Des Moines and Polk County, Iowa, City Directory 1914, Part 2

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Des Moines rates 35th in population and 17th in postal receipts.


Des Moines bank clearings $4,000,000 a week.


Over 1,000,000 people live within 5 hours by rail of Des Moines.


Interurbans bring over 2,500 shoppers to Des Moines daily.


Is the second largest machinery and vehicle distributing point in the United States.


The Des Moines post office shows largest receipts per capita of any city in the United States.


Over 130 conventions meet in Des Moines annually.


The average outside attendance to the Iowa State Fair exceeds 170,000 persons annually.


January 1, 1911 there were 4,993 electric light and power customers in Des Moines. November 1, 1914, there were 10,255 electric light and power customers in Des Moines, a gain of 5,262 in 3 years and 10 months amount- ing to 105 per cent.


Des Moines jobbing trade, 1914, exceeded $115,000,000.


Des Moines retail trade exceeds $30,000,000.


Des Moines is insurance headquarters for the state.


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Railroad payroll in Des Moines, $150,000 monthly.


Des Moines pays over $10,000,000 annually for freight charges.


Tonnage of outbound freight, 3,000,000 annually; inbound, 3,500,000.


Des Moines ships 55,000 cars of way freight annually.


Is largest coal producing district in State.


Shipments of clay products-including underground electric conduits, fireproofing bricks, hollow wall tile, vitrified paving tile, floor wainscot- ing and roofing tile, fancy facial brick, etc .- over 18,000 cars per year.


Des Moines makes a quarter million brick daily.


Is the largest stave silo manufacturing point in the United States.


Court House cost $800,000; finest interior marbles in the West.


Des Moines has the only regimental cavalry post in the United States.


Has the largest burial casket and hearse manufacturing plant in the United States.


Has the largest independent cement plant in the United States.


Has the largest plant for the manufacture of women's ready-to-wear woll garments in the United States.


Has the largest paving producing plant in the United States.


Has the largest egg desicating plant in the United States.


Has the largest roofing tile plants in the United States.


Has the third largest millinery jobbing house in America.


Makes 3 per cent of the proprietary medicine made in the world.


Over 70 per cent of the residents of Des Moines live in their own homes. Has installed the finest elctrolier street lighting system in the country.


Has the largest convention building in Iowa and one of the largest in the West. The Coliseum has an arena with seating for 9,000 persons. . This may be converted into an exhibit hall with a level and unobstructed floor space 104x197 feet. There is a smaller assembly hall in the building seating 900 persons and there are also several committee rooms.


Des Moines farm and agricultural papers have a circulation of 700,200. 145,000.


Des Moines farm and agricultural papers have a circulation of 700,200.


Des Moines is the capitol of Iowa. The state has here a capitol cost- ing $3,000,000; historical building costing $500,000; state fair grounds representing $2,500,000 invested. All of the departments of the state government and headquarters of all the state institutions are in Des Moines.


Des Moines is governed by the Des Moines Plan. Five commissioners are elected at large, are assigned to departments, and like the directory board of a bank, direct its affairs.


Chamber of Commerce -We invite you to write to us to about business . openings, to visit with us, to trade and bank with us, to send your chil- dren to our schools, or better, come and live with us and be one of us-we will gladly answer all letters of inquiry, Geis Botsford, Secretary.


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GENERAL INDEX


Abbreviations 77


Advertisements, Index to 31


Alphabetical List of Names 77-1205


Business Directory


1453-1728


Alterations, Removals, etc ..


.. 35


Miscellaneous Information


...


.37-75


Street and Avenue Guide ... 1237-1452


Valley Junction Residence and


Business Directory


...


.1206-1236


. INDEX TO MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION


.


Alarm of Fire, Directions


for


Giving


38


Asylums and Hospitals 53


Banks and Trust Co's 53


Cemeteries


55


Chemical Engines, Location of .. 38


Churches


55


City Government 37


Clubs and Societies


64


Colleges and Schools 59


Combination Chemical Engines


and Hose Carts, Location of .. 38


County and Township Officers ... 49


Courts 60


Department of health 37


Express Companies 60


Federal officers 61


Fire Alarm Stations 37


Fire Department 37


Government of the State of Iowa 51


Grand Army of the Republic ...


