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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

1t is very common to raise all the way
from % bushels to 40 bushels of wheat
to the acre and Is to 25 bushels of
flax. Flax is usually grown only for
seed, but two mills have been erected
in various parts of the county, and
$f-56- to So per ton is paid for the
flax straw. This pays larger pro-
portion of the cost of raising the crop
and adds considerably to the profit of
flax raising. North Dakota raises
about half of the entire fax crop of
the United States, and this part of the
state is one of the largest producers.
Soil
The soil is a rich glacial drift" one
to four feet deep. that is easy to work,
meyer bakes, requires no fertilizers,
and is most marvelausly productive.
The subsoil is a rich clay, full of the
elements needed by. growing crops. 1t
absorbs large amount of moisture to
besdrawn to the surface when needed
A good soil requires moisture for
growing crops. The United States
government statistics for many years
show that the annual rainfall in this
region is little over twenty inches
and. about fifteen inches of this fall In
May, June, July, August and Septem-
Der, when it is needed by growing
crops. This explains why such album
dant crops are raised in Nelson county.
Besides soil and moisture we have
abundant sunshine which Is necessary
for growing crops. Take it in North
DAKOTA they have about two hours
more sunshine daily during the grow
ing season than in states farther
south, and this is what pushes the
vegetation to early maturity and fills
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

One of the thriftiest. busiest and most
enviable towns in North Dakota, is Mich
igan City. The location was designed
by nature as center of population, with
a surrounding wealth of soil guaranteeing
not only comfort and plenty. but riches
to the Industrious and prudent. Michigan
City Is young in years, but old in instltu-
. lions that mold and sustain character, the
splendid public school system of the town,
with free text books, marking the place
as one deserving of high commentator,
as this is feature of Americanism that
has made this country famous through
out the world. The public school is the
one place where every boy and girl, rich
or poor, is given an equal show in the race
of life. Ali communities do not realize
the Importance of giving to the rising
generation the best that money will buy.
Michigan City is clearly not of this class.
Her societies, her industry ard public
spirit, her thrifty places of business, and
her temperate and wel1-meaning people
quickly impress the visitor who chances
to spend season in the place. AS an
evidence of prosperity new residences
and business places are being erected.
There are four large grain elevators, a
large flour MILL in this part of the state,
two solid banking institutions. a live
Lt~Spapct, Tile independently di LIE uSudl
quota of business establishments and
professions, churches of the Catholic,
Methodist. Congregationa1ists and Norwe-
gian Lutheran denominations, and socie-e
ties of Odd Fellows, Rebekahs. Yeo-
men. Modern Woodmen and knights
of the Maccabees. The business
men are all enterprising and all
making money. The town is so situ-
ated as to furnish natural drainage. It
is located on the main line of the Great
Northern railway in the center OF Nelson
county. and In close proximity to the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

TWO BILLS AT THE GRAND

DE, Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" will be
the offering of the Fawcett company at
the Grand opera house for the first
part of the week, including Sunday,
Monday. Tuesday nights and a special
matinee on the Fourth of July.
The famous story by Robert Louis
Stevenson has never been excelled as a
product of a weird Imagination. The
story of the two natures of man, one
good. one evil each struggling for SUI
prenacy, is told wildly. In brief it is
as follows:
DR.. Jekyll, an eminent London ply
sician is engaged to be married to Ag-.
mes Carew. DR.. Jekyn has expert
mented with chemicals and by an ac-
cident has discovered a certain COM
bination of drugs which, when taken
internally, will bring about an absolute
revolution of persons body, changing
the features and distorting the limbs
as well as the moral nature of the man.
A second dose of the drug will restore
him to his proper form and right mind.
DIR. Jekyll experiments upon himself,
and in the character in which the evil
within him predominates he tramples
brutally upon a little girls and commits
other fiendish acts He resolves
finally never again to take the drug
which changes him into Edward Hyde.
But one evening while at the house
of Sir Danvers Carew, the change
takes place without the use of the
drug. The principle is the same, ia
miliar to all morphine eaters and opium
smokers, The cravings aroused by
constant use of the drug tend to make
the system insensible to their effect,
and beyond their control The calm,
highminded DR.. Jekyll is suddenly,
against his will, transformed into an
arch f1end, a perfect devil. He leaps
upon his host, Sir Danvers, and kills
him and then disappears. Edward
Hyde, the murderer, is chased from
one end of London to the other, but no
one suspects the high-minded and ir-
reproachable man, Henry Jekyll, who
even joins in the search for the muir
derer.
George Fawcett will appear as DR..
Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde. The changes eff
fected are entirely of a facial nature
and require a great control of the
muscular system. Mr.. Fawcett is said
to play the role in a thrilling and yet
artistic manner.
Commencing at the Wednesday mat
1nee and for the balance of the week
Henri LeVadans stirring love drama,
Catherine" will be the bill. This play
was presented by Miss HaswelI and the
Fawcett company two years ago and
made one of the biggest hits of the
summer stock season.
Catherine" is essentially a love
story The heroine is poor music
teacher, and is beloved by the Duke de
Coutras, French nobleman. The duke
believes that love levels all ranks, and
when his mother becomes convinced
of the sincerity of his affection she
goes in person to the humble home of
Catherine WALTON and asks her to marry
the duke. Catherine, after a conflict
between duty to her family and duty
to a young man to whom she is en-
gagged, but whom she has never loved.
andSAdty to her love, for she has al
reaays learned to love the duke, con-
sents.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

