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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

senger station, no stone arch bridge,
no st. Paul short lines. Looking along
the river front 1t would have been
seen that the sawmills were mostly
clustered about the Falls Of st. An
thony and still using water power.
The flour mills were a meager group
compared with the immense structures
Of to-day; the great Pi1lsbury "a" on
the East Side had not yet been built.
Where the Exposition building stands,
river bank, the old Winslow house
looked down-but even then giving
evidence of having outlived it's place.
Not one of the modern churches
which are now the pride of Mime
apolis had been built in 1873: The
Toned construction. The old Washing
ton school, which stood where the
courthouse and city hall now stands,
and the Winthrop school, on the East
Side, were the most conspicuous.
Municipal Conditions in 1873.
There were no paved streets In the
city, the very crudest attempt at wa
terworks, volunteer fire department,
a small police force, no workhouse or
the way of sewers, two bridges across
the river-an old wire suspension
bridge where the steel arch bridge
now stands, and the Tenth avenue S
bridge-and, OF course, none Of the
modern city conveniences. A few
miles of narrow gage street car track
We're operated with one-horse bob
tailed cars.
The city claimed about 47,S45 pop
ulation-and probably had about 3d.
600, as the census of 1880 showed
about thousand less than the claim
of 1878.
A. C. Rand was mayor, and E. S.
Corser, president of the city council.
There were six wards. Mr.. Corser
was from the fourth and B. F. Nelson
was an alderman from the first. Will
liam Lochren was city attorney. In
chat year of 1878 the legislature had
authorized school board, and the
first board was composed of DR..
Charles Simpson, Winthrop Young, A.
G. Austin, George HUM, Dorilus Nor
rison, Professor S. Oftedal and S. c..
Gale. o. v. Tousley was superintend-
ent ofschools.
No definite steps had been taken to-
wards a park system. There was no
public library; but the Minneapolis
Athenaeun, at 116-17 Hennepin ave-.
nue., boosted Of 5000 volumes and was
open daily from a. m. to 5 D. m.
Thomas Hale Williams was librarian.
ground floor Of the old city hall.
which was sufficient for the needs Of
the city at that time. AS there were
but ten letter carriers, and only ten
clerks and other employees all told,
the office was not crowded. DR.. George
III. Keith was postmaster, and T. e.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

similar events Of greater or less i'm
portance.
A considerable part Of the energy
of the people Of Minneapolis during
the decade Of 10000 was expended In
securing for the city many needed
public improvements and buildings.
When T h e journal was estab-
lished there was no federal building
In the city. Shortly afterwards a
movement looking to the erection OF
a. suitable building was started, but
with the characteristic delay incident
to government projects, it was 1882 be-
fore the site was purchased, and 1888
before the present building was &C.
cupied. Almost outgrown before com.
pleted, the building has been altered
from time to time to meet pressing
necessities, and at the present time Is
being remodeled to provide further
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

production in excess Of the capacity Of
the mills, the necessity of public
market at Minneapolis was recognized.
The effects Of the organization Of the
Chamber of Commerce were to put the
grain business on, a basis similar to
that of other cities, to establish
grades, to create q shipping business,
to secure, as time went on, state grad
ing and weighing and inspection; to
develop terminal facilities; to bring,
thru country elevator lines, q large
part OF the northwestern farming dis
trict into close relations with the Min
neapo1fs market; and, eventually to
make Minneapolis the greatest wheat
market of the world. Incidentally the
city became the center of the elevator
building industry and a distributing
point for all kinds of grain handling
machinery and elevator equipment. At
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

to gain any purpose which seemed to
be Of public value. Their purses were
always open If the city,,s welfare was
the object.
Building the Exposition.
Possibly the most remarkable in
stance Of the working of the Mime
apolis idea was in connection with the
founding Of the exposition. In 1885
MANY OF the large cities of the coun-
try were conducting annual EXPOSE
tions 1t was believed that such an in
stltution would be of great benefit in
advertising Minneapolis and drawing
in visitors who would thus come into
closer relations with the city. The
idea was proposed among a few; with
in three weeks a public meeting was
held, at which 100000 was SUBJ
scribed towards the project. Incor-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

