The Saint Paul globe., 1904-01-25

at once makes a favorable impression
upon visitors, and the longer they stay
and become acquainted with the peo-
bic the better they like it.
The banking interests of Darlington
are notable for strength The First
National is the home bank from which
has sprung no less than four other ma
tional and seven state banks in vari-
Gus towns Of the state. The Caring
ton bank was established in 1898 by
c. H. Davidson Jr. and G.. H. Ross. Mr..
Davidson graduated from his fathers
bank at Austin, Mimi, and his inter-
eStS in North Dakota now represent
a responsibility of not less than a mil
lion dollars Allen S. Miller, superin-
tendent and auditor of the twelve
banks, lives in Darlington. G. S. New
berry, who came to North Dakota in
1888, is cashier of the First National,
and no bank in the state has a better
man at the front desk.
The Commercial State bank was es-
tablished last August and has $4,000
capital. w. E. Landeene, of Elbow
Lake, Mimi, is president. and n. E.
Landeene, formerly in his brothers
bank at Elbow Lake, is cashier, and
under his safe and energetic manage
ment it has already taken a strong
hold in the community.
Darlington has two good newspapers,
the Independent, now in it's fifteenth
year, published by H. H. Palmer,
whose training was in the printing Of
fees of the Twin Cities. He under
stands his business. Besides the In
dependent he publishes two outside
papers, the Barlow Recorder and Brins-
made Blade. The other Darlington pa
per is the Record, now in its sixth VOL
ume, with Stephen A. Lewis at the
helm. Both offices are we'll equipped
with material.
j. n. Chaffee came from Vermont
in 1888 and took up homestead. Six
years ago he removed to town and en-
gagged in general merchandising and
now has two brothers associated with
him, under the title of Chaffee Bros.
Co. The firm also operates a grain
elevator and sells farm machinery. The
senior member is now serving his sec
ond term in the legislature, and is au-
thor of the board of control bill that
failed at the last session by a small
majority, but is certain to win in time.
H. A. Soliday came from Canton,
Ohio, in 1882, before the land in Foster
county was on the market. He has
served the town, county and state in
responsible positions, helped to get
right of way for the 500 line, and was
interested in the town site of Fessen-
merchandising and enjoys the need
of prosperity due a worthy man for
the many years of activity and right
doing.
The Foster County Implement COM
pany has C. X. Wing for president, w.
j. Doyle, vice president, and S. J.
Doyle. secretary and treasurer. Mr..
Wing is native of Vermont and came
twenty-five years ago. The Doyles are
Il.
years ago, and the present firm has
been in existence two years. In addi-
ton to machinery they handle horses
and cultivate 2,300acre farm.
A. E. Ireland is Michigan man
who came to Dakota in 1888, but did
not make Darlington his home until
ten years later. He is manager of the
Osborn Mcmillan elevator. besides
owning and operating feed mill and
a lumber and fuel yard. He Is also
a director Of the Commercial State
bank.
D. M. Smith, the harness man, is an
old-timer, and was the first mayor of
the town, and has also served the peo-
pie as moStmaster. He is one of the
good Democratic citizens of the town.
James Derrick is an Illinois man
who located in Foster county twenty
years ago on a farm and ten years
later opened Wrdt Is now the OlQeSC
real estate Office in the county. He is
thoroughly posted on lands and values
and has large lists of property for sale.
L. c. Green is proprietor of the Kirk
wood house, and he and his house are
all right. He came to Dakota from
Winona, Mimi, in 1881. For five years
he was landlord of the Custer house
at Bismarck, from which place he came
to Darlington six years ago.
G.. l.. Farnham came from Chicago
twenty years ago and began life on a
farm, from whence he went into the
office of register of deeds for three
terms, after which he engaged in gen.
eral merchandising and now carries a
large and well selected stock Of goods.
Thomas Doughty came from Mead
vile, Pa, to jamestown in 1888, and
twelve years ago removed to CARING
ton, where he now has a fiourishing
business in hardware and farm i'm
plements. He has a farm within mile
of town, which he took as homestead
in 1892, and which he says came to
him like getting money from home.
R. e. Walker is at the head of the
firm of Walker Bros. He is a native OF
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