JAMESTOWN'S Fiftieth Anniversary

OFFICIAL PROGRAM AND o HISTORY n 1 3 3 ^ 3 North Dakota State Library PHOTO—Klng-N. W. Airways Bismarck, ND 58501 •J* «J*»$H INJHHH************* ^^^^^.^.^.^.^.^.^^.^..JI^I^I^.^.^I^.^.^.^.*^!^.***^********** ******************** ** * * * * * • In 1883 Women In 1933 Women * .* :* * * * Wore: Wear: * * * Bustles Vassarettes * Tight Bodices Novelty Blouses l • •* Fitted Silk Slips • Cotton Petticoats • Black and White Hose Chiffon Hose, All Colors * Oxfords and Straps High Lace Shoes Sport Oxfords * * High Button Shoes Pumps Toe Slippers for Dress Lastex Girdles Stayed Corsets Sport Skirts and Jackets * Long Skirts Straight Hip Lines * * Fancies and Shorts • Panniers * * "Whimsies" and "Ponies" * * Long Knit Underwear * Tailored Slip-on Gloves * * Long Wrinkled Gloves * Berets and Turbans * Small Bonnets * Novelty Silk Pajamas & Gowns Big Hats and Plumes Vanities and Cigarette Cases • Inside White Stiff Collars Wooden Beads, Bracelets and * Face Veils for Dress Ear-drops * 4 For 41 of these 50 Years, Orlady's Have Furnished Women and * Children of Stutsman County With Wearing Apparel. During * These Years We Have Built On Quality and Service To The End • That Our Slogan- * "IF IT COMES FROM ORLADY'S IT MUST BE GOOD" * * • IS A TRADITION * * * * • • * •

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A SHORT HISTORY OF THE EARLY DAYS IN JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA, AND DEDICATED TO THOSE STURDY PIONEERS WHOSE FORESIGHT AND LOYAL PERSEVER­ ANCE HAVE MADE OUR CITY POSSIBLE.

—BY- TOM STINE

JAMESTOWN COLLEGE

SO MANY HAVE AIDED THE AUTHOR WITH WRITTEN MATER­ IAL, PHOTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS, AND OTHER KINDNESSES THAT TO THANK EACH IS IMPOSSIBLE. HENCE, A SIMPLE AND SINCERE EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE IS HERE­ WITH EXTENDED TO EACH HELPER.

COPYRIGHT—1933.

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PAYS ITS RESPECTS TO THE

CITY OF JAMESTOWN

ON ITS GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY

1883 1933

42 years of continued service-through hard times, through good times, with the constant aim in mind to deal fairly and squarely with the ever increasing num­ ber of friends and customers.

In these 42 years this store has enjoyed a normal growth, until today it is recognized, the state over, as one of the outstanding Clothing furnishings and Shoe Stores for men and boys.

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•J3K < a.i JAMESTOWN A Plain Narrative of the Plains

There is a mighty drama in the at Northern Pacific Junction (now story of America moving west. The Carlton, Minn.) a point about 20 little fringe of white settlers which Fifty Years Ago miles west of Duluth. nestled between the Atlantic ocean The first construction was carried and the fall line found early discon­ Dr. R. G. DePuy, M. D., is now on through 1870 and 1871 and it is tent with the Allegheny Mountains on his honeymoon. reported that tracklaying was com­ as a western boundary for their new peted to the Red River at Moorhead country and the passes saw an early Charley Klaus w'll open his rol­ on December 30th, 1871, at 4:35 p. trek toward the new country of the ler skating rink at Klaus hall Mon­ "\, of that day. It was not until in west. Soon Charlestown, Baltimore, day evening, Oct. 8, with a "boom­ March in 1872 that construction of Philadelphia and Boston gave way er." a bridge over the Red River was be- before the pioneer to Pittsburgh, mn. It was completed on June 8th, Cincinnati, Detroit, and the new 1872, and the first locomotive cross­ towns of the Northwest Territory. J. C. Warnock, the editor of the Jamestown Alert, was informed ed into Fargo on that day. It was on From these cities it was but the step this date, then, that the first loco­ of a generation until the banks of that it might be well to stir up sentiment in regard to the pur­ motive operated in the state of North the Mississippi held the homes of the Dakota. "western pioneer." The sons and chase of a Steam Fire Engine. He daughters of these dwellers on the asked that the people express their opinion. This marked the beginning of the Father of Waters were soon up to pioneer northwestern railway sys­ the bend of the Missouri and tem. In the summer and early fall of spreading out from that stream in In the Weekly Alert we read, 1872 the head rails had progressed an expansion to the north and south. "Once again the Alert, which is to Jamestown and on October 7th, Discovery of precious metals fine always on the watch tower for the 1872, the first train operation was hunting and railroad extension soon wayward sinners of Jamestown, begun. would admonish them to attend carried the brave of heart still fur­ The progress of the railway thru ther into the west and in this latter church today instead of going duck s h o o ti n g or meandering tlvs section of the state was rather extension of frontier lines in the mid­ rapid and during the summer months dle of the nineteenth century Da­ around to the unguarded back ; door of some saloon." ft progress of from 2% to 3 miles a kota began to attract attent on. day was the usual distance of track Shortly after this time the h:story of H. A. Mullane played a match laying. In these early days of the Jamestown really begins, written as construction of the Northern Pacific it has been bv the horny hands of game of finger billiards at Mur­ phy's saloon for a purse of fifteen svstem, there were many authorities the ambitious pioneer whose life was who made close-up observation of dedicated to carving from a prairie dollars w'th five Jamestown gen­ tlemen who were furnished cues. the territory to be served by the rail­ a productive and pleasant spot for road company. One of these was H. the benefit of his progeny. The ease with which Mr. Mu'lane outplayed his opponents caused L. Bridgoman, a Washington corres­ them to surrender their stakes in pondent of the Boston Daily Adver­ The history of the west has re­ ser. In 1872 he was assigned bv his corded some great names such as order to al'ow him to give an ex­ hibition of h's skill. "Suckers" naner to accompany the United Boone. Fremont. Houston. Clark.— States Commission appointed by even Cody and Kit Carson. It has also were betting on Mr. Mullane's game. President Grant to inspect the line of written upon the scroll such events the Northern Pacific. He may have as battles with the French, Spaniards been a keen observer but he was and Indians, wild speculation, and sure'y no prophet for of Jamestown 'nteresMng political escapades. But h" wrote to his paper in 1872: the real historv of the west must not which have made Jamestown the city l "Jamestown, or 'Jimtown,' as the he written w th great names or about it is. railroad men call it for short, has dramatic Indian battles. The REAL Westward Ho! no claim to distinction except that history of the west is the story of In the 1 SCO's the Y-inktonaisp In­ it. is at the cross;ng of the James plain people and a battle with Na­ dian had the James River Valley River nnd almost precisely half way ture the wilderness; the taming of pretty much to himself. Only at rare from the Red River to the Missouri." intervals would an explorer or trap­ th° land—that is the essential con­ : He further stated that a few tents flict. Happily for us, these sturdy per find his way to th s site. The and p:ne houses occupied by the rail­ forefathers fought the good fight and story of the coming of the settler to road employees were all there was in won a great battle and it is for us Jamestown is paralleled by the com­ evidence of the town and probably to enjoy the fruits of their victory ing of the railroad. The relative all there would be for some time to and carrv high the torch of pioneer speed with which railroad construc­ come. spirit wh'ch they have left as a tion was accomplished on the North­ guiding lamp to us. ern Pacific line was so great that it With the coming of the surveying was laying its tracks through this and grading camps of the railroad it This, then, is but a part of that state almost before people realized was necessary for them to have pro­ greater history of the western move­ what it was doing. tection and the U. S. Ainiy was na­ ment in this country and concerns On February 15th, 1870, a few turally looked to for the job. A body itself with the events and people wheelbarrows of dirt were handled of soldiers was always on duty at tin 6 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 point for several years after the rail­ such an establishment. The barracks relates the adventures of a French road made its first decision to cross for the men comprised several build­ half-breed, who, lost on the plains the river here. The establishment of ings of ordinary size; a guard house had wandered about for many days a fort at Jamestown goes back to the set apart from the rest, a magazine trying to find some known landmark date of June 3rd, 1872, for on that or powder house, the hospital, office with which to regain his way. After day the local post was ordered by the of the quartermaster were to be seen some days of aimless travel he came War Department. on the hill top. Nearby were the of­ to the banks of the river and out of The North Dakota Headquarters ficers' quarters and the parade his joy and thankfulness of finding issued a General Order fifteen days ground. In the valley below were the his position he named it "Riviere later which named the newly estab­ hay and wood yard, blacksmith shop Jacques" or, translated James River. lished military post "Ft. Cross" in and stables. Another story, told by railroad men, honor of Col. Edward S. Cross, 5th The fort played an important part is that the river was given its present New Hampshire Volunteers who ser­ name in honor of Father St. Jacques, ved in the 2nd Armv Corps, Army of one of the earliest missionaries in the Potomac, and who had been con­ Thirty Years Ago North Dakota. spicuous with that group from the THE FIRST YEAR "Peninsula" camnaign of '62 to the "Baled Hay at Kelley's." The actual townsite of Jamestown battle of Gettysburg, where he was was selected in 1872 by General T. killed July 2nd, '63 as he lead his Wheat is yielding 9 to 17 bush­ L. Rosser, chief engineer of construc­ brigade acainst the enemy. In the els per acre, and oats from 25 to tion for the Northern Pacific. Gen­ order establishing the post the boun- 30 near Edmunds. eral Rosser was a Virginian and the darv was set as follows: "Beginning location of this town on the James at the point where an east and west Agent Kelly has taken charge River prompted him to name it line, one mile north of the line de­ of the Northern Pacific depot in Jamestown, after the similarly lo­ fining the right of way of the Rail­ Edmunds. cated town of that name in his Old road, intersects the east hank of the Dominion. The Pipestem, originally Pipestone creek, the boundary lines Sanborn and Eckelson sports named the Pipestone river, is so called, so tradition would have us be­ run thence down Pipestone creek to are shooting ducks from the rail­ its intersection with a line defining lieve, because its course was cut road track crossing Lake Eckel- through a particular sort of clay with the right of wav of the railroad, son. thence along this line to the James which the Indian made his pipes. It is said the Indian came for many river, thence north about eleven Edmunds is getting to be quit-? hundred (1100) feet to a point on miles to get this clay for his peace a stock shipping point on the pipes and named the river after its the west bank of the James river, branch line. The American Cattle thence up the James river to where product. Others believe the later company shipped a train load of name, Pipestem, is derived from the the first mentioned east and west sheep from that station lately. line intersect it, thence west to the shape of the bend in the river which resembles a pipe's stem. point of commencement." On the Brophy farm wheat went 18 bushels to the acre on one quar­ While the actual estabh'shment of Though the first name selected Ft. Cross was in 1872, there was a seemed a satisfactory one, the Sec- ter, and 7 on another. This shows the difference in cultivation and detachment of soldiers here the year retarv of War instructed a change to before that time. In the fall of 1871 "Ft. Seward" on November 19, 1872. planting. Wheat will thresh clean and dry if shocked correctly. the engineering corps came in here On October 1. 1877 the post was to survey the line of the Northern abandoned and turned over to the "The town of Medina is now es­ Pacific and were under the command Interior Department under the pro­ tablished as one of the best com­ of Capt. Eckelson. They camped at visions of an act of Congress ap­ a spot just under the bluffs and near proved June 10th, 1880 mercial points in central North Dakota, drawing trade from Stuts­ where the road crosses the railroad On June 3, 1872 Company B, 20th man, Kidder, Logan and LaMoure track west of the bridge. About the Infantry was stationed at the Fort counties. 26th of November, in the same year, and remained there until October 10. "In the year 1902 $250,000 Lieut. Slt.affor*d arrived from Fort 1873. Two days later Company A of worth of business was transacted Ransom, with an escort of some 15 the same regiment came and stayed in the town which was started soldiers, including Indian scouts, for until the post was abandoned. Among the protection of the engineers. The from a mere side-track in 1898 Lieutenant soon returned to his the officers who served during these and with the surrounding country years were Capt. J. C. Bates, Cant. company, leaving Serg. Corcoran in practically unsettled. command till spring. About this time J. H. Patterson, 1st. Lieut. A. Wish- "The expectations for 1903 are art, 1st. Lieut. R. M. Taylor, 1st Phil Bias was sent here by the rail­ Lieut. W. R. Maize. 1st. Lieut. Her­ that the above record of business road company to take charge of the bert Cushman, 2nd Lieuts. J. J. will be doubled." engineers' supplies and became a Vackley, C. H. Ribbal and Palmer temporary resident. Tilton. Capt. Bates commanded the in the life of the town, social as well On the 11th day of November, post from its establishment until as military. Early residents fre­ 1871, Thomas Collins, who later be­ September, 1873 and Capt. Patter­ quently speak of the Grand Balls came county treasurer, entered the son commanded from that time until held at the fort and the enjoyable valley for the first time for the pur­ it was abandoned. times spent there in a social way. pose of hunting and trapping on the Early residents of Jamestown were The railroad and fort being in Jim river as it was commonly known, proud of the Fort and well they may close proximity to the James River, and camped that night with the en­ have been for it was more commo­ interest would naturally be attached gineering corps. Collins was so thor­ dious and better equipped than most to the naming of that stream as well oughly imbued with the marvelous of the frontier forts of the '70's. It as to its tributary and the town it­ beauty of the country that he deter­ was large enough to comfortably care self. Various stories are told regard­ mined to undertake a tour of inspec­ for a whole company. The buildings ing the naming of the James. One, tion. He was so satisfied with what found here were the usual ones in told to A. W. Kelley by the Indians, he saw that he decided to stake out a 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 claim, and then and there decided to July, 1872, about 10:30 in the even­ on historical subjects connected with cast his fortunes with those of the ing. At that day and hour our over­ the development of Jamestown. metropolis that was to be. land journey from Fort Totten was Mr. Kelley, who started the first In Calais, Maine, on December completed and from the bluff near dairy in this city, was followed hero 17th, 1882, there was born a boy the present North Side School I first by Duncan Kennedy, Charles Hamil­ whom the fates had directed should beheld Jamestown. To my childish ton and Rueben Shuttleworth, also be an early settler in Jamestown. eyes it was like a vision of fairyland. from Fort Totten. Mr. Kelley had This child, A. W. Kelley, grew to On the bluffs west of the river the staked out a claim and Hamilton and manhood and in July, 1861, came campfires of the soldiers were burn­ Shuttleworth also staked out claims to Fort Abercrombie and into this ing brightly while in the valley below near the McKechnie pre-emption of state. In the winter of 1865-6 he was the twinkling lights of the town a later date. Shuttleworth soon quartermaster's clerk at Wadsworth gleamed merrily through the dark­ abandoned his, however, and his and the following year was the con­ ness. rights were taken by Capt. Thomas. tractor when Ft. Totten was built. "For six weeks our only habitation This Capt. Thomas came here on May Being interested in the news of the was a tent; indeed the whole town 27th, 1872 with Company C of the extension of the railroad and having was similarly situated. Then we 20th regiment of the United States 130 beeves on hand he decided to moved into a structure consisting of Troops, their purpose being to build drive them to Jamestown and have a one log room which was soon after the fort here which they did. look at the new site. Though there enlarged by the addition of two bed­ On June 5th, Messrs. Hill and Mc- was no town at that time Mr. Kelley rooms—built with real boards and Nider drove into town and soon saw great possibilities here and de­ was then considered a mansion." opened a stock of general merchan­ cided to move here with his family. It is pertinent to remark that this dise. This partnership continued un­ He returned to Ft. Totten, packed his same little girl grew to woman­ til the next spring when McNider goods and with his family started out hood in Jamestown and now has the bought the entire stock and moved it for the new home. Mrs. O. St. C. honor of being longer a resident of on to Bismarck. Chenery, the young daughter of that this city than any other. She has al­ On June 7th Canda, of the firm family, recounts the arrival thus: ways had a vital interest in preserv­ of Canda and Pason of Chicago and "Personally my first recollection of ing the history of our city and has St. Louis, they having the grading Jamestown dates from the 13th of written much and spoken frequently contract with the railroad, crossed

