Daily globe., 1879-02-15
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Specially Reported for the Daily G1o1
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs


State militia company is being talked up.
The mills only run three-fourths time now.
| a-days
The Comus club danced at Silver Grev hall
| last night.
The Minneapolis Eastern railroad bridge iron
has arrived.
Joseph Nugent had coat worth $40 stolen
from his boarding house.
The temperance workers hold meeting this
| afternoon at No. 224 Hennepin avenue.
The present cold snap is proving the source
| OF big bonanza to dealers in wood and coal.
The st. Anthony Turner's society will give
grand ball at Turner'S hall, East Division. this
| evening.
Ihe evening train on the Minneapolis & St.
Louis road, coming west, was two hours late
yesterday.
MOL Pitcher will be played at the Metro
! polltan tonight, and ''The Sea Of Ice.' this
afternoon.
Tramps still infest the city in large numbers.
A stone pile would prove beneficial in treating
chronic cases.
The county commissioners will visit the Door
farm on Monday to take an inventory of the
| stock and fixtures.
The Centenary church social last evening
was one OF the best yet given under the aus
pices of the young ladies.
The Hess English Opera company are to be
here March 18th, for two or three evenings.
Ihey will be well patronized.
IF. Curtiss and H. G. stebbins have issued
invitations Tor grand complimentary ball, to
be given at Veits hall on Feb. 20.
The anchor mill is to have flag staff that
Will hoat the star spangler banner higher in
the air than any other in Minneapolis.
Rev. j. H. Tuttle, of the Church of the Re-
deemer, went down to st. Paul to deliver a lec
ture at the Jackson Street II. E. church.
The East Side morals have been shocked by
| The discovery of house of ill-fame on Uni
| versity avenue. The police were called in to
suppress it.
The contract for clearing out the debris in
front Of the pump house, doubling the rack
room. ETC., has been awarded to Edgar Folsom,
his bid being $1,4s7.
The University Choral society concert at
the university last evening was d grand sue
cess, although not SO well attended as the mer-
Its OF the performance would warrant.
| Jefferson Droddy, the prisoner who escaped
from JAIL returned voluntarily yesterday
morning. 1t seems he went to Independence
| and spent a day with his wife, and then re-
turned to jail.
Ihe attention OF the street commissioners is
called to the number of loose stones in the
street ON Bridge Square. a number of persons
| owning and driving horses state that the stones
tn ha hcrco foo&
Don't forget the meeting Of the temperance
| workers at the rooms of the W. c. T. Union
| this afternoon at 8 o'clock, to confer with Rev,
DAVID Iatum, who Is to speak in Association
hall Sunday, at o'clock.
Charles Theodore, one of the leading actors
and stage manager at the Metropolitan Thea
| tire, while going to his room Thursday evening
made mlsstep and fell down stairs, cutting
| his head, spraining his arm and bruising him
| self considerably about the face.
+ The anniversary of the Hennepiu County
| Bible society occurs on Sunday evening next.
One meeting will be held at the First Baptist
church, to be addressed by Rev. Drs. Sample
and Neill, and one at the Seventh street Metho-
dist church, with short addresses by the pastors
| of the downtown churches.
| letter was received by the chief of police
from John J. Brazell, resident of SpauIdine.
Wis, making inquiries about his brother
| Thomas Brazell. The party inquired about is
well known in police circles and about town as
| Tommy the Tramp" who is terrible example
of what too much bad whisky will do with a
person. 1t is hoped that his brother will take
him away from the city.
! The Lurline Boat club soiree at the Nicollet
house last evening was Success in every par
tlcu!ar. The parlors were handsomely deco
| rated t3uS henn
| shells. etc. The party was attended by the
| largest and most fashionable throng of people
that has honored the club at any of the soirees,
Visitors were present from st. Paul, and a num-
Der OF the officers stationed at Fort Snejlinr
| also enjoyed the festivities
Notices of personal assessment have been
served on about l, 700 persons in the last week.
| and about 1889 of them have appeared al the
| county auditors Office and sskicked" on the
! amount assessed. The manner in which the
| assessments made show the utter incapa-
blllty OF a number of the assessors. In some
instances parties have been assessed twice. and
| the general opinion is that the next lot of as
SCISSORS appointed should devote more attention
| and time to their business.
The Dayton block, corner of Washington
| avenue and Second avenue south, is to be con-
verted into hotel The carpenters are already
! at work upon the structure and will nnsh the
| same to an early completion. 1t is very plea
| sanity located, and will doubtless prove a
popular resort. The Office is to be located on
the ground floor in the corner room now oc.
cupled as drug store. The parlors and din
| ing rooms will be on the second floor, and the
entire establishment is to be furnished in first
class style.
The grand masquerade party to be given bv
the wives of Minneapolis Knights of Pythias
will occur on next Wednesday evening at Veit's
hall. None but married people have been in
vlted, ond only those holding invitations will
| be admitted. 1t has been so arranged that
nearly all those to be in attendance will be un
known until masks are removed It will be a
select affair in every sense of the word snd
the indications are that it will prove one of
the most pleasant and enjoyable parties held
| in the city this winter.
The ice crop has been nearly all gathered in.
The various firms who have engaged in this
business this season have put up the followinr
amounts:
Tons.
Ta-s,,a ,."Nv ite coh 'av 5000
Herman Westphal. Observation-Disclosures. 4OGo
Eiis6 olue company. Observation-Disclosures. e00
W." n"o Se:nlahs. 81, 900
D"'Ao Dill ''...'.'.. .................... 500
Ao'''i Observation-Disclosures. l37)D
The firm of Wilcox, Young & Co., will. On
Monday next, be changed to Wilcox, Dimona g.
Walsh who propose to carry on a. iob nr;nt;n.
and general publishing house in Brackett's
bloch. Mr. A. e. Wilcox, of the old firm. rc