Schwartz, Max

Jewish Romanian immigrant who came to the U.S. in 1901. Trained as a cigar maker in Minneapolis. Bought a homestead in North Dakota in 1907. Married Bessie Halpern in 1908. After moving to Dickinson, they later moved to Belfield, N.D. to manage a general store. He formed a partnership with Louis Tobias in the Pioneer Cigar Company in 1908. They moved back to Minneapolis in 1924, started a clothing store there. Sold the Belfield business interests in the 1960s.

From the description of My life's recollections / by Max Schwartz, 1971. (North Dakota State University Library). WorldCat record id: 29904263