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TALK OF IMPROVEMENTS.
NORTHEAST MIN NEAP LIS
LEAGUE CALLS ANNUAL MEET
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Preparations for tho spring cam
paign Of improving Northeast Mime
apolis are about TO be made. The an
nual meeting of the Northeast Mime
apolis Improvement league has been
called for Tuesday, Jan. 3, and will be
held in the Sunday school rooms Of the
= Loyalty Baptist, church at s o'clock.
Men who have lived in the vicinity Of
Northeast Minneapolis for many years
and who have the growth and improve
ment Of that section Of the city at
heart, are at present at the head Of the
league, and the election Of officers will
undoubtedly result in the reelection Of
many. At the meeting a program of
music will intersperse the discussions
Of Importance as to the future needs
Of Northeast Minneapolis, and several
prominent speakers will be invited to
be present to talk.
The present officers Of the league
are: President, DR.. O. A. Kelsey; vice
president, Ct. r. Kletzen; secretary and
treasurer, Dan G.. Brown, who wag re-
Gently appointed controller Of the treas
ury; the executive committee, M. B..
Lloyd. Aaron Carlson, E. NJ. Anderson,
G.. Larson, B: B. Utter, H. Hehdrick-
son and j. W. Larson.
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Christmas in Minneapolis fifty years
ago was not quite as elaborate an af-
fair as it is nowadays, and the early
settlers remember distinctly that there
were times when East Minneapolis was
nothing but pretty woodland scene,
Just small colony OF pioneer settlers
business men held undisputed monop-
oily in East Minneapolis, then came a
change and the west end OF the city
became a rival in popularity. Thru
the constant efforts of the more pro-
gressive business men, who would not
hands, East Minneapolis has held her
own, and of late business is coming
back and is constantly increasing.
There is more activity in building, new
stores are constantly put up, dwelling
houses are built southeast and north
east of the river and everything which
prophesies, progress! and prosperity is
here. Cuisines is coming back to
this side of the river,' said one Of the
leading merchants, and 50 it is: With
the continual growth Of the university
district and it's ever-increasing popu
lation, and with the many municipal
improvements, business is bound to be-
good, and in trading and business cir
Giles the outlook for the year Of 1905 is
inent men who have lived in East Min
neapolis, none is, perhaps, better
known than j. H. Chase and Gotlieb
Schober. Mr.. Chase has resided for
nearly fifty years in Southeast Mime
apolis, while the Schober family has
been one Of the most prominent resid
ing in Northeast Minneapolis.
Gotlieb Schober is president of the
Phoenix fourmill, and came to New
York in 1854, and on Feb. 20, 1906, he
will celebrate the fftieth anniversary
of his arrival in the United States. May
7 Of the new year will mark the ff
tieth year Of his residence in the state
Of Minnesota. It took Gotlieb Scho-
Der seventy days to make the trip, COM
ing across the Atlantic on sailing YES
sci; while he still clings with great af
lection to the fatherland,' he de-
clares that it will take great many
more days than seventy to ever make
him leave it. When he arrived in
st. Anthony he remained but a short
time. Three times he left for other
fields, but every time, like the proven
bial cat s'he came back.' From st.
Anthony Mr.. Schober went to Maple
Grove, where he took up claim, re-
naming there until 1860. Waconia,
Carver county, was the next place
chosen by him. A miller by trade, he
followed that line of business in Wa
coma for one year, and in 1861 he re-
turned to st. Anthony; for three years
he worked in st. Anthony with the mill
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and Mr.. Schober has been with the firm
since 1865. The mill is one Of the
best-equipped in the country and the
famous Phoenix -four finds a ready
market in two worlds.
A Southeast Minneapolis Pioneer.
Josiah H. Chase claims Minnesota
his home since 1855, for it was during
that year that he came to Olmsted
county, Minnesota. He took up claim
of 100 acres in Mower county and in
August in 1856 he moved into St. An
thony, which is now Minneapolis. Mr..
Chase is a native of. Kingston, N. H.,
and was born in that eastern city on
Sept. 80, 1880: He spent several years
in Boston before coming to Minnesota,
and acquired thoro. knowledge Of the
dry goods trade, working in one Of the
most up-to-date clothing stores. It
was while in Boston that the emigration
fever for the western states took hold
of the young clerk and he started out
for Minnesota I'M the f1fties. In the
spring following his arrival he pur-
chased, in company with s. A. Lewis,
O. stock Of boots and shoes, and for sew
eral months the two men operated a
shoe shop. A few months later the
firm added to their already fine stock,
an additional stock of general merchan-
disc After two gears Mr.. Chase
bought out his partner and continued
alone in business. In 1861 he gave up
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the dry goods business department but
continued to deal in shoes and ready
made clothing. A disastrous fire ruined
his business, burnt out his entire stock,
and forced him to look for new quar-
ters. He Immediately located on Main
street and in 1873 he erected the bust
ness building on the corner Of Second
street and Central avenue, which he has
occupied since that time; and where now
the well-known firm Of j. H. Chase &
Son does a splendid business in men g
and boys furnishing goods. Mr.. Chase
is the Oldest clothing dealer in the city,
and has gone thru the different stages
Of the development Of the East Side.
His home is on University avenue, beau
tifully located, and facing the Uni
versity campus. He is nearing the fifth
eth year of his residence in Minnesota
and has full claim to the title Of being
q pioneer resident.
Pushed Growth Of Fourteenth Az Sc.
G. w. Meneilley, the Fourteenth ave-
nue. Sc merchant, has been on a perfect
zigzag trail on that handsome bust
ness street, for ever since he opened his
first store, he has been on a constant
move from corner to corner, until now
he is finally settled in the Meneilley
block, the choicest business corner OH
Fourth street and Fourteenth avenue
Sc. Mr.. Meneilley opened the first
grocery store on Fourteenth avenue in
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JOIN WINNIPEG JUNKET

