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Rates of Fare for Public Car- riages
Schools
Secret Societies
State Board of Control
State Boards of Commissioners
State Officers
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Town Assessors
Township Assessors
Township Clerks
Township Constables
Missions
Asylums and Hospitals. 54
Banks ..
54
Cemeteries 56
Public Schools, Officers, Inde-
pendent School District. 39 70
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Department of Health 37
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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS
Page
Page
Adelman Julius D, left bottom cor cards
Aetna Life Ins Co, back boneun Allward-Bowman Glass Co, back cover and. 1440
Alverson & Montrose, front cover
American Iron Works.
3. 1431
American Life Insurance
right top corner cards ...
Anderson Coal Co, right idÌ
lines and
1387
Anderson S C
1555
Anthony Cycle Co.
1368
Arntz Lew, left bottom cor cards
Art Sign Shop The
:1555
Ashpole Mary E
1551
Ashpole Sanitarium
1550
Babcock Institute of Pharmacy
and Chemistry
1382
Badgley U $ G left bottom lines Baird-Taylor-Crawford Co, right top corner cards
Baker Machinery Co, back cover, Ballard-Elliott Co, back cover!
Bankers Accident Ins Co, Heft top cor cards
Bankers Life Association, right top lines
Bankers Surety Co of Cleveland Ohio® 1457 Barber Asphalt Paving Co. . . 1374 Barns Bros 1490 Barrick & Son, left bottom lines' and
Beckman Bros
.. 1485
1546 Becktold Printing & Book Mufg Co, opp back paster
Benson & Marxer, right top lines
Beverly Hotel, opp
148
Bilz Sign Co, left bottom cor
cards
Blank A H. ... 1540 Blue Line Transfer & Storage Co, opp 1565 Boody-Holland & New Co, opp. 1439 Boston Market Co, right bottom cor cards
Brotherhood of American Yeo-
men, jopp
.1473
Brown-Camp Hardware Co, opp. 1445
Brown Corley Ellis'Co.
1855
Brunswick-Balke-Collender
Co,
ODD
190
Bullard Optical Co.
193
(Bureau of Engraving (Inc).
1418
Caldbeck Fred
1561
Caldbeck W H
1503
Campton Wall Paper Co.
1439
Capital Cigar Store
1383
Capital City Cartage Co, left side lines and page ... 1565 Capital City Commercial Col- lege, left top cor cards
Capital City Iron & Metal Co. . 1488 Capital City Printing Plate Co. . 1515 Capitol Hill Granite & Marble "Works 1512
Carbon Coal Co ..
1887
Carr & Adams Co 2 Casualty Company of America. 1459 Cavanagh B J, left bottom cor cards and 1457
Central Iron Works .1486
Central State, Bank,
front edge
and|
10
Central Trust Company of Des
Moines
1567
Century Lumber Co. 1501
Century Savings Bank. 11
Certainty Fuel Co. . 1389 Chase & West, right bottom cor cards
Chiesa & Co, opp
234
Citizens Cigar Store
1383
Citizens Electric Co, right bot- tom lines
Citizens National
Bank, front
cover and
7
Cline Bros. Contracting Co .... 1394
Coca-Cola Bottling Works. .... 1378
Commercial Club, Vight top lines
Conroy & Co.
.1396
Corcoran M J
.1534
Cram Frank
.1877
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Crocker Cigar Store 1384 Dahlberg C L .1559 Darwin Company, The ..: .1483 Deere John Plow Co of Moline Ill, opp. .. 307
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Des Moines Asphalt Paving Co, right top lines
Des Moines Beer Co, opp .. 813 Des Moines Bridge & Iron Works, right side lines and .. 21
Des Moines Cabinet Co
.1353
Des Moines Clay Mnfg Co.
..
18
Des Moines Electric Contracting
Co.
1413
Des Moines Engineering & Con- struction Co, right top lines
Des Moines Life Ins Co.
.1476
Des Moines Light Co.
