Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-12-26
WISHEk
~ SCOOP"

BY "Scoop."
With efforts at rhymes and jingles
all bearing on that catchy refrain
''Wishek on the 500" the Tribune
O%verlanders neared the town OF
Wishek just after darkness was SCI
ting in. The streets, they observed,
were not exactly crowded, but there
were pronenaders enough to give
some idea Of the l%iveliness Of the 1T
tie city, and the streets were we'll
Kept. The buildings were nearly all OF
GOOD size, and neat-altogether the
town had a live, law.and.order ap,
n%earance.
E"Wishek ON the Soo.' has a history
as we'll as the celebrated "Bingen
on the Rhine"-for It Is one Of the
Oldest towns In that part Of the state.
The 500 railroad extended on from
Aberdeen to %Rraddock, North Dakota,
III 1893, and most of the towns along
thu line at present were laid out at
that time. %Curiously, Wishek wa
not the scene Of disorder and irreg-
uiarity, as many Of the new towns,
bit speedily settled down to the I'M
dfamatic--but inancially-worth-while
occupation of exploiting the soil.
The settlers were Russians and the
Wild life OF the west evidently had
no place in their plans for making
a living. r. H. Lunn, who might be
termed the Grand Old Man OF
Wishek," was president OF the First
State Bank OF Wishek then, but he
ID now retired, and with his pure
bred English setter, goes hunting
every fall. When the town started,
grain poured in from all the surround
ing country-from as far as Linton
In every direction. He remembers
times during the beginning of tho
town when he stood at the window OF
his bank and paid grain checks to
the extent Of 1000 a day-and it
was a frequent occasion then, too.
lts Rapid Growth.
DR.. George Grant, also, remembers
the unprecedented growth which
Wishek took on a few years after
its start. Mr. Grant cam In 1904
from Linton. when Wshek was a
town of sixty. Now there are $50.
DR.. Grant is a graduate of Illinois
Medical college Of the class of 1904.
He has become attached to his prac-
ticc in Wishek and its vicinity, and
says he finds his Russian practice
pleasant. The Russians, he says,
are progressive and enlightened, and
are certainly. making Roadway. The
water, says DR.. Grant, is pure n
unusually healthy about Wishek and
lie has few, cases of ills caused by
impure water.
The Melham Bros. Lumber company
with its main Office at WatertOwn,
South Dakota, and a branch at
Wishek, is managed by Fred Weber,
who. has been in Wishek seven years
and stands in well with his comnun-
ity. Mr.. Weber has been in the
lumber business for eight years. He
says the lumber business is good,
the farmer Is good pay when he has
the money and his company is lend
ing every aid they can to get people
into the neighbOrhood.
500 Road.
A very important source of revenue
to Wishek Is the 500 railroad, since
Wishek is . division point q
freight division. Here the Pollock
branch of the 500 joins the Missouri
division, and the repair yards for the
Missouri division are also located at
Wishek. The roundhouse at this
point is an eight-stall house, employ
ing q large number Of men. A. j.
Miller is foreman. 4
j. z. Monroe is the proprietor OF
the Pioneer Barber shop. The Pioneer
shop is up-to-date and has every ia.
cilitv for the convenience of custom
ers. His shop is worth a trial.
G. Guile is the proprietor of n
OF Wishek's enterprising jewelry
stores. His store was established in
1906, and he has a large stock con.
ytantly on hand-and. incidentally, a
very good business. Long bout the
last of May or the middle OF June
you'll notice the prominence Of MIR.
Outlets jewelry store.
Dealer in Harness.
Gottlieb Rattei. dealer in harness,
shoe repairing and repairs for har-