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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-08
FOUR SCORE AND FOUR
Death Of Hans A. Skaug, a Southern
49,. Minnesota Pioneer.

Minnesota Pioneer.
ALBERT LEA, MINN.-Hans A..
Skaug of Bancroft township is dead at
the age Of "a, leaving wife and four
children The widow is almost IS. Both
were born in Norway, but settled in
Freeborn county in 1866. ".>
DIR. w. M. Newman Of Spokane,
Wash, and Miss Nellie Levens Of this
city were united in marriage at the resi-
dence of the BRIDES mother this week.
Rev. T. w. Thurston, perhaps the
Oldest, clergyman in the state, as he is
almost go, is recovering from a severe
indisposition that was feared would
prove fatal. rs
The first rain Of the fall began yes
terday morning, and, while it stopped
threshing, it was needed by those who
have blowing to do.
The prohibitionists are making more
Of a campaign here this year than ever
before and they have one candidate, T..
E. Noble, who desires to be repro
sentative. His chances of winning are
not good, but he will receive more votes
than prohibition candidates usually get
here. ID
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FIRST REPUBLICAN, RALLY
Fessenden Country Now Realizes That
Campaign Is On.

FESSENDEN, N. D.-The first politi-
cred at Haney by E. II. Wright, a bril-
liant and forceful speaker of Valley
City, who addressed large audience on
the issues of the campaign from a re-
publican standpoint.
Threshing is almost completed and
many rigs will pull in soon; The
an acre The price here ranges from
IS cents to 81 for No. 2, and many
farmers are making the cost Of their
farms, this year. There is a bullish SEN
t1ment among the better-to-do class,
who are holding their wheat for May
corner. :
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SECOND BANK AT CASS LAKE
Crookston Capitalists and Local Men
About to Start It.

CASS LAKE, MINN.-Lewis Filing
ton, president of the Scandinavian
American bank Of Crookston, and J. P.
crookston,, have Specifically Fs'c comppleted
arrangements for the establishment Of
a second bank here. It's name will be
the First State Bank of Cass Lake
and the capital stock will be $4,000.
The promoters are Lewis Ellington, J.
p: Foote- and N. e. Reed, ex-cashier
of the First National bank of this
place. Mr.. Reed will be cashier and
the remainder of the officers will be
elected by the board Of directors yet
to be named. =
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LAUGH WAS ON HIM.
Phila Rnllafin

ooh, fly with me-" he cried. CT
will find a plan to elude your proud
parents. Love laughs at locksmiths. ~
What is your occupation, Mr.. BIZ,
cepps9" asked the young lady, not UNI
kindly.
=" am farrier," he replied, "but I
will find way. Love laughs at lock-,
smiths'
81 fear,' coldly said the damsel.
that it is impossible. In some in
stances love also laughs at black
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CARNIVAL WEEK ENDS
d-Fashioned Barbecue at Hastings .
.r-' s.. Nelson to Speak,

OId-f' ash1oned Barbecue at Hastings -
.r-' So. Nelson to Speak.
HASTINGS, MINN.-.Hastings' first
street fair and carnival closes tonight.
Notwithstanding the rain Of yesterday,
it proved grand success. A roasted
OK was served at the city park this
afternoon, and S. M. Owen of Mime
apolis addressed the farmers at the
courthouse upon "Practical Farming. -
Tonight Senator Nelson will speak at
the courthouse upon the issues of the
campaign.
Dakota county receives 1864 from
the semi annual apportionment of state
school funds, upon basis of 4,375
pupils at 1920 each.
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SANBORN SAFE ROBBED
Second Burglary Of the Kind in the
Town in Month.