.1411
Des Moines. Marble & Mantel Co.
left bottom lines
Des Moines National Bank, front
cover and
9
Des Moines Realty & Securities
Co
923
Des Moines
Rubber
Stamp
Works
20
Des Moines Saw Mill Co
1501
Des Moines Still College
of
Osteopathy, . opp.
318
Des Moines Tent & Awning Co
319 and
1563
Des Moines Trust Co
1567
Des Moines Welding Co
1358
Dickinson Warren
1385
Doerfler-Huntley Co, left top cor
cards
Dollahan H. L & Co.
1414
Drake University, opp
334
Dudley & Coffin
1493
Dudley . & |Weaver, left bottom
cor card's
Eagle Coal Co, left bottom lines East Side Carpenter Shop, right : 'side lines Eaton Thomas L. 1541 Elliott Hotel Co, opp. 909 Ellis, Holland & McCarthy, left top eor cards .
Enamel Concrete Co . . . 1375 Equitable Life Insurance Co. of Iowa 3 Evans F O Piano Co, right top lines
Fairly . J .R
.1863
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Fairview Farm Dairy. 1402 Feige George J. 874 and 1522 Fleming Bros, opp 387 Flint Brick Co .. . . 1374 Flynn Bldg, inside back cover ..
Franz F W
399
Frisk Edwin J ..
1493
German Savings Bank
12
Gilbert .C E
1540
Glasgow Woolen Mills Co, right
top lines
Glenwood Coal Co, right side lines and 22 Glickman M L & Co, right bot- tom cor cards .
Globe Machinery & Supply Co. . 1510
Goodman-McCormick Co
1377
Graham J E
.1524
Grahl-Hermann Co, left side
lines and
.1400
Great Western Accident Assn,
top line front cover
Guthrie Bros
.1541
Hanger Arthur C, opp
470
Harrah & Stewart Mnfg Co
1356
Hartman Realty Co.
1426
Herring Motor Car Co. .1357 Highland Park Fuel & Feed Co.1390 Holehan M E Mrs 517
Holland Home Bakery,
right
side lines and page.
. 1435
Holmes Express & Transfer Co,
line front cover.
Home Life Ins Co.
.1477
Hopkins Bros Co, right bottom
lines and
1557
Horton H B Mrs.
860 and 1406
Hotel Cargill, opp
213
Howard C L
. 1487
Howig-Robinson Co
.1366
Hudson Edwin P
1494
Hull J E, left bottom lines and. 1566
Humphries Amelia O V
.. 13.83
Ideal Auto Co, right bottom lines
and
1359
Independent Auto Co.
. 1358
Inter-State Business Mens
Acci-
dent Assn, opp inside
back
cover
Inter-State Duplicating Co ...
.1425
Iowa Adjustment Co The.
.1391
Iowa Automobile & Supply Co,
right top lines and.
..
.1857
Iowa Boller & Iron Works
.1870
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Iowa Dairy Co .. . .1402 Iowa Express Co .... .1422 Iowa Iron & Metal Co. .1488
Iowa: Loan & Trust Co. . 13
Iowa Machinery & Supply .1503
Iowa Novelty & Brass Work .1503
Iowa Plumbing Co .. .1447
Iowa Sanitarium Food Cou 1538
Iowa Seed Co. .1552
Iowa Trust & Savings Bank .
12
Italian Importing Co, opp. . 555
Jahn & Ollier Engraving Co. .1419
Jeffrey Auto & Tire Co. 16. . 1359
Jenkins & Co (Inc). .1514 Jepson A L Mpfg Co, right top cor cards
Jewett Lumber Co, right bottom cor cards
Jewett Typewriter Co Ltd .1.1504 Johnson Mark Co, left bottom. cor cards and. 17 .
Johnston Motors Co.
.1356
Keeley Institute Inc opp
591
Kell Otto
.1403
Kennedy Katherine A
.1445
Kentucky Express & Bagg ge
Co .1422
Kenyon Printing & Mnfg Co, o p 597 Kinney Charles N .1382 Kirch Hermann .1487 Kirkhart A S, left side limes
Kirkwood Cigar Store. .1384 Kirkwood Hotel Co ... 15 Knox School of Applied Sales- manship, opp 613
. Koss Geo W, right bottom Lagerquist Carriage & Auto G6. 1358
Lantz H H & Co left top cards and 14 Larsh M F Planing Mill Co. . 1573
Lehman W H, left top cor caras
Lejko George
.1570
Lennan Electric Co, right side
lines
Lewis-Wallace Printing Go right bottom lines and opp 1536 Lewis & Van Sickle Co. 1487
Loetscher-Jaeger Mnfg
Co.