A number Of well-known Minneapo-
lis business men will leave Friday
night with the real estate board for
Winnipeg. In the party will be w. B.
Boardman, Fred B. Chute and Fred E.
Barney. All three represent the inter
ests Of three leading East Minneapolis
firms. Mr.. Boardman is one of the
& Co.; Mr.. Chute is With Chute Broth:
ers Real Estate Co., and Mr.. Barney is
one of the Barney Real Estate & Insur.
ance Co. The Winnipeg real estate
men will entertain the visitors from
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Duluth, and
a pleasant time is expected. Two days
will be spent in Winnipeg.
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Special Christmas Rates to Eastern
Canada.
Via Duluth, South Shore 81 Atlantic
Railway.

London, Ont. and return -. :. .sl7.lo
! Woodstock, Ont, and return -. 1895
Owen Sound, Ont, and return. -. 1890
Collingwood, Ont, and return. -. 1900
Toronto, Ont, and return :. .... 1900
Kingston. Ont, and return. 2200
Prescott. Ont. and return ....~.. 220G
Ottawa. Ont. and return. ....... 22.0a
Montreal. Que, and return. ...... $3.50
Quebec. Que. and return. 80. $500
st. John. N. B., and return $3.50
Propertionate rates to intermediate
points in Canada. Tickets on sale Dec
IA, Is, 16 and IT. Final return LIMIT
Jan. 10, 1905.
Mart Adso1, General Agent,
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Spring Graduation Plans

The Minneapolis Business college
will close for one weeks Christmas
vacation Friday afternoon. Jan. 2 the
new term will commence and already
800 students have enrolled, this is a
large addition to the class which mum.
bers already 26O. The close Of the
term will be the occasion of very elab.
crate graduation exercises early in
March. Messrs. Boyce and Rugg will
have one Of the theaters for the event
and number Of prominent educational
speakers will be on the program of ad
dresses to be given at the exercises.
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Louis GIueck has returned from a several
weeks trip in Chicago end St. Louis, where he
attended the exposition. r. &. z
2Mr. and Mrs. L.5sB, scandret have gone to
southern California after visiting their sou and
daughter at their home on Adams street for
several weeks.
Miss Anna L. stromberg has gone to TORONTO,
tives: She will return to her home in Northeast
Minneapolis Jan. 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. E.. O.. Barrows Of Fourth street
Sc are at the Sa1isburys until their departure for
sojourn either in California or in the south.
A. D. Robbins and family Of Robbinsdale have
taken the #. G. Barrows house on Fourth street
SD and will occupy it today.
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Hunters After
Foreign Game

