St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-24
Immigration Agent Oederberg Says Bush
ness Has Been Heavy, But Is
Stacking Up.
a Throng Attends the Funeral Of the
Misses Bend and Mickey, Drowned
at Frontenac.
State Dentists Have More Clinics,
Elect Officers and Adjourn the
Convention.
The Hon. William WINDOWS Views
Death of Mr.. Jacob Hinkel--
Street Sayings.
THE OLD FOR THE NEW.
A Chat Regarding Home-Seekers on
the western Plains.

A man with heavy features and clothes
of foreign cut, with long stemmed pipe
pending from his mouth stood on the plat
through clouds of dark, blue smoke that
rose from his lips, out between the bars OF
the gate at the confused mass OF switching
trains outside Near him sealed on heavy
chest, bound with iron, was woman whose
yellow hair knotted at the back of her head
was pleasing contrast to the pair OF blue
eyes that looked lovingly down into the
happy face OF a sucking at her
breast Two quaint little figures
with dresses of coarse material reaching to
their ankles and dark ShawlS covering
their shoulders, crossed on their breast and
tied at their back, stood hard against the
knees of the woman, their tiny, sun
Drowned hands clutching the folds of her
dress, looking with curious faces and won =
dering eyes upon the panorama OF guadlly
costumed ladies and snartly dressed men
that passed before them out through the
greatful gates and were lost to view IN the
fancily painted cars that stood in long,
silent rows waiting for them. This, was a
group of emigrantS on their way to the new
world of which they had heard so much
and of which they knew so little.
'Iney are dUOut Iuo idSI VI buC eCaSOh,
said Elias Seederburg, emigrant agent, a
pleasant-faced man with gilt letters on his
cap. THE great rush is over and there will
be but few more through here this summer
though there will probably be stragglers along
all winter.
GOOD YEAR.
The tide of immigration that has flowed
through the portals of the Northwest the
past three months has been greater than
last year. A great majority of the emil
grants have been representatives of Norway
with the Poles close second. OF these
latter, Mr.. Seederberg said a greater num-
Der had located in this city, in West St.
Paul and on Rice street than he had known
before during the five years past, that he
has been here. Although Manitoba and the
Devils Lake country have caught great
number of emigrants, the majority
have settled in Western Minnesota
and Eastern Dakota. Not few have gone
as far as Astoria and Victoria in the British
possessions but only small percentage has
gone to the plains and valleys of Manitoba.
% A great many have stopped in the vicinity
of Wadena and Fergus Falls. and the
Hastings 81 Dakota has done driving
business carrying thousands of newcomers
to the territory adjacent to Wahpeton. Or
.tonville, Milbank and the thriving little
county head of Ransom county, Lisbon. OF
these the greater part has been Germans.
The immigration to the country contigu-
Gus to Devils Lake has been composed
chiefly of what are called frst-class people,
who have some means and have gone there
more especially for speculation and with
the purpose of enhancing their fortunes
than to make homes for themselves. These
people have nearly all gone north of the
lake, but the poorer class has poured into
the James River country and around the
west end of the lake. There have been but
comparatively few cases this year where ii
was necessary to lend emigrants assistance.
Although they have not been flush with
money, they have seemed to possess means
enough to supply their immediate wants.
There is no particular difference noticed in
the number of women who have left theil
native soil for the prairies of the West
Although largely outnumbered by males
the females who have passed through this
year would make a formidable army, i
placed in rank and file.