The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1883-12-29
DICKINSON.
The County Seat Of Stark County,
Dakota,
And Future Metropolis Of the West
Missouri Country.
Its Improvements and Business.

Its Improvements and Business.
That Dickinson will become the
largest and most prominent town in
the West Missouri country, there is
no doubt. From its location and the
advantages it possesses it is bound to
make a rapid and substantial growth.
The town is but little over year old
yet it has population of about 500
which is constantly increasing. 1t is
the county seat of Stark, one of the
best counties in Dakota, for farming
and stock-raising and is the center of
the Missouri division of the Northern
Pacific railroad. The round house,
machine shops and other improve
ments made by the railroad company
amount $25o,000. The buildings are
of brick and have just been COM
pleted. The machinery is now being
placed in position. The establish
ment of q freight route between here
and the Black Hills is no uncertainty,
but fact. This alone will he worth
thousands of dollars to the town and
so great way towards making it the
trade center of the West Missouri
country. Another great industry
will soon be developed that will be a
boom to our growing town--the
opening up coal mines which will
supply large extent of country with
fuel and furnish employment to a
number of miners will do it's share
towards the development of Dickin-
son and Stark county. The coal that
is found here is a superior quality of
Ignite and burns we'll in All ordinary
stove. The vein varies in thickness
from seven to twenty feet and is
easily mined.
The contracts have been let for
several large brick buildings to be
erected here next summer and firm
is making preparations to engage in
the manufacture of brick on an ex.
tensive scale in the spring. They
will turn out a pressed brick. Com
petent judges say the clay here is the
best along the line of the railroad for
tho manufacture of brick and this
will be another important industry.
The business firms of the town are
composed of energetic and pushing
men and embrace nearly all branches
of trade.
Henry Rau has recently opened up
. wholesale and retail tobacco store
and is already doing good business
in his line and enjoying an increasing
trade. lie handles all kinds of tobac.
co and cigars. lie also carries full
line of groceries.
Merry & Pearl are doing good
business in the bakery and meat mar.
ket line.
Geo. Edgar also runs meat mar
ket and buys and ships game Of all
kinds.
j. B. Mcdonald & Son have neat
drug and stationery store and are do
ing good business. They carry a
full line of goods.
Jennie Burns and Ella Bishop, two
cnterprising young ladies, have just
opened up confectionery, stationery
and ncws depot and report good
trade in their line.
Next comes Davis & Fowler who
deal in drugs and clothing. They
carry large stock and are doing a
thriving and increasing business.
d. 1. Bailey our enterprising hard
ware merchant occupies large room
in the Lawrence & Collister block and
carries one of the largest and best
selected stocks of hasdware to be
found west Of the Missouri river.
He believes in a liberal use of print
ers ink and in consequence is enjoy
ing good trade.
The Cuskelly Bros. are the pioneer
merchants of the town. Their stock
of general merchandise is complete
and they are doing large business.
They have just opened branch
store at Little Missouri.
Gurley l. Vinton. This firm re.
Gently opened up stock of general
! merchandise here and are already do
ing paying business. Their enter
prise is bound to win for them con-
| stantly increasing trade.
James Fennell carries full line of
groceries, dry goods and clothing and
| is doing good business in his line.
He receives his share of the public
patronage and will find his trade in
creasing with the growth Of the town.
James Collister is a contractor and
lumber dealer. He carries COM
plete stock of all kinds of lumber aud
building material for which there is
IL heavy demand in a growing town
like Dickinson.
Chas. Green also drives a good
trade in the lumber business. His
stock is complete in all respects.
Mrs. Ella Braden carries COM
plete and well selected stock of mil
linery and fancy goods. Although
she has just started in business her