L. s.. Gillette Of Fifth street Sc, John
F. Wilcox of Sixth street Sc; F. w.
Clifford and John Birkholz of the Lake
Emily Gun club, have gone on a shoot
inc trip to Arkansas, the Indian terri
tory and other points to hunt for quail
and wild turkey. After spending some
time there they will 90 as far as the
Gulf Of Mexico. John II. Rich Of Red
Wing and Joe Clifford Of Grand Forks,
N. D., have joined them on the trip.
and has been in existence for about
a year with it's pretty clubhouse on the
shore of Lake Emily in the north bern
art of the state. It's other members
are George M. Gillette, E. Mapes, F. G.
Todd, j. l.. Record, A. G. Paul, s. W.
Rankin.
II In a hurry-Telephone the East Min
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Baptists.
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Special Christmas musical service given by a
double quartet. Mrs. Larson and Miss Bowler,
sopranos; Misses Soares and Smith, altos; Messrs
Quackenbush and Bowler tenors; Messrs. Hart
and director.
Anthem "Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart" Whit
by.
Anthem, "Hallelujah, Fairest Morning" Pom
thus.
Duet. soprano and alto, '"The Lord Is NV
Shepherd Smart. (Paraphrase of the Twenty
second Psalm.)
Anthem, "Te Deum in O." Custance
Sermon, Rev. Frank Cooper
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Easily AcquIred.-Plain Roman heavy
solid gold cuff links, $3.50, with no charges
for engraving monograms. It's almost
like finding gold on the street, so cheap.
Charles Olson & Co., 215 Central avenue.
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Social Affairs

Mrs. Ralph Parker was given charm
Sixth avenue and Seventh street Sc.
Mrs. Parker has just moved into the
new house and twelve Of her East Side
friends oontrived plate shower as q
surprise for her. Cards were played
during the afternoon and refreshments
were served.
Miss Laura r. Klein is the guest of
Mrs. George A. Rose at her home on
Ninth avenue Sc. Miss Klein came
from Mankato to spend a week before
the Christmas holidays, and during her
visit Mrs. Rose will entertain at several
informal theater parties for her.
DR.. and Mrs. Harry M. Loughridge
gave an informal dinner last night al
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Christmas Observation-Disclosures & Wash
burn, Central avenue, will show every
thing pertaining to housekeeping and fur
nishings and show beautiful Christmas
gifts. go *i~
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Holiday Excursion Rates

To eastern and Canadian points via
Chicago Great Western Railway.
burning Jan. 10. For further Informs.
ton apply to R. 81. Heard, Gen i Agent,
corner Nioollet avenue and 9th st. Min.
neapolis.
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T,OvAT,Tv

Sermon by the pastor, when the Fullness Of
Tome Came, God Sent Forth His Son."
Anthem. Rise Ye jehovah (Marog Pontif-
icaD, Gounod.
"Royal the Song" G. Harold Lowden
"Jesus Is Born Herbert J. Lacey.
"Good News" Lacey.
"When Summer Flowers Sleep (primary de-
partment), w. S. Post.
IA Dream Of Paradise" Hamilton Gray. Miss
Dorothy Douglas.
Shield.
Trombone solo, R. S. c. Cleaveland
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Lutheran,
AIuUIItId II.
SWEDISH EVANGELICAL EMMANU

"
Christmas morning service at o'clock.
Organ solo, ''Preludium," Schubert, Axel Wal.
lin.
Song. 1.-THE Greetings by the Angels" @. H..
Gabriel, the choir, soloists, Miss Anna Carlson
and c. A. Berg.
Sermon by Rev. o. A. Nelson
Song, praise Glory in the Highest" R. Lar
son. the choir solosts. A. Rydberg, Miss Anna
Carlson and G. A. Berg.
Organ solo, ''Gloria from Twelfth Mass" Me-
Fart. Axel Wallin organist.
''Glorie to God,'' the choir.
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HOLY TRINITY.

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Christmas Day service at 1O:3O o'clock. Musical
program by the vested choir of forty-fve men
and boys, @. B. Bass. organist and choirmaster
Professional hymn, 20, Come. All Ye Faithful;
Robinson "Te Deum in E Flat Paul More;
'Benedictus." from service in q fiat, Woodward;
GLORIA in Excelsis'' twelfth mass, Mozart;
...Kyrle,'' Winter; :Gloria Tibi,' Monk; hymn,
"Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Mendelssohn;
ceive Glory .Gilbe:t; offertorium 1.-The Hymn
CT the Angels J. o.: West; presentation, Holy
Offerings, Rich and Rare,'' Redhead; recessional
hymn hymn, ut Game Upon the Midnight Clear"
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Recognized as LEADERSHIP the whole
sale lumber business is the firm Of Web
ster & Whipple.
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Mrs. G.. M Gillette Of Tenth avenue
Sc is planning to entertain during the
Christmas holidays for the young people
who are to come home from college for
the vacation. Miss Grace Gillette will
come home from Wells, Saturday, and
definite plans for Christmas party will
then be made.
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CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE 4
EAST SIDE CHURCHES.
Congregational.
COMO AVENUE.