ter Is now on Nicollet in the vicinity
of Fifth street.
The evolution Of retail business in
the twenty-five years has developed
the department store, brought it to
an almost perfect condition as busi-
ness institution and organization. The
Glass Block Of 1878 was scarcely a
department store in the sense which
it is now understood; and that is the
only one of the Minneapolis stores
then in existence which made prac-
tjce Of carrying large variety of mcr-
one time it seemed as if the depart
ment store would eventually absorb all
retail business; that the single small
shop" was destined to pass out of
existence. But the very size of the
department store-paradoxical as it
may seem-has given new life to the
small store. This is an age of special
ization, and the day Of the specialist
in business has come again. Within
very few years this has become mani
fest in Minneapolis, and a group Of
comparatively small but very fine
shops, devoted to one line Of goods
exclusively and managed by experts
in their several lines, has grown up.
At the same time that these changes
were going ON, there was very dis
tinct revolution in style of store man
agement and in the appearance of the
store fronts. In an 1ncredlDly snort
time, a few years ago, almost the
whole of Nicollet avenue was renod-
eled and the store fronts made SO at
tractive as to warrant the statement
that there is no handsomer retail street
in the country.
Ups and Downs of Real Estate.
When The Journal was found
ed, in 1878, Minneapolis realty was
just beginning to "look up after
period of profound depression. For ten
years it continued in an upward course
that made many fortunes 1egitimately
and some about which not so much
can be said. On the whole, however,
this period of real estate activity was
characterized by honest intention.
How honest most Of the chief pro-
motors of Minneapolis realty were was
proved by the fact that when the re-
action came they were swamped by
their own investments; and it was not
able that even in the panic years CEN
trail business property in Minneapolis
suffered less in value than in some
other cities Of longer growth. The
difficulty was In outlying property,
where overconf1dence in continued
phenomenal growth led to extravagant
investment. In this respect Minneapo-
lis suffered less than some other cities;
and few in the country avoided tre-
mendous loss in outside property. One
thing can be said about the so-calIed
boom Of the eighties; it was the means
of laying out public improvements for
Minneapolis On scale which would
have been impossible ten years sooner,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

first some of the millers opposed the
organization, but in time they Joined
heartily with it, and in a very short
period It was recognized as the most
important factor in centralizing and
establishing the grain business of the
city.
Northern Pacific Railroad Completed.
Following hard upon the organiza-
ton of the Chamber of Commerce was
the completion of the Northern Pa
ciflc railroad. The jubilee in Mime
apolis in 1888 was no mere ebullition
Of unintelligent enthusiasm. For the
Northern Pacific meant much more to
the city than the simple completion Of
long line of railroad. With one ex-
ception, no railroad has been built in
the northwest which had the strategic
Importance of the Northern Pacific.
1t meant to Minneapolis the opening
Of the rich mountain states and Of
the Puget sound country to CONNER
cial relations, and, beyond that, gave
a vision of the oriental traffic which
later developed. 1t made possible the
enormous extension of the grazing in
terests of North Dakota and Montana.
the other. industries of the far north
west, thru the Minneapolis gateway,
The 500 Line Built.
In the same year that the North
ern Pacific was opened an equally i'm.
portant step was taken in the rail.
way development of the northwest
This was the organization Of the Min.
neapolis, Sault Ste. Marie & Atlantic
Railroad company--now known as the
500 line. The company was com
posed of Minneapolis men, with Gen
eral William D. Washburn, the pro
moter of the project, at the head. The
Significance of the undertaking was
that 1t was a Minneapolis road, bull,
to relieve Minneapolis from the in.
fluences Of other cities upon eastern
connections, and to establish an indie.
pendent all-rail route to the Atlantic
seaboard. Incidentally new lake and
rail route was opened and a vast new
country in northern wisconsin and
Michigan was brought into direct con-
nection with Minneapolis. This
project grew on the promoters hands
and within q few years after the 500
was opened, in 1887, a western line
was built to connect with the Canadian
Pacific and open a competitive route to
the Pacific northwest.
The Minneapolis Idea.
The building Of the 500 line was a
very good example Of the "Minneapo-
lis idea," as it came to be known in the
eighties. The Minneapolis idea was
briefly, all together for the cityss good.
At that time any project which was
regarded as of advantage to Mime
apolis was taken UP with the utmost
enthusiasm. Minneapolis men. hung
together In every emergency, and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

