Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-02
WATCH UNDERWOOD GROW

PRovEMENTs MADE IN THE
RusTLlNG LITTLE MCLEAN
COUNTY CITY
Miner 9th: The year 1906 is
rapidly drawing to close, In Look
ing back over that year it is well
| to take an inventory of what has
been accomplished for our little city
SO that we may better prepare our
selves for the year to come.
Underwood is still young town.
Three years and a half ago its
streets and building sites were UNI
1 broken prairie sod today it is a.
/ thriving village Of nearly six hum
dred people. So rapid a growth in
such a short period Of time seems
marvellous, vet when we consider
the energetic business men In TN
derwood and the intelligent and
/ industrious farmers adjacent there
to we can easily understand WHY
i Underwood has so rapidly developed.
4 And Of this growth let US see how
i much is the result of efforts made
4 during the year 1906.
During the spring and summer
q twenty thousand dollar -four mill
was built. The project was fin.
Il anced by the Underwood Milling
4 company. a corporation, Of which
I Koenig e Sons are the majority
stock holders. The flour made at
4 this mill is Of an excellent quality
and ranks with the very best -four
manufactured today. The mill is
running night and day and the
K product is being disposed of as fast
as it can be manufactured.
A new up-to-date hospital has
been built during the summer by
the Underwood Hospital and DRUG
company. The building is two
stories high, the first story being
used for a drug store. It is heated
with steam and lighted with gasoline
gas.
Kjelstrup & Granberg have pur
chased the City Drug Store. They
have greatly improved it and nov
have one Of the best drug stores II
the county.
The Mclean County Fair asso
citation was organized last sprint
and permanently located at Under
wood. The first fair was held dur
ing the month of October B.
the capable and untiring efforts o
the officers the fair was made ;
great success and the large humble
of people who attended were con
WINGED that the association vii
prove great benefit to the Who'll
country in future years.
81 schultheis & Mccoy bought on
]. the old City Hotel some time ag
: and have expended $4,000 in i'm
proving it. They have now one q
1.-THE finest and most up-to-date hos
teleries in this part Of the state. ]
o. is heated with steam and Brilliant
" lighted with gasoline gas.
. Col. Wyman has also built a
addition to his hotel so that he nov
! has nearly twice the room he form
VI erly had. The hotel is euuippe
!. with all modern conveniences and i
la favorite home of the travelin
= public.
-sI & ~ fa1 olc
built during the summer and man
II fine restaurants are doing bushes
! and furnishing ample accommoda
tion for those who are hungry.
: ). c. w. J. Prydz purchased tn
! general store formerly owned b
William Perry. He has remodele'
I the building and best of all has in
: stilled new life and vim into tn
i management.
J. G.. Sayler and G. K. Quize
have both built new frotns to thei
Z stores and otherwise improved them
: A new Catholic church has beel
Z erected during the past summer
1t is very pretty structure an,
Z beautifully furnished.
: Krist Kielstrup has added sub
I division to the town and a dozen o
:. more well built dwelling houses ar
: now located on last-year's wheat
= field
). Underwood has grown rapidly il
J other ways. Every merchant ha
: better stock of goods than he ha,
year ago. Every other line 0
business has been enlarged and al
! have gained in strength and financia
: worth
:, The year 1906 is nearly gone an,
: Underwood and the surrounding
country have, as we see, greatl
developed. We are prosperous ant
each Of us are duly thankful. w
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