Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-08-28
FESSENDEN
IS PROUD OF:
IT'S Big STORE
Town ExCeIIentIy Located 10
the Midst Of . Very Rich
Farming Center
eY. GEO. WEA1HERHEAD.
Special STAFF Corresponding Bismarck
Daily Tribune. 55

the Viking store at Fessenden. es.
1ablished and owned by Timan J.
Quarve. The mammoth building it
occupies was erected in 1903. 1t has
a frontage of 100 feet and the great
stock of merchandise carried makes
It n of the most complete depart
ment stores in the state.
Fessenden is supplied with three
substantial banks which handle the
wealth realized from this rich farm
ing center. These banks have Just
issued their quarterly statements.
The First National with Henry f..
Speiser, II. Thorson and Timan L..
Quarve directors, has a capitol stock
Of $4,000, but its foOtings at this
time, even before there are any re.
turns from this years crop are $685.
29S.00 H. lngvaldson is the cashier.
and he is a popular and capable man
Mr.. 1ngvaldson is also interested in
q bank at Heimdal with a capital Of
| $1,000 and footings that reach $71,7
1883. C. A. Lowden is cashier Of
the Heimdal bank. .... III.
T. L.. Beiseker, n of the pioneer
capitalists of Wells county, is at the
head of the Wells County Bank,
which is one of the finest banking
institutions in the state. Few men
IN North Dakota have advanced fas-
ter in the commercial world than Mr..
Beiseker, but with a firm determine
tion to win 1t took him but a few years
TO be rated a millionaire. o. NJ.
Thompson is cashier of the Eeiseker
bank, and he makes a most clever Of
fetal in his chosen profession. ,
The Farmers Bank is another sub.
stantial banking institution Of Fes-
sender with a capital of $4,000 and
footings of $11S,317.3S. This bank is
controlled by E. F. and A. l.. Walk
mann directors, with E. L. Volkmann
cashier. The Farmers bank occupies
the front part Of it's own building, a
portion of which is occupied by of.
fees and other business houses.
Fessenden is also he home of Hon.
]. Austin Regain, who when he was
a member of the state senate 1905
and 1907, was recognized as one Of
the most active legislators and best
nosted parlimentarians in the legisla-
ture. However, he did permit politics
to occupy his whole attention, though
he did love the game, or ew men in
Wells county are affiliated with more
business undertakings than Mr.. Re.
gan. While his real estate ventures
involved him in several townsite pro.
iects he is also interested in several
banks in this section and is also a
part owner in the Regan-Tynnes line
Of elevators. one of which is located
at Fessenden. %*
When the county commissioners of
Wells county erected the handsome
court house here some 10 years ago.
they evidently did not count on the
rapid growth the county would make.
While the office rooms are handsome
W arranged there is a disagreeable
lack Of vault room. and already it
is puzzling County Auditor Paul.
Register of Deeds Hart. County Treas.
urer Buechler and Clerk of Court
Greenfield, where they will. store the
records of the, county.
Several years, ago when w. "A.
Stlckley. now Of the Bismarck Tri.
bune, published the ,Iews here FEES.
sender had three newspapers. Now
the town has but one newspaper the
Free Press. edited and managed by
Charles NJ. Brinton. who conducts an
nn-to'date newspaper and amodernly
equipped printing plant. He is
eouipped with all modern machinery.
including a linotype machine, and he
succeeds in his home town we'll sup.
piled with modern printing, and also
favored with patronage from several
OF the adjoining towns.
The only place in Fessenden where
the travelling public can find a meal
IN the town is the Conner Hotel erect
ed In 1905, but it is a modern three
story hosiery and the Conner con.
ducts a splendid hotel supplied with
q large number of comfortable. rooms
and no other hotel or cafe is neces
sary.
With only n hotel, F%essenden has
but mi barbershop owned by R. W
Hewitt, one Of the most popular youna
business men of the city.
Besides the mammoth Viking store
Fessenden has heavily stocked mer
camille establishments. f. A. Speise,
and s. J. Severson have a large store
as hassJ. X. Swan, while Bonnet broth
ers carry a large supply of hardware
and other necessities for farmers.
The Fessenden Lumber company IL
another strong local enterprise. L
~. Wigley is the manager of this yard
which carries an extraordinary large
stock of lumber and material IWhicAl
is being used to build up the city and
surrounding country.
The Wells County Abstract com
pany, conducted by. Adam and Fred
Zuber and Richard E%ngbrecht. and
the Farmers Trust company. with T
L. Beiseker and. G. L. Bishop. secre
tary, do a rushing business nreparine
abstracts o. the record OF the real
estate property Of the state.
Fessenden is also well supplied with
professional e
There are three physicians, DR.. Pei
Oyen, DR.. Douglas and Dr.. III. Neu.
kamp.
The attorneys are Joseph j. Young
blood, who was. once Z member Of the