Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-19
CITY GLoBULEs.

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CITY GLOBULEs.
The seeding of wheat was commenced last
Thursday at Crookston, Polk county.
It was noticeable fact yesterday that the
smallest men wore the most gigantic patches at
green.
The land sales of the Northern Pacific at the
Brainerd Office alone last month amounted to
$175,00O.
About Is or 80 parties from the East, in
search of land, arrived yesterday afternoon on
the river road.
| 1t would have been pious notion to have
sprinkled Third street late Saturday night
SO as to have laid the dust for Sunday.
/ Because Coroner Stein drives a spanking gray
horse, is that any reason why he should be al
luded to as death on the pale horse!"
Said City Attorney Murray yesterday, ''This
is the finest st. Patrick's day have ever seen
| in this country, and have seen twenty seven
of EN-
The personnel of the Knights of St. Paul on
their first public-and, it may be said, informal
appearance yesterday was the theme of much
| admiration.
One PROUD sou OF Eth was seen yesterday
with genuine sprig of shamrock pinned on
his coat lapel, which had been expressly inn
ported for the occasion.
Three hundred passengers-the bulk of them
land hunters-left on the st. Paul 4 Pacific
train yesterday afternoon for Crookston and
the intermediate section.
! Since last December fourteen houses have
been built in Crookston, and it is expected that
by the first of september next the village will
have population of 1000.
At ten o'clock last night, men were perched
on the railing above the mill on West Third
street, smoking their pipes and basking in the
moonlight, just as if it were midsummer.
That eminent Irishman from Rhineland, N.
Pottgeiser, ST., had his flag flying yesterday
over the American house in honor of st. Pat
rick, who, as every one knows, was reared on
sauer-krout.
Messrs. II. II. Newberry and E. E. Blanding,
of Taylors Fall, Chisago county, are engaged
in the preliminary survey of proposed ex-
tension of the Minneapolis & st. Louis roilroad
from White Bear to that place.
When the Maggie Reaney goes into commits
sion, which will be in few days, Captain
William Kent will stride tho decks as master.
That wellknown and excellent gentleman,
Mark Humphrey, is to be clerk.
The marriage of August Schafer and Miss
Hulda Wascow did not take place in Assumption
church, as the Dispatch incorrectly stated last
evening, but in the German Lutheran. The
Catholic churches do not perform marriage
services during Lent.
The first through train for Fishers Landing,
on the St. Paul and Pacific, left at o'clock
yesterday afternoon in charge of that pr ince OF
gentiemanly conductors, Dan. Barstow. 1t
consisted of four passenger coaches and q
sleeper, and almost every seat was occupied.
Jay Stone, of the Military Headquarters, has
been selected by G.. N. Hillman, the official
stenographer of the high court of impeach-
ment, as assistant in that trial. Mr.. Stone is a
rapid shorthand writer, and will no doubt dis
charge the duties of the position acceptably.
The water barrels on the bridge, emptied
during the early winter to prevent their frac-
ture by frost, were filed yesterday so as to be
in readiness for fire. As far as the severity of
King Frost's reign has been concerned, the bar
rels might just we'll have continued in their
summer condition.
Perhaps the oldest exhibit on file in the
office of the clerk of courts, consists Of the
photograph of a woman, who figured as para
mour OF the male defendant in recent suit
tor divorce: You young fellows needn't poster
| OlCGnT9.
She's anything but handsome.
} In the good old times st. Patrick's day
used to be synonymous with whisky and shil-
lalahs. Now, thanks to the humanizing inf1u-
ences of such large-hearted, genuine. practical
philanthropists as Bishop Ireland, the Irish, as
rule, are the most temperate citizens to be
seen anywhere in the city on that day of cele-
bration.
The first formal street parade of the knights
OF st. Paul will occur in June next. BY that
time they will be provided with suitable uni
forms, and their drill, which is now being per-
severingly prosecuted, will be perfect, and
thus, 1t is believed, of the finest professions
the city has ever seen will promenade the main
thoroughfares.
jackson, between Third and Seventh, is trav-
eled more than any other other in the city. In
muddy weather, it takes the palm as being the
muddiest; in dry weather, it is certainly the
dustiest In view of these facts, the demand
that the street be paved is pretty general all
over the city, and in this, the great majority of
property owners acquiesce.
Mr.. Frank Cole has been employed by the
. st. Paul & Duluth road to look over the coun-
try from Centerville to Taylors Falls, by way OF
Maine and Franconia with view to the
future location and construction of a railroad
between the points named, should the route be
found practicable and the company hereafter
decide upon extending its line to the falls.
The Germans enjoyed a social entertainment
in Turner hall on Sunday night, the time being
spent in listening to excellently rendered vocal
quartettes duets and solos. The sensation Of
the evening was august soil st NAL 'runter
Kommen, /" originally introduced by the Hes:
SLAMS, but which was cleverly parodied with a
local burlesque, and brought down the house.
novel entertainment will be given this
evening in the hall of the Temperance Reform
club, Seventh street near Jackson, for the ben
eft of the association. Maj, T.. NJ. Newson.
will deliver his drama of Life in the Black
Hills and will be ably supplemented by in
strumental music and vocal choruses, quar-.
tettes, duets and solos, all of which will furn-
ish most enjoyable pastime for the evening.
The brisk wind of yesterday kept up whirl-
ing clouds of dust all day on the levee at the
foot of Jackson street. In this connection
The GLOBE takes the liberty to suggest to the
Milwaukee d st. Paul folks and other parties
in the aforesaid locality, the necessity of pro
: viding for sprinkling the street, and thereby
keeping down the dust. The health comfort
, and convenience of passengers and Others in
that section will be immeasurably promoted
thereby.
The Governor, after wrestling with gipau-
tic arrays of figures, has discovered that the
number of applicants for seed grain-the ba-
sis of its pro rata distributions in excess of
the $150OC0 appropriated therefor by the late
Legislature. That amount will fall short of the
demand by 368 per cent, in other words,
only g. per cent. will be distributed, to be.
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