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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-22
SALE Of THE ORION
NuChison Estate Sells Out to
. ]. h. Hinton
DEAL IS ABOUT CLOSED.
Many Improvements Will be Made by
New Owner

The Hotel VIII be Made Modern i'm
Every ResDect-Parts of the Inte-
riOr VIII be Entirely Changed-Nr.
Into is an Experienced Hotel Nan
and VIII Make The orion Popular
With the Travelling Public.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-12-22
THE TRIAL

Case Will be Given to the Jury Today.
The Defendant Will Submit No De-
fence. His Attorneys Claiming That
the Prosecution Has Not Made Out
a Case.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22

investment is at the present time inter
esting outside capitalists in a marked
degree. The continuance Of very PROS
porous times for this capital Of the
Canadian Northwest wheat lands has
caused number Of American capitalists
to carefully study the reasons that keep
up this activity. It was considered three
years ago that the city was simply en-
joying real estate furry, that there was
boom on, and people who were buying
property in suburban and inside. districts
were doing SO with no idea of investing
money with an intelligent understanding
Of why, but simply because the popular
feeling was that Winnipeg real estate
was worth taking try at.
For the, past five years Winnipeg has
been putting on flesh" in manner that
has attracted the attention of several
very well known financial men abroad
who have operated successfully in Amer
Winnipeg has made itself known pretty
well all over the continent as the fastest
growing place today there is good reason
to believe that it will not be long before
developments will be announced in the
real estate world that will effectually
open the eyes of the investing public.
Considerable money has been spent in
Western Canadian lands by American
land operators, and considerable money
made by them. The inflow Of population
has justified the expenditure In these
tracts Of Canadian West lands, and this
fact has brought about the impression
among investors Of capital, who do not
go in for a general land business, that
the investment OF funds in Winnipeg city
property is not only the safest Offering
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22

for investment, but the lucrative returns
are greater than can be obtained with
such safety In any other market.
Men of sound business principles who
would not entertain the expenditure of
money in real estate away from home
are evidently being shaken out Of their
usual methods, judging by the purchases
of many kinds of property here. During
the past few weeks property valued at
something over half million dollars
has been purchased, and the great bulk
Of this money has been furnished by
capitalists either in Eastern Canada or
in the United States. A 100000 PROPOSE
ton was foated in a piece Of property
at present not earning rental, through
member Of the Winnipeg Real Estate
Exchange, for California buyer.
This activity in financial circles has
the city, and the new Bank Of Toronto
building, the Northern Bank building,
and the opening of the Traders Bank
have increased the number of chartered
banks doing business in Winnipeg, not
counting branch offices, to eighteen.
The increase in the amount of manufac-
turing being done here Is also assisting
the development and growth of the city.
Progress on the big $4,000, 900 power dam
at Lac du Bonnet, about 40 miles from
Winnipeg has been very satisfactory,
and in very short time street cars and
light will be run by the water power to
be developed there. This will revolu-
tionize commercial undertakings in the
manufacturing world in Winnipeg, as the
amount Of power to be developed will
make 1t possible to supply electrical
energy to almost any extent in this city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22
B REED DEAD; THAT
WAS HIS FULL NAME

New York, Sept. 22.-Funeral SER
vices were held this evening over B
Reed, who was the oldest shoe. drum
mer in. the United States, at, his resi-
dence in Brooklyn, Mr.. Reed started
as a travelling salesman in the, early
forties, and he was the pioneer in that
trade to take the road. His father
caused most of his thirteen children
to be named by letters Of the alphabet,
and the dead drummer is survived by
a sister, whose name is G, and brother,
who is D. .
Edwin and George were the names Of
the elder Mr.. Reed s earliest children.
After that he said he I'd name them al
phabetically. He stopped when he
reached the letter M.
The naming of the children had been
source of much Inconvenience to the
children in school days, when neither
teachers nor pupils could understand.
Some Of the children objected to the
form of their naming and took names
Of their own choosing. But B, G and
D followed in the line of their father s
selection. Mr.. Reed was IS years old,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22
Prodigality of Nature Is Rapidly
Enriching the Men Who Have
Taken Up Lands and Are
Farming This Virgin Country.
ASTONISHING YIELDS
REPAY THE HUSBANDMAN
The Lacombe District of Alberta.
Which Has Achieved Fame for
Fine Stock and Is Noted for
It's Equable Climate.
BY HERBERT VANDERHOOF.

