Indianapolis, Indiana city directory, 1912, Part 1

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Publication date: 1855
Publisher: Polk
Number of Pages: 1974

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THE A. BURDSAL COMPANY

Paint Manufacturers, 102 S. Meridian Street

Largest Paint Store in Town 1

Wholesale & Retail Paints for All Purposes Varnishes, Window Glass, Brushes, Etc.

ESTABLISHED 1887 CAPITAL STOCK. $60,000.00

Juliana Jesiness College

Lafayette, Logansport, Kokomo, Antonin, Nissan, Muncie, Richmond, Columbus, New Castle Wasbingico, Vincennes, Crawfordsville and Indianapolis

Our Employment Department Fourth Floor, When Building, Right by Elevator

Headquarters for Bookkeeper and Stenographerz. Telephones, New 1181, Main 567 The INDIANA DUMNESS COLLEGE of Indianapolis is the

Cent alfusiness College

HOLLIDAY AMELDING, CONNER, ALABAMA AND OHIO STREETS Telephone, N.Y 2914 Telephone, Bell, Main 45

DRIE BUSINESS COLLEGE

Cifre: Phone 1254

E. C. ATKINS & CO. Inc.

HOME OFFICE AND FACTORY EZT INDIANAPOLIS THE LARGEST EXCLUSIVE MAKERS OF SAWS & SAW TOOLS IN THE WORLD

Gc 977.202 In3p 1912 1358786

M. L.

GENEALOGY COLLECTION

ALBERT F. MEYER President and Superintendent

HERMAN F. SPRANDEL Secretary and Treasurer

Indianapolis Manufacturers' Carpenters' Union

DIRECTORS-Charles Lauer, C.F. G. Meyer, Henry Wiese

Manufacturers of Doors, Sash, Blinds, Door and Window Frames, Brackets, Mouldings, etc., Flooring, Ceiling, Rough & Dressed Pine, Poplar & Ash Lumber, Flooring Worked, Lumber Sawed and Dressed to Order. ALSO DEALERS IN

Frame Lumber Shingles & Lath Newels, Balusters & Job Turning

ESTIMATES FURNISHED

Both Phones 590

Factory and Office, 201, 203 & 205 South New Jersey Street

Indianapolis, Indiana

3 1833 01975 1624

DEAN BROS.

STEAM PUMP WORKS

MANUFACTURERS OF PUMPING MACHINERY FOR ALL PURPOSES

TENTH STREET NEAR NORTH SENATE AVE., INDIANAPOLIS

. Durable Duplex Boiler Feed Pump

Single Boiler Feed Pump.

Hydraulic Pump

Central Station Boiler Feeder

4310

SOMANEBOSTOI

Power Pump

Mine Pump

DEAN BROS.

STEAM PUMP

Vertical Air Pump and Jet Condenser

STEAM PUMP

WORKS.

HEEB'S HELPING HAND is lifting thousands to a bigger income and a broader life

Tell me what you want I'll help you attain it

You Can Qualify Day, Night or by Mail

Call, Phone 499 or Write E. J. HEEB, Pres. Consolidated Colleges 82 When Bldg. Founded 1850 HEEB, BRYANT & STRATTON B Indianapolis USINESS UNIVERSIT Y

National Correspondence Schools

Law, Illustrating, Cartooning, Pharmacy, Shorthand, Bookkeeping, Penmanship, Civil Service, Etc., taught by Mail right here in Indianapolis

Home Office, 3412 North Pennsylvania Street E. J. HEEB, Pres. Telephones 499

STUDY LAW EVENINGS

Get Degrees. Requires only two years if you arrange now. Diploma admits to County, State and Federal Courts .. Credit given for Extension Work with us. Save a Year by Starting Now.

INDIANAPOLIS COLLEGE OF LAW

U. Z. WILEY. A. M., LL. D., Dean Address Registrar, 403 Pythian Building. Telephones New or Main 499

MODEL STOVES AND RANGES.