SANBORN, MINN.-Cracksmen emit
cred the general merchandise store Of
E. j. Breitkrentz last night, by raising
one Of the back windows, and then pried
the safe door open with tools taken
from A. Schellenberger' blacksmith
shop. They secured about $75 in cur
rency, and all of Mr.. Breitzrentz' s pri-
vate papers, including insurance poll
cies, etc. Several checks were also taken.
This makes the second safe-cracking
Sanborn has experienced in the last
month, and both jobs resemble the work
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ter and to have asserted he would ex-
pose some alleged deals of Hanson.
Trolley Accepts Franchise.

trolley Accepts Franchise.
The Fargo and Moorhead Street Rail
way company, has fled it's acceptance Of
council, for the use Of the wagon bridge
for eighteen months. At the expira-
ton Of that date, it is expected that the
war department will be convinced that
the Red river is no longer a navigable
stream at this point, and the company
will be able to build an ordinary bridge
pense Of constructing drawbridge, as
would be necessary under the present
law. A bill will be introduced at the
next session of congress to this effect.
Isaac Newton is the name Of an aged
prisoner, who tells story about being
able TO- trace his ancestry back to Sir
and claims to have seen better days.
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, BRAKEMAN LOSES HIS LEG
Serious Injury to Milwaukee Road En-
p1oyee at Aberdeen

Aberdeen, s. D.-Loren Boughten,
had his right leg crushed SO badly be-
low the knee that that portion of the
leg had to be amputated. His parents
live in Sioux City.
Fire was discovered in Guhin Broth
ers' bookstore at $3.50 in the morning.
1t originated from box of sawdust in
which lighted cigar had been thrown,
and was extinguished without the help
Of the fire department.
A. freight wreck at Redfeld delayed
traffic on the Milwaukee. The tracks
being badly torn up. :.
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PHYSICIAN KILLS HIMSELF
Friends Of DR.. McNulty Shocked by
News Of His Death.

HELENA, MONT.-Dr. C. A. Nc
Mont, by shooting; the bullet penetrat.
ing his heart. The suicide was great
shock to his friends, as he had no ap-
parent cause. He came from Chicago
three years ago and had practiced in
several Montana cities. His only rela-
tives. reside in Chicago. The body will
be buried at Harlem.
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PROPOSALS FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
a Of cogRspe Mh NJ s. Paul MINI Oct
be received at this Office until Ii am. Oct
-, 1904, and opened then for 500 shade trees
and 1,8O0 pounds OF grass seed. Plans and spec
ifcations may be seen-and blank proposals With
full instructions. had ssupon application here
Y. 5; reserves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals, or any part thereof.-R. NJ
SCHoF1ELD. Constructing q. NJ. 81 7, 81
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PROPOSALS FOR Observation-Disclosures
,o Of Constructing 9; n St Paul, Mimi Oct. 1,
be received at this office until II am. Oct.
10. 1904, and opened then for the construction
Of one Root House at Fort Smelling, MINI. Plans
and specifications may be seen and blank pro-
hosals with full instructions, had upon appllca-
or reject any or all proposals. or any part there
OR. NJ. SCHOFIELD. Constructing Q. NJ.
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MAMA's PREJUDICE.

Boston Transcript.
Papa-Y our mother tells me YOU
haven't been very good boy today,
Johnny.
Between us, pa, i think she s
a little prejudiced against me. It was
only the other day she told Aunt Kate
was just like you.
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Alva Adams, twice governor of COL
orado and the democratic candidate again
this year, was a classmate at Albion
academy In Dane county, Wisconsin, Of
Senator Knute Nelson, Congressman Ad-
ANS OF the Madison, Wis, district, and
the late Justice Charles v. Bardeen oil
the Wisconsin supreme court.
E. G.. Torrey
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CENTERV1LLE, s. D.-The twenty fourth an.
nual meeting of the southeastern South Dakota
churches and ministers is being held in this
city. Rev. B.. G. Matson of Yankton was
elected moderator for the ensuing year, and EIk
Point was selected as the place for the next
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Jack Dashing {sarcastically) -of
Of course you have never been kissed
before.
Dolly Swift-Never. Heretofore
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g, FARGO, N. Do. A. Saunders pioneer
resident of this county. after whom the station
Of Saunders was named, committed suicide by
jumping into the river. = -
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CH0KIo, M1NN.-C. II. Caldwell, president.
and ]. G.. Blaisdell, cashier of the First IA.
tional bank are ill. The former is recovering
from appendicitis and the latter is suffering
with a severe case Of pneumonia, and his condi.
ton Ia critical ~~.NN1f5
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COUNCIL BLUFFS, IoWA.-No trace has been
found Of the masked robber, who held up and
i,a MISS FRANCES Flood Of 81, 100 while she
Bloodhounds could not follow the trail. /
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APPREHENSION.

