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Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-18
Lucky Real Estate Dealer.


About this same time another Mime
sotan bought big tract of land and dis
posed of 1t at a profit Of millions. This
was Colonel Davidson of Duluth, who had
made much money in buying Minnesota
lands and selling them. Colonel Davidson
went into Canada to buy some cattle for
a farm he had in the United States. He
made inquiries as to the crops and saw
the possibilities of land speculation. In
looking about he found that the GU APP
pele Long Lake q Saskatchewan railroad
had 100000 acres which they were anxious
to get rid OF. The railroad company had
received the land as concession for build
ing the road, with the provision that 1t
was to be good farming land They did
not understand the soil, however, and
were so disguised with their grant that
they wanted the dominion government to
take II back and allot them something else.
The road itself was almost bankrupt. 1t
consisted of little more than two streaks
of rust and a mortgage, with "A stray set
tier here and there along the line. When
Colonel Davidson offered to take the grant
on its hands at 81 cash per acre the own
ers fairly tumbled over themselves in their
rush to accept. Davidson first got the sale
confirmed by the dominion government, and
then brought IN trdlnioad OF DdnkeES anu
capitalists from the United States. He
took them over the tract and showed them
the land | am told that he sold one-fourth
OF 1t on the train, and that within year
the whole OF his 100000 acres had been
disposed OF. AS to his prices, understand
American Woman Agent.
that he started at 81 per acre in big blocks.
and that quarter sections were retailed at
SC per acre and more.
Since then these same pen and others
have gotten possession of land grants be-
longing to the various railroads, and they
have sold some millions of acres. IEeeed.
the most of the land selling has been done
by Americans. This is especially so with
the large tracts. There are also Canadian
real estate agents, but the most Of the-'
are doing business in the small.
Indeed, one OF the chief businesses of the
new Canada is selling lands The real es-
tate agent is found at every station. He
meets you as you step from the cars. You
see his sign In the samples of wheat, oats.
potatoes and other products in his office
windows. and you may find farm exhibits
even at the depots.
Take, for instance. Moose Jaw. at the
function Of the 500 Pacific and the Cana
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-18

This remarkable invasion originated in
the combined forces of the Dominion gov
ernment and Yankee spectators. and It
has been carried on by those forces from
the beginning until now Indeed, / might
say that our real estate men were the
real discoveries of the new Canada. The
Canucks have long known that they have
a vast area of good soil. but they had no
idea how 1t could be developed until the
strenuous Americans crossed the boundary
and planned out the way.
To begin with. the movement is the out
come of the filling up of the United States
For years the American railways, which
are always figuring after possible traffic
have known that they were carrying about
100000 emigrants to our great west every
twelve months. This army has been scat
tered over our country, and 1t has rapidly
filled the vacant spaces. 1t has eaten up
most of the homesteads given free by
our government and has swallowed about
all the cheap lands that could be had in
large blocks. About 1860 the fact that
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-18

the most of such lands were gone be-
came well known. and the American pio-
neer farmer who had settled in Ohio and
there made money by selling out and buy
ing cheaper lands in Illinois, and again
made more by moving from there on to
North Dakota. found himself at the end
of such speculation. Lands everywhere
had risen, and in the far west they were
worth from SIS and upward per acre.
At the same time the big land operators
who had been buying large tracts in Minne-
sofa and the Dakotas from the Northern
Pacific and other railroads and selling them
out TO the farmers, found that there was
no more land to buy, and that they would
have to have new territory or quit the bust
ness The farmers began to wonder what
kind of lands there were In Canada, and
our real estate men to search far and wide
for new worlds to conquer.
.
Million Acres Sold by Americans.
Among these real estate agents were two
who had made quick fortunes by buying
our railroad lands and selling them. Their
names We're Robertson and Lynch Rob-
ertson had started life as a country school
teacher at $50 a month and Lynch had
begun as a land surveyor at few dollars
and Robertson was sent to Canada to spy
out the land. He came here in the winter
and took trips from Winnipeg out over
the different railroads visiting the small
towns of the wheat belt and of the new
country beyond. He would stop at a viii
lage hotel and engage in conversation with
the farmers, asking as to their crops and
the prospects. One man would tell him that
he got twenty-seven bushels of wheat per
acre that year. and, on being asked as to
the year previous, would reply that he had
made twenty bushels then, but that the
year before he had gotten only fifteen bush
els. as his crop had been a failure.
AS Robertson heard this kind of tall,
his eyes bulged out so that they almost
dropped upon his cheeks. He saw the pos
sibilities of land speculation. for he knew
the average yield in Minnesota at that
time was not more than fifteen bushels
per acre, When he learned that the men
held their farms at only about $40 per
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-18

