The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-04-26

with me-, Mr.. Thoreson an
nounced when he was asked how
he was doing. The city hall is in
r the second story OF Mr.. Thore-
sons building, the full length OF
the building 24x5O feet. Thore-
son has been a resident OF the
5 state eight years and formerly
bought grain at Oberon, n. D..
} He was born an Brandon, Mimi
t NJ. ]. Spaulding has a very
large fine store and reports that
, business has been the best with
him. He has a building 24x6O
, feet, 2t feet high, filled with good
dependable goods. He also owns
a large lumber yard and sells all
kinds Of building material at the
right prices. He handles brick,
. lime, and at the store handles q
full line Of builders hardware.
SO he can furnish one with q
building from start to finish
Mr.. Spaulding was formerly en-
gagged in the lumber business at
! Leeds.
Gust Czarnetzke, is the owner
of a pool and billiard room.
/ Gust is popular with a great
many and has a successful bust
ness. He sells soft drinks in con-
nection.
X. II. Williamson has a very
good paying confectionery bust
ness. He OWLS his building and
lot on the east side of Main
street and carries a full line OF
candies, tobaccos, fruits and sta
tionery. He loans books for a
small price and sells a full line Of
| literature.
J. NJ. Rogers conducts a first
class restaurant in the same
building. He has named the
place, The Palace Lunch Coun-
ter. He makes a speciality OF
sandwiches OF all kinds, pies.
cakes, coffee. etc. He conducts
business from 6 Il. m. to II p. m.
Sherwood had two post offices
located at that place. MIR. Moon
was the postmaster OF the Nina
post Office. while Mrs. Alexander
is postmistress for the Sherwood
office. She was formerly post
mistress of Bolaker post Office,
which has been discontinued
The Nina post office has been
discontinued.
! Mr.. Moon conducts general
store. He settled on a home
stead three years ago, five miles
west OF Sherwood and has been
successful at farming. He pur-
chased q quarter section OF land
Joining his own. He is making
a success Of the mercantile bust
ness also. He settled with nine
men on the land west OF Sher-
wood, driving out from kenmare
He believed that some day a
railroad would be built up thru
the Sherwood country and his
Judgment in locating where he
did was excellent. He formerly
| lived in Big Stone county. MINI.
| Mr.. Moon has many friends. He
is a man with firm principles and
1 stands for the right at all times.
! Sherwood has a good live Com
mercial Club of fifty members.
The town also has q cracker-ia lack
of a base ball team which will be
heard from more than once this
season.
The business men OF Sherwood
should all pull together for the
betterment OF the town. Adver-
tise in your newspapers and let
the farmers know that they can
deal lust as well with you, as
they can by sending to some
mail order house for cat in a
polk. Be public spirited. Occa-
sionally give the farmers good
| time. Get up a little celebration.
Have a monthly market day ii
you please. You will be surprised
to find how much that will help.
Don t get ambitious all OF sud
den and hope to be made a coun-
ty seat, but be satisfied with
what you have and gradually
grow into something better.
With these objects in view. you
can make ofSherwood, one OF the
fOrern ost cities in the Northwest
ern part OF the state. You have
the farmers. Get them to come
to your town to trade and yours
will be city OF which you can
be proud.
! In the fire at the edge OF tH
city Monday, a young man ey