Mr. Hyde ........... Mr. George Fawcett
Sir Danyers Carew. Mr.. Alfred Hudson Jr
j. G. Utterson esq, lawyer
Mr.. Alfred Hudson
Or. Lanyon ......: Mr.. Regain Hughston
Inspector Newcomer. of Scotland Yard
Mr.. George Schraeder
Poole, DIR. Jekyll's butler
Mr. Charles A. Gay
Guest. Mr.. Utterson's clerk
Mr.. Allen Fawcett
Mr. Frank P Johnston
Wilson, a detective -. Mr.. Edwin Evans
Billy Colwel a newsboy-
Master Herbert Whitmore
James, a footman. -. Mr.. Edwin Evans
Agnes Carey, DR.. Jekylrs fiancee--
Miss Evelyn Vaughn
Mrs. Higgins of Soho. Miss Alice Butler
Marie, maid. Miss Emma Rogers
"CATHERINE''
Duke de Coutras. Mr.. Charles Wyngate
George Mantel. Mr.. De Witt G.. Jennings
Baron Frouard. ........ George Schroeder
M. WALTON. ........... .Mr. Alfred Hudson
Frederic. Observation-Disclosures Frank Craven
Paul ......... Master Herbert Whitmore
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

| heads of cabbage, Is to 80 pounds; to-
matoes, eucumbers, beets, celery. on
ions, radishes, lettuce, celery as white
as snow and potatoes galore.
North Dakota potatoes are the finest
in the world, and grow in great album
dance in the rich, loamy soil Of Nelson
county. Great mealy tubers they are
that keep good the year round. With
proper cultivation 500 to 600 bushels
per acre can be raised without diff
Guilty, and with the most ordinary care
ESQ to 500 bushels is a common yield
A net profit of $50 to s100 per acre is
getting to be a good and sure crop,
readily made raising potatoes. There
are no potato bugs.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

everything the farmer wants on his farm.
including the Sharples cream separator.
A. B. Benson runs the main drug store
of the town and the store would be
credit to a much larger town. He has
been in the county for twenty years.
W. H. Wood is proprietor of the Cen
trail Meat Market, the leading market OF
the town; has been in business one year
and in the county seventeen years.
NJ. T. Scarf runs one of the leading
hardware and furniture stores of the
town. Mr. Scarf came here twenty one
years ago and started the first hard
ware store in this county and owns $50
acres of land.
H. c. Hanson has been in business for
general stores of the town. He came
from Minneapolis.
M. Fall e. Son run one of the leading
livery feed and sale stables in this sec
ton of the state, and have been in BUSH
ness for five years.
Dunlap Bros. are proprietors OF the
Michigan City flour mill. This is a 100
barrel mill run by steam, and established
in 1896 This mill gets out No. L -four
and sells it all over the state.
Michigan State bank is one of the solid
and oldest banks in the town, established
in 1903, does a general banking, real estate
and insurance business. This bank is in
the banks brick block, 61x66 feet. two
stories and a basement. j. H. Terrett.
the cashier, came here in 1882 and is a
.rustIer for the town.
A Hentges owns the leading fruit and
confectionery store of the town, and was
postmaster from 1895 to 1885, and deputy
for years.
w. A. Heffron is proprietor of the Mich
igan house, one of the leading 81 per day
houses of the town. This hotel is 20x50
aof fu0' off fray M
has fifteen rooms and is for sale cheap.
cheap.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