Prelude Christmas Pastorale," Merkel, Mrs.
Pearl Fritz Pettis. organist::
the choir. Mrs. Edna Pettis Hewitt, Miss Jewel
Wolfgang, sopranosj Miss Bertha Kamara, Mrs.
A. G. Booth, altos: Clearance Macdonald, James
Furber, tenors; F. 6. Pettis> Percy Long, bassos.
Trio, ladies' voices, ''Listen,' J. Welsey
Hughes.
Solo, "Christmas Song" with violin obligato.
Adams.
Anthem, "Calm on the Listening Ear" Ash
ford.
Offertory, two violins, "Andante."
Soprano solo, Mrs. Melva Kamrar Furber.
Postlude, ''Iarch 2ontifcale.'' J. Lemmeur.
Morning services 5}t
Cantata. Message of the Star" Woodman,
sung by double quartet; soloists, Mrs. Weiss
hoon soprano, Miss Schacht alto, Mr.. Weishoon
basso. Trafford Jayne tenor.
Solo selections by the church quartet
OPEN DOOR.
Musical program morning and evening, the
full choir; solos, Dr. J. G.. Armand: Miss Eva
o. rien, organist
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Do You Like lces?-Try them from the
Ives Ice Cream company.
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What Better-To drink than the brew
from Glueks Brewing company?
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ST. JOHNS GERMAN LUTHERAN.

Christmas Day services at lO:30 an.
Christmas Hallelujah, choir of ten voices; solo
list Miss Clara FRIEDMAN; r. Heideman, organi: n
Sermon, 'Christ, the Newborn Babe,' Ret.
F.. G. Dowidat. s-, ~
Children's service at O'Clock pm.
Recitative, solos and songs; solcists, Liz
Miller and Lizzie Radtke.
Organ prelude, Golden Hours" Karl Martz.
Miss Clara Zell
: Services Monday morning at 1920 O'Clock
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II In a Hurry--Telephone the East Min
,nAapolis Livery for carriage.
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their home on Park avenue for Mrs.
Florence Lane Knoblauch, whose mar
riage to Hubert J. Nice Of st. Paul
takes place at the East Side home Of
Mrs. Knoblauch g parents next Wednes-
Iox,
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Services Monday morning at 1920 o'clock.
NORTHEAST MINNEAPOLIS SWEDISH

Services will be held at the church at s o'clock
ain. and at 1880 O'Clock pm. Christmas Day.
Rev. G. v. Bowman will preach.
The choir and male quartet; directed by the
organist, J. Burns, will sing at both services.
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The Young Ladies ,sodality Of st: An:
thony church gave very delightful
evening at home at the residence Of
Mrs. G. E. Fenton on Monroe street
NE, Tuesday evening, entertaining
about seventy-fve guests at program
Of music, including vocal and instru-
mental solos and readings. At the close
refreshments were served.
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Morning services
EPISCOPAL.

Musical program morning and evening, the
O'Brien. OrganiSt.
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This fire fighting is a saving trade By it the city saves untold millions to anxious pockets. By it the tiramen save lives by squandering lives-their own. But Fire Chief Croker says the city does not have much trouble in finding recruits to fiji the gaping ranks from year to year.
 Only second to firemen iii the public eye as bearders of danger are the over caricatured cops" who never know in what shadowy corner of society peril may be lurking. Twelve thousand two hundred men in round numbers are fol- lowing this trade.
 A few days ago a thrilling. scene was enacted on the roof of one of the tallest and most imposing church edifices in the city-it barely escaped being tragedy of the most terrible nature. A hundred spectators were gazing spell bound at a steeple-jack at work on the dizzy apex of the roof. From his eyrie. the man looked like Lilliputian He was leaning over a ldege that hung over a sheer depth of two hundred feet. Suddenly a sharp gust of wind whipped the cloth cap from his head and dropped it on the roof below.
 This steeple climber chose to hazard his life in order to recover his cap. He leaned over and started down the slip pery roof, overbalanced, tried to throw himself backward, and in the space of a single gasp, found himself on the fiat of his back, sliding head foremost down the incline The horror of the moment was indescribable. In some way the man stopped himself. As he lay there as he said afterward, with his head lower than his feet, it seemed to him that he was swinging over the vast depth of the sky. His brain grew con- fused, his eyes full of blood, and as he stared upward the gray clouds seemed to grow crimson. By means of his pirl cers he finally reached the top in safety. An hour later he was again at work on the cornice. Why? It was his means of livelihood-Ne York Times.
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ELEPHANT COULD SWIM.
Broke from Coney Island and Turned
 Up Off Staten Island.

