Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-25
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Montpelier is a small town on the
Northern Pacifitf branch from James
town to LaMoure. ut Is in the very
southeastern corner of Stutsman coun-
IT,, between the towns 81 Ypsfianti
ana Adrian. The country in that part
cannot be exceifed' for grain raising
purposes, and the elevators OF Mont
heller are filed every fall and cars
for shipping scarce. Wheat this year
grew unusually we'll in Stutsman
county and in LaMoure-in fact the
whole corner of the state is adapted
to good crops whether of wheat, corn
or other grains OF vegetables. TIE
farmers in the vicinity of Montpelier
are prosperous and independent. They
practice diversified farming much
more than they did a few years ago,
and are reaping the results. Every
year. o farmers are ready to testi.
~ TO the wisdom of diversified farm
ing, stock growing and the growing
OF corn.
Start Of the Town.
MONTPELIER and the towns along that
line started into life wffen Wells Il
Dickey of Jamestown prjected their
southern line from jamestown, w1en
it seemed imminent that the Northern
Pacific would, not build such Q line.
The grade was ade fnzi8S3, and two
wears later the steel was laid and
trains began to run from JamSstown
to LaMoure AUDI 20 connect Will thea
Fargo branch 81, the Ntrthsfh Pacific
How It Was Named.
B. W. Fuller was then III the scene
and gave the town the name of Mont.
piler, Vermont. He owned the town
site.
The First Building. 1
The first building to be built was a
m~althouse erected by the P-V Elevator
company. 1t was a short, narrow
building with bins in which to store
grain, and was painted a dull red. It
was not an inspiring sight and did
not promise much for the future OF
the town.
The First Store.
The first store vas put in by Glib
sen Angerson in 1856. It carried a
limited line of the bare necessities for
the settlers in that vicinity, and no
more than could be absolutely sure
Of immediate safe.
The P~ostoffice.
The next building to see the light
of day in Montpelier was the post.
office. most frequented by Of build
ings. August Maze erected the post
office. A number Of residences were
then erected in the succeeding years
and the little station gathered to it
self a moderately lucrative trade
from the countryside. In 1903 a no.
tel was built to accommodate the In.
c~-easing number of travellers: stopping
there and two years later q bank came
into view. 4. y j. :. !. 4gt,,r ..c,
Steady, Quiet, Growth. I'll,
Since 1906, when the bank started,
the town has taken on a steady, quiet
growth. It has added buildings one al
a time, hut it has added them, which
is the main thing to be considered. It's
territory has been broad and the grain
trade. large The coming. Of fine Mid:
land Continental, which runs from
Edgerly to- jamestown, has taken
some of the latitude from the terri
tory of the towns on the older line
but on the eastern side Of the terri.
tory is unlimited.
c0mber an Old Timer.
John Cumber, who handles Aetna
insurance at Montpelier, is me of the
oldest settlers at that place. Hi
came to the country in 1880, III the
summertime, and was on hand wher
the, road came through a little lad9S!
Crops. Good at First.
Crops, said MI. Cumber, were very
good at frs. and prices were fair. II
1885 the dry, season began, and drove
the least persistent from their farms
back to their eastern homes. 1t last
ed for three years. MI. Cunlber sOlt
oats for II cents q abushel and whea,
at 80 cents. Crops through the Mont
pelier. country were never very poo
and e e5very much better than tn
crop of OTHER parts of the country.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
At the preventative crops are bet
ter than t~hey&evert were. The Mont
pelier farmers are learning the hes
methods or farming and arB succeed
ing beyond tile widest expectation
Montpelier now has ''fts hotei:. art
. bank its livery barn, its few we'll
built residences: its elevators. Mos
important, it has q good school sys
TEN and good churches.
The Montpelier Bank.
The Montpelier State bank is a sal,
and sure bank. With all the none.
behind it as security, your daddy do
lars are as safe i'll tile MOntpelie
bank as il they were deposited in Ia
United States treasury. Not AMI,
the soundness Of the institution, bu
the men; you have to. deal with max
/ Vt a. pleasure to 90 into this banl
.IMr. !. Ytreeide, the cashier, is one 9
those fellows who will take caro- g 2
ytour interest to the best OF his abb
Ii.yy and the experiences 81 q number z
Years makes him caDaDl.a ct these dy
i tiles, and yo0, can't 49, being a.
friend 81 d friend OF this bank. TIL
/ bank ii one 81 tiae branch banks 2 9
the James River National bank 9
Jah1astOWn, ons Of tue strongest II
fstftutions III slsgs t.ta4e, and can b
Nldepended upon &C any time to: sta
sEby their depositGrs and customers. J,
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