20
Loftus C J 1527
Long & Lenox, left bottom cards
McClure Co The, right
bottom
cor cards
McCurdy Roland G Advertising
..
Co
.. 1348
Mccutchen & Verran Co, A B C
cards
Mckinney H H, left bottom lines
Madison . Coal Co,
left top cor
cards and
21
Mahana Brad
1555
Maines James & Sons Co, right
side lines and page
19
Maple Block Coal Co, left side
lines and
. 1883
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Martin J D
.1395
Maryland Casualty
Co. of Balti-
more Md
1457
Merchants Transfer
Co,, left top
lines and
1423
Meredith F L
.1495
Midwestern . . Conservatory
of
Music
.1515
Miles A H, top line back cover.
Millers Clean Towel Supply,
right bottom cor cards
..
Milwaukee Beer Co, left side
lines
Mitchell Advertising| Co
.1348
Montgomery Wm
1539
Moon D E Printing & Engraving
Co, right bottom
cards and
opp
.1418
. Moyer Automobile Co
.1359
Mungers. Laundry, left bottom
lines
Mutual Life Ins Co of N Y, em- bossed line back cover.
National Accounting Co.
1347
National Surety Co. .
.1458
National The
768 and 1386
Neal Institute (Inc), opp.
769
New Monarch Machine' Co, left side lines
New Way Knitting Co 1489
Northern Artificial Limb Co.
.1352
Northwestern Hotel.
1450
Northwestern Laundry
.1492
Observatory Office Building, opp 792
Orwig & Blair
1495
Page Samuel D & Co, opp
803
Park Coal Co
1389
Parsons G W Co The
24
Patti Paul V
1426
Paulus : John
1849
Peoples Savings Bank) back bone and
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Percival-Porter-Ford Insurance Agency, right top cor cards and 1453
Perkins Electric Co
1414
Peterson Tailoring Co, right top
cor cards
Porter-Harkness
Carriage
&
Automobile Co ..
.1358
Pratt-Mendsen Paper Co.
.1526
Randall Lumber Co The, left
side lines
Rasck |G P
.1528
Reliable Rug Co
. 863
Riddell Auto Co
. 1355
Robinson E E
.1487
Roe & Roe, left side lines
Root A I & Co.
1351
Rowat John
1401
Royal Land Co
.1427
Royal Union Mutual Life Insur- ance Co, embossed line front cover and 4
Rumely M Co
.895 and 1357
St. John & Barquist, back cover
and opp.
900
St Joseph Academy, opp
1391
Savery Hotel Co, opp
908
Schlampp Frank Co Inc
1487
Schlater Bros
1564
Sears Automobile Co, left bot-
tom lines and
1356
Securities Building
923
Seick Tent & Awning Co
1363
Shackelford Brick Co.
1375
Shannon & Mott Co, opp.
1430
Shepherd Wm H, right top co
cards
Smith Bros, left top cor cards. Smith C B, right side lines Smith H Y Co, back bone.
Sobbott Piano Co. 1532
Standard Glass & Paint Co, left bottom lines and
Standard Life Ins Co, left top cor cards
Star Engraving & Printing Co. . 1420
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Star Land Co.
13
State Insurance Co, front cover
and
6
State Savings, Bank
7
Stellmacher W H .
1426
Stevenson Jesse F, left
bottom
cor cards
Studebaker
1859
Superior Fixture Co The, right
bottom cor cards.
Teal Engraving Co
1419
Tones & Read, bottom line front
cover
Turner J W Improvement Co,
right top cor cards and.
19
Tuec Co The
1569
Tusant J E & Son Co, front line
back cover
Tuttle's Letter Shop, right bot-
tom lines
University' Express
& Transfer
.
