Daily globe., 1879-07-26
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETS.

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MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.
The bathing houses at Lake Calhoun will
be ready in few days.
May Fisk's Blondes are next on the boards
at the Academy of Music.
None of Sheriff Thompson's stray board
ers have been heard from yet
A beer keg exploded at the st. Paul, Min
neapolis & Manitoba railway depot, but no
one was injured thereby.
The singing section of the Harmonic soci-
ETY. has disbanded, and new section will be
organized in about two weeks.
Nettie Connolly and inmate of her
ranch paid $39 blood money toward the
sinking fund of Bethany Home yesterday.
A brand new register was opened at the
Nicollet house yesterday, and it's pages al
ready bear great variety of signatures.
The Total Abstinence baud gave another
pleasant open. air concert last evening, cor
ner of Sixteenth avenue south and Eighth
street.
The railroad employees of Minneapolis are
preparing for their annual picnic, which is to
occur on Saturday, August End, at White
Bear Lake.
Alderman Mat Walsh, who received such
severe cash in the leg by falling chisel,
several days since, was able to limp down
town yesterday.
The morning train over the st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba road yesterday car
ried car load of excursionists to Lake Min
netonka for days frolic.
Scandia lodge, No. 6, Knights of Pythias,
are making arrangements for a moonlight
excursion and dance on Lake Calhoun, Sat-
urday event 6, August 9th.
Ticket Agent Ives, of the Minneapolis de-
pot of the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba
road, in three days sold over Isl 800 worth of
tickets for points on that line.
A children's Pinafore company has been
organized in Minneapolis, and they have the
opera in active rehearsal, proposing to bring
it out at Penos Opera House soon.
Considerable trouble is occasioned by
careless people weo neglect to comply with
the ordinance relating to leaving horses
standing in the street without hitching.
The Park hotel, at Lake Minnetonka, has
been opened to the public, and already has
large number of boarders, notwithstanding
the fact that the structure is not nearly fin
ished yet.
A car loaded with flour from the Cataract
Mills, standing on side track of the Mime
apolis & St. Louis road, was run into by q
passing train and badly damaged. Some of
the flour can be saved.
A drunken cripple named Peter Anthony
was found lying on the Chicago, Milwaukee
Il st. Paul railroad track at Thirteenth ave-
nue. south Yesterday afternoon and was re-
moved to the police station.
Haverly's Mastodon minstrels paraded |
Minneapolis streets yesterday under $3.50 |
worth of bright new silk hats. They pre-
sented sleek appearance and received con-
siderable favorable comments.
James Sullivan, a young lad 16 years old,
employed in Glenn's boiler shop, while |
running through the shop, was struck in the |
right eye ty.a projecting piece of iron, and |
severe wound made just under the eye.
The visiting boat clubs, that participated |
in the regatta at Lake Minnetonka, packed |
up their boats and paraphernalia yesterday.
and returned home. The Burlingtons carried |
away the lions share of those handsome |
gold badges.
1t is said to be lots of fun to row boat
across Lake Minnetonka on dark and |
stormy night, for the purpose of catching |
train that it is subsequently ascertained |
does not leave till the next morning, but we
don't believe it.
Lucus Brothers horse furnished the run
away yesterday. TIE animal ran down
Hennepin avenue, and on Bridge Square
ollided with ]. G. Prices carriage, throwing
Miss Georgia Price out. Fortunately no
serious damage was done.
Thomas Murphy, who lives at Elk river,
while at Minnehaha on Thursday afternoon.
amused himself by throwing stones at a |
train on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
road. Murphy was arraigned before Judge |
Cooley yesterday and was bound over in the |
sum of $500 f. his appearance at the next
term of district court.
Two young men hired horse and buggy
from the Psuly house livery stable yesterday
afternoon, they took in too much "booze,"
and while trying to drive through a tree on
the CRYSTAL Lake road, smashed the buggy
and bruised themselves severely They
wake back to the city, and both being
drunk, were ocked up for the night.
team owned by farmer named John
Hurley ran away yesterday afternoon on
Third street. After tearing down the street
for several blocks at q breakneck speed the
wagon collided with buggy, crushing
hind wheel of the carriage, but fortunately
doing no fu rther damage. They ran into
lumber yard and were captured.
Major Halstead, of the staunch little
steamer Mary, on Lake Minnetonka, is Justly
entitled to word of commendation for the
handsome manner in which he served the
boat club boys during the regatta. The
crews, their boats and luggage were carried
across the lake and the bands of music trans
ported free of charge. Major Hastead has,
by his courteous attention to patrons, and
his indefatigable endeavors to make visitors
at the lake feel at home and enjoy them
selves, IS rapidly gaining control of a large
portion of the lake travel; and he is deserv-
ing of it, too.
COL Dove gave the first of contemplat-
ed series of open air concerts, and select
dances, at the pavilion, Lake Calhoun, last
evening. The East Side cornet band fur
nished the music, and dressed in their bright
uniforms made very creditable appea rance.
During the early hours in the evening the
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