Des Moines and Polk County, Iowa, City Directory 1917, Part 2

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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


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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.


..


.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


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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


1264


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


1264


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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


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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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