never be Gut off This Injuries the stalk
too much. The plant will be injured enough
at best. Just before harvest time give the
block thorough inspection for maturity
and note the same in each row in its
record.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-18
The American Invasion.

Indeed. Canada may be said to have a
real invasion Of Americans. In 1896 less
than fifty homesteads were allotted to them.
In 1897 the number jumped to 1000 and In
1888 1t was 5000. In 1900 It rose to 35,O 900,
and last year more than $1,000 Americans,
an army ten times as large as that which
xenophon led on the march to the sea,
came over into Canada and are now here
besiegtng the God OF Prosperity.
The government officials tell me they
expect to have 5000 more Americans this
year. and / warn you that both they and
the American real estate syndicates, who
are making money out OF buying lands
and selling them again. will do what they
can to increase that number In the future
This is matter OF vital interest to the
United States. II means the loss of some
OF the best OF our farming population. and
In addition the actual carrying away into
Canada of millions OF dollars Of good Amer
lean gold.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-18
Uncle Sam WIN Lose.

The most OF the Americans who go to
Canada are skilled farmers. They are
men OF means, and nearly all of them
carry some money along 1 am told that
the average, so far, has been at least s., 900
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-18
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ton, and some sections Of the wheat
belt are settled almost entirely by
them. A few American syndicates have
taken up large tracts and some individuals
have bought thousands Of acres and are
holding them. but the majority of our
people have settled on the homesteads al
lotted by the government and having pur-
chased lands adjoining. are waiting to grow
up with the country.
Americans are doing a large share of the
business of the new towns. A few are
merchants. others are investing in elevators
and mills, and there are a number at Win
nipeg who have much to say in the grain
exchange and other financial centers.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-18

= A'Vo' Wy rianh VI. Sarpehter.)
NNIPEG, Feb. 15.-(Special Corre-
spondence of The Bee. )-There are
now more than 100000 Americans
in the Canadian northwest. They
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-18

ORE attention is being paid to
corn breeding now than ever be-
fore. Investigation has demon
strated that corn breeds true to
type. that 1t is possible to i'm
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-23

mo, | did not vote in 1856 | was
still living in Wisconsin and intended
to vote for Fremont, but l had arrang-
ed to start for the lumber region on
the morning of election day to work fol
my father-in law, who was Jackson
democrat and intended to vote foi
Buchanan. As it was important that
lost no time in getting started my faith,
erin law suggested that neither of us
vote-and as that arrangement would
not change the result, l consented.
81 cast my vote for Abraham Lincoln
| in November, 1860, in I.nra township
Faribault county. ! came home from the
| army on sick leave in October, 1864, and
the next month voted the second time
for Lincoln in Lura township"
Captain Danes company was guard
at the execution of the thirty eight In,
dams at Mankato, Dec. %, 1862, and his
company rescued Mrs. Eastlake whose
husband was murdered by the Indians.
Captain Dane and wife are both mem
bers of the First Day Advent church
| The captain is member of the G.. A. X
at Eagle Lake.
| Mr.. and Mrs Dane have three child
rem, Orlo j. Dane, living in the Saskat
chewan valley; Mrs. Orpha A. Hall Of
Brainerd, Mimi, and Mrs. Walter Mac
beth with whom this venerable couple
are spending the afternoon Of their long
and eventful lives.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-03-23
EAGLE LAKE HAPPENINGS
Golnes and Comings in the Village
Sickness and Accident.