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THE FIRST YEAR Showing Ft. Seward just west of the present Capital Hill with the few tented homes and the business houses of Myrick; Kelley; Hubbard, Raymond and Allen. Hotels kept by McKechnie; Vennum; Smith and Bussy aro also distinguished. The tracks of the N. P. run thru the middle of the picture. 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 the Jamef. river with his grading out­ gang for the railroad. On the 30th fit. Camping in the ravine west of the Moran brothers appeared and the Pipestone creek, as it was called opened a place for drinking and gen­ Twenty Years Ago then, he worked both ways from that eral merriment. Pat, one of the point, until connection was made brothers, remained for many years Capt. J. McElroy died at his res­ with the grade coming from the east. and held public office. idence, 810 Milton Ave. South. A few days afterwards, Geofrge July 1st, 1872, marks the coming Vennum, shortly to be register of of John O'Niel, known as "Jack the The J. B. Fried Co., received deeds, and Archie McKechnie, sheriff terror of the N. P." With him was six 1914 Overland touring cars. and friend of all, came to Jamestown his protege, Sally McGuire, a woman and decided to open a hotel. A large of rather questionable reputation. J. J. Nierling returned last tent was pressed into service and the They started a bagnio and gambling night from a business trip to the Cabinet Hotel started a life which den which, however, did not prove a Twin Cities. lasted but a short time. The follow­ very lasting enterprise. Jack's life ing year McKechnie and Vennum here was threatened on several oc­ Mrs. O. St. C. Chenery left this sought other business more pleasing casions. Once a local gentleman shot morning for Chicago to attend the to their tastes. a hole thru Jack's paper collar and Grand Chapter of the Eastern On June 18th, work started on the another grazed his head with a pistol Star. railroad bridge across the James shot. Jack finally left here to die Miss Margaret and Philip Blew- river, and on the 22nd John Mason with his boots on in Bismarck. arrived and had the distinction of ett entertained at dinner last being the first to open a saloon and About the 10th of July, Jimmy evening in honor of their cousin, Reede arrived. His business was li­ Miss Mable Kelley. quor selling and gambling. Two days after h:s arrival he saw another bus­ President J. M. Hannaford and iness, similar to his own, started by Vice President George T. S.ade of the firm of Jack White, Dave Mul­ the N. P. Railway were in James­ len and Jack Cale. These businesses town to discuss the construction grew apace and finally caught the at­ of a new depot for which the tention of United States author'ties. funds were lacking. As a result, U. S. Marshal Hawley "The college has been very for­ was sent to raid these places and : tunate in securing as their athletic one morn ng when all was calm he coach one of the best football men left the gates of the Fort in the com­ of the East, Mr. A. D. Haas. Hav­ pany of several soldiers. They ing played for three successive swooped down on the dealers and years as half and full back on the spilled all the wines and liquor they Oberlin eleven, he conies with all could find. Some of the proprietors the newest and latest ideas of the were caught red-handed and sent to game." jail in Moorhead and others drifted off to greener fields. On the 28th of this month July, Hubbard, Raymond and Allen step­ honor and respect for the brave com­ ped in to raise the mercantile level mander. of the city by opening a general On the 13th of this month of store. Their business was afterwards September the iron rails were laid MR. AND MRS. A. W. KELLEY bought out by Mr. Clarke and Ward across the James raver and cars were Staunch hearted pioneers who de­ Bill and continued under the firm run on them the same day. This was serve a place among Jamestown's name of Clarke and Bill. indeed an important day in the his­ tory of the first year. But as the men "Famous Firsts." Early in August Marshal Hawley returned to Jamestown to see for were working on the 25th a surprise sell liquor at this place. One may himself the effects of his first visit was in store. A snow started to fall gather an idea of the business this and to determine whether or not any and continued until it lay from one gentleman did when one learns that thought he had not been serious when to two inches in depth. This seemed he retailed eighteen hundred dollars he raided the drinking and gambling to forecast an early winter to the worth of spirits the first week of his houses. This time there was but little men and as they had insufficient stay and had he been able to procure liquor found and but three culprits clothing for rigorous weather and supplies would have had a larger were discovered, they being sent to hadn't been paid as they should have business. the guard house at Ft. Seward. Later been they became hurriedly dissatis­ Jamestown's first quick contact in the same month Hawley returned fied. So on the 2nd of October, they with the outside world was on or and this time destroyed 200 gallons began to tear up the rails in the about the 23rd of this same month. of liquor and took six men back to neighborhood of Canda's headquar­ It was then that the Northwestern the Moorhead jail. ters in the canyon of the Pipestone. Telegraph Company ran its lines into In the early fall of this first year A riot was imminent, the soldiers the office of J. D. Skinner, resident interest was attached to activities at from the fort were called out, ap­ engineer for the Northern Pacific. the Fort. On September 7th, Com­ proached under cover, quelled the Up to this time there was no pany C left to go to Ft. Snelling and disturbance and the men dispersed blacksmith in town and to fill that was relieved by Company B of the with no bloodshed. Thus ended what need came H. F. Elliott who opened same regiment. Three days later Gen­ Mrs. Chenery calls "North Dakota's a shop on the 26th. Three days later, eral Phil Sheridan arrived with his first strike." D. M. Kelliher, soon to be chairman staff on a tour of inspection of the The month of October presents of the board of county commission­ forts on the upper Missouri and vi­ little else of importance except the ers, made his entrance to the town. cinity. Salutes were fired, soldiers visit of General Hancock, who was He was foreman of a construction paraded, and townspeople showed feted and honored as was the custom. 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 9 this city known to the author. In it had been but $89.35 and there was a can be seen the tented homes of the balance on hand of $68.05. Ten Years Ago townsfolk and the Fort on the hill. Government in the Town of James­ town seems to have started in the The recent outbreak of hog session of County Commissioners of cholera in the vicinity of Montpe- THE SECOND YEAR June 20th, 1873 when Duncan R. lier seems to have originated in Kennedy, Merritt Wiseman and T. B. Sargent and Dickey counties. After the snows left and spring Harris were appointed supervisors seemed destined to arrive, James­ and F. C. Myrick, clerk. About 20 ladies of Circle No. 1 town was the unexpected host on Records do not show much interest of the Baptist church motored to April 19th 1873 to six hundred red­ in county office holding in 1875-6 the farm home of Mrs. Thorn skins who arrived from the Missouri for there appears no record of a where they were royally entertain­ to look for the best possible hunting meeting. But as there were no taxes ed. ground. The fertile valley of the to collect and no salaries for office- James struck their fancy so they Mrs. Fred M. Wanner was re­ stayed until the 2nd of June. It is elected vice president of the W. C. said they staged the biggest and T. U. of North Dakota, and Mrs. finest Indian dance ever seen here, E. S. Bordwell was re-elected just under the ramparts of Ft. Se­ head of the Loyal Temperance ward. Legion. On May 3rd, J. J. Nichols, came with his family from Minnesota and Leona Parent of Summerset, started a dairy, supplying both the Wis., and Peter Klose spoke their town and the fort with milk and wedding vows at St. James Cath­ butter. He left after a while, hearing olic church. Father Geraghty of a farming boom elsewhere, but celebrated the nuptial mass. The was soon a penitent returning to the couple was attended by Miss Jose­ valley of the James. phine Klose, and Harry Klose. In these early years important vis­ Cash premiums amounting to itors were not uncommon and such $400 were awarded at the annual people as Schuyler Colfax, Col. Fred Stutsman County Corn and Po­ Grant, Senator Windom, and General tato Show held in the Armory George Custer were here in 1872-3. Oct. 15-18. There was a bowery Stutsman County which was nam­ dance, and vaudeville act each ed in honor of Enos Stutsman, of night. The Hon. Joseph M. De- Pembina, was created January 4th, vine spoke. 1873 and organized on June 20th the same year. A. W. Kelley, G. W. Ven­ num and H. C. Miller were the first county commissioners. Vennum was appointed register of deeds and clerk With the coming of November 1st A. McKECHNIE while McKechnie was sheriff; Henry Sheriff for many years, first sec­ there came orders for the stopping of T. Elliot, assessor; A. B. Innes and work on the railroad and the men all George J. Goodrich, justices of the retary of the school board. left for Fargo and were not seen peace; Charles Thompson and Myrick until the following spring. Moore, constables; F. C. Myrick, holders it can be seen there was per­ In this late month of November auditor; and Patrick Moran, judge of haps a reason for the apathy. another man came to Jamestown and probate and ex-officio county treas­ In 1878 first consideration was though he never located here per­ urer. Revenue for the county coffers given to the erecting of a county manently, Peter Auberton figured seems to have come only from the building and the keeping of a proper largely in building operations in the $30 liquor license until 1879. In that record of the county's business. city. His first work was on the round year the first taxes were levied. In By the following year Aubertin, of house, next work at Ft. Seward. these early years there was need of Fargo, had built the old court house Later he built the buildings of James a county attorney and when Groff at a cost of $2,194. However, the Lees, Moran, and others. Following resigned S. G. Comstock was re­ volume of business and people's pride these he built the court house, school tained, though his home was in Moor­ demanded a new and larger building house and bridges. head. The Bismarck Tribune was the in a short time, so in 1883 a second This first year was also marked official paper. building was erected. This was mod­ by the beginning of town life in a eled after the court house of Jeffer­ place which had heretofore been just Some say there was an election in son County in Wisconsin and cost a military and construction camp. 1872 but that no record was kept of the county $35,000. The desire to make this a place of it. The first election of which we can permanent residence appears in the be sure was in 1873 and was hold Education Then and Now minds of many and claims were being at the homo of H. T. Elliott with The story of "book larnin' " be­ staked out and living places improv­ Kelley, Myrick and Pelisser, judges gins early in the history of this city. ed. Neighborliness and the early of election. The original officers The first school was held here germs of civic pride were just visible. were re-elected in this election of about two years after the town was Elsewhere in this history may be seen '73. At the first meeting of the board founded. A Miss Ada Hall of Fargo, a photo of Jamestown, taken in the of county commissioners they voted later Mrs. II. C. Croford, was the late fall of this first year. It is the their pay back to the county. Citizens first teacher. Her own story of her work of Mr. Ulingsworth. staff pho­ who find taxes a great trial today work is most interesting. She says tographer with General Custer's Ex­ will be interested to know that up to she camo out to Jamestown in the pedition through the northwest. It is January Bth, 1874, the total expen­ spring of 1874 by rail. She found it the earliest photographic record of ditures of the county government a small place and the only business 10 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 seemed to come from the fort or from the freighters who were hauling to Ft. Totten on Devils Lake. The James river was small at that time and the Pipestone even smaller. She totals up the town in the following way: Ft. Seward was an infantry This is the old school post for one company. There was a which faced south on station house section house, pumo the lot where the pre­ house and turntable of the railroad. sent Junior H. S. is lo­ Kelley and Miller each had a store; cated. The size of the Moran and Lees each ran a saloon student body can be while McKechnie had a blacksmith seen by this picture. shop. Her trials in keeping school were many. She had but an old shed for a school room. It was a way to the south of the tracks and the sides HIGH SCHOOL were so full of cracks that each : n ght before leaving she would put, on Textbooks decided to formally Klein, Minnie Procter, Carrie War­ all the books in a weatherproof box. adopt for the first time certain text nock and Bertha Wilbur. At first she had no chair to sit on but books that our schools might be kept (Maud Miller, now Mrs. J. F. Bol- Capt. Taylor of the fort sent her one. abreast of the times by the use of The desks were long and so high the inger, is the only member of the little children could rest their chins the latest and best approved methods early day classes living in Jamestown on them. She tells of her classes, the of science and instruction. Older peo­ and she believes she has attended Kelley children, the Taylor children ple of the city will remember some every graduation since 1886). and those of the Pelissiers—George of their choices: Greenlief's series of On July 20th, 1886 the Board of who was a bit bashful, Fred who arithmetics; Appleton's Geographies; Trustees of Presbyterian college ask­ was so bright and mischievous; the Harrington's Graded Spelling Book. ed for the use of the upper room in Nichols—Clara and G e o r <* e—the In this same year bids were let for the north side school building for col­ Wiseman boys and a half dozen a new school (for the north side) of lege purposes for a short time until others who attended Jamestown's four rooms. Bids were received and the preparatory school should be fin­ first school. She gives us some idea contract let to Nicholas Mueller for ished. This request was granted and of the life of the young school ma'am about $14,000. A $25 000 bond issue no rent was charged. was also floated and purchased by for she recounts visiting in the On January 22nd 1887 Mr. E. P. homes, speaking especially about the George Vennum at 99c on the dol­ lar. Wells came into the board to hold gracious reception she received at a position and in his first meeting he the Kelley home, where Mr. Kelley An interesting note with a modern moved for a Washington's Birthday was the popular host because of his touch is found in the records for holiday. The secretary's report de­ jovial nature. The Kell'her table was December 16th, 1884. On that day clares "On motion of Mr. Wells, greatly enjoyojd and Mrs. Kelliher the board adopted a resolution call­ Washington's birthday was declared was spoken of as one of the finest of ing attention of school patrons to a 'hollow day' and the various teach­ women. Miss Hall's school room was "the evils resulting from amusement ers were instructed to dismiss their not used for her work exclusively but that deprived pupils of necessary schools on that day." missionaries came at intervals and sleep or that unduly draw their at­ held meetings there. The teacher re­ tention from study." But pupils were With the next year's co m i n g counts the fact of an old Indian not the only ones to worry the board Johnson Nickeus was elected presi­ coming to the meetings attired in a for about this same time two teachers dent of the board with Lewis Lyon night shirt he had obtained some­ as treasurer and Andrew Blewett sec­ were told that unless their work retary. This new board had its where and she says it bothered her showed a marked improvement in sense of propriety. troubles. Financial problems with the three months their resignation would previous bond isues necessitated le­ From this early educational exper­ be requested. gal action and floating of new issues. iment it is a long road to James­ By 1885 the superintendent's sal­ Then, too, a certain lad in the high town's modern system with its many ary was $150 a month and he was school was behaving badly and the buildings and trained staff. Unfor­ on duty for nine months. teacher and superintendent finally tunately the early records of the He had the job of supervisor and gave up the ease. The board then re­ Jamestown schools have been lost also of teacher of the high school; solved: "That owing to the behavior but the books of the school board the high school course being cut of (this lad) in breaking the rules of go back as early of 1883. from four to three years. the school and defying his teacher In that year the board consisted In the election of May 18th, 1886 and for disorderly conduct generally, of Roderick Rose, James Atkinson, Lewis Lyon was elected president; this Board to hereby order the su- Rev. N. D. Fanning, Anton Klaus, A. C. McMillan re-elected secretary perintenent to suspend said (lad) for J. W. Johnston, Lewis Lyon, Thomas and O. B. Jacobs treasurer. Gradua­ a period of thirty clays." Thus was Collins and S. K. McGinnis. Rose was tion in that same year was scheduled discipline handled in those early for Thursday evening, June 24th, in times. But times were not all so ser­ elected president and Principal Clem- ious and the annual school picnic was mer was secretary. In this year of the Opera House. Graduates of the first three years were as follows: an affair to count upon. The board 1883 the Committee of Teachers re­ appropriated $30 for the ice cream commended the preparation of a 1885: Ralph Davidson. for the one in 1889. course of study "with a view of or­ 1886: Robert Gardiner, Eloise ganizing a High School department." Hicks, Maud Miller and Louis Wil­ An index of living conditions in School was a ten months affair at bur. the city may be gained from the fact that time. In August the Committee 1887: Laura Atkinson, Bertha that wages to teachers were as low 1883 JAMESTOWN 193,3 11 as $25 a month in the case of a Ger­ West side were asking for a school man teacher while an ungraded room for the small pupils. teacher was hired for $45 a month. As we consider the qualifications By 1891 so many students were com­ of our teaching staff in our public ing to school here that it was decided schools today we must smile as we to make a tuition charge in the case read the three-fold demand that was of r.on-res'dents, thus encouraging made upon the prospective teacher in them to get their schooling elsewhere. '96. The person who could teach in They were ?l?o informed they could Jamestown in that year had to be: not continue the winter term until 1. A high schoo. graduate; 2. Have their firjt term fees were paid in had one year of teacher training; full. 3. Have had one year of exper­ In June of 1892 Mrs. H. C. Hotch- ience in another school. The resident kiss and J. J. Roper were sworn in who could meet these qualifications as new members of the board and was also given preference over the the former had the honor of being out-of-town appl.cant. the first women on the board as well A little incident, unfortunate at as the f'rst of her sex to hold the of­ the time, but amusing in retrospect, fice of president, she being elected is told by a resolution passed in the post-war days of December 1899: "Resolved: 'lhat the Board express its deep regret for the want of judge­ V ment shown by the person or persons in charge of the reception of Com­ , pany H in placing the cannon for firing salutes so near the North Side ; i JOHNSON NICKEUS S.hool House by which damage to *-. ' the amount of $20 was done to the In whose honor one of our parks windows of the building." was named. fit "2 A higii school education was still a bit of a luxury in Jamestown at the trodurtion of advanced curricula. In U " «j|.' turn of the century for we find in 1909 the number of children report­ 1901 the 8th grade was del.vering ed in the school census had risen to as many as 36 pupils to the high 1325; by 1912 it was 1607. LINCOLN SCHOOL school while the graduating class of This is the oldest grade school the latter had but three in it to get In 1910 the W. S. B. Trimble bui'.ding in the city. diplomas, two to receive certificates. pr'zes were established. Ten shares of However, the next year there were Russell Mil'er Milling Company, pfd., twenty graduates to make up for the were deposited with a trust company at her first meeting. Under her Fred breech of the previous year, though and the interest was to be used to A. Wagner was elected as superin­ the next year saw but twelve finish­ award three prizes each year to (ho tendent with a salary of $125 a ing their course. three highest ranking boys of the month and Mrs. Merrv was author­ graduating class who had abstained ized to "go ahead with the work of The early 1900's show a rise in the from tobacco and liquor while in the making a clay map of North Dakota annual levy, a larger number of high school. for the World's Fair," the board teachers employed, higher wages be­ ing paid, attention to new school promising to furnish the necessary The rapid expansion of all educa- building such as the Franklin School ; m.iter'als. This same teacher, Mrs. t onal facilities after the World War and a deepened professional spirit as Merry was selected the following was matched bv a similar advance in shown by the use of better equip­ year as "teacher of modeling, draw­ Jamestown. The qualifications for, ment, attendance at conventions on ing, wood carving, music and cal­ and salaries of, teachers have risen. the part of school people, and the in- isthenics." New schools have been built though An interesting innovation appears the crowded conditions have not been in the graduation exercises in 1893. nnt'rely prevented. Added com That is the charging of 10c admission have made the work more practical to all except pupils, teachers and and of greater interest to many. At parents of graduates. Perhaps (he present, Superintendent C. L. Robert depression of '93 lay back of that, son heads the svstem in a most able manner. Working in CO-Operation move as well as behind the order of with h:s teachers he manages a school the board "that, no assessment for system of which the residents of money or contributions of any kind Jamestown may well be proud. But for any purpose whatever be allowed credit must a'so go to those who have to be made on anv pupil or pupils in gone before him and no roll of honor the Jamestown City Schools." would be complete without the names By 1895 the school census, which of P. H. Foley. C. R. C'emmer, O. D. was taken by George McGregor, at Denny, G. Fisher, C. C. Schmidt, A. 5c a name, showed 737 names. On G. Crane, E. R. Edwards, N. C. the South Side the primary grade was Kuntz, H. H. Kirk, his predecessors so overcrowded a new teacher had in the suporintendency. to be hired to handle the overflow. LEWIS LYON In 1896 the teachers' committee re­ For many years County Superin­ Celebration Program will be found commended an addition to the South tendent of Schools. Side school and the citizens on the on page 54. 12 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 THE THIRD YEAR for his land business. In May of that same year he started The first newcomer in the year 1874 arrived in to publish the Northwestern Land Journal in connection January and was known far and wide as "Jimmy from with his work. His family followed him here the following Cork." He was an old mail carrier, having worked in that summer and in 1879 he built his fine residence on Fourth capacity between Pembina and Ft. Benton in 1860. He Avenue. established himself in trade here but died in 1878. While this list of early settlers makes no pretense of The first train to come into town in 1874 arrived on being complete, it does list the arrival of many of the the 17th of March. It was usual for the trains to avoid early business men of Jamestown. Some rose to fame and riches; others were destined to ordinary lives of service winter running in these earliest years but shortly they and neighborliness. But each had a part in founding the established a winter schedule, partly because of the de­ city and in aiding in those first important years. sire of the War Department to have the lines open. As spring wore on and the latter part of May ar­ Anton Klaus rived, William Bowman and Martin and Edward Decker No history of Jamestown would bo complete without arrived. The Decker brothers took up a farm which they a sketch of Anton Klaus who has been rightly styled the worked but also found a good deal of painting to do in "Father of Jamestown." Before he came here in 1879 the early days. Bowman also became a farmer but held with his family the name of Jamestown meant just a rail- the office of justice of the peace as well. The third year rapidly wore on to be the fourth, then fifth and shortly 1878 was at hand. More people had come to settle on the James and the town was taking on a more organized appearance. Farming was becoming popular and most townsmen had taken up a little land even though they planned to remain in the city. In this year of 1878 John Bell, Jr.. arrived from Collingwood, Ontario, and took up a claim to the north of the town. The first year he is reported to have broken 40 acres and in the spring of 1879 he sowed his seed and that year reaped 30 bushels of wheat to the acre and was called the "premium farmer of Stutsman County." Henry Ringuette left Unity, Wisconsin, in May, 1879 and came to Jamestown and set himself up as a shoemaker. He first cobbled in the home later occupied by John McGee and then in a room in the Jamestown Hotel and then in a building he built on Front Street. Farmers who came here in the late 70's were: Chris­ tian Timm, Joseph Hunt, his son Charles, and Neil Bell. In the spring of 1879 Chan Bassett came here from Bismarck and opened the Pacific House for the traveling public and at the same time entered into partnership with J. W. Goodrich in the farming and machinery bus­ iness. He later turned his attention to agriculture. In the fall of 1878, Anton Klaus brought a young man back with him from Wisconsin. The young man was David Curtin, who started to erect a large building on the corner of 5th Avenue and Main Street in December, 1878. In March 1879 he was able to open his store with a large stock of goods. Shortly after opening his store he ANTON KLAUS went to the east, supposedly to buy a larger stock, but he The 'Father of Jamestown" found life worth while. brought a Mrs. Curtin back as well. Mr. Curtin was a blonde and took a real brunette as his business partner in road station and a struggling little village. The railroad the person of Jas. R. Winslow who came from Green Bay, company was laying out the original townsite on the plat Wisconsin in the spring of 1878. Mr. Winslow had been a of August 18, 1878, though it had originally been land buyer but moved here with his family in April 1879 platted in 1872. Anton Klaus bought an adjoining quar­ and it is said that the firm had a store suitable for a ter section and laid out his addition. Later he added two town of much larger size. more tracts to the original townsite. Almost at once in­ The year 1879 brought another settler, Ma­ terest began to center on Mr. Klaus' holdings and he soon jor Lewis Lyon who came from Hyde Park, Illinois. He found he could sell his lots at a good profit. While he bought out the general merchandise business of the J. generously gave away many lots to organizations wishing P. Pond and Company. to build on his addition, he also sold his lots for sums Another early settler whose benefactions and inter­ from $50 up and found he had taken in $50,000 and had est did much to make Jamestown the city it is, was E. P. over one hundred lots left. Wells. Mr. Wells left Milwaukee in the fall of 1878, al­ At this same time Mr. Klaus built himself a store most located at Valley City, but decided to settle here. for general merchandise, farm machinery and supplies. In the spring of 1879 he erected a two story building In the spring of 1879 he erected the Dakota House, a south of Curtin and Winslows which he used for an office hotel of thirty rooms which stood opposite the James 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 13 I tti ifi it. it. A A A A rfi.fi A A A AI, A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A •*• •*- -»- •*• -*- -*- *• •*- •*- ^- .*• *• .*• •.•••••• * V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V * V V V V * .**•**•*•••* *

