Nelson, Wednesday stating that the
family would leave Washington for the
east Tuesday and expected to arrive in
Ellendale Friday. Mr. Nelson likes
Washington state, but finds living ex
pensive there and .everything consider
ed, has decided that southern Minneso
ta offers the best inducements for resi-
self and his influence so seriously that! P^hase cheaper land. Sometimes the
already he has a picture of Andrew
Carnegie with a job lot of returned li
braries on his hands. Mr. Lawson
needs a sense of humor and then he
would understand a western jolly.
lch
ref1lJ
A guarantee to refund the money if
Mi-o-na does not show help, is given
with every 50 cent box. Ask K. O.
Wold to show you the guarantee.
Cause of Decrease in Population.
The decrease in population in South
ern Minnesota counties during the past
five years, shown thus far, is account
ed for by Supt. G. H. Wright of the
perous as ifc was in former
years- Cen*
sus returns from counties in the north-
ern Dar, of Towa show simiiar Pnri(1i
Minneb0ta'
countles 111
furnish it if there's any around. Wright. "Those sections of the two
Spring Valley Mercury: The Peoples
distance service the same experiences that all older
tT
Land in the
8tate has
Spring Valley, Chatfield and St. Charles,! mers are not slow to take advantage of
and will go through no switching sta- that. They sell their holdings at big
tions whatever. This gives the Tri-1 ft
State company entrance into territory Ipnces'
held heretofore exclusively by the
and
arid
Purchase
ern
Northwestern company. Canada, where land is cheaper. Then
Fairmont News: Thomas
cen"
returns from the northern portion
Minnesota, said Mr.
states were settled earIier than the
other
sections, and they have endured
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