Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-24
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line OF NE 300, duu Is w
elk and Kuhn, not to mention, al pres
ent, Fredonia. 1t is in the center o.
the north county line of Mclntosh--2l
miles north OF South Dakota.
Has 800 People.
Lehr is a town Of perhaps over 3Ol
population, in a rich farming and
dairying country, populated principal
" by Germans and Russians. These
farmers are the backbone of Lehr's
business, as is generally the case with
North Dakota's small towns. They
i. are learning better ways of farming
each year, and are yearly getting
more land under cultivation. Each
year, also, they are taking even
greater interest than they did the
year before in schools for their chill
dren. They already know that edu'
cation they must have, and they are
going ahead with that idea in mind
building more school buildings, hir.
ing more teachers and better ones.
and gradually getting used to allow
ing their children the privilege OF
steady attendance the year through.
All his has taken time, but, as we
have said, Lehr is Is years old, and
the farmers who settled at that time
and made the town possible have had
time to realize the immense advan'
tage their children might have with
more education. Hence the awaken
ing in matters of education in the
public schools.
A Pretty Little Town.
Lehr is a pretty town, on a hill,
with fine churches, trees, good water
and therefore a healthful place to
live in. 1t is on the county line ana
on the route OF the famous old Can
nonball trail, down which stage drlv'
ers of years past used to whip their
horses dexterously. and along which
the hostile Sioux, the Mandans ana
other Indian tribes lurked waiting for
an unwary stage driver or some mis-
hap to the white travellers. Lehr has
the reputation of having been some
what of a wild town itself in the early
days, but perhaps that is merely rep
dtation and nothing more SUBSTANTIAL.
At any rate, Lehr is changed, and
changed for the better. 1t is prlmar-
lily a farming and dairying country
now, and all the '3S's there may have
been then, are now buried or form
some part of an agricultural imple'
ment. The elevators are filled full
every fall. grain pouring in from the
country for miles in every direction.
Cattle are an important output, and
hundreds Of cars are shipped every
year, not to mention the hundreds OF
hogs raised. Then the e a from
the COWS raised in the immediate vic.
unity amounts to a surprisingly large
total. all of which is bought at Lehr
by cream buyers representing outside
creameries. 1t is a safe bet that be
fore long, Lehr will organize its farm.
ers into a creamery company OF It's
own and keep the profits at home
With the thousands Of pounds of but.
terfat sold monthly to outsiders, Lehr
could support a creamery without any
trouble whatever.
Two Churches.
Lehr has two churches-the Meth
odist and the Baptist. Most OF the
Germans in the town belong to the
Baptist faith, and that makes Lehl
a stronghold for that faith. Probably
it was this factor which led the Bap
lists to meet in convention at Lem
from June Z 2toJune AZ this year
1t was a banner convention for the
Baptists, and there was a t at.
tendance of at least 1900.
Strong Home Bank.
Lehr has a strong home bank-tht
Farmers and Merchants. 1t was es
tablished in 1902. and the last re
port showed it's at over
$4,000. It has a capital and surplus
of SIS, 900. G. c. Hammond is the
president, J. N. Hammond vice presi
dent, John ]. Giedt cashier, and !. E
Giedt assistant cashier. The direct
ors are as follows: G. c. Hammond
j. NJ. Hammond and John j. Giedt
The Farmers and Mechants bank has
a capital stock paid in Of $4,000, has
undivided profits amounting to $1,202
.96, and it's deposits aggregate ST.,
! 4O4.2O. The officers of the bank arr
all well known in the vicinity ant
known to be first, last and always u
favor of anything that will help thu
town. They try to extend to the pat
rons every facility consistent will
Il good banking, and TO- handle the &C
count Of each depositor in a name!
that will suit his individual require
ments.
500 Line Agent.
The obliging agen. of the 500 LIN
at Lehr is H. Anderson, who Willingl!
volunteered to the Overlanders tn
information that the depot at tina
point was built in 1898, when the lin!
extended to Braddock. Last year 4O'
cars of grain were shipped out, an
AZ cars of stock. Mr.. Anderson stat
cd that about 90 cans of cream Wer'
shipped daily from Lehr.
From Elevators.
Lehr has four elevators, most 0
which were closed for TIT summer a
the time the Overlanders arrived II
the town. These four are scarcel!
ever able to take care OF the grea
j amount of grain brought in at thresh
ing time, and photographs have beel
taken of scenes where four and nv
wagons waited impatiently in from
I of each elevator.
;. Established In 1902.
The eagle & ziegenliasel Elevate
+ COMPANY established their elevator u
1902. Last year this company bile
out eight, cars of grain, in the 10
lowing order as to quantity: Whea
a.. l,r1o,, Thoro iS q Farmers ElG