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* • E. B. Murphy Lumber Company * Jamestown, North Dakota |i * if********************************************************************************* 14 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 River National Bank. He also built Klaus Hall which was located on the vacant lot between the present Beck Clothing Company and the Gladstone hotel building. The Dakota House became very popular and was leased to Jerome Flint who afterwards bought it. Klaus then built the Northwestern on the lots where the present Knauf block stands. But when both these buildings were burned in 1884 Klaus added to his Hall and made the Gladstone Hotel which he named after the English statesman be­ cause of his admiration for him. This new hotel had 72 rooms and was the last word in comfort in that time. The interests of Anton Klaus were varied for he was a most civic minded man. He gave generously of land and money to seven churches needing buildings, he erect­ ed store buildings and homes, he aided in the building of a mill and elevators. In 1886 he put down an artesian well and the next year added an electric light plant for the Gladstone which extended its service to others as well. In 1887 he installed the water mains and laid nearly a mile of sewer pipe. He was a leading proponent of the new court house, securing plans at his own expense. The brick in most Jamestown buildings was coming from his plant. With all his popularity he refused to run for public CHARLES KLAUS office. His nearest approach to it being his postmaster- ship under Cleveland in 1884-8. Mr. Klaus was born in Germany December 10th, 1820, coming here at the age weeks before the sale to Kellogg it has continued to print of 29. He located in Green Bay. Wisconsin, where he was the news. an office holder for several years. He had been in the In February, 1882, Warnock and Will H. Burke es­ hotel, lumber and railroad business before coming here. tablished the Jamestown Capital. They were aided by Klaus park containing 26 acres is a gift of his heirs in his R. W. Davidson, a son-in-law of J. C. Warnock. The pub­ honor. It is used for recreation and it is interesting to lishers were afterwards Ellsworth and Davidson, later note that not long ago launches made regular trips thru Ellsworth and Son, later Burgster and McElroy, who were it on the river. the publishers at the time the state was admitted to the Union. The Press The Jamestown Alert, now continued as the James­ The paper was a democratic one until the eve of town Sun and published by the Hansen brothers, is the the election of 1888. After the polls were closed, but be­ third oldest paper in this state. It was established on fore the election returns were known, it changed its spots July 4th, 1878 by E. H. and C. H. Foster and seemed to and became a republican mouthpiece. In 1893 the office have growing pains which made the publication of the burned and publication was interrupted for a short time next issue frequently a matter of doubt. It suspended but was resumed and six issues a week were published. publication on July 17th, 1879, but reissued on October It is said the paper was well edited and very reliable. 7th of that same year when it was taken over by Mar­ shall McChjre with the financial backing of E. P. Wells A German paper, Der Pioneer, was started here by and J. J. Nierling. During the managing of McClure a J. A. Steinbach in 1883, but found the going hard for a pa­ C. Warnock edited the paper a greater part of the time per in a foreign language and before long merged with until it was sold to W. R. Kellogg on March 6th, 1886. a similar paper published in St. Cloud and local interest Kellogg had been with the Fargo Argus and knew the in the paper stopped at that time. newspaper game. He had a young lawyer named Frank The Stutsman County Democrat was established Tucker associated with him for some little time in his here in 1904 by M. P. Morris. Mr. Morris has been for enterprise. some time the printing foreman of the Alert plant and The early items, some of which are to be seen in the was thoroughly acquainted with the printing business. latter pages of this book, as well as the advertisements The paper became the property of his son, H. J. Morris, are interesting. Some early advertisers were: James Lees, in 1926, and the name was changed to the Stutsman flour and feed; A. W. Kelley, general store; George County Record. The paper used to be a democratic organ Braune and James Lees, saloons; George L. Goodrich and but now is classed as independent. Charles Hamilton, blacksmiths; James Lees, contracting Early in September of 1920, the Medina Citizen and freighting; Ed. Lohnes, stage from Jamestown to was moved to Jamestown and published in the old Ger­ Ft. Totten; J. W. and Talcott Goodrich, team work; the man Verein building on South 4th Avenue as a weekly Foster brothers and George Vennum, real estate; and paper. It was called the Stutsman County Citizen and H. C. Miller, general store. was published by W. H. Nye. The location of the plant The Daily Alert was started on February 14th, 1881, was changed in 1924 to the basement of the Security and it went so far as to say, editorially, that it was on State Bank building. When Hansen Bros, bought the the map and had every idea of staying there. That pro­ Alert, the Citizen was sold out to them and for some time phesy has been true for with the exception of the few Mr. Nye worked for the new firm. 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 15 *****»**»»*****»******A*»********»»*»*******************************************'H' * • * * at * 1 f\ 1866 p M « SINCE 1870 4 * § tuRTio MINNESOTA f t WOODWORK PAINTS * • * • We are old timers too! Our people were among the first % to engage in the building material business west of Chi­ * cago. We have shown our faith in North Dakota by our •* continued expansion within its borders. * • • • * THOMPSON YARDS, Inc. | JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA * • 4-Square Wood & t• * Lumber Coal •

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Have your eyes examined by A. G. Tellner, Jamestown's % Pioneer Optician, a resident of | this city since 1886. $ * * *••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• t 16 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933

Famous "Firsts" First train 1872 First mill 1879 First store building 1878 First hotel 1873 First lumber yard 1878 First carload of mach­ inery shipped here 1879 First carload of wheat shipped from here 1879 AN EARLY STREET First wagons here 1879 This picture shows the Dakota House, Empire Store, Northwestern House, resi­ First brick yard 1884 dences and finally the Variety Theatre. This block today contains the buildings First bank 1881 from Solien's corner to the Otter Tail Power Company's Plant. First church 1880

The Early Eighties In 1881 the Alert asked the people of the city to be­ Along about 1882 Jamestown was an interesting gin to think about appointing a committee to consider place. It had grown apace for the population which had the location of a cemetery for the community. Finally a been about 400 two years before was now about 1,000. committee met and a cemetery was established on the The "little village" of the late 70's had given away to a banks of the James River south of Pacific street. How­ town with a $4,000 school house, Presbyterian and Meth­ ever, a change was made in 1892 and the bodies were re­ odist churches worth $7,000 and $4,000 respectively and moved to the new Highland Home cemetery. plans were already under way to build a grade school and The above facts regarding the city in 1882 may well Catholic and Episcopal churches. The "Alert" and the be compared with an appraisal of Jamestown in May, ''Land Journal" were being published and there was a 1889, made by a traveler from Arkansas. He reports a commercial business of $500,000 yearly. There were two population of about 3,000 and says the city is noted for National banks and one private one. A mill of 100 barrels the following: a day and a brewery of 5000 barrels a year capacity were to be found here. The permanent improvements in First class electric light plant. 1881 amounted to $160,000 so the town was growing in An asylum for the insane. property and new buildings were being rapidly built. A fine Presbyterian college. From 1880 to 1883 big wheat crops were common and Artesian well of 1576 feet in depth. the yield of those three years has probably never been Good telephone system. surpassed. The product sold for from 80c to $1.00 a bushel and in many cases two crops would easily pay for Terminus of two railroads. the cost of the land and labor involved. Land was selling Center of trade for a radius of 100 miles. for $6 to $10 an acre if it was ten to fifteen miles from Location of car shops and round house which brings town and land near town was worth from $50 to $100 a monthly expenditure of about $25,000. an acre. The finished product from the wheat fields was Six churches. costing the bread baker $4 to $5 a sack. A laborer on the wheat farms was able to draw $15 a month and keep Is so well known it is called "the convention city." while the laborer in town was getting as much as $2.50 Has a flour mill. a day. At about this time lots in the Klaus 2nd Addition Has fine reading room. 1 were costing $150 and the SE /! of the Court House Has nine church organizations. block was sold for about $500. It was in this same year Has two brick factories. of 1882 that the railroad decided to put its shops here Has three parks, two public schools, two grain ele­ and that decision gave Jamestown a new spurt of life and activity. vators. Has one national and one private bank. In 1883 the Capital Hotel held an important place in Has three newspapers and printing offices. the life of the city. It was run by M. E. Foley and it was An incorporated law library with a capital stock of located on the corner now occupied by the Majestic. Lat­ $20,000 is located here. er the hotel was run by Capt. G. W. Ingraham and was moved up the block to the north. Within two years of the date of this observation another traveler came here and reported some valuable Sam. Mathews of Fargo was running the Metropoli­ data. He said the fraternities here in 1881 were Knights tan Hotel here in the same year. The establishment had Templar, Masons, Order of the Eastern Star, Odd Fel­ been financed by the Lloyds and was located just north lows, A. O. U. W., Knights of Honor, Grand Army of the of the Elks' hall. Republic, Women's Relief Corps, and the Farmer's Al­ At the same time the Klaus House, run by Anton liance. Klaus, Jr., was the old reliable of the city. In the middle The Northern Pacific 1880's the Metropolitan and Klaus House were joined Once the Northern Pacific was firmly entrenched and called the Gladstone. in the Jamestown area, it began to realize the soil of 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 17

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YESTERDAY? The old friends who helped develop our state and community; s * * TODAY? Many of the same old friends, impressing their cour­ age and vision on younger hearts and minds; * • • TOMORROW? Perhaps only the blessed memories of the lives I of the first friends, strengthening the labors of those who t follow; * f • To our pioneers, we extend appreciation for the inspiration they $ have been; for the work they have done so well, and the hope I that those who suceed them may not fail in the discharge of their responsibilities. We are happy to have been affiliated with them, Yesterday; We t are eager to work for and with them — Today; And we are hopeful that we may see many of them —Tomorrow.

