The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-16
ARGYLE.

shall county and ranks as one of the
busiest and most prosperous. 1t is To-
Gated on the st. Vincent line of the
Great Northern railroad, eight miles
from Warren, the county seat. 1t is a
town of LOO population, and sur
rounded by an excellent agricultural
country whereon thrifty farmers are
sure of bounteous return for tilling
the rich soils, the products of which
find a ready market at Argyle. What
the writer has said about the soil of
the county and valley applies to the
vicinity of Argyle. The land around
Argyle is. being settled up fast, which
means a rapid rise in farm lands.
Argyle is a very large wheat market,
having six large elevators, which are
kept busy receiving and shipping thou
sands of bushels of famous No. l hard
wheat. Its other business industries
are represented by two banks, four
churches, one mill and elevator COM
bined. The mill has a capacity of 125
barrels per day; opera house, cos ting
$4,000; electric light plant, owned by
the city; volunteer fire department,
with engine and hose cart; Catholic
convent, three liveries, machine shop,
and the Catholic church is now hold
ing church fair to get money toward
building a sisters hospital.
which rank among the best in the VAL
ley. One weekly newspaper, the Banner,
and 1t is q credit to the town as well
as the county.
Argyle has a fine band and the boys
are always ready and willing to blow
their horns for the town. The secret
orders are the A. F. and A. NJ, K. of
p, ]. o. 0. +. and the Modern Wood
men of America. The town has fine
hotel building, but at present 1t is va
cant and for rent or sale. The writer
does not know of any better point for
a good hotel man to go into business
than Argyle, and in talking with some
of the leading business men of the
city know the right man will get good
support from the town.
The business men of Argyle all pull
for their town, and from the way the
writer was received 1 can vouch for
good reception for any Eastern settlers
going to Argyle. The stores are all
well filed with large stocks of goods
and the merchants are looking for
big fall and winter trade. Keep your
eye on Argyle. Many farmers from
Iowa and Illinois have bought land and
settled here In the last four or five
years, and would not now trade their
farms for the same number of acres
where they lived before. What this
country around here needs is more
actual settlers and not so many specu-
latorS.
Following are few of the business
firms of the town:
P. J. Holen, of the firm of Olson &
Holen, is the mayor of the city, and
has been chairman of the school board
for twelve years.
Olson e. Holen own and run the
Mammoth department store. This store
is 100x132 feet, and is the largest
and best stocked store in the North
west They also handle real estate
and own 1000 acres in Marshall coun-
ty.
DIR. O. E. Belcourt is the leading
physician and surgeon of the city; has
practiced for twenty-one years in the
county.
The First National Bank is the lead
ing bank of the town. 1t was organized
in July, 1901. J. F. Thompson, presi-
dent; b. j. Thompson, vice president;
N. S. Hegues, cashier, and George G.
Keup, assistant cashier.
F. D. Kaye is retired farmer, and
deals in real estate. Has 1000 acres for
sale, and also two-story brick hotel
for sale or rent
Foreman & Amundgaard are the
leading blacksmiths and wagon build
cIS, dlSO dealers III farm implements
for twenty years. Mr.. Foreman is one
of the council.
Henry Miller, dealer in hardware and
furniture, also runs the leading meat
market of the city; has been in bust
ness fifteen years
P. S. Nelson runs an up-to- date con-
fectionery, cigar and tobacco store;
also manager of the Argyle opera
house; has been in business for six
years.
Powell, Wood & Co. are dealers in
farm machinery and make threshine
machines speciality. j. e. Hunter is
manager.
Fred Tiedt runs general merchan-
disc store and also very large imple-
ment business, and has been in trade
for eleven years.
H. Hedquist, dealer in general mer-
chandise has been in business for six
years and has very fine trade.
Sanford & Trouslin are dealers in
groceries, fruits, confectionery; also
hardware and farm implements, and
they enjoy fine trade.
Iowa. Minnesota Land and Loan
company have 100000 acres of i'm
proved and unimproved land in Min
nesota and Dakota. L. S. BayreII is
the manager and has been In this bust
ness for twenty years