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some lots his wife had bought south Of
the Assinaboine river. They are so
covered with underbrush that we have
never been able to find them. but we
know they are there, and in time they
will pay good interest on the invest
ment,' he said.
lhe investment amounted to SlO0,
and the lots numbered q. asked about
them again yesterday. as we were trav-
cling about the city in his big Ameri-
can-made motor car. Three minutes
later he drove the machine past them,
and explained as he did so that 19 Of
them had been sold for a total of 81. 500,
and $4,000 had been offered for the 9TH
er two. l could easily believe the state
ment when | noted the homes that had
been and were building upon them. Pre-
tentious looking houses, the cost Of none
OF which would run under 5000 each.
But there are square miles of just such
homes that have gone up within the last
IL months, and besides these both banks
or the Assinaboine are lined with the
yet more pretentious homes of the west
ern merchant princes whose business
mas made Winnipeg the metropolis that
it is.
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DUCHESS ENTERS BERLIN.
Fiancee of Germany's Crown Prince
Greeted by Cheering Mul-
titudes

Berlin, June 5.-Duchess Cecilia of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin, who in three
days time, will be elevated from the
position OF poor minor German
princess to that of the consort of the
crown prince of the German empire,
made her state entry into Berlin Sat.
urday afternoon. The 19-year-old girl
was given a remarkable welcome by
the people Of Berlin. The kaiser
himself, was a secondary figure in the
pageant.
Members Of trade guilds lined the
route from Bellevue castle to the roya]
palace. It was reported that the trade
guild members would appear in their
medieval costumes, but the prelimi.
nary arrangements which had been
made for this were Cancelled, owing
to the large expense it would entail.
Besides the guild members there were
.marshaled along the route veterans
associations. volunteer sharpshooters,
gymnastic clubs and other organiza.
'tions, together with several thousand
students. The total number on guard
was $4,000. Behind this protecting
breastworks were hundreds of thou.
sands of spectators, whose enthusiasm
for their future empress was un-
bounded. .... ........- .s... .
The streets from Bellevue to the
royal palace were early cleared of
horse traffic and the adjoining avenues
were likewise kept open for pedes-
TRANS only. Police from many of the
surrounding towns were drafted into
Berlin to assist the local authorities
in preserving order.
The imperial family and all the
great personages Of state joined with
the emperor and the crown prince,
Frederick William, in receiving her at
the palace. The day was brilliant and
the whole spectacle was effectively
staged
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A Skeleton.

Fosston.-A Skeleton was dug up by
farmer, fifteen miles north of this
place, 1t was found at depth of
twelve and one-half feet and was very
large. Though badly decomposed, its
general form and size could be clearly
made out. The head itself extended
from corner of the we'll which the
farmer was digging and which is about
three and one-half feet square The
teeth are we'll preserved and the lar
gest ones are between three and four
inches in length, occurring in groups of
three or four. The general character
of the country where the skeleton was
found is hiliy. The sub-soil in the To-
cality is sand and gravel, though par
ticular stratum surrounding the skele-
ton being a dark loam.
Various opinions are current as to
character of the skeleton, but the best
informed persons who have seen the
bones incline to the visw that they are
of mastodon. Dr.. McKennon of this
place has in his possession some of the
best preserved bones.
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TORNADO.
Belle Plaine, Minnesota, is Visited
by Severe Storm that Does
Considerable Damage.

Belle Plaine, Mimi, June "A tor
nado last night, miles wide north and
south, knocked down a large barn be-
longing to Mrs. Sielaff, killing two
cows: Mail Carrier O'Connor's barns
were demolished and part Of his house
and chimney are gone. Mrs. Merlin's
confectionery front broken in; granary
OF Mrs. Sisterman carried a distance
Of fifty feet, thrown against barn
and completely demolished, and dam
aging the house. Sam Kapin'ss plate
front broken in; Whitlock's lumber
yard badly damaged; demolished the
plate glass of J. R. Stratton's dwell
ing; telephone wires all down. The
Catholic church under construction
was damaged considerably.
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WARMER WEATHER NEEDED
TRADE AND AGRICULTURE FEEL
EFFECT OF COLD.
Backward Season Checks Prospects
in Cities and on the
Farms.

