Daily globe., 1879-02-09
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETS,

Minneapolis has many fine churches that viii
be we'll attended to-day.
DIR. OLeary's lectures are very interesting
and are being well attended.
An interesting meeting of the Gethsemane
Brotherhood held last evening.
Prof. Veit gives another of his delightful
parties on Wednesday evening next.
Yesterday the city treasurer paid the Janu-
ary salary of policemen and city officers.
The county auditor has purchased new
official seal, and it was sadly needed, too.
The markets were quite lively yesterday, and
a large amount of business was transacted.
No business was transacted at the municipal
r probate courts yesterday of public import
ance.
The Advent quarterly conference has been
we'll attended, and the services were of more
than usual interest.
Josiah Town is on the road to an early re-
covery, so says DR.. kimball, and his face will
be but slightly disfgured.
The Grace chapel amateur entertainment,
consisting of music, recitations and readings,
will occur Monday evening.
The reading room in the old NJ. & st. p. de-
pot building has been opened. Visitors invited
every evening and all day Sunday.
The musical convention which was to have
occurr ed in Minneapolis during the present
mouth, has been indefinitely postponed.
Wesley Neill will put up double tenement
house on Ninth street. between Nicollet and
Hennepin avenues, to be ready for spring.
The contracts for water and land transporta-
of 10 Ipif eS Stafo ho
opened at II o'clock on Monday, at St. Paul
And now Jesse Jones comes forward and
says he will erect seven brick houses on Ninth
street. below First avenue south, in the spring.
The police department for day Or two have
had little to do except put in time. There has
not even been lively drunkard to create
ripple of excitement.
Minnehaha Grove No. s, U. A. O. D., have
completed arrangements for social party on
Thursday evening next Brothers of the order
and their friends are invited.
The board of county commissioners of Hen
nepin county will hold another session to-mor-
row morning to devise some means of relief
for the over-crowded county jail.
There will be a meeting of Nicollet Hose
90. No. at their house, Tuesday evening, at
which time all parties desiring to join said
company are requested to oe present.
The experimental Hungarian mill that is to
be put in the Washburn 'B' mill is to be
placed in position immediately, the contract
ing parties having arrived in the city.
County Treasurer Slocum is busily engaged
now-a-d days in making out notifications of per-
sonal taxes now due and payable. Mind, after
the lst day of March 5 per cent. penalty will be
added.
The Washburn ''B'' Touring mill prpprietors
have effected change in the firm. :'W. d.
retires and the remaining members are G. G.
Washburn, John Crosby, W. Fl. Dunwoody and
Chas. j. Martin.
The lookup is filled with dodgers nearly every
night, and it is thought it would be a good act
to have some kind Of a structure erected for
their especial benefit, not to crowd out
prisoners that may be brought in.
The iron for the Northern Pacific railroad
extension is rapidly arriving. Eighteen car
loads have already passed through the city and
fifteen more are expected to-day. About two
hundred car loads, or enough to lay twenty-five
miles of road is the amount ordered.
Of the proposals submitted for making con-
actions with Bassett's water Wheel for the
purpose of supplying the city works pump
house with temporary power while the work Of
dredging out the river is IN progress, Mr.. G. R.
Bushnell was successful. His price was $3.50,
leaving the fixtures in place, or $3.50 if he re-
moves the same, when the work is finished.
Mr.. Curtis is making extensive improve
ments in his restaurant, corner Third street
and First avenue south. He is enlarging it to
douol it's former size, adding a department
where ladies can be served separate from the
regular table. His table is supplied with all
luxuries in their seasons. Notice his announce
ment Of closing for the present elsewhere.
The Nicollet house, under the management of
F. S. ellison & Co.. is TO receive some extension
and much needed repairs. The office will be
removed to the ground floor, to occupy the
place of the fountain in the court yard, and
will be covered with roof of iron and glass;
1t will be finished similar to the Palmer house,
Chicago. Much of the interior of the hotel
will be remodeed and new rooms added
passenger and baggage elevator will be put in,
and the entire expense will reach little less
than $50, 900.
The Dillon-Wallack company closed their en-
gagement in Minneapolis last evening Their
trip ahere this time has been very disastrous,
financially, both to themselves and the man
ayers of the hall. It was the intention to keep
the company here and at St. Paul during a six
months season, playing alternate weeks at each
place. SO unsuccessful have they been that the
venture has been wisely abandoned. So long
as the Metropolitan Theatre furnishes so good
class Of entertainments it will be folly for
any other company to attempt to play against
them.
Religious.
Miss Susie NJ Johnson will lecture in Good
Templar's hall, over Mendenhalrs bank, Wash
iugton avenue, at 10 80 A. NJ. Feb 9.
Rev. W. T. Tice, assistant in Gethsemane, re
c.z
tnrneo from visit to ONO yesterday aftcr-
noon and will resume his duties to-day.