The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-09-08
ENJOYED VISIT WITH AN OLD
FRIEND AFTER F0RTY-0NE YRS.
MONTANA CITIES PROSPEROUS

the Northern Pacific Benefit Associa-
tion commands an eminence facing the
eastern side of the city, while the tur-
bulent Yellowstone marks the north
ern and western confines of the city.
The Glendive high school is deserv-
ing of special mention. 1t is hand
somely designed structure and the
grounds with innumerable trees which
give the building an appropriate set
ting, give this institution promin-
many times the size of this Mon
high school there is large and com.
modicus dormitory in which pupils
coming from distance may find do
micile. A matron is employed here
by the year to manage the dormitory.
Glendive is division point on the
Northern Pacific and large number
of men are employed in the shops
and yards at this point. There is nc
paving in Glendive. the streets being
we'll graded and surfaced with either
gravel or scoria. This latter sub
stance is obtained from the Bad Lands
and when pulverized makes an ideal
surfacing for roads, hardening suffl-
GENTLY to make road almost as firm
as concrete.
A bathing pool has just been conf
pleted out near the hospital, large
knoll having been leveled off and made
suitable. One standing at the pool
can overlook the entire city. As
yet no bath house has been construct
ed. One other feature which attract
ed the writer's notice was the hand
some city hail.. which houses all the
city offices as well as the fire appa"-
atus. Minot would do we'll to pa:-
tern after Glendive's municipal build
ing. Another thing which we OBJ
served was the street sprinkling ap-
paratus. This consisted of a large
$50 barrel tank mounted upon a mol,r
truck such as the government has pro-
vided to work the Federal roads. With
this apparatus one man can sprinkle
an area covering the principal stress
of the city at frequent intervals and
at small expense. Glendive has nat
ural gas for use as fuel or light. This
is piped from a distance of ten or
twelve miles from the city. A NUM-
cipal electric lighting plant supplies
the lights for the homes, business
houses and streets. Glendive has a
flour mill, doing an excellent business
| while just at the western edge of the
city are located the county fair
grounds. Here are to be found a
splendid race track and unusually fine
buildings as county fair buildings 60.
Glendive is the county seat of Daw-
son county which like Imperial Ward
comprised an area from which have
been carved numerous other counties
but still is numbered among the rich
est and most fertile counties of the
great state Of Montana.
All down the Yellowstone Valley
as far as Sidney we found the same
rich soil, an immense portion of which
is irrigated and selling around $125
to $3.50 per acre. Fairview and Sid
ney are model cities. Sidney in par
ticular which is the county seat Of
Rlchland county, contains many hand
some business structures, fine school!
building and what we consider the
most complete and up to date depart
ment store we have yet seen in the
west. In the basement of this store
there is maintained a grocerataria, or
what is termed in the South piggy
wiggly store. This means store or
department where the customer en-
ters swinging gate, secures bas-
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being arranged conveniently and
marked in plain figures. We We're
informed by the manager of the gro
Gerry department on the first floor that
anyone desiring to make their pur-
chases in the basement could effect
saving of from 10 to 1870.
Three fine banking institutions sup
ply the financial requirements of the
community. The farmers in the vi
cinity of Sidney are growing over
1000 acres Of sugar beets and the
Great Western Sugar Co. of Billings
have promised them that if the acre
age be increased to 5000 acres they
will put in a factory. This will
eventually come as the farmers are
becoming interested in dairying and
the beet pulp makes ideal cattle food
Immense fields Of alfalfa are grown
all along thru the irrigated districts
and countless stacks of this valuable
hay may be seen covering the horizon