New York, June 5.-R. G. Dun Coos
Weekly Review OF Trade says: Warm
er weather is needed to restore normal
conditions both in trade circles and on
the farms. The season opened bright,
with promise, dealers preparing for
heavy spring business, but abnormally
low temperature and excessive moisture
retarded consumption, and burdensome
stocks must be carried over, unless ac-
sales at bargain prices. A few weeks of
hot weather would greatly improve the
situation, however, particularly as to
agricultural outlook which would be re-
fiected in other industries very prompt
ly. Such reports as are available for
the full month of May indicate much bet
ter results than last year, particularly
statistics Of failures and bank ex-
changes, while incomplete returns Of
railway earnings show an average gain
of II per cent. Foreign commerce at
this port for the last week was also IA
vorahle, exports exceeding those of 1904
by S4,S37, ,3S9, while imports showed a
Small gam OF S4Sl,S ,So4.
Failures this week in the United
States are 1913, against 211 last week, 234
the preceding week and 220 the CORE
spending week last year. Failures IN
Canada number 20, against 10 last week,
II the preceding week and 20 last year"
Bradstreet's says: Trade reports,
crop conditions and. to a lesser degree,
collections, display an improved APP
pearance. the result Of rather better
weather conditions. Clearing skies and
more seasonable weather have made for
better retail trade. improved recorder
business with jobbers m seasonable
goods, and last, but not least. have
cleared the crop situation and allowed
some measure of ascertainment OF the
damage done by excessive rains high
water or low temperatures in widely sep
arated areas. Weather and crop irrsgu-
larities color trade reports, but it is to
be noted that the northwestern cities re-
turn very optimistic reports. the central
west is cheerful, and some southern
points report trade better than antici-
pated earlier. Effects on trade of the
backward spring at the east are being
repaired. Industry is still active,
though the iron and steel trades are
rather quieter, with crude materials
easier, though scrap is in rather better
tone. Building is active the country
over, and except at Chicago, labor
troubles are not seriously hampering.
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staying, and more coming
This place will be the Chicago Of Can
ada, in fact is the Chicago of Canada
now," said a merchant friend. Just
look at it's position. Everything going
or coming to and from this broad west
ern country must pass through Winni-
peg. The large lakes to the north pre-
vent any transcontinental Canadian
railroad from escaping US. We have
practically two such lines to-day in the
Canadian Pacific and the Canadian
Northern, and the Grand Trunk is now
beginning the construction of a third
It Is merely q question of few years
until we are second Chicago in point
Of railroad connections, as we'll az -
location"
The truth of the matter is that with
its 10O, 900 of population, and its two
lines Of railroad, Winnipeg has already
distaneed Chicago in one important par
ticular. That is as a wheat shipping
point. Reliable figures that did not
or.Sinate in Winnipeg show less than
100000 bushels of wheat inspected
in Chicago annuaffy, while Winnipeg
has passed the 50,O0O,0O0 bushel point,
an amount greater by 10 900 900 bushels
than is inspected each year in Duluth
and Superior together. ..s .
Probably nothing better illustrative
of the city's growing commercial i'm
portance may be found than visit to
the railroad yards. No single system OF
railroad on the American continent has
so large freight yard at any point as
that Of the Canadian Pacific at Winni-
peg. 1t reaches the enormous total of
120 miles Of sidings. And this l20 miles
Of sidings is moving panorama Of
freight cars bringing in the products Of
the western factories and taking out
the products Of the broad reaches of the
western fields. 1t is undisputable EVIL
dence OF prosperity and push.
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Wins the Bet,

Minneapolis Neal Curtis, a
welEknown travelling man of Moline,
Ill.,, walks up to the desk of the Hotel
monthly visit to that hostelry, he will
be presented by paper bearing his
signature and that of Henry Wood,
one Of the Japanese bellboys.
The writing at present reposes in the
hotel safe and is to the effect that Mr..
Curtis bet the bellboy $40 to SIS that
Rojestvensky would be victorious in
the sea fight with Admiral Togo.
The wager was made more than two
months ago and as neither party want
ed his money tied up they agreed to
record the bet and place it in the Of
fee safe.
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News Notes.