Co
1424
Valley National Bank
11
Veatch Edwin S
1409
Walker Plumbing Co.
1448
Ware Transfer & Storage
Co
1532
Wellington Hotel The ...
16
Wells L J Livery & Automobile
Co
.1499
Western Mailing Co
.1497
....
Wheeler Lumber Bridge
& Sup-
ply Co, right bottom lines.
White Motor Co
1357
White M E Land Co
1427
Wicht F E, right side lines and. 1435
Wilcox & Stubbs Co.
1402
Willcox-Howell-Hopkins Co, bot-
tom edge and
5
.Wilson Machine Co .. 1431 and 1438
Witmer & Kauffman, top edge
and
.1454
Woodbury Geo W Co, bottom
line back cover
Wragg Nursery Co.
.1491
Youngerman Estate (Inc), opp. 282
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VALLEY JUNCTION
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Carmody Drug Co
.1130
Rice & Kimble
.1130
Donahey H M
.1126
Rigler E B & Co
1128
First National Bank
.1126
St Joe Hotel
1126
Henshaw Fred
.1126
Scheuer M M 1126
Iltis H M
.1130
Schultz Henry 1126
Jacobson M L
1130
Sharpe W S 1130
McClintic & Baughmar
1180
Valley Junction Savings Bank. . 1128
McMurray D H
1130
Young & Son .1128
Polenetzky S L
1128
ALTERATIONS, REMOVALS, ETC.
Allen John res 2906 Des Moines ALLEN JOHN E
Mngr Des Moines Light & 9, res 1506 Woodland av, Tel Red 6197 Allen Ruth M bkpr Des Moines Light Co bds 1506 Woodland av Betts Geo W res 1369 e 14th Bevington Bros (Elmer L and Clif- ford B) mnfr ink 108 Ia & T bldg
Blake Byron S bds 1321 2d Brandon Levi $ (Nowling & Bran- don) res 1316 15th
BREAKFIELD JAMES R Mngr Observatory Office Building, res Savery Hotel
BROWN LYNN
Supt Des Moines Light Cod. res' 1652 Buchanan
Christian Worker Rev Finis & Idle- man editor, Geo A Jewett asst edi- tor and mngr, 9th sw cor Grand av' Colley Clarence L clk H I Johnson res 1430 19th
Cox Hiram elec Des Moines Light Co res 566 23d
Eisiminger Chas F asst mngr mter- State Auto & Supply Co bda 812 High
Farner Jennie E bds 3412 1st FETSCH J P
V-Pres Observatory Realty Co, res
· St. Paul Minn Ford Wm E res 2229 Maple Greene Walter V real est 507 Ia L & T bldg res 1806 11th
HEBIGHORST H E L Sec and Treas Observatory Realty Co, res St Paul Minn
HERKNER CHARLES (Samuel D Page & Co) res W 8 49th 1 s of Urbandale car line
HOTEL RANDOLPH, THE B De Kalb McDaniel Mngr, Court av nw cor 4th
Koplowitz Leon H asst optician Bul- lard Optical Co bds 1239 7th McDaniel B De Kalb magr The Hotel Randolph .
Petersen Ada M stenog Crane Co bds 1306 6th av Woods Geo W res 1821 2d WOODS MARION D Lawyer, 500 Youngerman Blk, Tol Walnut 1885, res 1821 2d, Tel Red 4825
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Advertising
CREATES
REVIVES
ENLARGES
RESCUES
PRESERVES
SECURES
IT SAVES
ENABLES
A New Business A Dull Business An Old Business - A Lost Business --
A Large Business
Success in Any Business
A Failing Business You to Pay Your Taxes
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Des Moines City Directory
1911
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Election first Monday in April ev- ery even year. Council meet @Mon- day, Wednesday and Friday ot each week at 9 a. m., at City Hall, Locust nw cor Second.
Mayor- James R. Hanna. Secretary-Edward C. Lytton !! Councilmen- J." W. Ash, Zelf 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. Buddy Asst.,
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G. D. Dobson.
