Hermit of Swan Lake Could Be Prolific Fraud Immunity
A long, uneven tale from Swan Lake centers on a man named John Walters known as Old Walters. Residents recall a strong, healthy first appearance after the war, with rumors of a brilliant past as a New York banker cashier and Civil War veteran. Some Nicollet County locals suspect Walters on the island and his life among duck hunters may conceal a connected, shadowed history.
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Swan Lake
R. Walters
Ant
Walters
O. J.quane
Anne of Walters
Joey
John Walters
Nie- Hot Village
Waltons
Nicollet County
Butte
Jalwad
HorMit
Walter
Nicollet
New York
Lincoln
Prison twine and catalog houses spark Minnesota debate
Retail implement dealers in Minneapolis charge prison twine from Stillwater is inferior yet costly, arguing it diverts purchasing from farmers with cash and fuels chattel mortgages. Officials urge killing parcels post, fearing aid to mail order rivals. The clash extends to hotel lobbies as members push to curb catalog houses.
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Minnesota
Stillwater
Minneapolis
D. Grinds
St. Cloud
Grinos
William A. Lee
Long Prairie
Holiday North-Western excursion rates announced
Excursion tickets will be sold at reduced rates on December 22 23 24 25 30 31 and January 1 1906 with return allowed through January 4 1906. Fares cover many routes including C St P M & C V to Union Pacific east of Cheyenne and Denver and Colorado lines to Trinidad and other listed destinations. Apply to Chicago North Western agents.
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Los Angeles
Chicago
Union Pacific & North-Western
Salt Lake
L.A
Puller Man
Pullman
Missouri River
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Cheyenne
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Utah
Nevada
California
San Bernadino
Bierside
Pomona
Salt Lake Roa
North-Western
Union Pavifie RR
Northwest railway history compendium offered for ten cents
Yesterday and Today notes a valuable railway history compendium on the Chicago & North-Western Railway and the Northwest lines from early territory to the present, a hundred pages in strong paper covers, postpaid for ten cents, by W. B. Kniskern. Also cites California Prone Waters as a remedy for constipation and biliousness with a 25 cent price.
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Chicago & North-Western Railway
Northwest
United States
Mississippi
W. B. Kniskern
T. M
Chicago
California
Piano peddler partners with millinery store in New Ulm
A piano dealer announces arrangements with Mrs. Thomas, a millinery leader, to place pianos at her New Ulm shop. He invites residents to visit Mrs. Phomar Millinery Parlors to see High Hedder, La unde, and Bienkabelt models, with cash sales or easy payments advertised.
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Thomas
Millenery
New Ulm
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