Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-01
CITY GLOBULES.

During January St. Paul had forty-three
deaths.
Elevator "a" has received its new clesner,
and mechanics are engaged in putting itin posi-
ton and attaching the power.
The high wind yesterday put tho dust in
motion in great clouds, making the day by
far the most disagreeable of the winter.
At q recent meeting of the grand lodge, Mr.
J. G. Terry, of this city, was duly elected Sec
rotary of the Masonic Relief association of the
State of Minnesota.
Kellogg, the ''Old Man of the Clouds" has
taken new weather turn. He now says that
we are to have no snow this winter. and that
February will be dry and cold as e. rule.
Judge Young. the State court reporter, has
let the contract for publishing the twenty
fourth and twenty-ffth Minnesota reports to
the firm of John 3. West & Co. The reports
will be issued without loss Of time.
During the month just closed 301 dodgers pill
lowed their weary heads at the caravansary pre-
sided over by mine host Jeserang otherwise
called the police station, seventy of whom were
known by the tltular title of tramp.
Two tramps were run in by Officer Cook last
night, on suspicion of having stolen a. coat ont
were
close proxl nifty to the coat when the bar-room
was vacated for supper When every body re-
turned, the tramps and coat were gone.
The fire department wrcstled with nine fires
during January, the most destructive being the
burning of Irvines mill, on Third street. For
the corresponding period last year there were
six actual fires and two false alarms, showing
an increase for the month last past of three
fires.
At meeting of stockholders of the st. Paul,
Saltwater & Taylors Falls railroad, the follow
ing gentlemen were elected to comprise the
board of directors for the ensuing year: Messrs
NJ. Aucrbach, Peter Berkey, Russell Blakeley.
VIM. Crooks, E. F. Drake, W. b. Dean, John l..
Merriam, A. B. Stickney, H. Thorn son and A.
d. Wilder, st. Paul; Isaac Staples, r. F. Hersey
and b. L. Hersey, Saltwater.
Reduction Of rates to delegates attending the
annual meeting of the State Agricultural So
clety and State Dairymen's association. have
been rendered by the Chicago, Milwaukee g.
st. Paul mpany, Northern Pacific COMPANY
and St. Paul & Pacific company. Similar con
cesslons are also expected from the st. Paul &
Sioux CITY and st. Paul & Duluth companies
Present indications are that the meetings will
be largely attended.
The annual meeting of the Dakota County
Agricultural society was held at Pennington
Thursday, and the following officers elected:
Hon. John Byers, Hastings, president; D. F.
Aiken. Pennington, secretary; P. Bradford,
Empire. treasurer. Executive Board: D.
Pitcher. Porter Martin, VIM. Harrington, J, NJ,
d. Croft, L. johnson. Delegates to the annual
meeting OF the State society: President Byers,
l.. johnson and a. Ovitt.
Oliver Wil7bocher, the young man in charge
OF the team which ran away Thursday, result
ing in the death of Patrick Larkin, reported at
police headquarters yesterday, accompanied by
his employer, MIR. W. B. Quinn, of Rose town.
SHIP MIR. Wizbocher stated to GLOBE re-
porter that, upon being approached immedi-
ately after the accident, by man whom he
supposed was the coroner, he had given his
name and address, after which he had gone
home, snpposing that the pseudo coroner would
notify him as to when he would have to put in
an appearance. 1t TRANSFERRED yesterday, how
ever. that the individual referred to was Sc
cretlve reporter of an alleged afternoon news
paper. The true cause of the accident will be
Investigated by the coroner to-day