Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-08-22
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.

Look out for professional burglars.
These are thoroughbred dog days and no
mistake.
The court house is barren of news items
these days,
Mr.. w. N. Allen has filed a voluntary pc
tition in bankruptcy.
H. Westphal, the ice man, is shipping ten
car loads of ice to st. Louis.
The regular annual meeting OF the Hen
nepin county grange will be held September
18th.
The special policemen who are to serve
during the rush fair week, are being APP
pointed.
George Jeffrey mourns the loss of a thumb
which he shot off while hunting chickens
the other day.
Broken rock by the wagon load is being
hauled over to the east channel bridge and
placed upon the roadway.
There were ,45O barrels of flour shipped
from Minneapolis yesterday, and the receipts
of wheat were 5000 bushels.
The employees in Camp & Walkers lumber
yard have presented their foreman with an
elegant Elgin watch. Served him right.
The grading of Central avenue East Min
neapolis, is nearly completed, and that
thoroughfare presents an improved appear
ance.
The wheat market now STANDS as follows:
Old No. at $1.05, No. 2 at $1.O2; new No.
l at 97c, No. 9 at 92c, No. 3 at TIC per
bushel.
The contract for the water pipe on the
East Side has been awarded to McRiche 81
Nichols, of Chicago, they being the lowest
bidders.
Won Trotha has commenced rebuilding his
North Star planning mill, which was destroy
ed by fire week or two ago, and promises
to have it completed and in running order by
the 18th Of September.
The site of the Music Hail. some time
since abandoned, it is thought would make
good one for Gtst-class hotel, and there
is some talk of utilizing it for that purpose.
1t is needed, that is certain.
Dr. Ames will leave for a two weeks visit
to Illinois and Indiana to-day. He goes
partially for pleasure and partially for bust
ness. During his absence he will attend the
worlds grand council of the Knights of
Pythias which meets next week in Indianap-
oils.
That enterprising firm, Johnson, Smith &
Harrison, have ordered an enclosing ma
chine from New York, and when this ad-
dition is made to their extensive establish
ment they will have the most complete
bindery and job printing establishment in
the Northwest.
Burglars entered the store of Pratt, Jobes
q Co., Tuesday night, and carried away
quantity of candy and cigars. Boys are be-
lieved to have been the authors of the depre-
dalton, and some of the goods were found
on Second street between Second and Third
avenues north.
A complaint was made in the municipal
court against Geo. G. Gale yesterday for cru
city to animals, in whipping his horse un-
mercifully on Hennepin avenue Monday
evening. 1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Gale
will, in some manner, be made to under
stand that the streets of the city ale for the
public convenience, and not for advertising
his business.
MIR. James Munson, who is now visiting
this city from Austin, Texas, is working up
an excursion to his city, to take place some
time next winter, when the thermometer in
dicates something like forty degrees below.
Jim keeps a hotel in Austin, and always did
have an eye to business. But Texas is
good place to go to when Boreas settles
down to stay with us.