Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-28
SALTWATER.

Quite number of strangers are whiting
in the city.
The boys tried another little game of base
ball yesterday.
Water pipes are distributed all over the
city and soon will be sunk.
j. Fl. Spencer starts to the Celoquet river
on an exploring expedition to day.
The bridge has done good business du-
ring the past week, having collected $3.50.
The picnic at Webster grove yesterday
was well attended, and passed off very plea
sanity.
On account of the threatening weather
the churches were not very well attended
yesterday.
J A good many parties expected to go to
White Bear yesterday but were deferred from
going by the rain.
J. Z. McGoldrick, formerly connected
with the GLOBE in this place, cams over Sat-
urday evening, attended the fair, and re-
turned yesterday.
| About three hundred persons went on the
excursion gotten up by d. n. SWANS en-
ployes. 1t was one of the most enjoyable
affairs of the season.
At the Catholic fair Saturday night, the
hall was so crowded that it was almost i'm
possible to turn around. The receipts we're
larger than on any previous night.
1t is with considerable pride that we make
the statement, but it is true nevertheless
we have one of the best ball grounds and
ole OF the best base ball mines in the
State.
Now that the printers have been beaten
by the machinists the railroad boys propose
to get up nine which will defeat the print
ers again. The probabilities arc that the
railroad gentlemen will be sadly disappoint-
ed if such is their expectation.
At meeting of the board of education
Saturday night, Mr.. Bsckdolt, of Msnketo,
received the appointment of principal of the
high school of this place. Mr.. Gorrie, the
former superintendent Of the schools here,
will take MIR. Beckdolt's place at Mankato.
Last Saturday night, when the hall was
locked, small boy, one Of the numerous
family of Sullivans, was asleep in corner,
and was locked up by the janitor. His yells
summoned policeman, who extricated him
from his unpleasant position.
There were 81 applicants for the position
of principal of the high school. The sp-
pointrnent may be good one, but it seems
little odd when one comes to Investigate
the matter. The board refused to retain
Mr.. GorTie because they did not deem him
capable. Then they take q man from o
school of much lower grade to ill the place
left vacant by Mr. Gorrie. Mr. Gorrie then
takes the place of the gentleman who had
the Mankato schools, and thus takes step
downward. We doubt if the board made
anything by the exchange. If they had tc
make change they could certainly make a
better one. One gentleman from Iowa came
recommended by the best men of the State,
another from Wisconsin had a better claim
and on the whole there are already serious
symptoms of dissatisfaction among
the patrons of the schools. It wonld
seem that the precedent established by the
presidential conventions has had the effect
of e!ecting all sorts of dark horses but
however satisfactory this may be in presi
dental campaigns we doubt if the patrons
of Stilwater's high priced and first class
schools, will be satisfied with dark horse
who comes no better recommended than the
one just mentioned.