St Paul-Mr. and Mrs Michael
Rauchnot were burned severely as a
result of gasoline stove explosion at
their home early in the morning
Minneapolis s-Twenty-fve clerks in
the postoffice will receive 500 increases
in the salaries on July l. An al-
lowance OF 81, 500 for the purpose has
been granted them.
St Cloud Emil Olsen, accused Of
grand larceny in the second degree,
was acquitted The jury was out but
thirty minutes.
Northfieid.-The third annual con-
vention of postofice clerks of Mime
sofa was held here.
St Paul-Gov. johnson appointed
five members to the state board Of
grain appeals.
Minneapolis Trinity Baptist church
now being built in this city will be
equipped with newly invented appli-
ance whereby deaf persons will be en-
abled to hear the sermons with the
same ease as mem bers of the congrega-
tlon who are not so afflicted
Minneapolis-Willie Jones, twelve
years of age, had narrow escape
from being drowned while swimming
in the Mississippi river at the east end
Of the Franklyn avenue bridge He
was saved only by the presence Of
mind Of an older boy, who saw his
companion going down and rushed tn
his rescue.
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has come to stay-are correct
Bank clearings are criterion of busi-
ness conditions, and the bank cIearings
of Winnipeg were the third largest in
Canada last year, amounting TO more
than $294,D00 900, gain OF about 20 per
cent. over the previous year.
The post Office receipts are another
fair criterion of city's business, and
those of Winnipeg for last year amount
ed to $256, $40, which represented the
mailing Of some 1000, 900 letters, 3,0OO,-
900 packages, besides post cards, news
papers, etc
To turn from the strictly commercial
interests I'D the building OF homes for
the rapidly increasing population, let us
glance at the building record. The num-
Der of permits issued by the building In
sDector last year for the erection of new
buildings was 2,2SS, an average valua-
t5on Of nearly $1,000 for each building.
The records 80 far this year are consid-
erably in excess Of those OF last year
In the wayDf municipal Improvements
the city paid for labor on the streets
alone last week the sum of $37 900. It
now has more than 120 miles at paved
streets; "a miles of which are boule-
Yards. It has 316 acres laid out in pub
lie parks, in which the flowers were in
bloom before the LIST Of May. 1t has 80
miles of street railway; IS miles Of
watermains. and 22O miles of sidewalks.
These figures are from city Of 100 600
population, with an area of 1880 acres.
l like things that have dash and go
about them, and like Winnipeg. like
also that vast stretch Of a Thousand
miles of western territory upon which
the city's business interests are builded.
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON
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Tragedy in Missouri.

Centerview, Mo-, June 5. - Word has
been received here that W. H. Andruss.
a farmer living four miles south. had
cut his wife's head of with a hedge
knife and then shot his own head of.
The mans daughter attempted to pre-
vent him from killing himself by run.
ming away with his shotgun, but he over
took her, secured the gun, wrote note
of farewell and then killed himself over
his wife's body. The note stated that
domestic troubles had caused the
tragedy.
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Dragged.

Mora, Mimi, June 2--Charles Luce,
a liveryman at Lawrence, Mile Lacs
lake, met death while returning home
from this place. Luce had brought a
passenger to this place the night be-
fore, being on the road all night
When returning home on the follow
ing day he fell asleep in his rig. and
when about six miles from this place,
in turning sharp corner, he was
thrown from his rig, his legs catching
over the front axle of the buggy in
such way that he was dragged be-
meath the buggy on his head and back
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desirable portions OF Main street
From $4O0 to $500 front foot, was the
answer received.
Are not such prices rather crowding
things in a town Of this size?" asked
ct will double that in five years from
now" was told.
And in less than five years 1t has not
only doubled, but trebled and more 1t
is indeed an undesirable lot on Main
street that brings less than $1,000 a
front foot to-day, and they are still say
ing that land is too low.
Four years ago 9 friend told me Of
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Pioneer Dies

Knapp, Wis, June 5.-A. R. Hall, e4
years Of age, died Saturday from a
paralytic stroke which he sustained on
May "a. Mr. Hall was a prominent
lawyer, and was we'll known in politi-
cal circles in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
He served seven terms in the Mime
sofa assembly, during three of which
he occupied the speakers chair He
moved to Wisconsin in 1880, and from
1890 served in the Wisconsin legisla-
tive assembly six successive terms
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Fireman Killed.

Youngstown. o., June 5. BY the side
swiping OF the engine of Lake Shore
freight train by a switching engine early
Saturday morning. Fireman l. A. Hay
ward, of Ashtabula, o., was killed and
the two engineers were injured Fire
man Hayward was making his first trip
after being married.
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Forest Fires.

