The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1906-08-09
FLAXTON AS RY. CENTER
One of the Best Cities Geographically in Ward
County - Farmers Telephone Line
Good Churches and SchOOls-=Cen=
ter of Rich Farming Country.

and it is pleasure to US to mention 6
| few Of them.
BERTHE NELSON
Is largely interested in banking and
real estate, and besides being the vice.
president of the Citizens State Bank Of
F'laxton is also the president Of the Pho.
neer State bank of Kermit on the new
branch.
PC. SoRESsoN
Built the first house within several
miles of where Flaxton now is seven
years ago. Mr.. S. is handy man at
most any kind of work, but makes a
specially Of building cisterns.
l.. V. RANDALL
Is the city jeweler. He keeps a splen-
did stock of watches, clocks, je Selry,
silverware, pianos and other musical
goods; graphophones. sewing machines,
etc; is licensed optician and does gen
eral repairing. Mr. Randall contem-
plates making specially Of the optical
business and intends to put in as CON-
plete set of optical instruments as are
found anywhere in the northwest.
The PIONEER HOTEL
Is under the efficient management of
Mr.. Hollingsworth, who, by the way, is
a very busy man, being also the propri-
etor of livery, feed, and sale stable, run
in connection, as we'll as dray line. He
comes pretty near looking after every
possible want of the traveller.
1.G. IvERsoN
Is the proprietor of one of Flaxton's
busy restaurants. Mr.. Iverson is him
self, an expert cook and therefore per-
sonally superintends the culinary de-
partment Of the establishment. He also
owns valuable farm and has 80 acres
in crop this season.
CHRIS CHRISTENSEN
Is the whitest man in town every work
ing DAY in the year for he grinds all
kinds of feed at his mill for eight cents
per sack and guarantees that you will
get more back than you turned in. He
also buys grain at highest market
prices and keeps feed for sale.
MISS LOUISE FossuM
Operates the only photograph gallery at
Flaxton and is ready and willing to
stake" anybody who wants to be taken.
She also owns a fine farm IA miles
southwest of town nearly all of which is
under cultivation. Part of her time,
however, she spends at the Portal gal
lery, where she does all the retouching,
in which art she has taken special
course at DEBORAH. Iowa. Miss Fossum
also does Topographic work and in all is
a thorough business lady with a keen
appreciation of business methods, and a
money maker.
G. c. SoRENsoN
Runs dairy about mile and half
out of town and the amount of business
he does is a sure indication that he does
not live anywhere near the river, as he
practically supplies the whole town with
milk. He and his brother, P. G. were
the first settlers in the Flaxton country.
FLAxToN DRUG Co.
Who's efficient and painstaking man
ager is Mr.. J. J. Donahue, who received
his pharmaceutical education by actual
and hard work. He is a
pleasant young man to meet and gives
the impression of knowing his chosen
calling from A. to z. His father, Mr..
Hugh Donahue, is prosperous farmer
who lives only little ways out of Flax
ton.
r. B. Burger & Co.
r. B. Town, manager, is the style of one
of the largest business enterprises of the
town. They keep for sale Ia complete