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Premium receipts of Des Moines insurance companies, 1915, $14,000,000. Motorizing of fire department 1915, 18 pieces, cost, $100,846.
Manufacturing (Federal Census)-Capital invested 1909, $17,880,000; capital invested 1914, $27,366,000; per cent increase 53; value of products 1914, $23,874,000; wages 1909, $4,965,000; wages 1914, $5,940,000; per Cent increase 19.6; proprietors, etc., 1989, 278; proprietors, etc., 1914, 505; per cent increase 10.5.
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New sidewalks 1915, 40 miles; cost, $20,800.
New street grading 1915, $70,000.
Street department for repairs, etc., 1915, $350,000.
Paving, 1915, $650,000.
Department of Public Works spent in improvements 1915, $1,125,000.
January 1, 1911, there were 4,993 electric light and power customers in Des Moines. November 1, 1915, there were 12,350 electric light and power customers in Des Moines, a gain of 7,357 in 4 years and 10 months.
The average outside attendance at the Iowa State Fair exceeds 170,000 persons annually.
Over 135 conventions meet in Des Moines annually.
Des Moines is the second largest machinery and vehicle distributing point in the Unted States.
The railroad payroll in Des Moines averages $150,000 monthly. Des Moines pays over $12,000,000 annually for freight charges.
Tonnage of outbound freight, 3,000,000 annually; inbound 3,500,000 annually.
Des Moines ships 55,000 cars of way freight annually.
Des Moines is the largest coal producing district in the state.
Des Moines makes a quarter million brick daily.
Shipments of clay products-including underground electric conduits, fireproofing brick, hollow wall tile, vitrified paving tile, floor wainscoting and roofing tile, fancy facial brick, etc., over 18,000 cars annually.
Des Moines is the largest stave silo manufacturing point in the United States.
Des Moines has the only regimental cavalry post in the United States.
Des Moines court house cost $800,000 and has the finest interior marbles in the West.
Des Moines has the largest independent cement plant in the country.
Des Moines has the largest plant for the manufacturing of women's ready-to-wear wool garments in the United States.
Des Moines has the largest paving producing plant in the United States. Des Moines has the largest roofing tile plants in the United States.
Des Moines makes 3 per cent of the proprietary medicine in the world.
Des Moines has installed the finest electrolier street lighting system in the United States.
Over 70 per cent of the residents of Des Moines own their own homes.
Des Moines farm and agricultural journals have a circulation of more than a million.
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Des Moines has the third largest millinery jobbing house in America.
Des Moines 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 is the capital 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 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, address Chamber of Commerce.
Directory Library-A Directory Library supplied with current issues of the directories of the principal cities of the country is maintained by the publishers at their offices in the Polk Building for the free use of the public.
R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers.
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GENERAL INDEX
2
Abbreviations 79
Advertisements, Index to. 31
Alphabetical List of Names. 79-1273
Automobile Dept opp page. .1546
Alterations, Removals, etc ....
36
. Business Directory
1531-1806
Contractors Dept opp page. 1594 Legal Dept opp page. 1704 Miscellaneous Information 37-78 Street and Avenue Guide. . 1307-1530 Valley Junction Residence and Business Directory . . . 1275-1308
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INDEX TO MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
Alarm of Fire, Directions for
Giving
38
Asylums and Hospitals. 54
Banks and Trust Co's 54
Cemeteries 56
Churches 56
City Government 37
Clubs and Societies. 65
Colleges and Schools 61
County and Township Officers. 50
Courts
61
Department of health
37
Express Companies
62
Federal Officers 62
Fire Alarm Stations 37
Fire Department 37
Government of the State of Iowa 52
Grand Army of the Republic. 65
Hospitals and Asylums 54
Insurance Companies 62
Libraries
64
Medical Societies
64
Military Organizations 65
Miscellaneous Clubs and So-
cieties 65
Missions 60
Newspapers and Publications 69 Orchestras and Bands. 70 Police Department 37
Post Office 70
Public Schools, Officers, Inde- pendent School District. 39
Railroads 71
Rates or Fare for Public Car- riages
38
Schools 39
Secret Societies
72
State Board of Control. 52 52 State Board of Health.
