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ton with the United States. Even as
It. is at the present time, American
hardware is bought in preference to
anything else. Mr. Thompson saw
great quantities Of Minneapolis -four OIL
sale IN Caracas and other Venezue
Ian cities. Prices on native articles
are ridiculously low. Bananas sell for 20
cents bunch, and oranges for cents
a dozen. However, when Mr.. Thompson
wanted to buy a pound of American
soda crackers, he paid 40 cents.
All imported goods sell for correspond
ingly high figures. The climate of
Venezuela Is very even. Mr.. Thomp-
son said that, during the nine months
he was in that country the tempera-
ture never fell below "A nor rose above
"a degrees, range Of about 20 degrees.
Crops can be planted at any time dur
ing the year, yet there is always a de-
mand for American food products.
John Flittie, the first secretary Of state Of
North Dakota to serve in that capacity after
served thrice in that capacity, registered at
the Merchants yesterday. Mr. Flittie Is con-
sidered big man In his own state, and
somehow the impression seems to have per-
coiated through the boundary lines of North
Dakota. There is some distinction in being
the first secretary of state for new COM
monwealth, but Mr.. Flittie bears the honor
modestly.
Mr.. Fltttie has just come from the seat of
the floods. He does not like moisture, and
came down to the Twin Cities to recover
from the effects of it. There is geological
report filed in the archives of the state cap
itol which says that somewhere in the neigh
borhood of 1000 years ago, this whole neck
OF the woods was one vast inland lake, extend
Ing from Winnipeg over the Dakota prairies
and west, halfway to the base of the
Rockies. The first 0f fofo of
Dakota, being somewhat of geolOgist him
SELF says that North Dakota, during the
past six weeks, has had relapse of that
prehistoric ailment which, in modern medical
jurisprudence, is known as dropsy. He firm
ly believes that judging from the quantity of
water which has covered the prairies, that the
lake was beginning to form again. He has
conjured up mental visions of a country again
inhabited by class of animals long extinct
In his minds eye he sees mastodons and
amphibious freaks swimming around over
the spot where once stretched vista of No.
! hard, as far as the eye can reach.
1--WE are not used to much water in North
Dakota, remarked the first secretary. Il
know it Is prohibition state at that, but
water In prehistoric quantities is not appre-
ciated. To tell the truth it made the air
so moist that many of our people had suf
fered physically. 1 am down here to take
some indicated baths to cure a cold and
kindred troubles. That is trouble enough 4. for
one man, so don't ask me to discuss politics
or crop prospects. might say, however, that
the latter are excellent
H. F. Arnold, of Larimore, one of the
thought-molders of North Dakota, is at the
Merchants.
Senator T. C. Palmer, of Montana, passed
Washington. Senator Palmer arrived at 6
o'clock and left at for Chicago and dined
at the Ryan. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Palmer 81 -f3<3ss ssSs
:. L. P. Dodge, of Chicago; w. K. Helmer, of
Lockport N. Y; Charles Wilkie, of Phila-
delphia, and E. G.. Somberger, of Buffalo, all
representing large pumping machinery manu-
gentlemen are in the city to bid upon a
contract soon to be let by the city of ST.
Paul for new pumps.
Capt ]. C. McDougal, Mrs. c.. P. McDougal
and Miss McDougal, of Duluth, were regis
tered at the Ryan yesterday. The party is
just returning, from the South. Mr.. Nc
Dougal left for Duluth during the afternoon.
Among the visitors in st. Paul yesterday
was FRANKLIN Washinton Lee, the editor
proprietor Of the Rush City Post. Mr.. Lee
does possess knowledge, and can talk, OF other
matters, but prefers to confine his conversa-
ton to the sugar beet industry. He says that
in the county of Chisago, and especially that
part adjacent to Rush City, the farmers
and business men have Joined in an effort
d
sugar beets.
In fact, the farmers have found their ex-
periments so satisfactory that a number OF
them have already purchased and planted
former years when low prices made the crops
proitless. In addition to this sugar beet
planting, Mr.. Lee says there is large guam
tity of small grain, such as oats and whea.,
being planted in preference to potatoes.
On Wednesday, which Is fair day at Rush
City, the farmers will hold big rally on the
sugar beet question. Prof. Thomas Shaw, OF
the experimental farm, has consented to ad-
as to the feasibility of encouraging the IN
dustry in Chisago county.
Senator E. T. Young and c. w. Stanton, ALI
other attorney of Appleton, came down from
Swift county yesterday to consult United
States District Attorney Stringer concerning
cerain testimony to be secured In a case now
pending regarding the Hastings & Dakota
land grant.
M. N. Wilson, of Mankato, is registered
at the Clarendon.
George Constans, of Blue Earth City, is
stopping at the Clarendon.
G. C. Brown, of Camden, S. c., is among the
guests at the Clarendon.
Fred W. Ludwig is here from Milwaukee
and is on the list of arrivals at the Clarendon.
Joseph E. McKeown, of st. Louis, is at the
Windsor.
DR.. T. F. Williams is guest at the Wind
sor from St. Peter.
William Sauntry the Saltwater lumber
man, was registered on the Windsor book
yesterday.
Chicago guest at the Windsor yesterday
was R. F. Weidner.
John Flettie, of Fargo, N. D.. is at the
Merchants.
W. v. Harlan. of Helena, Mont, is at the
Merchants.
H. F. Arnold of Larimore. N. D., is at the
Merchants.
w. c. Winton and wife and Mrs. S. G.
Knox, of Duluth, were at the Ryan yester-
day.
T. F. Buen. of Fit. Dodge, To-, is at the
Ryan.
H. L. Lang, of Cleveland. O., is at the
Ryan.
Mrs. c. P. McDougal, of Duluth, is at the
Ryan.
Arrivals at the Aberdeen yesterday included:
R. R. Nelson, city; Mrs. Snow, Tacoma; John
D. Jordan, st. Louis; W. A. Norris and wife,
Albert Lea.
MASSEY STILL MISSING.