LACOMBE, Alberta, Can, Sept. H.
This thriving city, which is about midway
between Calgary and Edmonton, is sit
uated in what is known as the Lacombe
valley, which is considered the finest in
the province Of Alberta. AS one rides
through this district on the cars the eye
Is treated to a constantly unfolding pan
Drama Of prosperous farms and home
steads. Creeks, lakes, and springs
abound, while between the numerous val
legs are gentle rises Of lands more or
less timbered with considerable stretches
Of rolling country, which afford ideal
grazing grounds, winter and summer.
Unlike many Of the other new districts
that have been settled in the Canadian
Northwest within the past few years, the
farmers up in this section have not gone
In for the cultivation of wheat on such an
extensive scale as they have in other
parts Of the country. Not but what this
Is a good wheat country, and the crops
of this cereal raised here Will compare
favorably in abundance of yield per acre
with any other section of the Dominion.
But this district has been found to be
peculiarly adapted to the raising of live
stock, and the early settlers were quick
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22

to appreciate this fact. It was soon
found that enormous crops Of oats, bar
ley, turnips, and hay could be grown with
comparatively little trouble, and that the
native grasses made an ideal pasture.
Famed for It's Cattle.
& Today at the annual shows and sales
Of pure bred cattle throughout the terri
tories Lacombe always stands we'll to
the front At the annual Calgary show,
which is the most celebrated in this part
OF the Dominion, Lacombe has for the
past four years shown more animals and
taken more prizes than any other dis
trict in the territories. Shorthorn,
Hereford, and polled Angus are the IA
vorlte breeds, and the prices realized
will average about $3.50 a head. 1t is
easy to see where the profit to the stock
raiser comes in at such prices. And the
prices are constantly rising. The dis
trict has achieved such a reputation for
it's pure bred cattle that orders are being
constantly received from all parts of the
territories and British Columbia, and the
business Is steadily Charging.
Between it's cattle and it's crops this
district has grown rich. Many of the
settlers who came to the district few
years ago with little or no capital are
now worth from $4,000 to several times
ihat amount. The soil, which Is often
described as "the richest in the world"
is, in it's general character, rich dark
loan with clay AAbsoil But this sec
ton has many otHer resources besides
cattle and crops. Wood for fuel is I'M
limited and free to settlers. The de-
posits of coal are among the largest in
the world, and crop out all along the
Red Deer river, the Battle river, and
many of the creeks. This coal is avail
able to settlers for the cost of mining.
Timber for building purposes is abundant
and cheap, and many sawmills are in
operation throughout the district manu-
featuring it into building material. +..
Winters Mild, Snowfall Light.
It is curious to hear about the erro-
neous ideas that prevail as to the cli-
mate in this part of Canada, In the
States the impression seems to be that
in the winter this country is frozen up
and covered deeply with snow. AS a
matter of fact, the winters are mild, the
snowfall light, while billiards are I'M
known and the cold spells are Of short
duration. The winters in Illinois, Wis
consin, Minnesota, or any Of the central
Western states of the Union are much
more severe than are the winters here.
| The influence Of the warm winds Of the
| Pacific, coming through the mountain
| passes, is distinctly felt all over the dis
| trict when the more central and south
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22
ACTOR IS ACCUSED OF
ATTACK ON HIS GUEST
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Plymouth, Mass, Sept. 22.-Eben
P!lympton, the actor who played lead
ing roles with Booth, Barrett and Mod
jeska, has been arrested on a warrant
charging him with assault with intent
to kill Captain George Martin of New
York, who had been for several weeks
a guest at thes actors summer home
on the shores Of Silver lake.
Captain Martin is in Boston hos
pital, and it is said he is suffering
from a fractured skull, due. to his be-
ing struck on the head by a club or
some heavy weapon. It is alleged that
Mr.. Plympton dealt the blow, and &C.
cording to the reports here, the injury
of Captain Martin is such that he has
only small chance of recovery.
The affair occurred week ago yes
terday at Mr.. Plympton IS summer
house and is said to be the outcome of
a dispute which arose over some trivial
matter. The details Of the affair are
being kept very quiet. ~. ~ Il.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22
WINNIPEG PROPERTY
ATTRACTS CAPITAL