* The National Bank and Trust Company • * Jamestown, North Dakota • • • • OFFICERS * • * * R. R. WOLFEli, President P. G. ARZT, Vice President F. A. BURTON, Vice President E. W. MUELLER L. II. EVERETT Cashier | Cashier

DIRECTORS L. B. Niemeyer, Chairman of the Board O. A. Amundson P. G. Arzt E. W. Mueller H. G. Procter C. B. Buckley Morris Beck C. R. Hodge R. R. Wolfer Frank A. Burton C. A. Klaus

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••^••4^##^ 18 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 North Dakota would be abundantly productive and sent authorities on agrarian subjects into the territory on either side of the main line to determine the feasibility of constructing branch lines. W. C. Wetherill came to Jamestown and started to examine the land to the north of the city. He reported on July 12th, 1880, that he had learned there were no settlers beyond ten miles north. A settler who went to Sykeston in 1884-5 reported but two homes between there and Velva. But with foresight the railroad constructed several lines in North Dakota in the early 80's. Work was started on the line from Jamestown to Leeds in September, 1881. The actual starting being re­ corded as the 5th, and the track reached Carrington on December 2, 1882. Construction work then stopped for that year and was resumed on May 30th of 1883. By 1885 the line was completed to Minnewaukan. The line from Carrington to Sykeston was constructed and turned over for operation in 1883. The valley branch to Oakes was built in 1885. The railroads crowded out the stage line of Ed Lohnes which had been running between here and Ft. Totten since 1878. Other stage lines such as the one F. P. Benjamin ran between Jamestown and Firestone, South Dakota, had run from 1879 but gave E. P. WELLS up in the middle 80's because of railroad competition. Older readers need no introduction; younger readers The part played by the railroad in the life of James­ will learn much about him as they read Jamestown's town is hard to over estimate. The decision to put shops history. here was reached in 1882 and the introduction of the roundhouse and engine works added greatly to the num­ one of the strong banks of this section. In 1929 it joined ber of people here. The local press was all excited and the Northwest Bancorporation. the Alert of January 7th, 1881 said, "Jamestown has good prospects of becoming a great rail center since there The North Dakota Bank was the name given by Pres. are prospects of three roads running into town." How­ R. M. Winslow to his bank, started in 1884 in his build­ ever the C. & NW. and the C. M. & St. P. didn't live up ing, now the Knauf building. Two years later the bank to the expectations and the city was satisfied with the closed but paid 100 cents on the dollar. N. P. for some time. By 1895 the road was doing a fine business and railroad men of that time say there were as In the same year, 1884, a former state governor many as 250 train men and engine men in the city as named Larabie opened the Jamestown National Bank well as a larger number employed in other capacities which lasted for a short time but closed with no loss to about the road. The prophesy of the Alert in 1881 was its depositors. collect when it said, "According to N. P. arrangements In 1899 the Farmer's and Merchant's State Bank Jamestown is to be the headquarters of this division. was organized here and was run under that name until Mechanics have arrived, repair shops will be built, and the Federal Reserve Act in 1913 at which time it changed a new round house will be erected as soon as possible. its name to The Farmer's and Merchant's National Bank. Ere long the Capital City will take upon herself the airs Shortly after the turn of the century the Citizen's Bank of a railroad town of no insignificant importance." was organized and J. J. Nierling was the president of it. Headquarters were finally located here for the Da­ At the end of the World War a Security Savings Bank kota Division. Some of the superintendents have been C. was set up and the manager of it was R. M. Stangler. F. Hobart, J. M. Graham, A. J. McCabe, C. J. Wilson, A. These three last named banks consolidated into the well M. Burt, F. M. Birdsall, W. H. Strachan, W. E. Berner, known present institution of the National Bank and T. M. Flynn, D. S. Colby and Fred Brastrup. Trust Company. Roy Wolfer has been the president of Dollars and Cents this strong bank since its start, thru its induction into With rapid expansion of the west, banking facilities the First Bank Stock Corporation and holds that position were shortly needed and Jamestown had several in the at the present time. early years. The First National Bank was organized in In connection with the banking history of the city 1881 with Robert E. Wallace as the prime mover. It was it will be interesting for many to learn that Jamestown located on the site of the present Rathman-Hall store came near having Andrew Mellon, former Secretary of and continued for about eight years before closing its the Treasury of the United States, in the banking bus­ doors. iness here. In the early days, he and his brother came Lloyds Bankers was the name of the second venture here to look for a possible banking opening. At that time in the banking business and was organized in 1882 by the Lloyds and E. P. Wells each had banks in operation Wm. N., James, and D. McK. Lloyd. It closed its doors and Mellon decided the field was already cared for so in 1893. he and his brother went on to Bismarck where they set The James River National Bank was founded in up a bank for a short time. The Mellons were royally 1883 with E. P. Wells as first president. This treated by the townspeople, and older citizens here today bank has continued in business to the present time as well remember the parties held in the Mellons' honor. 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 19 vvvv •*****$.*************************************************•********************** *

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North Dakota State Library Bismarck, ND 58501 20 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 lowing ten years that ownership was extended for an­ other ten miles in all directions. 1 M ,L ( f NATION* ' :* O^IPA^T From 1878-83 the James River valley witnessed one of the greatest speculative booms in this country. In such a boom both the people and the prices are mad. It was not uncommon for people to buy one week and sell the fol­ lowing at sometimes twice the price. Poor men came hero and left again in a few short years well-to-do if not act­ ually wealthy. This boom time had its reaction for many of those who purchased land had no thought of settling and they only bought to resell. Early settlers estimate Ah <£&-t**«a*-f> nine-tenths of the land bought and sold in these five .!' 5£ years was purchased on that plan. As a result of this there was a natural reaction and the Dakotas were too STAGE COACH DAYS frequently associated with hard times and mortgage fore­ closures. Once these were more common than movie tickets. While the way of the speculator had its ups and downs, so did that of the farmer. However, the farmer, Law and Order who stayed on his fields, raised his crop each year and Early settlers say that for a western town, James­ found nature kind, came out far better than the average town was quite a law abiding place. It is true that the farmer in other states. sheriff had his hands full now and then and some situa­ tions were too much for the regular law enforcement This virgin soil seemed particularly suited to wheat officers. Evidence of this is found in 1883 when horse­ and several real crops were raised around Jamestown. stealing, a major offence in western country, broke out The crop which was raised here in 1895 was especially in a large way. To combat this crime a Vigilance com­ large. There were not enough threshing machines in the mittee of forty-two men was organized in Jamestown state to harvest it. Hundreds of machines were shipped and while little is said about their activity, horse stealing in from Minnesota, Iowa and even Illinois. The railroads seemed to diminish rather rapidly. The outlaws' method couldn't haul it, the elevators couldn't hold it and hun­ was a simple one. Men would apply for work at various dreds of farmers were compelled to leave their wheat in farms, work long enough to get to know which of the piles on the ground on straw until spring. The crop of owner's horses were best, then leave their jobs, commun­ wheat in 1895 around Jamestown brought in an average icate their information to the thieving gang and a few of $300 for every man, woman and child in the sur­ nights later the farmer's best horses would be gone. A rounding territory. That meant an income of about few "sudden and violent deaths" at the hands of the Vig­ $1,500 in cash for each family on the farms and in '95 ilance Committee seemed to have a salutary effect upon that was a lot of money. this sort of crime. In the eighties some farmers in the state were Many youngsters of today are perhaps under the experimenting with flax and by the middle of the 90's impression that their parents were raised in constant fear people were beginning to learn the importance of it of the Indians swooping down upon them. However, it is as a paying crop. It is said the northeast corner of our reported by early settlers that by 1882 the Indian was county was without equal in the flax raising business. A an infrequent visitor in the city and then usually came little idea of the value of the crop is gained from the in the capacity of a worker, driving teams, or as a trav­ following report of the activities of Anton Pederson of eler going to some reservation. Early experiences, how­ Kensal. In 1900, Mr. Pederson bought % section on the ever, were quite the reverse in parts of the state where crop payment plan. He paid $100 an acre or $1,600 for no soldiers were on hand to protect citizens. Pierce whole. He broke up the land that fall and the next spring Blewett had a most narrow escape as a young man and planted flax. He had a yield of nineteen bushels to the his story will warm the blood of even the most blase. acre and the product sold at $1.39%, giving him $3,500 Speculation in cash; more than twice the purchase price. Others near The settlers of the James River valley have been al­ Jamestown were doing as well and some reported to be most entirely an agricultural people. Upon the vicissi­ raising as much as twenty-three bushels to the acre. A tudes of pests and prices and precipitation have depended writer of that time says that though North Dakota didn't the fortunes of the people of the country-side, and upon have granite bluffs and waterfalls for its beauty, a land their condition depended the business and fortunes of the that would yield twice its cost in the first year would people of our city. Since the early days the farmer has look rather beautiful to most men. had his good years and his lean ones and the business Navigation man and resident of Jamestown have had a keen interest There was once a time when the James River was in them all. navigated by steam boats. In October 1879 the James In the first five years of our city's history, agricul­ River Navigation Company was organized under the laws ture was given second consideration. The building of the of Dakota Territory. Among the directors were E. P. railroad, the cross-country freighting business, the es­ Wells, now of the Wells-Dickey Company of Minneapolis tablishment of homes and gardens seem to have been of and Anton Klaus, for whom Klaus Park is named. The prime interest. But before the town had been long set­ Jamestown Alert of October 28, 1879 tells of a survey tled, the people began to look upon the land lying near­ made of the James River. According to the article, the by and found it good. By 1875-6 the land within a couple width of the James varied from 150 to 600 feet, and had miles of the city was pretty well claimed and in the fol­ an average depth of about 4 feet. 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 21 , A A A A A I A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A. ..•.AAA. rVVVV. • %»VV 4*V 1 VWV • VVVVVW • * • •••••• ,vvvv. * Eddy Funeral Home * * * A truly modern, up-to-date Funeral Home, built with all the mod­ ern conveniences, for the sole purpose of serving the people of Jamestown and the surrounding territcry. 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Phone 38W- Growing Through 28 Years of Service Phone 38R 22 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 The Belle of Richmond was the first steamer. The machinery in the Nettie Baldwin was old. It had been ship was named after Richmond, a long forgotten town used on Mississippi river boats and had also been used on near Aberdeen, South Dakota. The length of the river a small boat that plied the Red River between Fargo and craft was 35 feet, and it was powered by a 4 horsepower Winnipeg. engine that propelled the little steamer with a speed of On May 11, 1880, the Nettie Baldwin arrived at 10 miles per hour. Grand Rapids, then one of the boom towns of the north­ The St. Paul Pioneer Press in commenting on the west. According to Walter Spokesfield's History of North first steamer on the Jim remarks: "The craft is composed Dakota, the boat never got farther then Grand Rapids. of a steam-whistle, an engine the size of a teakettle and Low water during the summer put an end to the James a little boat under it. Before being brought to James­ River Navigation Company. The boat remained at James­ town, the boat saw considerable service on Lake Cal­ town until a Mr. Elliot bought the ill-fated craft and had houn as an excursion boat." it moved to Spiritwood Lake. The first frost of the fall of 1879 put a stop to river The Alert of July 13, 1880 remarks that: "The cit­ transportation for the season. Plans were developed dur­ izens would rather have the company pay-up than bust- ing the winter for a bigger and better James River Nav­ up." igation Company. A Captain Smith was employed during There were no thoughts of further steamboating in the winter to supervise the construction of a new and Stutsman County until the summer of 1882. J. Gwynne larger riverboat, to be called the Columbia. Shipyards Vaughan came to North Dakota from England in the were opened somewhere in the vicinity of the present summer of 1881. He bought several thousand acres of mill or icehouse. land from the Northern Pacific and hired George Taylor The Jamestown Alert of April 27, 1880 in a col­ to survey the townsite of Gwynne City, somewhere in the umn of local happenings had the following: "The steamer present vicinity of Sykeston, and situated on the Pipe- stem River. George Taylor, who surveyed the townsite, was a cousin of President Zachary Taylor and a survivor of the battle of the Little Big Horn. Taylor was, until his death, two years ago, a paper hanger in Jamestown. The plats were filed in the County Recorder's office on May 12, 1882. Mr. Vaughan had his plats lithographed which showed the Pipestem a mighty river, with a com­ plete line of steamboats playing between Gwynne City and Jamestown and all unloading at a large dock in his "Dream Town." Fifty years have passed, but the steam­ boat whistle has never been heard on the Pipestem. Vaughan's town of Gwynne City never got farther then the blue print stage, though he made considerable money by selling lots to unsuspecting Easterners. The surveyors' stakes and blueprints soon passed into obliv­ ion, except in the memories of a few pioneers. THE JAMES RIVER IN AN EARLY DAY Vaughan's advertising, which appeared in many Eastern papers advertised Gwynne City as the Metrop­ Columbia will be launched in about two weeks, the engine olis of Wells County, and situated on the Pipestem. and boilers having arrived by railroad." Prints accompanying this advertising gave the impres­ The Alert of May 4th devotes a whole column to the sion that the Pipestem was a rival to the Ohio or Hudson ceremonies incident to the launching of the steamer. For rivers in the mastery of the steamboat trade. some reason or other the name of the craft had been The steamers were large and sumptuous, that is changed from the Columbia to the Nettie Baldwin, per­ sumptuous for their day. The wharves and dock were pic­ haps out of respect to the wife of the owner of the boat, tured as being large and impressive. The freight piled on a Mr. Baldwin. the docks would do credit to a city of 50,000 people. Promptly at 10:00 A. M., the entire populace of the Gwynne City ended in disgrace. Detectives from village assembled on the river banks to witness the Scotland Yard arrested Vaughan and removed him to launching of the Nettie Baldwin. The ceremonies were in England to stand trial for defrauding wealthy English­ charge of Anton Klaus, a director of the Company and a men. prominent citizen of Jamestown. At 10:25 the steamer Since 1882 no one has been inclined to want to re­ slid down the ways and floated in the water of the James. open the James or Pipestem rivers to navigation. The Anton Klaus climbed aboard the vessel and broke a bottle previous attempts had proven so disastrous. The James of rare wine upon the bow of the craft. The assembled River Navigation Company couldn't find enough water crowd expected an address and when Mr. Klaus didn't to float the Nettie Baldwin. The line went bankrupt and give an address they were keenly disappointed. Mr. the Nettie was removed from active service and has since Klaus, the next day sent a letter to the Editor of the been an Excursian boat on Spiritwood lake. Alert in which he spoke of the Captain of the Nettio Vaughan had his dream of a fleet of swift steamers Baldwin, Mr. Smith, as the second Christopher Columbus. plying upon the Pipestem between Jamestown and the The steamer started on its maiden voyage to Richmond, rising and prosperous town of Gwynne City. 200 miles down stream. The Encyclopedia is right when it says that the The Nettie Baldwin was a stern-wheeler about 75 James is the longest unnavigatable stream in the world. feet in length and had a width of 14 feet. The boat was City Government flat-bottomed and drew about 20 inches of water. 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Tliix is the llrsi Ford Oar Sold by tlic This IK the l'ir.s< of l&OMMMM) Model T NORTHERN AUTOMOBILE CO. FORD CARS 24 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 sary of the date of the incorporation of Jamestown as a this heydey was about 1879 but it was a rather shortlived city. Johnson Nickeus was a member of the council or up­ affair. In about the same year a Dutch Verein or Turn­ per house of the old territorial assembly. On the 8th of er's Society was started here and lasted for several years. February, 1883, he introduced a bill to incorporate the City of Jamestown. This bill passed successfully but N. One of the strongest lodges of the early days was C. Ordway, the Territorial Governor, didn't sign nor veto the Knights of Pythias which was organized in 1893. It the bill for some reason and it became a law without his was a charitable and fraternal organization and had a name. James H. Teller, secretary of the territory, affixed uniformed rank larger than the militia. The first meet­ the Great Seal of the Dakota Territory on April 20th, ings were held over the First National Bank and above 1883. the Opera House. The charter was given up in 1905 but On the 16th day of April, the new city held its first city election, and the following were selected as officers: later resumed. Early commanders of Columbian lodge, J. J. Flint, mayor; and aldermen for the various wards: as it was called, because of the Columbia Celebration, D. L. Wilbur, W. W. Dudley, 1st; A. Klaus, J. F. Ven­ were: H. B. Allen, C. E. McElroy, M. H. Schmitz, J. H. num, 2nd; T. W. Field, John McGinnis, 3rd; T. S. Col­ Severn and P. N. Allen. lins, C. M. Carr, 4th. The new officers were sworn into their places that The Knights of Columbus had the'r local Council same evening and Jamestown was no longer a village, but organized on July 10th, 1917. Meetings were held in the an incorporated city. The appointive officers were Joe Opera House Hall for about ten years. On November Mills, city clerk; M. F. Schmitz, chief of police; E. .T. 15th, 1927 the organization moved into its new club­ Foster, city engineer; Wm. Redfield, street commissioner; house on 5th Avenue. James C. Vaughn was the first and L. Hayward, police magistrate. Knight initiated by the organization here. The group keeps up a lively interest in sports and recreation, pro­ At the close of their first terms of office the mayor motes a Boy Scout troop led by Hugh Mallick, and enjoys and aldermen were presented with silver dollars, each the usual benefits of a fraternal organization. inscribed in honor of their service to the new city. The mayor's was decorated as follows: In December, 1883, a lodge of the Ancient Order —Jerome J. Flint— of United Workmen was organized in Jamestown. This April 1883—April 1884 lodge known as Ft. Seward lodge, is the oldest A. O. U. SALARY W. lodge in North Dakota and has functioned contin­ as first uously since its organization. In 1927 a juvenile lodge MAYOR was organized and in the same year a ladies' lodge com­ City of Jamestown, D. T. pleted the A. O. U. W. setup in Jamestown. At the pre­ H. J. Ott, Treas.—Joe D. Mills, Clerk sent time the Workman lodges have a total membership and is in the possession of Mrs. H. C. Flint of this city. of about 900, with over one and a half millions of in­ In the Alert of August 26th, 1881, the following surance in force. item is found: "A town hall is under construction on 5th Avenue, south of the Waller and Carr stable. The main Another prominent fraternal institution in the city building will be 40x80. The bottom floor will be used as is the Elks lodge. Jamestown Lodge No. 995 took an early a store room for grain, and will later be altered into lead in the state by the erection of a $50,000 building stores. The second floor will contain a stage 20x20." which was opened to its members April, 1907. The lodge From that humble beginning it was a big step in has several hundred members and its spacious lodge 1000 to have started a new city hall with fire house at­ room, 42x56 feet, is the scene of many of the finer social functions of the city. tached, the latter of which was larger than the old hall itself. By 1908 the new hall was finished and had cost $30,000. It was made from Hebron brick, was two stories high and a great im­ provement to the city. The basement con­ tained the police quarters and jail, the second f.oor was given over to the city officers while the th'rd floor was used for the council room and the city library. The fire hail had a large lower room for tire apparatus and rooms above for the use of firemen. A space for stalls was also provid­ ed in the tear. Much of the hall has served its purpose for a quarter of a century and is still a worthy building of which the citizens can be proud for the service it has given. Fraternal Organizations One of the earliest lodges or fraternal organizations in this city was the Knights of the Red Cross, a burlesque organization de­ voted largely to horseplay and a general good time at the expense of the handiest person. DAKOTA HOUSE AND CURTIN STORE Businessmen found it profitable to join and The larger building is the hotel and the other the store enter into the spirit of the order. The date of of Dave Curtin taken about 1878. 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 25

