Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-26
III, poDvl,tion.

80 49, ~ As"s o~~ r--HtT
town Of 4 million and thirty.one. It
neglects to record the fact that the
carefree resident Of Adrian may walk
a block to the river and take a dive
into the briny deep mot over four
feet at the %narrows) without being
hauled out by the meddlsome police
and brought to court on the charge
Of attempting suicide. There's a lot
" these things the map ignores, bus
there are two sides to 1t. II the
makers Of the map never saw the
town ther're plenty OF people in Ad'
rian who never heard Of the map.
Admitting It's Location.
Enough OF this! Why not get down
% No. s brass carpet tacks and au-
nit that Adrian IS III the northern
central part Of LaMoure ? Which is
to say. in the best OF the wheat region
where the soil gives wonderful re-
turns in the way Of wheat, other
grains corn and responds readily co
the diversificatiOn Of crops.
Coed Soil. -
luCf SOll 0IOAS lax llNCl AAo OSSAA
fertihzed for ages. and the very first
settlers were required to do very little
to get a. crop. The soil has retained
it's good qualities in spite of the strain
put upon il by careless farming. Now
adays, more attention is being paid to
good methods In fdring and the soil
is regaini1ig' ugh Of its lost fertility.
Farmers Elevator.
The Farmers Elevator company
of Adrian is a particularly strong or.
g%anization.. The elevator was erected
in 1908. G. :. Rygh is the manager.
He has managed the elevator for the
farmers for four. years. The president
is J.. G.. ,McClary; secretary. c. o.
Denisen, and vice president, ]. N. JOr.
dan.
There are nine directors to the Or.
sanitation and they are all Loyalty
supported in their enterprise by the
farmers Of the neighborhood. 49,
The company is capita
900 and up to 1907 handled only seed
grain. coal, lumber and building ma
terial. In 1907 the grain department
was started and proved a substantial
success. T. 'E'
The occident.
The Occident Elevator company
has a local elevator managed by f.
Fl. Colby. Mr.. Colby has lad charge
for three FEARS. About 10000 bushels
of grain were shipped from this ele.
vator last year. This elevator has
bee" in business in Adrian for five
years. - ~"
Powers Elevator.
The local elevator of the Powers.
Elevator company of minneapolis is
managed by G. y. Paulson, who has
been with the company for nearly
four years. This elevator bought last
year about $1,000 bushels OF grain.
The Bank Of Adrian. NJ.
The First State bank of Adrian was
established in 1907. J. N. Jordan is
president, John Pu:l, vice president,
and c. A. Arduser, cashier.
The amount Of the cream checks
passing through this bank amount TO
from $15 to $40 per day, or about 5000
per month. The shipments Of cream
fro Adrian are said To- have increased
over so per- cent over those Of last
year "'2@&
Here for Six Years.
A.. J.. Ziegenhagen is the dealer in
far implements. wagons, buggies. har.
vesting machinery. hardware, stoves
and furniture. Hhe has been in tle
business in Adrian for six years and
is nov the posstssor Of a steady H.
crative trade. s'E%.s
A. E. Jordan is the owner Of the
Adrian pool and billiard hall Ice
cream and soft drinks are sold in
connections. MI. Jordan has owned
the business for the last two yeras.
Mrs? /. Davidson is the manager OF
the Adrian rooming and boarding
house, which gets the trade usually
given to hotels. This Institution has
been running for ten years. Mrs.
Davidson gives it as her opinion that
in the last year she has fed over a
thousand persons! The meals are
palatabre and the kind mother used
to makeup to the time she visited
you and your wife.
General Merchandise.
L. A. and J.. N. Jordan are the pro.
prietors Of the Jordan & Co. general
merchandise store. Jordan & co. are
the real pioneers of the town.
According to the brothers, the town
was laid out in 1886, and like many
# the towns in North Dakota, re.
ceived it's name fro mtle name OF
city in another state. Adrian, Michi'
gan was the lucky godmother OF Ad'
rian, Dakota Territory.
The first store was that Of the Jor
dan brothers. The depot was erected
almost at the same ime--1SS6.
Adrian Churches. +
There are two churches in Adrian
the German Lutheran and the Presby'
terrain. The school building is Of two
rooms vita a basement. The town or
iginally was laid out on the east side
Of the track. but in 1908 the citizens
!. gathered their wisdom together and
fmoved over to the other side. All the
new settlers settled on the western
side.