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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 1% million.
The average outside attendance at the Iowa State Fair exceeds 175,000 persons annually.
Over 100 conventions meet in Des Moines annually.
Des Moines is one of the largest machinery distributing point in the United States.
The railroad payroll in Des Moines averages $250,000 monthly.
Des Moines pays over 13 million dollars 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.
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 one of 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 capacity 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 as- sembly 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 councilmen are elected at large, are assigned to departments and like the directory board of a bank, direct its affairs.
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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, Fifth Floor, Shops Building, for the free use of the public.
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GENERAL INDEX
Abbreviations
79
Advertisements, Index to. 31
Alphabetical List of Names. 79-1359
Automobile Dept op ppage. 1658
Alterations, Removals, etc.
36
Business Directory
1637-1874
Contractors Dept opp page.
1688
Legal Dept opp page
1786
Miscellaneous Information
37
Street and Avenue Guide
1387
Valley Junction Residence
and
Business Directory
1359-1385
INDEX TO MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
Alarm of Fire, Directions for
Giving
38
Asylums and Hospitals
53
Banks and Trust Cos. 54
Cemeteries
55
Churches
55
City Government 37
Clubs and Societies
64
Colleges and Schools
60
County and Township Officers
50
Courts 61
Department of Health 37
Federal Officers
61
Fire Alarm Stations
37
Fire Department
37
Government of the State of Iowa 52
Grand Army of the Republic. 63 Hospitals and Asylums 53
Insurance Companies
61
Labor Unions 75
Libraries 63
Medical Societies 63
Military Societies
63
Miscellaneous Clubs and Socie- ties 64
Missions
60
Newspapers and Publications. 67
Police Department
3'
Post Office
6.
Public Schools, Officers, Inde- pendent School District. 3
Rates of Fare for Public Car-
riages
3
Rural Routes
6
Schools
3
Secret Societies
State Board of Control. 5! State Board of Health E State Board of Medical Examin- ers
State Boards of Commissioners. .
State Officers
51
Town Assessors
51
Township Asessors
5'
Township Clerks
51
Township Constables 51
Township Justices of the Peace .. 51
Township Trustees
51
Voting Precincts
4|
Ward Boundaries
41
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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS
Page
Advance-Rumely Thresher Co. . 84, 1639 Airless Inner Tire Co, right side lines. Ameri-Cone Co. 1743
American Glue Co. .1729
American Life Ins Co, right top cor cards.
American Sheet Metal & Retin- ning Co 1862
Anderson Mnfg Co, left side lines and .1694
Apperson Iowa Motor Co, Auto Dept.
Armstrong Auto Radiator Repair Co ... .. 1648 Arntz Lew, left side lines. Auto Salvage & Exchange Co (Inc), Auto Dept.
Auto Service Co, Auto Dept.
Aylesworth & Bredimus.
.. 1851
Backman Sheet Metal Works ..
.1848
Badgley. U. S. G., left bottom lines
and page
1687
Bailey The Dentist.
1698
Baird-Taylor-Crawford-Lewis Co,
right top cor cards.
Bankers Accident Ins Co, right top cor cards.
Bankers Life Company, right top lines.
Bankers Mortgage Co, back bone and page 13.
Bankers Trust Co, top edge and opp |132.
Baridon Mademoiselle 1720 Larrett Electric Co .1708
Barrick & Son, left bottom lines and page .1840
Beckman Bros 1780-
Benson & Marxer, right top lines. Bernhard & Turner Auto Co, Auto Dept.
Ballings, Prouty & Tompkins, back cover.
Bilz Sign Co, left bottom cor cards.
Blue Line Transfer & Storage Co,
opp page
.. 1865
Hond and Mortgage Co, The, left . top cor cards and page. . . 1716
Boston Market; right bottom cor . cards.
Brammer Lehman & Seevers.
.1643
Brewbaker J Milton
1719
Page
Brinsmaid & Co.
.1676
Brown-Camp Hardware Co, opp
page
1735
Brown Garage Co, back cover and
Auto
Dept.
Brown Hotel The 1741
Brown & Winans, Legal Dept.
Buck Tyne M Co, opp
218
Bullard Optical Co.
220
Burnett Larsh Mnfg Co
1706
Burns Wm J International Detec-
tive Agency (Inc)
1700
Capital Cigar Store
1678
Capital
City Commercial College
left top cor cards.
