Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-08
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETS.

John I. West, of the Nicollet, left for Chica
so last evening. to be gone several days.
TrsTel on the Lyudale road increased 62],
per cent. in November over the same montl
in 1879.
W A. Harding, a New York accountant, il
expected soon to arrive and begin siege upor
Harwoods books.
The Tower null, which was injured by fire
Saturday evening, is being repaired and will
soon be in operation again.
Toe Marcy school building has become sc
crowded that one of the classes has been trans
ferred to the Winthrop school.
The case of Levi German, charged with
keeping his saloon open on Sunday, was con-
tinued yesterday until the 10th.
A pleasant soc;able was held last evening by
the First NJ. Z. society at the residence of Mrs.
Curtis, on Second avenue south, East Side.
The annual meeting of the Minneapolis
Baptist union will be held this evening at the
Baptist church, commencing at 1880 P. NJ
The monthly meeting of the Minnesota
Academy of Natural Science was held last
evening at their room, No. 214 NicolIet avenue.
At 10 o'clock yesterday morning, Sheriff
Thompson posted notice of the postpone
ment of the sale of Harwoods stock until the
2lst of this month.
Owen Nogler came in yesterday from the St.
Paul 4 Duluth cutoff with the thumb and in
dex finger of his right hand smashed. 1t was
done by railroad rail.
Patrick Regain, who was inju.ed on the sus-
pension bridge by street car, several days
ago, has brought suit against the street rail-
way company for 1886 damages.
Yesterday morning the gate of the Washburn
A mill failed up and the mill was shut down
until late last evening. A Golfer dam had to
be built before the repairs could be made.
Water pipes in the third story of the of P.
block froze and hurst Monday night, creating
miniature skating rink in the hall of the
building and flooding one of DR.. Ames' rooms.
New officers will be elected by the Second
Congregational church this evening, it being
yearly reports will be submitted 20 the meet
ing.
The county officers will be required to give
bonds as follows: County auditor, 81, OOO;
register of deeds, SIS 600; sheriff. 81, goo: cor.
oner S5, 900; county attorney, 81 ,000; clerk OF
the district court, 81 600. and county survey
or, $500.
Yesterday the average railway time table
supposed to be reliable Trains on neariy al.
the roads were late from one to four hours
and toe Northern Pacific train was reported to
be on the dry dock at Elk River, owing to a
Yesterday Reed & Daley. pawnbrokers, were
arrested on two different warrants, charged
with having stolen goods in their possession.
The compliments are Ii. 81. Johnson and
John f. German, who had clothing stolen,
and on search warrant being issued the
goods were found at Reed & DaiIey's establish
ment.
Immediately below the falls, the workmen
who have begun work on the new tunnel to
the saw mills, have found huge saw logs be-
lieVed to be thirty feet in length, buried per
pendicularly and only extending above the
present bed of the stream three or four feet
They were buried years ago, as rocky edges Of
the falls crumbled off and fell over The
tunnel will be sixteen feet wide and eighteen
feet high, and will be long and slow work in
digging.
The GLOBE yesterday endeavored to ascer-
tain the number of tickets sold for the Short
Line during the first week of operations The
officials, while of course being ready to = fy
the GloBE in preference to any other journal,
were not quite at liberty to give the informa-
ton. it is believed the road is SO great sue
cess financially, that the company are afraid
to publish the proceeds, fearing the other Short
Line people would hurry Up tkeir line to enjoy
the traffic.
The most unfortunate fellow in the commu-
nifty is young man who boards at the Brig :
ham house. He has had three suits of clothes
stolen from his room in the past six weeks,
and counts his loss at $125. The last suit
was taken MOndsy,a fellow entering the. house,
claiming to be employed by a Laundry, and
calmly taking away the third suit. None of
the other boarders have lost any clothing and
this young man believes fortune is decidedly
against him.
A conhagration emanating from mysterious
source broke out in Glenn's boiler works yes.
terday forenoon, but was put out by the work.
men before serious damage was done. lin the
rear room of the building is situated a barrel
of tar. Although there was no fire near il,
the tar began to blaze all at once yesterday.
and was rapidly developing into q regular
Fourth OF July tar-barrel bon fire. The bows
thought there was really no cause for a celebra.
lion, and turned on the water, effectualIy dis.
slpatlng the threatened obstruction of the works
1t is now in order for our philosophers to de-
termine IT spontaneous combustion can take
place in tar barrel.
There Is much complaint. apparently with
good foundation, against the management of
the schools. The custom of keeping the doors
locked ageinst the scholars until 8:45 in the
morning particularly during the present state
of the weather, is a harsh practice, and fire.
quently Leads to the great exposure of pupils
Children who come a little too early, which is
frequently the case with those living at lone
distance, are compelled to stand in the cold. OF
go TO neighboring place. Some of the mer
chants near the Winthrop school state it is Of
ten the case on these severe mornings that the
pupils are Obliged to gather in the stores t.
keep from freezing. System is good thing in
school management, but it ought not to con
template anything barbarous.
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