Mother-I hope you children will like
the new nurse. She says she will treat
you Just as if you were her own.
Tommy-Oh, don't tell her to do
that, mama. She spanks her own.
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barn and blacksmith shop of Richard e. Bankey
burned The loss is placed at So. 600. The fam
lily barely escaped with their lives.
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MASON CITY, IoWA.-Judge Kelly fined A.
p. Sykes Of this city and Bass Of CLEAR Lake,
druggists, $500 each. for violating liquor per.
mits, and permanent Injunction was issued
against Sykes.
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MOUNT AYR, IoWA.-Senator Dolliyer. Con.
speakers at a great republican rally here Oct, 21
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tied, and 1t Is rare honor for it to have
congressman. It's citizens appreciate
What Congressman Burke has done for
| the state In general and for them in par
! tlcular, and they will support him for
congressman as long as he asks it Of
| them.
Mr.. Sutherland's victory had some-
thing of personal defeat in it, for he
really aspired to be state senator Be-
| cause of contesting delegations in Hughes
and Sully counties, Mr.. Shober, who con-
trolled Hyde county, the other county in
the district, was in position to dictate,
and his choice was the seat in. the upper
body. Mr.. Sutherland prudently took
what he could get. There will be a lot
OF good fighting in Hughes, county for
some time to come, and the Burke
Stewart faction is more than likely to
win out another time. II
1t has come to be recognized that
Mitchell sets the pace in the matter of
harvest festivals and jubilees It's corn
palace has always been a success and
this year the city fairly outdid itself.
Sousa's band was a stellar attract and
$4,000 persons visited the city and pal
ace Sta1d eastern cities of many times
the wealth and population of Mitchell
nave never dreamed of such enterprise.
Inc palace is too unique and too beauti-
full to be closed at once. and to meet the
popular demand the management will
keep it open thru October and provide a
free concert each afternoon.
Mitchell Is making a strenuous CAM
palgn for the capital and recent brochures
and pamphlets show the unmistakabla
work OF Clate Than, in charge of the !
literary end of it's campaign. These pub |
locations are much more pretentious than
those of previous campaigns on this issue
and present the cause of Mitchell in strong
light. The bureau at Pierre is managed I
by E. W. Caldwell, and it is a case Of /
diamond cut diamond.
The Rosebud and Fort Totten land !
booms have fattened out. Some 1900 +
quarter sections on the Rosebud were not
filed upon and only 10S persons CT the 500 |
whose names were first called for filing
on the Fort Totten reserve made entries. i
The quarters on the Rosebud are still open
to entry at 81 an acre, while almost adj
Jacent are free government lands in
abundance. The governments lottery
looked like big thing. but the country!
will continue to be settled UP and de-
veloped in the same old practical way. I
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Some allusion was made in this coll
unn recently to the success Of the Suth-
erland faction in the Hughes county dis
.trict legislative fight but it was not in
tended to intimate that Congressman
Burke was losing his hold upon his own
bailiwick. Hughes county is small, as
counties go in the west, and thinly set
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BUSINESS CHANGES