Capital City Printing Co.
1807
Capital Clay Co, left top cor cards
and page.
1665
Capitol Hill Bank
16
Carbon Coal Co
1683
Carey Thomas Sons, Contrs Dept.
Carlson's Furniture Shop. .. 1724 Carr & Baal Co, inside front cover
Cavanagh B J, left bottom cor
cards and pages.
1791-1805
Ceilly W W Optical Co
1816
Central Book Co
1664
Central Cleaners & Dyers
261
Central Life Assurance Society of
the U. S.
262
Central National Fire Ins Co.
1760
Central Trust Co
16
Central Wire & Iron Works.
1780
Century Garage Co, Auto Dept.
Century Lumber Co ..
1793
Chamberlin Metal Weather Strip Co, Contrs Dept.
Chambers & Chambers, left side lines and Auto Dept. Chase & West, right bottom cor cards.
Citizens Cigar Store
1678
Citizens Electric Co, right bottom lines.
Clancy P J & Co, front cover and. 1760 Clemens Automobile Co, Auto
Dept.
Cleveland Metal Products Co. . .. 1815 Clifton Heights Greenhouses. .1730 Clos J C, Contrs Dept. Coffin & Rippey, Legal Dept.
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Colton Co The
1869
Commercial Addressing & Mail- ing Co 163S
Commercial Photo Shop.
1822
Consigny Motor Truck Co, Auto
Dept.
Consumers Refining Co.
1816
Corwin The Cleaner
1681
Cosson & Francis, Legal Dept.
Cram Frank & Son.
1670
Crocker Cigar Store
1678
Cumming School of Art, opp
331
Dahlberg C L & Co
1855
Daniels Preston
1738
Darwin Company The.
1777
DeBrown Auto Sales Co, Auto
Dept.
Dempster Mnfg & Supply Co. . . . . 1872 Des Moines Bridge & Iron Works,
right side lines and page .... 24
Des Moines Buick Auto Co, Auto Dept.
Des Moines Building Material Co. 1670
Des Moines Clay Co
1666
Des Moines Fuel & Lime Co, right top lines. Des Moines Hotel Co. 20
Des Moines Life & Annuity Co, left top cor cards.
Des Moines Marble & Mantel Co, left bottom lines.
Des Moines Milk Co .. 1696
Des Moines Modern Quilting Co. . 1832
Des Moines Morris Plan Co, front
cover and page.
12
Des Moines National Bank, front edge and page. 10
Des Moines Pattern & Model Works 1821
Des Moines Rubber Stamp Works 23
Des Moines Sand & Fuel Co ..
1845
Des Moines Sheet Metal Co, front
cover and page.
1848
Des Moines Silo Mnfg Co
1851
Des Moines Steel Co. 24
Des Moines Steel Tank Co .. 1860
Des Moines Storage Battery Co, Auto Dept.
Des Moines Tent & Awning Co,
Auto Dept and page.
.1861
Des Moines Trust Co.
1659
Des Moines Used Exchange, right bottom lines. Des Moines Welding Co, Auto Dept.
Dickson Mercantile Agency.
.1684
Domm-Neal Co
.1834
Dorsey S W & Co ..
1754
Drake Auto Service Station, Auto Dept.
Dudley M L Agency, left bottom cor cards.
Duplex Auto Appliance Co, Auto Dept.
E & W Clothing House, right side lines.
Eagle Coal Co, left bottom lines. Electric Equipment Co, right side lines.
Elliott Hotel Co.
19
Employers Mutual Casualty Assn
of Iowa
1753
Equitable Cigar Store.
1678
Equitable Life Ins Co of Iowa
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3
Evans R M Ins Agency Fairlawn Dairy 1696
1744
Farnsworth Geo
M.
1744
Federal Printing
Co.
1830
Feige Geo J.
433-1816
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co, Auto Dept.
First Trust & Savings Bank left top cards and 11.
First and Second Mortgage Corpo- ration, left side lines.
Fisher M E Auto Radiator Repair Co, Auto Dept.
Fisher Tire Service, Auto Dept.
Fletcher Truck Co, Auto Dept.
Flint Brick Co.
1666
Flynn Building, inside back cover.
Flynn Dairy Co.
