The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-07-22
How CITIES EXPAND.
angular Activity In Real Estate Nea,
81. Louisa Quart That Ia Not m Ou.r,

''"soAr activity In Real Estate Nea,
st. Louisa Quart That Is Not a Quart.
ST. Louis, Mo-, July 1.-THE diff
'ui'y In obtaining loans for large
amounts for speculative purposes has
oot had any effect on the real estat,.
transactions OF st. Louis county. AS
generally known st. Louis city is a
county in itself, bounded on the north.
south and west by st. Louis county.
In this latter territory the real estate
transactions for the first six months of
1898 were just double those of the cor
responding period of 1892 and within n
million dollars of the entire total for
last year. Nearly the whole of the
activity has been in the district lust
outside the city limits, where the low
county taxes have attracted city
people and induced them to erect resi-
dences. The large number of railroad
enterpr ses, both steam and electric,
through the county have also main
tanned, this activity and 1t Is gener-
ally believed that at an early date the
city limits Will be extended and a dis
trict containing over one hundred
thousand population annexed to the
city. Prices of real estate in this dis
trict are rapidly becoming as great as
those within the city limits.
The railroad travel between st.
Louis and the Worlds Fair continues
very heavy, and the announcement
that excursion tickets at one fare for
the round trip would be issued has
been received with a great deal of sat
istaction. An immense number Of
tourists from the east, and also from
the west and southwest, are going to
the Worlds Fair via st. Louis, pur.
chasing tickets here and then securing
round trip tickets to Chicago. This
arrangement has become very popular,
and at present rates does not involve
any appreciable increase in the cost OF
transportation.
Although the st. Louis Browns
seem unable to regain the prestige
they posse ssed when they were cham
pions of the world, the team this year
is putting up such heart disease kind
OF baseball game that the attendance
is often very large. No one knows
what an innings will bring forth, the
browns rallying in re markable fashion
at times and then again allowing the
other fellows to do little rallying on
their own account. The most peculiar
illustration OF the uncertainty of base.
ball is found in the fact that while the
Browns seem unable to hold their own
against average teams, they can make
the leaders in the race hustle and even
beat them right out at times. The bi-
cycle feature of the new ball park has
just been inauguro ted and promises &c
prove most unique success.
Most people are of opinion that 3
quart is two pints, but tue courts are
TO be asked to decide that in the fruit
trade quart is basket with a moe
or less deceptive bottom. Two whole
sale fruit dealers of uudoubted repu.
tation were detected selling boxes
holding little more than pint ano
calling them quarts, and they are de.
Tending themselves on the plea that ir
the fruit business the word quart i.
merely technical term meaning box
The case is exciting IL good deal of in
terest and whatever the decision may
be the majority of purchasers will il
future ask TO have their berries meas
ured in stamped measures, instead o,
taking the box and guessing at the
measure Of its contents.