The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-02-02
FREDERICK, DAKOTA.


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Distant secluded. still. the little village Of
Frederick
Lay In the fruitful valley Vast wheat fields
stretched To the eastward.
Giving the village its fame and To- people farms
without number
stacks that the hands If the farmers had
raised with labor ineeSSant.
Ioomed up spinr wis": and which at stated
seasons the thrrSher gangs
opened. and welcomed the cook Who wandered
at noon DER the prairie
West aud south there were fields Of flax and
millrt and cornnelds
Spreading afar and unfenced DER the plain.
and away To the northward
Glendale rose. and the coteauN cid. aud aloft
Ger Maple river
sea fogs pitched their tents. aud mistS from
the mighty Pacific
Looked on the happy valley but ne'er from
their stations descended.
here In the midst Of IT, farms. rcposed the
Dakotan village.
strongly built were the houses with frames of
pine and hemlock
Such the pioneers Of Dakota built In the
reign Of carpet .baggers
Shingled we're the roofs. with common windows
and gables projecting
over the sidewalk below protected and shaded
the tenderfoOt
might go on thus In Longfeow' : style and
describe the fair matrons and maldens" Of our
village. but for lack Of spase will de list and
write more terselV. In prose. Frederick which
II on the line of the Chicago Milwaukee y ~.
Paul railway. and about twenty five miles north
of Aberdeen. Is u thriving village OF about three
hundred and fifty inhabitants. For energy and
push its people are uneNcellcd In many ylllAG ~
of even larger size. We beast Of "A 10 barrel
daily capacity. rolling Iaill. which under the
management of Mr. r.. Schraudenpach, has
Gained world wide fame for lis superior -four.
The Farmers warehouse, built last fai. has
capacity for n 0OO bushels. and il ftted up with
eleyating and conveying machinery. There are
besides, three large elevators and two hat ware
houses. all In use, marketing the immense
quantities OF grain raised from the country
tributary To Frederick.
The trades and professions are well repre-
scented. MesSrs. FylpAa Bros do an extensive
trade In general merchandise Geo. NJ. Dunn
and A. +. Sykes both carry large STOCKS uf hard
ware and stoves. Drum Bros. and Haasze s
Dam handle farm machinery of all kinds. G.
q. Reed 4 Co and IL A. Salzer s Co. own we'll
stocked lumber and coal yards A. T. Pettin-
lill, VI. ID. and {. W. Aust represent tie drug
trade. and carry fun stocks In their line. The
Bank of Frederick. with j &. simmons, cashier.
does an extensive banking and collecting bust
ness. William Story furni ure dealer and cab
met maker. keeps well supplied with every
belonging la his trade. e.. L. Uttendorfer. har
ne>S-maker. spares no pains to keep his stock
complete At all times. J. +. Jeffers. wheel
wright. runs feed mill In connection with hts
shop. NJ. Gorder. the pioneer blacksmith. has
lately erected and equipped a machine shop, at
cost of over one thousand dollars. and IL pre-
pared to do all kinds of lathe and drill work
The Hotel Superior owned by George Shonio.
Is new, and the table unsurpassed. Grant
Grandpre. proprietor OF Grants Cafe. has
bakery in connection with the restaurant
Messrs. Hanson 4 johnson keep a first class
bar and billiard hall. The legal profession Is
represented By J. b. Richards an able and rls-
ing young attorney. Frederick supports a
weekly newspaper; has a graded school; Ma
sons and Odd Fellows lodges; Methodist. Pres
byterian and Catholic societies (the Methodists
and Catholics have fine church edifceS), and a
q. A X. post. Frederick has also aspirations
10 become the county seat Of the northern part
of Brown county, desire soon TO be realized.
c. w. AUST.