Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-10-07
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
MINNEAPoLIs GLoBELETs.

ported in South Minneapolis.
The attendance at the fair Of the church OF
the Holy Rosary is largely attended.
Last evening the Northwestern council OF the
American Legion of Honor took place.
Major M. A. Daley, OF o watonns, is soon to
become q permanent resident of minneapolis.
The directors of the Masonic Mutual Aid go
ciety report their present membership TO
be l,2S6.
The adjourned meeting of the county COM
missioner, will BIS held at the court house this
morning.
JR Gross & Co. have contracted 10 put in
new machinery In I.aac Staples Touring mills
in Saltwater.
From appearances ct the drive well ofhce,
parties seem to be paying up their royalties
pretty promptly.
The Democrats Of Minneapolis still express
their willingness TO wager on Democratic
victory in Indiana.
Street Commissioner Bowen had gang OF
men cleaning up and otherwise improving
Hennepin avenue yesterday.
Yesterday o. 4. Pray d Go. loaded for mill
weighing nearly $500 pounds.
It's thought Q little change will be made in
the location of the present pastors OF the city
by the conference now IN session.
beautiful new Garfield and Arthur flag was
suspended yesterday over Washington avenue,
at the corner Of First avenue south.
A telegram has been sent DR.. Kimball at
Vienna to bring the remains of Mrs. Dorllus
Hoiison to Minneapolis for burial.
A largely attended and unusually interesting
session of the academy OF natural sciences was
held at their Hall Tuesday eveni-g.
The Minneapolis Browns went down to Has,
tings to play the Dakotns Of that place yes
teIday. 4 purse of sl50 10 at stake.
The repsira on the st. Paul. Minneapolis &
Manitoba railroad bridge have been completed
and a coat of red paint ia now being applied.
Two hard customers. lodged IN tho county
Jail, made an unsuccessful attempt to break
Jail Tuesday night. They were discovered in
the act.
Proceedings are in progress to condemn the
buildings occupied by the pillow work. End the
dye works, to make room for the new union
depot.
Scme of the hour millers proposed yester.
day 10 start saw MILL SO many logs had go;
into the canal oHing to thu breaking of the
boom Tuesday.
The proprietor of the Sherman house, known
az Buffalo BILL" IS missing. 1t is reported
that many of his creditors express considerable
anxiety thereat.
The ladies who have the management Ct tho
Woman's Home, are to hold meeting to-
morrow afternoon at o'clock to transact in
portsnt business.
The Minneapolis Mill company are widening
the canal O distance of Que hundred feet and
deepening the gate, in orler to prevent the
accumulation of sand in the canal.
A. about seven O'clock last night fire broke
out in the engine house of Barnard & Cope's
furniture mandatory, on University avenue.
East Side. The fire department soon extin-
Ruished it. Loss about $600-fully covered
by insurance.
According to the apportionment of the cur
rent school fund by the superintendent of
public instruction, Heunepin county has |, sos
more scholars than any other county 10 the
State, and receives in eIcess of any other the
sum of 2,06TS0.
The present prosperity Of Minneapolis
Wholesale business il without Precedent. A
carefully prepared statement from the books of
the various Wholesale grocery houses show the
average increase of the present year over that
of Last to be from 70 10 IS per cent.
1t woke 'em up" 1t transpires that the
successful organization of the scandinavian
Hancock and English club has aroused the
Garfield Soandinavians to the extent that they
have organized club with seventeen vice pres
idents-enough to honor almost any stage.
Extensive preparations are being made fer
grand rally by the Scandinavian Hancock and
English club at their headquarters on Friday
evening. All Scandinavians are requested to
be in attendance. Hon. Eugene IL. Wilson, a. 7.
Ankeny, DR.. A. A. AmeS and others will make
addresses.
The police have at last taken decided step
TO stop the numerous runaways on the streets.
Yesterday the owner of every horse that was
found uuhitohed wss compelled to submit to q
fine of one dollar, and ut 4 o'clock nineteen
different persons had submitted to the majesty
of the law. Among the number Was an eX-
pressman who sitter paying his fine expressed
his feelings little too freely in the presence
Of the Judge, whereupon an additional fms of
1--WE dollars was imposed by his honor.
Al the Tuesday evening meeting OF the
Houaves the following officers weie elected:
Captain, A. A. Ames; first lieutenaot, Geo.
r. Sexton; second lieutenant. L. z. Harris IN ;
second lieutenant and adiutant, Albert Marsh;
orderly sergeant. G. B. Case; Eergesuts, II. a.
Hopper, NJ. +. Davis, W. Z. Gerrish. Jehn
CASTLE; ordnance sergeant, W. FL. Burritt;
color sergeant. J. J. Wsskuwick; corporaIs. J.
W. Long, J. E. Coffin, T. W. Oowens, J. u
rick, 2ouavs battery, Lisutsnsnt,EE. b. Glenn
emit; zouave lancers, Lieutenant,, z. A. Eyott
and Jas. Sweeney. They will hereafter me o.
on Thursday evening.
Three schools girls, Minnie Morris. Matte
LOreuts and Jennie Ploch. met with q peculiar
adventure day or two since. As they were
returning from school, they were met on Wash
ington avenue by a lazy with an infant. The
lady asked them to take the child to Bethany
home, aud rendered them twenty-five cents.
She claimed to have taken it from that institu-
tion the day previous, but concluded not to
keep il. The girls complied with the request,
but on arriving at the home, the matron at first
refused to receive the bsbe, bat alter having
given the girls severe lecture for bringing it
she finally took it in charge. The question
naturally arises. had the matron any right tc
refuse the admission of the infanti