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

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Eckelson, a little town on the main
line of the Northern Pacific railway.
between Sanborn on the east and Ur-
bana On the west. Is rated on maps
of the state as having q population
Of ~. And yet there Is q great deal
Of liveliness and shusiness To this lit.
tie town which most will be inclined
to underestimate.
Many Trains.
To begin with, Eckelson, being on
the main line Of the Northern Pacific.
has Just as many trains passing
through as pass through the larger
cities of the state. Its stores get
their freight every day. Passengers
may leave or stop several times a
day. Cars for. shipping grain are
more plentiful on the main line than
they are on the branches. So Eskel.
son. being on a main railway thor
oughfare Of the country, is in a good
position to handle its grain business
with expedition.
Al Wheat Territory.
As to- the nature Of Eckelson's Ter
ritory-it's all wheat. 1t has been for
years given over to the raising of
small grains and the shipments from
the elevators and by car have mount.
ed high every fal. Corn and the the.
ory of diversified farming. however,
are coming into their own in the coun-
try. tributary to Eckelson and the
acreage usually given yer to wheat
has decreased.
Fine for Farming.
Eckelson is in the heart of a Won
derful farming territory. The soil is
not to be beaten anywhere else in the
state. It Is adaptable to farming and
farming is capable Of being brought to
a fine art in that territory. with its
rich soil.
Population Small.
Eckelson is only a town vita a pop.
ulation Of IL, hut it is a good. whole.
some community, with good churches,
schools and other social organizations.
Moreover it is a town with a bit Of
history back Of it.
There Is an old Nckelson and a new
Eckelson. The present town was To-
Gated about two miles east Of the
present site. near where Lake Eckel-
son is. The old town was started in
the eighties, and enjoyed a boom in
the days when government troops
were for a time stationed near the
lake.
In 1897 there was but one store at
the present site. Early tae same year
the first elevator was moved to the
new site. and the old depot was also
moved up to the site OF the new town
onta flat Car.
At the Dresent time FckelsOn has
three elevators, q town hall. a hotel,
a lodge hall, meat market, machinery
and implement store. confectionery
store, q pool hall. "a hardware store.
A farmers, elevator company was
!. fornedain 1915 and two years haet
theselevatnr was .huilt.
The Eckelson hotel. Ray Turner
proprietor, Is the ideal Aost to the
travellers. Mr.. Turner has been in
business in Eckelson since April t. OF
thu present wear. but alraadv he has
worked up . fine trade. The Eckelson
hotel has made q reputation with the
commercial travellers as a first-rate
place.
E. T. Phelps is one Of the old.tiers
Of the country. Until three years ago
he lived on a farm several miles out
in the country, but recently he came
to town and became engaged in the
hotel business. Later he severed ais
cnnection with the hotel and went in
to the hardware trade. and has been
making good sine. His store is mod
ern. and fnll Of q good stock. Hav'
ing everything for which his custom
ers can have desire in hardware. be
enjoys a wide trade among the farm
ers.
The Eckelson country is a good pro
Queer of cream. From the Carhill
Elevator company, which ships cream,
there were sent out last year ever1
month SO cans Of cream. The Powers
Elevator company shipped SO cans
The amount Of cream checks paid out
every onth, passing through the Eckel.
son State bank. amount to 5000 pei
month.
The Eckelson State bank has a cap
ital Of $4,000. 1t is a strong hank,
has good backing an dthe confidence
Of its depositors. 1t is amply able
to lend any aid necessary to the farm.
ers in it's territoy.. E. A. Engerbert
son is president, E. G. Thompson, vice
president; Louis Malm, cashier, and
II. c. Fox, assistant cashier. Only
two Of the men are local-the vice
president and assistant cashier. The
president Is of Fargo and the cashier
is from .Sanborn. Thu bank has de-
posits Of more than $4,000.
Eckelson Is q good location for a
doctor and a drug store, according. to
the officials OF the bank.
J. e. Jansen, local manager of the
L. r. Wells Lumber company, has
been for nearly q year in Eckelson,
The company has operated in Eckel'
son for three years.
@. NJ. Johnron has carried a line Of
general merchandise including gro,
ceries, produce. ladies' and gents
furnishings. since last autumn. Mr.,
Johnson runs q standard store, and
the standard Is unusually high in a
town Of 50 few requirements. He
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