Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-18
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBEL ETs.


Mr. \. A. Keith, of the carriers department
in the postofticc, is quite seriously i'll.
meeting TO consider the clearing house
project was held in the Security bank last
night
c. T. Fillmore, who stole DIR. skinner 5
sleigh, paid his fine yesterday, amounting to
$3.50
An adjourned meeting of the Minneapolis
Art association will be held at Curtis hall
this evening.
The rotten hose in the City hall is to he re-
placed by some that would be servceable in
case of fire.
Just about wheat enough arrived yesterday
TO supply the mllcrs, and ii was transferred
directly TO the mills.
\. /. Scott, paylnastcr on the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul road, made a good many
hearts happy yesterday.
G. J. Farnsworth, st. Paul, Claude jenkins,
Winona, and James Barry, Hastings, were at
the First National yesterday.
The East side turner's held a meeting last
night to make preliminary arrangements for
their Christmas entertainment.
Among the political possibilities of the new
board of county commissioners is change in
the Office of county physician.
DR.. Kimball leaves early next week for New
York TO pursue further studies in the profess
sion. He will return on May 1st.
". D. Currier, of Wyoming, formerly
clerk at the Nicoliet, arrived in the city yeser-
day morning, 10 remain two weeks.
The Hastings X Dakota road is being sup
piled with cupboards, 10 be proyisioned for the
benefit of trains in case of snow blockadeS.
\ meeting of the Citizens association will
be held under the Security bank this evening,
to talk about needed legislation and improve
mcnts in the city.
The Daily Herald has been purchased by
Willard Il Cassaday, the real estate agents,
who intend TO SET The child squarcly on its
feet and give it Il new send-of.
Henry Cushing, Minneapolis young man,
employed in teaming near Brainerd, was acct
dentally shot in the left leg several days ago.
He arrived in the city yesterday and had Dr.
Ames attend 10 the wound.
The recent meetings of the Boom company
have been held with special reference TO next
years business. The company contemplate
building new piers, driving more piles, and
making important changes and improvements
in their booms.
Water pipes burst in the Chicago, Milwau-
kcc IL St. Paul depot yesterday afternoon,
drowning out some of the loafers who make
The gentleman'S room their headquarters The
Stats Tidnjng office was drcnched from
similar cause. Too much steam on some
where.
EX-Mayor DeLaittrc says, in an interview,
that the aldermen of the city are "oyerworbed,"
which will be news TO most people. 1t is
possible that just previous TO election day,
prospective aldermen ''oyerwork' themselves,
hut none are known to have broken themselves
down in the discharge of their duties.
These are few houses to be found for rent
on the East side. \ good mony farmers doing
business on Il small scale have moved into the
city TO remain until spring. They have little
10 do on the farm during the winter, and fuel
is hard to get Here they work about with
their teams, and have a chance with the rest
of humanity TO get living.
When the new Pllsbury \ mill is in full op-
Grafton ii viii take fifty cars per day to supply
the wheat, and an equal number to haul
away the flour and bran. The capacity of the
mill will be nearly one-thrd as much as all
the mills in the city are now turning out. With
their mills now in operation, and with the
completion of the 4 mill, Plisbury d Co. Will
have business enough TO respectfully keep up
one railroad.
Messrs. John Dclaittrc, Sweet W. Case and
Baldwin Brown, appointed by the district
court on the It'll of December to appraise the
right of way of the Eastern railroad eXten-
sion across the Mississippi, held a meeting
Yesterday forenoon, and began the award of
damages. Much of the property to be used
by tho road is of great value, and the com
misSioners are slow in completing the work.
Only two minor awards have been made.
Additional railroad facilities for Minneapolis
or a greater capacity to do business of those
now connecting here is matter that is be-
ginning 10 he discussed by business men, The
milers have lost thousands of dollars by the
inability of the roads TO do the business, re-
sulting in blockade all along the lines. The
completion of the Pillsbury and Washburn
\ mills will give business to several trains per
day, and the prospect of blOckades i'll the fu-
turc will increase proportionally, without
greater railroad facilities. The milling in
dustry of the city is of far too great impor-
tancc to be suspended during the busy season
by any blockade or monopoly whatsoever.
An accident occurred on the 10Th, on the
farm of ]. B. Cough, about twelve miles out
from the city, resulting in the death of Arthur
Ball, young man about Is years of age,
whose parents reside in La Crosse. He had
gene into a we'll with the purpose of deepen
ing, cleaning and improving it, and removed
one Of the curbing boards. The sand began to
run into the well so rapidly that Ball could not
keep above it and shouted to the men at the
windlass to draw him up. The desire was
complied with, the windass set in motion, and
the young man drawn part of the way up
when the rope broke and he fell back into the
well, where his inevitable fate presented itself
TO him. He gave shout of goodbye" to
his comrsds, and a second aftcrward the fall
ing earth buried him completely. The body
was secured about three hours afterwards.