Miss Cappie Pressnall was absent
from school last Friday on account Of
sickness.
Mr.. Henry, formerly of Eagle Lake
has returned for a few weeks visit and
to look after his property.
Joe Luthultz of Mankato is visiting
relatives in this village.
Mrs. Mead, who has been very i'll, is
now convalescent.
Mrs. and Mr.. NJ. c. Pressnall Of this
village spent the day with their dangh'
ter. Mrs. f. w. Hifferman, at Meriden
Saturday last.
VERNE Pickle is on the sick list TINS
week
Mrs. Mack returned home Saturday
after few months visit at Black River
Falls, Wis.
Bert Charlesworth and family have
moved to town.
Miss Alma Millar of Havanah, who
has been visiting her grandmother, Mrs.
s. Yoeman, returned to her house last
Saturday.
Fred Cook made business trip to
GAINESVILLE Saturday evening.
Charles Luthultz, formerly of this
place but now expressman on the Om-
aha road, is visiting relatives in this
village.
Mr.. Smith the depot agent who has
been absent on account OF poor health,
has returned to take up his duties.
Miss Eva Watts, who has been spend
ing the winter at Faribault, returned
home, the first of the week.
Fred Harlem and wife Sundayed with
the formers parents.
Miss Carmen Pickle of this village
returned to Mankato where she is at
tending school.
The revival meeting came to close
Monday evening.
Brothers Ainsworth and Wake, who
have been holding a series of meetings
here for the past two weeks, started
for Truman Tuesday.
Mrs. NJ C. Pressnall left Thursday
for New Richland where she will spend
a couple of weeks with her daughter
Mrs. C. w. Brown.
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Mar. % 80 Apr. 6, 1906.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that
the undersigned. under authority OF the
Probate Court of Otter Tail County
Minnesota. will receive written bids un
til April Is, 1906, at the office of his
attorney, Ambrose Tigl,e, 400 National
German American Bank Building, st
Paul, Minnesota, for the purchase of any
or all the following described property
belonging to the estate of O. r. Mather
deceased: The south one-thrd of lot
IA. block 4, original plat of the Village
of Pelican Rapids, Otter Tail County
Minnesota; Lot 6. block 3; lots 5. 6, Z
and of block 4; lots Z and 8, block 5;
lot A of block 6 and lot | of block Z
Cummings Addition to the City OF
Mankato; lot Ia and the north 80 feet
of lot ID. Dickinson's addition to the
city of Mankato. Lots |. 2. 3. and 6
block 1873: lots !. 2. 3, and D, block
l39: all there is of lots ]. 2. ), 4 and )
block l40; all OF blocks las and l49, and
all there is of blocks l5O, l53 and l54
all in the City of Mankato proper, Blue
Earth County, Minnesota. The terms of
sale will be all cash.
JOHN b. JOHNSTON.
Administrator
March 20, 1905.
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STERLING CENTER MUTATIONS
Birthday Party, Resident Kicked BY
Horse; News Notes.

Mrs. S. NJ. Keith and Mrs. Fl. FISH
spent Monday with Mrs. S. NJ. Grover
Hiram Golf, who has been in TeXa:
returned home last week and at present
is visiting his cousin, Mrs. Ed. San
born.
The box social for the church last
week amounted 10 $33.
A surprise party was held last Satur
day evening at the home of Mrs. Reb
becca Ellis in honor of her daughter, Miss
Cassie's birthday. The evening was
spent in games and dancing. Supper
was served, after which the company de
parted for their homes, saying they had
a very delightful evening. Miss Cas-
sic was the recipient of many pretty
presents. Among the out of town guests
was Miss Ida Leroy of Benson, Swift
county.
w. f. Root has completed his work
as clerk in Mr.. Mandell's store and
will depart for the cities this week.
Louis Runke after the social last Fri
day evening, was called suddenly to the
home of Tom Leroy. Being in hurry
he rushed into the stable to get his
horse, which was surprised at such late
invasion of his premises, and to pro
tect himself from any lurking evil
kicked Mr.. Runke on the limb, thus
inlicting very severe and painful
hruise.
Byron Troy is working for Tom LIE
roy this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Sanborn accompani
ed by Hiram Golf and Miss Lula Louel
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. c. c
Troy.
Mrs. S. NJ. Keith spent few days
with Mrs. H. Fisk.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. A. Benedict spent a
few days last week with Mr.. and Mrs
E. w. Parks.
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Sunday Had Him Scared.

