The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1908-06-25
ANNUAL JUNKET OF
St. PAUL J0BBERS

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The whole populace turned out Fri
day evening to meet members of the
st. Paul Jobbers and Manufacturers
Association who stopped over night in
the city, while on their annual junket
into North Dakota. They had been
out all the week and had visited all the
cities on the lines of the Northern Pa
cific Railway in this state with the ex-
ception of the Southwestern and Cassel-
ton branches.
The special train of the party arrived
in Oakes at seven o'clock, coming by
way of Jamestown. Their special
train consisted of four sleepers, dining
and baggage cars and coach. The
party consisted Of the following:
E. H. Bailey, president First Nation
al bank; Kenneth Clark, president
Merchants National bank; d. G. Culver,
cashier National German American
bank; E. N. Saunders, Jr., North
western Fuel Co.; John N. Jackson,
Lanpher, Skinner & Co.; c. L. Kluck-
horn, Gordon & Ferguson. Karl Ham,
mermach, McKibbin. Driscoll & Dor
sey;A. H. Warren, Tibbs, Hutchings &
Co.; Reuben Warner. Lindeke. Warner
& Sons; H. ]. Lehr, Finch, Van Slyck
& McConville; Julian N. Kirby, Noyes
Bros. & Cutler; Charles Weidman, Rob-
inson, Straus & Co.; w. ]. Dean,
Nicols, Dean & Gregg; T. G. Walther,
Hackett, Walther, Gates Hardware Co. ;
c. D. McLaren, Farwell, Ozmun, Kirk
& Co.; John F. Kelly, Foley Bros. &
Kelly; Theo. w. Griggs. Griggs, Cooper
& Co.; Charles Sommers, G. Sommers
& Co. VIM. Enright, c. Gotzian & Co.;
VIM. R. Garrow, Foot, Schultze & Co.;
L. A Gulterman, Gulterman Bros;
D. Craig, Western Supply Co.; j. G.
Bidleman, Konantz- -Graver Co.; Her
man Scheffer, Scheffer & Rossman Co.;
NJ. Heidenrich, P. R. L. Hardenbure
Co.; D. A Murphy, Hart & Murphy;
A. X. Pruden, st. Paul Roofing, Cornice
& Ornament Co.; VIM. P. Abbott;
G. R. Nelson, Swift & Co.; Sidney C.
White; Kolhler and Heinrichs; Louis
F. Dow Co. Hon. F.. c. Stevens, mem.
Der of congress; Geo. Doran, St. Pau
Dispatch; j. H. Beck, secretary ST..
Paul Jobbers- and Manufacturers As
sociation; H. j. Frost, assistant secre.
tary w. E. Davis, the Twin City CONNER
cial Bulletin; j. G.. Woodworth, traffic
manager; A. M. Cleland, general pas.
senger agent; H. E. Still, assistan,
general freight agent; J. o. Dalzell
assistant general freight agent.
Accompanying the party was the
Minnesota State Band, crack musical
organization of twenty-five pieces anc
was under the direction of A. L. Snider
At the depot the party was met by a
string of automobiles and taken for al
hours spin about the city and out through
the valley. They were shown the ad.
vantages of Oakes as a distributing
center, the way it was rapidly growing
and developing along material lines ant
the excellence of the valley in which il
was located.
Members of the party were anxious
to meet their customers and on thei
return they made the rounds, aftel
being notified to be at the hall at 9:3O
In the meantime the Minnesota Stat,
Band gave street concert, which wat
hugely enjoyed by the crowd. At. tn
hour appointed the band went to tn,
C. M. C. hall, where the visitors ant
our business men intermingled.
In due time DR.. F.. w. Maercklein
president of the Oakes Commercial
Club, formally welcomed the visitor
and then introduced Rev. Father Baker
who made an excellent address to tn,
visitors, i,npressing them of the unself
ish devotion of the people of Oakes fo
their growing city.
John N. Jackson responded for tn
jobbers. He said that no part of tn
territory touched by st. Paul busines.
houses was as encouraging as North Da
kota. They had been all over the stat
and everywhere they found the business
men prosperous and of keen business
judgment. No city they had visitet
had given them more hearty welcom.
than the growing city of Oakes.
Congressman F. c. Stevens, VIII
represents the St. Paul district in tn,
national house of representatives, pal,
a high tribute to his colleague, Congress
man Tom Marshall. He recognize,
that everybody here called him by hi
front name and that was very goot
evidence that he stood we'll and was on,
of the boys interested in growing com
monwealth. He spoke we'll of Nortl
Dakota and of her hustling class O
business men.
Prof. H. F. Eaton was called on an,
happily responded, speaking especial,
of the early development of this count,
and what we needed was more goo
Icitizens lust like those who had alread,