Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-07
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
Specially Reported for the Daily Globe
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.

MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.
Judge Rea has gone East for 3 few weeks So
journ.
Twenty-Five thousand four hundred bushels |
of wheat received.
Only twenty car loads of lumber were shipped |
from this city Yesterday.
Street cars did land office business during
the drizzling rain of yesterday.
Wheat still remains at 50 cents per bushel
for No !, and 81 cents per bushel for No. 2.
All the staging has been removed from be-
meath the arches of the east channel bridge.
Two thousand four hundred and eleven
barrels of flour were shipped from Minneapolis
yesterday.
The Women's Christian association hold
their monthly meeting at Association hall this
afternoon.
Tomorrow evening the entertainment for the
benefit of Germania Orchestra takes place at
Turner'S hall.
little son of Mr.. R. b. Hankinson fell from
dump cart and sustained quite severe bruises
about the knees.
The Lurline boat club house at Lake Cal
houn has been completed and a review of the
feet may be expected at no distant day.
On Saturday evening the young ladies of the
dethsemane parish are to give an ice cream fes-
tival in Harmon's block on Hennepin avenue.
The East side stone arched bridge is rapidly
approaching completion when it will not only
prove permanent institution but thing of
beauty, IT not a JOY forever to taxpayers.
Prof Tremaine gave another delightful en-
tertainment at the Academy of Music last
evening. He exhibits his sun pictures again
this evening and should have full house.
William Christensen, late of the police force,
has entered upon his duties in Ciementson,s
boot and shoe store. Billy is sure to attract
large share OF customers wherever he goes.
J. L. Sphinx has contracted to make 50 4O6
worth Of much needed repairs upon the pump
house. The wooden roof will give place to a
| brick arch. Other improvements will be made.
Daniel Hail. employed in the planning mill of
Nelson Stetson +. d., permitted his diglts to
| come in contact with circular saw while in
| motion, and now mourns the loss of three
| fingers.
! The Cash Store. No. los Washington avenue
south, is now open and ready for business.
Call and examine prices for yourselves is all
! we ask. j. d. Wyman, Proprietor, P. NJ. Way,
| Salesman.
That big shipment of -four from Minneapo-
lis to Liverpool, which left here May 10Th by
special train, reached its destination in Just
eighteen days-about one.half the time usual
| ly required.
The St. Paul & Pacific railroad authorities
have ordered the purchase of four new locomo-
tives, to be used for special purposes. They
are to be perfect beauties, and consequently
| somewhat fast"
More rain again yesterday. Now it does
seem like carrying this thing just little too
far, and if the clerk of the weather will be SO
good as to give us change the public at large
will feel duly gratified.
The Cataract fire company, East division
propose celebrating their twentienth anniver-
sary on the 18th Of the present month. They
expect to havea jolly time, if what the boys
say is fully carried out
Another painful accident resulting from the
careless throwing of stones by juveniles in this
city, occurred the other day. A son Of B. B.
Marshall was struck over the eye inlicting in
jurics that came near destroying the eyesight
number of the members Of the high Joints
came up from St. Paul yesterday in one of
J. B. Cooks four horse omnibuses and dined
at the Ncollet. They were in attendance at
the university commencement exercises in the
forenoon.
, War among the Minneapolis brewers. Cause:
the fact that a certain firm las seen fit to cut
under on the price fixed by the association
Results beer is now sold at So per barrel in
stead of So, formerly. It promises to be a
, frothy affair.
3 The police department have their eyes on
several suspicious looking characters who have
recently made their appearance in Minneapolis
Keep you, doors locked at night, and see that
windows are securely fastened upon retiring
for the night.
lively spirit of rivalry has recently arisen
J between the old salts-May, and Rockwell, who
run the steamers upon the waters Of Lake Min
netonka. They making things lively, ano
also pleasant to all who desire cheap rides
;. and to pass time.
Don't forget Prof. McGibeny and his musica
family tonight at Association hall. Mr.. ano
Mrs. McGibeny and six children participate If
= the exercises which consist of vocal and instru
mental selections Besides their singing the,
I have selections on piano, organ, violins ano
. their juvenile brass band using the ceebra tee
9 helicon instruments.
Two lads named Robert McCallom and Arthu,
Haley, who have been employed as messenger
boys in the telegraph office, have not been seer
about here since last Tuesday evening, anc
their parents feel alarmed at their prolonged
t absence. We are sorry to add that the lads
: forgot to return the collections made during
the day, which amounted to between forty ant
> fifty dollars.
The annual election for officers was held b,
r the Cataract fire company last Tuesday even
r ing, with the following result:
e FOreman-Frank Stetson
/. First Assistant-Geo. Smith
t Second Assistant-D. Niles.
a Secretary-E. Wilson.
! Treasurer. F. Nelson.
Fire police-F. Benjamin and N. Spaulding
o Alderman Watt was standing on the south
,, east corner of his off ear yesterday because tn
It p. p. reporter announced that he made mo
70 ton in the council the evening previous look
ing to an ordinance shutting the cows off thei
= commons above Bassetts creek. Now this wa
~ exactly what Mr.. Watt did not do, but instca,
s the alderman from the Third ward reported ia
9 vorable to impounding stray cattle below Bas
K sett's creek. The GLOBE statement was correc
n as usual.
10 MIR. II. A. Gale announces by card elsewher
~ that Prof. j. B. McGibeny, formerly of TIL
. city, will appear with his family in concert a
:. Association hall tonight and tomorrow night
IL If opinions of the people who have heard thel
le the last three years on thesPacifc coast are
d any value, they will be able to do what Nj
ID Gale says, MAKE lively evening of it," Tt
ir family embrace orchestra and brass bane
10 and all hands sing as J. B. used to make us a
=, sing-altogether and almighty. If you don
N get twenty-five cents worth call on us for tt
L. back change.
Nv Who saws Minneapolis has no picturesor