City Clerk-Horace Susong Asst. City Clerk-Harriet My Ken- dall.
City Solicitor !- R. O. Brennan Asst James M. Parsons, Eskil C. Carlson. City Stenographer-Reika Find- ley
City Claim Agent-Wm. Kern City Plumbing Inspector-P. A. Kehoe.
Police Judge :- Frank T. Van Diew. Police Clerk -: J. T. Genevay.|| Supt. of Fire and Police Alarms- J. D. Pearson. Supt. of Markets-L. A. Pouchot. Dept. of Public Affairs-Jamas R. Hanna, Mayor. Dept. of Streets and Public Imps. John MacVicar, Supt. Dept. of Acc. and Finances-Ohas. W. Schramm, Supt.
Dept. of Parks and Public Prop- erty and Cemetery-J. W. Ash Sapt .; Wm. B. George sec.
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 Physician-H. L. Sayler.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Headquarters, w s Second between Locust and Grand ay.
Chief of Police |George Yeager. Asst. Chief. of Police-C. C. Jack- son.
/ Clerk- James Cavender.
Captains-Edward Frowick, G. J. Breeding.
Sergeants-R. M. Leasure, Joseph Newell, G. W. Staples. . 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., ; Benjamin Wilcox.
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Detectives-E. E. Johnston, chief; James MacDonald, Jesse McKircher, A. R. Brackett, W. D. Sims, W. C. Sommers, Thomas Pettit, Thomas Denholm, A. G. Miller.
Jailer -- W. C. Rabbitt.
Police Matrons-Mrs. E. L. Bab- cock, Mrs. M. L. Collins.
MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COM- MISSION. ; City Hall.
Chairman-Henry Riegelman, D. H. Caldwell, Dr. C. N. O. Leir, Ed- ward C. Lytton.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Headquarters, Second BW 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.
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FIRE ALARM STATIONS.
12- -Fourth and Vine. 13 Twenty-second and Cottage
Grove av.
14++ -Edison and Union.
15- Twenty-fourth and University av.
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.
4.7 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.
65 -E. Sixteenth and Grand av.
Seventeenth St., Court| and Walker.
67
66 -E. Twenty-sixth and Walnut. -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- 81- 82-
Second and Market.
Ninth and Indiana av.
E. Twelfth and Polk, Engine House No. 7.
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.
213-Fifteenth and Court av.
214-Penn av. and North. 215-Twenty-eighth and Dean av. 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-Berchel Theater. 416-Auditorium.
$17-Shubert Theatre. 418-Empire.
421-Kirkwood Hotel.
422-Majestic Theatre.
423-Princess Theatre.
LOCATION OF CHEMICAL GINES.
EN-
No. 1, Second and Grand av. No. 2, E. Twelfth and Polk. No. 3, E .; Twenty-eighth Dean av.
and
No. 7, 1401 E. 12th.
LOCATION ! OF. COMBINATION CHEMICAL ENGINES AND HOSE CARTS.
No. 3, E. Twelfth and Lyon.
No. 9, E. Eighteenth and Walnut No. 10, Highland Park.
No. 11, Twenty-fourth and Univer- sity av. .No. 12, 535 40th.
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 Dean ay No. 15, Seventh and State.
DIRECTIONS . FOR GIVING AN ALARM OF FIRE.
1. To give an alarm, go to the nearest box, break glass, turn key open the door, pull the hook to the bottom of the slot once and let go; leave door open.
2. Do not pull the hook if the fire bells or small bell in the box Is striking, as that indicates that an Alarm has already been given.
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RATES OF FARE AUTHORIZED BY CITY ORDINANCES RELA- TIVE TO PUBLIC CARRIAGES, ETC.
Section 13. That the owner or driver of any omnibus, carriage, cab, - herdic, or other vehicle licensed un- der this chapter, shall be entitled to demand and receive not to exceed twenty-five cents (25c) for each pas- senger conveyed any distance not ex. ceeding one mile.
