Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-11-04
MANFRED.
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pressive souls-What else !-an1 - ia
the same county as Fessenden. Nella'
although it is not the county sea''
Fessenden having claimed fhat us
tinction. .
In Heart Of Grain Country. Z
Manfred is in the best OF the gram
country, and every year It's ele'a'o' ;,
are filled to overhowing. Every IAN
there is more demand for cars to snip
grain direct from the field than the
railroads can supply. The FARMERS
in The vicinity are thrifty and intelll'
gent farmers, who farm their land &C
cording to the best methods they can
find. Give such a class OF farmers
the rich land which that about Man
fred is admitted to be, and nothing
is so certain as success.
Farmers are the Support.
Manfred lives for the farmers III
its territory. It's business places are
there for the patronage the farmers
give them. Although Manfred ltsell
is not 50 small-having four rundreu
in populatiOn-it has no mill or any
industry which would serve to set II
apart from any other town along the
500 or any other railroad. The ar
ference lies in its territory. Rlcn
soil, giving prodigious yields OF
wheat, barley, oats. fax and rye, IS
the source of wealth, and the wealth
derived from the soil for miles around
Manfred flows into that town. in eX-
change for groceries, Implements
and clothing. and makes Manfred
really what it appears at first glance
not to be-a town of live business.
Have No Traditions.
The people of Manfred, to be sure,
have no traditions to remember. 1T
Is simply a station on the 500. with
its townsite regularly laid ont as hum
dreds Of other new tOWnsites are laid
out and sold. The inhabitants can
not remember what lot is was the
Indians used to camp on, before
Schwartz e Co. started selling dry
goods. boots and shoes. And besides
such traditional gilt. the richness OF
the soil and the money pouring into
the town every fall are dull and pros
aic.
Cash Versus Romance.
Oh, not to all Of them. There are
some to whom the melody Of the dol
lar the farmer flips upon the counter
is far more pleasing than a bushel
OF Indian yarns-we had in mind the
Well-liked Manfred merchant, G. D.
Fisher. who deals in farm machinery,
Deering binders and mowers, and p.
& O. and Emersono plows. This
store will often take stock in eX-
change for merchandise, thus afford
ing the farmer with crop to har.
vest to get along till then as COM
fortably as after threshing. Harness,
cream separators and gas engines are
also handled by this store. Feed is
also ground for the farmers by the
same store, Joe Biever is local man
ager for the firm, and is a versatile
man, being able to demonstrate a
cream separator with one hand and
an egg beaten with the other.
Hardware and Furniture.
Manfred has a hardware and furni-
lure store, also, of which s. S. IA
and is the proprietor. The store
carries in stock hardware, paint, fur
niture, harness, high grade cutlery,
sporting goods, notions and stoves.
Mr.. Aasand told a Tribune reporter
that he had been in business at Man.
fred for three years and estimates
his stock carried on hand at about
$1,000.
EeSSenden Enfernr;ea
The Regain & Lyness Elevator com.
pany has it's home offices at Fessen.
den. The owners are: j. Austin
Regain and w. w. Lyness, president
and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, respectively
The local elevator at Manfred is
managed by Frank Bowers, who gives
The amount of grain bought and ship
ped last fall as l25,0OO bushels.
General Merchandise.
S. n. WillbOrg, dealer in general
merchandise, has light but compre
hensive grip on all the needs of the
community. Mr.. Willborg isn't in
Manfred for his health but-even al
that-he doesn't intend to break w
anyone else's. lie deserves trial
There will be no appeal from your
verdict.
Racks EN-, Up on Call
~. Johnson, who eXpertly racks UP
The balls when you. thump the floor
with q cue, dispanses soft drinks as
a side line to his pool and billiard
hall. He is good fellow and always
on the square, and has built up g
| comparatively lucrative trade.
;. !. :. Meat Market Man.
J. J. Eucksaw is the snappy, bust
nesslike proprietor of the Manfred
meat market. He buys all his cat
tie from the farmers about the towr
from men he knows, and his meat:
are always above criticism. both q:
to freshness and as to age.
Osborn-McMlIan Elevator.
a. l.. Legrand is the manager o
the Manfred branch elevator of the
Osbcrne-McMillan company. Mr. lie
grand is also farmer, having beef
unable to keep out of the good thins
himself. He owns two hundred ant
| .1ltty acres close to tho town. Las
year he stated his elevator bough
and shipped 100000 bushels of grain
Oldest Here in Residence.
is,o J. G. Renden is probably the oldes
in point Of residence-of al Man
fred's business men. He came t,
Manfred eleven years ago, and eve
since has prOspered at his business
Of genera blacksnithing and WACO,
making. His shop is very busy Thu
Z year. which goes to show that hi
4 work suits the farmers