The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-28
bought home in Chokio and has come

DouSHl nome IN CnOk1O and has come
to stay.
w. S. Shannon, of the mercantile firm
or Leaman, Shannon & Company, is
also real estate dealer, and has other
interests in Chokio and vicinity. He is
reliable and well posted, and has re-
sided here for some years, and is we'll
and popularity known. Write him If
you want to buy farm or invest in
lands.
Cholzfo has two good banks. The
First National has capital of $4,000.
and Its quarters are in a good and
creditable building. The president is C.
II. Caldwell and the cashier ]. c. Blais-
dell. The State Bank of Chokio is well
capitalized and established. r. A.
townsend is the cashier. Their build
ings face each other diagonally on op-
posite corners,
The Hotel Marlborough has been re-
Gently purchased by Pat Honan, for
merly of Morris. 1t has fifteen rooms
for guests, and its accommodations are
hrst class and it's rates are reasonable.
y. n. townsend has good livery
Darn mere. He was formerly, for twen-
" years, resident of Graceville. but is
now permanently located at Chokio.
Inc saloons OF Chokio are well and
properly conducted. VIM. G. Foley. one
OF the sample room proprietors. came
from st. Paul to Stevens county in 1876
when his father took up a homestead.
and he has resided in the county ever
since. Marty & Amberg have a fine bill
lard hall, and are also dealers in wines,
liquors and cigars. E. J. Marty, the
senior partner, was born in France.
From Massachusetts he came to Car
yer county, Mimi, where he remained
for four years before coming to Chokio
Mr.. E. Amberg came to Stevens county
twenty years ago with his father, the
latter taking up a homestead NJ J.
Collins established his place here five
years ago, coming from Stevens Point
Wis. He has succeeded we'll has a
nice home, and his resort is a popular
one.
The first hotel built was the Chokio
House, of which Patrick Regain is land
lord. 1t Is the largest of the three no.
tells In the town and popular with COM
mercial travellers.
Hancock.
The village of Hancock-the second
town in size and general Importance in
Stevens county-is located on the Great
Northern railroad, in the southeastern
township of the county, about $50 miles
northwest from st. Paul. 1t is regular
ly incorporated and is governed by a
village council. Among the business
and other institutions of the place are
bank, creamery and cheese fac
churches, a bright. we'll conducted
newspaper-the Hancock Record, es-
tablished in 1899 and now edited and
published by e. J. Bahe-a fine town
hail. etc. Editor Babe Is also judge of
probate.
The site of the town or village was
first settled in 1867. 1t was regularly
laid out and plated by the st. Paul &
racine Railroad company (now the
Great Northern) IN November, 1872.
The town was named for William b.
Hancock, former resident and land
| owner of the place. now living in Nor
ris. Mr.. Hancock was a carpenter and
contractor, but owned the land on
which the railroad company wanted a
station and town, and was liberal in
his offers to the authorities of the COM
pany to induce them to locate it where
1t now stands.
Hancock has always had a good
trade. The tributary country is rich
and Well developed and the farmers
and grain growers are active alert and
intelligent. This is great grain grow
ing region, as the presence of the five
elevators at Hancock indicates. The
village has population of about 600,
but the business done is out Of all pro-
portion to the size Of the hustllng,
wide-awake community. .4e
No other town in. Minnesota or the
Northwest has a more intelligent, en-
terprising and thorough class of bust
ness men than Hancock Every worthy
enterprise has always been welcomed
and received every aid and encourage
ment. and this spirit has done very
much toward the development of the
town.
The firm Of Wilcox & Wells, dealers
In general merchandise, is composed of
Frank Wilcox, a resident of Stevens
county for twenty-eight years and a
former mayor of Hancock, and H. H.