The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-02-26
Manchester Markets.
FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE
Have Already Taken Advantage of
the Merchants' Excursions.

the Merchants' Excursions.
The first of the spring merchants ex-
cursions under the auspices of the North
western Merchants association has al
ready brought close to 800 people from
outside into st. Paul and Minneapolis.
The sale of tickets stopped yesterday,
and the register OF names kept by the
secretary of the association shows that
AIS certificates have been indorsed for re-
turn trip railroad rates of one-flfth fare.
The increase of patronage over preyi-
Gus years is very marked. The register
Of visitors will have an addition of nearly
100 names before the middle of the week,
these being patrons of but. the first of
the series of three excursions. The list
Is already twice as large as any of last
year, and indications are that the re-
naming excursions will be even better
patroniZed. Tickets for the first eXcur-
sion were on sale over all roads Feb. IL
%, inclusive, the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific excepted, and the re-
turn limit is Marell1 The Great North
ern and Northern Pacific sold tickets
Feb. % to %, good returning before Feb.
e. Another excursion will occur during
the middle of March, and the last during
the first of April
In previous years 1t has been the Gus
tom to distribute circulars through the
Northwest advertising the excursions.
The number sent out i'll this manner last
year was $4,000. This year $1,000 were.
distributed, land the results were corre-
spondingly large. Those who have WIS.,
tied the cities on the first excursion are:
r. G.. Dweeton, Barnesville; George
Stoles and wife, Buffalo; A. Van Bergen,
Grandon; G. Wick, Evansville; A. G.
well; C. L. Gray, 3. Guilds, G. A. Gray.
Waterville; Mrs. II. Rudd Window; A.
E. Lunn, Cedar Falls; j.. A. Dalelz, Ben
son; J. c. Slater, C. "A. johnson, Cor
skagland, Braham ;e,George Paulson and
wife, Henning; P. A. ,Fallgren, Grace,s
vile; l. ": Gilbert; Glencoe; c.: Spires
terdach end wife, Webster; 3. Johnson,
r. s. Saford, Mora; A. NJ Kingsman,
Austin; ]. P. Olson, Wheaton; w. L.
Walter, Neche; 7; ~ Clark; St. St. Ctou ID
n Lundgren Aa sa;as w ~ 6,,I Ros5Dacs'
Mitchell, Austin; j. E. Clark, Pine ISL
and; David Francis, w. Ell. Zierrbal, Cor
re1l; J. D. D. Wagner. Morton: w. r.
Genrich, Lester Prairie. Mrs. E. A. Child.
Glencoe; S. Blosberg, Duluth; L. L. Bald,
ST. Charles; E. T. Woodham, Fergus
Falls; Mrs. j. Ryerson,sJ. S. Grinner and
wife, MaySillew s F. J P0ws n;ms shss-
New Tim; p. Johnson, Fertile;
sen. MoDtivedeo; &c. ". Squires. Owa-
tOnna, O1aI- IL. J0nHSo1i, hOIItS, y. y.
Kiera' Morris; @. j. Anderson, ST. Peter;
c. "A Lundin, Melville; N. P; Christian,
Albert Lea; Fred Daniel. Miller; L. N.
Erectson. St Peter: Jacob Wilson,
Shelly: F. c. Ink, Wahpeton; F. L. John
son, DRYDEN; g. F. Eastman, Russell; ) J.
Easton: f. E. Raiter, Alexandra; Victor
Johnson, Sank Center; A. Holkgen,
! Louisberg; K. Holkgen, Louisberg; G..
Weiby, Dalton; ]. A. Stortren. Dalton;
Swan Mattson, Kirkhoven; Q: ]. Huff,
Kirkhoven; L. Niquist. Kirkhoyen,
George Croft, Young America; NJ Muller.
| Arlington: Charles Muller. Arlington.
| Mrs. g. Frick, Fertile; A. J.. Hanback,,
Madelia; Cora S. Mason. DE Smet; A. w.
| Mason, De Smet: H. H. Loose, DIVA.
| tonna j. E. Anderson. Wheaton; M j.
Jacobson. Wheaton; 4. A: Berg, Whea-
! ton: S. R. Mayer, Montivedeo; A. M.
! Hauk, Summit; E. Rickthorn, Appleton.
J. p. McGaughey. Escanaba; Fred Hodg-
son and wife Escanaba: William Hen
messy, Escanaba; M. /. Lyons, Escana ba;
J. *. Lulsdorf, Mankato;EJ. C. Diterling,
| Arlington: A. T. Hilierman, Arlington;
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