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SAINT PAUL.
FIFTH. WARD MASS MEETING.
Tuesday Evening Devoted to Lo
cate the Wood Harvester Site.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Fifth Ward Citizens' union
was held last evening at the court
house, and questions relating to the
ward were dicussed, principal among
which was that of offering the Wood-
Harvester company a suitable site for
their buildings in accordance with the
new call for proposals. The right-of
way committee, reported considerable
progress, having made almost- entirely
satisfactory arrangements with prop
erty owners as well as with the rail
road company. The site com
mittee also reported and asked
till Tuesday -to report in
order to hear from some correspondence
which they are awaiting. The sub
scription and other committees reported
very favorably.and it was finally agreed
that a mass meeting of the citizens of
the Fifth and Eleventh wards should bo
held Tuesday.evening next. Feb. 23, at
C. S. P. S. hail, on Western avenue and
"West Seventh street. An immense
crowd is anticipated, as all arrange
ments for a final bid will be made at this
meeting.
STRUCK. A COMPROMISE
On a Sliding Scale of Licenses for
Peddlers.
The committee from the assembly and
board of aldermen on licenses had an
other lively session yesterday and
Dually fixed upon a report to the assem
bly on the peddlers' license fee for the
coming year. There was a delegation
of grocers present and a horde of ped
dlers. The latter were represented
once more by Ben Davis, the lawyer.
As soon as the committee came to order
Mr. Davis was given the floor for argu
ment. lie declared that never in the
annals of the license committee has
such an exorbitant and atrocious tax
been proposed, and he proceeded with
a panegyric upon the honesty and.
integrity of the poor peddlers strug
gling to support their families.
He challenged any grocer to show that
lie paid a tax of even $10 upon the goods
sold by peddlers, yet it is proposed to
put a $ 100 license on the peddlers, and
lie went largely into the ethics of taxa
tion and its environments. A. P. Moss
replied briefly. He showed that the
grocer not only has to pay taxes and
rents and assessments, but he is com
pelled to carry large stocks of iroods in
season and out of season, and he inti
mated that there is no way to test the
weights and measures of the peddlers,
while the grocers' are regularly sealed
by the officials. After a lengthy discus-,
sion the committee went into executive
session and fixed upon the following
schedule: For foot peddlers, 10; for
push carts, booths and stands. $85; and
for teams, $50. This will be reported to
Ihe council Tuesday evening.
AN AUSTRIAN COUNT.
Ex-Reporter Lotto Making a Sen
sation in Chicago.
Sports ami Amusements.
Arthur A. Lotto, treasurer of Litt's
**Ensigu" company, now in Chicago, is
making no end of a hit, so they say.
Lotto wears full dress regalia, crush
hat, and the rest, and, standing iv the
foyer, does the honors of the house, as
It were. Young Pullman approached
Litton the opening night, and asked,
pointing to the treasurer:
"Aw— l say, Litt, who the dcoce is
the poseur over there?"
"Where?" questioned Litt, not notic
ing the familiar figure in the fore
ground, and gazing about the house.
"There, dear boy; chap with the He
braic cast and the glawsses."' ;
"Oh, that's Lotto, our treasurer.
Clever fellow." ~ -. ••■.
"No, really ! By jove, I mistook him
for an Austrian count. Distinguished
appearance. Very."
■ Reduced Rates.
For the People's party convention at
St. Louis, Feb. 22, the Chicago, Buriing
ton & Northern railroad will sell on
Feb. 20, 21, 22 and 23, round trip tickets
at half rates, either direct or via Chi
cago. You have a choice of two routes,
and via the only line running all the
way oil its own tracks.
tor particulars apply to C. Thomp
son, City Ticket Agent, 164 East Third
street, St. Paul.
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People's Church Lyceum.
The regular meeting of the People's
Church lyceum will be held tomorrow
evening at 8 o'clock. Prof. H. L. Qs
born, professor of biology at Hamline
university, will present" a paper on
"American Education, Secular and Sec
tarian," to be followed by discussion.
Miss Fame will give some musical num
bers: Mrs. J. W. Straight, dramatic
reading. The Ilamliue Male Quartette
will als be present to entertain the ly
ceum with their popular songs.
1 Deputy Sheriff H. B. Wheeler
of Burlington, Vt., says he
Does Not Care to Live
If He Cannot Have
HOOD'S
Sarsaparilla
Rheumatism is caused by accumula
tion of uric acid in the blood, owing to
the failure of the kidneys to properly
remove impurities. Hood's Sarsaparilla
cures Rheumatism by neutralizing the
acid and invigorating the kidneys and
liver to regular action so that all impu- ;
rities are expelled. Read this:
"Dear Sirs: If Hood's Sarsaparilla cost
$10.00 a Bottle
I should still keen using it. as I have for the
Bast ten years. .With me the question as to
whether IITe i* worth living depends
upon whether I can pet Hood's Sarsaparilla.
