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Des Moines is the largest stave silo manufacturing point in the United States. -
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 the largest millinery jobbing house in America.
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Des Moines has the largest convention building in Iowa, and one of the largest in the West. The Coliseum has an arena with seating ca- pacity for 9,000 persons. This may be converted into an exhibit hall with a level and unobstructed floor space 104x197 feet. There is a small- er 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 costing $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 commission. ers are elected at large, are assigned to departments, and like the direc- tory 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 Com- merce.
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Interurbans bring- over 2,500 shoppers to Des Moines daily. Over 1,000,000 people live within five hours by rail of Des Moines.
Jobbing, 1916 (including machinery business), $106,000,000.
Transportation-Burlington Route; Chicago Great Western; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Fort Dodge, Des Moines & Southern; Minneapolis & St. Louis; Chicago & Northwestern, and the Wabash. Sixty electric interurban trains in and out daily.
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 finest electrolier street lighting system in the country.
Over 70 per cent of Des Moines citizens own their own homes.
Des Moines farm and agricultural journals have a circulation of over a million.
The average outside attendance at the Iowa State Fair exceeds 175,- 000 persons annually.
Over 150 conventions meet in Des Moines annually.
Des Moines is the second largest machinery and vehicle distributing point in the United States.
The railroad payroll in Des Moines averages $250,000 monthly.
Des Moines pays over $13,000,000 annually for freight charges.
Des Moines ships 60,000 cars of way freight annually.
Des Moines is the largest coal-producing district in the state.
Des Moines makes a quarter million bricks 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 20,000 cars annually.
Des Moines is the largest stave silo manufacturing point in the United States. - 1
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 the largest millinery jobbing house in America.
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Des Moines has the largest convention building in Iowa, and one of the largest in the West. The Coliseum has an arena with seating ca- pacity for 9,000 persons. This may| be converted into an exhibit hall with a level and unobstructed floor space 104x197 feet. There is a small- er 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 costing $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 commission- ers are elected at large, are assigned to departments, and like the direc .. . tory 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 Com- merce.
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 the Chamber of Commerce, 5th floor Shops Buildings, for the free use of the public.
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GENERAL INDEX
Abbreviations
75
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Advertisements, Index to
29
Alphabetical List of Names
75-1287
Automobile Dept opp page.
1543
Alterations, Removals, etc.
34
Business Directory
1535-1751
Contractors Dept opp page.
1591
Legal Dept opp page.
1694
Miscellaneous Information
35
Street and Avenue Guide
1293
Valley Junction Residence
and
Business Directory
.1264-1291
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INDEX TO MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
Alarm of Fire, Directions for
Giving
36
Asylums and Hospitals
51
Banks and Trust Cos 52
Cemeteries
53
Public Schools,
Officers,
Inde-
City Government 35
Clubs and Societies 62
Colleges and Schools
58
County and Township Officers
48
Courts 58
Department of Health 35
Federal Officers 59
Fire Alarm Stations
35
Fire Department
35
Government of the State of Iowa 50
Grand Army of the Republic 61
Hospitals and Asylums
51
Insurance Companies
59
Libraries 61
Medical Societies
61
Military Organizations
61
Miscellaneous Clubs and Socie-
ties 62
Missions 57
Newspapers and Publications.
65
Orchestras and Bands.
67
Police Department
35
Post Office
67
Churches
53
pendent School District
37
Rates of Fare for Public Carl
riages
36
Schools
37
Secret Societies:
68
State Board of Control. 50
State Board of Health .. 50
State Board of Medical
Examin-
ers
51
State Boards of Commissioners .. 50
State Officers
50
Town Assessors
48
Township Assessors
48
Township Clerks:
49
Township Constables
49
Township Justice's of the
Peace. 49
Township Trustees
49
Voting Precincts:
41
Ward Boundaries;
40
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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS
Page
Advance-Rumely Thresher Co ....
80, 1537
Airless Inner Tire Co (Inc), back cover, Auto Dept.
Allen Auto School, Auto Dept.
American Chandelier Co.
1608
American Glue Co
1634
American Life Ins Co, right top cor cards. i
American Sheet Metal & Retin- ning Co . 1773
Anderson Mnfg Co, left side lines and .1596 Apperson ' Iowa Motor: Co, Auto Dept.
