The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-07-24
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RYDER.

Ryder, known as the "Queen City,
is certainly entitled to the title. Sit
uated on gentle slope of land the
business places surround a beautiful
little park, neatly fenced and border.
ed by broad cement walk. The city
is proud of the park and have spent 8
large sum of money in setting Out
trees and in the laying Of walks
through it's environs.
| The business places of Ryder are
mostly of cement blocks, brick OF
stone, and give the city an air of sub
stantial business enterprise. The
First State Bank especially has very
handsome building and the interior is
finished and furnished in a manner
both pleasing and convenient. The
First National Bank occupies the cor
ner opposite.
Joe Wustner, practical joker and
keen, shrewd business man, owns the
only meat market in town. He handles
select stock of groceries, fruits and
confectionery also.
Board of Education. They recently
re-engaged their superintendent, F. l..
Riardon, for another period of two
years. A corps of teachers are en-
ployed in training the young idea how
to shoot, in large and splendidly ap-
pointed school building. A school gar
den is maintained in connection with
the school and much public interest is
manifested in the work of the pupils
in their effort to capture some $25 in
prizes that are offered for the best
specimens of vegetables and flowers
grown.
Ryder boasts of, and we believe is
entitled to the honor, of having the
finest hotel along the Plaza branch
of the 500. The Fredeen is hand
some cement block structure, steam
heated, hot and cold water, and every
convenience that the heart of the
travelling public may require. The pro-
prietor, Ed. E. Fredeen, is one OF the
pioneers of this section and formerly
drove the stage along the trail up
through the reservation. He is a gen.
ial and pleasant host and spares no
pains to see that his guests are made
comfortable in every way.
Ryder has large and enthusiastic
bunch of tennis players who are spoil
ing for brush with some club aspir-
ing to tennis honors.
0. J. Bye conducts a large store
and handles a stock of general mer-
chandise, keeping three clerks busily
employed. Mr. Bye at present is at
tending the state convention Of Retail
Merchants at Fargo.
Mrs. Holm, the new postmistress Of
Ryder, has established the Office in the
Knorr block opposite the city park,
and has made many improvements
that place the Office in first class
shape.
Ryder supports two well edited
weekly newspapers. Both the Jour
nal and the News are a credit to Ryder
and to the state, with a makeup ex-
celled by none.
Ole Olness is repairing the build
ing formerly occupied by the Farmers
Mercantile Co., and as soon as the
work is completed will move into it
with his immense stock of general
merchandise.
C. C. Tangehahl runs large liv-
cry, feed and sale stable, and is al
ways on the job with glad hand for
every caller.
E. E. Paul conducts the only bar
Der shop in town. He wasn't but a
minute clipping off the few super
aeus hairs on our Uranium.
Curtis Peterson operates the largest
wire when it comes to business.
We met Gus Wahlk, who handed us
dollar and said he couldn't afford to
miss a single issue of the Indepen-
dent.
G. J. Reigner of the Homestead Ele-
vator, standing knee deep in the mud,
paid up and gave US an estimate of
this years crop that would do a
croaker's hair up in curling papers.
& We met Mr.. Rowan, a banker of
Davenport, Iowa, who has large in
terests in the vicinity of Ryder. The
country looks good to him and he gave
local lumber dealer an order for ma,
terial for fine farm residence.
At Ryder we met Alexander Mortell
of Elbowoods, an old Indian settle
ment south of Ryder. Mr.. Mortell
was in for a load of supplies for the.
big gathering Of Indians which is now
going on at Elbowoods. He says that
three Indian tribes make Elbowoods
their headquarters. There is a large
Catholic mission school located
there. Mr.. Mortell is a member Of
the Turtle Mountain tribe and is a
gentleman Of culture and refinement.
One of his sons is graduate of the
Haskell Institute and is now married
and living at Stanton, where he is
engaged in the business of contract
ing and general mason work.. Mr..
Mortell was boy of 10 at the time
Fort Totten was established and has
many interesting "reminiscences to re-
late of the early days in the West. He
states that the government shows
much partially in dealing with the
various Indian tribes, the Sioux tribe
being specially favored in the grant
ing Of favors by the government.