I don't think I could live without it now,
- certainly I should not wish to. and suffer as I
need to. For over ten years I suffered the
horrors of the damned with
Sciatic Rheumatism
for if ever a man suffers with anything In
this world it is with that awful disease. It
seems to me as if all other physical suffering
were compressed into that one. I
took about everything man ever tried for it
but never got a dollar's worth of help until I
began taking
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Which I have taken pretty . regularly and
have no more pain and can set around
all ri<rht. I have advised a : good many to
try Hood's Sarsnparllla." R. D. Wheeler.
Deputy Sheriff, WinbosKi Falls. Vt. .
flood's Pills lire the best family cathartic.
ALL BIDSJEJEGTED.
The Public Auditorium Event
ually Receives a Black
Eye. *
Davidson's Plan for Building
on the Old Grand
Site.*
A Sliding: Scale for Peddlers*
Licenses Chosen as a
Compromise.
Injured Passengers Still Peg
ging Away at the City
Railway.
Yesterday's developments rather
promise that St. Paul will not realize
not tor a lons time at best— its dream of
a large convention hall to accommodate
national sratliering of any sort. And
Aid. Sullivan recited, upon Leaving the
city hall.
Ever since childhood's happy hour
I'veseeu my fondest hopes decay.
He has been an enthusiastic supporter
of the project of erecting a mammoth
auditorium since the very incipiency of
the enterprise. He has never absented
himself from a meeting of the joint
council committee on auditorium, save
from la grippe aud unable to leave his
room, and to see his hopes dashed to
earth with one fell stroke rather
shocked him. Assemblyman Elnxiuist's
feelings were no less poignant, lie said
little other than to eive a positive ex
pression of his regret, and William Pitt
Murray's face was wreathed in smiles
that stood in striking contrast when the
committee on auditorium adjourned,
perhaps, for the last time.
"1 had never despaired of securing
the building," Mr. Llmqnist said, "and
it comes like a pall to stare the proba
bility squarely in the face. St. Paul
needs an auditorium, and can nevei
hope to succeed as a convention city
until it is built. We may promise to
build a wigwam when we invite any na
tional society or organization to meet
here, but what right have we to expect
any one to place much confidence in our
promises after this fiasco? We have ad
vertised throughout the length and
breadth of the lani that we were actu
ally constructing one of the finest audi
toriums in America, with a seating
capacity of over 10,000, and no one had
a right to doubt our sincerity; but what
wili the retort be now if we extend hos
pitalffies? They will laugh at us, and
we will be helpless to reply."
All this was the effect of the joint
"meeting of the joint committee from the
city council on auditorium. The com
mittee is composed of seven mstubers,
but there were only four present, name
ly, Assemblymen Van Slyke and Elm
quist and Aid. Gehan and Sullivan.
Hitherto Aid. (Jehan has been a staunch
supporter of the project, and at the last
meeting of the committee, with six
members present, it was voted the sense
of the committee that it is for
The Best Interest*)
of the city to proceed with the audi
torium on the market house site. As
semblymen McCafferty offered the reso
lution to this effect, and it was adopted
with R single negative vote— that of Mr.
Van Slyke. Aid. Gehan, however, has
undergone a change of heart, and he
is now opposed to the proj
ect. Assemblyman Van Slyke, it
should be explained, has always been
an advocate of the enterprise, but he
has sturdily opposed the market house
site on the score that the property is too
valuable to be converted into such use
while there is so much available vacant
property near the center of the city that
can be acquired for a small per cent of
the full value of the market property.
He favors selling the latter and con
verting the money into an auditorium
building fund, and, to emphasize his
position, he cites the fact that upwards
of $300,000 can be realized from such
sale, while a proper aud suitable site
can be purchased for $50,000 or less.
But the reason that the balance of the
committee did not concur in this plan is
the ureency of building at once. Mr.
Van Slyke's plan would require a year
or two to culminate, and Assemblyman
McCafferty seemed to voice the opinion
of the majority when he declared in
favor of having a hall ready to enter
tain the Minnesota state conventions
next August.
The purpose of the meeting held yes
terday was to listen to a promised propo
sition to be made, under Assemblyman
Murray's patronage, by E. E. Davidson,
to build on the site of the old Grand
opera house on Wabasha street, between
Third and Fourth streets. Both Assem
blyman McCafferty and Aid. Conley
were absent from the city, unfortunately
for the hope of the larger plans. Mr.