o o o o o o o o O O O
HOTEL, 45 ROOMS, MODERN; ONLY SO
hotel, county seat of 5000. Three rail ,
, road. Sunday point. $1,000. j., lis
Kasota building. {
> HOTELS rooms (only hoteD; town of {
, LOO; all modern; cheap rent and good
D for 500 month clear of all expenses; {
D $3.50. j., lis Kasota building.
. Hotei-6o rooms; county seat, 1000; four {
railroads; absolutely no competitions;
, Sunday point; making $500 month; {
D $4,000: j., lis Kasota building {
D Hotel-35 rooms; steam heated, baths; {
only 81 hotel county seat of l, 500; good {
, live, growing town. This hotel is a {
money-maker. The hotel, including six {
lots can be bought for $4,000; small
payment down, balance to suit. It's
bargain Could not be duplicated for {
$1,000. Think of tia 35-room steam {
heated, money making hotel. Why pay
rentf j., 11S kasota building
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La CROSSE, W1S.-Ernest Vaundre section (
man employed on the North Western road was [
struck by an extra freight train and killed. {
He 20, and unmarried Is
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BUSINESS CHANCES


/ Continued.
FOR sALE-A CLEAN UP-To-DATE MILL.
i merry stock in thriving town; of about 6.00O
best of reasons for selling. Address 5422
Journal go: u. :.. ..'rs T..
FOR sALE-LIvE NEWSPAPER WITH 81 200
outfit in town of 1000, In southern Mime
sofa, at one third actual value. 558s, Journal
WIDOW LADY WITHOUT CHILDREN WANTS
furnished roominghouse to run and share
profits or salary; responsible 5o46. Journal
FOR sALE-INTEREsT IN WEEKLY NEWS
ences. Address Box 11s. Fergus Falls. MINI.
FOR sALE-TWo- BoXBALL BOWLING
alleys; good new; will sell mighty cheap.
Write quick. Dick Quinn. venton Iowa.
FOR sALE-PAYING GROCERY STORE IN A
growing town: must IT. sell at once; good chance
BEFORE BUYING BUSINESS, READ THE
Jensen. 215 New York Life.
BANKING BUsINEss-BEsT OPPORTUNITY
in the state; want capitalist with ability; large
deposits. 57s5, Journal. -
FOR RENT-HoTEL DULUTH, AT MARSHALL,
MINI. Just rehtted and newly furnished.
Address Hotel Duluth. ~ : t3i
IF YOU HAVE $500 CASH AND WANT 70
make some money, call and see us. 112 .2d
st N. third floor. s
FOR sALEpRUesToRG IN LIVE MIME:
sofa town, $4,000. A. D.. Cond1t. New York
ELEVATORS WANTED; WILL GIVE GOOD
g gsd1 land for same: what have you?
FOR sALNLIVERY BARN AND STOCK,
f Shear write for particulars. Lockbox 1892
A GOOD! OFFICE BUSINESS Ar a BARGAIN.
Other business reason for selling. 5421, Jour.
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WOOD AND COAL

MARKET FUEL co. HAS OPENED MAIN
office at JOG Sd st s, opposite postoffice
coal, all screened;, coke, 1925: wood. $2.75
up. N. w. Main. 4665-J; T. c., 1872.
FOR WOOD AND COAL, HAY AND GRAIN;
pine wood $2.75 ur; coal, $575 up. Nicollet
Feed and Fuel, 915 Nicollet Both phones 1889.
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INSTRUCTION
LOANS AND. CHATTELS

RICE LOANS ON ALL KINDS OF PERSONAL
property. Charges reasonable. sos Globe bldg
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TWENTY SEVEN ROOM RooMINGHoUsI
transient trade, $3.50.
81 rooms, modern, 81 200.
q rooms modern except heat, $3.50.
IL rooms, modern $3.50.
Saloon, good location, $500.
Saloon, stock and fixtures $780,
saloon, cheap rent, $500; license 81, 500.
GOOD hotel in Anoka, $3.50.
aotei IN Iowa county seat town, S., OOO
MlNNEAPOL1S BUSINESS AGENCY,
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RooMINaHoUsE BARGAINS.

