The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1905-05-17

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Of age he emigrated to this coun-
try with his parents. He lived
in Litchfeld, Mimi, until he was
twenty years of age, attending
the public school of thatcity and
acquiring a good education.
When he was only seventeen
years OF age he entered the en-
ploy OF the lumber yard at Litch-
field and remained with that con-
Germ for three years. He then
went to northern Iowa to manage
a yard and spent several years
at various yards in northern
Iowa and southern Minnesota
until he removed to Sheyenne, N.
d., from which place he came to
Minot as manager OF the BOvey-
Shute Co., one OF the best known
lumber companies in this part
of the country. At Sheyenne he
conducted a lumber yard for
himself. He is making a great
success of the lumber business in
Minot and has the distinction OF
presiding over as fine a yard as
there is in the state.
William B. Hawley, another
stakeholder in the bank, is a pro-
minent druggist ofthis city. He
has been engaged in business
here for three years and bears a
reputation of conducting one Of
the cleanest well kept, up-to-date
pharmacies in the state. Mr..
Hawley graduated from the Chi
cago College of Pharmacy in
1886. He was engaged in the
business at Fairbault, Mimi, for
ten years, and two years before
locating in this city, he represen-
ted Parke, Davis 4 Co.'s, well
known wholesale house, as
travelling salesman. Mr.. Haw-
ley is possessed OF that public
spirit which makes him inval-
liable to acommunity.
julius Fauchald. a director,
came to Minot seventeen years
ago. For several years he worked
in the stores OF p. F. Lee and
Strain Bros. and eleven years
ago formed a partnership with
Guy o. Frank, establishing the
well known mercantile institu.-
ton, The New York Store. They
were successful from the start
and to-day occupy a space six
times larger than the one first
required, and their store is one.
Of the best and most complete in
the state. Mr.. Fauchald has
many personal interests outside
OF this store. He owns a general
store at White Earth which car
ries a stock OF 100000 worth OF
goods. He owns 4SO acres OF
very valuable timber land in Ore
gon. real estate at North Bend,
Oregon, a farm a short distance
east Of Tioga, N. D., a saw mill
and a farm in Norway, besides
has large interests in Minot real
estate. He is a young man, but
80 years OF age, but is a past
master in the, business world.
Mr.. Fauchald was born in Nor
way in 1866 and in 1887 emf
grated to America. At the age
of fourteen, he learned the mer-
camille business in Norway and
received a very good training
there.
Guy 0. Frank, OF the above
named firm, is q stakeholder in
the bank. He too is thirty nine
years OF age and equally as sue
cessful in business as hispartner-
Mr.. Frank came to North Dako-
| ia years ago seeking greater OPP
portunities than the east afford
ed. In Oil City, Pa, VI ERE he
was born, business wass,l'ather
| overdone. When he first, eme
Minot, he was employed ip( the
post Office as clerk and laterwas
appointed postmaster, serving a
four years term. Mr., Frank
owns q large ranch on the Shell
creek which is stocked With
several hundred head Of fine cat
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