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For each passenger over one mile and under two miles, fifty cents (50c). For each passenger with trunk, one mile and under two miles, seventy-five cents (75c). Each ad- ditional passenger of the same party, twenty-five cents | (25c)? Provided, that sixteen blocks shall constitute one mile. And they shall be entitled to add to the above rate between the hours of 12 o'clock at night and 6. a. m., twenty-five cents for each gas- senger. And are entitled to charge when employed by the hour, oneland 50-100 dollars ($1.50) for the first hour, and for each additional hour one dollar ($1); and they are hereby required to convey any passenger car- ried by them to such part of the city as he or she may require.
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Children under five years of lage accompanying any person who) has paid, full fare shall not be charged fare, and children between the ages of five and ten years shall be charged half fare. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject to a fine of not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Independent School District of Des Moines under the consolidation law embraces all of the territory end school houses within the corporate limits of the city. Seventeen dia- tricts enter into this consolidation. Twelve of these were partly inland partly out and those portions of the districts inside of the city are now a part of the consolidated district. The territory of the other five districts was wholly within the city so that three districts were taken in entire.
Board of Education-R. J. Flem- ing, Pres .; A. L. Clinite, Secretary; Charlotte Groves, Asst.SecretaryFIJ. H. Hogan, Treasurer; W. O. Riddell, Superintendent; Directors-Jerry . Sullivan, John W. Ray, R. J. Fleming, D. F. Givens, A. B. Elifott, JIA. Mckinney, C. H. Martin.
Tuition for Non-Resident Pupile! Primary and Grammer grades, $2 75
per month; High School, month in advance.
$4.00 per.
Superintendent's Office, 817 Flem- ing Bldg-W. O. Riddell, Superin- tendent; Z. C. Thornburg, Supervisor of grades; J. C. Byram, Truant Off- cer.
Office Hours of Superintendent- 4 p. m. to 5 p. m.
Supervisors-Drawing: Clara A. Wilson, Minnie L. Hobbs, Ada L. Newell, Frances Keffer. Kindergar- ten: Bessie E. Park. Manual Train- ing: R. C. Woolman; Ass't Manual Training, L. G. Bennett, Le Roy Jones, Henry Andersen; Music: Sup. Francis Wright, Emily J. Wagner, Ethel Meigs. Physical | Training: Margaret McKee. Domestic Science or Cooking and Sewing: Eleanor Holloway; Sup. Ass'ts, Marion Barr, Marie W. Biklen, Elsa M. Grandrath, Antoinette Schwarzkopf, Louise B. Weaver. School Nurses: Emma C. Wilson, Zetta Been, Rose M. Ma- honey.
East High-May Goodrell, princi- pal; Eda D. Knauer, Sara E. McBride, Christine Ballfetti, Clifford H. Brown, Katherine L. Bush, Francis Church, F. L. Douglass, Ethel Goodrell, Eleanor Hossfeld, Mary E. Patterson, Allan Peterson, Edna S. Poorbaugh, Maude St. John, D. O. Wilson, Estelle Wood, J. Schiffer, Margaret Cum- ming, R. W. Elliott, Essa Hathaway, S. D. Hockett, Mary Kasson, Crete Purmort, Margaret Stanton, Oraini Swift, Bessie Uhl, Sarah Wickware.
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North High-J. G. Grundy, princi- pal; A. L. Farr, Clara Foss, Edith M. Fischer, F. E. Goodell, Emma C. Moulton, G. Eunico; Mpers, Mary F. Adelaide Boden, Nellie L. Baldwin, Jones, K H. Stewart, Josephine Smith; Avery O. Craven, Joo F. Parks, Joe D. Parks, Helen G. Adams, Maudo Harbach, Lars S. Kloster, Frances Koffer.
West High-Maurico Ricker, prin- cipal; Fred Doming, Martha Beeson, Cora Brotherton, Anna L. Burdick, Dorothy Fowler, Adele Fuchs, Liz- beth V. Griffith, Lafayette Higgins, W. Lee Gordan, Margaret King, Cor- della Kyle, Sarah M. Loring, Frances McFarland, Alice E. Moss, Sarah M. . Nollen, Clay D. Slinker, Grace Stivers, Josephine Taylor, N. H. Weeks, Jos- ephine Williams, Frances Keffer, Louise Moore, Clarence Partch, Mir- iam Brooks, Edith J. Bafley, Frances K. Gould, Zulema Kostomlatsky, Foss O. Heaton, Colene Patterson, J. A. Shafer, Robert F. Shepard, Bertha Sunier, Laura Withington, J. C. Carnes, Hattie Hoffman, Letha Grefe.