Armstrong Auto Radiator Repair Co .1547 Arntz Lew, left side lines.
Auto Salvage & Exchange Co (Inc), Auto Dept.
Aylesworth & Bredimus 1760
Backman Sheet Metal Works
.. 1657
Badgley U S G, left bottom lines and page 1587
Bailey The Dentist.
.1600
Baird-Taylor-Crawford-Lewis
Co,
right top cor cards.
Ballard Wayland C Agency, back cover.
Bankers Accident Ins Co, right
top cor cards.
Bankers Life Company, right top lines.
Bankers Trust Co, top edge and 10
Baridon Mademoiselle
1625
Barrett Electric Co. 1613
Barrick & Son, left bottom lines and page 1747
Beckman Bros
1684
Beckwith Land Co.
1620
Benson & Marxer, right top lines.
Bernhard & Turner Auto Co, Auto Dept.
Beverly John S, Contrs Dept. Beyer P J, Contrs Dept.
Bilz Sign Co, left bottom cor cards.
Blue Line Transfer & Storage Co, opp page 1775
Boston Market, right bottom cor cards.
Botsford Electrical & Mechanical Works .1613
Page
Brammer Lehman & Seevers .... 1542
Branscomb & Sons, Contrs Dept.
Brewbaker J Milton.
1624
Briggs Elton, Auto Dept.
Brown-Camp Hardware Co, opp page 1640
Brown Garage Co, back cover and Auto Dept.
Brown Hotel The.
1647
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co, opp 204
Buck Bros Company.
1725
Buck Tyne M Co, opp
206
Bullard Optical Co.
208
Burnett Larsk Mnfg Co
1610
Caldbeck Wendell H. 1702
Calhoun J R, Contrs Dept.
Capital Cigar Store.
1577
Capital City Commercial College, left top cor cards.
Capital City Printing Plate Co. . . 1713 Capital Clay Co, left top cor cards and page 1564
Capital Sign Shop
.1760
Capitol Hill Bank.
13
Capitol Hill Monument Co, opp. . 1293
Carbon Coal Co.
.1583
Carlson's Furniture Shop.
1629
Carr & Baal Co, inside front
cover.
Cavanagh B J, left bottom
cor
cards and pages
1698, 1711
Ceilly W W Optical Co.
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.1722
Central Auto Radiator Co, Auto Dept.
Central Life Assurance Society
of the U S ..
248
Central National Fire Ins Co
1665
Central Trust Co
13
Central Wire & Iron Works.
1685
Century Garage Co, Auto Dept.
Century Lumber Co
1700
Certain-teed Products Corp.
.1750
Chambers & Chambers, left side lines and Auto Dept.
Chase & West, right bottom cor cards.
Chiles E M.
1648
Citizens Cigar Store.
1577
Citizens Electric Co, right bottom lines.
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Clancy P J & Co, front cover and . 1665 Clark Geo W, Contrs Dept.
Clemens Automobile Co, Auto Dept.
Clifton Heights Greenhouses . .. . . 1690 Clos J C, Contrs Dept.
Coffin & Rippey, Legal Dept.
Colton Co The.
1779
Commercial Addressing & Mail-
ing Co
1536
Commercial Photo Shop
1729
Corwin The Cleaner
1581
Cosson & Francis, Legal Dept.
Cram Frank & Son
1569
Creditors Collection Agency, left
top cor cards and.
1584
Crescent Co, left side lines and
opp
1702
Crocker Cigar Store
1577
Cumming School of Art, opp 314
D & S Motor Co, Auto Dept.
Dahlberg C L & Co
1765
Daniels Preston
1644
Darwin Company The
1682
DeBrown Auto Sales Co, Auto Dept.
DeMoss Frank M, Contrs Dept.
Dempster Mnfg Co. 1783
Des Moines Abstract & Title Co, Legal Dept.
Des Moines Bridge & Iron Works, right side lines and page .. 22
Des Moines Buick Auto Co,- Auto Dept.
Des Moines Building Material Co. 1569 Des Moines Clay Co. . . .1564
Des Moines Commercial Studio. . 1585 Des Moines Engineering & Con- struction Co, right top lines and page' 1579
Des Moines Garage & Supply Co, Auto Dept.
Des Moines Grant Co, Auto Dept.
