Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-29
MINNEAPOLIS.

The City Directory for 1880 will be issued
this week.
The regular meeting of the School Board
will be held this evening.
The capital stock of the Security Bank
has been raised to 81 100000.
Hiawatha Lodge I. o. G. T. celebrate
their fourth anniversary this evening at their
Hall Nc. Washington avenue with free
musical concert.
The closing exercises of the Convent
School on Third Street will take place at 2:30
O'Clock this afternoon under the auspices of
the Sisters of st. Joseph's.
FIRE IN THE wEsTPHAL BLOCK.
A little before o'clock yesterday morning,
the bar keeper for Jake Barge, sleeping over
the saloon, was awakened by smoke in his
room, which, upon investigation, was found
to come from fire in the mansard roof of
the Westphal block, corner of Washington
and First avenue south, the flames showing
from the First avenue side of the building.
An alarm was promptly given, ard as
promptly responded to by the department.,
but owing to the location of the fire, the
pipemen were unable to get water to it until
holes were cut through, when water was
thrown into the building in perfect deluge,
which resulted after long and desperate
struggle in subduing the fameF,
but not until large portion of the
manssrd had been destroyed and the lower
stories badly flooded.
The building was occupied by Sphinx & Co.
druggists, on the corner, who estimate their
loss at So, 800 with $40, 900 insurance.
The next two stores were occupied by the
SO cent store. Loss by water estimated at
$4,000, with $4,000 insurance.
The second story IVES occupied by the
Minneapolis & st. Louis railroad general
offices, w. d. Washburn g. Co. lum-
Der Office, and Small & Boardman,
real estate agents. The railroad company
estimate their loss in damages to furniture at
$500, with no insurance. W. d. Washburn
81 Co.'s loss about the same, also with no iu-
insurance, while Small & .Boardman's loss
will not probably reach half that amount.
The third floor was occupied by Krucke-
berg 81 Lawrence, printers; FL. L. Smith, a
ledger, and family named Waters. Kruoke
berg q Lawrence estimate their loss at $500,
covered by insurance. A. L. Smith $3.50 on
furniture, clothing, ETC., with no insurance
The Waters family losses were probably
about the same from damaged furniture.
The origin of the fire is unknown, but it
is thought to have been spontaneous com-
bustion in the drug store room of SPHINX 81
Co. The loss on building is estimated at
5000, covered by an insura nee of $4,000
The entire loss will foot up in the vicinity of
$4,000 and the total insurance about
$4,000.
TWO HUNDRD YEARS AGO.
All the arrangements for celebrating the
two hundredth anniversary of the discovery
OF the Falls of st. Anthony have been per-
fected. At the meeting held Saturday night
Col. Stevens stated that st. Paul had saved
all the funds required for the celebration, aud
ii was left for Minneapolis to make the ne
casary preparations.
A motion was adopted asking the council
to appropriate $l,G09 to meet the emer-
genoy.
Following this motion, were number OF
others, providing accommodations and the
grounds for the visitors, and to invite every
body in the city to be present and make the
day enjoyable. A number of tents were or
dered engaged, and the Great Western band
is to be employed to furnish tlfe music.
Various details for the grand occasion were
discussed and without concluding, the meet,
ing adjourned until 10 A. NJ. to day for fur
Their consultation,