Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-30
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Kindred is a live little city OF $50
people on the main line Of the Great
Northern az: It goes from Wahpeton
northwest to Casselton. 1t is located
Just. between WAlcott, on the south,
and Davenport, the Junction Of the
Great Northern with the Northern Pa.
cific branch, on the north. Not two
miles north Of the Rfchland county
line. 1t is in the south central part
OF Cass county. Tnis obyiusly places
It in the great wheat belt, that fertile
territory that is gradually being given
over to corn and to Investigation of
crops, but which has led the state
and other states in real production Of
grain. +
It's Business Place.
Kindred has two banks, a good no.
tel or two, drug store, a geed newspa-
per and several general merchandise
and hardware and implement stores.
It is we'll connected with the outer
world, for on the main line Of the
Great Northern the %speediest mail
train Of the northwest runs every day
and plenty Of freight trains go
through daily, leaving the quota OF
Kindred freight promptly. ~ .'
The Great Northern gave rise to all
the towns on this line. Kindred is
linked in history with its n%eighbors
and all are old towns in the year 1918
and have a great deal Of interesting
history behind them. The Kindred
Tribune has been in existence for
three or four years of this time.
Tho Kindred Tribune.
Under various management. the
Tribune has boosted vigorously for
everything that would benefit the
town in any way. Consistently it has
followed this policy and today 1T is
one of the best made up papers in
the state, and receives excellent sup
port. The paper was started by Geo.
Wea'herhead, now Of the Bismarck
Tribune. @1
The Kindred territory is good for
cattle and for dairving and many of
the farmers specialize in this profit
able branch Of farming. The cream
checks which pass through the banks
of Kindred monthly amount to owe
$1,000. - E,
Kindred has one bank. a newspaper,
two hardware stores three grocery
and one drug stone, one blacksmith
and one barber shop, a jeWelry store.
restaurant, two pool rooms, a livery
stable, a doctor, churches. a CONNER
cial club schools OF the first order.
The Kindred Schools.
The schools are particularly good
for a town of the size. The high
school is third in grading. being class
flied in the schools of the state.
There are three elevators in the
town and eve these are not always
able to take care of the output OF
grain which sweeps in from the busy
threshing machines in the fall.
The town is we'll connected with
the country surrounding bv three mail
routes leading out in different direc-
tons. Each route is covered daily.
Raising Of Grain.
The raising of grain is of course the
chief industry of the vicinity. but
dairying has taken a firm hold. There
is d creamery in the town and this
has helped to promote the dairyins
business in that part of the country.
w. II. Simmons Of Minneapolis is
president of tho Kindred State bank,
but all the rest of the officers are
local men. John Otis is cashier
Max n. Strehlow, one OF, the promin
ent business men Of the town, is vice
president, and Adolph Dokken is as
sistant cashier.
Hardware and Machinery.
X. r. Erickson and Theodore Erick-
son form the partnership dealing in
hardware and farm machinery. These
gentlemen have been residents of the
town for many years and are well &C
auainted in the neiphborhood. Their
trade is always good
In February, of last wear the birth
of the Commercial club Of Kindred
took place. There are now Is mem
beers and it's a rousing organization
II. Haugen is president, T. Erickson
vice president; Adolph Dokken. sec
retary. and Ole Luncberg, treasurer
The Commercial club has not been
organized long, but already it has had
its influence in civic improvements
in sidewalks and the like, which are
rapidly being erected. They have also
been responsible for the increase II
the equipment for the fire brigade.
StrehIow, Druggist.
Max Strehlow Kindred's most sta
bic citizen, is the druggist Of Kindred
lie has been in bushes for 20 years
nearly as long as the town itself ha:
existed. Mr.. strehlow has always hat
a weasher eye on the future Of TN
town and has kept his help wheneve7
it was needed to boost it.
The CITY Livery IS owned by II. H
Bierke. Until recently it was opene'
bv Swenson & Rjerke. The compan!
operates i liverv. either team. or auto
as well as d drav line. This firm ha!
been i'll business for several years II
kindred aid is TOO we'll known II
the citizens to need any explanation
They have the confidence Of all Will
whom they have had any business
dealings.
Kindred Is, a good business point
Dairying is successful and wheat rails
ing is done successfully in this coun
trv as 4 can be done in no otis
place in the same degree Of success
It is a good live community with goo
schools and churches and plenty 9
trees TO break the tedium Of the pral
RE. Taking it all in all, kindred CON
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