Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-24

neapolis board of trade for the purpose of
learning, in the interest of public honest,
merely, something about the inspector of
wheat, about whom there has been SO much
talk during the past week or two.
SECRETARY sTURTEvANT,
laden with the wisdom of twenty solid cen
turtles of the past, and having aboard
cargo of self-importance sufficient
to sink the Great Eastern.
cooked his eye at the smilin.
face of the representative of the great North
western journal, and curse-orily remarked:
slower y-!'
"Good day, Mr.. Sturtevant," remarked the
GLOBE representative; and then occurred the
following interview
GLOBE Man-Mr. Sturtevant, would like
to learn the name of the gentleman who is
inspector of wheat appointed by the board
of trade of this city?
Sturtevant (rising)-His name is-eh, Ell,
Opening book) eh, eh-Yerxa-
M. W. YERxA.
G. M.-Thank you, sir. Now, Mr.. Sturte-
want, will you be kind enough to
inform me when Mr.. Yerxa was chosen in
spector by the board of trade?
S.-Eh, Ell, in August last, think. Eth,
eh-h-h. Mr.. Ritter resigned as inspector,
and-eh- b. MIR. Yerxa was chosen.
G. M.-What plan is followed by the
board in choosing an inspector?
S.-Eh, eh-The board dominates and he
is chosen, That's all I know, Opening
record). Here is the record of Mr.. Yerxa's
appointment. At this point the secretary
opened book. and the reporter drew his
little note book and stepped forward for
business. The reporters eye rested FIR one
brief moment the printed record
clipped from the.1 Tribune, and the following
saluted his gaze: "The resignation Of Mr..
Ritter was accepted, and OIL
RECOMMENDATION OF THE M1LLERs
Mr.. NJ. w. Yerxa was chosen as inspector"
But before the reporter could transcribe the
pregnant words to his little memorandum
book the gentle secretary slammed the lids
together and hived the precious volume.
G. M.-Excuse me- Mr.. S., would like a
copy of the record
S.-Eh, eh, eh, ell. Well, you
just can't have it. Eth! with a
SNORT LIKE vEsUyIUs
on the rampage9
&. MI thought the records of the board
of trade were open to the inspection of the
citizens of Minneapolis.
S.-Eh, yes, eh-to members of the board
of trade-but not to a, eh, Ell, representative
of the st. Paul GLOBE
And then the elderly imbecile meandered
off into some vague and indefinite charges
alternately whlned and
GRowLED LIKE RH1NoCERos
with the yellow fever-grunted and groaned
as though he had the colic-snorted and
spat, as though his digestive organs were de-
ranged.
G. MI am to understand, then, that yon
decline to allow me to copy from your off
cial records tho action of the board in elect
ing an inspector of wheat, whose duties
bring him in contact with the farmers of
Minne5ots?
S.-Yes, eh, you do?
That was all thure was of it. But the
GLOBE man had succeeded in all that he de-
sired; which was to fasten the appointment
of the inspector to the
M1LLERs' ASSOCIATION.
and show as plainly as language can show that
he is indebted to the millers, and the milIers
alone, for his osition-that lie is their hired
man, in short, employed to do their work,
and paid therefor.
The GLOBE would like to ask, however, if
the board of trade are prepared to endorse
the position taken by its secretary in refus-
ing the public. through the newspaper, a
glance at its official record?
Sudden Death OF George II. Bolton.
Mr.. George T. Bolton died very suddenly
at his residence, on Mary place. yesterday
afternoon. He has been complaining lately
of his lungs, and few days since had quite
a severe attack, from which he had recovered
and was feeling much better.
Yesterday afternoon he sat down in a
chair, and with scarcely any change in his
countenance quietly breathed his last. He
has during his long residence in this city
become well known, and his sudden death
will be mourned by large circle of friends
and acquaintance.
Beef S!oug1. Boom.
The heavy rains in northwestern Wiscon-
sin the past few days has sent the Chippewa
river booming, and filed the Beef Slough
boom full of logs. Accounts yesterday state
that the river in the vicinity Of Winona was
filled with orphan logs going South in spite
of the yellow fever reports, and looking in
the wrong direction for owners.
All the lumbermen interested in Jogging
on the Chippewa river were on the qui yive
for further reports, hoping that later advices
would put an improved face on the matter
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