Des Moines and Polk County, Iowa, City Directory 1915, Part 7

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Cottage Grove Av. - Cottage Grove av mw cor 24th. Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school 12 m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 8 p. m. Rev. W. B. Sandford, pastor.

First-E Twelfth sw cor Maple. Services 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school 9:45 a. m. Young People's meeting 6:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Rev. R. K. Porter, pastor.

Highland Park-Euclid av ne cor 4th. Services 11:15 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sabbath school 10 a. m. Rev. W. S. Harries, pastor.

Park Av .- So w 9th nw cor Boul- der av. Services 10:45 a. m. and 7:30 p. m Sabbath school 9:45 a. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:45 p. m. Rev. J. B. Howard, pastor.

Westminster-Twelfth ne cor For- est av. Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m Sabbath school 12 m. Y. P. S. C. E. 7 p. m. ! Prayer meet- ing Wednesday 7:45 p. m. Rev. Clin- ton Lowell pastor.

Presbyterian (United).

Elmwood United Presbyterian Church-35th nw cor Cottage Grove av. Services 10:30 a. m. and 7:30

p. m. Sunday school 12 m. Y. P. C. U. 6:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:45 p. m. Rev. J. Fran- cis Jamieson, pastor.

First-Ninth, se cor School, Serv- ices 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sab- bath school 12 m. Young people's meeting 6:30 p. m .- Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:45 p. m. Rev. C. P. Proudfit, pastor.

Third-E 9th ne cor Filmare. Services 10:30 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sab- bath school 11:30 a. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Y. P. C. U. 7 p m. Rev. J. M. Hamilton, pastor.

Roman Catholic.

Diocese of Des Moines.

Comprising that part of the state of Iowa which is bounded on the east by the eastern boundaries of the counties of Polk, Warren, Lucas and Wayne, on the south by the state of Missouri, on the west by the Mis- souri river and on the north by the northern |boundaries of the counties of Harrison, Shelby, Audubon, Guth- rie, Dallas and Polk; square miles 12,000. Rt. Rev. Austin Dowling, D. D., bishop, consecrated |April 25, 1912. Rt. Rev. Monsignor Michael Flavin, V. G. Rev. John Flavin, P. O'Donnell, assistants.

Church of the Vistation-Garfield av se cor 9th. Services 8, 9:15, and 10:30 a. m. followed by Vespers; Sunday school 3 p. m .; Rev. J. F. Nugent, rector. Rev. Charles O'Con- nor, asst.

St. Ambrose Cathedral-High, nw cor 6th av. Mass 6:30, 8, 9 and 10:30 a. m. Vespers 8:30 p. m. Sun- day school 3 p. m. Baptism 2:30 p. m. Rt. Rev. Monsignor M. Flavin, pastor, Assistants Rev. John Flavin and Rev. P. O. Donnell.

St. Anthony's-Columbus av nr so Union (S D M). Services 8 to 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school 9:30 a. m. Rev. John T. Noonan, rector.

St. John's-University av ne cor 20th. Services daily 8 a. m. Sunday 7, 8:30, 9:30 and 10:30 a. m. Ves- pers 3:30 p. m. Sunday school 3 p. m. Holy Hours 1st and 3d Thurs- day each month 7:45 p. m. Rev. D. F. Mulvihill, rector.

St. Mary's-Second se cor Crocker. Services 8 and 10:30 a. m. Sunday school 2:30. Vespers 3:30 p. m. Rev. Dominic Weber, rector. St. Peters-Ws e 18th bet Lyon and Des Moines. Mass 8 and 10:30 a. m. Baptism 2 p. m. Sunday school

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2:30 p. m Vespers 3 p. m. Rev. G. J. Toher, rector.

Salvation Army.

Salvation Army-Chief Divisional Headquarters for Iowa and Nebraska. Emergency and Relief Department, Brig. and Mrs. Rob't Dubbin in charge, 320-321 Polk bldg .; Corps No. 1, 216 4th; Ensign S. H. James in charge. Scandinavian Corps, 610 Des Moines; Hotel, 420 Court av. In- idustrial Dept., Major Wm. H. Harris in charge, 209-211 2d; Rescue Home, Indianola av 1 e of so e 6th, Adjutant Edith Dennis; Church, 610 Des Moines.

United Brethren.