"S0NH.tNWHkVUD1a IdItuA1NS.
READ THIS LIST.
~ rooms, rent $40, income 500; $780,
~ rooms rent $50, Income $17O; price right
10 rooms. rent $25; money maker: 5000
- rooms, rent $40; lease: income $120; price
o. rooms, rent $50, price 1915.
IL rooms, rert $45, price $500; easy terms
- 20 rooms, well furnished rent $50 income
3140; $3.50 or offer.
16 rooms, rent 500, price $3.50
rooms, rent $35, only $3.50.
Large list not advertised; over 60 good
PAGES PAGES TO select from. Cash or terms. See us
before buying. We protect you from mort
cages or Misrepresentation
Strong, Campbell Is Christensen,
215 New Ynrlr
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BOARDINGHOUsEs.

LANDS OR BUSINESS. BOUGHT, SOLD, Elk.
Associated Brokers. Our cooperative maya
zine, Business Opportunities,' reaches the
buyers; 1t brings results: For Sale-Estab-
lished business, guaranteed to net SIS daily:
price $500. Roominghouses, $lOO to 81, 500.
M a1e6Gchandise, $4,000 to 5000. Hardware.
Groceries, 5000 to $4,000 Minneapolis resi-
dence property for sale and exchange So 100
70 $lOOOO. 3OS Sykes block. MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi.
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FOR sALE-AN OIL MILL, LARGE CAPAC.
ity, fully equipped with modern machinery
large light building, nearly new: adapted .Or
manufacturing linseed cottonseed or corn oil !:
brick and concrete constructions: everything in
hrst-class order: located In western city with
unsurpassed railroad advantages. VIII be sold
on liberal terms to responsible parties at a
wonderful bargain to close estate Write
Tor full particulars to d. B. Lyman 1910 Title
s Trust building. Chicago.
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SOLELY ON ACCOUNT OF SICKNESS WILL
sell $1,000 to $4,000 stock of mems cloth
Ing, shoes. hats and caps and gents furnish
unimproved land at its real value; this stock
Is nearly new, clean, equally divided in
amounts and sizes; handsome store and on the
best street in a large manufacturing town and
established trade: lowest rental lease In the
city. Apply or address 522 Medical block Min
neapOliS. - -
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FOR ExCHANGE-THE FOLLOWING BUsI.
ness and property in suburb of st. Paul, we'll
equipped retail business and building; cash
sales $50 per day. Elegant eight-room modern
mousse with nice lawn; lots 5Ox150 good barn
center Of city; cars pass door. VIM se on
very easy terms, or consider part trade. Price
So,ooo. property increasing in value every
year. For particulars call or write Pioneer
Realty Co., Pioneer Press building St Paul
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STRONG, CAMPBELL &c CHRIsTFNsEN-
REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS BROKERS'
215 New York Life Building Minneapolis
business stores, stocks of merchandise.
Farm lands, real estate, ETC., bought
Sold and exchanged commission.
Amy part Of the northwest.
Quick, private dealings guaranteed.
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WE HAVE $500, 900 FOR LEGITIMATE BUsI.
nesses and real estate.
.n WE Fla. HAVE NEVER worked the advertising
FLOUR MILL-Up- to date, 15O.brl; is per
cent dividends " 49, p
ooFFlCE BUSINESs-Investment guaranteed;
So 600 income.
aAIRDRESSING-$2o net weekly; snap
GRoOERY-$5OO, $500, 1000, 81 900, So, 500.
hrst-class. ~ 1872
RooMINGHOUsEs-e, 10. IS, 80. 6oroom.
aOTELS-30, 40 60, TO- 100-room.
CoNFECTlONERY. CIGARS-About ~.
L nnnn xnL,n,
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ROCKVILLE, MIMI, THE BEST NEW TOWN
on on the Glenwood. Winnipeg extension of the
500 L1nei 1876 miles from Minneapolis; fine
farm land and plenty of timber; splendid open
ing Tor a doctor, drug store, harness shop, etc.
for location for any kind of business, write
secretary of Richville Commercial club -
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E1RsT.CLAss PRIVATE APARTMENT AND
boardinghouse' ~ Il beautiful rooms, strictly
modern; heat free; will guarantee 500 profit
monthly. Must sell now. Also have 12-roOrn
modern roominghouse, beautifully furnished;
always full. Either place lovely home But
must sell. Near library building. Inquire 4
VOL
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FOR sALE-sLoT MACHINE BARGAINS
Here Is your chance to buy frst-class up-to-
gate, latest tis models slot machines; have 600
sold cheap at close Of fair; also have a bunch
or o. money makers slightly used, good new,
Tor sale cheap. VIII give information and re-
ceiyye orders For at once Write or call.
Mills Novelty Co.. 200 Washington av N, Min
neapolis, MINI.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-07-14
PITT SBURG MERCHANTS
and MANUFACTURERS
Visit CIarIxsburg Wednesday Evening on Their
Tour of West Virginia and Receive Royal Wei
come. Dinner Given to Association and
CIarksbura Business Men by PittsbaTg
Life Trust Co. at Waldo Hotel

