Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-17
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.

A new elevator is being erected at the Cat
aract mill.
Mrs. Fyler sings at the First. Baptist
church to-day.
The work OF laying the water-mains to the
State University is completed.
Prairie chickens are coming in lively, and
tier.
Five actions for divorce were before Judge
Vanderburgh at the special term of court
yesterday.
Look out for burglars and those terrible
"nippers" they are using to such an alarm
ing extent
A large number of people went out to
Lake Mlnnetonka last evening to remain
over Sunday.
w. H. johnson, the newly elected super
intendent of the water works, assumed his
duties officially yesterday.
Rev. W. Il. Pire will deliver the address at
Gethsemane Home festival at Lake of the
Woods on tho 9th inst.
The Z.on Baptist church (colored) will
have festival or. Friday night, the 22d, at
their church in the East Division.
Minneapolis Engine and Hose company
held meeting last evening to dispose OF the
property belonging to the old company.
Many sus picious looking characters are
about town, and people would do we'll to
look to their door and window fastenings.
Anumber of Minneapolitans are arrang-
ing to attend the regatta at White Bear Lake
on "Wednesday under tho auspices of the
Lurline Boat CLUB.
Louis Miller, who formerly occupied the
position of leader OF the metropolitan thea
ire orchestra, is organizing brass and
string band to DO ready for business next
month.
The boy named Sherman, who fell from
the fourth story of the building at 119 Wash
iugton avenue last Sunday, is slowly improv-
ing, and his physician now has hopes OF his
ultimate recovery.
Tho Lyndale railway track between First
avenue south and Washington avenue and
Bridge Square is being placed in condition
so that tralus Can run the entire length of
the line instead of stopping at Washington
avenue as aI present.
Later developments; show that the loss by
the burning of MIR. l.. Stoker's cooper shop
on Friday night amounts to $4,000: and
the building vas insured for 1899 and the
stock for $500. A colored man named Gray
also lost about $3.50 By damage to house
and furniture.
The Lurline Boat club, of Minneapolis,
will be represented at the White Bear Lake
regatta on Wednesday by the following
crew: Charles Nc G. Reeves, stroke; Tony
lowering, second; s. B. Chase, third, and
Il. II. Rand bow. Bassett and Krech will
probably pull single scull match.
The German-American Union, an indie
pendent organization which was formed
about two months ago by several members
of the Harmonic society and since then has
steadily, increased III members, will hold
their next meeting on Sept. 7th, when lee
ture entitled "Views and Aims of Society,""
will be delivered by DR.. Ortman-
A divorce was granted yesterday to George
S. Bicknell from his wife, Geneveive Bick-
nell, and the custody of the child was given
to him, that is if he can get it, Mrs. Bick-
nell having abducted the child last spring,
an account of which was given in the GLOBE
at the time; and since then the mother and
child have not been seen or heard of.
A number of tho members of the singing
club of tho Harmonic Society, which was
recently disbanded, met at the residence Of
Mr.. Charles Fust, on Friday evening, and
formed new singing society, under the
name of the "Frobsim" club. Some twenty
names were enrolled, and the next meeting
of the club will be held Thursday evening,
when officers will be elected and a musical
leader chosen.
A meeting of the Harmonic society will
be held on Tuesday night, for the purpose
of making arrangements for the establish
ment of an evening school to be continued
during the winter. The intention is to hold
sessions three EVENING" in tho week, the
course of study to be the German language
and the school to be open to all who desire
to attend, small tuition fec of twenty five
cents to be charged per month