Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-09-17
MINNEAPOLIS GLO8ELETS.


Regular meeting of tho city council th
evening
The Nameless club concert this evening
should not be forgotten.
Mrs. Malcolm's juvenile class take their frs
lesson this afternoon.
F. A. Fisher will build the new depot at La
Crosse, having been awarded the contract.
Keen, the defaulter, still remains ut the
county Jail, and is treated like other prisoners.
DR.. Dana, of st. Paul, delivers an interest
ing lecture ut Plymouth church Tuesday even
ing next.
A new sidewalk is going down on Second
street, between Nicollet avenue and First ay-
enue south.
Mrs. Malcolm will bring out the opera The
Doctor of Alcantara" during the second week
of October.
A horse driven by Platt 3. Walker ran away
near Mendoza, yesterday afternoon, and Mr.
Walker had leg broken.
The Minneapolis IL St. Louis road have aided
two new engines, the J. X. Side and 9. H.
Petit, to their rolling stock.
There are nine entries in the great reporter
ial pedestrian excursion of four hours go-as-
you please, aud there is to be no end of fun.
Business men of the city are putting up
some handsome prizes for the reporters walk
ing contest The list will be published in a
few days.
Hereafter street cars will run from the Met
ropolitan theatre at the close of the entertain
ments every evening whether the attendance is
large or not.
The Lyndale railway has another change of
time. Trains now leave Minneapolis for Lake
Calhoun at 7:30, 8, and 1880 ?. NJ, instead of
ITO, $40 and 81 % P. NJ.
The swinging sign of the Lyndale road cross.
ing Washington avenue at First avenue south,
blew down yesterday afternoon and injured a
family horse quite severely.
The walking match between the various PEN
Gil pushers on the daily papers is a go, and at
the meeting last evening it was decided to have
the walk take place on Monday evening, Sep
tember 29th.
Septimus Fairbrother is the name Of the
young man who fell from the stairs in the rear
Of Smiths meat market. He is now at the
Cottage hospital, and, it is thought, he did not
intend suicide was first supposed.
Since the preliminary arrangements have
been made for the reportorial walking watch,
the scribblers have Abandoned street cars and it
is understood that some Of them are to board
ut Lake Calhoun until the walk takes place.
London Assurance drew another fine audi
enoe at the Metropolitan theatre last evening,
and will be repeated again this evening. The
play is one of more than usual interest, and,
placed on the stage with such fine scenery,
superb toilets and the various roles SO nicely
handled, the entertain ment can but delight all
who attend.
Yesterday one Of the Pioneer Press reporters
was missed from the editorial rooms and search
was at once instituted. They found him down
at the court house, with watch in hand, tear
ing around the block ut a five mile stretch. As
he reached the lamp post ON the Fourth avenue
corner he gasped, three miles and four laps. 4"
That settled it, and he has been excused from
duty for two weeks.
Night before last the police saw some one
fading away in the distance ON Fourth street,
going Mt terrific rate of speed and started in
pursuit Following him they were soon badly
left, and it is said hired a horse and carriage to
catch him. The party was cverhauled near
Fort Smelling and it turned out to be one of
the local writer's of evening paper ont for
his evening airing in anticipation of the great
walking match.
number of the leading German pork pack
ers and Wholesale dealers of st. Louis came to
the city yesterday. They were conducted
process of -four making by MIR. Pillsbury. Of
this party the following looking for bust
ness locations here: G.. r. Warner, John
Schneider, George Refs, s. Ran, Fred. Fischer,
w. Gunman, F. Gutter. The party left for the
Northern Pacific country last night.