Daily globe., 1879-04-22

But. for some unaccountable reason, they
helped themselves only to ono coat, new one,
and a pair of old pants. With this plunder,
valued at $40, they made good their escape
without leaving clue as to their identity.
The two runaway boys spoken Of in the
GLOBE have been captured and returned to
their parents. The lads, Herbert Smith and
George II. Oakes, were apprehended at Lang
don, on the c., NJ. l. st. P. railroad, and the
station agent there telegraphed to the chief OF
police early yesterday morning. Officer CALVIN
was sent down after the runaways, and brougnt
them back ON the o'clock train. The boys
give no reason for their esoapade. they went
Just because they wanted to. 1t ls said TO ne
the intention of their parents to put both the
youngsters to profitable work in the State re-
form school.
Hon. p H. Rahilly, the big farmer of Wa
bashaw county, passed through the city yes
terday afternoon en- route to Stevens county to
look after seeding operations on his branch ach
farm in that county. Mr.. Rahilly has l,6OO
acres already seeded to wheat on his home
farm, and will put in some 400 acres to barley
oats and rye, making 1000 acres in grain
here and 800 on his branch farm, will gave
him grand total of $500 acres of grain this
season. He says the seeding on the home tarn
has been done in better shape than ever be
i
and the entire work accomplished without
break from bad weather.
Evidence multiplies with every succeeding
day that st. Paul is getting big bulge OF
Minneapolis this season. The GLOBE has fron
time to time mentioned striking proofs OF thu
fact, and now has to record evidence more COL
vincing than anything yet given. The GLoB
refers to the fact that yesterday morning tn
estimable wife Of Mr.. Fabian Michaud, of th
} grocery firm of Michaud Bros, corner OF Wabs
, shaw and Seventh streets, presented her happ
and proud husband with triplets, two boys an
one girl, the boys weighing respectively SIX an
four and a half pounds and the girl i've pound
The lady was attended by DR.. Dorion, who II
ports the mother and children doing excellen
ly we'll. The loyalty to st. Paul here shown
worthy of all praise, and the example one whic
: if generally followed, would cause Mlnneap
lis to speedily give up all hopes of keeping U
with our growth and development.
Yesterday, Mr.. H. E. Mann, clerk of Il
United States circuit court began the work
taking testimony in the case of A. II. Barn'
Il ct al. vs.. The Winona & St. Peter railro
e company. The suit is in relation to an adjut
ment of the land grant to the railroad und
. what is known as the Barney contract. T.
Winona & St. Peter road having virtually pat
e ed into the hands of the Northwestern railro
n company, this suit is brought to establish t
rights of Barney's contract, which was tra1
y ferred as sold to tho Winona d st. Peter CO
pany, and has been made part of the sale
rt the Northwestern company. Messrs. +.
# Drake, Herman Trott, of the st. Paul & Sio
d City road, and G. E. Skinner, land comm
sioner of the Minnesota Central road, were
amined relative to the matter at issue. H'
AZ G.. E. Cole appears for the plaintiffs, and III
It. Thomas Wilson has charge of the interests
r the defendant.