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* Horatio W. Kelley-The 1st Came to Jamestown May 8, 1872 in the Year of the Blue Snow way back when these hills around town were little holes in the • ground. Originated the by-word—"Bananas and Baled Hay at * * Kelley's"—His friends all greeted him with "Hello, Raish."

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Art Kelley-The 2nd Came to Jamestown April 17, 1893 for no reason whatsoever, without any clothes on. First person to put class numerals on high school dome; also put Limberger Cheese on radiators at school. Still living.

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*»t>ttf'»<"H"Hlt'ilttttf 11 lftt+*************++*^*+tt+t++tttttit1t'ttttttttttttttftttT 26 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 Several members of the company which went to the Philippines are living in Jamestown. They are: P. W. Eddy, L. B. McLain, J. E. McElroy, Delbert Buzzell, H. G. Procter and J. E. Mattison. MASONIC A gala celebration was held in Jamestown when the TEMPLE Spanish-American War lads returned home on Sunday, October 1st. The train was met by friends and families. Companies D, G, B, and C were also on the train and they were escorted to Workmen's Hall where a steaming din­ ner was served to the 300 men. Messrs. Trimble, Spurling, Steel, Vennum and Dickey were on the entertainment The first call for the gathering of brothers, looking committee. J. A. Murphy and John Knauf had donated forward to the establishment of a Masonic Order in fruit for the dinner. Jamestown, was issued on December 6th, 1879 and plans were formulated. On August 2nd, 1880 a subsequent On Monday a monster parade was held with Hon. meeting was held and a temporary lodge was erected. Lyman R. Casey at the head as marshal. He was follow­ Mr. E. P. Wells was the chairman of that meeting and ed by the Juvenile Drum Corps and Junior Company H. with the other fifteen present elected Robert E. Wallace The boys of '61-'65 were next with their fife and drum the first Master of the local lodge. The first meetings corps, followed by the G. A. R. Then came Company H were held in the old school which was located where the and after it the Broom Brigade—many little girls pulling Junior High School now stands. Later regular lodge was a cannon. St. John's Academy followed as did the city held over Kelley's store, then in the Wallace Block (north schools forming a living flag. The Indian Band from Ft. of the Ford Garage of today), later in the Green Block Totten, the Knights Templar, the Knights of Pythias, over the Alma Confectionery store. The next building to were next and then came "Drummers" for Company H be occupied by the lodge was the Winslow Block, now (traveling men of the city dressed in overalls). The par­ known as the Knauf building, and from there the frat­ ade was completed by the many organization and busi­ ernity moved to its own building—the present Temple, ness house floats which added much to make the lads the cornerstone of which was laid on August 3rd, 1916. realize the town was thankful to them and proud of their splendid record. The organization has been strong and has played an important part in the history of the city. The mem­ In June 1916 the company was called to the Mex­ bership has been about 450 in the past few years. ican border and were there until February 1917. Com­ pany H was located near Mercedes, Texas and engaged COMPANY H in routine border patrol work. Company H First Infantry, N. D. N. G., was organ­ ized and mustered into service on January 31, 1885. The When the World War involved the United States, first captain was B. M. Hicks. I. C. Wade was 1st Lieut­ Company H was called out, first for bridge duty at Far­ enant and Henry Laughlin was 2nd Lieutenant. Ever go, Bismarck, Valley City and Jamestown, on March 26th, since its inception it has been a most active organiza­ 1917. The company was shortly recruited to 150 men and tion though it has seen service but a few times. sent to Ft. Lincoln from which they entrained to join Trouble with the Indians at Pine Ridge in 1890-1 their division at Camp Green, N. Carolina. They stayed made the calling of the Company necessary and they there for about 45 days and were recruited to 250 men, were under arms for just two days. Again in 1893 they some of the new men being from New Rockford. Next were called out for one day, that being the day of the they went to Camp Mills on Long Island for 30 days and big fire in Jamestown, and at that time they had the then to Hoboken to embark for the front. They were sent sorrow of seeing their armory and much equipment go up to Europe on the Leviathan on December 14th, 1917 on in smoke. As there was no insurance this was a distinct the first trip made by that boat under the United States loss to the company. flag. After two weeks of sailing they debarked at Win­ The next real service of the Company occurred dur­ chester, England. Here the company lost its first man, ing the war with Spain. From the official records, still in William Johnson, who died of pneumonia. On January the possession of P. W. Eddy, the following informa­ 15th they went to the southern part of France. Orders tion has been compiled. The Company was organized for came to send 150 men to the 1st Division under Roose­ this war at Jamestown on April 26, 1898 and proceeded velt, the balance going to Chattilions-sur-Sein, there by rail to Fargo, arriving at Camp Briggs May 2nd. It forming a 2nd Corps schpol. That group formed a neu- was mustered in there May 14th, by Lieut. Albright, U. cleus of details for training 2nd Corps men in advance of S. A. They left Fargo May 2Gth for San Francisco and warfare. arrived at Camp Merritt in that city May 31st, 1898. After one year in Southern France the company A detachment of 51 men under command of Lieut. returned. It must not be thought that because the com­ Baldwin embarked June 26th on the USAT "Valencia," pany was a training unit it did not see any real war for proceeding June 28th for Manila, P. I. All arrived in most of the men were at the front at one time or another. Manila Bay July 31st, and disembarked and went into The company lost 25 men or 10 per cent of those enlist­ barracks on the 5th of August. The company saw much ed; 23 of those were killed in action, a very high percen- fighting. Starting with engagements at Blockhouse No. age for American forces to lose under fire. It was inter­ 14, Manila, August 13th it continued through thirty esting to learn that the company had in it 17 sets of other engagements. The company embarked at Manila brothers who went into the khaki side by side. The com­ July 31st, 1899, and arrived in San Francisco August pany returned on February 28th, 1919 having had over 29th. They were all mustered out of service September 3,000 men pass thru its membership during the time of 25th, 1899. the stay in France. 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 27 A^*+A^A^*AaA^.»A^»AaAA*{.AAaA^A^AAA +J«*^AA^A^*J,*J*A»^^A^A»J.A*^A^+«*JA^ t X * x • * • * * * * * * * * * * * * * + * * * * * * * * * * * To those sturdy pioneers who en­

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EXPLANATION OF PHOTOS ON PAGES 28-29 The first picture on the preceding page, taken by Haynes of St. Paul in the fall of 1877, shows James­ town's "business section." The first building on the right is the Pacific Hotel, owned in those days by "Billy" Goodrich whose widow still survives him and is today one of the residents whose memory goes back to the earliest days. Next to the Pacific Hotel was the saloon of Pat Moran. Tradition has it that, there being no banks in those days, surplus coins were kept in the cellar in pails. The third building is that of Jim Lees who was in an occupation similar to that of Moran. The portion of his building enclosed in the picket fence is his home and his good wife can be seen wiping a bright pan, the picture being taken just after the dinner hour. The remaining storefront with the porch and pillars is the store building of A. W. Kelley. The lean-to was the post-office and Mr. Kelley held the position of postmaster for many years. At first he was paid $1 a year but later his salary was raised 1000 percent, still a paltry sum. Mr. Kelley is seen standing in front of his place of business. The little building beyond the Kelley store is the home of Mr. and Mrs. Abner Skidmore, who were the parents of Mrs. Wm. Goodrich. In the middle of the street is an ox shoeing frame, said to have been the property of Charlie Hamilton. The oxen were shoed with two shoes on each foot and didn't co-operate with the shoer so the pictured frame was used to allow the smithy to do his work successfully. The buildings on the hill are those of Ft. Seward. Barracks are to be seen on the left of that group of buildings. The blacksmith shop and stables are in the valley at the foot of the hill. To the north, standing alone, is the guard house. Next comes the powder house, office of the quartermaster and hospital. Then the parade ground is seen. To the north the officers' quarters are located while the hay and woodyard are in the valley below. The two larger photographs are owned by W. B. and J. L. DeNault and were taken for them just twenty-five years apart. They are taken from the court house and the top one, showing the city in 1901, gives the younger generation some idea of the rapid growth of our city in this century. One can readily get an understanding of the position knowing the large building in the foreground is the Academy with Jamestown College on the hor­ izon at the right. Such buildings as the churches, homes and store buildings are easily seen, most of them having come on the scene before 1926, the date of the second photograph.

Various captains have led the company during its said, "Now my friends, I didn't come out here at my own history. Beside the first captain, already mentioned, were expense just to entertain you with a lecture. I came here W. P. Ford, E. J. Schwellenbach, E. S. Miller, H. C. Flint, to build a Methodist church." Two gentlemen were then Frank Eddy, P. W. Eddy, H. G. Procter, D. Baldwin, asked to see that no one left and the good man proceeded Dana Wright, James Gray and A. Feickert. to solicite donations from all there. It is reported that The Company is at present located in its Armory E. P. Wells, though a Presbyterian, was convinced he where it has commodious quarters. It takes an active part should donate to the cause and did so to the amount of in encampments and has frequently been complimented $200. When the evening was over the Methodists had upon its drills for inspecting officers. $1700 toward their new church building. The Presbyter­ ians, not to be outdone in that fashion, held a similar Our Churches meeting the next week and raised $2,500 for their church The history of religious activity in Jamestown is a building. But there arose among the Presbyterians a great argument as to whether the church should be on most interesting one and many of the incidents of the the south or north side. Some one with an eye .for bus­ early days follow rather sharply the outline of pioneer iness suggested that a contest be carried on between the life in general. While space prevents any full account of supporters of the two locations and that the group which the activities of the various churches, some facts and in­ could raise and donate the largest sum of money for the cidents may well be told. new church should have the choice. The Presbyterian Church was the first protestant church in Stutsman County and was shortly followed by This was agreed upon and each side started to can­ the Methodist group. An interesting story regarding the vass their friends both here and in the east. The well- building of churches by these two faiths is told by Henry to-do friends of the Tabers and Wells as well as others Taber. It seemed to be a foregone conclusion that the aided the South Side friends and when the money was Presbyterians would build the first church for they had counted it was found the new church was to be located among their membership several with some means and on the south side of the tracks, much to the disgust of deep interest. However, there appeared an announcement north sider, Major Lyon, who said, "For 10c I'd throw in the press that a Chaplain McCabe, from one of the Wells and Taber out the window." But whatever other Twin Cities, would be here shortly to give a free public results the contest may have had it was the means of lecture in the school building on "The Brighter Side of raising $7,000 toward the new church which was built in Libbey Prison." The town turned out in force and heard 1881. From a charter membership of ten persons, includ­ a fine talk. At the conclusion of the speech the Chaplain ing John, Margaret, Mary and Janet Bell, Keziah Nichols, 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 31 i t | It is a coincidence that while the city of James- | | town is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary we are also f | celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the establish- | ment of our business in Jamestown. WE GREW UP WITH THE CITY I January 1st, 1883, the firm of Kirk, Allen and •:•| Hathorn opened their hardware store for business and our store has been open every business day since then. ^ A * We believe we are the only business house in Jamestown that has been continuously in business fifty years. % Among our customers we still number a few who bought merchandise from us in 1883 and are *«* still our customers and friends; also we are serving the children and grandchildren of many of our first lj* customers. To those who have been our customers and helped us to perpetuate our business we ex­ tend heartfelt thanks and best wishes. To those who have not been customers we invite you to come % in and see us. We believe we are able to serve you fairly and efficiently. * • A "Not best because the oldest but oldest because the best." •> Hardware—Paints Electrical Appliances, etc *? I KIRK & ALLEN CO" |

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•****************AAAA^^^ 32 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 AAAAA.^AAAAA.>»;..;,AAA,;<.>AAAAAAAAA,;.AAAAAA.^AAA»J» Jennie Lees and Matthew, Julia, James and Annie Ben­ nett, the church has grown to a membership of over seven hundred. Rev. N. D. Fanning (1880-1889) was the first pastor and was followed by Rev. Wm. Gibbs (1889- 1893), Rev. E. W. Thompson (1893-1896), Rev. N. F. Price (1896-1897), Rev. H. G. Gunn (1898-1901), Rev. V. M. Taylor (1901-1903), Rev. J. O. Davis (1904-1905), Rev. G. W. Simon (1906-1919), Rev. Ward Boyd (1919- 1926), and the present pastor Rev. Jerome Webber (1927—). 1904 --- 1933 Methodist The Methodist Episcopal church in Jamestown was organized in the early summer of 1880. Chaplain McCabe, Not 83-ers later Bishop, seems to have been an essential factor in this organization. It was either in May or June of that year. Mrs. S. F. Corwin, Mrs. Eliza Withnell, Mrs. Harlow But Pioneers Everett and Mrs. Geo. Woodbury were charter members. The organization was accomplished in a building then occupied as a residence by J. T. Bush and Mr. and Mrs. * Corwin. The building was later used as a barn and was * only recently removed when the site was purchased by the We School Board. Mr. Thomas Pendray, who still resides on his farm southwest of Jamestown, was present at the Stutsman County Record meeting which Chaplain McCabe conducted. The first church building was erected on Pacific Publishers-Printers .;. Street near Fifth Avenue in 1881 under the pastorate of Jamestown, North Dakota Rev. W. L. Demorest. The church building was remodeled Continuing and enlarged in 1898 under the leadership of Rev. M. C. Miller. Stutsman County Democrat 1904 Morris Printing Co. 1902 • The new location, present site of this church build­ % Founded by M. P. Morris. • ing, was purchased April 28, 1913. Ground was broken A for the new building by Mrs. S. F. Corwin, a charter • member, August 4, 1913. The old church site on 5th .J.AA A A AAAAAA AAAAA AAA AAA* A A AAAAAAAAAA Avenue and Pacific Street was sold to the city of James­ town for a site for the Alfred Dickey library November * 17th, 1913. Corner stone exercises were held June 14, * 1* 1914, Rev. J. M. Walters, pastor of the church at Fargo, North Dakota, officiating. The old church building was * sold to the German Evangelical society in April, 1915, * Blackstone Park | and was later moved to its pi-esent location on Sixth • Avenue South and St. Paul Street. The present location was purchased at a cost nf $7,000. This includes the old parsonage building. The Cigar Stores total cost of the present church building was $33,000. The beautiful pipe organ, a gift of S. F. Corwin, was in-

