The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-10

of Danzig, where two new stores and
the Farmers state bank was recently
started. This new bank has a brick
building and q capital stock of $4,000.
A good crop of grain has been rails
ed in this section this year and the
farmers have just commenced thresh-
ing. The yield fs believed to average
In the neighborhood of lfteen bushels
though for many farms 1t may not go.
over ten. There AVE been returns
from the cornfields this year and
many farmers have made a success of
raising fruit.
Beyond Ashley along the Pollock
line is the town of Ventura with two
good stores and a substantial bank
managed by State Sen. Paul Krets-
| chmar. This town has just recently
been Incorporated and Senator Krets-
chnar is the village clerk. He has
been IN important factor in the af-
fairs of Mcintosh county for a great
many years, and for several terms was
county auditor. In connection with
present state politics Mr.. Kretschmar
Is frequently mentioned as a possible
candidate for state auditor, though his
term as state senator does not expire
for two years. :
Across the line over in South d.
kota is found two lively and thriving
centers in Artas and Herreid. ArtaS
has several enterprising business con-,
Germs, among which is the Artas State
bank, managed by Cashier N. S..
Schirber, whose bank has footings
now of over $4,000. Herreid has
grown rapidly in a few years and to-
day nearly all of it's business houses
are built Of brick. There are two
banks In this town, the State bank of
Herreid and the Farmers. and Mer-
chants bank. Both of these banks
have large deposits and the absolute
confidence of the people of that COM
munity. M. J. Schirber is the cashier.
Of the State bank Of Herreid and o.,
A. Olson is the cashier of the Farmers
and Merchants State bank. Both!
gentlemen have helped greatly to-
wards the development of their home.
town and have a high standing among.
their loyal people.
Returning back into North Dakota
the town of iceland is found on the
Milwaukee line running into Linton.
This town recently suffered a serious
fire, but new and better buildings will
soon appear oVer the ashes. One Of.
the buildings consumed was the Zee
land State bank with Cash Hammond,
John Geidt and John Bischof as the
directors. Mr.. Bischof is the cashier
n manager and he is assisted by
AAl SSiuL SOA III JILL ID d
capital Of $4,000 ad a surplus of $5,-,
600. In spite of being wiped out by.
fire this bank will soon be situated in
a $4,000 brick building. Another
bank is about to be established in
iceland of which John H. Wishek
will be at the head.
Another prosperous town on this
line to Linton is the town of Stras-
burg. Thrifty and sturdy Germans
have developed this section of EN-
mons county n made 'Strasburg an
important trading point! Located at
Strasburg Is one of the largest
churches in the state. This is a Ger
man Catholic church and was built.
at a cost of $500 % Many of the bust
ness buildings are built of brick, and
this summer the business section is
being intersected with, cement walks
and crossings of permanent nature. In
the vicinity of Strasburg, especially
to the west and south are located
many farmers who are Hollanders and
who have made a great success of
their efforts. Fine fields of grain are
the result of their labors this year.
This section has also engaged largely
in the dairy industry, and in conse-
Quence are found fine silos at nearly
every farm. Many Of the farmers in this
section still have from 5000 to 1000
bushels of wheat in their g~ranaries
left over from last year. The wheat
there will yield this year in the
neighborhood of twenty bushels to the
acre and is all Of the highest grade.
Fine farm buildings can be seen in
every direction and as you pass
through this part of Emmons county
you would almost imagine you were
in some farming country as old and
as well developed as Iowa.
North of Strasburg is Linton, the
county seat of Emmons county, with
a population close to 500 and a town
that has three big banks and many
enterprising business concerns. Many
of the buildings of this town are CON
structed of stone, which are well filled
with merchandise for the fall trade.
Stock raising is engaged in largely
In this section. though most Of the
farmers have raised a. big crop of
grain this year that they nave Just
commenced threshing. Located at
Linton is Ed. D. r. Streeter, the pio-
neer editor of the county. who still
publishes The Emmons County Rec
ord. Mr.. Streeter has demonstrated
what can be done in Emmons county
as to raising fruit and at
the rear Of his printing office
is as fine an apple orchard as can be
found in any of the southern or west