63


Hospitals and Asylums 53


Insurance Companies 61


Libraries 63


Medical Societies 63


Military Organizations


63


Miscellaneous Clubs and So-


64 cieties


Missions


59


Newspapers and Publications 67


Orchestras and Bands. 68 Police Department 37 Post Office 68


Public Schools, Officers, Indepen- dent School District 39


68


Rates or Fare for Public Car-


38


Schools


39


Secret Societies


69


State Board of Control


52 State Board of Health 52


State Board of Medical Examin- ers 52


State Boards of Commissioners. 52


State Officers 51


Town Assessors 50 50


Township Assessors


Township Clerks 50


Township Constables 51


Township Justices of the Peace .. 51


Township Trustees 50


Voting Precincts


43


Ward Boundaries


41


Railroads


riages


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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS


PAGE


Adelman J D, left bottom cor cards and pages .. 1486-1638-1696


Adsyle Printing Co . . 1681 Aetna Life Insurance Co .. 1611 Allen Dudley T, see Contrs Dep Alward Bowman Glass Works 1568 Alter Automobile Co, see Auto Dept.


American Chandelier Co, left bottom cor cards.


American Life Insurance Cd,


right top corner cards.


American Lithographing &


Printing Co, left bottom lines and opp page. 92


Anchor Baggage & Transfer Co, page


1555 Anchor Fire Insurance Co, left top cor cards


Anderson Mnfg Co, left side lines and page 1530


Anthony Cycle Co


1482


Arntz Lew, left side lines.


Aylesworth & Bredimus 1705 Babcock Institute of Pharmacy & Chemistry 1498 Backman Sheet Metal Works. . 1701 Badgley UJ S G, left bottom lines and page 1511


Bailey The Dentist 1536 5 Baird-Taylor - Crawford - Lewis Co, right top cor cards.


Baker Machinery Co, back cover Ballard Wayland C, back cover. Bankers Accident Insurance Co, right top cor cards.


· Bankers Life Co, right top lines. Barber Asphalt Paving Co . .. . 1488 Baridon Mademoiselle .1561 Barnes The Cleaner, left bottom cor cards. Barns Bros. .1612 Barrick & Son, left bottom lines and page .1692


Beall O M


1675


Beckman


Bros


1623


'Benson &


lines.


Marxer, right top


Berlovich Barney .1696 Bilz August F, left bottom cor cards.


Bilz Sign Co, right side lines. Black Alonzo C .. 1701 Blue Line Transfer & Storage Co, opp page. . . 1719 Bomer J b & Son, Contrs Dept. Boston Market Co, right bottom Cor cards.


Bowers Charles W 1507 Brady & Halley, Contra Dept. Brammer. Lehmann & Seevers, Legal Dept.


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Brewbaker J Milton


1560


Brown-Camp Hardware Co opp


page


.1576


Brotherhood of American Yeo-


men, opp page


.1608


Brown, The


1457


Brown Garage Co, back cover. Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co,


opp page


198


Buck Tyne M Co (Inc), opp page 200


Bullard Optical Co.


201


Bureau of Engraving (Inc),


.1552


Butcher Geo A, Contra Dept.


Caldbeck W H .


1644


Campton Wall Paper Co


1569


Capital Cigar Store


150


Capital City Commercial Col- lege, left top corner cards.


Capital City Plumbing Co ... 1678 Capital City Printing Plate Co page .. . 1656


Capital City Sand Co, Contra Dept.


Capitol Hill Monument Co, opp


page


1654


Carbon Coal Co


1505


Carlson's Furniture Shop


.1564


Carr & Baal Co, inside front


cover.


Cavanaugh B J, left bottom cor


cards and pages.