Miller Memorial-E 13th nw cor Nevada. Services 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Pray- er meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Rev. Geo. Miller, pastor.

Summit Park-University av ne cor 12th. Services 11 a. m. and 7:30 m. Sabbath school 10 a. m. Chris- tian Endeavor 6:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30'p. m. Rev. E. L. Reese, pastor.

Castle Memorial-E 11th sw cor Maple. Services 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school 10 a. m. Chris- tian Endeavor 6:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Rev. E. R. McCorkle, pastor.

Unitarian.

Iowa Unitarian Ass'n-Henry H. Griffiths, treas., 503 Manhattan bldg.

First Unitarian-1027 High. Serv- ices 10:30 a. m. Special 4:30 p. m. Sabbath school 12 m. Rev. Curtis W. Reese.

Miscellaneous Churches and Missions. Christian Volunteer Church - E. K. Goode in charge, 510 e Wal- nut.

Danish Young People's Home- 1332 Boyd av. Caroline Jacobsen, matron.

Des Moines Christian Endeavor Union No. 16-726 6th av. Arthur E. Whitney, pres .; Mary D. Hoak, sec.

Faith Home for the Sick-1341 27th.

Lake Park Chapel-3125 6th av. Logan Union Tabernacle of Chris- tion Missionary Alliance-1726 Gar- field av. Services 11:45 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school 10:30 a. m. Prayer meeting Thursday 7:30 p. m. Rev. Rudolph Lundberg, pas- tor.

Roadside Settlement ns Scott nw cor so e 7th.

Salvation Army Moines.

Church, 610 Des

Salvation Army Rescue Home-N s Indianola av 2 e of so e 6th. Edith Dennis, matron.

Sunny Side Settlement - 1811 Granger av. Ella M. Bateman, supt. Swedish Free Mission-Lyon cor Penn av. Services 11 a. m. and nw 7:30 p. m. Sunday school 10 a. m. Young People's meeting 5 p. Prayer meeting Thursday 8 p. m. Rev. F. A. Le Vine, pastor.

Union Gospel Mission-1501 so e 7th (S D M). Services 10 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school 11 a. m. Mrs. Isa Woodward, pastor.

Volunteers of America-202-204 Walnut. Lt. Maj. H. J. Illsley in charge.

Volunteers of America-Relief De- partment, 216 e 5th.

Church of Christ -- 2608 Onawa av. Services 8 p. m. Sunday school 10 a. m. Y. P. S. C. E. 7 p. m.

Pentecostal Chapel-509 e Walnut. Sunday service 3 and 7:30 p. m. Tuesday and Friday 3 p. m. Every night 7:30 p. m.

Gatchel Memorial -- 20th cor Frank- lin. Services 8 p. m. Sunday school 3 p. m. Epworth league'7 p. m.

Brethren in Christ-14th sw cor University av. Services 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school 10. a. m. Rev. John R. Zook, pastor.

Church of the Brethren (Dunkard) -Des Moines sw cor 16th. Services 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sunday school 10 a. m. Christian workers' meet- ing 7 p. m. Prayer meeting Thurs- day 7:30 p. m. Rev. J. A. Robinson, pastor.

Logan Mission-Easton boul bet 'De Wolf and e 19th, Services 4 p. m. Sunday school 3 p. m. Rev. J. A. Robinson, pastor.

First Church of Christ (Scientist) -927 8th. Services 10:45 a. m. and 8 p. m. Wednesdays 8 p. m. Sunday school 12 m. B. A. . Miller, first reader.

First Friends Church -- Lyon se cor e 13th. Services 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school 10 a. m. Young People's meeting 6:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 8 p. m. Rev. R. R. Newby, pastor.

University Av Reformed Church- 20th nw cor University av. Services 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school 10 a. m. Young People's meeting 6:30 p. m. Rev. H. J. Lein- bach, pastor.

United Church of God-324 so e 5th. Services 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.

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Urbandale

Federated Church -!

Beaver av se cor Adams. Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Services 10:45 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Rev. Wm. J. Lockhart, pastor.

COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS.

Alsbury Violin and Orchestra

School-817 Walnut.

Morrison M.

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Alsbury, director.

Babcock Institute of Pharmacy and Chemistry-202 Euclid av. (H. P.) Edmund Thorp, supt.

