The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-25


OF the best farming districts in all OF
North Dakota. The business men of
Osnabrock are progressive; the stores
being as large as those in many cities
OF three times the size. The volume of
business done by them would surprise
fasteners. It has fine church build
ms and good schools. Population 500.
The school is one of the best in the
county, and has three of the best teach
ers. The town contains two churches,
opera house seating 200 people, town
hai, high school, six large double eie-s
Vators, three general stores that would
do credit to a town of 10000 people,
TWO drug stores, two furniture stores,
three grocery stores, two feed mills,
two liveries. two hardware stores. two
implement houses, two banks of the
best IN the county, two lumber yards.
{ two blacksmith shops. one weekly
newspaper, credit to the town as we'll
as Cavalier county, two harness Shops
two physicians, two real estate agents,
one machine shop; two hotels, one of
them (the Albien) the best 81 per day
house in this northern country, and
other business places too numerous to
mention. The town is growing very
fast, and not a vacant place in the
town and new buildings going up on all
sides. The business blocks are as fine
as you Will find in much larger towns,
and most all of them are built of brick.
The business men are all wide awake
and are pulling together for their town
and take pleasure in showing strangers
around.
Osnabrock is situated on the Lang
don branch of the Great Northern line,
in one of the most prosperous grain
producing belts of North Dakota. Its
citizens are progressive and well-to-do.
and have had great influence in the
development Of the country tributary.
All OF the respective religious denonl-
nations are represented. There are
numerous schools to accommodate the
rapidly growing population, and many
fraternaI associations.
The farmers within the vicinity are
prosperous, own their own farms with
out any membranes, and large por-
ton of them are loaning money out at
interest; unlike in many other COM
nlunitieS where they are obliged to Dor
row money at high rate of interest.
Following are few of the leading
business firms doing business at Osna-
brock:
Uecker & Pickett are very large dealers
in farm machinery also wood and ground
feed. This firm runs one of the feed mills
of The town; have been in business for
three years and do a very large business
The Hotel Albion is the frSt-claSS house
of the town and the main 81 per day
house in this section of the state Robert
c. McAllen. the proprietor. has been in
the hotel three months and you can see
the change in every part.
Dan McAllen &c Co. are the proprietors
of The Fair very large department
store. This is a two-story building. 24x6S
feet. fireproof. and filed with a fine stock
of goods such as you will see in cities of
%, 600 people. Mr.. McAlien is one of the
council and a rustler for the town. and is
selling town lots galore; came here in
1894 from Chicago, and is working up
business second to none in the state.
E. Brown runs the main bakery of the
town and deals in confectionery. fruits.
cigars, tobacco and soft drinks of all
kinds Mr.. Brown has been in business
for two years and has very large trade.
W. M. Poier runs very large harness
shop, the only one in town. and handles
trunks. valises, blankets. robes and gen
eral harness goods, and came here in 1895
from Winnipeg.
James Wakeford has very fine livery
feed and sale stable; also runs a confec-
tionery store and has full line of gro
fceries fruits. cigars and tobacco; has been
in business three years
The Great Western bank is the leading
bank of the town, with a responsibility of
100000, and have improved farms for
sale. Organized in 1877. II. J. Haskamp,
| president. and H. A. Helgeson, cashier.
John Trotter & Co. are dealers in general
merchandise, grain. flour, feed and wood: .
also fine line of boots and shoes. Mr..
Trotter came here in 1892 and is president
of the First National bank here and also
president of the school board and town
council. This store is 32x90 feet, two
story, and full of goods and a credit to
much larger town.
BONNER Mercantile company run one of
the large department stores 50xS0 feet,
and hHed with very fine line of dry
goods. clothing, shoes and groceries A
F.. Och, manager is the right man in the
right place, and has worked up fine
trade.
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very fine drug store. and also handle fur
nlture, and have been in business for one
| year Dr.. ]. J. Reilly. the manager. is
graduate of New York.
Albert Schrader is one of the leading
conIect1oners and has ice cream parlorS
fruits. cigars, tobacco and fancy groceries:
also a very fine line of iewelry.
A L. Helgesen &c Co. are very large
dealers in hardware. coal naints and oils
Mr. 5Helgesen came here in 1901 and has
| a hne store building, 25x11O feet. one
Hans M. Dahl is the manager for the
st. Anthony and Dakota Lumber com
pany yards at this place. and has been
here four years. This yard was estab-
llshed in 1900 and does a large business
George Draper is proprietor of lead
ing drug rug store here and has been in bust
ness Tor flve years; came from Toronto
university.
H. J. Haskanp is one of the large deal
ers in lumber. building material. furni-
ture, and undertaking parlors. and has
been in business for seven years F.
| Broshamer is the manager of the business
and has worked up large trade
P. j: Hogan is the up-to-date black
smith of the town and has one of the
nnest shops in this country; has been in
business since 1896. and came from Cam
ada. This property is for sale
Math Hines. the boiler maker and en-
CINE repairer, is an expert in his line. and
has all the latest and up-to-date machine
cry you will ind in the Eastern cities
The Pioneer Machine and Hardware
company are dealers in agricultural i'm
PIGMENTS vehicles and hardware and
have been in business for three years
Gunder Nelson. the manager, is a rustler
for the town and has worked up a very
large business for his company
Ii you want to see fine millinery yo,
viii md 1T at the millinery store run bv
the Giliies sisters They have the swell
and up-to-date line of the town and the
nnest store in this section of the state
They came from Hensel Mimi