State Board of Medical Examin- ers
State Boards of Commissioners.
State Officers
Town Assessors
. Township Assessors
Township Clerks
Township Constables Township Justices of the Peace
Township Trustees
51
Voting Precincts
43
Ward Boundaries
52 52 52 50 51 51 52 51
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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS
PAGE
Accessory Sales Co, right bottom lines and Auto Dept.
Ad-Art Commercial Studio. 1538
Adstyle Printing Co. .1755
Advance
Rumely
Thresher
Co,
pages
. 83-1533-1624
Alcox S S. Contrs Dept. Allen Garage Co, Auto Dept.
Allen Milt H, Legal Dept.
American
Chandelier Co.
1613
American Glue Co ..
1643
American Life Ins Co, right top cor cards.
American Lithographing & Print- ing Co, left bottom fines and opp page 94
American Window, Cleaning Co. . . 1804 Anchor Baggage & Transfer Co ... 1626 Anderson Mnfg Co, left side lines
and page
1599
Anthony Cycle Co.
1556
Armstrong W S
1636
Arntz Lew, left side
lines
Aylesworth & Bredimus.
1779
Backman Sheet Metal
Works.
.1776
Badgley U S G, left
bottom lines
and page
1587
Bailey The Dentist. .1604
Baird-Taylor - Crawford - Lewis Co, right top cor cards
Baker Machinery Co, back cover.
Ballard Wayland C Agency, back cover.
Bankers Accident Ins Co, right top cor cards.
Banker's Life Co, right top lines.
Barber Asphalt Paving Co.
.1560
Baridon Madamoiselle
.1635
Barns Bros, left bottom cor cards
and page
1686
Barrick & Son) left bottom lines
and page 1765
Beckman Bros
1696
Benson & Marxer, right top lines. Bilz August F, left bottom cor
cards. Blue Line Transfer & Storage Co,
opp page: 1795 Bomer J E & Son, Contrs Dept. Boston : Market Co, ight bottom
cor cards.
Brammer, Lehmann & Seevers, Legal Dept.
Branscomb & Sons, Contrs Dept. Breon O L, Contrs Dept Brewbaker J M 1684 Brotherhood of American Yeomen,
: insert opp page.
1681
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PAGE
Brown-Camp Hdw Co., opp page ... 1650 Brown Garage Co, back cover and Auto Dept.
Brown Motor Car Co, Auto Dept.
Brown The
1534
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co, opp page 206
·Buck Bros Co
1741
Buck Tyne M Co, opp page.
207
Bullard Optical Co.
208
Bureau of Engraving.
1624
Burkeman A H Contrs Dept. Burnard Wm B Co, Contrs Dept.
Burrell Engineering & Construc-
tion Co.
.1644
Caldbeck Wendell H.
1713
Caldbeck Wm
1788
Campton Wall Paper Co.
1642
Capital City Cigar Store.
1574
Capital City Commercial College, left top cor cards.
Capital City Plumbing Co. 1751
Capital City Printing Plate Co
1727
Carbon Coal Co.
1580
Carpenter C A & Co, Contrs Dept.
Carr E B & Co
1623
Carr & Baal Co, inside front cover.
Castle Geo A.
1739
Cavanagh B J, left bottom cor
cards and pages ...... 1709 and 1725
Center Street Transfer Express &
Baggage Co.
1628
Central Cleaners & Dyers
396
Central Life Assurance Society of
the USA
248
Central Trust Co.
12
Central Wire & Iron Works
1697
Century Lumber Co ..
1711
Century Savings Bank.
10
Chamber of Commerce, right top lines.
Chambers Mary Lewis.
1727
Chapman C L, Contrs Dept.
Chase & West (Inc.), right bottom
cor cards.
Citizens Cigar Store.
.1574
Citizens Electric Co, right bottom
lines.
