The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-02

a very nice business. Mr.. Beall was
a salesman on the road for seventeen
years.
John L. Townley is one of the lead
ing attorneys of the city, He was may
or of Faribault, Mimi, for two terms.
John H. Grass runs one of the lead
ing clothing stores, and is president of
the Merchants association and board
of education.
John F. Naugle, the grocer, is presi-
dent of the Retail Grocers' association
of the county, and has been twelve
years in business.
The Fergus Flour Mills company
manufactures hard spring wheat
flour, with a daily capacity of 500 bar
rels. W. B. Windsor is the secretary.
Parsons & Brown are one of the
leading law firms of the county, and
have very large practice.
The Fergus Falls National bank is
one of the solid banks of the county,
with a capital of $4,000. j. S. Ulland,
the vice president, is secretary of the
Ulland Land and Loan company.
Jackson & Bye have just opened a
fine furniture and carpet store, and
are doing fine business.
Iverson & Lee have just opened a
very fine clothing and gents furnish
ing store, which is a credit to the city.
Parks & Kvien are the proprietors
of one of the large dry goods stores,
and have been in business for three
years.
Martin Benson Is proprietor of one of
the large furniture and house furnish
ing stores of the city; also undertake
ing parlors.
H. K Grainager is proprietor of the
Golden Rule department store. This
store would be a credit to city of
$4,000 people.
F. G. Troppman is manager of the
Bazaar Department Store Of Fergus
Falls, and also runs dry goods store
in Bemidji, MINI.
Hunt Bros. are manufacturers Of fine
cigars, and have their statesmen in
Minnesota and North Dakota. They
make the Emerson" the famous 10
cent cigar.
The Park hotel is one of the first
class hotels. William Carroll, proprie-
tor.
The Grand hotel is the commercial
travellers home. and Is first-c1ass In
every part. M. r. Curry, proprietor
Holstrom & Co. are dealers in gen.
eral merchandise and have q very large
business.
Lake & Lowry are one Of the lead
ing land firms, and will send you very
fine map of Otter Tail county free
Write them.
j. A McConkey is the proprietor OF
very fine grocery, crockery, glass
ware and feed store. He came to Fer
gus Falls in 1890. and was for fifteen
years connected with the st. Paul daily
papers. He is one Of the youngest
Grand Army men in the state.
E. Frankberg is judge of probate Of
Otter Tail county, and has served three
terms.
w. c. Lincoln is in his third term as
| county auditor of Otter Tail county.
John Hay is one Of the leading i'm
plement dealers of the city.
M Frankovis runs a general store
and has very large trade.
w. III. Hotchkiss is one of the we'll
| to-do farmers and has very fine resi-
dence in the edge of town.
Kolseth & Bzerkeng Hardware com
pany have been in business for two
years and have very fine trade.
Solberg Bros. are the proprietors o.
| the Christiania cafe, hotel and tobacco
store and have fine trade.
Billings & Riley have run the mair
| sale and feed stable of Fergus Falls FOL
! twenty years.
D. J. Fossen is proprietor Of the roller
feed mill and dealer in hay and wood.
| B. F. Brown is proprietor Of the Fer.
very fine business.
j. o. Billings is the commission ant
stock man of the county.
| Pelican Rapids.
| Pelican Rapids is a fiourishing littl
| city of over 1900 people. 1t is in tn
northwest part of the county and at tn
terminus of a branch Of the Grea
Northern railroad, twenty-three mile
north of Fergus Falls. The town is sit
uated on either side of the Pelican riv
er, which runs from east to ives
through the town. There are NOR
than sixty business places in the towr
all enjoying a good trade. Some Of tn
merchants carry very large stocks o
goods, and do an annual trade varyin
from $4,000 to 100000. They have
fine water power at this point, and
Touring mill of 200-barrel capacity an
a large elevator at present run by thi
power.
To the east of town there is
fine timber country, but well settled u
by farmers, who have taken forty an
eighty -acre tracts. cut off the wood an