The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1919-01-09
CHANGE IN BUSI.
ness OWNERSHIP

The Times Record today is able to
give piece Of news to the public in
the way of business change in the
city, this time it is the Valley City
Furniture Company which has char<p
ed hands, Mr.. c. A. Olsen buying 8
the interest Of H. M. Mason, his paf
ner. In assuming the entire business
of the Valley City Furniture Company
Mr.. Olsen feels that he can give the
people of Barnes county better service
at the same time maintaining the
high standard of goods which has
made that store success under his
management because he has kept moth
ing but the best line of everything to
be had in furniture. Mr.. Olsen came
to Valley City in September, 1918,
buying a half interest in the present
business while H. M. Mason and Geo.
A. Fridd owned the other half of the
business, later Mr.. Mason buying the
Fridd interest. For the past five
years or more Mr.. Olsen has been the
active manager of this business, TAX
ing it when it was all shot to pieces
and by his conservative management
and good business acumen gradually
building up this business until today
it is fifty per cent bigger than when
he took the management Of it. This
speaks we'll for him we think and he
is entitled to congratulations for his
success. Mr.. Mason has wanted to re-
tire from the business for some time
and made the present owner an offer
to sell which was accepted and the
deal was made few days ago.
G.. A. Olsen has been a friend and
neighbor of the editor for % years
or more, and we have always found
him to be strictly conscientious in all
his dealings and thoroughly reliable,
therefore what we say about him we
know to be true In 1896 he came
from Wisconsin to Cooperstown and
took charge of the furniture business
for the pioneer business man of that
city, John Syverson and remained in
that store for fourteen years. No bet
ter school for business and square
dealing could be found than in the
store of John Syverson and there Mr..
Olsen made good. He then moved to
Finley and remained in business there
for three years selling out to his
partners to come to Valley City to
assume the management of the Valley
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owns himself. Mr.. Olsen for the last
fourteen years has been a licensed
embalmer and funeral director and is
recognized as one of the best in the
state. He is not one of these big
splurge FELLOWSHIP goes at his work
and business in systematic manner
and believes in building up slowl " and
surely. This he has done and this he
will continue to do SO long as he runs
the business. He handles very fine
line Of furniture and we believe sells
as reasonable as can be sold under
present conditions and when you buy
from him you know you are getting
just what. he tells you and value re-
ceived. The Times Record wishes for
Mr.. Olsen all the success it is possible
to attain and hopes that his business
venture will be a winner. Ben Nor
gaard, who has been with Mr.. Olsen
all these years, will continue on at the
old stand and we are glad of it: Mr..
Norgaard is a very pleasant, pains
taking salesman and tries his best to
give everybody courteous treatment
and good service.