Broke from Coney Island and Turned
 Up Off Staten Island.
 "Found-In the Atlantic ocean, one elephant. Owner can have same by proving property and paying expenses of capture and board"
 This notice in the police station of New Dorp, Staten Island, tells a re- markable story-an elephant story. To be sure, it's a Coney Island elephant, and no doubt the press agent will ap- pear in good time to claim his property, but that doesn't necessarily detract from the marvellous conduct of the ele- phant.
 Three days ago it was reported that three elephants had escaped from Luna park, Coney Island, and were supposed to be roaming at large somewhere be- tween Brooklyn and Quogue. Nobody ever dreamed that they had gone to sea.
 In fact, nobody took much stock in the elephant story at all until yesterday morning, a little after daybreak, when Frank Kressler, of 124 ogden avenue, Jersey City, and friend came face to face with an elephant, something like a mile out at sea.
 Kressler and his friend were fishing. As they tell the story the sea was calm, the sky clear and their luck mighty bad. Kressler relates that his first Knowledge of some unusual presence was when he heard a strange sound that seemed to come from the bottom of the sea- Then he perceived a slight disturbance on the surface of the water. Next he heard the strange noise again, and then-swash up came full-sized elephant right on their port quarter.
 Kressler says he laughed at the strange sight. His friend says Kress- Ter tainted. At any rate, the elephant made for the boat and one of the men hit it sharp whack on the trunk with an oar The elephant gave snort and backed off little.
 Then, according to the statement of both men. they performed mile of fast rowing that would have astonished the smartest college crew on earth. And the elephant came a-snorting and a. splashing along right after them Of COuTSG lue iilSil soy bilSJ tNiiSN tAhS Si~ phant meant no harm-"just following us as a dog would" said Kressler-nev- ertheless they both admit that they did some pfodigious rowing. When they finally tumbled out on the sand the elephant was only few yards behind them. He widowed out on the beach, trumpeted a few times, shook his ponderous body, Tapped his ears and gazed about. In a few minutes half a dozen police and several hundred citi- zens were there gazing at the strange sight.
 Two daring youths got rope around the elephants legs and led him up to the stables near the police station, where he has since amused himself by devouring most of the leftover hay in New Dorp.-New York Herald.
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THE COST OF A GOOD ROAD.

The cost of road building varies in the different places according to the topography of the country and the priximity of the stone used, says Franklin Matthews in Outing. A satis- factory highway can be built eighteen feet wide exclusively of stone usually for $3,OO0 to $S,000 a mile. These are known as macadam roads. A more costly stone road running from $4, 900 to $6,000 a mile is the Telford road. Both are named after Scotchmen, who first devised the systems. The macad- am road consists of a deep foundation of large stones, laid as smoothly togeth- CT as possible, the foundation stones being of nearly uniform size. A layer of smaller stones is placed over the foundation and and rolled down, bind ing the two together. Then layers of crushed stone, each layer being of finer quality than it's predecessor, are rolled into and over the foundations The final layer is of very fine crushed stone. The whole settles itself into a compact mass, almost as smooth as a flag stone IFOIu WHICH WdlSI tlilo Ull oio SOOll It falls. The Telford road is more expen- sive because it's foundation is laid with more care The foundation stones are of uniform size and are laid with the ends uppermost, like so many bricks set upon edge. These are bound together by smaller sizes of stone, the various dres- sing of finer stone being laid and rolled in tho can1a way as for the ynanadaf1 roads. The durability of such a high way is unquestionably longer than any other kind of road known.
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