Bemidji, Minn., June 5.-several
dangerous forest fires are raging in
this vicinity.
At Blackduck forest fire broke out
and the citizens turned out en- masse
to fight it Three times it attacked
the yards of the Chicago Coal & Fuel
company, containing 100000 poles as
we'll as thousands of cords of ties and
pulpwood, and each was beaten off.
A message notified the Bemidji fire
department to be in readiness to re-
spond to an emergency call
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greatness. however, was then covered
up by the rows of board shanties and
shacks that did duty as business houses.
with here and there pretentious look
ing brick or stone structure, all Of
which | soon learned to distinguish as
places where money was loaned | re-
member a remark | then made to a
friend to the effect that the town seemed
to be made up of two classes Judging
from it's business buildings, one of whom
had money to loan, and the other OF
whom it seemed to be in a sad need Of
chance to borrow
To-day the frame shacks have given
place to substantial business blocks and
towering Office buildings And Main
street not being long enough to easily
accommodate all the growing business
interests it has spread around onto
Portage avenue. Imagine a town in
which four years ago the retail dry
goods business, with the exception OF
one store-the Hudson Bay company
was done in one-story frame shacks
with counters and shelving down either
side Of center aisle. now proftably
supporting immense department estab-
lishments covering square blocks of ter
ritory and running seven stories into
| the air. Such will give one an idea o
| the growth Of the retail business of this
| town in four years.
AS for the wholesale business, the
growth has been even greater. Mere
figures are too dry to quote, and beside:
they are not nearly so expressive as ar,
! the massive brick and stone structure:
that have replaced the "lean-to" shed:
which housed the wholesale stocks o.
merchandise four years ago. One cal
so easily see the growth of year to yea
| by looking for the line of new brick
that mark the addition Of a new story
or new addition to the dozens Of whole
sale business houses. To the student O
things that make history 1t is interest
ing.
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rived mere the next morning on the 500
line. The train ran As miles an hour to
cover the nearly 500 miles in that time.
There are but comparatively few trains
on the continent that make better time
Four years ago l travelled from Min
neapolis to Winnipeg on the best and
fastest train that was then running be-
tween the two cities. The running time
was just seven hours longer than is now
consumed to cover the same number Of
miles between the two cities. | rode
in sleeper then, to be sure, but the
sleeper was a stock car by comparison
with those in service now. Such things
as dining, parlor, library and buffet
cars were unknown then. To-day they
are a part Of the regular equipment Of
trains in this service.
| marveled at this change, which told
me much OF what was to find in this
metropolis of this great northwest coun-
try over which flies the union jack, and
which is people largely by energetic,
hustling people from the states. There
must be reason for such train sery-
ice, argued with myself; and as l OBJ
selver the well-filled sleepers, the rea-
son was apparent; the trains were run
ming because the patronage not only
warranted them, but demanded them.
But why the reason for such an
amount of travel to this north country"
l queried Of myself Again the answer
was apparent by glance at the passen-
gers. 1t was the growing commercial
interests that were sending these pros
porous merchants backward and for
ward on huSjnaSS pyramids
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Semi-Ceuteuial.

Preston. Mimi, Sune 5.-The an
nual reunion of old settlers, which
was to have been held here on June 90,
has been postponed to Aug. IA when
Preston will celebrate its semi-centen-
NAL. The original village plat was re-
corded on Aug. IA, 1855.
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An Auto Wreck.

Duluth.-W. j. Stevenson, tpromi-
nent attorney was severely injured as
the result of an accident to his auto
mobile. Mrs. Stevenson and their
four-year-old son were in the machine
at the time and the mother was slight
ly injured. The child was not hurt.
The machine collided with tele-
phone pole on London road at about
Fifty-seventh avenue east, and was
wrecked. Mr.. Stevenson was thrown
forward and his head struck the pole
He was unconscious for ten minutes
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Killed by Cars.

Mankato, Mimi, June 5.-A stran-
ger, believed to be Joseph Whishart,
was killed by the southbound passen-
ger train on the Milwaukee road a
mile south of LIE Sueur Center while
walking on the track. He is believed
to be deaf and dumb. The engineer
whistled and reversed his engine, but
paid no head and was struck and bad
1v manoled ....
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Real Estate Prices.