HOME MODEL STOVES AR RANGES

STOVE COMPANY

MANUFACTURERS

MODEL

STOVES & RANGES

The World's Most Economical Stoves

MODEL BASE BURNERS AND GASOLINE STOVES

CATALOGUE and PRICE LIST FURNISHED ON APPLICATION

KENTUCKY AVENUE AND HENRY STREET, INDIANAPOLIS

The Popular Price Department Store

EVERYTHING IN

Dry Goods, Home Furnishings and Wearing Apparel for Men, Women and Children At a Less Price Than You Pay Elsewhere

NOW IN OUR TWENTY- FOURTH YEAR AS the GREATEST VALUE GIVERS of INDIANA

The Home of Real

The

Bargains

StarStore A Store For Men as Well 360-370 W. WASHINGTON ST as

Women

"In Union there is Strength"

A number of years ago a corps of the ablest commercial college men in the State realized that if they would consolidate their schools and conduct them under one general management, it would enable them to have the best equipment, an expert teach- ing force, and to maintain an absolutely practical and up-to-date employment department, all of which would be for the best interest of the student; hence the

IndianaBusiness College

Thirteen Schools, LAFAYETTE, LOGANSPORT, KOKOMO, ANDERSON, MARION, MUNCIE, RICHMOND, COLUM- BUS, NEW CASTLE, WASHINGTON, CRAWFORDS- VILLE, VINCENNES and INDIANAPOLIS.

When you get ready to take your business course, call and investi- gate the equipment and methods of THE INDIANA BUSINESS COLLEGE .; in which all subjects pertaining to business are taught. For detailed information, write, call or telephone NEW, 24814; BELL, MAIN 45. THE INDIANA BUSINESS COLLEGE of Indianapolis is the

CentralBusiness College

Holliday Building : Alabama and Ohio Streets : Indianapolis

PIONEER BRASS WORKS

J. H. BRINKMEYER, President CHAS. C. MILLER, Treasurer H. D. KRAMM, Secretary

418 to 424 South Pennsylvania Street INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

Castings from Brass, Aluminum, Phosphor Bronze Manganese Bronze and White Metal Brass Tubing, Rod Sheet Wire

MANUFACTURERS OF

P.B. W. PATENT HOSE COUPLING

Repairing and Job Work Promptly Done BOTH TELEPHONES 618

McNamara-Koster Foundry Co. FOUNDRY

All Kinds of Heavy and Light Gray Iron Castings 410 to 420 S. PENNSYLVANIA ST. BOTH PHONES 1593, INDIANAPOLIS

ENGRAVER AND DIE SINKER GEO. J. MAYER CO.

Established 1884 36 SOUTH MERIDIAN ST., Ground Floor, Indianapolis BOTH TELEPHONES 1386 CATALOGUE FREE

Seals, Stencils and Rubber Stamps

Manufacturers of ETCHED NAME PLATES. Special Punchings, Cutting Dies, Etc. Monograms for Purses, Automobiles, Etc. Steel Stamps, Badges, Checks, Burning Brands, Door Plates Door Numbers, Check Protectors, Numbering Machines, Etc.

BRASS SIGNS AND BOX PRINTING PLATES

THE ASSOCIATION of AMERICAN Directory Publishers

President, J. L. HILL, Richmond, Va. First Vice-President, R. H. DONNELLEY, Chicago Secretary-Treasurer, W. H. BATES, New York

TRUSTEES

W. E. MURDOCH, Boston R. L. POLK, Detroit

R. H. DONNELLEY, Chicago W. H. BATES, New York

A. V. WILLIAMS, Cincinnati W. H. LEE, New Haven

J. L. HILL, Richmond E. M. GOULD, St. Louis

W. G. TORCHIANA, Philadelphia

Secretary's Office, 89 Third Avenue, Borough of Manhattan

The Association of American Directory Publishers is composed of reputable City Directory Publishers, organized for the general advancement of the Directory business. Any person, corporation or firm engaged in business as owner and Publisher of a City Directory in the United States or Canada, who shall qualify as competent to gather information and compile a City Directory and furnish satis- factory references, is eligible to membership.

The objects of the Association are :

First. The advancement of the Directory business and the im- provement of Directories by the interchange of ideas and the ex- change of experienced employes.

Second. To provide protection to the public against fraudulent advertising schemes which operate under the name of Directories, and to drive unprincipled promoters of the same out of the business.

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$100.00 Reward Will be paid by the Association for the arrest and conviction of any person or persons engaged in publishing, collecting or canvassing for any fraudulent or fake directory

SOMERVILLE LAUNDRY CO.

450 & 452 Virginia Avenue

"We Do Your Work Right"

Either Bundle Work or Family Washing Family Wash Done Rough Dry

Call Us and We Will Do the Rest

EITHER TELEPHONE

Old, Prospect Number 318 New, Number 9181

BARBEE WIRE and IRON WORKS -

OFFICERS FRANK M. CARY, PRESIDENT CEO. K. RIX, SEC'Y AND TREAS. W. W. STEELE, SUPERINTENDENT

MANUFACTURERS OF

Plain and Ornamental WIRE AND IRON WORK

Steel and Iron Fences, Iron Gates and Cemetery Arches, Roof Crestings, Tower Finials, Weather Vanes, Hitching Posts, Step Railings, Oat Mangers, Hay Racks, Water Troughs, Stall Guards, Gutter Drains and Traps, Window Guards, Balcony Rails, Fire Escapes, Vases, Fountains, Aquariums, Lawn Rollers, Settees, Chairs, Carriage Steps, etc.