Capital City Commercial College- Walnut ne cor 10th, Organized 1885. Departments: Commercial, penman- ship and drawing, salesmanship and advertising, English training, short- and and typewriting, bookkeeping, stenotype. [B. F. Williams, presi- dent.

Cummins School of Art-Library

·bldg (3d fl)

Des Moines College- -9th and Col- lege av. . Founded 1865. Standard College of Liberal Arts with courses leading to A. B., $. B. and B. Di .; also auxiliary departments included : Education, bible, music, painting, drawing, ofatory and high school. John A. Earl, D. D., pres.

Des Moines Musical College-M. L. Bartlett, Dean Emeritus; Louis H. Gerhardt, Dean of Music.

Des Moines Still College and In- firmary of Osteopathy +1422 Locust. Simeon L. Taylor, pres .; D. S. Jack- man, sec .; D. W. Roberts, treas.

Des Moines School of Commerce- 3d fl Cohen bldg. J. P. Dodds, pres.

Drake University-University av. 25th to 28th. Founded 1881. Com- prehends a circle of 5 |colleges: 1+ College of Liberal Arts. 2-College of The Bible. 3- College of Law. 4-Institute of Fine Arts. 5-Col- lege of Education. Hill M. Bell,

pres.

Grand View College -Grand View 1/2 blk e of e 9th. C. P. Hojbjerg, pres.

Highland Park College (Highland Park )-Cor 2nd and Euclid av, Founded 1890. Course · of study: Classical, scientific, modern language and literature, didactic and normal, preparatory individual instruction, teachers review, commercial, fost- graduate, commercial penmanship, pen art, primary training, home eton- omics, music, oratory, forensic art, public school drawing, civil service examination, shorthand, typewriting, telegraphy, pharmacy, chemistry, manual training, civil, mechanical and electrical engineering. Geo. P. 'Magill, pres.

Kromer's Conservatory of Music- Gth av ne cor Locust. M. J. Kromer, director.

Scholte-Nollen School - 2848-50 Grand av. Sarah. M. Nollen, prin-

i St. Ambrose School-6th av ne cor Grand av. Conducted by the Sister af Charity, B. V. M.

St. Anthony's School-1211 Colum- bus av. Conducted by Sisters of Humility of Mary.

St. John's-N s University av nw cor 19th. Rev. D. F. Mulvihill, prin. St. Joseph Academy-3200 Grand av. Conducted by the Sisters of Charity, B. . V. M. The school fully accredited to the Iowa State Univer- sity. An excellent school for girls and young women. Course of study embraces a Primary Department with instruction in all elementary 'studies. A graded Preparatory De- partment and Academic Department. IA Teachers' Course, to prepare stu- dents for teachers' examination. A Commercial Course, comprising a study of Bookkeeping, Stenography, Orthography, Penmanship and Type- writing. A Conservatory of Music, which affords every facility for at- taining the highest proficiency in music. A Conservatory of Art em braces a complete course of instruc- tion in oil, water-colors, pastel, dec- orative art, china and glass painting. St. Peter's School-Ws e 18th 2 n of Des Moines.

Visitation Parochial School-Gar+ field av bet e 9th and e 12th. Rev; J. F. Nugent, prin.

COURTS.

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

The state of Iowa is divided into two judicial districts. The courts for the southern district are held in dis- trict court rooms U. S. government building at Des Moines second Tues- day in May and third Tuesday in November. At Council Bluffs, second Tuesday in March and third Tuesday in September. At Keokuk second Tuesday in April and third Tuesday in October. At Creston fourth Tues- day in March and first Tuesday in

November. At Davenport, fourth Tuesday in April and first Tuesday in October. At Ottumwa first Monday after fourth Tuesday in March and first Monday after third Tuesday in October. Both districts are attached to the Eighth judicial circuit, which

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comprises the states of Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Colorado, Arkansas, Kansas, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Utah, and New Mexico.

Justice Willis Van Devanter has been alloted to the Eighth judicial circuit, and Hon. Walter H. San- born, Hon. Wm. C. Hook, Hon. El- mer B. Adams, Hon. Walter I Smith are circuit judges of said court. The courts for the southern districts are organized as follows:

U. S. District Court, Hon. Martin J. Wade, district judge; Claude R. Porter, district attorney; Nicholas F. Reed, U. S. marshal; W. C. McAr- thur, Des Moines, clk .; terms of the court the same as U. S. judicial dis- trict.

