The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-07-03
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HINTS FROM SQUlNTS.

The more we see of McHenry coun-
ty the more we are inclined to the be-
lief that cd Ward must look to her
laurels or our fair neighbors on the
east will outstrip her in the race for
the supremacy Of the northwest We
boarded the Great Northern's Sher-
wood special Monday and upon sizing
up our pile the conductor was kind
enough to take US within sight of
Granville, and upon transferring to
the tie route we reached the city in
safety.
We found Granville to be bright,
hustling little city. The streets and
alleys are clean. There are plenty Of
good, broad cement walks and the
business places have an air of thrift
and prosperity that makes one for
get that North Dakota ever had bad
year.
We found the business and profess
sional men of Granville to be unus-
ually enterprising and pleasant men
to meet. At every place we were
treated with the utmost courtesy and
while they arc loyal to McHenry coun-
ty and it's interests they appreciate
the good work of the Independent
and patronized US literally.
ri We enjoyed a pleasant chat with
DR.. F. X. Kolb, one of the leading ply
sicians Of Granville. The doctor has
splendidly arranged office and oper-
ating room. He showed us fine sam
pie of six-rowed barley sent him by
relative in Wisconsin. It would be
of interest perhaps to our farmer
friends to get in touch with the doc
tor if in need of seed another season.
Granville has system Of street
lights that are the most practical we
have seen for towns without an cleo
trio system.
II Six large elevators are operated in
Granville to care for the immense
quantities Of grain marketed here.
Il Granville is the home of State Sen
ator Hookway and numerous other
politicians and Office holders, less lum-
nous, perhaps, but none the less all
hale fellows well met.
We noticed the following advice
neatly framed hanging in real es-
tate Office III Granville: "Cheer up,
there amt no hell" We wonder if
the boys up in the Goose-neck believe
that.
The spiritual interest of Granville
is maintained by two active churches,
the Methodist and Congregational
F. E. Wallace, the Watkins medi- |
cine man, tried to get one of our
chromos to use in advertising hair
tonic
Granville has two good notes.-the
Metropolitan and the European. S. J.
Lying conducts the European and is
a very courteous landlord.
o. B. c. Heath, the village mar
shall, subscribed for the Independent,
but said he already had to many of |
our ilk in his gallery and declined the
chrome we generously offered him.
Granville has one lumber yard own
ed by the Imperial Lumber Co., and
managed by Frank Moon, a capable
and genial gentleman. The Imperial
people have an elevator here also.
The McHenry County Fair is held
this year in Granville on July 3-4-5.
Over $500 is offered in prizes for
the various events which are scheduled
for those days. Granville certainly
has the push. the pluck and the "pan-
&c" to do things and do them right.
A baseball game everyday. A fine
program of races has been arranged
for each day. Every effort isdbeing
put forth to make it well worth while
for the public generally to attend.
All aboard for Granville!
The biggest and best display Of fire
works ever put on in this part of the
state in o5 separate acts. Free to
everyone.
McHenry county spirit and Gran
vile enterprise will mark every fea-
ture of the great fair.
We had the honor of making the ac-
quaintance Of ]. ]. Hostetter, who,
while he may not have invented the
famous bitters, is good fellow just
the same. We touched him for his
subscription and he made us throw in
one of our chromos, which he says he
thinks will be g specific for the hook
worm disease, which Rockefeller is
trying 80 hard to eliminate.
Granville has fine six-room school
building which occupies very COM
handing position in the center Of the
town. Prof. ]. H. Clements, formerly
of Bowbells. has been engaged as
superintendent this coming year.
We met A. p. Simonson, Granville's
original booster and hustling real es-
tate man. He subscribed for the In
dependent and secured one Of our
chromos TO place among his collec-
ton Of notorious characters.
Granville has two well equipped,
strongly FINANCED and spfendidly
housed banks. The Granville State
Bank especially occupies structure
that is both artistic and substantial,
being constructed Of great field stones
gathered from the surrounding coun-
try.
The Granville Mercantile Co. is do
ing q splendid business under the
management Of 0. 0. Sheggby.
Bacon & Burr have the largest stock
Of implements, wagons and buggies
we have seen in many day. Mr..
Bacon tells US they are kept busy
nights, days and sometimes Sundays.
We can well believe it for the firm
did business in excess Of 100000
last year.
The Great Northern Creamery Co.
have q creamery at this point in
charge Of Manager Riley. They make
2 speciality of ice cream, shipping on