Des Moines Hide & Rendering Co, pages 345, 1645
Des Moines Hotel Co. 17
Des Moines Hydro Stone Co. 1766
Des Moines Marble & Mantel Co, left bottom lines.
Des Moines Milk Co . .. . .. 1598 Des Moines Modern Quilting Co. . 1740
Des Moines Morris Plan Co, front cover and page. 11
Des Moines National Bank, front edge and page. 9 Des Moines Pattern & Model Works 1727
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Des Moines Rubber Stamp
Works
21
Des Moines Sand & Fuel Co.
1753
Des Moines Sheet Metal Co, front
cover and page.
1757
Des Moines Silo & Mnfg Co.
1760
Des Moines Steel Co.
22
Des Moines Storage Battery Co,
Auto Dept.
Des Moines Tent & Awning Co, Auto Dept and page. .1771 Des Moines Trust Co 1558 Des Moines Used Car Exchange, right bottom lines.
Des Moines Welding Cp, Auto Dept. 1
Des Moines Wood Fixture Co. 19 Dickson Mercantile Agency .. 1584 Domback, Granger & Engleman, backbone and Legal Dept.
Domm Geo L.
1742
Drake University, opp.
365
Dudley M L Agency, left bottom cor cards. ---
E & W Clothing House, right side lines.
Eagle Coal & Mining Co, left bot- tom lines.
East Side Auto Repair Station, Auto Dept.
East Side Auto Salvage Co, Auto Dept.
Ecklund John E, Contrs Dept. Electric Equipment Co, right side lines.
Electrical Laboratories Co, Dept.
Auto
Elliott Hotel Co .; 16 Ellis & Holland Co, left top cor cards.
Employers Mutual Casualty Assn
of lowa
1657
Equitable Cigar Store.
1578
Equitable Life Ins Co of Iowa.
3
Evans R M Ins Agency. 1649
Fairlawn Dairy 1598 Farmers House of Poultry 1737
Farnsworth Geo M
1650
Federal Printing Co
1737
Feige Geo J. 408, 1722 Firestone Tire & Rubber Co, Auto Dept.
First Trust & Savings Bank, left top cor cards.
Fleming Bros (Ine), opp page ...
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421
Flint Brick Co ..
1565
Flynn Building, inside back cover. Flynn Dairy Co. 1598
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Ford Insurance Agency ...... .... 1666 Fort Des Moines Garage, Auto Dept.
Fowler F W Co.
1642
Franklin Hotel Co, right top cor cards.
Franz F W.
436
French Lace Curtain Cleaning Co,
left side lines.
Frisk Edwin J, Legal Dept.
Furlong Boiler & Iron Works.
.1562
General Electric Co.
1611
General Engineering Co.
1615
Gibbs Welding Co, Auto Dept.
Gifford Benj F, Contrs Dept.
Gilcrest J K & W H Co, right top lines.
Glasgow Woolen Mills, right top lines.
Globe Machinery & Supply Co. .. 1709
Glyde & McNamara, Auto Dept.
Graham J E
.1600
Grand Av Garage, left side lines.
Great Western Accident Ins Co, right top cor cards.
Guaranty Securities Co
1026
Guthrie DR.
1742
Haase Dancing School
1599
Haddorff Music House, right top cor cards.
Hamilton Hardware Co
1627
Hanger A C, opp page.
515
Hankammer John F. Contrs Dept.
Harwood-Taylor Agency
1667
Hawkeye Face Brick Co
1566
Henry Auto Service Co, right side lines and Auto Dept.
Highland Park Electric Co .... .1701 Hippee States Co, right side lines and Auto Dept. Holley L W & Son. .1751 Holmes Express & Transfer Co, front cover.
Homestead Co, left bottom lines.
Hopkins Bros Co, right bottom
lines and page.
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1763
Hopper W T, Contrs Dept.
Hotel Franklin, right top cor cards.
Hotel Irwin
18
Howard Chas L.
1686
Hudson E P, Legal Dept.
Iltis H M.
.1701
Inter-State Business Mens Acci- dent Assn, opp inside back cover.
Interstate Mercantile Agency .... 1584
Page
Iowa Auto Radiator Works, Auto Dept.
Iowa Auto Spring Co, Auto Dept. Iowa Auto & Supply Co, right top lines and Auto Dept.
