Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-01
s11NNEAPOL1s GLoEELETs,

May. day.
Pick flowers to-day.
Decoration day in the near future,
Ed. McDermott starts for Chicago to-day.
Prepare yourself for the men who collect |
bills.
Crops are fourishing, and will be harvested |
earlier than usual.
More light is wanted on Nicollet Island dur
ing these dark nights.
The new stone bridge is slowly but surely |
approaching completion.
Legitimate news items were decidedly scarce |
in Minneapolis yesterday.
Five thousand four hundred barrels of -four
were shipped yesterday.
An old fashioned dime concert next Saturday
evening at Association Hall.
Reports from up river of the most encourag-
ing nature, continue to come in.
Regular meeting of the common council this
evening, at half past seven o'clock.
The street lamps were cleaned yesterday. and
present an improved appearance.
Lambert Hayes is repairing his First and
Last Chance" on Washington Avenue.
The Choral society give their third and last
concert at Association hall, this evening.
Builders can now erect house for 81, 500,
that six years ago would have cost 80, 500.
New, ripe cherries in market, but, like straw
berries, are above the reach of poor people.
Eleven thousand two hundred bushels of
wheat were received at this point yesterday.
''Joy and Sorrow will be produced at Pence
Opera House this evening by Society Norden.
Dick Oglesby and Troubadours will re-
ceive hearty welcome on Friday evening, this
week.
Two thousand one hundred barrels of -four
were exported directly from Minneapolis yes
terday.
Mr.. Barker will in day or two open
new meat Market on Central avente, East Di-
vision.
A strong wind and much dust prevailed yea
| terday, making pcdes trianism anything but
| pleasant.
The GLOBE Office has been removed to Gales
| insurance Office, where we will be pleased to
sec our friends.
The Nicollet house is to have Partisan cook,
whom Mr. Gibson discovered in New York. He
will probably arrive to-day.
The East Minneapolis brass band are to give
another Of their delightful open air concerts
| this week, weather permitting.
| Hermion Lodge, No. IL, Knights of Pythias,
| yesterday filed ita articles of incorporation in
the office of secretary Of State.
Gray & Hoffman, the druggists are to occu-
by the old Greenleaf boot and shoe store, corner
of Washington and First avenue south.
The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul Il Mime
apolis railway yard has been receiving clean
ny up, and is m UGH improved thereby.
Twenty-Five years ago yesterday, the first
white child was born in Minneapolis. That
child was Mary Elizabeth, daughter Of Col.
John H. Stevens.
| Prof. Allison will lecture on Temperance, be-
fore the Temperance Reform club, this even
ing. The regular Wednesday evening social
will be postponed.
The wheat market is still on the rise.
Another two cents was added to the price yes
terday, bringing prices up to S1.l0 for No. /,
and SLOT for No. 2.
Mr.. Stolz delivered private lecture to young
men at Association Hall, last evening. 1t was
quite interesting, and ought to be of lasting
! benefit to his hearers.
TIE volume of water in the river at this
point, is once more ON the decline. A decrease
Of one and one-half inches during the past
forty eight hours is perceptible
The street railway company were making
some necessary changes in their track across
the suspension bridge yesterday, to prevent the
cars running off the track, as they have been
doing SO frequently OF late.
! As the frescoing on the front of Geo. HUM
& Co.'s drug store approaches completion, it
presents improved appearance. 1t is the
first work of the kind executed in the city, and
will cost the neat little sum of $500.
"Above the Clouds" drew large and appre.
ciative audience at the Academy Of Music last
evening. The play was put on the
stage in good shape, the various oh ,racters
: were well sustained throughout. and gave evi-
dence of a vast amount of study and careful
attention. 1t ought to be repeated.
! City Scavenger Angevine caused to he re-
moved beyond the city limits the dead bodies
of horse and mule yesterday. The horse
from the East Division and the mule from. the
leg broken, and by the way. it is believed to be
: the first one on record, death followed shortly
after.
General r. N. McLaren, of St. Paul, drovf
up to Minneapolis yesterday in search of mar
, named Hall, an agent for the Northern Trans
portation company, and who resides at Dead
wood. He is an important witness in suit
upon q contract now pending in the United
States court, and has been hiding until dis
covered here yesterday.
A large number of our citizens are going
down to Albert Lea this evening to participate
} in the festivities at the opening of the ne.
hotel erected by the Minneapolis Il st. Louis
railroad. Weinberg's orchestra of ten mer
accompany them, and will furnish excellent
music for those who desire to "trip the light
fantastic" etc. big time is expected.
A team attached ia one of Mattison's omni
buses ran away yesterday afternoon and made
things lively for time. The team was stand
, ing in the stable, when they became frightened
| ran ont and around the whole block at ter
rife rate of speed. On the route the omni bu,
struck and redu ,ed to kindling wood the deliv
cry wagon of Gray & Carpenter, and then turn
ing about, were captured, after breaking the
pole eff the omnibus.
The assessment of $3.50 upon the shares o.
the Atheneum fell due to-day. An additions
assessment of 81 will be made upon the pun
chasers OF shares who paid but 50, and were
given time to pay the full amount. SO that S2.5t
must be paid before further books can be taker
from the library. The rule holds good in ever,
case. The amount Of the assessment must b.
, ing exacted in the future. That right consists
in the use of the books Of the society.
little son of Mr.. John Stewart was quit,
severely injured yesterday morning, by being
:. ran over by horse and carriage. The little fel