mills. the lumbermen did business al
their yards, the miscellaneous fac
tories usually had their offices on the
premises, while all the small and mis-
cellaneous business enterprises were
scattered over the city in two or three
story buildings. Physicians as rule
had only offices at their homes; law
yers did business where they could
find quarters. Modern conveniences
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

place for holding great conventions.
The city had in 1884 entertained the
national encampment of the G.. A. r.,
but at that time had no hall for great
meetings. With the Exposition hall
1t was able to secure the national re-
publican convention of 1892, the ma
tional Christian Endeavor convention
Of 1891, the National Educational as
sociation convention OF 1902, and many
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

Commerce, In 1881. Previous to that
time there had been no recognized
grain market in the city. The -four
mills used much wheat and absorbed
practically all OF the receipts. Thru
trolled prices and handling facilities.
This was an excellent thing for the
city at the beginning, but, as the
northwest developed and 1t became
evident that there was to be q grain
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

establishments. Retail stores OF the
period were not far removed from the
country stores of decade previous.
Real estate was an article Of traffic
that seems to have been already on
the upward slope. An even fifty real
estate agents Is the record Of the year.
Some idea Of the general style Of do
ing business can be obtained from
the illustrations, which show the con-
dition Of the streets and the character
Of the commercial architecture of the
city. :
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-26

to be about $4,000, 900. There were
seven banks in the city, and none had
a capital exceeding 100000. Ten con-
Germs did the agricultural implement
business OF the city in 1878; about as
many were to be found in the other
staple lines Of jobbing. In manufac-
turing the general. lines were little
developed. For instance, two factories
represented the furniture business in
which there are now q dozen large
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FROM 1878 TO 1908 .

Important Events and Developments
of the Quarter Century.
The twenty-five years of life Of T e
J o u a have been by far the most
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-12-16
Injured by Careless Driver.

Late yesterday evening after Miss
Eliza Smith had left an electric train at
the intersection of King and Alfred
streets she was struck by rapidly-mov-
ing wagon, in charge of Henry Stephens,
coiored, and injured so seriously that she
had to be put to bed as soon as she was
conducted to her home on King street,
which is but short distance from the
scene OF the accident. The main injury
is to one of the knee caps. 1t seems that
the train had stopped at the intersection
of King and Alfred streets for the purpose
of landing passengers, and while they
were crossing from the cars to the side
walks Stephens drove his wagon rapidly
past toward the east and in doing so
struck Miss Smith. The train crew Sc
cured his name, lodged complaint at the
station house and Stephens was arraigned
in the Police Court this morning on the
charge of careless driving. The evidence
was in substance as given above. 1t was
stated that Miss Smith was averse to ap-
bearing in the court and no complainant
being present, the case against Stephens
was dismissed
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-12-16
Disorderly Soldiers.

James Roth and Walter Bacon, two
soldiers, went to a house on north Lee
street early last night and when denied
admission attempted to force the door
and threatened to throw bricks through
the windows. The police were sum-
moned and Officers Knight and Gill
fastened to the scene. Both men deiied
the officers, and Roth, who had been ar
rested by Mr.. Gill, assaulted his captor
and breaking from him ran. The officer
discharged his pistol at the fugitive, and
at this iuncture Mr.. Knight, who had
hold OF Bacon, turned his prisoner over
to Mr.. Gill and started after Roth. The
latter ran down Queen street to Union.
where he disappeared. The officer
seached among cars and finally ran Roth
from his hiding place. The latter picked
up brick aud again defed arrest, and
when Mr. Knight approached made mo-
tons as if about to hurl the missile at
him. The officer, after considerable
difficulty, disarmed the soldier and con-
Quoted him to the station house. Mr..
Gill had in the meantime placed his
prisoner in q cell. The Mayor this
morning fined Bacon so and Roth $40.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-12-16
A Debutante Tea.

