Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1906-07-05
MON TPELIER
Better Conditions,in in Soutb4ssS
man Reflected In t;i!s ya%afth
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Of Montpelier W. TO


being made in this village, and those
already made. The growth Of ths
town is due entirely to the growth Of
country surrounding, to new settlers,
and the additional land being culti-
vated.
Montpelier is prettily situated in a
bend of the James river, and the
wooded banks of the stream make an
attractive border for the village nest
ling in the wide valley between the
two hills, with the crooked but deep
pooled stream meandering in wide
curves on it's southwark course. Mont
pelier in the early days had great
hopes of becoming much more pre-
tentious place, but the crops in the
vicinity seemed to meet specially
hard fate in those days, when all the
surrounding prairie was burned OF
annually and the entire country to the
west was bleak and dry plain.
The first settlers were unaccustomed
to the country and many shack
which was built in the early eighties
was abandoned to the gophers and the
tramps of the summer. The lands
that were plowed were allowed to go
back TO natures grass and weeds. NOW
all this is changing rapidly. The
s'pone back" lands are being broken
for the second time, and raw prairie
is turned over by the plow in great
tracts, each year.
!. The disastrous prairie fires bave
been stopped, west of the river the
land is soaked with moisture down to
the subsoil and crops in the vicinity
of Montpelier with equal cultivation,
weld as much to the acre, as In any
part Of the county.
All of this is new and encouraging
to Montpelier which IS the natural
trading point for many people IN
southern Stutsman county and north
ern LaMoure county. The bank de-
posits show the improved financial
condition of the people in this part OF
the county. For years the railroad
company did not keep a station agent
at the place las the business did not
Justify it, but with the last two years
an agent has been located here and is
receiving an increase in railroad ousl-
ness each year. Montpelier as a ship
ping point for stock and grain is the
most convenient place In southern
Stutsman and draws trade from dis
tance of 25 miles or more east and
west from the river.
AS showing Montpelier is growing
in a business and residence way atten-
tion is called to the new buildings
The State Bank is completing new
cement block bank building, 24x36,
with a large vault. The bank is one
Of the new institutions of the town,
and a great convenience to all the
neople Of the vicinity. It's local
management is in the hands OF Peter
Askerman, assistant cashier.
The new butcher shop being built
by J. Ennis will also be used by him.
self for residence, the family occupy
inR the second floor. .-......
The elevator capacity OF the Town
will be nearly 10000 bushels by the
time the three elevators are ready tor
business. The new Occident elevator
is about completed, and an ADDITION
to the old Consolidated elevator is
being added. The Monarch elevator
has a capacity Of $4,000, and the new
Occident 10000, the other over m'ooo
bushels when finished. % =
Last fall Stott s. Roehr built q
general store building and the ousl.
ness is now in operation. The olo
time merchant, Jules Maze, continues
doing business at the old stand ano
supplying the wants OF his many
customers.
J.W. Moore's new billiard hall ano
nool room is doing a good business
Ms. Heath runs the Cottage hotel
and furnishes first class meals. while lil[
the Farmers hotel owned by John
!. Onmber is we'll patrolized, as the
landlord is well known to al the olo
timers.
John Upkyke, the village black
smith, keeps his forge going and mas
good business. Montpelier has q band
of 1a niecr.as with r. P. Anderson al
leader. Chas. Talley runs the livery J
barn, and his residence is one 81 the !
prettiest in the town. a new resi- resi-
dence is being built by Roy Carley ~ e
be occupied by Mr.. Roehr q the store t
Arm named above. John Moore ha' ha
oomple leted = new 4 house, Royj Carle. :!
has growing land 4 and y 4 1nsulianc' sAIa ll