Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1903-04-16
MEDINA
SURPRISING Growth of This Stuts.
man C0unty Town This
Spring.
list Af New Buildin0s and Firms.
Z Great Spring
Activity.
Cows From st. Paul Stock Yards.
New Settlers In
Teats.

To The Alert: Your correspond
Ell. who has been absent for some
weeks notes on returning a surpris-
lngly large number of improvements
made, and a noticeable business actiy-
ity. The following is a list of new
firms, buildings and other improvem-
ents that the last 60 days have seen
added to the business growth of Me-
dina:
Peter Kerner. a prosperous farmer
Of Bloomenfield, has moved to Me-
dina, built a nice residence, and
taken an interest in the general mer-
chandising firm of Gackle, Koth &
Co. Mr.. Kerner made money farm
ing and stock raising in the county
and came to Bloomenfield about five
years ago without any capital.
Messrs. Shutz and Blosky have
built large, and conveniently fitted
up blacksmith shop and have work
on hand more than they can attend
to.
Messrs. Davis, kinsfather and
Davis have built a building for
grocery store. They are occupying
the same and doing a thriving busi-
ness.
Messrs. Snyder and Son purchased
fromMrs. Dwyer this spring the large
store building owned by her and have
improved the property by adding a
large machinery warehouse, two dwell
ling houses, and a large coal ware
house.
Sievert Bros, who are in company
with Snyder & Co., have purchased
lots and built one fine new dwelling
house, and are to erect the second
house at once.
Gockley Koth..& Co., have built
substantial new. store-- building 100
feet long, stories high. They are
using the lower story for large stock
Of general merchandise which they
have just placed there and the second
story for furniture alone. Mr.. Koth
of this firm has purchased lots and is
starting to build dwelling house for
himself and family at cost of about
$1,000. This firm has also built a
large machinery warehouse
Carl Hillius has erected a new
building in which he has started a
meat market, carrying full line of
fresh and salt meats. He has also
erected a dwelling house.
slson, Preszler & Bollinger who
purchased the store building..and lots
from L. Falk have moved..their large
stock of merchandise to the building
which they have materially improv-
ed. They have also bought lots di-
rectly across the street from the store
and have built on the lots large
and commodious general warehouse.
Walter NJ. Thurber Of Valley City
has bought lots and will be here this
week with carpenters from Barnes
county,to build restaurant building
and will run first class eating house
and restaurant. Mr.. Thuber will also
erect dwelling house.
j. H. Sweeny Of Windsor, Mimi, }.
has built a fine residence and is ex-
pected this week with his family to
occupy the house. He has bought
land near Medina and will engage ex-
clusively in the..dairying business.
Mrs. VIM. Dwyer is erecting large
building in which, as post mistress,
she will conduct the business Of the
post Office and also put in stock Of
drug sundries, patent medicines,
stationery etc. Mr.. Dwyer has always
said that he would not open the
north side of the track for business
purposes but while he was sick last
week, the location was taken by
some 16 tents containing new settlers
also large immigrant building and
stables for new comers and stock.
These settlers will hold this part Of
the town site. until they can get
buildings erected on homesteads and
lands which they have entered and
bought near Medina.
There arrived at Medina and were
unloaded last week, ONE % cars Of
Immigrant movables; also two coach
loads Of people; Ill for residence near
Medina. 2
Mr. Nafus Of South st. Paul arriv-
ed last week with four car loads Of
cows and heifers and sold the entire