Will Move Store Building 30 Miles

Bronaugh Buys Melville Hardware Stores;

Will Move It To Glenfield

July 28, 1932 - The Putnam-Miller hardware store at Melville, owned by the T. N. Putnam estate, has been sold to William Bronaugh of Glenfield.

The sale includes both the building and its stock of hardware and furniture. Mr. Bronaugh will truck the stock to Glenfield, then plans to tear down the big building into sections and move these sections 30 miles to Glenfield where the store will be rebuilt. The building is a one-story frame structure 24 by 60 feet in size.

Mr. Bronaugh was the manager of the A. J. Smith branch hardware store at Glenfield, which was destroyed by fire a few weeks ago. He will be the owner and manager of the new business. His lots are in the middle of the town's business block, near the post office.

The Putnam-Miller store was built about 25 years ago by Geo. W. Wiley in partnership with T. N. Putnam. Later Ralph Miller (now of Fargo) was manager for several years. W. G. Griffith has been manager since 1921.

Glenfield Auto is Wrecked in Accident

Lewis Simonson Car Badly Smashed in Collision

With Truck Near McHenry

August 11, 1932 - Lewis Simonson had his Chevrolet coach badly wrecked Thursday evening when he was struck by a large truck while returning from McHenry.

Business House Improved -

A. Loken has improved his new store the last week by adding a new awning and finishing the exterior in white.

Win McVille Game -

The ball team went to Stump Lake Sunday where they won from McVille by a score of 4 to 3.

OTHER GLENFIELD NEWS -

The Alley Cash store front is being redecorated this week in white and orange.

R. Thompson is having some remodeling done on the garage front this week.

Alfred Loken spent a couple of days at Rogers last week when he sold his store there to his brother, Carl, who has been the manager there. Mr. Loken will now give his entire attention to his store here.

A party of friends and neighbors enjoyed a dancing party at Matt Hockerts home Saturday. A good time is reported.

The school bus routes and janitor work were let at a meeting of the school board Saturday. The drivers are C. P. Larson, Haakon Halvorson, Herman Johnson, Clarence Logan, Ed Watne and Ed Anderson. While Lewis Henning got the janitor work.

1932 - 

Wheat yields run 4 to 10 bushels - grain shriveled.

Source:  Glenfield History 1886 – 1987 Page 67