1697
Ford Insurance
Agend
176
Fowler F W Co
173"
Franklin Hotel Co, right top cor cards.
Franz F W.
461
Frisk Edwin J, Legal Dept.
Furlong Boiler & Iron Works .... 166; Gibbs Welding Co, Auto Dept. Gilcrest J K & W H Co, right top lines.
Glasgow Woolen Mills, right top lines.
Globe Machinery & Supply Co .... 180
Glyde & McNamara,
Auto Dept.
Goodyear Service Station, Auto
Dept.
Great Western Accident Ins Co, right top cor cards.
Green &
Roberts
Commercial
Service
168
Guaranty Securities Co, back cover
and
1
Guthrie C P.
183
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Haase Dancing . School. 1697 Hamilton Hardware Co. 1722
Hanger A C, opp page. 545 Hawkeye Securities Fire Ins Co. . 1762 Highland Park Lumber Co ... .. 1794
Hippee States Co, right side lines and Auto Dept.
Hoffman Bros, Auto Dept.
Holley L W & Son.
.1843
Holmes Express & Transfer Co, front cover.
Holtberg & Hanselman Auto Co, Auto Dept. 1
Homestead Co, left bottom lines.
Hopkins Bros Co, right bottom lines and page 1853
Hotel Franklin, right top cards.
cor
Hotel Irwin
21
Hotel Martin
22
Howard Chas L.
1781
Hughes Geo W, right top cor cards.
Iltis H M
1794
Inter-State Business Mens Acci- ,dent Assn, opp inside back cover.
bwa. Auto Radiator Works, Auto I. Dept.
Dwa Auto & Supply Co, right top lines and Auto Dept. J. wa Bonding & Casualty Co, back Lcover and 7
wa Guarantee Mortgage Corpo-
ration
1805
wa Loan & Trust Co
15
wa Machinery & Supply Co
1795
`wa Multigraphing Co.
1807
a National Fire Ins Co ..
1763
wa Novelty & Brass Works
1796
va Packing Co.
1818
va Plumbing Co
1738
va Seed Co.
1847
va State Live Stock Ins Co ..
1771
va Storage Battery Co, Auto.
Dept.
va Trust & Savings Bank.
15
va Vulcanizing Co, Apto Dept.
lian Importing Co, opp page .... 648
eger Mnfg Co, embossed line
back cover and page.
16
nsen T W Machine Co ...
.. 1797
frey Auto Tire Co, Auto Dept.
wett Lumber Co, right bottom por cards.
hes Piano Co, right top cor
ards.
lander & Julander
1677
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Page
Kawneer Mnfg Co
1857
Keffer & Jones, right top lines and
page
1641
Kellogg & Kellogg
1685
Kenyon Co, The, opp page.
698
King M H, Contrs Dept.
Kinney Charles Noyes 1675
Kirch Hermann.
1781
Kirkwood Cigar Store
1678
Kirkwood Hotel
20
Kirsher Joe & Co.
1804
1814
Kock Bros (Inc).
. Koss
Construction
Co,
Contrs
Dept
Kruidenier
Cadillac Co,
Auto
Dept!
Kurtz L H Co.
.. 1735
LaForge John T & Sons ...... 727-1739.
Lagerquist Carriage & Auto Co, right bottom lines and Auto Dept.
Lantz H H, left top cor cards and
page
17
Larsh M F Planing Mill Co.
1874
Leader Tractor Mnfg Co.
1865
Lenning Realty Co.
1835
Levitt Real Estate Co, left bottom
cor cards and.
1836
Lowe Barber Supply Co
1660
Lozier
Alfred Rosery Co, front
cover
Luce John W.
.1677
McClure Co The, right bottom cor
cards.
Mccutchen & Verran, A B C cards.
McKee Wm F, Auto Dept.
McLucas & Morris Auto Co, Auto
Dept.
Maine James & Sons Co, left side lines.
Mann Benn E Co
.1841
Maynard Printing Co
1830
Mass Mutual Life Ins Co, right top lines.
Mechanics Savings Bank, right top cor cards.
Merchants
Life
Ins Co, opp
page
.1387
Merchants Transfer & Storage Co, left top lines and page .... 1713
Meredith Francis L, Legal Dept. Miller, Dentists, The Dr G R .... 1699 Miller H Jesse. 864
Millers' Laundry right bottom cor
cards and
1785
Monarch Metal Weather Strip Co, Contrs Dept.
