Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-10-24
CouR1ENAY ON THE 500.
One of the Liveliest and Busi-
est Towns In Stutsman
County.

est Towns In Stutsman
County.
A Heavy Crop Booms Things
Merchants do a Large
Business.
Courtensy on the 500, Stutsman
banner town, is thriving and
prosperous and doing big business IN
oil lines Of trade. The firms have en-
joyed an excellent trade during the
entire summer and an increased business
this fall. The surrounding country hes
yielded bountlful harvest, more than
the usual quantities Of grain are being
shipped, and all business houses without
exception, have all they can attend to.
Since sprlng there have been additions
to the businesses in the town and en-
srged stocks carried. And yet there 10
room for more.
A real estate, loan and collection
agency is wanted, there 10 Q good open
ing for furniture store; second lum-
ber yard, it is said, would not be amiss;
aud -four and feed custom mill could
secure good business from the start.
Parties in jamestown have been con-
templating opening real estate Office
and may do 20 in the immediate future.
The nearest feed mill at present is at
Leal 14.5 miles southeast, and at Car
rington, 3...5 miles northwest. The furni-
ture store would have competition only
from points distant 25 or 80 miles,
although q small stock has been put in
at Kensal during the summer. There
are other lines of trade which here might
gain permanent foothold with advan-
taRe. A physician was expected there
this week to look over the ground with
a view to permanently locating.
Syvertson, Fosholdt & Co., who do a
general merchandise business, aud who
largely increased their stock this fall,
report an excellent trade in all lines.
There are four members of the firm IN
the store and at times they have been
unable to handle the customers. They
have good trade not only from Stuts-
man, but from the surrounding counties
of Barnes, Griggs aud Foster, trade
coming from many miles.
S. H. Berg, proprietor OF the Courte-
nay hotel, is much Of the time crowded
for room and guests have been compelled
to "double up. He sets q good table,
has splendid trade, and has been do
ing rushing business all fall, and there
seems to be no let up to it either.
T.J. Atwood, the 500 railway agent,
has recently opened . grocery store end
now carries an excellent line Of goods.
He has added TO this dry goods and
general merchandise, and from time to
time as the occas,on demands will in
crease his stock. There is plenty OF
room in Courtensy for 9 second store
and already, although in business hardly
week, he enjoys good trade. 1t ls
intended to place the postofios in the
store and remove it from the depot
where it now is. George Bouer is assist.
ing Mr.. Atwood.
The two elevators, one run by A. j.
Swartout and the other by Harry Tucker
are each doing rushing business. Their
daily receipts average considerably over
a thousand bushels q day. Mr.. Tucker
is complimented by the statement that
one-fifth of all the grain received in
North Dakota on the line of the 500
railway by the Osborn, Mcmillan Eleva-
tor company has been taken in by Mr..
Tucker. Some twenty thousand bushels
Of grain were received at their ware
house last week, large portion being
fax. The grain has graded we'll most of
it going No. hard. Not as much smut
10 beng reported IN that vicinity as last
year and the grain has graded better
accordingly. There seems to be little
No. northern, but some No. northern
There is not much low grade wheat
taken in. Only few cars OF rejected
wheat have been shipped this fall.
Blacksmith Charley johnson has had
q heavy trade. His business has been
more than he could handle, and an
assistent would have been employed but
he was unable to secure one. He has
had more work than he could attend to;
he is still behind and it will be sometime
before he catches up.
John Suckla, who put up restaurant
building early in the summer has been
delayed in moving 10 and opening up,
but shortly intends to bring his family
into the city and begin business.
A few car loads OF potatoes were ship
ped to the starch factory at Hanklnson
this fall but not with results entirely
One car neta6 tho ahinrors