Iowa Loan & Trust Co. 12
Iowa National Fire Ins Co
1668
Iowa Novelty & Brass Works
1703
Iowa Plumbing Co 1643
Iowa Seed Co
1756
Iowa State Live Stock Ins Co.
.1675
Iowa Trust & Savings Bank.
12
Iowa Vulcanizing Co, Auto Dept. Italian Importing Co, opp page ... 611 Jacobs J E Co 1602
Jaeger Mnfg Co, embossed line
back cover and page.
13
Jansen T W Machine Co.
... . . 1703
Jeffrey Auto Tire Co, Auto Dept.
Jensen J L, Contrs Dept.
Jepson A L Mnfg Co, right top cor cards.
Jewett Lumber Co, right bottom cor cards.
Julander & Julander
1576
Kathryn's Beauty Parlors
1640
Kawneer Mnfg Co.
1767
Keffer & Jones, right top lines and
page
.1640
Kellogg & Kellogg.
1738
Kendall Auto Taxi Service Co.
1770
Kendall's Letter Shop.
1765
Kenyon Co, The, opp
page
659
Kinney Charles Noyes
1575
Kirch Hermann
1686
Kirkwood Cigar Store
. 1578
Kirkwood Hotel
17
Kirsher Joe & Co
1711
Koch Bros (Inc)
1720
Koss
Construction
Co, Contra
Dept.
Kruidenier
Cadillac
Co,
Auto
Dept.
Kurtz L H Co.
.1640
Lagerquist Carriage & Auto Co,
right bottom lines and Auto
Dept.
Landis Plumbing Co 1734
Lantz H H,"left top cor cards and
page
14
Larsh M F Planing Mill Co
1785
Latcham C A
695
Lawr John, Contrs Dept.
Lenning Realty Co
1743
Lindblom A, Contre Dept.
Loetscher & Burch Mnig Co.
21
Long D E & Son.
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Longerbone Bros, back cover.
Lowe Barber Supply Co. 1559 Lozier Alfred Flower Co, front cover. Luce John W .. 1576
McClure Realty Co, right bottom cor cards.
Mccutchen & Verran, A B C cards.
McKee Wm F, Auto Dept. Mackie Motors Co, Auto Dept.
Maine James & Sons Co, left side lines. Mann Ben E Co 1748
Mannasian E H der. 1752
Mechanics Savings
Bank, right
top cor cards.
Merchants Transfer & Storage Co, left top lines and page .... 1619 Meredith Francis L, Legal Dept.
Miller, Dentists, The Dr G R. .. . . 1601
Miller H Jesse
S30
Millers' Laundry, right bottom cor
cards and
1692
Monarch Laboratories Co left top corner cards and . 1688
Monarch Metal Weather Strip Co . Contrs Dept.
Munger's Laundry, right bottom lines.
National Roofing & Metal Co, right side lines.
Neiman & Neiman, Legal Dept.
Neumann Arthur H & Co, left bot- tom lines.
Newens Sanitary Dairy Co. . . . . . 1599 Newton's Auto Salvage & Service, Auto Dept.
Northern Artificial Limb Co .. .1541 Northwestern Laundry Co, back cover and . ..
1693
O'Dea-Graben Motor Co, Auto Dept.
Oldfield Motor Car Co, Auto Dept.
Orcutt Mnfg Co, right side lines.
Orwig & Bair, Legal Dept. Osgood Supply Co. 1685
Page Saml D & Co
1563
Patterson A J, Contrs Dept.
Patzig M L, left top cor cards and. 1580 Pegau Auto Co, Auto Dept.
Penn Mut Life Ins Co, front cover and page 6
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Peoples Savings Bank, back bone
and page
8
Percival C L Co
1751
Perkins Electric Co
1612
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Peterson A R, Auto Dept.
Peterson Tailoring Co, right
tom cor cards. :
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co ..
1633
Polk Building, opp page.
927
Polk Jefferson H, opp page.
927
Poncele Water Co, back cover.
Porter-Tidrick Co, Auto Dept.
Pratt L W
1744
Protectu Check System Co.
1575
Proudfit Loose. Leaf Co ..
1699
Putnam-Cornick Land Co.
19
Randall Lumber Co, left side lines.
Rasck Auto Pilot Co.
.1555
Red Line Transfer & Storage Co .. 1776 Rees Gabriel & Co, right bottom cor cards.
Reliable Rug Co 958
Rex Garage, Auto Dept.