. . 1592-1593


Center Street Transfer Express


& Baggage Co


1553


-


Central Iron Works


1624


Central Life Insurance Society of The U S A 238


Central Trust Co of D M


13


Century Lumber Co


1642


Century Savings Bank


12


Chalmers & Selin


1534


Chamber of Commerce, right


top lines.


Chase & West (Inc), right bot- tom cor cards.


Chiesa Peter, opp page


246


Citizens Cigar Store


Citizens Cigar Store. 1500


Citizens Electric Co, right bot- tom lines.


Citizens National Bank, front


cover and page


7


Clancy P J & Co, top line back cover and page .1603


Clark Morton, Contra Dent. Clemens Auto Co, Auto Dent. Clifford Clinton C. Contrs Dept. Clos J C, Contra Dept. Coffin & Hinner. Local Dept. Cold L R, left side lines. Cole Motor Co, Auto Dept. Colton Co, The (Inc), .1722


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Combusto Sales Corporation . . 1506


Contractors Equipment Co . . . 1527


Coolidge Ad Service 1455


Cox Wm P . 1621


Cram Frank & Sons


1490


Cressey & Wingate


1532


Crocker Cigar Store.


1501


Cunningham W G. Contrs Dept.


Dahlberg C L & Co .1709


Dailey John M, Contrs Dept.


Daniels Preston


1580


Darwin Company, The


1621


DeFord Carl W 1625


Des Moines Abstract & Title Co, right top lines.


Des Moines Beer Co, opp. 328


Des


Moines


Bridge & Iron


Works, right side lines and page 18


Des Moines


Buick Co,


Auto


Dept.


Des Moines Building Material Co.


. 1491


Des Moines Clav Co 1491


Des Moines Electric Contracting Co 1548


Des Moines Engineering & Con- struction Co, right top lines and page 1502


Des Moines Imperial Automo- bile Co. left side lines.


Des Moines


Jeffery Co, Auto


Dent.


Des Moines Marble & Mantel Co, left bottom lines.


Des Moines Modern Quilting Co page .1684 Des Moines Motor Car Co, Auto Dept.


Des Moines Motocycle Co .. 1655 Des Moines Motorcycle Delivery page .1535


Des


Moines


National


Bank,


front cover and nage


9


Des


Moines


Rubber


Stamp


Works, page


20


Des Moines


Rubber Tire Co,


Auto Dept.


Des Moines Sanitarium


1697


Des Moines Saw Mill Co


1643


Des Moines Sheet Metal Co, top line front cover and page .. 1702 Des Moines Silo' & Mnfg Co ... 1705 Des Moines Speedometer Serv- ice Station. Auto . Dept.


Des Moines Talking Machine Co, page 1713 Des Moines Tent & Awning Co.


pages


334-1715


Des Moines Theatre Exchange.


page


1716


Des Moines Trust Co


1721


Des Moines Welding Co, Auto


Dent.


Dickinson Warren


1502


Drake University, opp page .


.


350


Drennan W A, Contrs Dept.


Dudley M J, Agency, left bottom cor cards.


Eagle Coal


Co, | left bottom


lines.


Elliott Hotel Co, opp page ..... 965 Ellis & Holland Co, right top cor cards


Employers Mutual Casualty


Assn of Iowa .1594 Ensor Sanitarium, The, back


Equitable


Cigar


Store,


The,


.150f Equitable Life Insurance Co of 3 Iowa ·


Fairview Dairy & Produce Co,


opp page 1533 Farnsworth Geo M 1611 Feige George J, pages 390-1663 Firestone Tire & Rubber Co, Auto Department.


Fleming Bros (Inc), opp page 402


Flint Brick Co


. 1489


Flynn Building,


inside


back


cover.


Foley James B, left side lines


and page


1487


Franz F W


416


Frisk Edwin J, Legal Dept.


General Electric Co 1546


German Savings


Bank, front


edge and page


10


Gibbs Welding Co, Auto Dept. Gibson Hugh, Contrs Dept. Glasgow Woolen Mill Co, right top lines.


