Mills County, Iowa
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![](http://iagenweb.org/mills/images/bpthumb.jpg) Malvern, 1882
Malvern:
An incorporated city of 1,000 inhabitants, is situated in Mills county, 10 miles distant from the county seat, Glenwood.
Located on the C.B. & Q.R. at the crossing of the St. L. & O. line W., St. L. & P. Ry, 261 miles west of Burlington,
30 miles southeast of Council Bluffs, and 171 south of Des Moines.
Large quantities of corn and grain are shipped from this city, which contains 3 churches, 1 bank, 1 opera house and several hotels, and is represented by 1 (Rep.) newspaper. Exp., Am.
and Pacific. Tel., W.U. Mail, daily G. F. Donner, postmaster.
- Malvern Business Directory
- Alexander, Marion E., grocer
- Anderson, L. P., propr. Central House
- Baird, Chauncey C., grocer
- Baird, Robert A., lumber
- Bates, George W., confectioner
- Bishop, John, propr. Malvern creamery
- Boehner, Hibbard E., justice of peace
- Boehner, Leonard W., general store
- Boehner, Matthew E., butter and eggs
- Brohard, James T., wagonmaker
- Brown & Barton (James T. Brown, John F. Barton) hardware
- Buel, Mrs. L. D., milliner
- Buffington, F. M. flour mill and grain, 1 1/2 miles south
- Campbell, S. A., physician
- Carley, D. H. W., physician
- Central House, L. P. Anderson, mgr.
- Christopher, John F., restaurant
- Coulter, Rev. R. M. (Presbyterian)
- Curfman, George W., physician
- Donner, Gustave T., postmaster
- Donner, Reed J., livery
- Duncan, George T., billiard hall
- Ensley Bros. (Wm. B. and James F) meat market
- Evans, J. F. & Co. (J. F. Evans, M. J. Curtis), grain and produce
- Farmers and Traders Bank, W. D. Evans, propr.
- First National Bank (capital $50,000, surplus $20,000) J. M. Strahan Pres., L. Bentley, cashr.
- Groendyke, Lewis, blacksmith
- Harding, Rev. (Christian)
- Higgins, Matthew J., painter
- Hunter & Brown, publrs. Republican Leader
- Jewett, Herbert N., lumber and farm implts.
- Larison Bros. (Walter E. and Charles E.) barbers
- Lewis, Mrs. Susan M., milliner
- Lewis, W. S., lawyer
- Love, J. H. & Son (James H. and James Jr.), general store
- Lynn, Rev. C. E. (Meth Episcopal)
- McCabe Bros & Co. (George and James McCabe, Robert Mellor) hardware
- McGregor, Joseph G., photographer
- McHugh, Dennis, blacksmith
- Malvern Creamery, John Bishop mgr.
- Manahan, Timothy, saloon
- Morford, Frank, grocer
- Munger & Goodwin (James P. Munger, Charles F. Goodwin,) druggists and jewelers
- Normal School, Milton Lewis pres.
- Paddock, J. D. & Co. (John D. and Charles H. Paddock) general store
- Parmeter, George W., harnessmaker
- Rateladorf, James H., tailor
- Rhodes, Rev. A., (Baptist)
- Rickabaugh, Dudley P., grocer
- Schaffer, Henry E., furniture and undertaker
- Skadan, John E., farm implts.
- Smith, Peter, hotel propr.
- Snyder, Oscar H., druggist, etc.
- Temple, Frank W., railroad and express agt.
- Wallace, Thomas, justice of peace
- Ward, I. T. telegraph operator
- Western Normal School, Milton Lewis, pres.
- Wilkinson, Frank, propr. Wilkinson House
- Wilkinson House, Frank Wilkinson Propr. (Formerly Inter-Ocean Hotel)
- Wilson, Harrison E., livery
- Wilson & Neptune (Wm. A. Wilson, Simon P. Neptune) restaurant
- Worts & Co., harness-makers
- Young & Garrigues (A. L. Young, J. E. Garrigues) lawyers
Source: Polk Business Directory, 1882
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