Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-04-21
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETS.

Easter Sunday.
Boiled eggs are in order.
The weather was bright and warm yester-
day.
The will of DR.. Levi Butler has been filed
for probate.
For wonder there we're no runaways re-
ported yesterday.
Three hundred barrels of -four sent direct
to Europe yesterday.
Fourteen thousand bushels of wheat were
received here yesterday.
Rev. DR.. Stewart will resume his pulpit
the third Sunday of this month.
Excellent weather for the farmers who de-
sire another 4OO0O,OO0 bushel wheat crop.
Four thousand and sixty barrels of flour
were shipped from Minneapolis yesterday.
Special term of the district court yester-
day, but nothing of Importance transacted.
The booms are all swung in the main
channel of the river, ready for the coming
logs.
No change in the wheat market; $1.03
per bushel was paid for No. article yes
terday.
The Odd Fellows are making great prepa
rations for their parade, which occurs on the
Goth inst.
The Women's Christian association are
looking for home for five-year-old boy.
Who wants him?
The Hennepin County Catholic Build
ing and Loan association report the subscrip-
tons for new stock agggregating Isl 900.
Another nest of tramps was broken up by
the police on Friday night. Eight of them
were captured and ordered out of town yes
terday.
Four hundred French Canadians passed
through Minneapolis on the st. P. & P. rail-
road, en- route for Manitoba, Saturday morn
ing.
The Daggett Brook drive containing 49,
100000 feet of logs, is running into the
Mississippi, and will reach Minneapolis in
fifteen days.
Hermion Lodge No. 10, Knights of Pyth-
las, will hold regular convention on Mon
day evening, at 1870, sharp. Work in first
and third ranks.
The Young Mems Christian association
now issue weekly bulletin announcing the
progress being made by them and the meet
ings to be conducted during the week.
The Plymouth church Scandinavian Sun
day school, under the superintendent of
Mr.. G. M. Cushman, is doing most praise
worthy work among this class of people.
The Rev. H. P. Welton, who is conduct
ing a series of meetings at Manchester,
Iowa, will come to Minneapolis, at the close
of the meetings, and remain during the sum-
mer months.
That famous house mover, William Hoy,
set in motion yesterday large wooden tene-
ment heretofore located on First street near
Third avenue north. Its final destination is
Plymouth avenue.
The Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad
company have extended their main track
from Fourth street to the River. Hereafter
they will not be obliged to use any portion
of the st. Paul and Pacific railroad track.
Our city authorities have ordered the con-
struction of an extension of the sewerage
system from Hennepin avenue to First av-
enue north, and south along First avenue
north to Third street. The work is being
done.
The body of little Charlie Nash, of Min
neapolis, who was drowned in the Minnesota
river, at LIE Sueur, April Sd, has not yet
been recovered. A number of people are
watching the river at various points below
Henderson.
The prospects for the erection of new
buildings in the city were never more en-.
couraging than at present. Quite Large
number Of contracts have already been en-,
tered into, and we hear of many others about
to be made.
The absence of farmers from our market
house shows conclusiyely that a busy season
at least with them, prevails. Encouraged
by the realization of so bountiful crop last
year, they will spare no pains to have it du
plicated this year.
Hon. J. B. Bassett has had quite force
of men at work in grading down the grounds
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