The fact of the matter is, to make it
short, you can raise anything in this
country that you can in the East, and
much cheaper. You can build you a
home cheaper, being nearer to the
Northern pine belt, and also to the
Pacific coast forests you can obtain
lumber and building material cheaper
than In Iowa, South Dakota and some
other Western states. To settlers
coming here with your families you
will find two to four schoolhouses so
the same advantages as those in the
towns.
The farmer in North Dakota need
never worry about the supply of coal.
We have enough good coal in the
state to supply the whole country for
centuries at $3.25 to 1915 per ton, and
better than Illinois soft coal.
wish to thank Thomas J.. Baird, the
Pioneer Land man, for help on this
article, as it shows his views on this
country and he has been here twenty
years and ought to know. To be sure
of all this article tells you it is the
best plan for you to buy a ticket over
the Great Northern railroad from ST.
Paul to Dakota and look over Nelson
county, and you will find a paradise,
and now is the time to come for land
is going up fast
After reading this article any think
ing man will be. convinced that Nelson
county, In the beautiful and. fertile
Sheyenne valley and wonderfully rich
and productive Lake Wamduska agri-
cultural district, offers the hon1eseeker
unusually great inducements to live
within her borders.
What moroccan you ask? Here is a
splendid health- giving, power pEode-.
ing climate with CLEAR. shining skies,
abundant rainfall, few hard storms
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

50x140 feet and full of goods. This firm
also runs one of the leading lumber
yards.
A. z. Sheets came here twenty two
years ago and is one of the leading real
estate firms in North Dakota, and also is
one of the leading attorneys of Nelson
county Mr. Sheets has $4,000 acres of
farm land in Nelson, Ramsey and Walsh
counties.
NJ G. Buckley is manager of the I'M
periaI Elevator conpany's lumber yard
at this place and has lately come from
Iowa This Is one of the large lumber
firms of North Dakota.
A. L. Freegard has been in this county
for twenty-five years, and is a rustler in
real estate. loans and insurance, was
county judge for eight years and farmed
in this county for ten years. He sells
emigrant tickets to and from all parts of
the world.
F. c. SchaibIe is the main photographer
of the town; was in the stock business
for two years in South Dakota, and has
been in Lakota one year.
The Robertson Lumber company has a
fine yard at this place and do a good bust
ness J. 2. Peterson. the manager, is
one of the we'll posted lumber men of the
county
e. c. DISCARD is county superintendent
of schools of Nelson county and was
principal of the high school at Lakota for
two years. He graduated at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota. and has lived In the
county for twenty-five years.
Henry Teiander is in his second term
as county auditor, came to tfis county IN
1894, and OWNS a 4Se-acre farm near town.
t. E. Metcalf is in his second term as
county judge and has. lived In the county
for twenty years and publishes the Nell
son county Observer, strong Repub-
lican paper.
A. J.. Groman owns one of the large
general merchandise stores OF the town.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

! the grain with Hfe-giving properties.
This country is not subject to those
scorching. blighting destroyers of hope.
those ''hot south Winds" so common
in Kansas, Nebraska and South Da-
kota. Such winds draw largely from
the moisture in the soil and blight and
destroy the crops.
The elevation Of this part of North
Dakota is about 1900 feet above sea
level, giving a clear, bracing, health
giving atmosphere approaching as near
to mountain atmosphere as is possible
for a good agricultural country. Ow-
ing to the extreme dryness of this rare
atmosphere in the winter (only about
five inches of moisture in the seven
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

and no cyclones; a rich. "never-wear-
out" soil that will produce in abund-
ance all kinds of grain, vegetables and
many kinds of fruit, without fertiliz-
ing or irrigating; a rich and abundant
growth of grass to feed countless thou
sands of horses, cattle and sheep;
cheap and abundant fuel; fine school
system, low taxes, good laws under
the dear old "Stars and Stripes" and
all the social advantages of older COM
muEities.
/ You cannot afford to waste your life
in any of the older states, when you
can get good land and home of your
own, where you can raise bigger crops
and make more money than on the old,
WORKOUT lands you have been farm
ing, ard can get it cheap and on easy
terms
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03
LAkOTA