Supreme Court of the State of Iowa ?- State House, Horace E. Deem- er, chief justice; W. D. Evans, S. M. Ladd; B. W. Preston, F. R. Gaynor, W. S. Withrow, Silas M. Weaver, judges; Geo. Cosson, attorney gen- eral, Des Moines; B. W. Garrett, clerk of the Supreme Court, Des Moines; W. W. Cornwall, reporter, Spencer; B. P. Kirk, bailiff.

Polk County District Court. (9th judicial district of Iowa)-W. H. McHenry, W. S. Ayres, C. A. Dudley, Lawrence De Graff, Hubert Utter- back, judges; Geo. A. Wilson, state's attorney; Ward C. Henry, asst. state's attorney; A. Ef Mahan, clerk; Walter Irish, C. F. Irish, W. H. Jayne, F. C. Walrath and G. S. Elliott, reporters.

Municipal Court-Sits daily in po- lice station from 8 a. m. to 12 m. and 2 to 5 p. m. Joseph E. Meyer, police judge; J. T. Genevay, clerk.

EXPRESS COMPANIES.

Adams, 220 4th. Depot office 520- 522 Wagner, open day and night. B. F. Stretton, agt .; J. B. Swift, supt., Chicago, Ill.

American, 906 Walnut. G. J. Worthman, supt. of Iowa div. 212 Hippee bldg. O. F. Graves, general agent. Depot office C. & N. W. de- pot and C., R. I. & P. depot, , open day and night.

Great Northern, 220 4th. B. F. Stretton, agt.

Southern, 220 4th. B. F. Stretton, ago.

Wells-Fargo-908 Walnut. G. F. Johnson, supt., 213 Central Life bldg. S. P. Beatty, general agent.

FEDERAL OFFICERS.

The Federal offices are on Court av ne cor Fifth.

U. S. Court House-Geo. A. Huff- man, custodian.

Weather Bureau-Geo. M. Chap- pel, section director and director Iowa Weather and Crop Service.

Commissioner-E. E. Fitzsimmons.

Customs-C. A. Niemeyer, col- lector; O. D. Stone, special dep. col- lector; Joseph L. Green, deputy col- lector.

Internal Revenue-James Steele, W. T. Kesteven, deputy collectors, Marshal- Nicholas F. Reed. Chief Deputy-I. H. Hammond. Post Office Inspector- C. E. Caine.

INSURANCE COMPANIES.

Accident.

Bankers Accident Ins. Co .- 601- 616 Flynn blk., Frank L. Miner, pres .; C. H. Martin, 1st v-pres .; E. C. Budlong, 2d v-pres .; J. A. Kizer, sec.

Business Men's Protective Assn 1st fl Brown Apartment Hotel bldg. G. S. Gilbertson, pres .; H. D. Byrkit, v-pres .; E. W. Brown, sec-treas. Directora W. E. Tone, L. E. Har- bach, G. A. Rawson, F. O. Green, F. H. Hunter, C. P. Waldron, W. E. Barrett, Leland Windsor, M. L. Hirsch:

Great Western Accident Co .- 10th fi Hubbell bldg .; H. B. Hawley, pres. and mgr .; Willis G. Tallman, v-pres. and supt. of agents; George H. Carr, v-pres. and genl. counsel; S. P. Barr, v-pres .; R. D. Emery, sec and treas .; Dr. D. S. Fairchild, chief surgeon.

Inter-State Business Men's Accident Assn. of Des Moines, Ia.+ 1st fl Brown Apartment Hotel bldg. G. S. Gilbert- son, pres .; W. E. Tone, v-pres .; Ernest W. Brown, sec-treas .; Dr. Thomas F. Kelleher. med. examiner-in-chief. Di- rectors, W. E. Tone, L. E. Harbach, C. A. Rawson, Frank O. Green, Fred H. Hunter, Charles P. Waldron, W. E. Barrett, Leland Windsor, Milton L. Hirsch.

Iowa State Traveling Men's Associa- tion-Inc. 1880. 803-815 Fleming bldg. J. W. Hill, pres .; L. C. Deets, sec. and treas.

Automobile.