in Land View the Manitoba City
with Marked Favor.
Special Correspondence.
WINNIPEG, Man, Sept. 1S.-The pur-
chase Of Winnipeg city property as an
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22
EXPERT FINDS A
BIG DISCREPANCY
Accounts of Iowa Loan Associa-
ton Secretary Juggled to
Extent of $4,000.

Special to The Journal.
Fort Madison, Iowa, Sept. 22.-Ge,rge
E. Pencil, expert accountant Of State
Auditor Carroll, who has been going
over the books Of the Fort Madison
Building & Loan association, has COM
pleted his work.
accounts Of Secretary w. Albright Of
$112,551, against which there is only
$71.70 cash in the banks. Only brief
statement of the facts was made by
the expert.
Secretary Albright has held the Of
flee twenty years.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22

Colonel Rhodes was prominent in the
Jameson raid. He was arrested by the
Transvaal government, pleaded guilty
to the charge of high treason and was
sentenced to death, the sentence being
subsequently committed to imprisonment
followed by Punishment.
The colonel served with great dis
tinction in the campaigns in the Sou
dan, and on several occasions was men
toned for bravery.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22

gold is distinctly redder than that taken in
California. Moreover, placer gold is more vel
low than that which is taken from quartz. This
one d OF tne OF f because
quartz. The gold IN the Ural mountains is the
reddest in the world. ,...s T..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22

SUMMER COLDS.
Laxative Bromo Quin1ne, the worldwide cold
cure, removes the cause Call for the full name
and look for the SIGNATURE st e. ". Grove. 25c.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22

and if effervescence takes place, chalk
is present in the milk. I have tried
this number of times and have been
able to bring the guilty parties to JUS.
tice. -, -. =, 49,. : 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22

fornia. Their coinage; was abandoned because
the loss by abrasion was so great and because
their interior could be bored out and filled with
lead Ihey were oefagonal. IN shape ana were eir
,culated. .saz& S.::25&ss8$ E5I #%*z
All gold is not alike when ~ refined. Australian
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22
COLONEL RHODES IS DEAD
Old Canpaigner Passes Away at Cape
Town.

London, Sept. 22.-Information has
been received here Of the death of Col
brother of the late Cecil Rhodes and
managing director Of the African
Transcontinental Telegraph company.
He died at Cape Town yesterday, after
having been i'll for some time with
black water fever. He was born in
1871. .... ..s.., -,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22
ODD THINGS ABOUT GOLD.

Few people know the real color Of gold, be-.
cause it is seldom seen except when heavily
alloyed which makes it much redder than when
it Is pure. .x5s H-- = ira ~
The. purest coins ever made: were the $50
pieces which once were in common use in Calf
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22
INVESTORS.

The power dam Is being built<across the
Winnipeg river, the electric street rail-
way company and the Ogilyie flour. mills
company being at the back Of the enter
prise.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-22
che Oketoks Z and Company.
Murray e Mouncey.
Okotoks, Alta. N. w. T.
Ne OWN OUR OWN LANDS.
NO COMMISSION