Lakota is the county seat and metrop-
oils of Nelson county and is a
progressive village of 1000 people. The
county was organized in 1882, and Lakota
was made temporary county seat. In
November 1888, by majority of the votes
cast at the election Lakota was made
permanent county seat Lakota was in
corporated in 1884. The town is situated
on the Great Northern railroad, giving 1t
the best of freight and passenger service.
The town is growing very fast and some
very fine brick business blocks have gone
up of late. The stores and stocks of goods
carried in this town would be a credit to
town of 10000 people. This town was
settled by men of enterprise and educa-
ton. Nowhere else is there better So
ciety. Those that come here to 'outshine"
the natives will find that Lakota is up
. to Chicago Or New York in the standard
of excellence. If you want good schools
for your children, come to Lakota. Lakota
Is city of schools and churches The
town contains, in business way, court
house costing $4,000, school house cost
ing SIS, 600 and some Of the best teachers
in the state, nine in all: four churches,
one library, the Workman block, costing
$4,000 containing the opera house, A. o.
U. W. hall and offices of all kinds, ma
chine works, six elevators. one feed mill
three lumber yards, two harness stores
two banks, five general stores, two drug
stores, three hardware stores, two fur
niture stores, six grocery stores, four no.
tells, three liveries three implement
houses. eight real estate firms, secret or
ders of all kinds. three weekly newspapers
that are credit to the town as we'll as
Nelson county. In fact, all lines of BUSH
ness are we'll represented and the mer-
chants are all doing a good business but
at all times take pride in showing the
town to strangers. as they are sure after
you get all over the town you will never
return to your old time Eastern town,
but join the rush and come West. The
business men will encourage anyone COM
Ing here and starting mill a cream
cry. This Is "a good point for both. The
future growth Of Lakota will be sure and
steady. so keep your EYE on Lakota-"
Following are a few of the business
firms of the town:
Josiah Pierce is president Of the town
council and has been here since 1882. and
was nineteen years IN the livery business
Mr.. Pierce owns three quarter sections
of land south of town and is rustler for
Lakota.
Peoples State bank is one of the solid
banks of Nelson county and the oldest
bank In town. This bank does a general
banking business and owns large farms
In the county. Established in 1892 F.
a. Raiders. president; HI. G.. Merrith,
cashier, and s. A. F7eren, assistant cash
ier
The Pinkerton Kellogg company are
one OF the large general merchandise
firms of the town. This firm has been
running for two years The store building
is 3Sxf40 feet; lone story and basement and
an anrAx 20x30 feet, all fireproof.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03
MICHIGAN CITY

n 1tcHIGAN CITY. one of the chief
Nl settled in 1888. when the Great
towns in Nelson county, was first
Northern railroad was built through here,
and now has a population of 900 people.
The merchants are busy and the town is
growing very fast. The brick blocks of
the town are a credit to this section of
the state, and are full of up-to-date bust
ness men who have very fine stocks of
goods of every line. The new brick
school house cost $4,000. The merchants
of the town will give good support to any
one coming here and starting a laundry,
millinery or dressmaking, flax mill or
creamery.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03
"THE CHRISTIAN"

Hall Gaines famous religious play,
"The Christian" will be presented by
Miss -HasweH and the Fawcett COM
pany at the Grand for the week fol-
lowing Catherine The play was
made famous by Viola Allen and ere
ated big sensation wherever it has
been presented. New scenery and eff
fects are being prepared, and the pro-
elaborate scale than any yet done by
this organization. Miss Haswell will
be seen as Gloria Qualye. Charles
Wyngate, the new leading man, will
DJay John Storm
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

/ This is a regular department store 50x12o
feet. one story and basement; also owns
about IL, 900 acres of farm. land in differ
ent counties.
Hutchins e Libby run one of the large
general merchandise stores, 48x6O feet,
two stories. and have it filed with goods
of all lines. MIR. Libby has been in the
county for nineteen years, and owns a
30O-aere farm near town.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03
~ NELSON COUNTY |
x x x

ny ELSON COUNTY is near the
" eastern boundary of the state,
far enough north to be out of
the region of sandy soil and hot winds;
far enough south to be out of the re-
gion of early fall frosts. and far
enough east to be in the region Of
abundant rainfall. The lands in Nell
son county can be farmed twenty
years and then produce crops without
fertilizing. This is the home of the
famous No. 1 hard wheat, and that
is the main crop, with fax a good sec
ond. AT the present prices of land
in Nelson county it is possible to pay
the entire cost of the land and expense
of raising the crop out of one crop.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