Davidson and Mr. Murray, together
with Architect Bassford and others, ap
peared before the committee iv the in
terests of the Davidson scheme. Mr.
Davidson briefly unfolded his plans.
He confessed that he had little confi
dence in the profitable prospects of the
investment, but he desired to make cer
tain improvements in the Wabasha
street front to the site, and he thought it
might be well to build a large hall at
the same time. Mr. Bassford had made
a rough sketch of the proposed struc
ture, aud Mr. Davidson spread this out
before the committee. The utmost
seating capacity will be 3,200, and it is
be a slow-burning structure with six
exits. Mr. Davidson confessed that
there is
No Positive < <■: taint j
of his going ahead with the building.
He must acquire an alley right on the
Third street side iv order to comply
with the provisions of the buiiding or
dinance. Negotiations to effect this
are now pending, but what the result
will be he could not foresee.
Aid. Gehan observed that the city can
give no assurances that no citizen will
build an auditorium in competition, and
MtuMurray quickly replied that Mr.
Davidson did not care for such au assur
ance, and Mr. Murray pointed to the
promise of the plans "to seat as many
people as the theaters can, and by
•crowding the number can be brought
uyuto 3,200.
#Kld. Gehan desired lobe very explicit,
SUM wished Mr. Davidson to realize that
the city cannot give assurances of the
course of the couucil after the next elec
tion "for we may not be iv it," he ex
plained.
"1 think you are right about that,
John." said Mr. Murray exultantly.
Aid. Sullivan expressed his sore dis
appointment. "1 have no confidence in
this plan," he explained, pointing to the
sketch presented by Mr. Davidson. "I
am conscious that there is a pronounced
public feeling for a larger and better
auditorium. Public sentiment is alive
in St. Paul and it calls for a seating ca
pacity of at least 6,000, and a larger hall
even than that would be belter. This
will not fill the bill at all."
"See here, Sullivan," interrupted Mr.
Murray, "don't you know that Chicago
has the largest auditorium in the coun
try and it will only seat 4,000?"
"Chicago has secured the *l>ernocratic
convention, but the convention won't
accept the auditorium by any means. It
will not accommodate them. Chicago
is going to build a wigwam. Further
more, I want to deny that Chicago has
the largest auditorium in the country."
"What has a larger?"
"Why, great Scott! New York, and
even Minneapolis," exclaim-d the thor
oughly aroused alderman.
Mr. Van Slyke vow gave an exposi
tion of his views. Under the circum
stances, he couuseled
Dropping the Auditorium
project entirely and accepting Mr.
Davidson's proposition, but Mr. David
son felt constrained to admit that he
would make no promises of what he
will door he will not do. This was in
reply to a broad declaration ou the part
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of Mr. Murray that Mr. Davidson will
positively build*, tiio auditorium to ac
com mod ate 3,400 people. Mr. Davidson
could not subscribe la the promise, lie
might not build »t all. If he did, he
thought he would have it ready for oc
cupancy In September, and; possibly
earlier. He recited the suatimr capaci
ties of .theaters and music halls in dif
ferent cities to the best of his informa
tion, and thought his would compare
favorably.
Aid Sullivan could not suppress his
displeasure when he saw that the com
mittee was divided in sentiment. He
pronounced the movement a farce," and,
in reply to Mr. Davidson, advised that
the committee come nearer home and
copy after Minneapolis. If St. Paul
expects to get any mooting that comes
to Minnesota it must have at least as
good facilities as the sister city.
Mr. Bassford proceeded to explain his
plans at length. lie said the ground
floor will seat 1,584, the balcony 870 and
the gallery 812. The arches are to
be of wood, with grouting be
tween. When asked by Aid. Sullivan
if he really thought the building in
spector would issue a permit lor such a
structure, he said he felt sure of It, but
Aid. Sullivan silently shook his head.
Aid. (Jehan moved, for tho sake of
getting the matter before the meeting,
that the committee recommend that the
city proceed at once with the construc
tion of an auditorium on the market
house site, and a trleam of hope shot
across the faces of Mr. Sullivan and Mr.
Elmquist, but it instantly died out when
Mr. CJehan voted no with Mr. Van Slyke.
leaving 2 votes for and 2 against. It
was lost on a tie.
The bids were then rejected and the
committee adjourned.^nWHEfiHjsßJ
• For prompt and reliable information :
about Iron-Mining Stocks in Companies
on the New Messaba Ranee, address
Frauk I. Tedford, Duluth, Minn.
' IX SPECIAL TERM.
Judges Put Out of the Way Many
Legal Questions.
