Celebrating History: Fruit company finds new home

From Emily Mayer

Havre continues its progression in the construction of new buildings this week in 1915 In the Sept. 4 issue of The Havre Plaindealer was this article on the front page:

FRUIT COMPANY IN NEW QUARTERS

The Lindsey Fruit company moved on Thursday to the Yeon building on Seventh avenue, in order to make way for Sweitzer’s, who will open in the Wright building on First street in a few days. A record was made in constructing quarters for the Lindsey company, the two stories and basement being put up in thirty days under F. F. Bossout, who designed and constructed the building for Mr. Yeon.

The Yeon building was located on the southeast corner of 1st Street and 7th Avenue; much of the parking lot of IGA now occupies the site.

Not only was Havre building, it was also enjoying its buildings. This entry is in Arsee’s “Society” column:

Bridge Series.

Mrs. W. A. Russel and Mrs. Frank Jestrab were gracious hostesses of the week, entertaining at two lovely appointed bridge parties on Thursday and Friday evenings. A profusion of garden flowers beautified the rooms on both occasions and delicious refreshments were served. The hostesses were assisted by Misses Veda Kay, Anna Skylstead and Mary Stranahan. To these delightful affairs the following were bidden: Mesdames Campbell, Archibald, Christensen, Skylstead, Casman, Griggs, Carruth, Troy, Crane, Bossout, Dewar Sr., Hirshberg, Kline, A. L. Ritt, Christler, Choquette, Hammond, Jas. Murphy, Wm. Murphy, Homan, Blaum, Harrison, Hedman, Brundage, Marker, Skaar, Fuller, Hibbs, Gallop, Mack, H. E. Clack, Stranahan, Ward, Howe, Meyer, Bourne, Devine, Bonine, Duncan, Armstrong, Black, McClintock and Martin of Saco.

The Hill County Democrat of the same date had this article:

NEW SHOE REPAIRING ESTABLISHMENT OPENED

A new shoe repairing shop is opened for business opposite the new Havre Electric Building. They have installed all of the latest machinery and can successfully cope with any shoe repairing work, no matter how difficult the job. Nicholas Perry, the enterprising proprietor hails from Pennsylvania, where he was engaged in the shoe business for eight years learning all the tricks to the shoe business. Cleanliness is their motto, and a well kept shop will be always opened for their customers inspection. Special attention will be paid to ladies work. Mr. Perrys has secured an expert workman to handle the railroad men’s department of the shop and a special grade of leather that will stand the wear and tear of railroading has been secured by him in order to give complete satisfaction to the men on the Great Northern Railway.

The Hingham Review had a couple of interesting entries in their Sept. 3, 1915 newspaper, complete with misspellings:

Install New Safe

The Hingham State Bank have this week installed a new safe. It is an Ely-Norris Special Manard Maganese Steel Bank Safe, and is absolutely burglar proof, as it requires 36 hours for a man to drill through any part of it. It is equipped with a Yale tripple time lock, so that even the manager of the bank cannot get into the safe until the 12 hours limit has expired. There can absolutely be no risk of fire destroying its contents, or of burglers entering this safe, which cost nearly $1000, laid down at Hingham.

The Local Drift

E. Jacobson having built a small granary, found it necessary to build a larger one to accommodate his large crop, and is now erecting one 18x40 ft., which he thinks will be sufficient to hold his entire crop till spring.

The Shamrock Saloon has a new board fence around the premises.

In the “In and About Our Town” section of The Box Elder Valley Press of the same date was this entry:

Miss Augie Emery entertained the Halfway Coulee club on Wednesday afternoon, August 18. A fine luncheon was served and the time was pleasantly spent by all.