


City Hall.


Chairman-Henry Riegelman, D. H. Caldwell, Dr. C. N. O. Leir, Edward C. Lytton.


FIRE DEPARTMENT.


Headquarters, Second sw cor Grand av.


Will Burnett, chief; Warren Tay- lor, first asst .; Wm. Drady, second asst.


Captains-No. 1, Joseph Murphy; No. 2, Harvey Brown; No. 3, C. W. Wilkins; No. 5, Andrew Rundberg; No. 13, L. H. Curran, No. 15, Harry Cree.


Secretary-B. W. Cavender.


Firemen-S. Blackburn, B. F. Cara- her, George Clow, Jos. Cross, J. A. Cross, E. S. Everett, E. H. Gray, Jos. Hamilton, F. A. Himmelman, Wm. Hal- loran, E. M. Ivory, Jos. Jones. E. E. Johnson, J. Martin, E. F. Marchant, E. Maxwell, G. E. McClelland, R. Mc- Conkey, T. W. McElderry, F. Minson, J. J. O'Donohue, Victor Peel, John Reynolds, J. E. Riggs, M. Riggs, J. ' Roddy, C. S. Shannon, S. T. Shivers, C. M. Staves, W. V. VanHyning, W. A/ Whiteside, Alexander Wilburn, Samuel Wilcox, John Nichols, Willis Wilkins, J. D. Wickerscheim, John Latimer, Harry Anderson, Ben Brind- ley, James Griffin, J. E. Grows, C. Holland, B. R. Inman, F. Parrott, N. S. Edwards, Wm. Bartholomew, John Heffron, M. W. Van Horne, J. M. Riley, Harry Sanford, S. S. Bee- dle, C. W. Stickler. Wm. Griffith, Pat- rick Dwyer, B. W. Weaver, E. C. Hodgson, J. J. Kraemer, H. Inman, L .. P. Sherman, G. Hughes, F. J. Carlson, S. W. Woolery, D. C. Nyren, W. H. Coughlin, Carl Krae- mer, C. Levich, W. E. Dunlap, Floyd Dunagan, John Peel, John Berens, W. Britton, W. Maher, William ' Goff, Wm. Green, C. A. Grimm, George Riggs, T. A. Wilson, Harry Zenor, C. Waller, E. L. Eckles, N. Samish, J. F. Young, C. E. Warren, W. W. Wilburg. Telephone Operators - Thomas King, S. E. Parks, F. Myers.


FIRE ALARM STATIONS.


12-Fourth and Vine.


13-Twenty-second and Cottage


Grove av.


14-Edison and Union.


:15-Twenty-fourth and University ay. 16-Third and Crocker.


17-Nineteenth and Drake Park av. 18-Monroe and Union. 19-Eighth and Elm. 21-Third and Court av. 22-Seventh and Walnut. 23-Fourth and Walnut 24-Sixth av and Walnut. 25-Seventh and Locust. 26-Eighth and Walnut. 27-Thirteenth and Day. 28 -- Thirteenth and University av. 29-Fortieth and Ingersoll.


| 31-Nineteenth and Pleasant.


| 32-Fifteenth and Grand av.


33-Fourteenth and Forest av.


34-Ninth and Grand av. 35-Sixth and State. 36-E. Fifth and Market. 37-Fourth and Ascension.


38-Twenty-ninth and Cottage Grove av. 39-Seventeenth and Woodland. 41-Eighth and School.


42- Seventeenth and Crocker, En- gine House No. 5.


43-Tenth and Center. 44-S. E. Sixth and Hartford (Se- vastopol)


45-E. Sixth and Allen, Engine House No. 8. 46-Sixth and School. 47-Sixth and Clinton (H. P.) 48-Sixth and Boston avs. 51-E. Sixth and Grand av. 52-Twelfth and Lyon. 53-E. Thirteenth and Walnut. 54-E. Sixteenth and Walnut. 55-E. Fifteenth and Buchanan. 56-Ninth and Washington av. 57-Thirteenth and Scott. 58-Ninth and Des Moines. 61-E. Second and Walnut. 62-E. Fifth and Locust.


63-Engine House No. 2, E. Fourth and Walnut. 64-E. Sixteenth and Grand av. 65-Seventeenth St., Court and


Walker.


66-E. Twenty-sixth and Walnut. 67-Eighth and Plum, Engine House No. 13 .. 71-E. Fifth and Court av. 72-E. Eleventh and Court av. 73-Ninth and Fremont. 74-Fifth and Elm.


75-Second and Market, 81-Ninth and Indiana; av. 82-E. Twelfth | and Polk, House No. 7.


Engine


83-Seventeenth and Des Moines. 84-Twentieth and Clark. 85-E. Fourth and Hayes. 91-Sixth and Grand av. 92-Cor. Bluff and Forest av.


93-Grand av and Twenty-seventh,


212-Second and Grand av.


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213-Fifteenth and Court av. 214-Penn av. and North.


215-Twenty-eighth and Brooks.


216-Fifth and Walnut. 217- Sixth and Locust.


222-Eighteenth and Walnut.


223- Ninth and Walnut.


224-Methodist Hospital.


225- Fourth and Court av.


226- -Fourth and Locust.


412- Twenty-fourth and Ingersoll.


413-Fifteenth and Grand.


414-Fosters Opera House.


415 Grand Opera House.


416-Auditorium.


417-Snubert Theatre.


418-Empire.


421-Kirkwood Hotel.


422-Majestic. Theatre.


423-Princess Theatre.


LOCATION OF CHEMICAL EN- GINES.


No. 1, Second and Grand av. No. 2, E. Twelfth and Polk.


No. 3, E. Twenty-eighth and


Brooks. No. 7, 1401 E. 12th.


LOCATION OF COMBINATION CHEMICAL ENGINES AND HOSE CARTS,


No. 3, D. Twelfth and Lyon.


No. 9, E. Eighteenth and Walnut No. 10, Highland Park.


No 11; Twenty-fourth and Uni-


versity av.


No. 1 2, Thirty-ninth : between Grand and Ingersoll avenues.


LOCATION OF HOSE COMPANIES.


No. 1, Second and Grand av.


No. 2, 411-413 E/ Walnut.


No. 4, Eighth and School.


No. 5, Seventeenth and Crocker. No. 6, 1219 Edison av.


No. 8, E. Sixth and Allen.


No. 13, Eighth and Plum.


No. 14, Twenty-eighth and Brooks.




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