Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-05-21
The Town That Has a Brilliant Future, Also
Has Numerous Industries, an Aggressive
and Boosting Bunch of Good Business Men.

merchandise business has been car
ried on by Allen Brynildsen here at
Larson. lie has a complete line OF
gents furnishings, dry goods, gro
ceries, etc. A quality store is his
long suit, and everything is sold un-
der a reputable trademarks, such as
the Gotham shoes and Lamphere hats.
Mr.. B%rynildsen has about a 100000
stock and reports sales as running
so per cent higher than last year.
The Farmers Cooperative Grain
& Mercantile company have a large
general store here. Gust Bjorkmah
is the manager. They carry a $55,O0u
stock and last year did a $4,000 bust
ness.
During the best of last season this
company shipped 300 pounds of but
ter weekly. Mr.. Bjorkman has a
farm, four miles northwest of town,
and reports his crop there good. Ac-
cording to the manager, this town is
one of the best business towns for
it's size in this part of the country.
The firm was established in March,
1909. f. Wittey is the president.
Drugs and Other Things.
A complete line Of drugs, station.
cry, candies and sundries, and also
Edison monographs and records is
carried by the Larson. Drug Store.
The company has been here for the
past four years. And the ledger
shows an increase in the sales each
year.
City Market.
For the past four years J. A. Norby
has been in the City Meat Market.
Each years business shows a gain
over the previous which seems to in
dictate the prosperity of the town. !
Beef, in this vicinity, which "a
once the cattle country is now a
shortage. Pork and poultry is plen-
tiful. Mr.. Norby makes all his own
sausages and cures his own meats.
He is a first-class butcher and, hav-
ing the only shop in town, enjoys a
good trade. ~
A Line Yard.
f. C. Lawrence is the manager for
the Rogers Lumber company, which
handles all the building material used
in this vicinity. The articles Of
trade include lumber, mouldings,
sash, doors, brick, lime, cement, shin-
giles, etc.
The yard started in 1907, with the.
town. Mr.. Lawrence Came from Min
nesOta seven years ago and has been
in the present position for five years.
Pool Hall and Barber Shop.
For the past year CONNECTIONS, So
das, soft drinks, cigars and tobacco
have, been sold by w. D. Elkin and c..
Wermager in the pool hall and barber
shop, which is their place of business.
They also have a bowling alley in
connection. Mr.. Wermager was in
business here six years ago, with Mr..
Willcuts. He now has a nice place
of business and enjoys a good trade.
The Liveryman.
A feed stable. livery and auto liv-
cry is run at Larson by Alfred w.
Walslead. The barn is lean and we'll
ventilated and Mr.. Walstead tries to
give you the best of service. He
keeps good horses and rigs and is
we'll acquainted with the surrounding
country.
The Community Grain.
The grain of this port is bought by
w. J. Pitman, for the Williston Mill
company. The capacity Of the house
here is $4,000 bushels and last sea-
son it took in $4,000 bushels. The
average yield of wheat in this vicin-
ity was about 20 bushels. Consider
able flax was raised here, with an av
erage of IL bushels.
The town of Larson was plated in
1907. At that time there was coun-
try store and postofice of the same
name one-ha!f mile west Of the pres
ent location. Guy Willcuts opened
the first business place, Sept. /, 1907.
The railroad built into town that fall.
Columbus Larson, after whom the
town was named, had a store at the
old town.
Farm Conditions.
The average price of land in this