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I C. K. Nelson & Co. ! % * Jamestown, North Dakota % PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH X • This was Jamestown's first church building. 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 33 stalled in 1920 in memory of Ella Bush Corwin. The new parsonage located at 316 4th Avenue South was purchased in September, 1926, at a cost of $7,500. Its pastors have been: W. M. Wright, 1880; W. L. Demorest, 1881; S. N. Griffith, 1883; W. L. Cook, 1885; 42 Years Ago B. S. Taylor, 1886; J. M. Van Every, 1887; D. M. Parker, 1888; G. S. White, 1889; W. Baldwin, 1890; S. E. Ryan, 1892; G. H. Vanfleet, 1894; W. E. Loomis, 1895; F. W. Nazarrine. 1896; M. C. Miller, 1898; S. A. Danford, in the village of Cooperstown, 1900; T. E. Green, 1904; J. G. Morrison, 1907; James A North Dakota, was born a Anderson, 1912; T. A. Olsen, 1915; G. LeRoy White, child, who upon reaching his 1918; C. L. Wallace, 1921; T. A. Olsen, 1925; L. R. Bur- years of discretion moved to gum, 1931. Jamestown and who now has no regrets for the 21 years of Grace Episcopal living in Jamestown, the fin­ The early history of Grace Episcopal Church is re­ est City of its size, ANY counted by Mrs. Jennie M. Chenery, who recalls hearing WHERE. her mother tell of a Post Chaplain who served them at Ft. Totten. His name was thought to have been Rev. * Lewis Stone and after the Kelleys moved here Rev. Stone i came at times and held services in the barracks at Ft. * If It's Insurance Seward. * Ask He was followed t>y Rev. R. W. Wainwright who * • held sei-vices here each month for a time. In 1878 Bishop *A Clarkson came here and held divine service in the old * school house. Rev. J. G. Miller of Bismarck was another * Newberry missionary preacher who came here for a time. * The formal beginning of the church, however, oc­ We'll be seeing you at the next * curred August 15th, 1881 when the organization of the church was approved by Bishop Clarkson. At that time celebration. the local congregation was estimated at 70, the number of communicants at 40, and the community to be served I.AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA.} t as 1,000. The church people thought they could raise at I *J« **4 *$» least $250 a year for the work. The bishop visited here H|H$»$M$H •»i A+« AV AIg? Af Aly tA * 4*A f +-«A V A tfp A »At4 *At« tpA |gA| yA yA tyA, y in 1882 and services were held in the Presbyterian church. Confirmation was held for Harriet Morgan and Jennie Kelley. By 1883 lay services were being held, first in the * court house and later in the school house. By 1883 a fund for a church building was amounting to over $1,500 and * the vestrymen were securing a site for a church. A stone building was erected, modeled after the church in Med- way, Mass., and the corner stone was laid on a beautiful * July 30th, 1884. In April, 1885 the church was occupied Pred's for the first time. Services under a regular rector were a bit irregular for a few years and some men came to .. stay but a short time. Such men as Rev. A. Buchanan, Rev. W. H. W. Hannath, Rev. A. Alexander and Rev. George Harvey had their services alternated with periods when the lay or missionary leaders kept the church ser­ vices going. One of these was Mr. Henry Sheridan who Famous served untii 1900. Rev. Spurr also aided at this time. Rev. David Clarkson came in 1901 and remained for two years. Be was followed by Rev. Edward Burleson and * Rev. J. S. Brayfield, each of whom stayed nine years. They were Followed by Rev. Drew and the present Rev. • N. B. Ellsworth. * for Si. James Catholic The establishment of Catholicism in Jamestown goes back to Sunday morning, January 10th. 1879, when the f'rst Mass was celebrated in the parlor of the Kelliher Hotel. The second Mass was celebrated in the school Values

house. The first pastor was Rev. Fr. Hepperele who came * it September 19th, 1881, and he was followed by Rev. Fr. Galvin on Christmas day of that same year, services be­ ing held that year in Klaus Hall. 34 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 In February of 1882 Father Flannigan came and * the new church was planned that year, a fund of money * raised and that same year saw its occupancy. Since 1905 * Rev. Edward Geraghty has been the pastor and in 1914 * under his direction, the new St. James Church was * Willett Mortuary erected. This is considered one of the finest Catholic churches this side of the Twin Cities and is beautiful in every detail of its construction. * Funeral Directors In addition to the church proper, the Catholic peo­ ple have numerous other activities. In 1917 they took

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over the private hospital of the city, the Parkview, and * * * have run it ever since. In 1926 a 52 bed addition was Human Foods * erected to care for the increased patronage and many * are thankful for the skill and courtesy with which the * sisters run the institution. * An Academy and a Knights of Columbus lodge are also adjuncts of the church and are spoken of at some length elsewhere in this work. * FLANNERY'S * St. Paul's Evangelical Early in the year 1882, Rev. J. Kienholz, a mission­ LONG-BOY ary of the Evangelical Church sent out by the Minnesota Conference, travelled through this territory, gathering together the German speaking settlers and preaching the BREAD gospel to them. * The following year (1883) Rev. Wm. Suckow was • sent to this locality and organized the Jamestown Mis­ • sion. The first church building was erected while Rev. Try A Loaf F. W. Tesch was pastor here during the summer of 1884 * and dedicated September 28th of the same year by Bishop * • R. Dubs, as St. Paul's Evangelical Church. Those heroic settlers manifested their interest in the church by the sacrifices they made to raise $3,000.00 for the building Flannery Baking Co. so it could be dedicated free of indebtedness. Rooms * added to the rear end of the structure served as resi­ * PHONE 11 * dence for the minister.. ••••••••••••••••••••••••^••••••••••••*"H By 1914 the congregation had outgrown this build- 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 35 ing and planned on remodelling and enlarging it. At this i A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V4 *•* V V V V V *** V V V V V V V V V* V V V V V V time they had an opportunity to buy the former church building of the Methodist congregation in this city. The A .;. purchase was made and the building moved to its present •J. A site on the corner of Gth Avenue South and Wisconsin Street, while the old church was moved to 415 7th ave. $ 3 Reasons % South and remodelled into the parsonage. This was ac­ • * complished in 1915 during the pastorate of Rev. Wm. Gaines. • • One event of historic importance deserves mention, namely, the organization of the North Dakota Confer­ I WHY I ence, which took place during the session of the annual conference held in this church May 13 to 16, 1920. From 1884 to that date, the Evangelical Churches in the area formerly known as Dakota Territory had been united and ! B. & O. Drue ! supervised as the Dakota Annual Conference. On the A A • * above dates the conference area was divided according A A to state lines and the South Dakota and North Dakota Annual Conferences were organized and have since car­ Sells and Sells and Sells. ried on their work as separate conferences. During the course of the years the church has en­ joyed a healthy growth and progress. The following min­ isters have served as pastors since its organization in 1883: Rev. Wm. Suchow, 1883-1884; Rev. F. W. Tesch, Purest Quality 1884-1885; Rev. Leon Koch, 1885-1887; Rev. R. W. * Teichman, 1887-1889; Rev. J. Buente, 1889-1891; Rev. A. Wm. Green, 1891-1894; Rev. J. Fandrey, 1894-1895; Rev. Carl Werthenbach, 1895-1897; Rev. .1. Fandrey, | Courteous Treatment 1897-1898; Rev. L. M. Bingaman, 1898-1901; Rev. H. A. Michaelis, 1901-1903; Rev. John Fischer, 1903-1907; Efficient Service Rev. E. C. Oeder, 1907-1909; Rev. B. H. Fischer, 1909- 1913; Rev. Wm. Gaines, 1913-1918; Rev. R. E. Strutz. A 1918-1926; Rev. G. H. Bruns 1926-1931; Rev. C. F. A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A .' Strutz, 1931—...... tavvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvVTVVvvvvvvvvv'i . A A A A A A A A A A .; '. VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA VA %A• A V A V A V AV

St. John's Lutheran On July 8th, 1884 the Lutheran Ladies Aid Society was organized with Mrs. H. Gieseler as president and Mrs. J. Nash's Toasted Coffee * Eiler as secretary. They acquired two lots in Klaus' third • • addition and in that year Rev. Maerz came here to preach. The following year the Ohio Synod sent Rev. Haase who for FLAVOR held the first confirmation in 1886 for three persons. Af­ ter Rev. Haase left the minister from Valley City came every third Sunday. This was Rev. Kuehn who soon re­ The Choice of Millions * ceived a call from Pennsylvania which he accepted, leav­ * ing the congregation without a leader. Rev. Paul Alamsha * was next called and stayed two years. He was followed by Rev. E. Herman who stayed a like period of time. For­ ty-six members were contributing to the church support at this period, 1893. Just before the turn of the century the church took on greater signs of life and decided upon a church build­ ing:. Lots were purchased, a committee consisting of Geo. Lutz, Fred Hohenhaus and the new pastor, Itev. E. C. Hess were instructed to proceed with the building, anil a church costing $3,621 was erected. In 1906 the English service was introduced and the following year was marked by the building of a parson­ age. Rev. Hess passed away in 1920 after twenty-two years of service to his church and community. He was followed into the pastorate by Rev. W. W. A. Keller in Nash-Finch Company 1921. A steady advance in membership has brought the total enrolled to 750. The church organization, headed by 47 Years of Continuous Service Christ Fluetsch, has now started a new church and ser­ • A in Norlh Dakota vices are being held in the basement pending the comple­ • tion of the building. .;, A .;. A .;, A .;, A A A A .;..;..;..;..;..;...... ;. A .;..;..;. A .;..;..;. A A .;..;.....;..;, A A A A .;, 36 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933

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A AAAAAAAA AAA AAAAAAAAAA AAAA AAAAAA.* •••••• * Superintendent Brewer of the, then, North Dakota and Minnesota District. The number of charter members was .;. A A A ... A ...... thirty-five...A ...A ^ >:'H'ii<"|">l^lf'<"( 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 37 superintendent for the state had located here in 1887 and had organized a Sunday school of Congregationalists with headquarters in the old Court House building. The first Congregational Church was organized on March 29, 1889. * When our Father came to and its members met in the Baptist Building. Rev. Nelson • Bradley was the first pastor, and under his leadership a Dakota Territory in 1872 church building was erected on the site of the present there was but little variety building. This was used until 1921 when it was remod­ to select from—but that did elled and enlarged. Dr. Bradley is still living at Pilgrim Place, Claremont, California, and Mrs. Ewing is also liv­ not cause any alarm to the ing in Claremont. These two, with Mrs. F. Ingalls of San builders of our great state Francisco are the only ones of the charter members who of North Dakota. However, are still living. Mr. Ingalls, who for a long period of time was superintendent of bridges of Northern Pacific if they had such growing • Railroad, was the church clerk from the time of the or­ stocks to select from as our ganization of the church until his death in 1924. Rev. J. D. Whitelaw came to the pastorate in 1890, and soon * afterward the present parsonage was built. In April, 1895 Rev. C. H. Phillips came to the Jamestown church from Traill county where he had been working for ten years. Dr. Phillips' long and sacrific'al pastorate of service to the church and to the community contnucd until October, * 1931. He is now Pastor Emeritus and lives in Minneapo­ lis, Minn. The church has always maintained a flourishing Sunday school, several Endeavor Societies, and a large stocks of today—they no ladies aid group. The present church roll includes the Ladies Aid group. The present church roll incudes the doubt would have relished names of 372 members. the Variety and outstand­ Scandinavian Lutheran ing Quality fully as much as The beginnings of the Scandinavian Lutheran our people of today. Church go back to the year 1910, when Rev. H. H. Frost of Sheyenne, N. D., came to Jamestown to conduct ser­ The Quality that we of­ vices among the Scandinavian Lutheran people of the fer to you today under the city. A Ladies' Aid Society was first organized. The con­ gregation was organized in 1911. A church building was secured on the corner of 2nd Street and 2nd Avenue South. The first regular pastor was Rev. J. C. Wisnaes, •j. who served the congregation from 1912 to 1920. The pre­ • sent pastor is Rev. Joseph Johnson, who has served since * Label is the finest that is 1921. A larger church building was erected in 1929, on * the same site as the first church. The congregation has • possible to produce and we always had an active Sunday school, Ladies' Aid and a believe it to be oustanding • Young People's Luther League. Besides these, it has to­ as were the pioneers of 50 day a Men's Society, a Mission Society and two circles, • the North Side Circle and the South Side Circle. The • years ago. congregation is today made up of about 75 families. The * * work of the church was in the beginning carried on both in the Norwegian and English languages. Today, because * Headquarters for of changed conditions it is carried on entirely in English. * * * * * * * * *

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! CASH GROCERY • * THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH .J. .j. .;. A A A .J. A ... A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A .J. A A A. 38 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 Other churches include the Free Methodists, organ­ WWWWWWHWW#MHW#W ized in 1889 by their state chairman, Rev. Barham with Rev. Campbell as the first pastor. They purchased the old * North Dakota court house and for some time their early meetings were * held in that building. • The Turn of the Century The forepart of this little history outlines the bus­ Rexall Agency iness enterprises of Jamestown in its earliest days. A quarter of a century saw the coming of an entirely new group of merchants and business men, for a generation No. 1 had come and gone, and new men were the pioneers, but this time pioneers in new businesses in many cases. It # First Rexall Store in N. D. is interesting to learn that many of these firms which ft Founded 1884 were here at the mid-point in the city's history are still • doing business at the present time. By O. C. Wonnenberg and C. B. Avis At the turn of the century the James River National * f We endeavor to give the Bank was doing a fine business. It had almost come of • age, had a capital of $100,000 and deposits of over half same careful service which a million. E. P. Wells was the president, S. F. Corwin was has characterized our store vice president, and our Celebration Chairman, H. T. § Graves was cashier. The directors included Messrs. H. B. since its establishment in its Allen, George Lutz, J. S. Watson, S. W. Wells, W. B. S. present location 49 years ago.

