Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-13
GOODRICH GROWS
"A REVIEW OF. THE YEAR 1905
MADE BY THE EDITOR OF
THE CITIZEN
THE EASTERN III MCLEAN COUNTY
METROPOLIS HAS RAPID AND
SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH

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SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH
This being the first issue of The,
Citizen in 1907 it is BETTING that we
take our readers back over the year
just closed and nste the improve
ments that have been made in Good
rich during that year. We are proud
of the showing that has been made,
and feel that this is shared by every
citizen OF the town. The real estate
improvements for the year amount to
at least $4,000. Eighteen residences
we're built and completed during that
time:
Among the first and one of the most
progressive steps and beneftting the
the community at large was the organ
ization of the First Bank of Goodrich
and vicinity. This bank while bene-
fitting the community is doing very
profitable business for itself. 1t has,
since its organization, February "a,
1906, declared dividend of 8 per
cent, and set aside $1,000 to it's sur
plus besides leaving a handsome
amount in undivided profits. Its good
showing is in a great measure due to
the intelligent and business-like man
agement of it's present officers, who,
by the way, are always ready to pro-
mote any scheme which will benefit
the town and the people in it, express
ing thereby their faith in the future
of Goodrich. May prosperity be
theirs the coming year.
Early in the year the firm of Brost
& Roedel was dissolved and a little
later Mr.. Roedel purchased the build
ing formerly occupied by Otto Greth-
en- as a law Office and to which he
added and started the Goodrich Cash
Store, building up a good business
f which has been a benefit to the town
a#2 Mr.. Brost continued in the business,
moving his family here and taking
active supervision of the store and
employing Emil Jasmann as business
manager. This firm has enjoyed a
good business during the year and
is now entering the year 1907 under
very favorable circumstances and
4 their patrons will find them Johnny
on the spot" for business and square
dealing,
Davis & Wyard completed the large
addition to their store building late
in 1905 and the beginning of 1906
found them fully emerged into full
fedged department store, the furni-
sture and farm machinery depart
ments, however, not having been fully
equipped until late in the summer.
During the year they have made many
nice improvements in the fixtures and
inside decorations This firm did a
good profitable business, as usual, dur
ing the year of 1906 and enters the
present year under the most favorable
circumstances and will push their
business harder than ever.
The Bil1igmeier Mercantile Co. have
4 also made some marked improvements
4 in their establishment and one who
had not seen the town for some time
would hardly know the corner once
occupied by the Goodrich Bazaar. The
two buildings were raised up and put
under one roof during the summer,
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the upper rooms being nsed for furni.
ture. When this was done the in.
terror of the lower rooms were remod
eled and an elevator put in the rear
which is used to carry freight and pas
sengers from the main floor to either
the basement or second floor. The
Billigmeier Mercantile Co. have nice
large store and are doing a good bust
ness. zS5 SO II
The Schatz Pharmacy built onto the
q back of their other store building II
which DR.. McReynolds has fitted vi
" an office with x-Ray and other mod
ern scientific appliances. The doctor
u has had a large practice the past yea
n with good success and now, has hi.
practice well established. 3
The Goodrich Lumber Co. is a nev
enterprise established during the sum
mer and is owned by local parties
Gottlieb Buechler, who was formerl,
4 with the Winnor-T orgerson Lumbe
81 Go. at this place, is secretary ant
manager and is assisted by John Doer
ing. Considering the short time: the,
have been In business the firm is dc
y ing a good business and will undoubt
eddy make good although they have t,
compete with two strong line com
N panies
Another imp ortant enterprise which
sprung up In Goodrich during the pas
@ year is the Citizens State Bank, which
was Incorporated In October. It hal
Il q $10, 900 capital and the stock is own
ed and controlled by local parties. TIL,
strong personality Of the partners, ]
p. Davis. John Wittmayer and j. r