HEAVY WIRE WORK

Steel Wire Residence Fences and Gates, Cemetery Fences and Gates, Elevator Guards, Partition Railing, Wire Stall Partitions, Heavy Window Guards, Bank and Counter Railings, Jewelers' Guards, Balcony Railings, Summer Houses, Asylum Guards, Jail and Asylum Cages, Wire Signs, Wire Gates, Heavy Wire Store Front Doors and Guards, Grave Guards, Tree Guards, etc.

A general line of Plain and Ornamental Wire Work made with Steel Channel Frame, Galvanized, Painted, Bronzed or Plated in all Styles of Finish.

MEDIUM HEAVY WIRE WORK

Flower Stands, Window Guards, Skylight Guards, Wire Signs, Counter Railings, Chairs and Set- tees, Grave Guards, Tree Guards, Summer Houses, Lawn Fencing, Nursery Fenders, Stove Guards, Spark Guards, Trainers, Trellises, Coal Screens, Sand Screens, Barrel Covers, Counter Guards, Wire Cloth, Nettings. A general line of medium heavy wire work usually made with round rod frame.

LIGHT AND "WHITE" WIRE GOODS (Painted, Galvanized, Plated or Retinned Work)

The "Hoosier" and "Shaw Improved" Calf Weaners, Dog Muzzles, Ox Muzzles, Hens' Nests, Trays, etc. Waste Paper Baskets, "Acme" Letter Trays, Mail Baskets.

WIRE MATS

We manufacture the National "Rigid Frame " and " Perfect Flexible" Wire Mats, Stock sizes, also special sizes to order.

PLATING, COPPER, NICKEL AND BRASS

Of Every Description. Old Work Made New. Chandeliers, Stove Attachments, Surgical Instru- ments, Tools, Harness and Carriage Ornaments, etc., Replated.

CATALOGUE AND PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION

We publish Illustrated Catalogues covering all the above line of goods. When inquiring for cata- logues or prices always state the kind or class and approximate size or quantity of goods you wish to purchase.

Office and Factory, Lafayette, Indiana

MONON ROUTE TO CHICAGO

Shortest Line

Quickest Time

Best Service

The Most Convenient

Depot in Chicago

FOUR TRAINS DAILY

H. G. ALEXANDER, District Passenger Agent Telephones, Main 217, New 737

CITY OFFICE, Number 8 NORTH ILLINOIS STREET

New Phone 1344

Old Phone, Main 4614

T. ROCH Architectural Iron and Wire Works

Ornamental Window Guards, Gates, Office Railings, Stairs Steel Structures, Fire-Proof Doors, Shutters, Fire Escapes and General Wrought Iron Work

225 East Pearl Street Indianapolis, Ind.

The Sign Over Your Door is Useless

Unless You are so represented in the City Directory that prospective purchas- ers come to your section of the city to look for the sign

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Your Advertisement

In this Directory would meet thousands of people daily. Can you see any reason why it should not bring results?

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GEIGER & PETERS IRON and WIRE WORKS

Steel Structures, Grille Work, Bank, Office and Stair Railings, Elevator Enclosures and Cars, Fences, Fire Escapes, Fire Shutters and all kinds of Iron Work

Corner Madison Ave. and Minnesota Street, on the J. M. & I. Railway New Phone, 9190; Old Phone, Prospect 700

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Indianapolis Office

320-324 American Central Life Building, Indianapolis, Ind. Both Telephones

Indiana Paving Brick Block Co.

W. W. WINSLOW, PROPRIETOR

IND.BLOCK BRAZIL IND

Manufacturers of Vitrified Paving Brick and Block

We have grades suitable for STREET PAVING FOUNDATIONS AND BUILDING PURPOSES

Phones, New 4794-K; Old Main 1190

Office, 601 Traction Terminal Building : Indianapolis, Indiana

Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n.

BREWERS OF THE

ORIGINAL BUDWEISER

BOTTLE BEER INDIANAPOLIS BRANCH

H. KETTMANN, Manager : 900 to 1000 E. Ohio Street Telephones, Central, Prospect 1480; New 16x11

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INDIANAPOLIS CITY DIRECTORY

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Indianapolis, Indiana city directory, 1912, Part 1

Author: Publication date: 1855 Publisher: Polk Number of Pages: 1974

Author:
Publication date: 1855
Publisher: Polk
Number of Pages: 1974