Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-06
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
Gathered bD the SpeoiaI Reporters Of the
Daily Globe.
SALTWATER.

o1lL1AW AIER.
Three DRINKS run into tho lock mn Sotnr-
day night.
J. p. Lundahl was fined $3.50, Saturday.
for using obscene and indecent language.
For sale by Matt. CLARK, a pair of black
mares, 1850 to 100 pounds in weight, one
riding and driving horse, and one family
horse.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Durant and daughter
Nellie leave to-day for Albany, ILL.,, to attend
the wedding of Mrs. Durant's sister, Miss
Fanny Pease.
At the building association, on Monday
night, dues to the amount of 81 ,O0O.O5 were
collected. Thomas Francis and T.. Jordan
borrowed $1 900 each ct bonus of forty pei
cent.
fair attendance was present Saturday
evening at the first of the series of open
temperance meetings to be given this win
ter by the Temple of Honor on the first Sat-
urday of every month. The meeting was
called to order by Chief Sanftenberg who
briefly stated the object of the meeting and
the result expected to be gained. Messrs.
Lehmicke, Thompson, Netherby and Rev.
klehle addressed the meeting on the subject
of temperance. The remarks of these GEN
tlemen were quite interesting and gained the
strict attention of the audience. Many of
the points advanced by the speakers had the
additional charm of being quite new as we'll
as to the point, and were received with
due consideration. At tho close of the
meeting Chief Sanftenberg stated that G..
w. @. T., w. w. Ryan, Of lie Roy, would
be in the city next Sunday evening and de-
liver temperance lecture in the Presby-
terrain church. These open temperance
meetings will undoubtedly meet with hearty
approval from our citizens and have bene-
fetal effect.
AN INGENIOUS CONTINUANCE.
Johnny johnson, engineer of the fire en-
CINE, has been unremitting in his efforts to
simplify the work of getting his engine
ready for quick departure in case of fire
in order to waste as little time as possible,
His efforts in this direction have at last been
crowned with success. The arrangements
are simple and yet ingenious, and will enable
him to get his engine on the way and steam
on in marvelously short space Of time.
The following is description of Mr.. John
sons work: Connected with the rope which
opens the stable doors and unfastens the
horses is stout string which passes along
the floor in groove, made for that
purpose and covered, to the in
tlammable material under the engine,
| which lights the fire. The string is
attached to small wooden arm working on
hinge. Fastened to the end of this arm
and at right angles to it, are placed two
water proof matches; as the string is pulled
it brings the arm from q horizontal to per-
pendicular position, and the matches strik-
ing against piece of sand paper fastened at
| proper distance for that purpose and ignit
ed, and as they are drawn to the inflamabla
/ material under the furnace, fire is lighted.
Another string passes to the sleeping apart
| ment OF the driver and rings bell near his
| bed. Mr.. johnson having every thing COM
pleted last Saturday, successfully tried the
| virtue of his simple continuance. On pull
| ing the single rope the four doors between
the stable and engine room we're thrown
open, the horses were unfastened and
trotted out to their places, fire
was lighted in the engine and tho boil in the
sleeping apartment of the driver was rung.
In surprisingly short space of time every.
thing WAS ready for departure.
| One thing more, the work of Mr.. John.
son, which facilitates the rapid exit of the
engine without the aid of hands is a pair of
| upright standards, fastened to tho floor, and
as the engine is driven off the heater these
standards shut off the valves or cocks, pre-
venting the escape of the hot water, thus oh.
Waiting the necessity of man using the
time to do it. Mr.. johnson deserves the
thanks of the community for his ingenious
device. which enables one man to do the
work of several in less time.