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Munger's Laundry, right bottom lines.
Neiman & Neiman, Legal Dept.
Neumann Arthur H & Co, left bot- tom lines.
Newen's Sanitary Dairy Co. . . . . . 1697 Newton's Auto Salvage, Auto Dept.
Northern Artificial Limb Co ...... 1642
Northwestern Laundry Co, back cover and .1787
Oldfield Motor Car Co, Auto Dept.
Orcutt Mnfg Co, right side lines.
Orwig & Bair, Legal Dept.
Patterson A J, Contrs Dept.
Patzig M L, top cor cards and ... 1680 Penn Mut Life Ins Co, font cover and page 6
Peoples Savings Bank, back bone
and page
9
Percival C L Co
1671
Perkins Electric Co
1707
Peterson Tailoring Co, right bot- tom cor cards.
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
1728
Polk Building, opp page.
989
Polk County Ins Agency
1765
Folk Jefferson H, opp page
989
Poncele Water Co, back cover.
Porter-Tidrick Co, Auto Dept.
Pratt L W
1836
Putnam J B Land Co.
1837
Randall Lumber Co, left side lines
Rasck Auto Pilot Co.
.1656
Red Line Transfer & Storage Co. . 1865
Rees Gabriel & Co, right bottom
cor cards.
Reich Mary Mrs
1677
Reliable Rug Co.
1025
Reliance Brick Co
1667
Rio Grande Valley Land Corpo- ration 1715
"Robbins & Bonn, Legal Dept.
Rogg Chas W Co The
1703
Rood Garage Co, Auto Dept. Rosery The, front cover. Rowat Cut Stone Co. 1695
Royal Union Mutual Life Ins Co. embossed line front cover and page 4
Page
Rumsey Bros, front
cover and
page
6
Rumsey Hugh E.
1779
St. Catherine's Hall, back paster.
St John & Barqust Co, back cover
and opp page.
.1071
St Joseph Academy, opp.
1685
Page
S & L Cigar Store.
1679
Schlampp Frank Co (Inc)
.1781
Schlater Bros
1862
Sears Auto Co, left bottom lines and Auto Dept.
Segner-Anderson Co, Contrs Dept.
Silver Ribbed Retread Dept.
Co, Auto
Smith B K.
1677
Southern Surety Co
.1747
Sowers Elmer E Furnace & Gas Light Co. 1722
Spriggs J H, Contrs Dept.
Spry & MacArthur Co,, Auto Dept. Spurrier W A Jr & Co, right top lines.
Standard Glass & Paint Co ...... 182}
Standard Life Ins Co, left top cor cards.
Stein & Sons. 175 Stevenson Jesse F & Co (Inc) . . 176 Stolberg John, Contrs Dept. Stoner-McCray System 1818
Sundell Plumbing Co.
1827
Thomas Plumbing Co.
1828
Tire Service Co, Auto Dept.
Topey T A Co.
1671
Towne N C & Son, back bone. Trisler Chas H 1:457
Turner J W Improvement Co,
right bottom
cor
cards and
Contrs Dept.
Tuttle's Letter Shop,
right bot-
tom lines.
Twentieth Century Cafe, left side Inies.
Upham Bros Co, front cover and. . 1746 Valley National Bank Van Arnam's Bazaar.
Veatch Edwin S.
1
Walker Plumbing & Heating Co. . 13
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Page
Ware Transfer & Storage Co.
.1866
Weldrest Tailors, opp page.
1288
Wellington Hotel
18
Wessels & Wessels, Legal Dept.
Western Building Loan & Invest-
ment Co, right side lines.
Western Life Ins Co, left bottom cor cards.
Weston Plumbing & Electric Co. . 1705,
Wheaton Express & ransfer Co ... 1866;
Wheeler Lumber & Bridge Sup-
ply Co, right bottom lines.
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Wilkinson R U.
1676
Willcox-Howell-Hopkins Co,' bot-
tom edge and page
5
Wilson Jas W, Legal Dept.
Winters Auto Repair, Auto Dept.
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Witmer Kauffman Co
1763
Wragg Nursery : Co
1784
Zaiser Will H, Specialty Co, right
bottom lines and
. ..