W. SStvt 0sSSNs
The Moose Jaw Saskatchewan Land Co. ewg
5000 acres located around Herbert and Swift
Current. on Main line of c. p. r..
> The lands are From one to seventeen miles
from stations. Water can be obtained by diR-
9ing at from 10 to 40 feet The Sa saskatchewan
flyer ZIP, 70 The rear Of the tvae. slon,estesas
tract was placed on the market less than two
years ago and already hundreds of settlers have
located
Swift Current is a divisional; point on the
C. p. R.. and Herbert. from a siding, has
sprung Into large village in two years; Weed
wan. for fuel. nd shelter is found there Tor
wtnterlnE stoc.-. The climate is Tnilder than
Eastern Assiniboia and the rainfall 10 greater,
Moose Jaw II the gateway of the 500 line. anA
8 Spa, pas through &; We own these lands our. {.
price. and can afford . sell! cheaper than In
other districts as vel! situated.
The purchasers arc dealing directly~wlth 10,
the c on, o, vii, b: ssysd RI, :. as. sols
ey buying directly from .he company. Msps
and literature dealing with our lands will b
furnished to any applicant writing the CONF
JACOB ERRATT, Sec,
Moose Jaw Saskatchewan Land CO.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-14
HOODOO IS SO STRONG
1T SCARES CUSTOMER
Railroad Loses Passenger on Account Of
Fatefu Date

w B Dixon. Northwestern passenger
agent OF the Milwaukee, was the second
man to appear at the Robert street offices
OF the railroad yesterday morning, and
picking up a copy of L h e Clio e, he
seated himself at his desk and started to
read the news.
He was well down toward the middle of
the first page when the door opened and a
customer walked in
He came from Lake Johanna and had
Whiskers with a lateral movement He
walked up to the counter and Mr.. Dixon
put down the paper with a sigh and start
ed to sell him a ticket
The Lake Johanna delegate asked the
usual number of questions and finally dug
down into his pocket for money to pay
for a bit of pasteboard that would en-
title him to ride as far as Wabasha, when
Mr.. Dixon reached up to big wall call
endar and stripped off the sheet for Thurs
day.
AS he did SO, the big figure 49," I'M
der which the word "Friday" was printed
In large letters came to view
The customer let out yell and showed
his money back into his pocket.
Hey there" he shouted, "du WI think
I'm a--goin' to go a-train ridin' with emmy
SIGH thing as tibet a-starin' me in thu
face?"
Argument was unavailing and the rail-
road lost Friday passenger.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-14
.CENSORS The DANCE
Aid. WestphaI Turns Out the
Lights Hour After Midnight

Aid. Westphal, of the Eleventh ward
who attended certain fashion ball in
weeks ago. has appointed himself censor
or public Dances, and last night he In
troduced an ordinance to regulate affairs
of this kind. He was somewhat annoyed
when some of his colleagues laughed
when he presented his ordinance, and de-
clared he was most serious in his at
tempts to elevate the moral tone of the
fantastic and lamented the levity of Aid
Rand and some of the other city fathers
The alderman defines a public dance
as one not given. for charitable or ben
evolent purposes. He proscribes the sale
OF liquor at these places; insists that the
lights shall be turned out at l a. m. and
no tickets sold after midnight. Persons
under the age of seventeen years must not
attend these places. The ordinance went
over.
Wendell Hertig, the Republican candi-
date for aldermen from the Fifth ward
was in the council chamber last night
and he sought to adjust himself to the
chair which he hopes to occupy after
cial election in the Fifth ward on that
day.
Ballot Box Stuffed
Five ballots were taken in an unsuc-
ceSSful attempt to elect a street commits
sioner from the Tenth ward, where one
alderman is Republican and the other
a Democrat.
Aid. Duryea (Dem.) presented petition
signed by large number OF property own
ers, regardless of party affiliations, ask
ing for the retention of c. B. Peterson,
the Democratic commissioner. Aid. An
quist (Rep.) presented the name of T. j.
Eden and called upon his party asso-
ciates in the council to stand by him.
Somebody stuffed the ballot, for the
first two ballots showed 25 votes, although
there were only "a aldermen present.
8. On the first regular ballot it appeared
that three Republicans voted with the
eight Democrats, and Peterson received
eleven votes to thirteen for Eden, but as
the charter requires majority of the
whole counciLfourteen votes-Mr. Eden
was not named, and finally the election
was postponed until the next meeting.
Aid. Holmes was the whip of the Re-
publicans, and it was he who forced the
matter over, with the hope that his col
league from the Fifth ward will be Re-
publican and amenable to his discipline.
AID Clark's ordinance to repeal the or
dinance permitting the refundment of the
entire amount of the unexpired fee in the
event a liquor license is revoked by the
mayor or council was called up last night,
but it went over - 80
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-14
HABITS CHAIN
Certain Habits unconsciously Formed
and Hard to Break