The district court judges, sitting in
special term, disposed of matters as
follows yesterday:
By Judge Kelly— Ansel W. Barker vs.
William Lettau et al. ; motion for new
trial denied. Hem in ing & Melville vs.
William Lettau etal.; motion for new
trial denied. Fred W. Eder vs. William
Lettau et al.; motion for new trial heard
and taken under advisement. George
Moeller vs. Louise Broecker, and The
Germania Life Insurance Company
as garnishee; referred to W. H.
Yardley to take disclosure. A. J.
Barrett et al. . vs. Nicholas J.
Klein, and the Northwestern Fuel Com
pany as garnishee; judgment against
the garnishee for amount disclosed. N.
Tracy vs. Alex Donald et al., and
Globe Corresponding Company as
garnishee; rererred to W. W. Dunn to
take disclosure. Blossom Bros. & Mer
rill vs. Amelia Kingsley et al.; order
made confirming sheriff's report of sale.
In the matter of the assignment of E. J.
Hues: bids for real estate considered,
and matter adjourned until Wednesday,
when it will be turther considered iv
chambers, In the matter of the assign
ment of George H. Nutting; submitted
on petition of assignee for leave to turn
over certain personal proper to claim
ants. W. S. Conraa .vs. J~. E. Hoopes et
al., and The Germauia Bank
as garnishee; referred to Dan
iel Murphy to take disclosure,
M. J. O'Connor vs. Martin Delaney, ,
defendant granted permission to amend
his answer on payment of §10 costs.
In the matter of the assignment of J.
E. Bartholomew; submitted ou appli
cation to allow the final account of as
signee. Sophia A. Adler vs. Fly ton, ■;
and Gennauia Insurance company as
garnishae; referred to Daniel Murphy
to take disclosure. Julius Kessler vs.
J. E. Hoopes' Consolidated Hotel com
pany, and the Germania bank as gar
nishee; referred to Daniel Murphy to
take disclosure. Annie Michel vs.
Christian Michel; order made fixing
time within which defendaut may an
swer. J. E.Stryker v* Daniel J. Mc-
Enry. and the. Bank of Minnesota as
garnishee; judgment against the gar
uishee for $40.34, the amount disclosed
to be due. William C. P. Miller vs.
Kost&Cresy; submitted as demurrer
to part of the defendant's answer.
By Judge Kerr— George O. Nettletou
vs. The Ramsey County Land and Loan
Company: heard on motion for a new
trial. John Rogers & Bro. vs. The Mer
cantile Insurance Company; submitted
on a motion for a new trial. Bonn Man
ufacturing Company vs. ,1. Henry
Broome; submitted on a motion for a
continuance. Earl Nelson et al. vs. C.
A. B. Weide; order to show cause why
the St. Paul Trust company should not
be made a party defendant; dismissed.
By Judge Otis— F. Tostevin & Son
vs. Esther Grisson et al.; heard in part
upon demurrer to amend complaint.and
case continued one week. Mary Mc-
Dougall vs. Frank Waters et al.: sher
iff's report of sale confirmed. George
Meierhoffer & Bro. vs. St. Joseph Fruit
and Produce Exchange; judgment
against garnishee ordered. Bushnell &
Bushnell vs. Matthew Y. Bridge?; sub
mitted on a motion to file supplemental
answer. In the matter of Michael J.
O'Brien, an insolvent, leave was given
to distribute proceeds without filing re
leases.
By Junge Cornish— ln the matter of ,
the insolvency of Perms' A.Bergsma;
receiver's account allowed.. Joseph
Stehr vs. Emil Wishert; submitted on
demurrer to complaint. Lizzie Black
vs. C. Williams; order to show cause
why execution should not be set aside
heard and dismissed. Martha -A. Hitz
vs. Otto J. Hitz; alimony granted pend
■ ing divorce proceedings. "Conrad Fink
vs. John Germansehitts; service of
complaint set aside. Susie* A. Brown
vs. John C. Brown; submitted on an
application to require defendant to pay
$100 attorney's fees in divorce case, as
ordered at a former day of court.
By Judge Egan— Fred L. Rosemond
vs. John Graham; heard on motion for
new trial. Almeda Manning vs. J. J.
Cullen ; settled case signed. A. S. Pine
vs. St. Paul City Railway Company;
heard ou motion for new trial. Martin
Bruggeman vs. Willrich & Lambert;
argument of main case concluded, and
submitted for decision on merits. In
the matter of the application to appoint
a receiver for the effects of Warren S.
Reuser; heard and submitted.
Mardi Gras, March Ist,
At New Orleans and Mobile.