Miss Mary Barbour Rixey, daughter
of Representative and Mrs John +.
Rixey, of Virginia, was presented at
pretty tea yesterday afternoon from 3
to 6 O'Clock at her parents home, 100
Fifteenth street Washington. at the
table Mrs. Rixey, wife of Surgeon-Gen-
eral P. NJ. Rixey, poured tea, wearing
gown of black crepe, with trimmings OF
white. Mrs. English, wife.of Admiral
English. and Mrs. Maecenas Benton,
wife of Representative Benton, OF Mis-
souri,. were the matrons. The young
friends of the debutante, all from Vir'
ginia. were Misses Gertrude Tucker,
Bessie Lamb, Mamie Shackelford, Cor
nelia Ward and Georgia and Lena Rixey.
The debutante wore white chiffon over
white silk, embroidered with roses aud
trimmed with lace. She carried bou-
quet of pink roses. Mrs. Rixey's gown
was of white cloth. Over 300 guests
were present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-12-16
Death of an Old Resident.

Mr.. James w. Simpson, venerable
and esteemed citizen, died at the home
of his son-in-law, Mr.. John B. Padgett,
218 north Alfred street, at | O'Clock this
morning. The deceased was 81 years
old. He leaves four children-two sons
and two daughters. Mr.. Simpson
was the oldest citizen Of Alex
andria, where he had lived all his life.
He was a barber by profession, and after
having served his apprenticeship opened
a saloon on the western side of Royal
street, opposite the Market House.
Later he removed to the north side OF
King street, near Washington, on the
site of the building recently erected by
Mr.. E. S. Fleming. After the close OF
the civil war he conducted a tonsorial
saloon on the east side of Fairfax street,
near King. He was subsequently elected
Marketmaster, position he held for
several years. Mr.. Simpson had been
a member of Potomac Lodge Of Odd
Fellows since early manhood. Quiet
and unassuming, he enjoyed the respect
of bis many acquaintance throughout
his long life. He had passed the octo-
genarian milepost and was forging to-
ward the century mark when death over
took him. A brother of the deceased,
Mr.. Archibald Simpson, lives at Staun-
ton. He is SO years old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-12-16
A Romantic Marriage.

A dispatch from Frederick, Md, says:
civilian Bathurst Daingerfeld, Jr.,
twenty-four years old, of New York,
and Miss Agnes Belle Brazelton, North
Carolina girl of twenty-one, who has
been visilina recently in Washington,
were the principals in romantic elope-
ment to this city. The young couple
left Washington Saturday evening, ac-
compaDied by friend, who had made
arrangements for the trip. They arrived
at Washington Junction at S:l5 O'Clock:
From the latter place telephone mes
sage was received by DR.. Samuel 1.
Haffner, clerk of the circuit court for
Frederick county, requesting him to meet
the young people at the train for thepur-
pose of issuing a marriage license. DIR.
Haffner looked up Deputy Clerk Harry
s. Chapline and the latter went to the
courthouse, while DR.. Haffner met the
train bringing the couple to the city.
The party obtained license and, ac-
companied by another deputy clerk,
went to the home Of the Rev. L.
Freeman Dixon, the of Presbyterian
Church, where the wedding ceremony
was performed. Mr.. and Mrs. Danger
field and their friend afterward left
Frederick in carriage for Washington
junction, expecting to take a midnight
express back to Washington. On their
way to the Junction the party was over
taken by rainstorm. In the darkness
the driver lost his way and he did not
succeed in getting to the Junction until
early the next morning. The arrange
ments for the elopement were so hurried
ly made that Mr.. Daingerfeld did not
have time to get his oyercoat after meet
ing his prospective bride"
fMr. Daingerfield is a native of Alexandria,
and he has the best wishes Of his many
friends in his old home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-12-16
Personal.

