The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-16
LUYERNE NOTES.
New Town I'm Prospect-Hervest
Hands scarce-SocinI Happenings,

LUVERNF1, Mimi, July 14.-(Special y
not only is the extensive stock business
transacted by Ole Hansen, residing a
few miles southeast of this city, demon
strated by a recent decision of the North
western Railway company, but A new
town is IN prospect for Rock county An
3 33 OF the road was in this city yes,
tefday, when arrangements were COM
plcted whereby a branch, leaving the
main line of the Northwestern a few
miles north of the Iowa state line In
stock farm of Ole Hansen, a distance OF
several miles from the main track. and
locate town on his farm, which affords
an ideal site.
The road Just started calls tn mind an
incident relative to the early and pres
ent experience of Mr.. Hansen in Rock
county. Twenty-three years ago Mr.
Hansen; with his family immi9rated RI
TINS county, and the covered wagon in
winch they Travelled provided adeouate
accommodation for the family as we'll
as All their worldly possessions. He set
ueo on d choice piece of land and he
gan hard battle for bread and butter
Tor the family. This battle continued for
several years, but his determination all
t t6nG WINE ne grew the stronger. AS he says
eoua!' "A Luverne merchant refused to
ADVANCE me credit for a set of wooden
handled knives and forks and we did
~, s1! 90 mem Today his personal check
LOT $10,VVO, or twice that amount wouJd
De honored by any bank where he is
KhoWn without moments hesitation y
or the sweat of his brow on mis- Pool,
county farm he now owns entirely free
from debt, one of the Iargest 500
ranches in the Northwest
me baseball clement Of this citv are
ftfplisLioerlhg the advisability of hiring for
TIE balance of the season the team nov,
pldNins undor contract for Madison g n
~hich contract soon expires I,yerna
l a year paid a team princely salaries IN
ooIlsIdieTatlon of the team allowing the
committee to keep them at the best hotel
~ lhe city at the latter'S expense Should
me Madison team be hired which now
SEEMS altogether probable, the manager
Mn ne required to keep the bows moving
WIN Intelligent management. somethine
Whlch IN part, al least, was absent lasf
year the team could be made self sup
porting. The Madison teams record r.
far this year, has been an envia Bile one 81
out OF a total of twenty nine games thew
having won twenty-five
~ ana MRS. Z. A. Palmer, accompanied
Sy their little son Douglas, have gone to
syracuse, n. Y, to visit Mr.. Palmer
parents. Dr. Freeman of Elk Point. has
arrived ar we IN the city and will have charge
o. tne former Doctors dental practice
curing his absence of about two months.
harvest is now in full force throughout
TINS section of the state, and considerable
olIhcuity IS experienced In securing suf-
nclent men to cope with the work in hand
th2ugh good wages are being offered. The
principal crop now be .ng harvested is
barley, and the yield is said to be very
good.
]. F. Palmer capitalist of Dixon. I'll
has returned to his home after attend,
ing to business matters in this city.
Z. ID. McFadden, of Sioux City, To-, is
mere supervising the improvements being
made on his Hotel Luverne property
y. w. Burkhardt, of DoWs,) 10, is look
ing after the e, G. r. & NJ Railroad com
pany business in this city during Agent
j. r. Burlingames Illness
Hon. j. F. Shoemaker, at one time a
member Of the legislature7from this Sec
ond) district, has returned to his home
at crowley, La, after acNery pleasant
visit with old time friends in this city.
A heavy rain storm, accompanied by
considerable wind, visited this part Of
the state shortly after s O'Clock Friday
evening, but no serious damage was done
Harvest has been delayed for few days
as sequence Corn, which is three
weeks further advanced at this
time than is usual in past years,
never had more favorable growing
weather, and it continues TO move with
long, rapid strides.