On account of Mardi Gras celebration
at New Orleans and at Mobile, March
Ist, the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Rail
road will sell excursion tickets at low
rates Feb. '22d to 28th, good returning
until March 22d.
Rates from Chicago to New Orleans.
$25.00; to Mobile, §24.00.
Clapp to Investigate.
The railroad and warehouse com
mission has concluded to submit the
question of the Minnesota Transfer
company's earnings to the consideration
of Attorney General Clapp, who ; will
investigate the matter with a view to
ascertaining, whether or not the earn
ings of roads doing business over tne
Transfer company's lines should prop
erly be returned as a part of the earn
ings of the latter company.
All the New Shapes.
J. B. Stetson & Cos. best Hats, price
everywhere " 55.00, only $4.00 at the
Plymouth.
Preneh Comedy in St. Paul. .
By special request, the "Journey of
Mr. Perricnon," (Ie Voyage de : M. Per
richou). the masterpiece of Eugene
Labiche, of the French academy, will
be produced once more .at Turner hall
on the 24th inst. The piece will be
given in French, by local artists, as
orieinally written by M. Labiche.
"The Journey of M. Perrichon," which
has met with immense success in Paris,
has since been . translated in all lan
guages, and is well known in this coun
try. By reason of ; its . clearness i and
purity. of the language used, it has
always been" recommended to students
desirous of acquiring a practical knowl
edge of the French . language. It is a
standard classic
THE TREND OF TRADE.
Chance for a Wheat Bulge if
the Bulls Can Show Their
■ Strength.
The Duluth Iron Furore Felt
in Several Lines of Local
Business.
Jobbing 1 Continues Fxcellent,
but the Retail Trade Is
Very Slack.
Collections Fair, and Mer
chants Look for a Good
Spring Trade.
On the wheat speculation the question
is: .Can a combination [of capitalists
earn: the immense amount of wheat
that is in sieiit, and take care of the
threshed and unthreshed wheat that is
in the country? If they can do so, they
will make money on a bull movement,
but they don't seem to have been able
to keep May wheat up to 95 cents, the
net advance during the past seven days
having been 2,% cents per bushel, the
market closing at 93V£ cents yesterday
for No. 2, May delivery, in Chicago.
Prices of provisions are about in line
with the wheat market.
Trade and collections are both fair.
The wholesalers generally say they are
having a larger business thau they had
a year ago. Manufacturers report a
large increase in the numbers of their
employes. Buyers make little or no
complaint regarding, prices of goods.
The activity in sharesof iron mines in
the northern portion of Minnesota has
been noticed considerably during the
week, and a strong feeling is evident in
all Northwestern mining properties.
The produce men had had a good de
mand last week and report a fair trade,
with good prospects.
Among the opinions expressed were:
George W. Marti G. W. Martin &
Co.. produce commission:
"There is uodoubt but that the Nort
hern Pacific would have made lower rates
last year on fruits from Washington and
Oregon but for the fact that a rather
small volume was offered for shipment.
Those states are new yet in the fruit
growing industry, and their shippers
could scarcely expect the same facilities
that are offered, for instance, by Cali
fornia, which ships sucb an immense
quantity of fruit. The business will be
much larger this coming season, and 1
think the Northern Pacific will not re
gret the proposed reduction of rates.
Our firm received some consignments of
fruit from Washington during the past
year, and we must admit they were
splendid, as fine as we ever had. When
our buyers had tried them they were
willing to, and did, pay twenty-five per
cent more for their later purchases.
Our produce trade has been fair this
week. Good apples have advanced a .
little, while eggs have declined. The i
demand is good all around."
L. A. Guiterman, Guiterman Brothers, i
manufacturers gents' furnisnings:
"We are employing about twice as;
many people as we did this time a year I
ago, and are very busy, working two '
nights each week. The prospects are ;
more than encouraging.". . !
M. W. Fitzgerald, P. R. L. Harden
bergh & Co., leather and findings:
"Our trade is much better than it was
during the corresponding season a year
ago. The stocks of grain and other
produce held in the. Northwest, and the
general prosperity of the farmers make
the situation very substantial,- and the
prospects for the year very good.", v-r-
Frank Keogh, Beaupre, Eeogh ~\ &
Davis, wholesale grocers: -
"Our trade ill February thus far is
better than it was at the corresponding
time a year ago. We call trade and col
lections fair. Personally speaking, 1
haven't much faith in the anti-wheat
option movements when they are manip
ulated by two men whose interests are
so closely allied to each other. The
wheat market has at last shown some
advance after a long period of weak
ness."
G. M. Lucas, Potter, Lucas & Co.,
produce commission:
"The produce trade is better than it
was a week ago, generally speaking.