Going to Weston and Bucllhannon, aud
the Pittsburg Life 4 Trust Company
would give a dinner at the Waldo Ho-
tel for the delegates and a number q
the business men OF the city
The ASSOCIATION returned to the city
ut 1890 o'clock and at once repaired
q the waldo Hotel, where an excellent
menu was enjoyed w. c. Baldwin, .Une
vice president Of the Pittsburg Life q
Trust Company, made an address to the
assenblage. He said the association
wa. highly gratiied with the success q
their visit in cllrksburg and said the
Pittsb,rrg Life & Trust Company was
doing it's utmost to assist the Mer-
chants and Manufacturer Association
IN their objects and aims ON their West
Virginia tour An address OF welcome
to the association was delivered IN an
| eloquent and earnest manner by Mayor
p. II. shields. Col. A. J. Logan, OF tae
firm Of 4. j. Logan & Co., of Pittsburg'
presided at the table rs toastmaster
Responses to tom-ts We're made by the
secretary and general manager OF the
association, Mr.. James w. Wardrop, who
smoke upon .om Association" the pres
;dent OF the association, L. J. Lloyd, who
smoke upon "The Visit to West Nir'
ginia = Harvey 7. Smith, Of Clarksburg
who touched upon Commercial Rel'',
lions :" Rev. S. X. Arbuthnot, pastor OF
GoT NJ. Il. Church, and Col. LemPert, OF
the Pitt,.burg Dispatch.
At o'cloek a. m. the association De
part,-d for Cumberland and Thursday
they visited that city, Neyser, Piedmont
| Thomas, Parsons, Elkins, Bennstoh
Philippi and Grafton
/ This is the first trade excursion un
dcrtakeu by the Pittsburg association
and SO far they IRE more than please'
with the general outlook, They Will re
turn to Pittsburg on Friday, after vp'at
ing all the more important cities o. 70
state. Their objects are the bringing
abort Of better freight service from an
to Pittssbmg and better passenger serY
iee for trade excursions to enable mer
chants manufacturers and bankers
visit tradesmcn in surrounding seetion'
and thus show personal interest IN Tn
trade.
The Pittsburg party is accom- pane
by seven newspaper men, representln
leach Of the daily papers OF that clDs
who are composed of Col. hneodol
I,cmpert. Dispatch; john Prior coSar
Gazette; George a. campsey, Time
/. ~. Edward Cope, Post; Harry Silve!
Leader; Il. H. Williams, Press, ana r
sykes, Chronicle Telegraph.