Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-16
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.


MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETS.
Hay is scarce.
Old time dime concert tonight.
Green grass begins to color the lawns
Tenement houses are in universal de-
mand.
New plate glass fronts are to be put into
the Warner block.
The incubator Matched out twenty-five
chickens yesterday.
Furs and tobacco will associate together
until next December.
Chicken thieves commit nightly raids on
hen roosts in the suburbs.
Admission to the poultry show to-day
only ten cents. Last chance.
S. Deshon and family have removed to
Nicollet avenue, near Eighth street.
A new front will add to the attractions of
the book store Of Bean, Wales & Chute.
The work of brick-laying commenced yes
terday on the Brackets block addition.
The Comus club gave pleasant and sue
cessful Guidance at Silver Grey hall last
evening.
Nick Ronner. the hackman, nurses a sore
arm owing to a kick received from a frac-
tious horse.
The manner in which blue ribbon roost-
er will crow at Brackets block is subject
for scientists
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Paul has been lowering around Minneapolis
for few days.
The Tourist and Sportsman, Minnesota's
summer resort exponent and organ, will be
issued April LIST.
Saltwater is to have a street railway, and
will look over the Minneapolis system pre-
paratory to final action.
Reserved seats for the Swedish Lady
Quartette will be placed on sale at Dave
Blakely's news stand to-day.
A. J. Phillips of Aurora, ILL.,, has purchas-
ed the business and stock of j. B. Hanson
the Nicollet avenue furniture dealer.
Hotel Accommodations at White Bear and
Mnnetonka are to be enlarged for the COM
new lodge of Knights of Pythias num-
bering s25 members will be organized in
this city on the evening of March "a.
Twenty carloads of lumber await ship
ment in the St. Paul e. Pacific yard. The
supply of cars is inadequate to the demand.
DR.. Butler contemplates enlarging his new
bank building if he can purchase small
piece of land on Nicollet avenue, at present
owned by DR.. Hatch.
Dr. Butler will be home next week. He is
in Memphis at present, and we regret to say
that his health has been but little. if any,
improved by his trip.
Society Norden gave a very successful
presentation of ''Joys and Sorrows" at the
Opera House last evening, and added to the
amount on hand in the treasury.
Judge vanderburgh yesterday morning
tried the case of VIM. Hers VS.. the Mime
sofa farmers Mutual Fire Insurance associ-
alton. Ii. 0. Hamlin VS.. James F. Steven
son was continued until Monday, and Sarah
A. Braman VS.. Geo. Mcmillan continued
by consent Of the parties.
Mr.. W. S. Atkinson, former assistant
book-keeper and collector of the Tribune,
died at an early hour yesterday morning,
after having suffered for a number of years
With that dread destroyer, consumption. Mr..
Atkinson was man of honor and integrity
and highly esteemed by all who had the
pleasure Of his acquaintance. His death will
be universally regretted and mourned.
Mr.. D. G. Conkey, of this city, is to en-
gage at once in the extensive manufacture of
the Perkins refrigerator butter package an
article of great value to butter packers and
shippers. It consists of an earthen jar. en-
cased in wood, with Adjustable top and bot
tom, and between which there is an air
chamber. The breakage in shipping is en-
tirely done away with, which in jars alone
amounts to 50 per cent.
The Pioneer Press yesterday morning
made the great discovery that the direct
shipment of Minnesota -four to Europe was
assuming large proportions. The estimated
shipments for the past two months were
placed at $4,000 barrels. For the enlight
ment of the Pioneer Press it may be stated
that Minneapolis millers made direct Europe
an shipments as early as December LIST, last
and that within a period of two months
Minneapolis alone has shipped direct t.
foreign markets exactly 47,O2O barrels O
-four.
starch factory is another enterprise pro
posed for Minneapolis. new process O
manufacture has been perfected, whereof,
from one bushel of wheat, one dollar ant
forty-three cents worth of starch, equal t,
the celebrated Kingsford Oswego starch, Cal
be manufactured and at cost of tire,
cents per pound less than the lowest pric
for which the above named article ever sold
An advantage Of the manufacture is the fac
that wheat, damaged by the wet weather, i
just as good for manufacturing purposes
The dampness affects the part from whicl
-four is produced, but not that which form,
the substance of starch.
Dime Concert.
The following is the programme for tn
Dime Concert tonight:
l. Remembrance of Heidelberg March Parlo
2. Notwithstanding ............ Flotow
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