Globe Machinery & Supply Co,


page


1652


Globe Plumbing & Heating Co,


page


.1678


Goff & Heger


. 1679


Golden Rule Employment Co .. 1551 Grand Avenue Livery Barn ... 1639 Grant Distributing Co, Auto Dept.


Grays Bus & Baggage Transfer Co, right Iside lines and page 1477 Great Western Electric Co . . . . 1549 Great Western Accident Insur- ance Co. right top cor cards. Guthrie D . . 1685 Haddorff Music House of Iowa, right ton cor cards. Hanger Arthur C. onp page .. 490 Hankammer J F. Contrs Dept. Harbachs L Sons Co, right side lines.


Harris & Sale. Contrs Dept.


Hawkeve Electric Co


1546


Hawkeve & Des Moines Fire In-


surance


Dent of Fireman's


Fund Ins Co


5


Heckert M C. Contrs Dent.


Herring Motor Co, Auto Dept.


Herring Motor Co, Auto Dept.


Highland Park Cartage & Stor-


age Co


.1496


fly leaf.


page


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Hillestad Hans


PAGE


1671


Holehan Matilda Mrs Holloway A H, Contrs Dept. Holmes Express Co, side line front cover.


541


1


Hopkins Bros Co, right bottom


lines and page


170.9


Hotel Randolph, opp page


552


Howard Charles L


1625


Howard & Westburg,


Contrs


Dept.


Howig-Robinson Co 1480 Hudson E P,Legal Dept.


Independent Auto Co, Auto Dept. Insurance Service Agency .... 1611 Interlocking Cement Stave Silo Co, pages 21-1705 Inter-State Business Men's Acc Assn, opp inside back cover. Iowa Auto & Supply Co, right top lines and Auto Dept.


Iowa College of Chiropractic .. 1499 Tową Dairy, The 1534


Iowa Guarantee Electric Works


page


1545


Iowa Illustrators


1460


Iowa Iron & Metal Co 1626


Iowa Loan & Trust Co


12


Iowa Machinery Supply Co


1644


Iowa Novelty & Brass Works


.. 1645


Iowa Plumbing Co


1579


Iowa Roofing


Materials


Co,


opp page


1693


Iowa Seed Co


1700


Iowa State Bindery, back fly leaf.


Iowa Trust & Savings Bank .. Iowa Vulcanizing Co, Auto Dept.


11


Italian. Importing Co, opp page 581 Jacobs J E Co 1537 Jaeger Mnfg Co, embossed line back cover and page 20 Jeffrey Auto Tire Co, Auto Dept. Jenkins & Co (Inc). .... 1655 Jepson A L Mnfg Co, right top cor cards.


Jewett Lumber Co, right bot-


tom cor cards and page


16


Johnson Mark C (Inc), left bot- tom cor cards and page .... 16 Jones S Bartlette & Co .1454 Keeley Institute, The, (Inc) opp page 620


Keister H I, Contrs Dept.


Kellogg & Kellogg 1682


Kennedy Katherine A 1575


Kentucky Rapid Express Co. .1554 Kenyon Printing & Mnfg Co . .627 Kinney Charles Noyes 1499 Kirch Hermann 1625 Kirkhart A S, left side lines.


Kirkwood Hotel 17 Kirkwood Cigar Store, page. .. 1501 Knight Minnie Mrs, page ... 1684 Knipp Lynn A, Contrs Dept.


PAGE


Koch Bros (Inc), opp page . . 1662 Koss Construction Co, Contra Dept.


Kreilder Archie L


1686


Kucharo W F & Co, Contra


Dept.


and


La Feria Land Syndicate


.1686


Lagerquist Carriage


& Auto


Co, right bottom lines


Auto Dept.


Lantz H H Co


.


14


Larsh M F Planing Mill


... 1728


Lehman W H Co, left top cor


cards.


Lejko George


1724


Lenning & Lindquist


1687


Linane D J


1620


Livingstone Land Co


1556


Loetscher & Burch Mnfg Co.


