Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-17
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.

Wheat received, II 200 bushels.
Shipments of -four yesterday, 2,4OO
barrels.
Winston Brothers, of this city, have near
ly completed their Chippewa river contract.
Nearly all the wheat brought to the mills
by farmers grades No. g. Prices I'M
changed.
Workmen are engaged in repairing the
break in the gas main on Washington
avenue and Eleventh avenue south.
Hose Company No. 2 will hold special
meeting this evening. All members are re-
quested to be present as business of import
ance will come up.
The collection in aid of the yellow fever
sufferers which was to have been taken at
the Universalst church on Sunday, was
postponed one week on account of the rainy
weather.
DR.. G.. Fl. Blecken, the GLOBE regrets to
announce, is lying dangerously ill at his
residence in Oak Lake addition. His physi-
of his ultimate recovery.
The Street Railway company was yesterday
engaged in taking up the double track across
Nicollet island and putting down single
track in the center of the street between
the suspension and stone arch bridges.
The John Murray troupe played "Moll
Pitcher to a medium sized audience last
evening This is one of the best troupes
that has ever been i'll Minneapolis, and de-
serve better audiences than they are having
Col. James, the drive we'll agent in this
city, who has been calling on owners of
drive wells in this vicinity to 'come down.
with the royalty, has now gone into bust
ness on his own account by taking to him
self wife on Sunday last.
Gen. G. T. Potter and DR.. F. w. Tracy
will commence their labors in the cause of
temperance in this city next Sunday A
meeting will be held at the Washington ave-
nue Methodist church, on Sunday evening
next, when addresses will be made by both
gentlemen.
The Anti-Drive- Well club will take adj
vantage Of Col. James pre-occupation and
morrow Wednesday, night. Geo. Davis
tiers, and quite number of citizens will at
tend to give encouragement to the move
ment.
The Tribune got it that the play of sMiss
Mullon' would be presented at the Academy
of Music Thursday evening, and the P. p.
improved upon it by the statement that
'Miss Mutton would be the play. Now
suppose the GLOBE should assert that 'sMiss
Mutton was intended-how would that
sound?
The tunnels beneath Nicollet Island for
the accommodation of the East Division
water main came together yesterday fore
three quarters, which is pretty good consid-
ering the length of the tunnel. MIR. Abbott,
assistant city engineer, was to blame for the
close fit.
On Sunday night the driver of Fourth
avenue car, while at the Fourth avenue end
of his route, stepped into the car to attend
to his lamps, and during his absence a
sneak thief took occasion to steal his money
box. It contained about $11.4O besides tick
cts, and the thief got off with his plumber
without being discovered.
Mr.. Nelson Williams, who was injured
yesterday afternoon while helping to assist
farmer whose team had ran away, was in
great pain last evening The doctor thinks
his leg is fractured and if not it will be sew
eral weeks before he will be able to walk
around. Mr.. Williams has the sympathy of
large circle of friends in his misfortune.
runaway on the Minneapolis plan &C.
CURED on Hennepin avenue yesterday. A
farm team came tearing down the avenue
and veered into the sidewalk at the corner of
Third street, running into Jacoby's building
and landing one of the horses and the debris
of the wagon in the basement vestibule. The
wagon was demolished, but the horse was
unhurt.
Ed Cramsie came very near being struck
by lightning Sunday morning. He was out
of bed and going to church before o'clock,
and had just passed beneath shade tree and
got safely beyond when the bolt descended
and annihilated the tree. This will be ter
rible hint to Mr. Cramsie either to refrain
from rising so early in the morning or else
to cease going to church. Eithe, practice is
sufficiently reprehensible to call for the
warning