Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-18
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
Specially Reported for the Daily Globe
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBELETs.
Wheat receipts, $500 bushels.


Flour shipments, 2,879 barrels
Wheat SO cents for No. l. and IS cents for
No. 2.
Building operations were generally postponed
yesterday.
The ice men are about the only people who
keep cool these hot days.
The Minneapolis & St. Louis railroad folks
are putting down a new track along the river
bank.
Several more cases of prostration by heat
have been reported, but no serious results have
come to light.
The accounts of the ex-ofhcers instead of the
present officers of the city are being looked
into by the expert.
A large number of Minneapolitans will visit
Lake Como on Monday evening next to attend
Col. Knauft's opening.
The young ladies of the Free Will Baptist
church gave very pleasant and enjoyable fes-
tlval at the church last evening.
The board of equalization of Hennepin
county has adjourned till Friday forenoon,
then the books of the city will be presented.
The new city seal arrived yesterday but,
owing to some defects, will have to be returned
| to the manufacturers at Washington, d. c., and
another one made.
The streets have been slightly improved by
having numerous mud holes filled up with
sand and gravel. There is still a chance for
vast improvement.
The Reform club entertainment at Centenary
church last evening was success in every fea-
| ture. The proceeds will be devoted to the or
gan fund of the club
| The east channel bridge will be thrown open
| to public travel before the roadway is macad-
| amlzed. By this means the dirt on the bridge
Will become thoroughly packed, and prove
| much more serviceable.
| Clerk Jumper of the NicolIet house took
time by the forelock Tuesday afternoon, met
the St. Louis party on the road and assigned
them rooms before they reached the city. Who
| says he can't keep hotel?
| The water in the east channel of the river il
SO low that saw mill owners on that side have
strcng booms on the west side of Nicollet
island, so that no difficulty will be experienced
II the east channel should run dry.
The Haywood Brothers Serenaders will oc
cupy the Academy of Music on Friday even
ing, presenting a variety entertainment com
prlslng panorama, minstrel and circus per
formances OF an uncertain character.
One of Wesley Neill's delivery wagons cam,
to grief at the intersection of Nicollet ane
Washington avenues yesterday afternoon. TIL,
| wagon colllded with street No. IL, and wal
then hauled to carriage shop for repairs.
The market gardeners were in the city in full
force yesterday morning, despite the rain,
weather. The market corner presents an ami
mated appearance every morning nowadays
and those who are out early catch the fresf
| vegetables.
| The rain storm of yesterday forenoon ha.
given the streets and cutters q frightful APP
pearance, and the attention of the street com
mlssioners is called to the fact that they car
| do most noble work by paying little more
attention to this matter.
The hay and cattle markets presented dull
appearance yesterday forenoon. Several load.
of hay came in early in the forenoon, but were
soon taken under cover till the afternoon
| When the sun come out i'll the afternoon, bust
ness hvened up somewhat, but no very heavy
| transactions were recorded.
| Mr.. Ed. Drake, former Minneapolitan who
has been East for some time past, is once more
in the city visiting old friends. Mr.. Drake il
one OF the finest cornet players in the country
and an accomplished musician. He is now
looking the field over with view of organizing
a brass band, composed of the best musicians
| to be found in this section. If he receives suf
fcient encouragement Minneapolis will soor
| have musical organization that she nav vel
feel proud Of.