Mills County, Iowa

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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