Ristrim's Art Service.
1616
Robbins & Bonn.
1694
Robinson E E Co
1686
Rogg Chas W Co The.
1506
Rood Garage Co, Auto Dept.
Root A I Co ..
1539
Rosery The, front cover.
Rowat Cut Stone Co
1597
Royal Union Mutual Life Ing Co. embossed line front cover page and 4
Rumsey Bros, front cover
and
page
6
St Catherine's Hall.
20
St John & Barquist Co, back cover and opp page 999
St Joseph Academy, opp.
1585
S & L Cigar Store.
1578
Schlampp Frank Co (Inc) ..
1686
Schlater Bros
1773
School of Life
1755
Schuler Henry, Contrs Dept.
Scotts The
1577
Sears Auto Co, left bottom and Auto Dept,
lines
Securities Building
.1026
Sexton-Miller Oil Co, Auto Dept.
Shackelford Brick Co
.. 1566
Shepherd W H.
.1039
and 1770
Smith Auto Radiator Repair, Dept.
Auto
Sowers Elmer E Furnace & Light Co
Gas 1627
Spriggs J H, Contrs Dept. Spry & MacArthur Co, Auto Dept. Spurrier W A Jr & Co, right top lines.
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Standard Glass & Paint Co .... 1726 Standard Life Ins Co, left top cor cards.
Standard Plumbing ; &
Heating
Co, right side lines and
1643
Stein & Sons:
1630
Stellmacher Wm H.
1620
Stevenson Jesse F & Co (Inc) .. 1621
Stolberg John, Contrs Dept.
Stoner-McCray System
1723
Strouse Anna
1739
Sundell Plumbing Co
1735
Thomas Arthur N, Contrs Dept.
Thomas Plumbing Co
1735
Tooey T A Co.
1591
Towne N C & Son, back bone.
Trisler Chas H
.1767
Turner J W Improvement
Co.
right bottom cor
cards and
Contrs Dept.
Tuttle's Letter Shop, right bot- tom lines.
University Motor Co, Auto Dept.
Valley National Bank
7
Van Arnam's Bazaar
1645
Veatch Edwin S.
1606
Walker Plumbing & Heating Co. 1644
Ware Transfer & Storage Co.
.1776
Weldrest Tailors, opp page.
1199
Wellington Hotel
15
Wessels & Wessels, Legal Dept. Western Builders Supply Co. .. . 1568 Western Life Ins Co, left bottom cor cards.
Western Truck & Auto Co, Auto Dept.
Weston Plumbing & Electric Co.1609
Whalen Electric Co .. .1614 Wheaten Express & Transfer Co. . 1777 Wheeler Lumber & Bridge Sup- ply Co, right bottom lines.
Wickham S M, Contrs Dept.
Willcox-Howell-Hopkins
Co, bot-
tom edge and page
5
Wilson Jas W, Legal Dept.
Witmer & Kauffman
1667
Wragg Nursery Co
:. 1691
Yeager . George, front cover.
Zaiser Will H, Specialty Co, right
bottom lines and
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Baldridge E W
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Connell John Dr
1264
Creighton Cafe
1264
Donahey H M.
1268
First National Bank
1264
Heenan Frank
1268
Iltis H M 1268
Jacobson M L 1268
Leland Cafe
1268
Scheuer M M Dr.
1264
Schultz Henry
1268
Security Savings Bank.
1266
Spencer Elmer Co
1268
Thornton F E.
1264
Thurtle A M.
1266
Thurtle A M Mfg Co.
1266
Valley Ice & Coal Co
1268
Valley Junction Savings Bank.