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WHITE DRUG CO.—1885 We had Faith in the People of Though not the first store of its kind in the city, it Jamestown and Stutsman County is today the oldest drug store of continuous service to Thirty-five Years ago when we start­ the community. In the doorway will be seen Mr. and Mrs. H. E. White and daughter, Rena (now Mrs. J. J. ed selling groceries in Jamestown— Mulroy). At the rear of the group is James Davidson, Our Faith was well founded We from whom the Whites bought the store. thank the citizens for their fine pat­ ronage. Trimble, and O. L. Churchill. This bank was the senior financial institution of the city and its business evi­ OUR MOTTO has always been denced the confidence people put in its stability and of­ "SERVICE WITH A SMILE" ficers. The junior banking institution of the city was the Farmers and Merchants State Bank, then but a year old. * If You Don't Trade With Us We However, by the time it was five years old it had a cap­ * ital of $30,000 and $186,000 in deposits. Mr. Michael * Both Lose Murphy was president, J. W. Sifton was vice president and C. A. Klaus was the cashier. t The Wells-Dickey Company was about three years § old though each of the partners in this enterprise had * Rathman-Hall Co. been in business for himself since 1878. Their business • Your I. G. A. Store was land and they did much to advertise the wonders of the prairies of North Dakota. To them goes a good deal Fifth Ave. North Jamestown, N. D. of credit in bringing in people and selling lands to aid in the business revival of '95. W. B. DeNault was secre- 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 39 tary of the company and 0. M. Corwin was manager of >*••••*****AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAA the loan department. * 1 For fourteen years Strong's Dry Goods House had held its place on Fifth Avenue. The usual garments, no­ * tions and furnishings were to be found there and it en­ •f joyed a large trade. Four years after the new century Equity Union Creameries, Inc. started, John Beck and J. P. Gleason took charge of the A NATIONAL INSTITUTION store. • Rathman Brothers and Hall—names which are fam­ iliar to even the newest of residents in Jamestown— • started in 1904. C. F. Rathman, F. E. Rathman and Wm. Hall were the owners of this business but had obtained (Co-operatively Owned) it ready-made from J. H. Crum and Co., who had had it * for at least fourteen years before that time. Canned goods, groceries, confections—even crockery—were in • the lines they handled. Where the farmer profits by you § "Since 1892" is the proud boast of the Orlady Store purchases of today and from that we can easily see that the found­ er, Ben Orlady, had been in business some time before the 20th Century raised its head. His store of dry goods, cloaks and shoes was the standby for many a house wife and his business methods were as fine as his stock. • FINEST QUALITY As a merchant, member of the Commercial club, and gentleman, he obtained for himself a place of high regard * Ice Cream, Butter, Milk among the citizens of the city. * For fifteen years Beck's Clothing Co., had held its Cream, Eq-u-lac But­ place as leaders in the men's wear field. M. Beck, L. B. f Niemeyer and A. E. Simmons were the proprietors and * termilk, Cottage kept an up-to-date line of goods. The Chase Mercantile Company was twelve years Cheese old in 1900. Groceries, china, hardware, tinware and such goods were their stock in trade and their growth had • been a steady one. For competition they had R. L. Scott and company, a business just a little older than theirs. This firm specialized in heavy hardware as well as in shelf goods. It is interesting to note that E. J. Clamp of Clamp and Son, local merchants, was an employee of the Chase company in the early days. For the gentleman of the 1900's who wished to out­ fit themselves for the Easter parade, White and Hen­ derson were ready with open arms. Their business was • Chenery & Co. clothing for men. Kirk and Allen were doing a business which was the Here Since 1883 result of fifteen years of fair dealing. R. A. Kirk, H. B. Allen and Paul Allen were the proprietors of a business given over to farm machinery and hardware. The two Aliens ran the store while Kirk was in St. Paul much of • the time. Only a year ago did this firm leave the store • building they had occupied for a third of a century or longer. The Occident Elevators were located at eight points on the N. P., and Soo, but Jamestown was the headquar­ ters for all. The elevators had a capacity of a quarter mil­ lion bushels of grain and were managed by G. C. Smith. Hardware Other firms starting in the early 1900's or of longer standing were the Jamestown Bottling Works of Buck­ • ley and Halstead, Blackmore and Hamm who were in the meat business, the Jno. McCulloch Lumber Co., Wonnen­ - for - berg and Avis for twenty years in the drug business. An­ other meat man was Chas. Kurth, having been in business for fifteen years. * Sappenfield and Wolfer were machinists, A. W. Everywhere Dewey was the photographer, the Lutz Lumber Co., had been here since 1882 with yards on the N. P. tracks, and the Capital Hotel was thought of very favorably by its many guests. A. G. Tellner inspected the railroad men's 40 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933

The mildness of some of the early winters is shown by the fact that Anton Klaus sowed 30 acres of wheat on his land west and south of the Court House on the 23rd day of February in 1882. To match that story, however, comes one from Pierce Blewett who was in the service of the N. P. at the time. He tells of the big winter of 1896-7 in which snow was about seven feet deep on the level and in a cut at Lisbon offical measurements showed twenty- four feet, seven inches. Oldsters will recall the time the N. P. snow plows came through town rather fast, pushed the high snow against the second story windows of the depot and broke several; also the time Ben Orlady had to cut a ser­ ies of steps DOWN to the front door of his store. STATE HOSPITAL This new photo by King was taken especially for this booklet. watches, sold jewelry and examined eyes, Smith and Ross STATE HOSPITAL shoed horses, the Jamestown Steam Laundry had been The State Hospital for the Insane, though outside operated for four years by J. E. Halstead. The City Drug the city limits, has played a vigorous part in the life and Store had been established for fourteen years; the Green development of Jamestown. The corner stone of the main Bay House offered room and board for $1 a day. building was laid by the members of the Masonic Order and the hospital opened May 1st, 1885, its construction In addition to these there were many other business and organization being ordered by the Territorial Legis­ establishments, many mentioned elsewhere in this work. lature of 1883. After the division of the Territory and Then, too, the individuals in land, insurance, loan and the admission of North Dakota into the Union, the hos­ skilled work, many with private offices, formed a large pital was taken over by North Dakota with its share of part of the "business" section of the city. the land grant provided by Congress. Since that time the

Things you probably never knew till now:

Plans were once made for a street car line from the N. P. sta­ tion to the Court House.

Curtis D. Wilbur, Secretary of Navy under Coolidge went to school here. •uBlr-»^?" «•'-:•:'sW m In 1878 there wasn't a bri< k chimney in the town—just logs and mud with a stove pipe on top. •**Jr'l ^» »• • . .I The first postmaster of James­ town received $1 a year salary. *m

The first Catholic parsonage was only 14x22 feet in dimen­ sions.

Jamestown has had three "leg­ itimate" theatres.

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Buffalo 44444444444444444444444444444444444444< Most people in thinking of the west are sure to in­ f clude the great herds of buffalo in their thoughts. The 4 In eighteen eighty-three and four fact remains, however, that the buffalo was pretty well § gone from this section by the '60's and any animals kill­ They didn't have a GAMBLE STORE ed after that time were strays. Nevertheless, the presence of many buffalos in the early days was indicated by the Their Tires all came from the Blacksmith Shop * number of bones which could be found on the prairie. To heat their bus, they used a rock. These bleaching bones were a boon to the early settler for * they were always in demand and a ready market was f• found for them among the glue and commercial fertilizer • But in this modern age of speed, manufacturers. The elevators of the city were always, ft • Each motorist keenly feels the need ready to buy the bones and great heaps were to be seen 4 near the buildings of the local grain men. The price paid f Of BATTERIES, TIRES and HEATERS WARM ranged from $16 to $20 a ton and the sale of these bones • was one of the steadiest and surest sources of ready You'll find them all in perfect form cash the early landholders had. While the buffalo had disappeared by the time the At GAMBLE STORES early settlers arrived here, there was still plenty of 4 game of other sorts. The flight of white geese and 4 4 ducks in the fall was a beautiful sight as well as a plen­ 4 4 Come and visit us at tiful source of food for the pioneers. These birds usual­ • 4 ly stopped for a short time on Devils Lake and in flying 4 our new location in the around this territory were an easy mark for hunters. 4 .•. Prairie chickens were plentiful and as good eating then 4 as now, so were relished in season. Antelope and deer * * were also to be found in reasonable quantities. The east­ GAMBLE STORE ern hunters would frequently come to Jamestown and 4 then go out on plains to shoot game. Venison was sold in * Sun Building f the early butcher shops in such large quantities that it 4 4 4 215 Fifth Avenue South was considered a staple with them. Tradition says that * • Alson Wells shot the last stray buffalo in this vicinity. 4#44444444444444444444444444444444444 4 #44 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 43

A A A A A A A A A A A A A A t A A A A A A A A A A A »* i A A A A A A A A A A Early Amusements ...... t y y y t^ »4« lg| qp >44 »+«|£ * * V V V V V V V V V V V *4 The younger generation will probably wonder what 4 4 citizens of Jamestown did in the earlier days to have a 4 4 good time. The answer is not so difficult for many of the 4 4 things enjoyed today was just as popular then. The 4 4 young person of today who has enjoyed the roller skat­ 4 ing at Spiritwood Lake or at the Armory should know 4 that his grandmother and grandfather did the same thing m in the three halls where skating was enjoyed here in JUL in 1 i iii JL4*» wm Mm'' liMiir. m-^mi\ 1880. Dances were also common and were fanvly affairs. • Everyone came, from baby to grandparents, and general 4 —. — "i i •••^•te—". - ..«*•• _-* 4 visiting was common among those who didn't care to 4 dance, but with the square dances old and young could 4 4 Jamestown's finest eating place participate and mighty good times were had. There was 4 located on 5th Ave., on Highways 4 also some card playing but it was not as general as it has 4 Nos. 10 and 281, just north of the : 4 been in the past several years. Picn cs were enjoyed and 4 Northern Pacific tracks. 4 several families would join in bringing well filled baskets 4 In addition to the best moderate : 4 and that present popular sport of eat ng too much seemed 4 priced meals ranging from 40c up, just as enjoyable in the early times. Mrs. Kate E. Glas- 4 we serve at all times short orders and 4 pell recalls a great interest in singing, telling how it was 4 the finest Chinese dishes. 4 common for the families of a neighborhood to just 4 Complete Soda Fountain Service. 4 gather on the steps and porch of some home at twilight 4 4 May we suggest our renowned and join in several of the songs which were popular at 4 4 specialty, that delicious "Angel Ten­ the time. This same authority tells in a recent story in the 4 der Club Steak" or one of our Super­ "Sun" about an early play she attended just after ar­ 4 4 ior Chinese dishes. riving here in 1880. 4 4 Perhaps her own words best describe an example of 4 4 early social life in the city: 4 4 NANKIN CAFE I "My advent into the social life of the city was very 4 Jamestown, North Dakota thrilling, as a rare treat was in store for the inhabitants...... "A play—Uncle Tom's Cabin—was to be given that 44444444444444>M*444444444*44444444444444> evening in the city's amusement hall, the second floor 4444444444444444444444444444444444444444 of the building now occupied by Kelley's grocery, on the 4 southwest corner of Second street and Fourth avenue. 4 Mrs. S. K. McGinnis had arrived only a short time before 4 4 me and was stopping at the Dakota House, where I also 4 4 USE stayed a few days before going to the farm. 4 We arranged to leave our babies with a maid in 4 4 4 4 the hotel and attended the play. We found that leaving * 4 our babies was quite unnecessary for at the play were 4 4 whole families—intact—ages all the way from two weeks 4 Princess Pat 4 up. The elite of the city were all there, and most of the 4 early settlers of Jamestown would be in the elite of any 4 4 city. I think no one missed the play who was able to be 4 out of bed, and everyone was out for a good time. Coffee "All carried refreshments, but not of the hip-pocket variety. Nothing worse than peanuts and popcorn did 4 4 I see, but that was flying in all directions to greet old 4 friends and welcome new arrivals. "The play is supposed to be a tragedy, but it seemed It's Better to strike only one person that way judging from the hil­ arity. "After a number of the actors had appeared to shuf­ 4 fle off their mortal coils one small boy wailed out loud, 4 "They're all a dyin'," and everyone shouted with laugh­ 4 Sold by Your Grocer ter, which made it a little difficult for poor old Uncle Tom to pass out with any degree of dignity. However, 4 4 the audience had a grand time and went home feeling 4 Distributed by that the freedom and informality of the west was its 4 chief charm." *;• In the theatrical life of the city mention must be 4 Jamestown Grocery Company 4 made of the Variety Theatre, a long barn like structure 4 4 located just east of the present Laraway's Filling Sta- 4 4 4444444444444444444444444444444444444A44 44 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 F4444444444444444444444444444*<"I'<'4'I'444444 4 A. 4 4 vj> « 4 4 Jarrell Hardware 4 4 4 209 Fifth Ave. No. Phone 92 4 OPENING .BALLJ0VJ7.1 8 4 4 4 4 4 Admit Mr. 3!i (I Lady .Malinger TICKETS. $10. IHCUJDINU SUPHER JAMESTOWN. , • IllKOTA. Makes a sincere effort OPENING BALL to supply merchandise 4 People were no pikers when Klaus Hall was opened : of a quality to meet and paid the r $10 for the evening of fun. tion. It was a place of no savory reputation and was your requirements at given over to cheap burlesque performances, much drink­ ing and revelry. It lasted but three or four years and prices you can afford to was looked down upon by all the better people of the city. A part of the building has recently been made into pay. Try us. the Mother's Bakery on 2nd Avenue South. The Variety Theatre was in its heydey in 1883. Still another early sport was that of riding horse­ back. In those times most families kept a couple of good riding horses and cavalcades of the younger folks of the 4 4 town were most common. The level prairies offered al­ 4 most any choice of routes and most young people were

•t A V A V AV A V A V A V AV A V A V A V A V A V AV good horsemen or horsewomen from choice. Those who enjoy the present fine baseball teams '4444444444444444444444444444444444444444 which Jamestown has had will have a friendly feeling for 4 the citizens of the 1888-1890 period for at that time Jamestown had some fine teams. In those years Charles Weber was the catcher and Bert Nashold burned them YOUR over. One of Jamestown's greatest rivals in those days •J* was Carrington for they had a fine team of hired play­ 4 ers, including such men as Billy Sunday, the noted evangelist. Drug Store ! Of course the more mild pleasures of dinner par­ 4 ties, back yard gossiping, and practical jokes were as frequent then as now. J. J. Latta, who came here in 1882, 48 Years | recalls an amusing incident of the latter sort which 4 shortly after he came here produced some sport. A bunch 4 4 of the boys in Barney McGee's saloon procured a dog, 4 tied several cans to his tail, then set him loose in the middle of the night so he ran around and around in front of uninterrupted service of the Gladstone Hotel. The cans made such a no'se many * of the guests thought the end of the world was at hand under one ownership and hurried down the stairs though their attire should have kept them in their beds. Amusements of the more formal type found them­ selves housed in buildings made for that purpose. Klaus' Hall was the old standby. Church on Sunday and dancing, Motto:- roller skating and other parties through the week. * With the coming of the Opera House in 1892, James­ "Service and Quality" 4 town had outdone itself in the building of a playhouse * which it was said, was not excelled by a town in the land 4 having the same population. At least, the railroad men * * said it had no equal on the line of the Northern Pacific 4 4 between St. Paul and the Pacific coast. Some idea of the 4 White Drug Co. * * attractions which played here can be obtained when one 4 4 realizes that between 1906 and 1908 such stars were here as Blanche Walsh in "The Woman in the Case," Otis 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4' 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 45

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4 Jamestown Professional Directory

LAWYERS PHYSICIANS * SURGEONS JOHN ARTHUR L. 4 4 DRS. DePUY & SORENESS 4 KNAUF & KNAUF 4 PHYSICIANS .V SURGEONS 4 ATTORNEYS DR. P. C. WINN Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat 4 Settlers of April, 1883 White Building Phone 320 4

J. A. COFFEY 4 COMPLIMENTS OF THE 4 4 ATTORNEY-AT-LAW JAMESTOWN CLINIC 4 4

NIerling Block Phone K!G7 4 4 4 4 4 OPTOMETRISTS 4 4

RUSSELL D. CHASE LAWYER, STATE'S ATTORNEY DRS. KORNMESSER & JOOS 4 Trimble Building Phone 136 OPTOMETRIC EYE SPECIALISTS l.nlz Block

DENTISTS JAMES MORRIS t DRS. McLAIN & SMITH t LAW V E 11 4 4 DENTISTS 4 4 4 Office Over Rhode's Jewelry Slore White Building 4 •:• 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A. W. AYLMER 4 4 DR. ORLANDO BOUCHER 4 LAWYER 4 4 4 4 I lENTIST 4 4 Seller Building Phone 2:;:! 4 4 4 4 Plannery Building Phom 4 4 4 *** 4 4 CHIROPRACTOR t 4t 4 4 DR. E. G. STARR DR. LLOYD E. MUSBURGER 4 4 4 4 4 4 CHIROPRACTOR DENTIST 4 4 4 4 Orlady Building 4 4 Phone l . 1 \v Nlerling Bldi 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 444444444444444444444*444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 46 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933

JAMESTOWN COLLEGE An airplane view in the late 1920's. Skinner in "The Duel," Olga Nethersole in "Sappho," of the city and state to fulfill its promise of "conducting Florence Roberts in "The House of Bondage," and Dus- a most modern college, open to all denominat;ons at most tin Farnum in "The Squaw Man." In those days the pro­ reasonable rates." Miss Sadie Elliot, now Mrs. S. Walker, perty was owned by the Beck Clothing Company and of Fargo, had the distinction of being the first regis­ Morris Beck was the manager with C. L. Yeaton acting trant. as treasurer. There were five courses of study: Scientific, classi­ The Bijou was a small vodvil house built in the mid­ cal, commercial, music, and preparatory. Serious study dle 1900's by O. L. Churchill. It was managed at the be­ for the 35 enrolled the first year was relieved by the ginning by George Webster with Mr. Davis as local man­ Friday programs which undertook such matters as a de­ ager. It presented regular vodvil and moving pictures bate on the subject, "Resolved that the lightening rod and was quite popular. In Dr. DePuy's building on 5th salesman is more of a pest than the book agent." Th-; Avenue one could find Dreamland, owned by an out-of- first meeting of the college was in the North Side School town firm but managed by W. N. Tasker. It was solely a which had been lent for the purpose. Old Main was movie house. erected in 1887 and stood until September 4th, 1930 One thing worth noting is the fact that in the early when it was burned. days every one participated in the social life of the The second year was marked by use of the new town. No one was considered below any other person in : building, the emp'oyment of five teachers, doubling the the soc al scale and a general good time was had by enrollment and the introduction of teacher's training. everyone. About fifteen years after the city started there Jamestown College has the distinction of being the first began to be a division of the townsmen and social classes school in the state to present this course and in the early began to rise. The city was getting so large that social days the state provided twenty-five scholarships in that events couldn't very well include everyone, wealth and field. A Prof. Crowe was the principal in the early years prestige were beginning to show themselve and with these but retired in favor of Rev. H. G. Mendenhall in the third the old social life gave way before the new. It must not year of the college. The latter also resigned and for some be thought this change was unusual but it was simply a time the college struggled along with no president. In sign of the city growing up and various interests dictated 1893 G. Sumner Baskerville, of Casselton, took over the certain groups of participants. presidency but times were hard, the panic of 1893 came The College On The Hill upon the prairies and in the spring of that year the col­ At 9:00 A. M., on Tuesday, September 29th, 188fi, lege went into a coma. Jamestown College opened its doors to the young people In 1909 the Presbyterian Church decided upon a 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 47 4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 t # 4 4 4 Not Fifty Years 1 4 <• I4 M«* F:f*„ V „ I4 4 4