, Citizens National Bank, front cover
and page
7
City of Certainties Dress Club. . .. 1577 Clancy P J & Co Inc, front cover and page 1677 Clark Morton, Contrs Dept. Clemens Auto Co, Auto Dept. Clos J C, Contra Dept. Coffin & Hippee, Legal Dept. Cold L R, left side lines. Cole G W, Contra Dept
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Colton Co The (Inc)
1799
Consumers Coal Co .. .1581
Contractors Material Co (Inc), left side lines and Contrs Dept.
Coon Leslie, Contrs Dept.
Corwin The Cleaner.
1577
Courtney Jessie H.
1756
Cram Frank & Sons.
1564
Creditors Collection
Agency, left
top lines and page.
1582
Crocker Cigar Store.
1574
Cullums E S.
1774
Cunningham W G, Contrs Dept.
Dahlberg C L ....
1785
Dailey John M, Contrs Dept.
Dale Auto & Taxi Co, left bottom
cor cards and page.
1790
Daniels CE, Contrs Dept.
Daniels Preston
1653
Darwin Company The.
1694
Dempster Mnfg & Supply Co.
.1804
Des Moines Abstract & Title Co
(Inc), Legal Dept.
Des Moines Bridge & Iron Works, right side lines and page. .. Des Moines Buick Co., Auto Dept.
18
Des Moines Building Material Co. . 1565
Des Moines Clay Co ..
.. . .
1565
Des Moines Commercial Studio. .. 1585
Des Moines Electric Contracting Co .1618
Des Moines Engineering & Con- struction Co, right top lines and page . . 1575
Des Moines House Cleaning Co. .. . 1656
Des Moines Marble & Mantel Co, left bottom lines.
Des Moines Motocycle Co. ... 1725 Des Moines National Bank, front edge and page 9
Des Moines Pattern & Model Wks. 1744 Des Moines Quilting Co .. .1758 Des Moines Rubber Stamp Works .. 19 Des Moines Rubber Tire Co, Auto Dept.
Des Moines Sand & Fuel Co .. .1770 Des Moines Sheet Metal Co, top
line front cover and page ....... 1776
Des Moines Silo & Mnfg Co ...
.. 1780
Des Moines Tent & Awning Co,
Auto Dept and page.
1791
Des Moines Theatre Exchange.
.1792
Des Moines Trust Co.
1797
Des Moines Umbrella Store.
1798
Des Moines Welding Co, Auto Dept.
Dickinson Warren
1576
Hawkeye & Des Moines Fire Insur- Dixon E E, Contrs Dept. ance Dept of Fireman's Fund Ins Ca 6 Domm George L. .1759
"Dot's" Beauty Shoppe
1715
Drennen Wm A & Son ,right side lines and Contrs Dept.
Dudley M L Agency, left bottom cor cards.
Eagle Coal Co, left bottom lines. Ecklund John E, Contrs Dept
Economy Plumbing & Heating Co. . 1751
Eldred - Farnsworth - Hosmer, Inc, left side lines and page ...... .. 1665 Electric Equipment Co, right bot- tom lines.
Elliott Hotel Co, opp page.
.1018
cor
Ellis & Holland Co, left top
cards.
Employees Mutual Casualty Assn
of Iowa
.1668
`Equitable Cigar Store.
1574
Equitable Life Ins Co of Iowa.
3
Evans B L, Contrs Dept.
Evans H B Wall Paper Co
1802
Evans Robert M Ins Agency ..
.1659
Farmers Co-Operative Produce front cover.
Co,
Feige George J, pages.
...... 411-1737
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co, Auto
Dept.
Fleming Bros Inc, opp page ...
..
424
Flint. Brick Co.
1561
Flynn Building, inside back cover. 1660 Ford Insurance Agency.
Fraley M C.
.1594
1
Franklin Hotel Co, left
cards.
top
cor
Franz Frederick W.
438
Frisk Edwin J, Legal Dept.
General Electric Co.
1616
George J P, Contrs Dept.