.1266
Wishard W S
1266
Young & Son
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Austin Drug Co (S E Austin) propr Interurban Pharmacy 201 Grand av Austin Silas E (Austin Drug Co) res 1317 4th
Dick N Terrell (Polk County Ins Agen- cy) 413, 422 7th
INTERSTATE MERCANTILE AGEN- CY, H Kellerman Mngr, Member of The Co-Operative Bureau of The American Collection Service, 820 Penn av (See Class Coll Agts)
KELLERMAN HARRY
Mngr Interstate Mercantile Agency res 417 Des Moines
McClurg Saml O (Polk County Ins Agency) res 1440 26th
Polk County Insurance Agency (S O McClurg, W B Walker, N T Dick) ins and real est 413, 422 7th
Pressly Addie C (wid Geo W) res 1615 Bluff
Pressly Clara M bds 1615 Bluff
Pressly Cullen W cond D M St Ry. bds 1615 Bluff
Pressly John N mtrmn D M; St Ry bds 1615 Bluff
Pressly Wm E printer bds 1615 Bluff
REMIDAV REIMAR Asst Mngr Interstate Mercantile Agency res 820 Penn av
Riverview Amusement Co Abe Fran- kle pres C C Taft treas Frank C Walrath sec 212, 320 5th
Walker Walter B (Polk County Ins Agency) res 1502 4th
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R. L. POLK & CO.'S Des Moines City Directory 1917
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Election March, eyen year. Council meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week at 9 a. m., at City Hall, Locust nw cor East First.
Mayor- John MacVicar. Secretary-E. W. Williamson. Councilmen-Thos. Fairweather, H.
B. Frase, J. W. Budd, Benj. Woolgar. License Collector-Geo. C. Burnett.
Auditor-C. J. Carr. Deputy-L. B. Van Hoesen.
Civil Engineer - Karl. Kastberg; Asst., D. E. Thomas.
City Clerk-Frank S. Jeffries.
Asst, City Clerk-M. T. Scanlan.
Corporation Counsel-H. W. Byers.
City Solicitor-G. A. Miller. 1.
City Stenographer-Reika Findley. City Claim Agent-Wm. Kern.
City Plumbing Inspector-C. W. Shepard.
Police Judge-Jos. Meyer.
Police Clerk-J. T. Genevay.
Supt. of Fire and Police Alarms- E. C. Hodgson.
Supt. of Markets-Joseph Gagen. Dept. of Public Affairs-John Mac- Vicar, Mayor.
Dept. of Streets and Public Imps .- J. W. Budd, Supt.
Dept. of Accts. and Finances-Thos. Fairweather, Supt.
Dept. of Parks and Public Property -H. B. Frase, Supt .; Mary F. Frase, Sèc.
Dept. of Public Safety-Benj. Wool- gar, Supt .; Agnes M. Mahoney, Sec.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
Secretary-J. J. Dempsey.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Headquarters, ws Second between Locust and Grand av.
Chief of Police-+C. C. Jackson. Asst. Chief of Police-W. E. Kelly. Clerk- James Cavender.
Captains-M. J. Donoghue, E. G. Wyman.
Sergeants-G. J. Breeding, Geo. Scarpino, Thos. Pettit, C. Hamberg.
Health Officers-J. C. Wilson, Jos. Hollibaugh, J. E. Holehan.
Detectives-James MacDonald, Wm. Bailey, C. E. Hunt, R. J. Chamberlain, T. J. Blake, J. A. Newell, A. H. Peder- son, G. F. Trimble T. Jay Hubbard, S. E. Delmege John Brophy J J Holli- baugh
Jailer-Thos. Cross.
Police Matrons-Mrs. Carrie Neth- erow, Mrs. N. P. Collins.
MUNCICIPAL CIVIL SERVICE COM- MISSON. City Hall»
F. C. Hubbell, chairman; H. H. Stipp, Jay E. Tone; E. W. Williamson,. Clerk.
FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Headquarters, Second sw cor Grand. Will Burnett, chief; Warren Taylor, first asst .; Wm. Drady, second asst.
Captains-No. 1, Joseph Murphy; No. 2, Harvey Brown; No. 3, B. W. Weaver; No. 5, Andrew Rundberg; No. 13, L. H. Curran; No. 15, W. E. Dunlap.
Secretary-Harry Cree. 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-So 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.
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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. 35-7th and College av. 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- vastapol).
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-E. Sixth and Grand av.
52-E. 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-E. Ninth and Des Moines.
61-E. Second and Walnut.
62-E. Fifth and Locust.
63-E. Fourth and Walnut, Engine House No. 2.
64-E. Sixteenth and Grand av. 65-Seventeenth St. Court and Walker.
66-E. Twenty-sixth and Walnut.
67-716-718 Mulberry.
71-E. Fifth and Court av.
72-Twenty-third and E. Grand av. 73-Ninth and Fremont.
74-Fifth and Elm.
74-Second and Market.
81-Seventh and Indiana av.
82-E. Thirteenth and Hull av., En- gine House No. 7.
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