Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-13
CITY GLOBULES.

CITY GLOBULEs.
Wheat 81 cents at the mills yesterday.
Grand strawberry festival at Atheneum to-
night.
Won't somebody commit an oHense against tho
United States Just to relieve the monotony of
dullness that pervades the government Offices?
Tho usual promenade on the bridge last
evening-of hundreds of people enjoying alike
the fresh air and the free music at Grote's
Tivoli.
The contracts for tho Capitol extension were
executed yesterday, and preparations for going
forward with the work will be commenced to-
day.
Judge O'Gorman, of the probate court, was
attacked with sudden pains in his head, the
effects Of an old surgical operation, and was
obliged to go home.
: Scores of people from the bluffs on upper
Third street were watching with interest the
antics of the sportive bathers in the river be-
low, about seven o'clock last evening.
Major j. w. Bond mailed some five hun
dred immigration pamphlets yesterday, the di-
rections showing that the little messengers were
going into all parts Of this country and the old
world.
The committee appointed by the board of
education should visit the schools to-day and
tomorrow, if they would fulfil their mission
satisfactorily, as on Friday the written ex-
amlnatlons commence.
Secretary of State Irgens has received an in
vitation, which he has accepted, from che pa
triotio citizens of Mona, Iowa, just across the
line from his home in Mower couaty, to adj
dress them on the Fourth of July.
Alonzo Garner when asked by Judge Flint
yesterday if he had been drunk replied: am
very sorry to say was; and the judge sent him
to the stone pile for four days that his repent
ance might become heartfelt and sincere.
Arrangements are in proposes for a festival
on the grounds of st. Luke's hospital, Tuesday,
June 18th, the programme of which is full Of
promise for delightful social event Further
notices will be given hereafter. Tickets can be
had at Browns jewelry store, at Merrilps. or
| Of the lady managers.
Articles revoking and resembling the articles
Of incorporation of the Paper Band Grain
Binder. filed of date June LIST, 1878, were filed
with the secretary Of state yesterday, and new
articles, under the name of the Minneapolis
Paper Band Grain Binder, placed of record in
stead. The capital stock of the new company
is $4,000, just double that Of it's predecessor.
Jerry O'Brien had been driving two rowdies
about the city who had hired his hack. Jerry
got tired of his job and wanted his pay. The
| rowdies thought they would dead beat jerry
but Jerry didn't see it, and on their refusal to
| leave his carriage, beat them out, but Jerry got
! beat out of his fare and $6.40 fine and costs,
| at the municipal court.
Another of those delightful concerts and So
cial gatherings took place at the Tivoi gardens
last evening. The concert was even more
| largely attended than the previous one and
| there was very much greater number of la
| dies. Of course it is needless to say that where
there were many ladies of high standig that
everything went off as pleasantly and as merry
as marriage bell.
burly looking fellow named Jerome Brown
was accused by the landlord of the Wild
Hunter of crawling through a window of his
hotel, and taking possession of bed without
| paying the quarter and after being told that
he couldn't lodge there" He was sent to
lodge at the county free hotel and given work
to do in the bull pen for four days, in default
| Of $3.50 fine and costs.
Reports affirm that the present weather is
simply perfection, and that growing crops are
now being forced forward to maturity with as
| tonishing rapidity. Wheat is especially prom
| Using. The wet, cool weather has caused it to
root firmly, and also to acquire good growth
of straw, giving it the substance for withstand
ing the warm, dry spell so essential in head.
ing. With favorable weather from this out
farmers are predicting even a larger yield than
last season.
Col. jacobson, commissioner of statistics is
receiving reports of assessors of the grain
yield, etc., for last year. The reports received
fully sustain the large estimates of yields made
upon the basis of the uniformly splendid ap
pearance Of the crop. The return giving the
largest wheat yield for an entire township
comes from the assessor Of the town of Eden
Prairie Hennepin county, who reports the
average wheat yield of the town as 30L bushels
to the acre.
The hall of the House of Representatives was
undergoing a thorough cleaning yesterday
under the watchful eye of snort Towsley, ir
preparation for its occupancy by the high court
of impeachment, that body being on the eve Of
a change OF base, necessitated by the com
mencement of work upon the capitol extern.
sion. It is probable, though not absolutely
certain, that the impeachment court will have
completed its labors and adjourned before the
extension will have been finished off ready TO.
occupancy.
4 The Fete Champetre this evening promises
to be the grandest affair of the kind ever give1
in this vicinity. The platform at the head OF
tne 1slanu Will accommodate almost any mum
Der of couples, and from it most magnificent
and sweeping view up stream is obtainable
The decorations have been completed under tn,
skilled and TASTEFUL superintendent of Mrs
Judge Young. The whole length of the islanc
will form splendie labarynth for promen
aders, and all that is wanted to make the affai
grand success is fair weather.
The case now occupying the district court
The State VS. Thomas Howard, for larceny, il
attracting considerable attention. It will b,
remembered that Howard was indicted at .
former term of court. It is charged that h,
induced gentleman just arrived from Eng
land to entrust some So, 500 to his care for in
vestment in Minnesota lands. He returned
certificates to the investor for something owe
1900 acres, but the latter claimed that be wa.
entitled to certificates for 500 acres more. HI
charged Howard with misappropriating tn.
money, and on his complaint the indictment
was found. County Attorney Rogers appear,
for the State, and I. v D. Heard for the de
PENDANT.
Probably Fatal Accident.
Patrick II. Ford, for five years brakeman
on the St. Paul Sioux City railroad, yester
day evening met with very serious and prob
ably fatal accident. He was employed at the