Gibbs Welding Co, Auto Dept.
Gilcrest J K & W H Co, right top lines.
Glasgow Woolen Mills Co, right top lines.
Globe Machinery & Supply Co.
1723
Glomset Daniel J.
1744
Glyde & McNamara, Auto Dept.
Golden Rule Employment Agcy .. . . 1622 Grant Distributing Co, Auto Dept. Gray-Wells Bus, Baggage Transfer & Taxi Co, right side lines and page .1551
Great Western Accident Insurance Co, right top cor cards.
Griggs Music House
1750
Guthrie D R.
.1760
Haase H E.
1602
Haddorff Music House of Iowa The, right top cor cards.
Hanger A C, opp page .. 518 Hankammer J F, Contrs Dept. Harris & Sale, Contrs Dept.
Hawkeye Electric Co ..
1619
Herring Motor Co, Auto Dept.
Highland Park College, opp page .. 560
Highland Park Electric Co.
1620
Highland Park Laundry
1703
Highland Park Lumber. Co
1712
Hippee Motor Supply Co, left side lines and Auto Dept. Holehan M Mrs. 572
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PAGE
Holmes Express Co, side line front cover.
Hopkins Bros Co, right bottom limes and page 1782 Hopper W T, Contrs Dept. Hotel Franklin, left top cor cards. Howard Charles L. 1698
Howig-Robinson Co ..
1555
Hudson E P, Legal Dept.
Ideal Auto Co, top line back cover and Auto Dept.
Ideal Hand Laundry .. . .. .1702
Inter-State Business
Men's Acci-
dent Assn, opp inside back cover. Interlocking Cement Slave Silo Co (Inc), pages .21-1780
Iowa | Auto Radiator Works, Auto Dept. Iowa |Auto & Supply Co, right top lines and Auto Dept.
& Tinning
Iowa Cycle Co.
1726
Iowa Dairy The.
1601
Iowa
Guarantee Electric Works. . 1615
Iowa
Illustrators
1538
Iowa
Loan & Trust
10
Iowa Machinery . & Supply Co. 1714
Iowa
Novelty & Brass
Works
1714
Iowa
Plumbing Co.
1653
Iowa
Roofing Co.
1766
Iowa
Roofing Materials Co. 1766
Iowa
Seed Co ..
1775
Iowa
State Bindery, back fly leaf.
Iowa State Employment Agency. . 1622
Iowa Trust & Savings Bank ..
11
Iowa Vulcanizing Co,
Auto Dept.
Italian Importing Co, opp page .. 615
Jacobs J E & Co. ..
1605
Jaeger Mnfg Co, embossed line back cover and page 20
Jahn & Ollier Engraving Co.
1625
Jansen T W Mach Co. 1715
Jeffrey Auto Tire Co, Auto Dept.
Jepson A L Mnfg Co, right top cor cards.
Jewett Lumber Co, right bottom cor, cards.
Johnson Mark Co, left bottom cor cards and page. 16
Jones .S Bartlett & Co 1532
Kahler-Bryant Shoe Co. backbone.
Keeley Institute The (Inc), opp r page 655
Keister H I, Contrs Dept.
Kell & Co ...
1603
Kellogg H M, Contrs Dept.
Kellogg & Kellogg. 1756
Kenyon Company The lopp page .. 663
1651
Kimball Hat Co
1572
Kinney Charles Noyes Kirch Hermann 1698 Kirkwood Cigar Store Kirkwood Hotel Co .. Kirsher Joe & Co. 1724 Knapp Frank R, Contre Dept
Knight C. M, Contrs. Dept Koch Brothers (Inc) .... 1735
PAGE
Koss Construction Co, Contra Dept. Kucharo W F & Co, Mine back cover and Contrs Dept. Kurtz L H Co. 1650
Lagerquist Carriage & Auto Co, right bottom lines and Auto Dept.
Lambert Leon B.
.1598
Lantz H H Co, left top cor cards
and page
14
Larsh M F Planing Mill
1806
Latcham C A.