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1 Our sincere hope that you and the J. C. Penney 4 * Company will be here through the next fifty years— 4 4 fifty hopeful, aspiring, accomplishing years! 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4f 4 4 4 4 J.C. PENNEY CO. 4 4 I "Jamestown's Busiest Store" I 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 *444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444>4444444444444 48 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933

ST.JOHNS ACAPEMY CATHOLIC CHURCH CATHOL.1CJ OLD AND NEW Mrs. J. H. Ross, 611 Third Ave. JAMESTOWN N.D. South, and who rode to the site of the State Hospital on the first load of lumber taken there for the construction of the first building, tells of the early days. She relates how they had a flag resurrection and, together with old students, committees of a certain color flying from were organized, led by John Knauf, F. M. Wanner, J.. F. Henderson and J. A. Reed, and with the co-operation of their home and when Indians came the Commercial Club a renewed college was made pos­ near, the flag was lowered and sible. The work of Henry M. Taber and his associates, one of a different color was run Ben Orlady and J. J. Nierling, who represented the Com­ up to call the men from the fields mercial Club, can not be exaggerated. Under Taber's ef­ to the defense of the home and forts the old building was restored, improvements such family. as steam heat, electric lights, baths and such conveniences were installed and a fine drive to the hill-top was made. On September 22nd, 1909, under the presidency of Dr. B. H. Kroeze, who had just been lured from the pres­ Memorial Gymnasium, erected in honor of the student idency of Whitworth College, the college reopened with soldiers who had made the supreme sacrifice in the World a program and speeches by John Knauf, Henry Taber, War. The last building to be added to the campus was Rev. A. C. Brown of Fargo, and A. G. Crane, superin­ the dormitory for young men, Watson Hall, built in 1931 tendent of schools. Eleven new instructors were on hand, and named in honor of Mrs. J. S. Watson, Fargo, and con­ one of whom, W. B, Thomas, is still with the college fac­ sidered one of the finest buildings of its type in the ulty. In this year football was introduced and the first Northwest. game, played against the Fort Lincoln soldiers was won Today the college plays an important part in the 11-6 as was the return game, 16-6. The latter game was life of Jamestown. It brings over 500 young people into the first played on the new athletic field a gift of Mr. the city and engages a staff of 30 people. It is well en­ H. B. Allen. The games won so pleased John Knauf that dowed and a monument to the industry and high purpose he sent the team a check for $25. of its officei'S and friends. The first game scheduled with Valley City was St. John's Academy amusing for No. 2 on the N. P. failed to go through and In 1890, under the direction of the Sisters of St. five of Jamestown's regulars didn't reach the scene of Joseph, and special supervision of Bishop John Shanley action so Jamestown had to play with the ten. men she of Jamestown, there was founded St. John's Acad­ had on hand, the missing man being a full back. Valley emy. It was a school for young ladies and young City won 16-0 but cancelled the return game and an in­ men and those of all denominations were received. The tense rivalry has existed between the schools ever since. arts were stressed for vocal music and drawing took their In 1910 three new buildings were added to the col­ rank with English and the foreign languages. Every at­ lege plant. A women's dormitory, named Sanford Hall tempt was made to inculcate "politeness, ladylike deport­ in honor of C. A. Sanford of Courtenay, because of his ment, a knowledge of the domestic arts and the making generosity in aid of the building, a central heating plant and repair of the wardrobe." So ran an early announce­ and a president's home. On January 13th, 1913, the new ment of the school informing prospective students of the Thaw Memorial Library was dedicated. In June of the two five month terms for the year of 1896. same year the cornerstone of Taber Hall was laid and At that same time the financial terms were stated so named by the donor, Mrs. Cyrus McCormick, in honor and are interesting. "Board and tuition, including a of Mr. H. M. Tabor, because of his untiring efforts in course in drawing lessons, vocal music in class, French behalf of the building and college. and German in advanced course, all styles of plain and In June, 1913, the first graduating class received ornamental needlework, washing, bedding, etc., per ses­ degrees. Graduates were: John Fraser, William Osborn, sion (of five months), $65. "Music—piano, $25; organ, Edith Osborn, Charles Geake and William McLeod. $25; guitar, $25; mandolin, $25; violin, $25; drawing, From this time forward the college continued to $15; painting in oil and water colors, $15; India ink and grow in faculty and students as well as financial strength. pastel, $15; stenography and typewriting, $25; board in In 1918 the S. A. T. C. conducted a training unit and vacation, July and August, $20; artificial fruit and rather took over the college program for their purpose flower lessons, $15; dressmaking (in class), 20 les­ for training soldiers. Just as that regime ended the work sons, $5, (private) $10. All bills payable in advance." on the new Chapel and Music Hall, a gift of Mrs. E. At the time the Academy was established four sisters Voorhees of Clinton, New Jersey, was completed. With had come here at the invitation of Bishop Shanley and fine buildings the college progressed in enrollment and they opened the school in a private residence occupied academic power and for the next dozen years presented by a merchant of the city, Mr. George Topliff. This pro­ a nice growth. Budgets were enlarged and expenditures perty was soon bought for the school and around that increased until at the present time the college has spent grew the fine buildings which have been used from time about $4,000,000 in the city. to time in the work. In 1899 a fine three story brick In 1924 L. T. Henry, Commander of the local Amer­ building 60x60 was erected and was a most modern ican Legion Post had the honor of dedicating the new school building. Again in 1906 a four story building 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 49 444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444* A A A A A A A A A A A A ».* K* ».4 >.* *;* *^< *+* MI *^* mp im wi

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4I f Jamestown Grocery Co. Valley City Grocery Co. • 4 i 4 4***4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 52 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 and south. The greatest advantage of this railroad is the fact that it brings connections with the Soo and C. M. & St. P. railroads to Jamestown. The present officers are: F. A. Seiberling of Akron, Ohio, president; O. M. W. Harrison of New York, vice president; W. P. Seiberling of Akron, vice president; O. L. A. Joel of Akron, secretary; E. J. Gurski of James­ town, treasurer and general manager; E. E. Overton of Minneapolis, traffic manager and Julius Johnson of Jamestown, auditor. Autos It is a curious fact that a man in the Livery business should be the first to own an automobile in our city. But to A. J. Smith, of the Farmer's Home Hotel and Livery, goes that distinction. In March of 1903 he became the proud owner of an Oldsmobile that to look at wasn't much different from the buggies he rented in his livery but which was the start of a movement that revolution­ ized the transportation of our townspeople. Other early owners of cars were H. E. White, Rev. Miller and AI. Halstead. One pioneer recalls a 4th of July celebration in the early 1900's in which the main attraction was billed as a "Monster parade in which FIVE AUTOMO­ BILES will be seen at one time." ALFRED STEEL An early copy of the "Capital" is authority for the Long a School and Library Board Member. statement that "manufacturers of cars say Jamestown supplying some need. Rebinding, a bit of furniture, or and Stutsman county are the largest buyers of cars of a little much needed cash could always be found possible any city and county of similar population in the United thru the aid of Alfred Dickey. States." From that early start the citizens have contin­ Mr. Dickey, Jr., died on November 19th, 1910 and ued in their purchases until now registration shows al­ by his will left $40,000 for the erection of a library most each family having a car. building here. The Alfred Dickey Memorial Library, Women's Clubs which serves the citizens so well and is such a fine mem­ The oldest club for women in our city is the Wed­ orial to the interests of the two men, is the result of that nesday Club, founded in 1896 and federated in 1906. splendid aid. Mrs. F. H. Chapman of Valley City was the organizer The Midland and Mrs. Ben Orlady and Mrs. J. M. Bol'nger were char­ ter members and are still active in the work of the or­ Jamestown is served by two railroads, the younger ganization. being the Midland Continental. It was incorporated un­ The Music Club was founded in 1897 and federated der the laws of North Dakota on August 29th, 1912 as in 1900. While its interests have been mainly in the mus­ successor to a company of the same name incorporated in ical field, the members have also given attention to many South Dakota to build a railroad from Winnipeg, Man­ social good times in their meetings. Gentlemen's even­ itoba to Corpus Christi on the Gulf of Mexico. ings, ice cream parties and general receptions were fre­ English capital financed the original road. The first quent in the earlier days. Of the charter members of the survey was made and construction was started in 1913. club, three are still active. They are: Mrs. Kate Chase, At that time the survey called for 265 miles of road. Mrs. Alfred Steel and Mrs. C. S. Buck. However, the World War caused a postponement of plans A third women's organization is the Arts and and diversion of interest and foreign support withdrew. Science Club. The local unit was started by the Delphian The road was completed from Edgeley to Wimbledon, Society, a national body, and meets in eight sections ded­ North Dakota, a distance of seventy miles. icated to the different interests of the members. At the time of the war control went into the hands of Frank K. Bull, founder of the J. I. Case Threshing Machine Co. Later this control passed to the hands of Frank A. Seiberling, at that time president of the Good­ year Rubber Co., now of the Seiberling Rubber Co., and he now owns all the stock and bonds of the road. Some of the early officers and directors of the road were: J. J. Nierling, vice president; C. S. Buck and O. J. Seiler, general counsellors; H. S. Duncombe was the first president and was followed by W. T. Van Brunt, F. K. Bull, F. A. Seiberling. The general managers have been W. E. Wylie, A. C. Maxwell, H. S. Stebbins and E. J. Gurski. The last named is in charge at the present time. H. H. Hurning, now with the state highway depart­ ment, was in charge of the original 265 mile survey which followed a line from Winnipeg to Pembina, Grand Forks, Cooperstown, Jamestown, Edgeley, Leola, South Dakota, Fifth Avenue, north from the tracks about 1925. 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 53 4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 4

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4 Central West Public Service Co. * X * t i ? 4**************4444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 54 1883 JAMESTOWN 1933 Dr. Helena K. Wink, 79. is the oldest woman physician in North Da­ Jamestown's kota and is still following her pro fession. August 3 was the 50th anni- Population 1880 (including county) . .. 425 versary of her arrival in Jamestown 1890 . . 2,296 and in June she attended gradua­ 1900 2,853 tion exercises at the University of 1910 . 4,358 1920 . 6,627 Michigan from which she was grad­ 1930 8,187 uated in 1883.

In ending this humble attempt to give recognition to the pioneers and record the events which have made Jamestown great, I am well aware of the many omissions made necessary by the limited space at hand. I hope this history will stimulate an interest in the writing and printing of an exhaustive history of our city in the near future. Our forefathers merit it, we would enjoy it heartily and the future generation would profit by it. Let's not wait for the Diamond Anniversary to do it. DR. HELENA K. WINK By her attention to duty, service to her community and personal fortitude, Dr. Wink typifies the western pioneer woman. Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration Program WELCOME WEDNESDAY This bit of printing is my hand, outstretched in wel­ Stutsman County Day come to the twenty thousand of you who are visiting in Registration of Visitors. N. P. Park... 11:00 A. M Jamestown and renewing old acquaintances on the occa­ German Band Boxing Match, Wrestling 11-12 A. M sion of this wonderful Fiftieth Anniversary of our city's Band Concert and Features 1:30 P. IVI incorporation. It is my fondest hope that these three days Address—F. W. Murphy, Regional Director may be heartily enjoyed and long remembered by each of of Public Works 1:30 P. M you. As General Chairman of the committee in charge of Prizes for Lad'es' Old Fashioned Costumes 4:00 P. M the celebration I can tell you that we will be well repaid Free Acts on Streets—C. C. C._ -4 :30 P. M for our efforts if you enjoy yourself and agree with us Free Acts in N. P. Park .. 5:30 P. M that "Old Friends Are Best" and "Jamestown Is The Best Pageant at Fair Grounds- 8:00 P. M Little City In The World." Pavement Dance—Main Street 10:00 P. M Sincerely, Free Acts in N. P. Park 11:00 P. M. H. T. GRAVES. THURSDAY A. O. U. W. Day TUESDAY Juvenile Drill Teams 10::3 0 A. M Registration of Visitors, N. P. Park ...11 :00 A. M Homecoming Day A. O. U. W. Drum Corps and Street Shows... 11 :00 A. M Registration of Visitors, N. P. Park 11:00 A. M. C. C. C. Entertainments—Fifth Avenue 11 :00 A M Drum Corps and Street Shows . 1:30 P. M. Pargo Ladies' A. 0. U. W. Drill Team . 1 :00 P. M Address of Welcome—Mayor Zimmerman 2:00 P. M. Parade 1 :30 P. M Valley City Band and Features 2:15 P. M. Band Concert'and Street Entertainment . 3 :30 P. M Address—Gov. Wm. Langer 3:30 P. M. Free Acts in N. P. Park . 5::3 0 P. M AwardinFree Actgs oinf WhiskeN. P. Parr Prizek s 5:34:300 PP.. M. Pageant at Pair Grounds 8: 00 P. M 1'ageant at Fair Grounds .._. 8:00 P. M. Pavement Dance—Main Street 10 :00 P. M. Pavement Dance—Main Street 10:00 P. M. Free Acts in N. P. Park 11 :00 P. M Free Acts in N. P. Park 11:00 P. M. M. NOTE: The Pageant, for which a charge of 50c is The Thompson Brothers, Aurora, 111., oustanding made, wi!l be held on the Fair Grounds in the City Park. American Balloonists will present a spectacular ascension The capacity of the grandstand has been enlarged. and parachute drop each day. The time and place of this All other attractions will be held on 5th Avenue and the attraction depends upon weather conditions and will be N. I'. Park and arc free ii> everyone. announced each day We will send copies of this book to your friends at 35c each, 3 for $1.00, securely wrapped and postpaid. Give addresses to any of our salesmen. 444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444*444444444444444444444

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We have lived in Jamestown long enough to realize, that the Pioneers must have been men and women of sterling qualities.

There are larger towns in this state, but we do not hesitate to say, there is no city that has a finer type of citizenship than ours. The high ideals exemplified by our pioneers have endured thru • the years, and we are indeed grateful, that we have had the priv­ ilege to share in the benefits made possible by the sacrifice, faith, and determination of the men and women who made this their home fifty years ago.

• -:- We believe we are at the threshold of a new era. We have 4 faith in the future, and we are indeed grateful that we live and do business in the Best City In The State.

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On September 8, 1883, at Gold Creek, Mon­ half-century. Let us pause for a moment and tana, General U. S. Grant drove the golden see, not what we have already done, but what spike which opened the first of the northern we can yet do. All around us lie possibili­ transcontinental railways, the Northern ties which we have not had time to realize, Pacific. At last the narrow thread of steel wealth which we have yet to utilize. As the stretched without a break from the Great pressure of increasing population and the Lakes and Mississippi Valley to the North urge of new scientific discoveries come upon Pacific area, through vast and fertile fields us with increasing force, we shall enter upon and mountains heavy with buried wealth. a new era of development which will make Following the rails came civilization, and the even the developments of the past fifty years growth of this mighty Northwestern empire. seem insignificant. Through fifty momentous years, through the Through the years to come the Northern struggles and joys of pioneering, through Pacific will continue as in the past—to pio­ the greatest war and the greatest economic neer in the economical, efficient movement trial-by-fire in history, the Northwest and of freight, in the pleasant and luxurious the Northern Pacific have pressed forward, transportation of passengers. It will work, a > side by side. always, to give to the Northwest the btsc Now we come to the beginning of a second of transportation service. NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILWAY (frvtctes oft the. NosdJt Coast HimiteA

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