Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-03-07
One Of the Pioneer Towns Of
Northern Richland County
,sio Brass Band.

q s BIO Brass Band.
sNnt many townsSof* the same size
have. the band that Walcott has. Fiji
teen pisees 81. shining brass, blown
BY fifteen strudy WalcOtt yeOmen-
music that Is sweet to the a OF
| Walc0ttians in the evening, but meyer
so, sweet as at a ball game after the
home team has scored a mn. The
band is Called into play (to play on
every possible observation-disclosures
there is anything doing" :.
It's tive Newspaper.
The WalcOtt Reporter, established
In 1900 by George Van Arnam, is
now the property or Richard X. Ice,
and at present an official paper Of
Richland iounty. As has been noted
above, the Reporter has always given
freely of it's space to subjects tend.
ing to help the communicates been
fully up with the other papers OF the
state in this respect.
A Home Bank.
The First State Bank of WalcOtt
was established in 1902. It has a cap
ital of $4,000. "A. Fossum, the presi-
dent,H. J. Hagen, weep resident. NJ.
G. Why're, cashier, and G. A. Eos.
sum, assistant cashier, are the men
behind the institution, and they are
all local men. They have the inter,
est of the town primarily at heart
and the banking business Of the Wal.
colt community is their only line.
Well Known FIRM.
The Walcott Mercantile company,
established in 1919, has M of the larg.
est stocks Of goods Carried by any
firm in a town of the siz. j. A. Cas-
person, the manager, is also the post
master and the postOtice is located
in the store.
Have Their Reputation.
A. N. Wigtil and Peter Wigtil, prop
rietors of the Arcade Restaurant,
have been in. the business for six
years, and have become known for the
excellent line they carry of fancy
groceries, drinks, light lunches, cigars
and other things in the way Of fruits
and baking goods. 3s.@
Cutting the Cost.
1ncensed at the high tmOunting cost
Of living, Dr.. o. c.. Bean tried to Gil;
out the middleman when he pur-
chased the Walcott Drug Store two
years ago. Since then he has been
%concocting his own doses and his
practice has steadily Increased. DR..
Bean came to Walcott in 1904. He
is the only doctor in the town and
the only druggist.
One Of the Elevators.
P. A.. Fredrichson, manager of the
Northwestern Elevator company Of
Ialcott, shipped sixty cars Of grain
from his elevator last year, amount
ing to about $4,000 bushels. His ele.
'vator easily gets a good share of the
grain grown around Walcott.
Comparatively New Firm. \
The Walcott Hardware and Furni.
ture company-P.h l. Dahlen. mana
ger, has been in business for five
years. Last year it did business to
the extent Of over $4,000. IT
Real Estate Man.
A. O. Heglie, notary public, real
estate dealer and specialist In Rich.
land county lands, handles loans.
land, insurance and collections. Tie
has been in the business for over
nine years: coming to the state il:
1878. 1s>t",
A farmers Concern.
The Equity Elevator and Trading
o1t,ronu ~ NyS1a1kkSt ~ otou%oL L.,
1911, with an original capital stock
of $4,000, which has since been ex,
banded to $4,000. The elevator is
a farmers concern, and receives the
patronage of those farms who are
seeking to combine for better selling
conditions for the farmer.
Old and Tried Firm.
For sixteen years Jordheim and
Gottas have been selling general mer-
chandise = farm implements, dry
goods, clothing. hats and caps, fur
nishings, grOceries-to, the farm and
public Of Walcott. In those sixteen
years they have become known for
the quality of their line of goods. and
for their methods of dealing perfect.
~ falr. their name IS now their best
advertisement, for i. stands for the
years Of service in the one town.
Rousing Commercial Club.
The Commercial club of Walcott is
the towns last word in its claim for
distinction. And it is convincing
enough. The club is responsible 70.
everything. 1t is the cause for thu
cement sidewalks over town-on Main
street and on the bystreets. 1t is a
hacker of the ball team and Of the
band. 1t is the force that matters
when a hacker is needed for a park.
for more walks-for any public I'm.
prOvembcnt.
Bound to Grow.
The Commercial club of Walcott is
a busy one, but anything different
would not last in Walcott, for Wal.
colt is destined to grow.