Certain Habits Unconsciously Formed
and Hard to Break
An ingenious philosopher estimates
that the amount of will power neces-
sary to break a lifelong habit would,
if it could be transformed, lift a
weight of many tons.
1t sometimes requires a higher de-
gree of heroism to break the chains of
a pernicious habit than to lead for
lorn hope in a bloody battle. A lady
writes from an Indiana town:
From my earliest childhood / was a
lover of coffee. Before was out of my
teens / was a miserable dyspeptic, suf-
fering terribly at times with my stom-
ach
II was convinced that it was coffee
that was causing the trouble, and yet
could not deny myself cup for
breakfast. At the age of SO was in
very poor health, indeed. My sister
told me I was In danger of becoming
coffee drunkard.
But never could give up drinking
coffee for breakfast, although it kept
me constantly i'll. until 1 tried Postum
/ learned to make it properly, accord
ing to directions, and now we can
hardly do without Postum for break
fast, and care nothing at all for coffee.
I am no longer troubled with dys-
pepsia, do not have spells of suffering
with my stomach that used to trouble
me so when drank coffee" Name
given by Postum CO., Battle Creek,
Mich.
Look in each package for the famous
little book, The Road to Wel1ville.s
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-14
NIL WAUkEE ROAD TO
CHANGE ITS GRADES
VIII Present Plan to Do Away
With the Dangerous
Crossings

The Milwaukee road is about to take
the initiative in the work of removing
the deadly grade crossings in Minneapolis
and within the next three weeks will pre-
sent to the city a plan which, if it is
worked out, will mean the abolition of
these menaces to life and limb.
Aid. Rand made this announcement to
the city council at it's meeting last night
and he said he spoke with authority, for
yesterday he had conference with some
of the officers of the road and they in
formed him the company's engineers were
at work preparing plans for the desired I'M
provements and would present them to the
city in short time
Mr.. Rand in giving this information,
admitted he was surprised, for when he
called upon the officials to ask their sup
port in the movement to abolish the grade
crossings he did not expect to be given
the information which he impaired to
the council last night.
Last evening the council recalled the
old Adams ordinance relative to the aboli-
ton of grade crossings and submitted this
measure together with the old Powers or
dlnance to watchmen to the council COM
mittee on railroads and ordinances and
1t is expected that before this committee
has time to report the plans of the Mil
waukee road will be made known
Numerous long petitions relative to
grade crossings were read at last night S
meeting and referred to the same COM
mittee.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-14
MADE UNCONSCIOUS
BY CHEWING TOBACCO
Insane Man at ST. Cloud Suffers From
Nicotine Poisoning

Special to The Globe
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Jan. 13.-William
Weber, an insane man who was brought
to the jail here from Kimball. attempted
to end his life in a most peculiar manner
lost night. When put in the cell ne ask
ed for a piece of chewing tobacco. The
turnkey brought him piece, but he said
it was not large enough and demanded
more. The turnkey brought him larger
piece and Weber seemed satisfied. This
morning. when the turnkey took the mans
breakfast to his cell, he found him on the
floor unconscious.
DR.. Sherwood. of Kimball, who came
down to testify at the examination, pro-
nounced it a case of nicotine poisoning,
and administered severe emetics to the
insane man. finally bringing him. to con-
seriousness. While he was working over
him the doctor noticed that the mans
mouth was crammed full of the chewing
tobacco. DR.. Sherwood believes the man
had been eating the weed and says that
he would probably have been dead in a
few hours had his condition not been dis
covered Weber came around all right and
seemed none the worse. He was exam
med before Judge Hansen in probate court
and declared insane. The court ordered
him committed to Rochester.