The demand is better. There is an ad
vance on good to choice apples. Eggs
and butter are lower. There are no
•store' eggs now on the market. Fresh
eggs that brought 24 cents per dozen a
week ago can now be had for 17 cents
per dozen."
John S. Robertson, manager B. Pres
ley & Co., wholesale fruits: _
"1 don't know now to account for it,
but .we are so busy that I haven't had
time to take the vacation that is due me.
Our collections are also very fair. Now,
as to the Western fruit trade, 1 sup
pose the Northern Pacific would
have made reduced rates from Washing
ton and Oregon last year but for the
fact that the business was compara
tively small. It is not developed, not
in shape, like the fruit trade of Cali
fornia, Some of the Washington fruits
are very good, but it will take several
years to educate the people out there on
the methods of picking, selecting, grad
ing, packing and shipping their prod
ucts. It will take years of bother to
build up the trade, but it will .be a
handsome thine in time for producers
as well as for the railroads."
Deposits made at the State Savings
Bank on or before March 3 will be en
titled to four months' interest July 1.
1892.
Business of the Transfer.
In connection with the controversy
between the state officials and the Min
nesota Transfer in regard to the ton
nage upon which taxes should have
been paid, the following figures, show
ing a close estimate of the tonnage
handled at the Transfer, may be inter
esting. The total tonnage for the year
18S1: 1,050,000 tons. Ot the . above the
live stock haudled numbere*d 50,000
head of cattle, 27.000 head of sheep, 13,
--000 head of horses and 8,800 head of
hogs. Quite a business for a transfer
that was established during the past
decade.
Stop!
And notice the display of Harvest
Festival' Photo in the window of 177
East Seventh street.
An Associate Pastor.
The rector, wardens and vestry of
Christ chinch have elected Rev. How
ard S. Clapp, of this city, to be associate
priest of Christ church. Rev. Mr. Clapp
has accepted his election and will enter
at once upon the duties of his new
work. It is understood that the ladies
of Christ church will tender Mr. and
Mrs. Clapp a public reception in Guild
hall on some evening before Lent. Mr.
Clapp will still retain his oversight of
St. Matthew's, St. Anthony Park, giv
ing every second Sunday morning of
the month to Christ church, and as
; many services at other times as his time
and opportunity will permit. Mr. Clapp
is very favorably known in our city,
and Christ churcn is fortunate in secur
ing his services. •
] For a Disordered Uver I
I TryBEECHAHPSPILtS.!
? 25cts. a Box. I
jljj Or: ALL DR.TJGK3-ISTS. C[ I
FIELDJJUIIfII
& CO.
Wabasha, Fourth and Fifth Sts,
ST. PAUL. MINN.
FLOODS.
Not of water, but of
Vry Goods. Might as well
try to "dam up the wa
ters of the Nile with bull
j-ushes" as to stop the
tide of merchandise which
has set this way.
DKESS GOODS.
It does not look now
as if there would be a
lack of materials. What
to do with them is the
first thought.
SCOTCH WOOLS.
A second lot direct
from Paisley. Unlike
the first, but near enough
to show the same man
made them. Low. cost
for so fine goods. #2.00,
$2.25, $2.75 per yard; 5
yards will make a dress.
SCOTCH EFFECTS,
Made here in our own
America, well made, too,
and of fine wool ; 50c to
$1.50 per yard, 36 to 48
inches wide.
OEGANDIES.
Gems of the art of
printing and color effects.
Only the great Koechlin
can do it. ■ A deaf mute
could sell such goods.
MULLS.
Fine, soft and thin. Is
it not a pleasure to go
back to these old-time
fabrics, made more beau
tiful by the later-day em
bellishments?
GINGHAMS.
This section has been
seen by too many to need
pur praise. A merchant
from out of town called
last week, said he "had
read our ad. about Ging
hams, and had come in
to see what all this blow
was about.'' A good big
lot followed him home by
express. That's what he
thought about it.
WINDOW DISPLAYS.
It takes a small stock
of Silks to fill one of our
large windows. See the
display on the Wabasha
street front, and then
take in the Wash Silk
window on Fifth street
front.
SILKS.
Yes, the kind people
want. The kind it pays
to make up. They say
people do not want Silks;
that is right; some kinds
are not wanted, but
Printed Silks are wanted
if the quality is right and
the styles are good.
Printed Tzuilled Indias were
never so good, and they
were never so pretty as
now. We have already
had over 300 pieces, and
would buy more if we
could get the right kind.
The season has hardly
opened yet. Price $1.
Changeable Printed Twilled
Indias, a novelty of the
better sort, a pleasing
fancy just from Paris.
