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Sumner 1911

  • Writer: Lawrence Lore
    Lawrence Lore
  • Nov 29, 2023
  • 1 min read

In 1911 the town of Sumner had:

2 banks

3 hardware stores

2 blacksmith shops

3 harness repair and retail shops

3 poultry houses

2 mills

1 Rexall stores

3 general stores

1 furniture and embalming store

1 pressing parlor

1 meat market

1 bakery

1 ice cream factory

1 lumber yard

2 plumbing stores

1 concrete works

1 implement warehouse

1 restaurant

1 hotel

1 veterinarian

1 doctor

1 barber shop

2 livery stables

1 grain, coal and seed business and

1423 people living within the city.


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