Iowa Automobile Owners Mutual In- surance Assn .- 510 |Polk bldg. A. E. Fleming, El Paso, Ill., pres .; F. C. Brewer, El Paso, Ill., y-pres .; L. S. Troupe, sec-treas.

Fire.

Capital and Merchants and Bankers Dept. of German American Ins. Co., The-600-604 Crocker bldg. C. E. Campbell, mngr.

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Commercial Fire Underwriters of Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.+-Central Life bldg. |C. S. Hunter, mgr .; R. S. How- ell, asst. mgr.

Farm Property Mutual Ins. Asso- ciation of Iowa -- 709-712 Observatory Bldg. | Inc. 1900. Forest Huttenlocher, pres .; Johnson Brigham, v-pres .; c. V. Stanley, sec .; John A. Elliott, treas. Farmers Mutual Fire Ins. Assn. of Polk County-+402 Capital City Bank bldg. Inc. 1874. Geo. H. Swartfager, pres. ; postoffice, Ankeny; Wm. An- drews v-pres. B. B. Vorse, treas .; J. B. Veneman, sec.

Hawkeye and Des Moines Fire Ins. . Co. Central Life bldg. Incorp. 1865. H. R. Howell, pres .; G. G. Hunter, v-pres .; C. S. Hunter, seq .; R. S. How- ell, asst. sec. Directors, H. R. Howell, R. S. Howell, G. G. Hunter, C. S. Hunt- er, E. B. Hunter.

Hawkeye and Des Moines Fire Ins. Dept. of Fireman's Fund Ins. Co., Cen- tral Life Bldg. C. S. Hunter, mgr. R. S. Howell, asst. mgr.

Home Mutual Ins. Asgn. of Iowa- 702 Observatory bldg. J. A. Benson, Sheldon, Iowa, pres .; C. W. Stites, In- dependence, Iowa, v-pres .; Levi Lewis, Vinton, Iowa, treas .; H. J. Rowe, sec.

Mill Owners Mutual Fire Ins. Co .- 703-707 Securities bldg. Incorp. 1875; re-incorp. 1889. Assets cash, $463,091. H. J. Benson, pres .; I. W. Shambaugh, v-pres ; J. T. Sharp, sect, Arthur Rey- nolds, treas.

Retail Merchants Mut. Fire Ins. Assn. -- 209-210 Crocker

bldg. J. J. Grove of Ames, Iowa, pres .; J. W. Smither, Burlington, Iowa, v-pres .; Ira B. Thomas sec. :

State Ins. Co. Dept. of the Phoenix of Hartford-Central Life bldg. Incorp. 1865. | Webb M. Elliott, mngr .; R. A. Elliott, asst. mngr.

Town Mutual Dwelling House Ins. Assn.+ 501-503 Hubbell bldg. Inc. 1892. F. E. Gordon, pres .; C. E. Harsh, sec .; H. B. Hedge, treas,

Western Grain Dealens Mutual Fire Ins. Assn .- 720 Hubbell bldg. Geo. A. Wells, sec.

Fraternal

Brotherhood of American Yeomen +-5th ne cor Park. Wm .. Koch, pres .; Dr. C. F. Smith, chief medical direc- tor; W. E. Davy, chief correspondent. Homesteaders, The Pioneer Home- stead 1-615 Securities bldg. Meets every Wednesday evening at 607 Lo- cust (4th fi). E. O. Wallace, pres .; A. A. McFadden, sec.

Knights and Ladies /of Honor- Headquarters, 600 e Euclid. A. P. Crocker, state deputy. -

Knights of the Maccabees-Head- quarters, 302 Manhatan bldg. A. I. Lee, state commander.

Modern Brotherhood of America- T. B. Hanley, sup. pres., 609-612 Ob- servatory bldg.

Mystic Toilers-Supreme council 900 Observatory bldg. W. H. Antes, supreme pres .; ' J. F. Taake, Des. Moines, supreme sec .; W. F. Bird, Davenport, supreme treas .; C. B. Spates, M. D., Des Moines, Ia., su- preme med. dir.

Tribe of Ben Hur-Emma A. Wil- son, scribe; W. B. McGinnis, Water- loo, state mngr.

Hail.

Farmers' Mutual Hail Ins. Assn. of Iowa (The)-305-306-309-312 Observa- tory bldg. Incorp. 1893. Scott Rut- ledge, pres .; C .Perry Rutledge, v- pres .; W. A. Rutledge, sec .; J. A. Ben- son, treas,; Edwd. B. Rutledge, Storm Lake, director.

