Iowa Old Press

Souvenir Edition; Farmington Herald; Farmington ,Van Buren , Iowa ; December 26, 1901

 DONNELL & BARTON  

            No community can get along very well without a grist mill, and for some time Farmington has been deprived of this necessity until these gentlemen erected a new one on Front street . Mr. George W. Donnell, the senior member of the firm, is a practical miller of twenty-five years’ experience, and was for several years head miller here for the Farmington Milling Co. Mr .Harry Barton, while not an experienced miller, “pitches in” to the work as though he were an old hand at the business.  This mill is complete with all the modern machinery for milling, and they are prepared to do all kinds of custom work in the way of grinding corn and feed. The mill is all new throughout, and is a great convenience to the farmers in this section of the country. It also benefits the business of the town, from the fact that it brings that class of people here who would be compelled to go elsewhere if Farmington did not possess an institution of this kind. Messrs. Donnell and Barton keep constantly on hand the very best grade of flour and meal, in exchange for grain. These gentlemen deserve great credit for their enterprise and should receive the united support of the city and surrounding country. It is the hope of the writer that Messrs. Donnell & Barton will thrive and prosper to the end.