The Saint Paul globe., 1903-10-05

Ing material and stove store of Thos
Held, of Browerville, is managed and
most successfully conducted by ]. A.
NorDy, one of the good boys of the
town. Mr.. Norby came to Todd coun-
" directly from Roberts county, South
Dakota, about twelve years ago, but
was porn In Swift county, Minnesota.
j. l.. Ramstad, dealer in flour and
Ieed and shipper of hard and soft cord
wood, came to Todd county fifteen
years ago and for six. years was en-
gagged in farming, establishing his
present business nine years ago. At
present Mr.. Ramstad is the village
treasurer
The Hotel Clarissa, L. Langeson.
proprietor, is fine twenty-five room
ana well kept house. It's present quar-
terS, which have been occupied two
years, is frame, but the original no.
tel was a log building.
The Clarissa State bank was opened
May IL, 1903, with a capital of $4,000.
Ii does general banking business and
pays interest on time deposits. Charles
Bradford is the president; F. B. Nut
tlng, vice president, and L. d. Thayer,
formerly of Monticello, is cashier
Dr- Z. E. Reeves, a well known physi-
clan, has good drug store. The doc
tor is native of Mitchellville, Iowa,
and a graduate of Drake university at
pltal experience before coming here.
He is succeeding finely.
II. r. Hanson, general blacksmith,
horseshoer, etc. came from Denmark to
the United States in 1891. After trav-
cling extensively he settled at Clarissa
and he has found no better situation
anywhere. For five years he was in
Fargo, but last November returned to
Clar1ssa, because, as he says, he could
not keep away. Mr.. Hanson is prom
inently connected with the Modern
Woodmen order.
M A. Ringey, who keeps a neat and
orderly saloon, came to Todd county
with his father from Faribault twelve
years ago. He was engaged in farm
ing until last April, when he opened
his present place.
Eagle Bend.
This village is Incorporated and had
SAT population in the census of 1900.
This has since been considerably in
creased. 1t is about twenty miles from
Long Prairie and 155 from ST Paul, on
the Cass Lake branch of the Great
Northern railway. 1t was founded in
1882, and now has full complement of
business houses, churches, fraternal So
cieties and a good newspaper, the Todd
County News, edited by w. E. Hutch
lnson, who is also postmaster All
eA0oue ID Gil CACSIiSlll country,
from which the town draws its support
n e G o e has many good friends
In the town, of whom Will j. Sarff, the
mayor, is one, he having read it regu-
larly for many years. Mr.. Sarff is in
the real estate business besides giving
attention to the cultivation of several
farms. He is also a bee fancier and
always has from 100 to 200 colonies on
hand, yielding thousands of pounds of
money every season. He came in 1884
and 1T is not saying too much in claim
ing that Eagle Bends DEVELOPMENT
owes much to him. He has ben mayor
almost continuously since the organiza-
ton of the town in 1889. For informa-
tlon about the town write him. He is
thoroughly reliable.
The Merickel Brothers are also in the
real estate business. They have been
IN Minnesota since 1871, coming from
Wisconsin. They are large property
owners, their interests including the
ownership of the Franklin Heights
fats in Minneapolis, where the senior
member of the firm, w. D. Merickel,
lives. A. j. Merickel has charge of
the buSlnes at Eagle Bend, where he
can be addressed in connection with
land matters.
.. Another friend of The Globe in
Eagle Bend is ]. H. Thompson. whose
general merchandising store was open-
ed In 1888. He came to Todd county
in 1871 and the little town of Iona
stands on his homestead. Since living
IN Eagle Bend he has been active in
all good works.