Daily globe., 1880-05-09
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The city employees we're paid off yesterday.
Water rents are due and, unless paid soon,
there will be trouble.
The strangers meeting in the Y. G. A.
rooms, last night, was quite well attended.
The Mechanics & Workingmen's Building
association held business meeting last even
ing.
Mr.. Frederic Bryton has gone to New
York TO join the Charlotte Thompson COM
pany.
A handsome flag was flying from each of
the four poles on the Crown Roller mill yes
terday.
Prof. o. S. Fowler will lecture at Pence
opera house, on the evenings of May 18th
and 10Th.
The Sunday ordinance having been killed
the old croskers will be spying around for
pointers to-day.
The Metropolitan Theatre company will
go down to Mankato this week to play a
short engagement.
Miss Susie M. johnson, inspirational
speaker, is to lecture in Good Templars' hall
at 1880 this forenoon.
The Knights Templar give the second
soiree in theic series at the pavilion, Lake
Calhoun, On Friday evening.
Rial & Drapers Uncle TOMS Cabin COM
- - 10 hora Ioct two T1iOkta of
this week. They were billed yesterday.
MI. Cook will doubtless have a large house
at the Academy of Music on Monday even
ING, as the tickets have deen selling quite
lively.
The Delta Sigma society of the State uni
VerSity will give their annual entertainment
on Monday evening, and it gives promise of
being grand affair.
The Liberal league will meet at Good
Templars' hall, No. II Washington avenue
north, at 3 o'clock this afternoon, to con-
slider the subject, "What shall We do to be
savedy"
The Tribune company yesterday COM
pleted the purchase of the morning tele-
graph franchise, paying therefor $4,000,
and will issue the 1ROrnIng Tribune Tues
day next.
The song service at the railroad reading
room this afternoon will be conducted by
George B. Bradbury. Music will be lead
by N. NJ. Mattice. The hour for service is
half past 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell are to assist the
Governors Guards, at New Ulm, in the
production of the "Union Scouts" recently
played with such success by the Zouaves, of
Minneapolis
Yesterday afternoon man named Sim.
Woods, employed as yard-master by the
Minneapolis & st. Louis Railway company,
fell between the wheels of moving train on
that road, and received such severe injuries
that the right leg had to be amputated.
George jacobson, lad of 9 years, fell
into the river near the falls on the East Side,
yesterday noon, and narrowly escaped being
swept away. A lad named Pettingil, how
ever, at the risk of his own life, sprang into
the water and rescued the boy just as he was
going over the falls.
Mr.. John F. West takes possession of the
NicolIet house one week from tomorrow, as
the papers have all been signed. John will
make a host of friends in addition to his
already extended circle of acquaintance,
and the popularity of that house will GER
tainly increase very rapidly.
James Elgan, one of the firm of Elgian,
Sims g. Allison, whose sash door and blind
factory was recently burned at st. Paul, has
suddenly left for parts unknown after hav-
ing swlndled a number of parties out of
various sums ranging from $5 10 $27O. He
leaves family in Minneapolis.
A new publishing house, to be known un-
der the firm name of Hoppin, Palmer q
Dimond, has just been started in Mime
apolis. Mr.. A. S. Dimond was of the firm
of Wilcox, Dimond & Co., recently burned
out in the Bracket block fire, and is the edit
or and publisher of the Tourist and Sports
man. Mr.. A. Hoppin is editor of the North
2sestern MSLler and the HOuSekeeper, and
G. NJ. Palmer was formerly business man
ager of the La Crosse RepubltcGn-LeGder.
The firm promises to be among the most
solid IN the city. New presses, type and
material of all kinds will be on hand soon.