698
Lehman W H & Co, left top cor
cards.
Lejko George
.1801
Lenning & Lindquist.
1760
Lexington Automobile Co, left side lines.
Livingstone Land Co.
1629
Loetscher & Burch Mnfg Co ..
19
Longerbone Bros, Contrs Dept. Lord's Day Alliance of the U S. . . 1573 Luce & McClain 1573
McCall R S.
1563
McClure Realty Co, right bottom cor cards.
McCutcheon & Verran Co, A B C cards.
McDermott M M, Contrs Dept.
McGrevey Auto Supply & Mach Co,
-- Auto Dept.
Madison Coal Co, left top cor cards
and page
18
Maine James & Sons Co, left side \
....
lines.
Manley Plumbing & Heating Co. . 1752
Maple Block Coal Co
1579
Martin Electric Co.
1618
Mathews Print Shop.
1735
Matthews Carriage & Auto Co, Auto
-
Dept.
Matthews W A Co.
.. .
.1789
Mechanics Savings Bank, right top
cor cards.
Mecum W H & Son, Contrs Dept. Merchants Transfer & Storage Co, left top lines and page. . ..
.1627
Meredith Francis L, Legal Dept.
Miller G Roscoe Dr.
.....
.1604
Miller's Laundry, right bottom cor
cards.
Monarch Engineering Co, left top
cor cards and page ..
. . 1576
Monarch Metal Weather Strip Co.1721
Moon D E Ptg & Engraving Co,
opp page
830
Munger's Laundry, right bottom lines.
Neiman & Neiman, Legal Dept. Neumann A H & Co, left bottom lines.
Newen's Sanitary Dairy
1602
Northern Artificial Limb Co.
1537
Northwestern Hotel Co
1657
Northwestern Laundry:
1703
Oldfield Motor Car Co,, Auto. Dept.
1574
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PAGE
Orcutt J E, right side lines. Orwig & Bair, Legal Dept.
Park Coal Co .. 1581
Pegau Auto Co, Auto Dept. Penn Mutual Life Ins Co, front cover and page .. 6
Peoples Savings Bank, backbone
and page
8
Percival C L Co
1566
Perkins Electric Co. 1617
Peterson Tailoring Co, right bot- tom cor cards.
Phillips E T
1626
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.
1642
Polk Building, opp page 934
Polk Jefferson H, opp page.
935
Poncele Water Co, bottom
line
back cover.
Porter-Tidrick Co, Auto Dept. Potts Bros, Contrs Dept.
Prairie Life Ins Co, left bottom
cor cards and page.
1686
Pratt L W.
1761
Pratt Paper Co, opp page. .1742 Press Auto Livery (Inc), Auto Dept.
Proudfit Loose Leaf Co. 1710
Randall Lumber Co, left side lines.
Rapid Parcel Delivery 1603
Rasck. Auto Pilot Co.
1549
Red Line Transfer & Storage Co, right bottom lines
Reece Auto Co, Auto Dept. Reel Auto Service, left side lines and page 1790
Reliable Rug Co.
969
Reliance Life Ins Co.
1686
Robinson E E Co ...
1698
Rogg Charles W Co The
1610
Roman Mosaic & Tile Co 1793 Rood Garage Co, right side lines and Auto Dept.
Root A: I Co The. 1536
Routt V V, Contrs Dept.
Rowat Cut Stone Co. 1600
Royal Union Mutual Life Insurance Co, embossed line front cover and page 4
Rumsey Bros, front cover and page
6
St John & Barquist Co, back cover
and opp page.
1010
S & L Cigar Store.
1574
Savery Hotel, opp page.
1019
Schlampp Frank Co (Inc)
.1698
Schlater Bros
1793
School of Life The.
1774
Schooler Rubber Co, top line back coven and Auto Dept.
Sears Automobile Co, left bottom lines and Auto Dept.
Securities Building
1036
Belck Tent & Awning Co.
1551
Shackelford Brick Co.
