Glenwood Iowa, Metropolis of Mills County and Trade Hub
Glenwood sits on the Chicago Burlington & Quincy line 20 miles south of Council Bluffs in the Blue Grass region. It hosts large canning and packing industries, apple orchards, poultry, and the Iowa State Institution for Feeble Minded Children. The city has electricity, water works, telephones, an opera house, three banks, two newspapers, a free library, and Carnegie library funds. With a population around 2,500, Glenwood emphasizes temperance, safe life and property, strong local government, and a push to keep commerce at home to support schools and roads. The paper introduces prominent local businesses and urges residents to patronize home institutions to boost the town and county seat prospects.
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Glenwood
Mills County
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Council Bluffs
Blue Grass
Iowa
Iowa State Institution For
Allen Packing Company
Mills County Tribune
Opinion
Carnegie
Tribune
Glenwood Granite Works Pioneer West Monument Maker
The Glenwood Granite Works in Glenwood manufactures granite monuments from rough stone shipped direct from Vermont and Massachusetts to save freight. They own mills and use modern equipment, employ fifteen artisans and three salesmen, and recently completed large monuments for Mrs. Sullivan in Imogene Iowa and B La Schuster of Shelby Iowa. They offer estimates on public private and family monuments and guarantee first class work at lower prices than Omaha or Council Bluffs dealers.
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Glenwood Granite Works
West
Vermont
Massachusetts
Glenwood
Pioneer Monument Manufacturing
L. M. Lord
Ht. R. Mickelwall
W. RR. Hrace
Nebraska
Luna
Missouri
Kansas
Mary Sullivan
Imogene
Eugene Sullivan
B. la. Schuster
Shelby
Omaha
Council Bluffs
Missouri River Valley
Carey and Fleming Lead Mills County Dry Goods Trade
Carey and Fleming, prominent Glenwood dry goods and ladies furnishings firm, operate a two floor 22110 square foot building with a vast stock from Europe and America. Charles W. Carey and Harry S. Fleming oversee an extensive, competitively priced operation, guaranteeing accuracy and value. The Tribune notes their large county trade and continued growth.
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Glenwood
Giley
the Tribune
Carey & Fleming
Europe
America
Charles W. Carey
Harry 8. Fleming
Mills County
Laraway Jewelry Store Leads In Optics And Jewelry
W F Laraway Jewelers and Opticians in Glenwood, founded in 1860, offers watches, diamonds, silverware, and pianos with in-house manufacturing. Seth J Laraway now runs the operation, overseeing jewelry manufacture, repairs, and custom engraving, including souvenir spoons. The shop features a modern eye testing room, in-house lens grinding, and a direct sales model without agents, touting high quality stock and nationwide trade.
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Tuwa
Seth J. Laraway
Laraway
Higheyrade Ponds
Seth St. Laraway
Seth E. Laraway
Tte
Crown
Baldwin
Chicago
St. Louis
Tis
D L Heinsheimer Company Parade of Goods in Mills County
The D L Heinsheimer Company, a staple in Mills County, offers a vast stock including dry goods, dress goods, silks, shoes, clothing, furnishings, carpets, and draperies. With 30 years of local trade, they publish a uniform one price policy and a large Glenwood store setup. The Tribune highlights this oldest, largest, and most popular Southwestern Iowa retailer and its steady customer base.
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D. L. Heinsheimer Company
Iowa
K. L. Steinsheimer Company
Glenwood
Mills County
D. L. Heinsheimer
Albert Heinsheimer
L. Lutkin
The
Tribune
Court House
William M. Lamb and the Glenwood Bank Menace
William M. Lamb, a banker, is highlighted for his role in Glenwood's mercantile progress. The bank, started about twenty-five years ago by Joseph V. Minchman, is praised for steady growth under prudent leadership. Lamb’s long association with the bank is noted alongside its history and devotion to balanced, businesslike policies.
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Glenwood
William Dt. Limb
Joseph V. Minchman
Lamb
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Queen Mills
E. L. L. McNulty
Alfred J. Russell
Glenwood Commercial Club
Bathington
Novord
M. Wickham
DeWitt C
Dean
Robinson Wa
M. Lamb D. G
Meinsheimer de
J. M. Donelan
Mancen
J. A. Bower
Gao
Mogridge
Carey & Weming
W. F. Laraway
Waatcuimakls
Shverwate
Pianus
Origins
W. EF. Laraway
W. Y. Larwway
Council Lintts
Des Moines
Mints
William M. Lamb
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