OW many fortunes
have been made Iii
Winnipeg real es-
tate within the last
four years l would
not presume even
to guess, but they
have been numer-
GUS.
Four years ago ]
asked the ruling
price of land along
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Gen. Boynton Dead.

Atlantic City, N. J., June 5. - Gen.
H. v. Boynton, president of the Chicka-
mauga park commission, died here Sat
urday. He suffered from complica-
ton OF diseases.
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From Town to CITY.

JOn II year > dSO " Ill
nipeg was a thriv,
ing frontier town
1t then had 5000
people, counting
such as were com.
ing and going
principally com
ing. To-day Win
nipeg is a city. g
commercial m e =
tropolis Of 100 ,0O(
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Elevator Robbed.

Saltwater, June 5.-The grain ele-
vator of Jameson & Havenor of st.
Paul, located at Alton, was entered by
burglars and about SO taken from the
Office safe-all it contained Xhe COM
binarion on the safe was not turned,
and the robbers had only to turn the
handle to open it.
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news OF minnesota.
State Land.

St. Paul.-The state land which will
be offered for sale by State Auditor S.
6. 1verson this fall will be sold on an
entirely new basis. In accordance
with law passed bv the recent legis-
lature, those who buy land from the
state will berequired to do;one of three
things:
FIrst-Fence at least 25 per cent of
the tract for pasture and convert such
portion into pasture land.
Second--Cultivate at least per cent
of the tract.
Third-Build house and actually
reside On the tract for period Of
twelve months.
Under the law one of these three
conditions must be met by the pur-
chaser or his assigns within five years
from the date Of the sale
State Auditor S. G. Iverson, who is
ex-otficio land commissioner, will send
out circular explaining the terms un-
der which state lands are offered for
sale under the new law. ..s
No More Private Sales.
After July /, 1908, real property bid
in for the state at regular annual tax
sales will be sold only at public auc-
ton, according to a ruling made by
State Auditor S. G. Iversop.
Under the old law absolute property
had to be disposed of by the county
auditor at a public or private sale as
the state auditor might direct. The
legislature session of 1902 however,
provided that such property must be
disposed of at public sale to be con-
Quoted by the state auditor, the tax
deed to be executed by the governor
instead Of the county auditor.
Signs Death Warrent.
Gov. johnson signed the death war
rent Of William Williams, the st. Paul
murderer, condemned to be hanged
Wednesday, Aug: ..
The governor returned after three
days absence, and found the tran
script of testimony in the case await
ing him, and he signed the warrent for
Williams death at once. The murder
er will hang unless the pardon board
intervenes
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Hard 70 Please.

He-Then am to understand that
you have given me the mitten, as it
were?
She-You have said it.
And is this all?"
OF course 1t is. What more do you
want-a pair of socks Chicago Daily
News.
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Some Figures.

HAVE just said
that mere figures
were too dry to
quote, but l am
tempted to print 4
few just to prove
that my observa-
tions of this-well,
call 1t a boom
town, II you like,
but it seems a SUBJ
stantial boom that
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YLADIVOSTOCK
awaits ATTACK
DEFENSES ARE PUT IN CONDI-
TON AND NON-COMBAT-
ANTS LEAVE.
More Moves for Peace. Nations are
Working Together and it is Be-
ieved Russia will Ultimately
be Brought to Terms.

st. Petersburg, June 5.-A dispatch
received here says that all non-com-
batants have been ordered to leave
Vladivostok.
Vladivostok. June st is expected
here that japanese attack on the for
tress will not be long delayed. There
is, however, a calm and determined
spirit manifested by the population in
face of the impending crisis.
The defenses of Vladivostok, on
which steady work has been in prog.
ress since the beginning of the war,
are now considered as having been
completed.
Washington, June 5.-The German
emperor had added his voice and in
structed his ambassador at st. Peters
burg to advise the czar to accept Roose-
velts offer of his friendly inter
vention to establish between Russia
and Japan basis which they can dis
cuss the ending of the war.
The information was officially COM
municated to the president last night
by Baron Stern berg, the German am
bassador at the White House lasting
two hours. The details of their dis
cussion was regarded with the utmost
secrecy.
Manila, June 5.-The naval board,
which has examined into the condi-
tion of the Russian warships here, re-
ports that the Oleg will require sixty
days, the Aurora thirty days and the
Jemtchug seven DAYS to effect repairs.