A citizen of this city met a man or
"a northbound Milwaukee train the 9th
er day loaded down with nickle-in- the
slot machines. He asked him where he
was going with them and the man made
the following significant reply: 81 had
these machines in Austin but had tC
take them out because Sunday, the
evangelist, is coming there in few
days, and L am now on my way to Fari
bault with them. "--Waseca Radical.
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OLD MAPLETON NOTES.

Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Judd Cornell
visited at che home of Mrs. G.. Harri
man in Mapleton Sunday.
Ben Taylor, William Mead and Judd
Cornell delivered some cattle Saturday
in Mapleton.
Some from this neighborhood attend
ed the meetings Sunday in town.
Will Barnum is working for Ben Tay'
lor,
Clair Cornell has purchased a brand
new buggy.
Ben Taylor and Ralph Cornell took q
trip to Chicago the first of the week.
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Gree Press. Mar %. 80, Apr. 6, 1861
Order for Hearing on Petition to Convey
Lands on Contract.

Gree Press. Mar %. 80, Apr 6, 1861
Order for Hearing on Petition to Convey
Lands on Contract.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of
Blue Earth.--ss. In Probate Court
In the matter of the estate of Henry
Weber. Deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of
William +. Weber claiming to be entitled
to a conveyance of certain real estate
from the administrator of said estate.
was bound by contract in writing to
convey said real estate to the said
William T. Weber upon the terms and
conditions therein stated. with a descrip-
ton of the land to be conveyed. and the
facts upon which such claim to convey
Probate Court make decree authorizing
and directing the said administrator to
convey such real estate to said petition
er as the person entitled thereto.
1t is therefore ordered. That all per-
sons interested in said estate may appear
before this Court. at snecial term
thereof to be held on Saturday the 18th
day of April. A. d. 1906. at 10 o'clock i'm
the forenoon at the Probate Office in
the Court House in Mankato in said
County, and oppose said petition.
And it is further ordered. That this
week fc.r three successive weeks prior
to said day of hearing in the Mankato
Free Press. weekly newspaper printed
and published at Mankato i'm said coun-
ty.
Dated at Markato the Goth day of
March \. =. 1906.
BY the Court.
probate Court SeaD
John c. Noe Attorney.
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Here is a significant hint from The
st. Paul Dispatch: Senators, secure
in their six-year terms. answer the APP
peals of the house to quit bucking
Roosevelt with the cold comfort that
the next house may be democratic. The
senate is helping the standpat conting-
ent of the house to make that charge
not only probable, but certain. What
with their killing of the Philippine tar
if bill, their paltering over 'confscatory'
and judicial review taking the starch
cut instead of putting more into the
house rate control BILL the senators are
creating a disposition among independ-
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Rapidan Landmark Burned.

= One of the landmarks of Rapidan was
burned on Monday. An old log house
OH the George Bartlett farm was de
stroyed. For more than thirty-fiye
years Thomas P. Lloyd, who now ne
sides in the west, lived in the log house.
He was its builder. There was no in
surance
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Have you weakness of any kind
stomach, back. or any organs of the
body? Don't dope yourself with ordi
nary medicine HOLSTERS Rocky Noun.
tain Tea is the supreme curative power
50 cents.-John c. Thro.
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ent republicans to hit back with a dem
ocratic house. Should that happen we
will have the senators shouting: We
told you so; Roosevelt has wrecked the
party lust as Cleveland did his
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Order for Hearing.

