The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-07
TALKS WITH TRAVELLERS

G. F. McCue Of Darlington, N. D., be-
lieves there is bright future in store
for his home town and for the country
tributary to it. a@.-,r. ":.
Darlington is exceedingly prosper
GUS and growing rapidly he said to a
reporter at. the Vendome hotel this
morning. Six years ago, there We're
less than 500 people in the town, To,
day there. are over 1900, and still ain-
creasing. With the opening Of spring
we expect to see a great incoming Of
settlers. The Northern Pacific branch
line, which operates from Darlington,
where it joins the main line, has been
extended the past season from Denhotf
to Turtle Lake, thirty one miles. Next
year it will go on further. This opens
a lot Of good agricultural land and gives
the adjacent farmers market. All the
business Of the branch, of course, passes
see a good class Of American settlers
come next year from the inquiries we
have had, and lahd business will boom.
l remember seven years ago [ was able
/ to buy land around Darlington for $1.25
an acre. Today that same land readily
brings, $15 an, acre, and is looked on as
a. good investment at that. - ,4ys
State Senator G.. M. Buck of Fari,
baul +, was at the Hotel Nieollet today.
."There g very little talk Of the gov
''tho I suppose before long the guberna-
torial preconvention campaign will
warm up. And as there is little talk,
I cannot say how the sentiment in my
district is about such candidates for the
republican nomination as are now in the
field. The home Of Senator Lord is not
very far from us, and for that reason
there is doubtless very friendly feel
| ing for him in Faribault.'' sa~
| porter, I" that leading republicans Of the
state meet in the twin cities and select
a good man for the party to nominate.
! What do You think Of that scheme?2
- think it 9 pretty good PLAN said
Mr.. Buck. HThe party must stand sol
idly behind it's candidate during the
coming campaign to win out, and any
division certainly means defeat. -
A party Of southern Minnesota lum.
bermen were guests at the Rogers to,
! Q. NJ. .Botsford, j. w. Luyas and R. H
jackson Of Winona. and f. A. Kings.
ley Of Minneota. ..
! SWe are not here for any special
PURPOSE Of public Importance said
one Of the party this morning ttIt is
| simply a business proposition relative
to affairs in the western wholesale mar
ket, where we do .our buying, which
we wished to come up here to look into
and that is all there is to it,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G.. Picker were
guests at the >Vendome last night anG
left this morning early for parts un
known: The couple were married al
Exc elsior last evening and immediatel,
their troubles began. Their. friends e?
waited for them at the Excelsior err
4 Of the streetcar line. But the eoup1,
apolis & st. Louis train instead, at al
unguarded point, The friends, suspect
ing some trick, took car into Mime
apolis and managed to meet the coupI
at the Minneapolis station. There the,
4 were showered with rice and followe,
to the Vendome. In the Vendome lobb,
| the rice-throwing was kept up till tn
couple. few moments later, fed t
: their room. Still the tormentors wer
] not satisfied. and fastened to the doc
hearts, pierced with an arrow TIL
honeymoon souvenir was still on th
door when the bridal pair left thi
morning.
C. L.. Kimball Of Chicago. assistan
general passenger agent of the Penn
. sylvanla lines, was a guest at the Yves
Il today. He spent today visiting the lc
!, cal agents of the Pennsylvania an
, other lines in the city, and will prob
! ably visit the railroad agents in 81
: Paul tomorrow. Mr.. Kimhall's terri
!. tory extends from Chicago to the Rock
les.
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