Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-07-05
Dodge Service.

Dodge Service.
While we are speaking of garage
service on the various makes Of cars
attention should be called to the fact
that a very fine Dodge Service Sta
ton is maintained by G. w. Peoples,
Jr. This is on Washington Avenue,
next to the Scenic theater. All the
mechanics employed by Mr.. Peoples
have been trained at the Dodge Fac
tories. and know the Dodge thorough
ly. they make it a point to know no
other car than the Dodge at Peoples.
A complete stock of parts is always
on hand, and this very excellent sta
,tion is prepared to give III highest
quality Of service.
Mr.. Peoples is one Of Detroit's cad
ing business men. He is secretary, OF
the Business Mems Association is
the large factors in the great success
of the historic pageant just produced.
The Newspapers.
There are two newspapers in Detroit,
both of them publishing weekly. The
Herald publishes on TUESDAY. II mas
a circulation of 1900, covering prac-
i~tically all of Becker county. The paper
is about, nine years old. 1t is the Off
cialgpa per of the county and does also
A large amount Of job printing. F.. NJ.
! Sherarts is the editor and manager.
MIR. Sherarts is a business mai of wide
experience. He is president of the
Business Mems Association.
The Detroit Record will celebrate its
fiftiath birthday very soon. 1t was
published for the first 80 years g
by George D. Hamilton, who sold it
to the present owners on October LIST.
1911. The firm is now made up Of
l.. Benshoff and A. T. Thompson, edl-
tor and manager respectively. n
paper is %staunchly Republican In It's
politics. 1t enjoys an unusually VIDE
circulation, running into more. than
$500. 1t publishes on Friday. The
news covers the country n it has as
large a corps of rural correspondents
as any other paper in Minnesota.
This paper does an excellent business
:, in the job line also.
Among the Banks.
:. The Merchants National Bank OF
p Detroit was chartered in 1896, con-
T tjnuing the business of the First State
! Bank OF Detroit. which had been OPP
5 Grating for many years. Its ias S. state,
a surplus of $40, 900, the largest sur
plus of any bank in Becker county.
r The personalities of the staff of Of
| ficers constitutes the human interest
!, manifested in his bank. as in almost
i all others. John E. Bake, president,
has been associated with it since 1903
and is said to know every rme and
e every foot of land within the borders
: of the county; perhaps a board state
r iment-but Bake is a broad man. In
his spare moments, which are few, he
: is to be found on the grounds of the
). Detroit Country Club. which he pro-
: NOTED. THE driver. the mashie' and
~ I1 n 1-c - ora tho hest
known three implements to Danish
dull care" w. l.. Taylor. vice presl-
dent, j. ]. Wade, vice president. r. s
Rathbun, cashier and c. B. Council
assistant cashier and ]. H. Horak, tel
ler. are the officers of the Institution
With the exception of Mr.. Taylor, who
" is inactive, they are the men who
= = meet the trade" and are responsible
for maintaining the slogan The bank
that deals in courtesy" Concerva'
: tism. safety, and service are the
. watchwords Of this institution which
enjoys a host Of friends. /.
The First National.
u The First National Bank with re.
sources of over one million. dollars !:
the oldest bank in Becker county ant
also in the city Of Detroit. S. V. Wei
ser is president, H. \. krostue, !:
cashier. H. G.. Correll. and G.. r
e ErlCkSOn,s dSSlSldul 4 SA
deposit boxes nay be rented here b!
tourists. accounts are gladly car"
ried for summer visitors. Five per
cent paid on savings of six months OF
n twelve months. Fire insurance. tor
nado or auto insurance may be mac
e here. This is a very corteous bust
z ness house, one you will enjoy visit
IS ing. y
r. The Security State Bank.
The of the Security Stat,
y Bank run owe a million dollars. I
has a very fine staff Of officers in
# fcluding: T.. j.. Norby, I. X. Grims
l. gard. II. S. Erickson. ]. v. Dexter
3, F. J. Outram, Thomas H. Garfield AM
r w. J. Norby. Special attention is civ
v en- to tourists accounts, and the unfail
i, ing courtesy of the banking force
makes each year for this establish
ment'a school of friends.
q A Leading Attorney.
n One of the leading legal authoritie
k of Detroit is Peter Schroeder, who ha
a general law practice. n has bee
y established in Detroit since 1904. n
n is one OF Detroit's best boosters. an
takes a prominent part in all the al
d fairs of the city. He is head of tn
~ Detroit Post, Sons OF Veterans, n
s. one of the state officers OF h Roys
IS League.
Land for Sale.
For those who become so fascinatc
g with The Detroit Lake region that the
wish to return each summer IL Is POI
III sible to SECURE a site on almost an
ID lake desired. Knudsori and Shasl
10 have q large number OF cottage los
ana cottases on Al iskss g Bscke