Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-06-17
MOT1.-NOR1H. DAKOTA
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dealers in jewelry, have one of the
nice establishments of the town. They
have been in business since the last
October.
Orville Williams and w. H. Scott
are two of the efficient instructors in
the Mott schools and are highly elat-
ed over the erection of the new school
building.
One of the good hotels of the town
is the Hotel Barry, conducted by Sher-
if Henry Barry. The hotel has "a
sleeping rooms and Is electric lighted
and steam heated.
doc" Robinson of the Robinson
Drug Company, is one of the we'll
known druggists of North Dakota, and
is one of the old time settlers of the
Missouri slope, having landed in
Gladstone in 1882. He went to Dick
inson and embarked in business in
1895 and in 1910 came to Mott. He is
one of the oldest pharmacists in the
state, his registration certificate be-
ing number 3. Mr.. Robinsons part
ner is Stewart Cummings.
w. Irysh and his paper, the Pioneer
Press, are two of the fixtures of Mott.
The Pioneer Press is both the city
and county official paper. 1t is an
eight page, seven column paper, full
of ads and local news and, last but not
least, full of boosts for Mott-every
issue. Mr.. lrysh has splendidly
equipped Office and with the exception
of a proof press has put in every bit
of the outfit since he took charge of
the paper. Before Mr.. lrysh took
charge of the paper it was a sort of
public burden, but it has been built
up to the point that it is one of the
big institutions of the town. Be-
sides running a paper Mr.. lrysh d.
reefs the band and also holds down
the first sack for the ball team. OF
Mr.. Irysh's five employees all are men,
bers of the band which he directs,
and which is one of the factors in
boosting Mott.
The Mott Supply Company, the old
est and largest mercantile company
in Mott, has record that it may we'll
feel proud of and one that is credit
to the founders of the institution, as
we'll as to the present owners. BY
adhering strictly to the principle of
"a square deal for ALL" the motto of
the company that was first laid down
by he original owners, and that has
been and,.is still being followed by
the present proprietors, has proven
the foundation of faithful services to
the public and financial success to it's
owners and upon which rests the pres
ent institution of which we speak, in
a manner that Is both gratifying and
beneficial to all concerned.
When we speak of the Mott Supply
Company as merely place where or
binary trading and selling business is
transacted we are much in error. .
Few people perhaps, realize that
the Mott Supply Company means in
reality, or in other words what cap.
ital it represents, the amount Of the
goods and stock carried by thlastho,
pany, the number of persons. a q =
ploys and the, general capaLA V
the building as it stands today as vel
as the volume of business transacted
by the firm in a years time.
The original Mott Supply Company
was established by the William H
Brown Company in the year Of 1904
and in a frame building, the dimension
of which was 24x4O, was erected fol
this purpose. This soon afterwart
was purchased by F. l. Bonesho ant
A. M. Bannon, who conducted the
same for a period of two years, ant
then disposed Of the building and bust
ness to Messrs J. Bassford, r. T
Thorpe and w. J. Glenny, who ther
incorporated the Mott Supply Com
pany with a capital stock of $4,000
and also added lumber yard ant
machinery department, the first II
the town of Mott. Later on Mr.
Thorpe disposed Of his interest II
the business to Messrs Glenny ant
Bassford, who continued the business
for two years, when Mr.. Bassford solt
out in the year 1910 to Messrs Pearc'
Covert and Ogline, who with Mr.. Glen
ny. still retaining his interest. In
creased their capital stock to $35, 600
and are still continuing the business
under the name of the Mott Suppl!
, Company.
In the spring of 1910 this firm erect
! ed their new store, a magnificen
structure of three stories, 80x9O feet
occupying four lots, facing Brown
avenue with IS foot plate glass from
at a cost of $4,000. The store II
I also heated with a steam furnace
costing $4,000; has its own gas plan
for its lighting system and is T.,
present installing a cash carrier sys
tenn which makes it modern in ever!
respect. 1t also carries a 5000
stock of goods, is divided into ten de
partments as follows: grocery, glass
and crockery, dry goods, gents fur
nishings, shoes, furniture, harness
hardware, machinery, and lumber.
But the one institution in Mott tt
which every citizen points with
great deal Of pride, and which ever,
visitor to the town is shown before
his departure, is the Hotel Brown, thu
most magnificent hotel between Bis.
marck and Miles City, Mont.
The Hotel Brown is q new up-to