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Milo Mill

Located in Milo on the east side of town, by the railroad, therefore; in Belmont Township, Township 75N, Range 22W.

The drawing on the left is from a sale advertisement in 1906, stating
"The above Mill property is in good condition, situated on the Burlington Route [rail road] in Milo, Iowa, with a switch within seventy-five feet of the door. There are five lots, the Mill is 35 x 40, on stone foundation with engine room 16 x 35 additional, and all built of heavy, substantial 8 x 10-inch timbers. The boiler is a new tubular steel, 44 inches by 14 feet,with 35 3-inch flues, with 36-foot steelstack, a 30-horse power engine and plenty of water. The machinery consists of two set burs, with necessary bolts, purifiers, wheat cleaner, new roller mill for feed, etc. Property is clear of incumberance. Coal costs 90 cents to $1.50 per ton. The business hascleared $4,000 in the past ten years. The buckwheat trade alone is a good investment. Milo has a population of about seven hundred, three church organizations, the school facilities are second to none, and it is surrounded by the finest agricultural sesctions. Write us.
DAVIS & SON, Milo, Warren County, Iowa."

The Milo Mill had several owners. H. D. Clark owned the mill at one time and traded his mill to Lawrence Davis for the mill at Summerset, which Lawrence Davis owned. In June 1906, Mr. Davis traded the Milo mill for a farm in Missouri.

The Advocate-Tribune, Indianola, Iowa, Thurs., July 12, 1906, p.6
Milo – The new miller, Mr. Steele, has taken charge of the mill formerly operated by Davis & Son.
L. Davis and A. L. Davis loaded their goods and chattels in a car Thursday with their families and have gone to their new farm in Jasper County, Missouri.  They have been grinding farmer’s grain here for many years and now are going to raise grain for the miller to grind.

Indianola Herald, Indianola, Iowa, Thurs., July 12, 1906, p.3
Milo –Lawrence Davis and son Albert, together with their families, left with their household goods Friday for Golden City, Mo., where they have traded their mill and stock to J. J. Steele for a farm.  Mr. Steele too possession July 1st, he will handle all kinds of feed and flour.  We are indeed sorrow to lose these families from our midst, but our loss is Golden City’s gain and we with their host of friends wish them an unlimited amount of success in their new home.