The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-06-06

in the extreme southern portion of
Ward county, about IL miles west of
Max. 1t has a population Of over
400. 1t has a. Lutheran, Methodist
and Catholic church. The Lutheran
and Methodist churches have been re-
Gently built, and are large, suostan-
tial buildings. The Catholics are 60
ing to build large church and par
sonage this year. Douglas has a
good, fveroom school building, a good
hotel, opera house, five grain eleva-
tors, a good fire building, and a feed
mill:
The land IN the vicinity is of the
best, and a larger acreage has been
put in this year than ever before,
and prospects could not be better for
large crop.
The business firms are all prosper
GUS and up to date and believe in Civ,
ing value received for every dollar
spent with them. They are also pa
triotic, as they have already sub
scribed for over $4,000 in Liberty
Bonds.
Below is mentioned some of the
business firms of this thriving little
village.
Wick e. johnson.
This firm is a successor to j. J.
Wick and carries a large stock of
hardware and implements, featuring
the Round Oak and Favorite stoves,
paints and oils, harness, rifles and
ammunition, Rock Island plows and
wagons, Peoria drills and Northwest
.ern cream separators. This firm has
been in business three years.
Golden West Hotel.
Lewis Thill is proprietor Of this up
to-date hotel. 1t is steam heated and
modern in every respect. Board may
be had by the day or week. The
service is of the very best.
81 Hoff Brothers.
This firm came to Douglas when the
town started and has a well estab
lished hardware and furniture bust
ness in an up-to-date brick building.
Citizens State Bank.
The Citizens State bank built a
new, large, modern, brick building
last summer. 1t has capital and sur
plus of $4,000. The active officers
are: S. E. Dahl, cashier, and E. NJ.
Anderson, assistant. They do a gen.
eral banking business, and handle
real estate, loans and insurance. The
resources Of this bank have tripled
in the last three years.
GiIbertson Bros.
NH, c,,,1, Il oo1c in uororo1 ore ho II.
disc. Oscar G.. and Elmer are the
'proprietors. They carry complete
line, OF everything in the way. of gen.
eral merchandise.
Farmers Elevator Company.
This company is owned exclusively
by the farmers, and was organized
last summer 1t is one of the best
and most modern elevators in the
state, and has a very large grain ca
pacity. 1t handles grain, -four, feed
and coal. j.. F. Mitchell is manager.
- Peterson g. Hotf Machine Co.
This firm deals in farm implem ents,
buggies, gas engines and automobiles
and has an up-to-date automobile ga.
rage. VIM. Peterson is the manager
Douglas state Bank.
%. The Douglas State bank has CAPT.
tai and surplus Of 100000. Officers
in charge are: L. H. Odegaard, cash
Ter and o.. l.. Odegaard, assistant. 1t
does a general banking and insurance
business. itn
{!s% Kragness Bros. .E&4ga. i,
This firm handles anything in the
line of general merchandise and car
ries very large stock.
Thore Brugaard. ......
Mr.. Brugaard is in the real estate
and insurance business, where lands
are bought and sold and a general
insurance business is conducted. Mr..
Brugaard in the past year has done
a large business in the sale OF i'm
proved farms as well as uninproved
lands. Anyone desiring home or
looking for good investment would
do we'll by corresponding with Mr..
Brugaard at an early date:
Berg e. Peterson.
This firm has an up-tO-date meat
market and also handle ice and gro
Ceries.
J. J. Donahue e. Co.
J. J. Donahue is manager of this
drug company, and has one of the
largest stocks in the country. He
also handles jewelry and has an en-
ceptionally good soda fountain.
The Douglas Garage.
This business is managed by Will
lam Johnson, and in addition to his