19


Longerbone Bros, Contrs Dept.


McCanon F W


.1720


McClure Realty Co, right bot- tom cor cards.'


Mccutchen & Verran Co, A B C cards.


McDermott M M. Contrs Dept. McGrevey Auto Supply & Mach Co, Auto Dept.


McRae W A, Contrs Dept.


Madison Coal Co, left top cor cards and page 18 Maine James & Sons Co, Contrs Dept.


Maple Block Coal Co


. 1506


Marinello' Shop


.1576


Martin Manning & Co (Inc),


back bone.


Martin's Hand Laundry .. 1629 Maryland Casualty Co, left bot- tom cor cards and pages 1592-1593 Matthews Carriage & Auto Co, Auto Dept.


Mechanics Saving Bank, right top' cor cards.


Merchants Transfer & Storage Co, left top lines and opp page . . . . 1554 Meredith Francis L. Legal Dept. Merritt O E, Contrs Dept. Middle - West Correspondence School .1531 Millers Laundry, right bottom cor cards. Milwaukee Beer Co, left side lines.


Monarch Engineering Co, left top cor cards and page . .1503 Mungers Laundry, right bottom lines.


Neiman C H, Legal Dept.


Neumann Arthur H & Co, left bottom lines.


New Midland Electric Co, right bottom lines. Northern Artificial Limb Co . . 1459


Northwestern Hotel


1583


Northwestern Laundry


1629


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Oak Park Transfer & Storage Co .1476 Oldfield Motor Car Co, Auto Dept.


Orcutt J E, right side lines.


Orwig & Bair, Legal Dept.


Palmer & Treuthart 1684


Park Coal Co


1507


Parke Howard Piano


Co, left


top cor cards.


Peggs J F & Son 1620


Penn Mutual Life Ins Co, front


cover and page.


6


Peoples Express & Baggage Co,


page -


.1476


Peoples Savings Bank, backbone and page 8


Percival C L Co


1493


Percival Porter Ford Insurance Agency, right top cor cards and page 1587


Perkins Electric Co


1547


Peterson' Tailoring, right bot- tom cor cards.


Phillips E T, page.


1555


Polk Building, opp page


884


Polk Jefferson H, opp page. 884 Poncele Water Co, bottom line back cover.


Porter-Tidrick Co, Auto Dept.


Potts Bros, Contrs Dept.


Prairie Life Insurance Co


.


.1612


Pratt L W


1688


Progressive Heating & Engineering Co 1579


Proudfit Loose Leaf Co


1641


Randall Lumber Co, left lines.


side


Red Line Transfer & Storage Co, right bottom lines.


Reel Auto Service, left side lines and page 1714


Reliable Rug Co


916


Richards A L, Contrs Dept. Robinson E E Co . 1625


Robinson F T & Son


1535


Rogg Chas W Co, The


1541


Root A I Co, The .


1458


Rowat Cut Stone Co


1533


Royal Union Mutual Life Insur-


ance Co, embossed line front


cover and page


4


Rumely Products Co 950-1456-1552


Rumsey Bros, front cover and page


6


St John & Barquist Co,


back


cover and opp page


956


St Joseph Academy, opp page .. 1509


S & L Cigar Store, page.


1501


Savery Hotel, opp page


965


Savoy Hotel


1582


Schlampp Frank Co, The (Inc),


page


1626


Schlater Bros


1717


School of Life, The


1699


Schouboe Benj H, Legal Dept.


Sears Automobile Co, left bot- tom lines and Auto Dept. Securities Building 981 Seick Tent & Awning Co . 1476 Shackelford Brick Co 1488 Sharp W B & Bro, Contra Dept. Shepherd Wm H 993-1712


Shepherds Studio


1672


Sinclair Earl M


1670


Small & Small


1671


Smith Carl B, right side


lines


and page


1481


Smith O F, Contrs Dept.


Smith Roy Garbage Co 1565 Smith & Keffer, right top lines and page 1458


Sowers & Stein


1563


Standard Glass & Paint Co


1669


Standard Life Insurance Co, left


top cor cards.


