Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-25

fine school is one OF the boasts, an
the commercial club fosters Improve
ments in both the city and the sur
rounding districts. A new electric
light plant is now being installed
which will give the city a twenty-fonl
hour service. 't.r. .....
Furthermore, the city is alive polit
ically. One Of the strongest democra
tic communities of the county i!
found at Velva and it's vaaintiy. 4
good Republican paper is an instru
ment OF the opposition. .... -,
,r Historically. F,a
The town Of Velva dates back t
about 1882. In 1898 the 500 was com
plete and the general homestead fiji
ing began in 1900. Mr.. r.. Welo is one
Of the Oldest settlers, coming to Vel
va in. 1897 and now proprietor Of the
Velva Department Store. About the
same time Nuns Bros. also started. q
general store. . ,'".
Velva was originally the county
seat of McHenry county. The first
settlement of tho state was along tho
rivers but with the coming Of the
Great Northern road settlement pour,
ed in at the north and the citizens OF
that district soon became too numer-
GUS to leave the court house at Velva
SO without any vote they went down
and stole the County Seat.
An Old Establishment.
In 1897, sixteen years ago, II. Welo
judge, law maker, and politician
came to VelVa and started the bust
ness that grew into what is now the
Velva department store. In 1902 Mr..
Wialo became a member OF the state
legislature, also served in the senate
| for the session of 1907. His experience
! was that of Probate Judge serve in
McHenry County in 1859.
The business represents an invest.
ment of about $4,000 in a complete
and up.to-date stock OF all the neces'
sites. %
The Economy Store.
When the town started Mus Bros.
! opened a little general store. This
was the seed which grew into the
modern department store of Sonnesyn
Sundt Co. This is a we'll furnished de-
partment store with a $4,000 stock.
The goods sold are all of standard
quality and the sales amount to 800
600 per year. Mr.. Sundt cametthere
from LaSalle, Mimi. three years ago.
Groeeries-staple and Fancy.
Candies, nuts, tobacco; all kinds
Of groceries; dishes and glass ware
these are the chief commodities sold
I by, A. j. fHage. He also buys and sells
butter and eggs, while the best fruit
in the city is displayed in attractive
styles. Mr.. Hage reports business as
well worth staying for. .at
Strictly Cash.
@. j. Oslie, proprietor of the Cash
Racket Store, sells mems furnish
ings, tinware, crockery, and all kinds
of notions. The firm has been running
for the past two years but the stock
is new and. we'll kept up. Mr.. Oslie
was one of the first settlers in the
valley, coming here in 1871 and start
ing ranching. At that time the rail
road came only as far as Larimore
From here he came with an OK team
The firm is on a, strictly cash basis
and does a large and increasing bus
mess. So
Unique Groceries. .
Fancy groceries, bakery goods, con
fectionery, fruits, cigars, tobaccos
etc. are handled at the unique groc
erie which is run by f. N, Schnerin-
ger. This is a new man. in a neat
store and a good location. Everything
is well arranged and business good.
They Sell Lumber.
r. Renning manager Of the Soc
Lumber Co., sells building material Of
all kinds. They carry q complete
stock Of lumber imported mostly from
Washington. Mr.. Renning came here
to take charge of the yard when j,
started in 1906. The firm has a $75,O0t
stock in the yards from which they
do a. large business during the build.
ing season. They also handle coal.
Serving the Dead and the ~Newlywed
'Tis Dickinson & Nichols who fol
the past eight years have sold fnrni'
ture to the younger people and pre-
pared the fathers and grandfather
for burial-they are the furniture
dealers and undertakers. They have ;
$4,000 stock which they turn three
times yearly. Mr.. Dickinson is tht
acting manager.
The Cash Corner.
The cash corner is owned by Ed
ward Gilbertson where he has q new
brick building in which he carries ;
large and complete stock Of dry
goods. 1t is not the cash orner be
cause he paid cash for it but because
he does a strictly cash business, ant
a big usiness too. The store is clear
and the stock we'll arranged. 1t wa:
built in 1910 and has been givins
prompt service ever since.
Besides his interest in the mercan
tile business Mr.. Gilbertson is tht
factory representative in North Dako
ia and Montana for the Crow Elkhar
line of automobiles, and is at thu
present time busy assigning territor!
and writing agents contracts for 1871.
Anyone interested in the agency TO
a popular price car should write Nj
Gilbertson.
Under One Firm Name.
Ford cars, auto repairs and exces
series; a livery and feed barn; gen
eral blacksmithing and shoeing ar
the different departments of the Sha.
baugh & Stearns firm. They have
large stone barn and a thorough,
equipped shop. These men are live fac
tors ii" the town and it is needles
To saw they do q large business in al