1t appearing TO the Court in the above
entitled matter that the annexed petition
has been filed with the Clerk of this
court. copies thereof have been trans
mitted to the Auditors. respectively
of the above named lie Sueur and Blue
Earth counties. and that the provisions
of the Ditch Law of 1905. under which
the said petition is made. have been duly
complied with. Now, therefore, it is or
dered and notice is hereby given:
That a hearing will be had on said
Petition by the Court at an adjourned
term of the District Court to be holden
in and for said LeSueur County, Mime
sofa at the Court House in the Town of
lie Sueur Center. Minnesota, on Tuesday
the 18th day of April, 1906. at IL a. m.
of said day.
Dated March IL. 1906.
p. w. MORRISON,
Judge of the Eighth Judicial District.
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Don't kick if you have poor flour
bread, get sack of "Rapidan's Best, -
and do away with both.
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Gree Press Mar. %, 80. Apr. 6, 1867
In the Matter of the Petition of n. n.
Thinker, ct ais, for a Public Ditch in
lie Sueur and Blue Earth Counties,
Minnesota.
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the state quartermaster to give up our
horses and certify on back of the orig
inal certificate the amount of service
and damage. We stayed in our camp at
Judson till April. We were then order.
ed to st. Peter and from there to
Hutchinson where we built stockade.
We were ordered from there to the
frontier in Minnesota and stationed at
Long Lake, Pipe Lake, Forest City and
Hutchinson.
After coming back from the service l
stayed in Tivola one year, then built a
house on my farm south of Mapleton
that / left to 90 into the army and liv-
ed there four years. / then moved
to GAINESVILLE, where I spent eleven
years, then to LeRay township, four
miles east of Eagle Lake, where 1 stay
ed four years. then moved toEagleLake
where lived five years serving as post
master four years under President Har-
rison. / then moved to Crow Wing
county, where 1 took up homestead.
/ spent seven years up there, a part
of the time in Brainerd where we have
a home. I came to Tivoli last April
"Who was the first president you vot-
ed for?"
"Well, my first vote was cast in 1852,
for John p. Hale, the candidate on the
free soil ticket. You see. was what
they called olack abo'itionist. / was
then living in Wisconsin.
GAS you were free soiler. you sure
" voted for Fremont in 1867"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-16
FEDERATION OF LABOR
FAVORS ARBITRATION.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Nov. TO-
At yesterdays session of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, Norfolk,
Va, was decided on as the place for
holding the next annual meeting.
Passionate outbursts of oratory By
fraternal delegates from Great Brit
ain and Canada kept the delegates
keyed up to a high point of interest
today, the climax of enthusiasm COM
ing when Aid Gee, a subject of King
Edward, said:
Il would as soon live under the
stars and stripes as the British flag"
Worldwide peace for all time and
arbitration rather than a resort to
arms in times of disputes, were ad-
vocated in a strong resolution Of
fered by James Duncan, first vice
president of the American Federation
of Labor, president of the Granite
Cutters Union and chairman of the
convention committee or resolutions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-16
Y. M. L. S. TO DEBATE
SCHOOL BID. QUESTION

An interesting program has beel
arranged for the regular meeting of
the Young Mems Literary Society to
be held tomorrow night in the ladies'
parlor of the Presbyterian church.
The question of an elective or APP
pointive school board will be debated
under the following resolution: Re
solved, That it is better to have
school commissioners or boards Of
education appointed by the mayor Of
a municipality than to have them
chosen at a regular election" In
view of the recent agitation regard
ing this matter the debate should
prove interesting. All young men,
whether members of the society or
not, are cordially urged to be present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-16
City BRIEFS


plans for the new d.. Wolf q
Company building, in Smith street,
have been completed and are now at
Newark for inspection by the tene-
ment house supervisors.
The sloop Emily J. arrived at
the Lehigh Valley coal wharves yes
terday.
Andrew Wagner and family
have moved from Gordon street to
119 Second street.
The Colored Republican Club
will meet tonight at the residence
of ID. d. Andrews, PSI Prospect
street, at 1880 o'clock.
The Building Trades Council
held their monthly meeting last night
in Union hall. Routine business was
transacted.
Work OF the Packer House alter
ations was resumed this morning by
the Mercer Construction Company.
Lawrence Lodge, Odd Fellows,
meets tonight.
Morris Slobodien is moving his
blacksmith shop from 1875 Fayette
street to 1873 Fayette street.
Harry Aflerbach, OF 81 Fayette
street, will enter the employ of Mason
& Smith Monday as a surveyors as
sistant.