Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-11-06

tinuOuS crops of wheat, the SOIL VIII
soon be robbed of some of the essen
tial plant foods and that 1t would
then be worthless. They have learn
ed t ahtby keeping COWS and raising
various kinds of crops, the fertility
of the soil can be maintained, LOT
most of the grain and forage that
grows on the land is fed to the stock
and~the. plant food is again returned
to tie soil with the offall. Thus IN
stead of robbing the soil, they i'm
prove it.
Business Firms. Il
M. A.. Klein has a general Tmer'
chandise store and also a machine
shop. Besides dry goods, groceries,
etc, he handles all kinds Of farm ma
chinery and Ford automobiles. Like
all the Germans here, he came to
America from southern Russia about
twenty years ago. After clerklng IN
a store at Eureka for some time, ne
and Mr.. Volk, now of Hague, went
into the general merchandise busi-
ness at Wishek, but after six years
there, Mr.. Klein. located in# Stras-
burg where ne has built up pros.
porous business. i. X. Mastel, the
son-in-law of Mr.. Klein, is manager
of the machine shop here.
Fisher Owns the Bazaar.
Tho Strasburg Bazaar is owned
and managed by NJ. j. Fisher, John
J. baumgartner and Damian Lauin-
ger. This is one of the largest and
best equipped stores in Emmons
county. The thrifty business men
who have charge of this store were
at one time all energetic farmers
around here, having come from Rus
STA in the eighties. When they set
tied here the pioneers of this vicin-
ity had to drive to Eureka with yOkes
Of oxen for their groceries and other
supplies. a!a, ~.
The Farmers Store.
The Farmers Store handles gen.
eral merchandise, gentlemen's fur
nishings and fancy dry goods. This
store has made a wonderful success
in its nine years Of existence. The
owners are Krigori Eirhler, Peregrl.
mus Ternus, and Benedict Schneid.
er, who proved up on homesteads
in this vicinity before the town was
started. j..
The Cash Store.
The %Strasburg Cash Store is own
ed by Jacob Kopp and is managed
by P. NJ. Van Soest. Formerly it
was known as the Kopp General Mer-
chandise Store, but in the spring OF
1913 Mr.. Kopp went to Canada to
take up land and the management is
now under Mr.. Van Soest, who is an
able business man and is drawing
a large trade for this store. MI.
kopp formerly was a farmer eight
miles west Of here, having home
steaded and proved up. In 1908 he
started a general store here.
Lumber Company.
The Star Lumber company has its
headquarters in Minneapolis, and it's,
local office and yards are in charge
of VIM. S. Ferry. This firm start
ed business here in 1905 and has
since had a very steady and pros
porous growth under ! theS& efficient
management of Mr.. Ferry. Farmers
or business men intednig to build
will do we'll to call here, as this firm
does contracting and architectural
work. They also do all kinds Of ce..
.ment work.
State Bank.
The Security State Bank. the back
bone of Strasburg, is owned and con
trolled by local men, thus winning
the confidence of the peoule and CIV
ing 1t a very rapidly growing bust
ness. This bank was established in
1879, under the name of Bank of Lin.
ton. The present stockholders pur-
chased it in November, 1912. The
statement of this institution shows
a capital stock paid in $4,000; u r
plus, $4,000! loans and discounts,
$67,4OO; deposits, $40 III. The Off
GERS are: President, John j. Baum
gartner; vice president. NJ. Baum
gartner; cashier, J. P. Hem. .
Drug Company.
The Strasburg Drug company has
a good location on Main street, and
enjoys a rapidly increasing patron
age This firm carries a full line OF
drugs, patent medicines, jewelry,
and stationery. The Doctors office
IS in connection with this store. Mr..
Il. Volk, the owner and manager, has
had Charge of this store for eight
years, having formerly had a livery
stable, then a butcher shop, here.
Meat Market.
The Leader Meat Market is the
place to buy your meat, sausage
etc. John S%chnaltz, the proprietor,
has been here for three years, hav-
ing come here from his farm west of
81. Anthony in Morton county. He,
like all the other people of this vi
entity, CAME to America from, south
ern Russia in the eighties,
.,. General Store.
The j. E. Biegler general rmerchan-
disc store has been here for three
months, and is making an excellent
showing for so short a time. Mr..
Biegler came to this country in 1898,
stopping in Aberdeen for three years,
whence he came to this vicinity and
filed on a homestead. A short time
ago he proved up and moved to town.
Implement Company.
The Strasburg Implement company
was established eleven years ago,
and now has a large and profitable
patronage. This firm handles a full
line OF farm machinery, Advance
steamers and threshers, wagons, bug.
gies, automobiles, DeLaval cream sep.
arators. etc. You cannot find a more
up-to-date line of machinery from
which tn select Adon, Il roft i. ,,or