The Saint Paul globe., 1904-08-29

Ieets engine room 26x4O feet, and flour
room 40x60 feet; steam heat and electric
tight throughout.
Lathrop & Lunding are the up-to-date
Implement firm Of the town. This firm
all of the main machines. plows and farm
implements on the market
FINLEY
Finley rs one of the busy towns of
Steele county, with a population OF
about 500 people, and growing very
fast. This town was Incorporated in
1903, and contains four elevators The
s farmers elevator has capacity of 49,
600 bushels. The total capacity of the
four elevators is 10000 bushels. The
opera house is the best in the state
<outside Of Fargo and Grand Forks;
seating capacity 500 people, Has one
of the best fire companies in the state,
composed Of business men. Has three
churches, public school of threa
grades, one bank. four general stores,
Z one drug store, two hardware stores, !.
four grocery store essa enc furniture store,
two hot 81 one rest taurant< { and lunch
counteis. one cigar a nd rconfeetionery.
store one harness shop, four cl lothings
stores, , two s fvehies one blacksmith 8
! shop two wood and Goa: yards, three
j Sfmpfeme Mt var &. Two lulllb er yard; one
I slaWssers tive pHysie eiansss three real ess,
tate FIRMS. brass band Of twenty mem !
berS; nv ii 81 afi7ief feader, one neWs-
|papeThsthe Finley Beacon, George "A. s
Monteith publisher land is credit TO
the: county local tel phone exchange, : {
and abou seven ty i've routes OF. rural
lines sinto the country.sThis town lis
one of the main raIlT6a d towns, Of this
section and is surrounded by. a; thrifty
fand telligents people. { Frank q. Curry
is the Inain real estate andzS loan man
of the town; and -ilas s been. in the coun-
tys twenty one years, and if any infOT- {
slHation : iss wanted of this section of
Steele = county, is the chief town In
questions. He saysst that this. country
suits him.. after living in : Wisconsin.
The Water is good around Finley, good
soil, markets, schools, and. the town
is up to date in all lines of trade. :
z Following are few of the main
firms doing business in the town: :-ss :. :
3 e. b. Knutson.ris one. of the main deal
: ers. in confectionery, fruits. cigars, to-
..baeco and soft drinks. He also runs the
short order restaurant Of the town.
- II. S. Mosby is proprietor of the Ma
5. .tiofaa hotel sopened' in January 1901, and
newly remodeled. Mr.. Mosby came from
Iowa: reag
ness four years and run one of the lead
ing. hardware stores of the town; also
undertaking parlors, and do a very large
business !
Strandness & Furos are dealers in gem
eral merchandise and furniture. The
store building is 50xS0 feet. They have
been in business for two years and come
from Wisconsin. s@
=, o. Cummings is one of the large inn
plement dealers, anything in the farm
line, and owns l. 500 acres of land. He
has been in business two years. =
First National Bank sof Finley is one
of the solid banks of the county, tab
slished in 1898, and does a general bank
ing. real estate and. loan business. Elmer
yNortherneroad for eighteen years. - =
J.. A. Carlson runs one of the main
Department. stores of the town and has q
fine stock Sof goods of all lines; been in
business two years and owns 900-acie
: farm eight miles. from town. sff-.lr; =
Aft. Windness & Co are the pros
prietors OF a very large department store
!. 24x48 feet two stories, and have been
in business seven years. -
saai A. K. Cochranes is postmaster OF the
town and runs one of the main depart
years and in the state twenty-five years.
r. l. Simonson is proprietor OF a lead
ing hardware store and was the first busi-
ness man in town and owns section or
land close to the town.
w. A. Cochrane is one of the main
implement dealers of the town, has been
in business one year and owns largo
farm four miles from town.
Hotel Finley, the leading hotel OF the
town, has Just been opened. and is up
to date throughout. J. NJ. Tribur, pros
prietor.
William Richtman is proprietor of the
leading harness store in town and has
320-acre farm close to town. has been in
the state seven years and knows the coun-
try.
Frank E. Curry is the manager for the
Dwight Farm and Loan company. This
firm has about 5000 acres of improved
farm land and 1000 acres unimproved
Il, a ltx Of ir-cf mn
gage loans; also life, hail and fire in
surance Mr.. Curry is mayor of the town
and will answer all questions in regard to
this country. Write him.
You VIII Be Sure and Write
To all your friends about your trip if it
was a 500 Line rail and lake. Excursions
every Friday during the summer to
Detroit and return $16. %
Toledo and return ............ II. so
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