Federal Mutual Ins. Assn. of Iowa +405 Crocker bldg. £

C. W. Lyon, pres .; W. C. Norton, sec.

Mutual Hailstorm Ins. Association of Iowa (The) -- 709-712 Obsbervatory bldg. Incorp. 1899. Forest Hutten- locher, pres; Johnson Brigham, v- pres .; John A. Elliott, treas .; C. . V. Stanley, sec.

Mutual Horticultural Ins. Assn. of Iowa-600 S. & L. bldg. W. S. Tid- rick, pres .; L. C. Clifford, v-pres .; W. F. Ghormley, sec .; Glenn L. Tidrick, asst. sec .; E. M. Housh, treas.

Des Moines Mutual Hail and Cy- clone Ins. Assn .- 401-404 Crocker bldg. Incorp. 1889. O. G. Chesley, pres. and treas .; W. S. Hazard, Jr., sec.

Life.

American Life Ins. Co .- 901-910 and 918-920 Hubbell bldg. Incorp. 1899. H. J. Klemme, pres .; A. D. Hindman, v-pres .; C. J. Fulton, v. pres .; J. C. Griffith, sec .; H. A. Bryan, treas .; E. R. Evans, counsel; Dr. E. E. Dorr, medical director; Dr. J. M. Emery, consulting actuary; L. Hezzel- wood, genl. field supt .; Mills B. All- dredge, cashr.

Bankers Life Company (The)- Equitable bldg. Incorp. 1879. E. E Clark, pres .; I. M. Earle, v-pres .; G S. Nollen, sec .; Simon Casady, treas. Directors, G. S. Nollen, I. M. Earle, Simon Casady, E. E. Clark, C. L. Nourse, W. O. Finkbine, Geo. Kuhns.

Central Life Assurance Society of the U. S .- Inc. 1898. 8th fl Central Life bldg. G. B. Peak, pres .; W. L. Shepherd, v-pres .; H. G. Everett, sec .; O. C. Miller, asst. sec .; D. W. Smouse,

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comprises the states of Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Colorado, Arkansas, Kansas, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Utah, and New Mexico.

Supreme Court of the State of Iowa-State House, Horace E. Deem- er, chief justice; W. D. Evans, S. M. Ladd, B. W. Preston, F. R. Gaynor, W. S. Withrow, Silas M. Weaver, judges; Geo. Cosson, attorney gen- eral, Des Moines; B. W. Garrett, clerk of the Supreme Court, Des Moines; W. W. Cornwall, reporter, Spencer; B. P. Kirk, bailiff.

Polk County District Court (9th judicial district of Iowa)-W. H. McHenry, W. S. Ayres, C. A. Dudley, Lawrence De Graff, Hubert Utter- back, judges; Geo. A. Wilson, state's attorney; Ward C. Henry, asst. state's attorney; A. Efl Mahan, clerk; Walter Irish, C. F. Irish, W. H. Jayne, F. C. Walrath and G. S. Elliott, reporters.

Municipal Court-Sits daily in po- lice station from 8 a. m. to 12 m. and 2 to 5 p. m. Joseph E. Meyer, police judge; J. T. Genevay, clerk.

EXPRESS COMPANIES.

Adams, 220 4th. Depot office 520- 522 Wagner, open day and night. B. F. Stretton, agt .; J. B. Swift, supt., Chicago, Il1.

American, 906 Walnut. G. J. Worthman, supt. of Iowa div. 212 Hippee bldg. O. F. Graves, general agent. Depot office C. & N. W. de- pot and C., R. I. & P. depot, open day and night.

Great Northern, 220 4th. B. F. Stretton, agt.

Southern, 220 4th. B. F. Stretton, ago.

Wells-Fargo-908 Walnut. G. F. Johnson, supt., 213 Central Life bldg. S. P. Beatty, general agent.

FEDERAL OFFICERS.

The Federal offices are on Court av ne cor Fifth.

U. S. Court House-Geo. A. Huff- man, custodian.

Weather Bureau-Geo. M. Chap- pel, section director and director Iowa Weather and Crop Service.

Commissioner- E. E. Fitzsimmons.

