The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-09

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The town is situated on the Great
northern railroad about forty miles
southeast of Crookston, the county
seat. ana about 300 miles from the
Twin cities, thus giving the town the
best of transportation facilities 10 the
pest OF markets The business men
are housed In fine brick blocks and
nave stocks of goods that would he a
credit TO a much larger town.
FoIloWlng are a few Of the leading
nrms doing business in Fosston:
Bank Of Fosston is one of the leading
BANKS OF Folk. county, doing a general
banking and insurance business This
o cSln mas mas guaranteed responsibility of
$z5OOOO and was established i'm 1890
John Cromb, president; A. Kaiser vice
president, and Lewis Lohn, cashier.
Larsen Carpenter & Co. are one of the
ware. farm implements Of all kinds. fuel
paints, oils, and the famous Winona and
Rushford wagons. This firm was estab-
L. w. Larson is proprietor Of the hip
department store and handles a full line
q anything you want. Mr.. Larson is one
OF OF the pioneers of this county, mayor Of
the town. and has been several different
tunes. he was in the saWmill and lum-
Der business for years and is at present
president of the First State Bank Of Foss-
ton.
A. Lidenberg is proprietor of the Central
motel, the leading $1.00 and $150 per day
house Of the town; also feed barn in con-
l.. S. Johnson. is dealer in hardware,
sadGlery and farm implements Of ali
klnds5 tin shop in connection. Mr.. john
been on the council two terms. The inn
plement business goes under the firm name
OF Bratdold & Co. They handle the Unit
ed states cream separator.
j. e. Campbell is the proprietor of the
FOSSton livery, feed and sale stables two
Of the best livery stables in the county.
he was mayor for three terms F. R.
Campbell, his son. runs one of the stables.
Hlllestad a. Lade run one of the leading
hardware and farm implement businesses
Of the town. Mr.. Lade was councilman
for three years and Mr.. Hillestad mayor
one year. They handle cream separators
and threshers supplies; also full line Of
paints and oils.
S. S. Stadsvold is proprietor of the Foss-
ton elevator and Touring mills. This mill
is or 15O-barrel capacity, started fifteen
years ago, and run by steam. They have
a 3O,OOO-buShel elevator in connection Mr.
StadSVold is a ruStler for Fosston
Peter NJ. Mark runs the main drug store
OF the town, and is the manufactures
of Marks celebrated remedies a full line
of patent medicines. These remedies are
Tor man or beast, and his statesmen cover
Northern Minnesota and Dakota. Mr..
Marx mas oeen IN the drug business for
thirty years and understands his business.
III. F. Mark. general mana ger.
The FOSSton house is one of the leading
$3.50 per day houses in the town This is
an eighteen-room house, well furnished
and for sale. III. Brabander, proprietor
y. X Waller. dealer in clothing, dry
goods, groceries, crockery. stoves rubber
goods and gents furnishings. Mr. Waller
was village treasurer for three years and
in the mercantile business since 1894. and
does a large business.
First State bank was organized in 1898
under the state banking laws, does gen
eral real estate, insurance, loan and
banking business. L. w. Larson, presi-
dent; Louis Scderberg, vice president, and
]. A. JohnSrud, cashier; also village
treasurer.