A. M. Palmers revival "The Two Or
phans," which played seven weeks at
the New Amsterdam theater last spring
to average receipts of $4,000 a week,
VIII be sent on a tour next season,
opening in September. The cast will
include Elita Proctor Otis as Frochard.
j. E. Dodson as Pierre, Louis James as
Jacques, and other players of high
standing. The latest addition is Mrs.
w. J. LIE Moyne
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

Julian Mitchell is negotiating with
Alice Nelson to return to America at
the head of her own company and APP
pear in comic opera.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

The Pit wanes Lackaye will play
"Othello," Pillars of Society,"" King
Lear" "Svengali' and other character
parts, changing his bill frequently in
city engagements.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

doing well. The play never has been
presented in this country, but probably
will come forward next season. with
Henry u. DiXey in the principal role.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

Cecilia LOTUS has protege. She is
Miss 'Janey' Laurel, who has been in
E. H. Sothern's company ever since she
was thirteen years old. That was five
years ago, and it was the acting of one
of the small parts that attracted Miss
Lotus to her. At the latter's request
the young woman was allowed to un-
derstudy her, and when Miss LOTUS
became i'll with scarlet fever Mr.. Soth-
ern gave her the chance to play the
leading role opposite him. Miss Laurel
is receiving much praise for her work.
and also has captivated with her fresh
young beauty In a recent interview
she confessed that her aim was to play
Juliet, and that she hoped TO learn
much from the production of Shake
speare's play when it is given next year
by Julia MarIowe and Sothern.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

David Belasco is authority for the
statement that Mrs. Leslie Carter will
plan an engagement in London next
summer. 1t is also said that Mrs.
Carter may play the part of Lady
Macbeth next year.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

Edward Harr1gan next season Is to
appear in new play, written by him
self and based upon his own career on
the stage
Miss Viola Allen recently sailed for
Europe. While in Paris she will con-
fer with Rostand concerning a new
play. Miss Allen will appear next sea-
son in "a Winters Tale.'
John Drew will appear in a new
comedy next season, written by Au-
gustus Thomas. The subject is of a
purely American character, and Mr.
Drew will impersonate an American
type OF the rough rider school.
Miss Isadore Rush, who has been the
Lady Holyrood in 'F'lorodora" for the
last two seasons, probably will return
to stardom next season under the aus
plces OF John c. Fisher, If suitable
vehicle can be secured.
"Weatherbeaten Benson" has been
! chosen by Edward E. Kidder as the
title of the new play which he has
written for Ezra Kendall and which
Will be the opening attraction of the
next season at the Park theater, New
York, beginning early in September.
Mrs. G. H. Gilbert has received the
completed manuscript of the Clyde
Fitch play, Grandma" with which she
will make. her farewell tour of the
country and complete a service of
sixty years on the stage.
George Becks, the veteran actor who
died recently in st. Louis, left his
splendid collection of more than 5000
prompt books to the New York public
library. The books are almost price
less, as they contain practically a COM
plete history of the stage business en-
ployed in the standard dramas since
the days Of Garrick.
Jones boy is acting very badly
theaa days"
'Wayward son, eh?"
No, actor!"-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Beerbohm Tree again has fallen back
on Clyde Fitch's ''The Last Of the Dan
dies" In London. and is reported to be
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

Mime. Bernhardt, it is reported, has
decided to make a spectacular produc-
ton of five-act version of Sienkie-
VICES novel. "By Fire and Sword -
adapted by her son Maurice. The next
role to be played by Nine. Bernhardt in
Paris is Marie Antoinette. The play
will be produced in the fall under the
name of ''VareineS."
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03
DRAMATIC GOSSIP

Edward Harrigan next season is to
appear in new play, written by him
self and based upon his own career on
the stage
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-03

Miss Viola Allen recently sailed for
Europe. While in Paris she will con-
Ter with Rostand concerning new
play: Miss Allen will appear next sea-
son in "a Winters Tale"