Customs -- C. A. Niemeyer, col- lector; O. D. Stone, special dep. col- lector; Joseph L. Green, deputy col- lector.

Internal Revenue James Steele, W. T. Kesteven, deputy collectors. Marshal -- Nicholas F. Reed. Chief Deputy-I. H. Hammond. Post Office Inspector -- C. E. Caine.

INSURANCE COMPANIES.

Accident.

Bankers Accident Ins. Co .- 601- 616 Flynn blk., Frank L. Miner, pres .; C. H. Martin, 1st v-pres .; E. C. Budlong, 2d v-pres .; J. A. Kizer, sec.

Business Men's Protective Assn .- 1st fl Brown Apartment Hotel bldg. G. S. Gilbertson, pres .; H. D. Byrkit, v-pres .; E. W. Brown, sec-treas. Directora W. E. Tone, L. E. Har- bach, G. A. Rawson, F. O. Green, F. H. Hunter, C. P. Waldron, W. E. Barrett, Leland Windsor, M. L. Hirsch.

Inter-State Business Men's Accident · Assn. of Des Moines, Ia .- 1st fl Brown Apartment Hotel bldg. G. S. Gilbert- son, pres .; W. E. Tone, v-pres .; Ernest W. Brown, sec-treas .; Dr. Thomas F. Kelleher. med. examiner-in-chief. Di- rectors W. E. Tone, L. E. Harbach, C. A. Rawson, Frank O. Green, Fred H. Hunte { Charles P. Waldron, W. E. Barre., Leland Windsor, Milton L. Hirsch.

Iowa State Traveling Men's Associa- tion-Inc. 1880. 803-815 Fleming bldg. J. W. Hill, pres .; L. C. Deets, sec. and treas.

Automobile.

Iowa Automobile Owners Mutual In- surance Assn .- 510 Polk bldg. A. E. Fleming, El Paso, Ill., pres .; F. C. Brewer, El Paso, Ill., v-pres .; L. S. Troupe, sec-treas.

Fire.

Capital and Merchants and Bankers Dept. of German American Ins. Co., The-600-604 Crocker bldg. C. E. Campbell, mngr.

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Commercial Fire Underwriters of Fireman's Fund Ins. Co .-- Central Life bldg. C. S. Hunter, mgr .; R. S. How- ell, asst. mgr.|

Farm Property Mutual Ins. Asso- ciation of Iowa -- 709-712 Observatory Bldg. Inc. 1900. Forest Huttenlocher, pres .; Johnson Brigham, v-pres .; . C. V. Stanley, sec .; John A. Elliott, treas. Farmers Mutual Fire Ins. Assn. of Polk County-402 Capital City Bank bldg. Inc. 1874. Geo. H. Swartfager, pres .; postoffice, Ankeny; Wm. An- drews, v-pres .; B. B. Vorse, treas .; J. B. Veneman, sec.

Hawkeye and Des Moines Fire Ins. Co.Central Life bldg. Incorp. 1865. H. R. Howell, pres .; G. G. Hunter, v-pres .; C. S. Hunter, secl; R. S. How- ell, asst. sec. Directors, H. R. Howell, R. S. Howell, G. G. Hunter, C. 'S. Hunt- er, E. B. Hunter,

Hawkeye and Des Moines Fire Ins. Dept. of Fireman's Fund Ins. Co., Cen- tral Life Bldg. C. S. Hunter, mgr. R. S. Howell, asst. mgr.

Home Mutual Ins. Assn. of Iowa- 702 Observatory bldg. J. A. Benson, Sheldon, Iowa, pres .; C. W. Stites, In- dependence, Iowa, v-pres .; Levi Lewis, Vinton, Iowa, treas .; H. J. Rowe, sec.

Mill Owners Mutual Fire Ins. Co .-- 703-707 Securities bldg. Incorp. 1875; re-incorp. 1889. Assets cash, $463,091. H. J. Benson, pres .; I. W. Shambaugh, v-pres .; J. T. Sharp, sec. Arthur Rey- nolds, treas.

Retail Merchants Mut. Fire Ins. Assn .- 209-210 Crocker | bldg. J. J. Grove of Ames, Iowa, pres .; J. W. Smither, Burlington, Iowa, v-pres .; Ira B. Thomas sec.

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Des Moines and Polk County, Iowa, City Directory 1915, Part 7

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