1560
Shepherd: W H, pages
1048-1788
Shepherd's Studie
1745
Sinclair, Earl M
1743
Smith & Keffer, right top lines and page .1536 Sowers Elmer E Furnace Co. ... 1637 Spry & Diller, left bottom cor cards and Auto Dept. Standard Cement Stave Silo Co, pages 20-1780 Standard Glass & Paint Co. 1741 Standard Life Ins Co, left top cor cards.
State Adjustment Co. 1583
State Savings Bank. 7
Steele Jay P.
1752
Stellmacher Wm H
1630
1
Stevenson Jesse F. ..
1630
Stoner-McCray System. 1738
Stoneroad C L, Contrs Dept. Strasser J C, Contrs Dept. Successful Motor Sales Co, Dept.
Auto
Sundell Plumbing Co. 1753 Sweitzer's Specialty Bakery 1646 Taylor's S T School of Dress Cut- ting & Fitting. 1607
Thomas A N, Contrs Dept.
Thomas Electric Co ..
1819
Thomas Plumbing Co.
1753
Thompson Mnfg Co.
Timmins John, Contrs Dept. 1800
Todd G W & Co.
1672
Towne N C & Son, back bone. Trapp Wm, Contrs Dept, Trisler Chas H 1786
Troy Laundry Co, right side lines. right bottom cor cards and Turner J W Improvement Co, i Contrs Dept.
Tuttle's Letter Shop, right bottom lines.
Twin Window Cleaning Co. .1804 Union Building & Investment Co. . 1762 United Business Institute. .1584 University Express & Transfer Co. 1628 Valley National Bank ... 11 Vanderwaal Wm M, Legal Dept. Vaux Frank T 1628 Veatch Edwin S. 1610
Victoria Upholstering
&
Cabinet
Shop
1799
Walker Plumbing & Heating Co. . 1653
Ware Transfer & Storage Co.
....
.1796
Weinberg's' National, pages. . 1209-1700
Wellington Hotel The ..
Wessels & Wessels, Legal Dept. 15
Western Life Insurance Co, left bottom cor cards.
Whalen Electric Co .1621 Wheaton Express & Transfer Co. . 1797 Wheeler Lumber Bridge & Supply Co, right bottom lines!
Wilcox Steve C & Son ..
.1698
Willcox-Howell-Hopkins Co, bottom edge and page $ Wessels & Wessels, Legal Dept.
Witmer & Kauffman,
tòp
edge
and page
1661
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Wonderly A-J; Contrs Dept. Woodard Cassius M .: 1710 Woodbury Geo W & Co, bottom lines front cover and page ...... 1660 Worthington Emery Co, left bot- tom lines.
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Wragg Nursery Co .. 1708 Wrot Iron Heater Co. 1637 "Y" Dress Club. 1578 Young Fred S & Co (Inc) right bottom cor cards. Zaiser Will H Specialty Co. . .... 1710
Valley Junction
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Baldridge E W ..
1274
Ransom H E Dr. 1274
Connell John Dr.
1274
St Joe Hotel. 1278
Donahey H M ..
1278
Scheuer M M Dr
1274
First National Bank.
1274
Schultz Henry
1278
Iltis H M
1278
Security Savings Bank 1276
Jacobson M L.
1278
Thornton F E. 1274
Kiley J E Dr.
1274
Valley Ice & Coal Co. 1278
Koons Vernon C.
1276
Valley Junction Savings Bank. 1276
McMurray D H.
1278
Young & Son. 1276
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Alterations, Removals, Etc.
Allen John E (D M Chandelier Co) res 3214 6th av
AMERICAN: WINDOW CLEANING CO, Max Friedman Propr, 600 Lo- cust, Tel Red 1654 (See classified Window Cleaners)
ATCHISON ROBERT H,
Dean Highland Park College, of Oratory, res 3511 4th
res Babcock Flora R (wid Robt) 1345 6th av.
