Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-05-21
TIT Prosperous Business Point and One of the
III II Earliest Known Places in State. Formerly
DO1 O1AD Seat Of Fort Where Indians Roaned at Will

War leaves devastation but it pave
the Way.5fOr, civilization. Some Of u
must be given as a ransom for tn
nany.
The Present City.
But iBufOrd today stands as n G
the prospective cities in that sectio
Of the state. 1t is situated on the mai:
line of the Great. Northern railroa,
about four miles from the Montani
line, in the heart Of one of the bes
grazing Districts in the state. Tn
B~ufora-TrentOn flats extending TO
miles along the north side Of the Mis-
souri, are being put under the govern
ment ditch and found to be anon,
the most productive in the state
growing great crops of n and al
falfa. This is all within twenty-five
miles of ,Williston, the big commercial
center Of the district.
With the Merchants.
A general supply store is kept by +
NJ. ShatsWell. The firm has a large
stock Of we'll kept merchandise, and
general line Of the things most need
ed on the farm. Mr.. ShatsWell has
been here for eight years, and at the
present time has a farm near the city
which he owns and operates. He i:
a thorough business man and his
hearty boosting is a big asset to the
city. .....- y.
What might be termed a general
utility store is kept by c. J. Rustad
Here may be bought general merchan
disc, including dry goods, shoes, gro
%ceries, etc. also lumber and farm ma
chlnery. The stock is very complete
in all lines and is displayed by a man
who knows the art Of retail merchan'
dising. The firm was established here
in 1906. Mr.. Rustad also, has a store
at Cartwright, N. D. Both the stores
are doing a large business.
Il 10 The Bank.
{ IL 1907 the First National Bank OF
Bufcrd was established with a capital
of 1 $1,000. This is a very nice bank
with a cashier that has the interest
of his community at heart. He is o.
J. Borken. AT. Noble is the pres
ident, and E. ]! Stiehl the vice pres
ident.
$4,000 and a checking deposit of over
$75,00OO The success of this bank is
due to conservative principles of in
vestment and square dealing. .
For the Commercial Man.
Buford has a hotel, The st. Elmo
hotel, and a restaurant, both. OF which
are good eating places. The traveller
will be we'll taken care of at either
place, although NEST of the CONNER
cial men go on to Mondak and double
back C Buford. l
A Large Concern.
Nohle-GilbertsCn Co. is incorporated
here for $4,000, with A. F.. Noble,
president; J. P. Kennedy, vice pres
ident; o. J. Bcrken, secretary-treas-
urer, and Simon Gilbertson, general
manager. 1
This firm is instrumental in introduce
ing diversified farming in this district,
and offers the amount to buy cattle
to any man Of god reputation, taking
a mortgage on the stock as security
for the amount advanced.
The members of the concern are
big stock dealers and own some five
hundred head in Dawson county alone.
Mr.. Noble has a thousand acres in
one piece in the Yellowstone valley.
Closely allied with this firm is the
concern of Noble Brothers, which is
capitalized at 100000. A. F. Noble
is also president of this concern, OIL.
Morken secretary and treasurer, and
G. w. Noble vice president and general
manager. Twenty miles to the south
along the route of. the new Great
Northern railway the Noble Bros. are
farming some 1000 acres.
Livery and Feed Barn.
For the past seven years A. E.
Twichel has had a livery and feed
barn in Buford. This is a weh.built,
and roomy barn. where you get
the best of service. Mr.. Twichel also
operates a stage line and mail route
south to Alexander, on the opposite
side of the Missouri. For ten years
previous to starting in business in
Buford Mr.. Twichel was a rancher in
this section of the state.
With the Grain Men.
Among the three hundred stations
of the st. Anthony & Dakota Elevator
company, is the $4,000 bushel capacity
house here at $Buford. it was estab.
lished in 1909, and last year bought
165, 900 bushels. D. McMaster has
been the agent here for the past four
years. Mac is a coed Irish citizen who
does his duty to the community as he
it and int afraid of "apy man."
The /. ictoria Elevator company built
house here il 1906. Last year they
$4,000 bushel. G. SGhoen is
the agent. The average yield last year
for the community was ten bushels of
wheat and seven bushels of flax.
The Community Needs.
The vital lacking Of this district, as
we'll as the entire state, is settlers
real farmer men who were bred and
born with the soil in their hair. 1t is
1ot q lack Of productivity here, moi
of moisture, because the entire Blu
ford Trenton flats are open to the gov.