Devils Lake inter-ocean and Devils Lake free press. (Devils Lake, Ramsey County, N.D.) 1905-1909, 1907-09-27
NEW LIVERY BARN
"''mot & McNaughton Are Erecting
Livery Barn-An Elegant strjno of
Horses Purchased at St. Paul,


Next week the elegant new livery
stable of Wilmot & McNaughton will
be opened to the public. A large two
story brick barn is now in the course
OF erection on the corner of Fifth
street and Flint avenue. The barn
right back of that will then be used
as a stable entirely, and the new
Guiding to store the vehicles. It will
be fifty by seventy feet in dimensions
and Will contain all the latest and
most up to date appliances connected
with first-class livery barn. A large
double office, fourteen by twenty-four
feet will occupy the front of the build
ing. Here will be found both toilet
and wash rooms, and overhead sleep
ing apartments for the attaches of
the place. Directly behind the office
will be the buggy wash room and har-
less room. All the rest of the space,
both upstairs and down, will be de-
voted to room for the different rigs,
of which full line has already been
received. The floor will be four in
ches of solid cement and the barn will
be built on a five foot foundation 1t
is expected to have the building COM
pleted within thirty days.
The rigs which the gentlemen have
inc lot cd 10
the eye, and it is safe to predict that
next summer they will be in constant
demand. They are the best that
money can buy, and are of the latest
style and appliances. Three carriages,
each of which cost considerably over
a thousand dollars, seem to be we'll
worth the price. There is five glass
laudeau of the highest grade and of
most modern appliances. A Kimball
brougham WILL on it's first appearance,
make deep impression on all who
see it. Especially is this true of all
who ride in this comfortable convey.
ance. Everything for the comfort and
convenience of the passenger is found
in it's roomy inside. Furnished and
upholstered in solid leather and silk
it is indeed a marvel of workmanship
It is safe to say that this is the very
finest rig of it's kind ever seen in the
city, and safe to predict that it canno
be surpassed or perhaps equalled IL
the state. The other carriage is o
the landeau type also.
Then there is a two seated team
park wagon, three double park wag
ons, two open and one with a sure,
top, one Dan Patch cutter Of the lates
style and upholstered in velvet, an
. four half Dan Patches.
Robes and blankets of all descriI
tons and all textures are in stock
. and the harness, with it's nickel-plat
ed trimmings is good to look upor
, Thirteen buggies and runabouts, bot
double and single, complete the We
, hicle equipment.
Then the horses. And certainl
those horses are fine string of an
nails No such horses have ever bee
seen in Devils Lake before and it
safe to say Also that no finer animal
can be found in any livery stable i
!. the state. Mr.. Wilmott spent severa
j. weeks purchasing the string fror
J. Jarrett & Zimmerman of Midway
e Mimi, and both the Minneapolis Tr
: bune and the Journal of that city con
. n.ented upon the purchase at som
n length.
9 Sixteen Hambletonian horses col
f stitute the string, and they were a,
q purchased at a high price. There
l. Prince and Jack, carriage team c
U bays. They are extremely stylis
: looking animals, and stand as If
- check-rein was entirely unnecessar!
y. Idlewild and Fernwood are another ca
y Rage team. These are more beautifr
l. than the first named. Lucy and Rem
e ere team of sorrel mares. A pal
l. of coal black beauties are Curry an
: Ella, and the team equipment is con
- pleted by Snipe and Jug, team {
\ light bays. All of these horses ca
J. also be driven single. The whol
d string was sold to Mr.. Wilmott undo
= heavy guarantee. Among the sill
l. gle drivers are to be found Lou,
; steel gray mare; Joker, a sorrel horse
Flash, a dark brown; Doc, a sorre
~ and Ned, sorrel. Mr.. Wilmott bougl
l. 8 pedigreed five year old Hambletol
n ian for private use. He is a. beaut
e and certainly a stylish looking anima
n These horses are thought worthy {
l. special mention, for they are certain
~ a likely looking lot, and X
which the owner may well be prou
d Of.