(1911) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
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Barton Clara-R. B. Stone, teach-
er
Benton-Elizabeth Beese, princi- pal; Lucile M. Nilles, Anna Walder, Ida Cohen, Nettle Beese, Clara Tay- lor, Zoe Meier.
Bird-Minnie D. Nash, principal; Anna Favre, Lulu Auracher, Ruth Dredge, Iva Kendrick, Augusta Householder, Lillian Dale, Sadie Gal- braith, Edith M. Lockwood, Mae R. George, Mrs. J. G. Wenk, Rilla Yeager, Mary R. Wyman.
Bly-Esther V. Nicholson, princi- pal; Elsie Irion.
Bremer-Anna Stohlgren, princi- pal; Eva Rist, Rose Erbacher, Flor- ence Wall, Esther Venell, Ethel Lee. Brooks-Nellie G. Warren, prin- cipal; Rose Loehle, Lulu H, Lester, Julia Gilmore, Elizabeth Brandtman, Alvirda Lecky, Susan Hearty, Bertha Hummer, Leila Brock way,
Irene Lawrence, Sadie Bollen.
Kindergarten-Mrs. Ann Dixon, director; Grace Wyman.
Bryant - Georgianna| Warrick, principal; Ida Jacobs, Ruth Sher- burne, Frances Myers, Flora Batten, Goldie I. Zelzer, Bertha Mullin, Ellen Burke, Janet Hume, Alma Horning, Cecilia Sheehan, Ethel Goodwin, Etta Goodrell, Ethel Badgley.
Cary-Minnie W. Rozelle, princi- pal; Stella Eberhart, Gertrude B. Morgan, Jessie St. John.
Casady, P. M .- Clara Funston, principal; Maude Cook, Frances Blackman, Eugenia Talbot, Helen Johnston, Ida M. Gower, Katherine McGuire, Mary E. Connolly, Alice W. Burney, Mary Dunkle, Viola Collins, Jane L. Roush, Marie Baldridge.
Cattell, Jonathan-Laura R. Moul- ton, principal; Ellie Babbit, Ruth Pfund, Iva Scott, Josephine Beaner, Ida Ramsey, Belle Gray, Elizabeth Thompson, Ethel Goodbarn, Dessie Thompson.
Clarkson-Anna A. Holland, prin- cipal; Adda Mershon, Bertha Pike, Martha M. Hall, Elva Lichty, Pauline Rourke, Edith Holloway, Nina Waite. Cooper-Gertrude Burt, principal; Edith C. Beck, Jennie McPherrin, Sue Edenburn, Mary S. Cooper, Mrs. L. C. Wilton, Florence J. Spurrier, Angie B. Whittington.
Crocker-Lydia A. Berger, princi- pal; Allison E. Mason, Anna Cun- ningham, Laura Ulrich, Kate Dono- van, Olive Churchill, Belle Swope, Grace Woodcock, Etta Brown, Ada A. McClelland, Ida B. Wise, Mame Diemer, Estella L. Grayson, Jane Cameron, Lily Weaver, Esther Peter- son.
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Curtis- Jennie C. Holmberg, prin- dipal; Amanda D. Hartman, Marga- fet A. Hogan, Blanche V. Williams, Gertrude Greene, Maud Wall, Mary Taylor, Gladys Hall, Ella B. Howell, Alena Welch, Mabel Lewis.
Douglas-Bertha Howland, teach-
Elmwood - Elizabeth A. Robb, principal; Cora . M. Newton, Jane Doyle, Gertrude W. Rawson, Marga- ret Seely, Sadie S. Hoare, Nellie Stoner, Lulu W. Dinges, Lucy E. Harden, Mary Kelly.
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