Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-12
CITY GLOBULEs.
The taffy trade is booming

| will present new comedy at the Athenaum
on Sunday evening. ~
| The case OF William Ramsden, for selling
liquor to minor, came before Judge Flint yes
terday, and was continued to Dec. 18th.
The receipts Of wheat, yesterday, were light,
and with brisk competition prices advanced
five cents per bushel wheat selling as high as
$l.20.
drunken man in a half frozen condition
was found in a hallway on Third street yester-
day afternoon and taken to the lock up by OFF,
| Ger Rouleau.
Gen. Terry has lost black and tan terrier,
which he values at SIS. Or at any rate he'll pay
that amount for the return of the pup in any
shape but sausages.
There is more true humility in the icy con-
dition of the st Paul sidewalks, and they will
take the starch out of mans decorum quick
OR than month of Sundays.
Night before last fire broke out at Roche
ford's, No. So Minnesota street, but was sub
dued by the strenuous efforts of Officer Mitch
ell. No alarm wasturned it.
The morning prayer meeting of the Y. M. O.
A. will be conducted hereafter at the gospel
garden, on Wabashaw street. The room has
been put in thorough repair, and is comforta-
bly, heated.
Rev. DR.. J. Wechsler will speak this evening
at the temple, at half pastseven O'clock in the
English language on the attitude Judaism as
sumes in relation to animals and plants. All
are cordially invited.
man giving his name as George Smith was
arrested by Officer Waterhouse near Trout Brook
engine house. Smith was intoxicated and ia
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ence of crowd of children returning from
school.
consumptive looking individual named
Michael Eaton was before Judge Flint yesterday
charged with drunkenness. The prisoner
claimed that he took the liquor for his health
but the court didn't see it in that way, and for
the next three days Michael will strengthen his
condition by saving wood.
General Manager J. j. Hill and Vice Presi-
dent r. r. Angus, of the st. Paul & Manitoba
railway, left, the former for Chicago and the
latter for Montreal, yesterday. The visit of
these officials is understood to be for the pur-
pose of perfecting arrangements for proposed
extension OF the companys lines the coming
season.
Ramsey county has gone to the supreme
court with an appeal from the finding Of the
jury in the district court in the matter of the
VI Gue COu"lsSlOQerS IN FAVOR OF W., MI.
Stees for land taken for Phaleu avenue The
commissioners reported in favor of allowing
Elr. Stees 1915. Stees then took the case into
the district court, when the jury awarded him
$4,000.
The committee appointed to make arrange
ments for the mass meeting, to be held in this
city in the interest of the "Irish National Land
League met last evening. The meeting will
be held at the Opera House next Thursday
evening, and will be grand demonstration
The programme has not yet been fixed. but
addresses will be made by number of promi-
nent citizens and the condition of affairs at
present existing in Ireland will be explained
by those who are fully posted on the subject.
Wabashaw street merchants united generally
yesterday in giving the slippery sidewalks
good coating of ashes. The small boy of St.
Paul delights in skating on sidewalks, render
ing them more treacherous of foot, and is the
terror of pedestrians. Many sufferer took to
the street yesterday afternoon on that
thoroughfare to escape one of these demons,
and when he struck one of these ash. strewn
places felt fully repaid to see the mixed mass
OF boy, bowls, skates and ashes that slid along
| the walk about block and skunk off on a side
street. He won't skate on the sidewalks any
| more.
News was received yesterday, by those do
lighted to get it, of O. L. Spencer, Harry John
son, of this city. and Phil. Gibson. of MINNIE
apolls, three young men who are roughinQ it
out on sheep ranch in Montana. The re-
ports thus given are very favorable to success.
Ihe partners have located at the junction of
Otter and Belt creeks, forty-tWo miles south
east OF Fort Benton, and have 100 sheep in
their fold. While the experience is recited as
pretty rough one all concur in declaring thew
Will see 1t through to q successful issue. The
many friends of the young men in this CITY
I'M mol rrySl1 h4 e.
their success.
The committee having in charge the collec-
ton of funds for the Protestant Orphan asylum
has selected the following named gentlemen,
and furnished each with a list of names upon
whom to call for their contributions: c. s.
Rogers, Thomas Cochran, Jr., Julius Austrian
A. Finck, Gen. Sanborn, Albert scheffer, San.
ford Newell, Horace Thompson, Charles Passa-
want, DR.. Wharton, W. B. Dean, W. G. Strick-
land y: Il. Noyes Jr., W. L. Wilson, W. r.
Marshall and Gen. Il. W. johnson. Look out
Tor these gentlemen. ana be ready when called
upon to respond literally. Gen. johnson called
upon the majority of those on his list on
Wednesday, and collected about $40. If all
do as we'll, the support of the asylum for the
coming year will be assured. Prompt action
on the part of the solicitors is urgently re-
quested.
Gen. J. ". Bishop, general manager, and
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Paul Sioux City railroad, arrived home Yea.
terday from their trip to Omaha, where they
went to perfect arrangements for the compile
ton, early the coming spring. of the union of
the recently cons olidated St. Paul & Sioux
Oity and Omaha line. the facts in relation to
wh M were exclusively reported in the GLOBE
OF Thursday morning. On their return. The
gentlemen made a stop at Sioux City, fer the
purpose of examining the maps and profles of
surveys recently made of their proposed Me-
braska extension. 1t is understood articles of
incorporation have been prepared, under the
laws of Nebraska, uuder which the line will
be constructed and the work will be inaupu
rated early the coming spring, and pushed
rapidly forward during the season.
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