Black China Silks at 50c.
Stanley Crapes, all-silk, at
58c.
Grenadines, all-silk, at 58c.
Fancy Grenadines y all-silk,
solid colors, wide, thick
and thin stripes, for even
ing or street wear — black
grounds with stripes and
bars in solid colors ; a pro
nounced and beautiful
novelty at 82c. We say
they are worth $1.50 per
yard (and we are truthful
advertisers).
Shanghai Silks, black only,
27 inches wide, 79c, worth
$1; that is what we said
last week; only 5 pieces
came at first, then 5 pieces
more. We thought 10
, pieces a week would do,
but they went. They will
FIELD, MAHLER & CO.
CONTINUED.
come faster now. "We
have struck our gait."
Black Toshiko same as be
fore, $i.
Black Twilled Indias, 27
--inch sort, that ideal cloth
for ladies wearing 1 only
black, or for anybody, for
that matter; good for
house or street or to
travel in.
Can't mention all the kinds
you know, only here and
there one. We will keep a
few of our own specialties
before you. • 'If you don't
see what you want, ask for
it."
TRIMMINGS.
Here we are with the new
things before you can get
your dresses ready for them.
Jet headings and Passemen
teries and fringes of all
widths; Girdles in great
variety; waist garnitures in
jet and colors. Black moss
bands of many styles. Col
ored silk headings and col
ored Passementeries. Black
ribbon fringes and colored
ribbon fringes 4to 1 2 inches
deep, and
LACES
in Point de Gene, Irish
Crochet Ragged Lace.
Laces to trim wash fabrics
or silks or wools. Notably
cream, ecru and white
laces, 2%, 3, 41^, 6 and
9 inches, at 25c, 35c, 45c,
60c, 85c and up to $1.85
per yard.
Embroidered Chiffon Edges
Ready for Monday, in all the leading
eveuiug shades— Cream. Lilac, Maize,
fcile, Gray, Pink, Blue, Salmon, Ger
anium and Combinations ; $3.35 per
yard takes the best, and you may slide
easily down this way: $1, 85c, 75c, 72c,
GOc, 50c and 35c, and the last is al
most at pretty as the first, not quite so
much of it.
HOSIERY.
3 pairs for $ i ; 6 pairs for
$2. The best we can get for
the price, and we have tried
hard. You try. Not one, but
many styles; full length,
high-spliced heels, double
soles and toes, firm, elastic,"
good to wear — 3 pairs for $1.
At $1.60 pr pair. Ladies'
Black Equestrienne Tights,
fine ribbed, light-weight
cashmere wool, knee length,
for present and early spring
wear, our old $2 quality re
duced to $ 1 . 60 ; a good seller
at the old price.
STOCKINGS FOE BOYS.
If the school stockings
are getting thin, round up
the season with our heavy
English Derby 2xl rib
bed long cotton hose.
"It's a Ji7tm?7ier for boys."
Double knees, heels, soles
and toes, 7, f and 8 cost
35c; 8 2 , 9 and g 2 cost 40c.
We know about them;
you will if you try them.
GLOVES.
We asked you to take a
lot of gloves we had — a
broken lot — cheap; thank
you, they are gone; looked
like old times at the glove
counters. Now the
NEW GLOVES
are here. Jouvin we call
them; you know if they
are good. It is no stranger
we introduce to you.
Evening Shades in 5 and B
button lengths, made as
only the Frenchman does
it, and the shades — would
we buy poor shades when
we have our pick?
Calling Gloves, alsoin Suede,
4, 5 and 8-button lengths,
mostly in self-embroidery.
Street Gloves, Glace, 4-but
tons; you never saw pret
tier gloves; the stitchings,
the welts, the bindings,
the buttons are all perfect.
Gauntlet Gloves for street
wear, of Mocha and Dog
skin, blacks, browns, tans
and mahogany shades.
Fitting Gloves — It may be
done well, or a glove may
be "clawed on." It is a
luxury to have one's
gloves fitted to\he hands
if it is well done; then,
too, a glove weUjitted not
only looks well, but wears
better. Any one of our
six glove-fitters will do
it for you and do it well.
CLOAKS.
Long Coats, with or with
FIELD, MAHLER & CO.
CONTINUED.
out the large full military
cape, are here in blue, tan
and correct shades.
HOUSECLEANINGK
A little cleaning- up will
be done, beginning Monday.
It is an expensive business,
this "cleaning up" of stock.
We have no place for • Odds
and Ends. " That is our set
tled policy. We will "take
our . medicine and look
pleasant."
Ladies Ulsters at four prices,
$5, $8, $ioandsi2 each.
