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Maps | 1912 Huebinger's Guide

Dallas Center Makes Good This is the direct route to Guthrie Center and Council Bluffs. There is scarcely a turn from the Hyperion Club to Panora, a distance of about thirty-five miles; is through a beautiful country and there is but one hill on the route that is of any consequence. The tourist will find good hotels and well equipped garages in all towns along this route. Farmers have displayed unusual interest in the care of this road, which will always be found well kept and in good condition.

Dallas Center is a good trading point as will be seen from the following list of stores and business houses; two restaurants, two hardware stores, one hotel, one furniture store, one clothing store, four general stores, two meat markets, one lumber yard, two elevators, three blacksmith shops, two harness shops, three barber shops, one newspaper and job printing office, one grist mill, two feed sheds, two drug stores, two livery barns, one photographer, two tailors, one tinner, two plumbers. The professional business is amply cared for by three excellent physicians.

Dallas Center has a population of 900; has the most beautiful parks in Dallas County, the delightful shade of which is very inviting to the tourist on a hot summer day. It has beautiful residences and is in the center of a prosperous farming community. Its two banks have combined deposits greater than the combined deposits of the banks in any other town in the county.

Has a first class school system with an efficient corp of teachers. It is an accredited school.

The town is located on the M. & St. L. Railway, 21 miles west of Des Moines which is the direct line from that city to Minneapolis and gives an excellent train service.

The citizens of Dallas Center cordially invite the traveler to stop over with us when passing over route. In the town are two well equipped garages, both carrying a full line of accessories of all kinds, and both prepared to do all kinds of reppir (sic) work.

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