Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-21
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
specially Reported for the Daily Glci
MINNEAPOLIS GLoBELErs


Twelve dodgers and one drunk at the police
station last night.
follce headquarters has been connected with
The Telephone Exchange
droceryman Lumley is becoming as great a
salamander as Photographer BeaI.
measles ana "hooping-cough prevails to a
dlsagreeable extent in Minneapolis at present.
The banks will remain closed on SATURDAY. r.
celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Wasb-
ington.
City Engineer Rinker is threatened with
fever and has been confined TO his house for
two days.
A. A. Pond, the hardware man, will occucy
quarters in Brackets block while his ney
block is in the course of construction.
Mr.. J. J. Van Leeuwen, who was knocked
down and robbed some time since, is out again.
| although still suffering from his injuries
Mr. E. q. Gilman, while riding near the fair
grounds yesterday, thrown to the ground,
and was considerably bruised, besides fractur-
ing an arm.
The regular business meeting Of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union will be held a,
the reading room over 224 Hennepin avenue.
at P N. to-day.
Col. Platt 3. Walker was around town yester-
day telling everyone all about that $4,000
Congressional appropriation for sluiceway
over st. Anthony S falls.
Since last May fourteen deaths have oc-
| Cured in the A. o. q. W. ranks in Minnesota.
This cost the order S2s, goo: the sum of $4,000
being paid in each case to the heirs.
The Knights of Pythias' social occurs at
Vets hall, corner of Third street and First ave
nue. south, this evening" and promises to be in
every eespect the best of their successful
series.
Edgar Folsom, having refused to sign the
contract for the removal of the debris in front
of the pump house, the contract has been
awarded to Winston Brothers, the only other
bidder.
Khurum Lodge will occupy quarters in Ma
sonic hall until suitable quarters can be Sc
cured for them. They vacate Daytons block
so that their room can be cut up into rooms
for the new hotel.
The reception given by Messrs. Curtis {
Stebbins at their dining parlors last evening
was very enjoyable affair. A large number
OF the elite of the city and number from ST.
Paul were in attendance.
On the evening of the 2Sth a special train
will be run over the Chicago, Milwaukee & St.
Paul road to carry invited guests from Mime
apolls to St Paul, to attend the Governors
reception at the Merchants hotel.
Colleen Bawn'' was performed at the Met
ropolitan theatre last night for the third time,
and before delighted audience. This drama
is certainly the most attractive they have of
Tered, and would pack the house as a matinee
bill for Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Harry Baker and Mrs. Leverlng were
thrown from cutter by runaway horse at
the corner of Washington avenue and Sixth
avenue south, yesterday. The cutter was
broken and the horse somewhat injured but
fortunately the occupants of the cutter es-
capped injury.
DR.. Kimball says that Josiah Towns condi-
tlon is still critical, although the prevailing i'm
preston has been that he was progressing IA
vorably. His head and face are swollen and
bloated out Of all semblance of the human
race, and he breathes in short, moany easps
indicating great pain.
The hotel and boarding house keepers of this
city are to hold a meeting at the Y NJ c. 4.
parlors on February 26th. 1880 P. NJ. for the
purpose OF forming association for mutual
protection against professional dead beats. All
the hotel and boarding house keepers are in
Vlted, and business of importance will be trans
acted.
overseers have figured up the value of that por-
ton OF the county 5 assets as follows:
zeal estate. structures etc. 800 OOU OD
4 trt