The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-08-03
Amazii 9 Progress
in Pas Five Years.
Wealti From Crops
Almost Beyond Belief

shrubbery and plants. Short courses
are also offered adjusted to the needs
of the student. G. ]. N. Nelson is the
efficient superintendent and e. e.
Dickinson is president of the board of
education. The directors are e. Hover
son, o. M. Olson, o. c. Kucheman. and
l.. e. Austin. The rapid and solid
growth of the school system is indica-
tive OF the character of the people
Where community thinks first of its
schools 1t will be found that they are
building on safe and solid foundation
for they are preparing future citizens
of genuine worth.
Banks Prosperous.
The conditions of the banks reflect
the solid substantial growth of Beach.
The Golden Valley State bank has a
capital of $25, 600 and a surplus of $10,-
600. 1t has total deposits of 1855, ,246,
an increase over last year of 20 per
cent. Eli Cole, jr., is president and o.
G. Kucheman is cashier.
The First National bank has a
capital of $25.000 and total deposits Of
$274 900 as against $246,000 last year.
o. G. Attletweed is president and l.. E.
Austin cashier.
of about 100000 an increase of Is
per cent over last year. Hugh Egan
is president and Martin Egan CASH
ier.
The Farmers and Merchants bank
has total deposits of $4,000 an in
crease of 10 per cent over last year.
A L. Martin of Sentinel Butte is
president and T. e. Hudson cashier.
Splendid Stores.
AS one passes along the business
streets of Beach and notices the splen-
did window displays and the elegant
quality of the stocks carried he is
tempted to compare them with other
cities in the state, much larger and
older, One looks in vain for the
cluttered, dusty country store with its
faded, confusing eomn1txture of stocks
Even in the smallest establishment
everything looks as fresh and as neat
as if the goods had just been unpack-
ed. The Dickinson Department store
is splendid organization. 1t is locat-
ed in an elegant concrete building OF
modern design and would do credit
to any city in the state.
Then there is the ]. ]. BARLEY store.
This was the first general store IN
North Dakota to be given score OF
100 per cent by Professor Ladd. The
markets have the latest requirements
for sanitation. There is the Reeves
store, for example, owned by promi-
nent farmer, j. p. Reeves. His sau-
sage (known as y p" sausage. the
letters standing either for Mr.. Reeves
initials or "just pigso, has received
favorable mention at the exposition.
During the sausage season as many as
1000 boxes week are shipped from
Beach all over the United States,
large consignment going regularly to
Florida.
The new garage being constructed
for e. d. Logan, president OF tho COM
mercial club, will be one of the hnest
of it's kind in the state. 1t is being
built of steel and concrete and an in
genious drawbridge system enables
car to go to either floor from the front
entrance.
The A. e. Kastien machine shop, al
though but four years old, occupies a
full city block and employs a large
force of men. and work is consigned
to them from miles around 1t isethe
largest shop west of the Missouri
river and east OF Miles city, and is
equipped with the latest machinery for