On Ramslands Addition, South Main Street, was located the Lars Hydle harness and shoe repair shop. After Mr. Hydle's death, the business was owned by the Dakota Harness Company of Fargo. A gasoline station was then moved onto these lots from Cooperstown and Augustine Sonju was the owner and manager.
Theodore Stone and Wayne Anderson purchased the station from Augustine Sonju, formed the Farmers Oil Company, and moved the station back to Cooperstown.
Ole Stai moved another building onto these lots, operated a repair shop and sold gas and oil. Ole sold the lots and business to Chauncey Wait who operated it until 1948. He sold to Algot Lind. The building burned completely in 1949, and was rebuilt in 1950. Ludvig and Lloyd Hareland were the carpenters. Men employed in the station have been Herman Pederson, Oscar Garlie, Algot Aalgard and Florian Manke. Algot Lind retired June 1, 1975, and sold the business to Joe Simpkins of Seattle, Washington, and it is now known as Joe's Co-op. It is an affiliate of Farmland Industries of Kan City, Missouri.
Farmland Industries has a new bulk station which is built on the site of the former Olson Blacksmith Shop. Mark Almklov has been the bulk agent since 1948, succeeding Chauncey Wait who started as bulk agent in 1921, with the Manhattan Oil Company as it was called in the early days. Julius Fliflet, Jr., became the bulk agent in 1986.
Source: Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 26