The lowest cost one in
the lot was $10, and if
figures don't lie some
were $28.
Misses Ulsters, sizes 14 to
16 years. Three lots at
$5, $8 and jo. If you
care to see what the
former . price was it is
marked in plain figures.
A MIXED LOT
For 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12
--year-olds ; good School
Cloaks for very little
money. **
Hall's • Baza Forms. In the
Notion. Department, easi
ly and quickly adjusted,
good thing to have in the
house; saves a lot of
bother, even .if you do
not • make your own
dresses.
Little Things for the little
Folks. Little hand-made
dresses. One of China
Silk caught our eye; had
deep hem, real Val. insert
ing, neck i and sleeves
trimmed with real Val.
lace, price $17.
ANOTHER of fine French Mull, deep hem
and hemstitching, lovers' knots and for
get-me-nots embroidered in material
above hem. Gretcneu waist, square neck,
I trimmed with embroidery to match, $5.
ANOTHER of some fine, soft, cream-colored
wool fabric, embroidered with delicate
shade of blue silk, low neck, short
sleeves, beautifully finished, only cost 58.
ANOTHER of Persian Lawn, skirt finished
at bottom with Normandy Val. lace, round
yoke, neck and sleeves trimmed to mated :
price, $7.50.
Trip right alons; down the scale : $3, $3,
52.50, $2 ; . pretty dresses, every one.
LITTLE SACQUES for the little babies and
larger ones, as they require; as plain as
you like, or embroidered elaborately;
$1.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2 and up to $6 each. "
IN THE DOMESTIC
DEPARTMENT.
'-" To hear the Domestic
Goods man blow his horn
you would think he had a
corner on all the good
things.
Well, he has a good
share of them, we will ad
mit that; so will you if
you will give him a call.
300 PIECES Toile dv Nord Ginghams at 11Vi
cents. '
100 PIECES Fine Zephyr Ginghams, as pretty
as the Scotchman makes and good cloths,
only cost 15c.
300 PIECES Outing Flannels, a half dozen
names; the sorts which sell at 10, 12 and
15 cents, are the popular kinds; the col- ;
ors are good, and everybody likes them.
100 DIFFERENT styles of stripes and checks
.and plaids of thick and thin materials,
some in absolutely fast black, aud some
in printings that are just perfect. £8823
THE BLACK SATEENS at 3oe per yard
come in solid blacks only, as pretty as
silk, striped or conventional figures;
could not eet enough of them last year ;
8 or 'lo yards will make a dress.
Embroidered Flannels
Are in this department, too.
It is a choice lot of fine
work. You will save a lot
of time and get better work
than you will do at home,
and they will cost you less.
IN THE LINEN ROOM.
57 "Hit: and Miss" Che
nille Table Covers will be
sold on Monday; the 5-4
square sort sell at 75c;
others cost more.
107 Remnants (by actual
• count) c*eam and bleach
ed Table Damasks, • in 2,
2% and 3 yards long, will
go at a price. . • \
Mail Orders always get
the best, and get it quick.
Field, Mahler & Co
for Tent!
My three-story build
ing northwest corner of
Jackson and Seventh.
LINDEKE.
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VeajthjfcC^Xtgr ■ across Inn; of label, with
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I ■ by all Druggists.
Many people believe that
THE SEASONS ARE
CHANGING.
Whether they are or not,
THE FACT CANNOT
BE DISPUTED
That for the past few years
FEBRUARY and MARCH
HAVE BEEN
COLD MONTHS.
Why not be
COMFORTABLE?
Why not be
ECONOMICAL?
By buying Clothing NOW,
42d Semi-Annual
Red Figure Sale.
THE BOSTON,
Third Street,
St. Paul.
Our customers say we make good Cus
tom Shoes a» any 4n the United State*
'Patronize ilome Industry."
: :*-m This week will
wh v| buy choice of
«E Jew a^ our Globe
OC) Lace and
Congress, our
Plain Toe Opera Congress,
and all our Button Eight-
Dollar French Coltskin
Shoes for men, mostly nar
row widths and nearly all
sizes.
20 per cent discount or
1-5 off all regular goods
and many broken lines of
Ladies' Fancy Slippers and
; Fine Shoes at about half
■ their value during our Feb
ruary Discount and Annual
Clearance Sale, that is now
drawing to a close. "A
word to the wise is suffi
cient," so don't delay. "
Mali orders always given prompt and care
ful attention.
(This discount on cash sales only.)
BIMPCRTCR, MAKER. AND RETAILER Jlß|
loverihO
BSa THE shoeman .•&»•
Noiseless Slipoers and Footwarmers for
mc little ones at reduced prices.
