Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-19
MINNEAPoLIS GLOBELETs.
Red hot and still heating.

cinity of Long Lake.
Buckshot in liberal doses is said to be a
sure cure for the tramp plague.
The phonograph still attracts crowds of
people, despite the hot weather.
Another five hundred barrels of fonr
have been exported direct to Europe.
During the past forty-eight hours 10000
bushels of wheat were received in Mime
apolis.
+ Old SOILS countenance beamed down on
Minneapolis yesterday in all it's refulgent
beauty.
The thermometer indicated SO degrees in
the shade at half-past three o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
VIM. Wilbur, the celebrated oarsman
from Fall River, Mass, won the tub race at
Cedar Lake on Wednesday evening.
Regular monthly meeting of the Women's
Christian Temperance society, at Associa-
ton Hall, at o'clock this afternoon.
Those who make practice of bathing in
the river should remember that the ordi-
nance prohibits bathing until after $50 P. NJ.
The East Minneapolis brass band will give
another of their open air concerts, corner of
Central and University avenues, Saturday
evening.
Lithograph portraits of Henry Ward
Beecher, who will Celiver two lectures in
Minneapolis soon, adorn many of our prin-
cipal shop windows.
Another big excursion will visit this vicin-
ity soon, and take in Lake Superior and Du-
luth before returning home. 1t will prob
ably be the largest Of the season. More
anon.
County Auditor Black only finds it neces-
sary to bring suit against seventy-nine peo-
pie for the delinquent taxes of 1877. Last
year there were one hundred and eighty
three.
In the council proceedings report yester-
day morning. the damages claimed by j. H.
Chase on account of grading down of Cen
trail avenue should read 81 800 instead of
$4,000, as printed.
One million nine thousand five hundred
and sixty lone barrels of flour were shipped
from Minneapolis from the crop of 1877,
during the time from the LIST of September,
loH, TO July 10, 1919.
Two poor unfortunates were locked up last
evening for being soaked with cheap whis-
ky. Otherwise the city police had little to
do except to walk their beats and wonder
how long this warm weather is to last.
The New York Serenaders are advertised
for this evening at the Academy Of Music,
but, judging from present Indications, they
will not have even q corporal's guard for an
audience. Hot weather and meagre adyer-
Using did it,
Summer tourists are commencing to flock
to Lake Minnetonka in unusually large num-
bers. The cool, bracing atmosphere of the
lake is found far preferable to the heat of
the cities. Let them come, there is room
enough for all.
Mr.. =. FL. Fisher, of the Market House,
went out to Lake Minnetonka the other day,
and while wandering about the shores of
that delightful retreat, was SO unfortunate as
to poison his limbs by coming in contact
with some ivy vines.
Mr.. W. E. Butler, the Nicollet Island pho
tographer, has just issued some very fine
views of the handsome new east channel
stone arch bridge. Mr.. Butler is turning
out some really fine specimens of photogra-
ply at present, thai are worthy of more than
passing notice.
Special meeting of the city council this
evening for the purpose of taking some &C
ton III relation to the ordinance granting
the Minneapolis Eastern railway company
right OF way through @ certain portion of
the city, and such other matters as may be
brought forward in the regular order of
business.
Night before last half dozen tramps
visited the residence of a Mr.. Anderson, in
South Minneapolis, and after the family had
retired demanded that they open the house.
Not having their request complied with,
they went away, but threatened to return the
next evening and clean out the place. They
Will lind warm reception should they re-
turn.
The officers of the Denmark society
elected for the ensuing term, are as follows:
President. Clausen.
Vice Presidents. p. Christensen.
Cashier William Christensen.
Recording Secretary-J johnson.
Corresponding Secretary-E. O. Golding.
Librarian-J. Smith.
Trnstees-T. johnson, N. Anderson, P.
Miller.
Cedar lake, few miles from the city, on
the line of the ST. Paul d Pacific railroad, is
largely visited days by pleasure seekers.
The Stetson brothers have located there,
and are doing everything in their power to
make the place attractive, and they can fur
nlsh any amount of amusement for those
who visit that resort. On Wednesday and
Sunday evenings hack is run from the
Nico1lat tho 1o1ya oo;~
largely patronized.
Only two runaways to record yesterday.
The first was farm team which broke loose
from It's mornings in front of Pete Ramens
store on Plymouth avenue, and smashed
things up somewhat to the disgust of the
owner. The other was team owned by a
farmer named Chose. He was driving home
out on Chicago avenue, when near Twelfth
street the team ran away and threw the load
out, but were brought under control before
any serious damage was inflicted.
LARGE number of shade trees in the city
are sadly in need of trimming. In many
places the trees bordering the sidewalks have
been neglected so long that the branches
hang down so low as to seriously interfere
with the "head-gear' of pedestrians. Shade
trees are almost Indispensable, and one of
our greatest city Improvements, when prop
erly taken care Of; but, if neglected, they
can soon become a most unmitigated nui
sance. File your saws, and go to work at
once.
A small evening journal of this city has
OF late been making considerable complaint
about the filthy condition of the streets and
cutters, and charges the health inspector
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