Stanley C L, Contrs Dept.


State Auditing Co


1454


State Savings Bank


7


Steele Jay P


1679


Stellmacher Wm H


1556


Stevens E C.


158


Stevenson Jesse F


155'


Stewart C F, Auto Dept.


Stock Exchange, The


1622


Stoner McGray System


1667


Stoneroad |C L, Contrs Dept.


Strasser J C, Contrs Dept. Successful Motor Sales Co, Auto Dept.


Thomas Electric Co


1548


Thomas Jennie E


1657


Thomas Plumbing Co


1679


Thompson Mnfg Co


1723


Thorp Edmund


1498


Timmins John, Contrs Dept.


Todd G W & Co ..


1682


Tomlinson


&


Gilmore, Legal


Dept.


Towne N C & Son, back bone. Trapp Wm, Contractors Dept. Trisler Charles H 1711 Troy Laundry Co, right side lines.


Turner Heating Co


.1579


Turner J W Improvement Co.


right bottom cor cards and


Contrs Dept.


Tusant J E & Son Co, side line


back cover.


Tuttles Letter Shop, right bot- tom lines.


Union Building & Investment


Co


1689


University


Express & Transfer


Co


1554


Valley National Bank


11


Van Arnum Bazaar


1540


Vanderwaal Wm M, Legal Dept.


VanHorn R H


1524


Vaux F T, Express and Trans-


fer Co's


1553


Veatch E S


1542


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Walker Plumbing & Heating


.1580 Ware Transfer & Storage Co. . 1719 Watrous Nursery Co .1661


Wellington Hotel 15


Wells L J Livery, Baggage & Auto Co . .. 1715 Wessels & Wessels, Legal Dept.


Western Life Insurance Co, The, left bottom cor cards.


Wheaton Express & Transfer Co ... 1720 Wheeler Lumber, Bridge & Sup-


ply Co, right bottom lines.


Wilbert Will J 1499


Wilcox Steve C & Co 1625 Willcox-Howell-Hopkins Co, bot- tom edge and page 5 Wilson & Carlson, Legal Dept. Witmer & Kauffman, top edge and opp page .1588 Woodbury Geo W & Co, bottom lines front cover and page . . 1586 Worthington Emory C, left bot- tom lines.


Wragg Nursery Co. .1628 Young Fred S & Co Inc, right bottom cor cards. Zaiser Will H Specialty Co ... 1640


Valley Junction


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Baldridge E W Dr 1206 Connell John Dr


1206


Donahey H M 1206


First National Bank 1206


Iltis H M 1210


Jacobson M L 1210


Koons Vernon C 1208


McMurray D H 1210


McNamara James 1210


St Joe Hotel 1210


Scheuer M M Dr 1206


Schultz Henry 1206


Security Savings Bank 1208


Thornton F E Dr 1206


Valley Junction Savings Bank 1208


Young & Son 1208


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BARNS BROTHERS


(Clyde and Chas R) State Agts for Eastern Iowa Prairie Life In- surance Co of Omaha Nebraska, 310 Good Block, Tel Walnut 3523 (See classified Ins Cos-Life) BARNS CHAS R


(Barns Brothers) 310 Good Blk, Tel Walnut 3523, res 212 The Ewing


BARNS CLYDE


(Barns Brothers) 310 Good Blk Tel Walnut 3523, res 1218 29th Brandon Chas D chiropractor res 022 Walnut (2d fl) Brownfield Herbert W clk Henry Drug Co res 922 Walnut (2d fl) Casebeer Edwd R boilermkr bds 1409 26th OURRAY ROY E Lawyer, Suite 302 Youngerman Blk, Tel Walnut 392, res Y M O A


Douglas Mae bds 1133 10th ENSOR CHARLES T


Mngr The Ensor Sanitarium, res 1216 13th


ENSOR SANITARIUM THE Chas T Ensor Mngr, Drug and Drink Habit Cured, 1216 13th (See back fly leaf)


