Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-11-21

University of North Dakota, class of
1907, and Yale, 1909, and in June,
1910, was admitted to practice at
Grand Forks, a year later at Portland,
Oregon.
Educational Advantages.
The public school system of Grafton
is recognized as being equal to any in
the state. beginning at 1881 with a.
small one-room school building with
today it has the Grafton Central
school and the high school building,
the former a two-story brick and the
latter a two-story modern frame, built
at a cost of $4,000 and In addition
there Is the Chase Ward school. built
at $4,000. the whole with equipment,
costing $4,000. W. J. Hoover, super
four teachers, whose monthly payroll
is $1.920.50. The school attendance
is: High school. 1855, and 315 in the
grades. There is Il four year high
school. course including manual train
ing and agricultural courses. Grafton
has the distinction of being one OF the
five schools of the state having an
Q6tlSuSkoI al ucpdllllJCAL dlu IIlhI
owns and operates a ten-acre plat In
the east part of the city for exploiting
corn, alfalfa, timothy, clover and &c.
tatoes, and which has accomplished
much practical work along diversified
farming as part of the education of
the students that attend the public
schools. The members of the school
board that are providing such excel
lent educational advantages are: P. j.
Murphy, president u. Il. Gray, Sec
rotary, and A. T.. Cobb, treasurer, in
addition to the other members, D. M.
upham, A. Mclean and B.. J. john
son.
Rtndall's Art Studio.
In the matter Of identifying the
home with pictures Of art and those
covering the novelty line, Rindahl's
art studio fills the wants of this sec
ton of the Red River Valley. Rind-
ahrs photographs have attained wide
celebrity owing to their finish and up
to dateness, while another feature of
the business Is charging and amateur
finishing, covering Photographic art.
]. Q. Rindahl is II Of the pioneer
business men of Grafton, having been
In business since 1889 and today owns
his W studio building. 50x100 feet,
which is fitted up with everything
pertaining to his line OF work.. Mr..
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ton for his art productions as he has
painted a number of that
have won merited praise.
Grafton's Primary Grain Market.
There are five grain elevators that
have a capacity of 10000 bushels
and that handle on an average over
a million bushels of wheat and coarse
grains each crop year, making Graf
ton one Of the leading primary grain
markets of the Red River Valley.
These elevators pay the highest mar
ket prices for wheat and coarse grain
and for this reason have the good will
and confidence OF the grain growers
of this whole section, which is q big
lands OF Walsh county and that is
stimulating the growth and develop
ment OF this city.
The Monarch Elevator company is
the successor of tine Duluth Elevator
company which was established some
thirty years ago and has a capacity of
10000 bushels. but handles ON an av-
erage 10000 bushels. A. J. Borsheim
Is the grain buyer, coming here some
W years ago.. He was previously as
sistant manager of the Farmers' ele-
vator at Barnesville fOr two years and
one year at the Wolverton elevator.
both Of Minnesota. Mr.. Borsheim is
a practical elevator man and for this
reason has been a successful grain
merchant, and in addition to being
buyer for the Monarch Elevator COM
pany he. is an extensive dealer in flour
for the retail trade, handling four to
v cars annually, besides operating
a coal yard. handling thirty cars an
nually, making this one Of the very
busy grain, four and coal markets for
Grafton and the tributary country.
Charles +. Hanson & Son Elevator,
formerly known as the N. p. Elevator,
has q capacity of 10000 and handles
100000 annually. Charles F. Hanson,
the senior member, came here in 1878,
homesteadtng 160 acres at Nash, q
town on the Great Northern railway
and now the TOWNSHIP. In 1902, Mr..
Hanson embarked in the grain busi-
ness az an Independent buyer, and has
built up q large business as a dealer
in all kinds Of grain. In 1911 II. II.
Hanson was taken in as a partner: as
Office manager the firm name being
Charles +. Hanson & Son.
j. n. Larson owns and operates an
elevator on the Great Northern tracks
that has q capacity Of 1900 bushels
and that handles 10e.006 bushels an
nuelly, covering wheat. barley, FAX
and y and Is one Of the very busy
grain markets of Grafton. Nj. Lar
D., born there in 1879. brought up on
his fathers farm. two miles souria.
west Of Nash. where his father, An
drew kLars0n, homesteaded 100 acres.
In 1910 Mr.. Larson came to Grafton
aud established himself In the grain
business. whera We FOUND him today.