.1793
Valley Junction
Baldridge E W.
1358
Carmody Drug Co
1360
Connell John Dr.
1358
Donahey H M.
1362
First National Bank
1358
Thornton FE
1358
Iltis H M
1362
Valley Express
1358
Valley Ice & Coal Co
1362
Valley Junction Savings Bank
1360
Valley Vulcanizing Co.
1358
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Scheuer M M Dr
1358
Schultz Henry
1362
Security Savings Bank
1360
Spencer Elmer Co
1362
Jacobson M L
1362
Jewel Bakery and Cafe
1360
Leland Cafe
1362
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Alterations, Removals, Etc.
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Altemburger Fred lab res ns Sunset dr 1 w of so w 23d
Anderson Walter miner res es e 29th 1 n of Madison av
Barclay Bernardeno C clk bds 1315 41st
Benes Frank miner res 1320 e 27th
BENSON CONSTRUCTION CO John A Benson Pres, 422 Valley Nati Bank Bld
Benson John A pres Benson Construc- tion Co res 1332 e 9th
Jacobs Norman B ins 505 Crocker bldg res 611 10th
White
Winonah stenog Guaranty Securities Co res 14 Cruzan apts
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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Election March, even year. Council meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week at 9 a. m., at City Hall, Locust nw cor East First.
Mayor-Thomas Fairweather. Secretary -- Reika Findley.
Councilmen-E. A. Elliott, H. B. Frase, J. W. Budd, Benj. Woolgar.
License Collector-Geo. C. Burnett. Auditor-A. C. Nelson. Deputy-
Paul Reilly. Civil Engineer-Karl. Kastberg; Asst., J. M. Tippee.
City Assessor-C. W. Schram, Court House.
City Clerk-Frank S. Jeffries. Asst. City Clerk-M. T. Scanlan. Corporation Counsel-H. W. Byers. City Solicitor-R. S. Jones. City Claim Agent-Wm. Kern. City Plumbing Inspectors-C. W. Shepard, W. R. Elder.
Police Judge-Jos. Meyer.
Police Clerk-J. T. Genevay. Supt. of Fire and Police Alarms- E. C. Hodgson.
Supt. of Markets-S. D. Tungate. Dept. of Public Affairs-Thos. Fair- weather, Mayor.
Dept. of Streets and Public Imps .- J. W. Budd, Supt.
Dept. of Accts. and Finances-E. A. Elliott, Supt. - Dept. of Parks and Public Property
-H. B. Frase, Supt .; Mary F. Frase, Sec.
Dept. of Public Safety-Benj. Wool- gar, Supt .; Agnes M. Mahoney, Sec.
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, G. E. Kelso, Frank Harty, C. Hamberg.
Health Officers- T. P. Hardiman, G. H. Fish, T. H. Pettit, J. E. Holehan.
Detectives-James MacDonald, chief, Wm. Bailey; C. E. Hunt, R. J. Cham- berlain, T. J. Blake, J. A. Newell, A. H. Pederson, G. F. Trimble, T. J. Hub- bard, S. E. Delmege, John Brophy, A. H. Day, Jesse McKercher. Jailer-Thos. Cross.
Police Matrons-Mrs. Carrie Neth- erow, Mrs. E. Berkey.
MUNICIPAL
CIVIL SERVICE COM- MISSION. City Hall.
Jay E. Tone, chairman; H. H. Stipp, F. C. Hubbell; Reika Findley, 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 Drage 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-Seventh 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.
75-Second and Market.
81-Seventh and Indiana av.
82-E. Thirteenth and Hull av. En- gine House No. 7.
83-Seventeenth and Des Moines.
84-Twentieth and Clark.
85-E. Fourth and Hayes.
91-Sixth and Grand av.
92-Sixth and Forest av.
93-Grand av. and Twenty-seventh.
212-Second and Grand av.
213-Fifteenth and Court av.
214-Penn av. and North.
215-Twenty-eighth and Dean av.
216-Fifth and Walnut. 217-E. Sixth and Locust.
222-E. Eighteenth and Walnut.
223-Ninth and Walnut. 224-Methodist Hospital.
225-Fourth and Court av.
226-Fourth and Locust.
412-Twenty-fourth and Ingersoll.
413-E. Fifteenth and Grand av.