Graham Fred B res 1765 Des Moines GRAND VIEW SWEDISH EVAN- GELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, Rev Carl Lorimer Pastor, Services 11 A M and 7:45 P M, Sunday School 10 A M, e 13th sw cor Hall av, Tel Walnut 4684, Pastor's Res 3203 e 13th


Groom Wm P propr Argyle Bar res 922 Walnut (2d fl)


HOME BAKERY & DELICATES- SEN, (Wm W Ware, Wm E Jen- kin) Wholesale and Retail Bak- ers, 1530 Clark, branch 1108 Uni- versity av


Merriam R Ernest Mngr Cedar Rap- ids Oil Co res 1102 High 5736-KING 12th


NEUMANN A H, 4326 Woodland av


Otis Genevieve res 400 Center Otis Lydia ( wid Channey) res 1113 Walker


Ozone Machinery Company of Amer- ica Geo L Towne treas, Dr Lewis Schooler pres 421 Polk bldg Smith Carl tmstr bds 1111 e 12th UNITED STATES CASUALTY CO, Joseph P Maher Genl Agt 725 Fleming Bldg


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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION


CITY GOVERNMENT.


Election March, even year. Coun- cil meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week at 9 a. m., at City . Hall, Locust nw cor East First.


Mayor -: James R. Hanna.


Secretary-Edward C. Lytton.


Councilmen-W. F. Mitchell, J. M. Leonard, Fred German, Jos. I. Myer- ly.


Treasurer-Floyd F. Miles.


License Collector-Geo. C. Burnett Auditor -- E. F. Whitney. Dep. C. J. Carr ...


Civil Engineer-Fred Carss; Asst., John Budd.


City Clerk-Horace Susong.


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


Corporation Counsel-H. W. Byers City Solicitor-Eskil C. Carlson.


City Stenographer-Reika Find- ley. City Claim Agent-Wm. Kern.


City Plumbing Inspector-A. B. Pray.


Police Judge-Hubert Utterback. Police Clerk-J. T. Genevay.


Supt. of Fire and Police Alarms E. C. Hodgson.


Supt. of Markets-W. M. MoMur- ray.


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


Dept. of Streets' and Public Imps. Jos. I. Myerly, Supt.


Dept. of Accts. and Finances- - Fred German, Supt.


Dept. of Parks and Public Prop- erty -- J. M. Leonard, Supt .; John A. Heaton, Sec.


Dept. of Public Safety-W. F Mitchell, Supt .; Judd Dempsey, Sec.


DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.


President-James R. Hanna. Secretary-J. J. Dempsey. City Physician-H. L. Sayler.


POLICE DEPARTMENT.


Headquarters, w s Second between Locust and Grand av.


Chief of Police-Edw. Crawford. Asst. Chief of Police-C. C. Jack- son.


Clerk-James Cavender.


Captains-Wm. Brownson, Wm. E. McDowell.


Sergeants-W. E. Weaver, S. E. Delmege, W. L. Kelly.


Desk Sergeants-A. G. Miller, Geo. Dickey, Wm. Skinner.


Health Officers-J. C. Wilson, Jos. Hollibaugh, J. E. Holehan.


Detectives-James MacDonald, Thomas Pettit, Thomas Denholm, Jay Hubbard.


Jailer-T. W. English.


Police Matrons-Mrs. L. L. Bab- cock, Mrs. M. L. Collins. MUNICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COM- MISSION. City Hall.


Chairman-H. H. Stipp; C. W. Hummell, Jay Tone, Edward C. Lyt- ton, Clerk.


FIRE DEPARTENT. 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. 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.


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18-80 w First and Jackson av.


19-Seventh 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-So. 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.


49-Eighth and New York (H. P.) 51-F. Sixth and Grand av.


52-Twelfth and Lyon.


53-E. Thirteenth and Walnut.


54-E. Sixteenth and Walnut.


55-E. Fifteenth and Buchanan.




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