Mrs. James o. Gatewood has return
ed from visit TO Fort Monroe.
Miss Ruth Curtin, daughter of Alder
man J. r. n. Curtin, and Mr.. Mitchell
Hancock were married at the home OF
the brides parents this evening by Rev.
DR.. Hunt.
Mrs. G. C. Scarlet left today for
Raleigh, n. c., where she will spend
the holidays with relatives.
Mr.. Ross Beckham, who holds re-
sponsible position in Chicago with the
Rock Island Railroad, is in the city by
reason Of the death and funeral of his
father.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee arrived in this
city this evening TO make arrangements
for the funeral of his brother, Mr.. Robt.
C. Lee, who died in Fredericksburg yes
terday and who will be buried here
touorroW
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-12-16
KILLED BY A TRAIN.

MFR. william Zimmerman, Car Inspec-
tor of Southern Railway, Struck
and Killed by Washington-south'
ern Passenger Train.
A distressing accident occurred in the
Washington-Southern Railway yard IN
this city shortly after twelve o'clock last
night when Mr.. William Zimmerman,
a well-known young man of this city,
was struck and instantly killed by north
bound passenger train No. Az OF the
Washington-Southern road. NO one
witnessed the accident, but the circum-
stances in connection with the sad affair
seem to have been as follows: Mr..
Zimmerman was one of the car inspec-
tors in the employ Of the Southern Rail-
way Company and had been in the
switch house of the Washington-South-
ern road on the extreme northern side OF
the ward. 1t seems that the men en-
ploved in both railroad yards during
lulls in their night work enter this house,
and await the arrival or departure OF
trains. Mr.. Zimmerman left the switch
house alone almost simultaneously with
the passage ofNo. 40 into the city, and
in crossing the track was struck by the
train and thrown twenty feet to the east.
The unfortunate man was killed outright
and his body hurled to the platform
north of the track. About an hour
later it was discovered By Marshall
Staut and Winter Crupper, night watch
men. Later the remains were taken
to Mr.. B. Wheatley's undertaking
establishment where it was found that
he had been struck on the right temple
by the engine of the passenger tram
DIR. Purvis, the Coroner, held an IN
quest over the remains at Mr.. Wheatley's
establishment at noon today. The fol-
lowing composed the jury: Q. T. Z.
Timberman (foreman), FL. F. Robertson,
II. D. Ashton, w. A. Jolly, G. j. W..
Summers and C. S. Adam. Several
witnesses were examined, among them
Messrs. Marshall Stout and Winter
Crupper, watchmen in the Washington
Southern yard. The former was the
first to discover the body lying on pile
of scrap iron on the platform. The engi-
neer and fireman of train No. 40, which
it is presumed struck Mr.. Zimmerman,
were also examined. They both were
unaware of the fact that the train had
struck anybody, as there was nothing
on their engine to indicate it. 1t was
suggested that the locomotive may have
passed Mr.. Zimmerman and his head
came in contact with the platform OF the
car next to the tender. The jury sub
sequently returned verdict to the eff
feet that the deceased came to his death
by having his skull fractured by train
No. 40 of the Atlantic Coast line.
Mr.. Zimmerman was popular young
man, and his untimely death is greatly
regretted by all who knew him. He
was Past Councillor of Alexandra
Council, Junior Order Of Mechanics,
and assistant foreman of the Columbia
Fire Company. He leaves a widow and
two small children. The deceased was
20 years old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-12-16
LOCAL, RREVITIES.

Among the prettiest calendars for the new
wear are those of the Mutual Ice Company OF
this city.
The advertising columns ofthe Gazette con-
tain much that is of interest to Christmas
shoppers and the public generally.
A marriage license was issued in Washing
ton Yesterday to Milford r. Jarvis and Mary
J. Tyers, both of Lorton station.
Mr.. Robert Elliott has sold to Mr.. q. W.
Riston n house and lot on the west side OF ST.
Asaph street, between Wolfe and Wilkes.
The Relief truck was brought out of the
house late yesterday evening, it having been
reported to the driver that house In the
southern part of the city was ON fire. Tine
report was unfounded.
A called meeting Of the Columbia Fire
Company will be held tonight for the purpose
of taking suitable action in regard to the
death of Mr.. William Zimmerman, late
member of the company.
A meeting of Washington
Lodge of Masons will be held at 1880 a. m.
tomorrow to attend the funeral Of the late
Robert c. lee, late member of the lodge.
Bishop Randolph and Rev. Mr.. Morton will
conduct the religious services.
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