414-Empress Theatre.
415-Berchel Theater.
416 -- Auditorium.
417 -- Elite Theatre.
418- Empire Theater.
421- Kirkwood Hotel.
422- Majestic Theatre.
423-Princess Theatre.
424- Gas Works E. First and Vine.
LOCATION OF HOSE COMPANIES, . HOSE AND CHEMICAL ENGINES AND TRUCKS AND PUMPERS. No. 1+Second and Grand av.
No. 2 -- 411-413 E. Walnut.
No -Twelfth and Lyon.
No. 4- Eighth and School.
No. 5-Seventeenth and Crocker.
No. 6-1219 Edison av.
No. 7 -- E. Thirteenth and Hull av.
No. 8-510 So. E. Sixth.
No. 9+ E. Eighteenth and Walnut. No. 10-Sixth and Clinton avs.
No. 11-Twenty-fourth and Univer- sity av.
No. 12-535 Fortieth. No. 13-716-718 Mulberry
No. 14-Twenty-eighth and Dean. No. 15-Seventh and College av.
DIRECTIONS FOR GIVING AN ALARM OF FIRE.
1. To give an alarm, go to the near- est box, break glass, turn key, open door, pull the hook to the bottom of the slot once and let go; leave door open.
2. Do not pull the hook if the fire bell or small bell in the box is strik- ing as that indicates that an alarm has already been given.
RATES OF FARE AUTHORIZED BY CITY ORDINANCES RELATIVE TO PUBLIC CARRIAGE, ETC.
Section 13 of Section 507 of 1900 revision. That the owner or driver of any omnibus, carriage, cab, herdic, or other, vehicle licensed under this chap- ter, shall be entitled to demand and receive not to exceed twenty-five cents (25c) for each passenger conveyed any distance not exceeding one mile.
For each passenger over one mile and under two miles fifty cents (50c). For each passenger with trunk one mile and under two miles, seventy- five cents (75c). Each additional pas- senger of the same party, twenty-five cents (25c). Provided, that sixteen blocks shall constitute one mile. And they shall be entitled to add to the above rate between the hours of 12 o'clock at night and 6 a. twenty five cents (25c) for each passenger. And are entitled to charge when em. ployed by the hour, one and 50-100 dollars ($1.50) for the first hour, and'
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for each additional hour one dollar ($1); and they are hereby required to convey any passenger carried by them to such part of the city as he or she may require.
Children under five years of age ac- companying any person who has paid full fare shall not be charged fare, and children between the ages of five and ten years shall be charged half fare. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance 'shall De subject to a fine of not less than five nor more than one hundred dollars.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Independent School District of Des Moines under the consolidation law embraces all of the territory and school houses within the corporate limits of the city. Seventeen districts enter into this consolidation. Twelve of these were partly in and partly out and those portions of the districts in- side the city are now a part of the consolidated district. The territory of the other five districts was wholly `within the city so that three districts were taken in entire.
Board of Directors-Roy E. Cub- bage, Pres .; A. L. Clinite, Sec .; R. L. Chase, Jr., Treas .; Z. C. Thornburg, Supt. Directors-Roy E. Cubbage, Mrs. Jas. R. Hanna, John B. Sullivan, Chas. N. Kinney, Dr. Granville N. Ryan, Mrs. G. E. Mckinnon, Ralph R. Nichols.
Tuition for Non-Resident Pupils Primary and Grammar grades, $3.45 per month; High School, $7.25 per month in advance.
Suerintendent's Office, Garfield School, es 3d between Chestnut and Center. Z. C. Thornburg, Supt .; J. C. Byram, Truant Officer.
Office hours of Superintendent- p. m. to 5 p. m. on school days except Fridays; from 10 to 12 on Saturdays.
Supervisors-Drawing: Estelle Hay- den. Kindergarten: Bessie M. Park. Manual Training: Henry Anderson; Asst. Manual Training: Henry Ozanne, John Paltridge, S. B. Taylor, Charles G. Turrall, R. H. Arrowood, V. E. Lindquist, R. L. Buttrey, R. E. Blount, Otis Gahman, Henry Whitney. Music: Supt. Helen Ide Morse, Vera J. Par- rott. Physical Training: Margaret McKee.' Business Education: Clay D. Slinker. Vocational Guidance:
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