Babcock Theresa L stenog Ind Silo Co bds 1345 6th av
Barker Alvin W mngr Western Col- lection & Adjustment Agency, res 1219 19th
BENNETT ARTHUR E
Dean Highland Park College of Liberal Arts, res 1100 Clinton av BLEZEK LOUIS A Dean of Highland Park College of Pedagogy, res 3511 4th
Bonhurst Realty Co 212 Citizens Natl Bank Bldg
COLE GEORGE W
General Cement Contractor, 1122 4th (See classified Contractors Dept)
COON LESLIE General Cement Contractor, 1804 Washington av, Tel Drake 1703 (See classified Contractors Dept)
Des Moines Chandelier Co (J E Allen, Robt J McNelly ) 826 Walnut.
Economy Smoke Consumers Co F J Madole pres, W B Barnes sec and treas, E R Greene supt, 323 5th (2d fl)
EVANS DANIEL A Dean Highland Park College Acad- - emy, res 3746 3d
Fifield Darrell D bds 668 19th Fifield Ivan M slsmn Royal Type- writer Co bds 668 19th Fifield R Minnie Mrs res 668 19th Friction Proof Lubricant Co C D Doo- little pres, A E Pfiffner ( Argyle Minn) v-pres, M B Doolittle sec, F J Pfiffner treas, 302, 204 5th Gray Chas M real est 609, 225 5th
HAINES KATHERINE B Prof of Singing Drake University, res 713 44th
HAINES ROBERT M (Dunshee & Haines) HARTER C W res 713 44th Genl Agt Reliance Life Ins Co of Pittsburgh Pa, 422 Hubbell Bldg, Tel Walnut 3346, res 1819 9th, Tel Walnut 5745
Kimber & McClurg ( Herman V Kim- ber, Saml O McClurg) real est, 212 Securities Bldg
KNIGHT CHARLES M
Contractor, Grading, Sodding, Ex- cavating, Sand and Gravel, All Kinds of Cement Work and Gen- eral Teaming,, All Work Guaran- teed, 1311 14th, Tel Drake 2195 (See Contrs Dept)
LIGUTTI NAPOLEON (Roman Mosaic & 2945 Rutland
Tile Co) res
McNelly Robt J (D Co) res 624 Clinton av
M Chandelier
MION ROMANO (Roman Mosaic & Walnut Apartments
Tile! Co)
res
RELIANCE LIFE INSURANCE CO OF PITTSBURGH PA, Frank Ma- son, Chester L Mullen (Res |Tel Maple 1211), C W Harter (Res Tel Walnut 5745), General Agents, 422 Hubbell Bldg, Tel Walnut 3346 (See classified Ins Cos-Life) Floors)
ROMAN MOSAIC & TILE CO (Romano Mion, Napoleon Ligutti) Contractors, Marble Mosaic and Ceramic Tile, Terrazzo and Cement Floors, 410 Observatory Bldg, Tel Red 1071 (See classified Tile
SMITH RESIE O (T-B Garage Co) res 1000 10th
STROUSE ANNA
Mngr Letter Shop, General Stenog- rapher and Notary Public, 812 8 & L Bldg, Tel Walnut 225, res 15 Martindale Blk, Tel Walnut 5537
R. L. POLK & CO.'S Des Moines City Directory 1915
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., D. E. Thomas.
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 - Jos. Meyer. Police Clerk-J. T. Genevay. Supt. of Fire and Police Alarms -E. C. Hodgson
Supt. of Markets-W. M. McMur- 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, Sunt.
Dept of Parkts and Public Prop- erty-J. N. 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-HH. 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, W. E. Weaver.
Sergeants-M. J. Donoghue, S. E. Delmege, W. L. Kelly.
Health Officers-J. C. Wilson, Jos. Hollibaugh, J. E. Holehan.
Detectives-James MacDonald, Thomas Pettit, A. H. Day, Wm. Bail- ey, C. E. Hunt, R. J. Chamberlain, T. J. Blake, J. A. Newell, A. H. Pedersen, G. Trimble, Jay Hubbard. Jailer-Tim Sexton.
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 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.
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