Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-12-24
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.

Several exciting horse races came off yester-
day afternoon.
N. B. Folsom, of the Chicago Interior, is
ut the Clark house
M. w. Glenn has contracted to build the
boilers for the new Lake Mnnetonka steam
boat.
One of the leading milling firms, of the city,
state that they have lost $4,000 by the fall in
wheat.
Rev. j. ID. Potter arrived in the city yester-
day, and is the guest of Rev. Edwin S. Will
liams.
George l.. Dickinson left yesterday to spend
the holidays at his old home in Dubuque,
Iowa.
Wheat receipts were heavy yesterday, $50
cars being reported for inspection ut the Mani
tOba yard.
Patrick Hogan, who had fondness for
billiard balls, was imprisoned yesterday for
forty days.
Peterson Bros team ran away yesterday af-
ternoon and demolished vehicle opposite the
Milwaukee depot.
City Attorney Bentons opinions have just
about as much effect in the city council as a
drop of water falling into a bucket.
A good many awfully private plots are in
progress these days, to surprise and astonish
many hearts on Christmas morning
The capacity of the Crown Roller mill has
been increased to about / 100 barrels per day
by new and powerful water wheel
1t is stated that the St. Paul e. Sioux CITY
road will soon have arrangements perfect
ed for running their trains into this city.
Mr.. G. A. Moore, prominent lumber deal
er of Big Stone county, is in the city, stopping
with his brothers, H. L. and G. c. Moore
A boy named Septimus Wharton, while
coasting yesterday, was thrown from a run
away sled and badly scratched in the face.
County Commissioner Glenn has presented
Ell. A. Stevens with $50 check on the West
Publishing company for the purchase of law
books.
A meeting of the Boom company was held
yesterday afternoon, at which matters of con-
siderable importance, to the company only,
were discussed.
Senator Window has introduced a bill to
appropriate 100000 for the purchase of u
suitable site and the erection of new post
office in this city.
The annual meeting of the First Baptist
church was held Wednesday evening The
present membership of the church is 429. A
resolution of thanks was rendered Brother
Frank X. Pratt for his efficient work in the
Sunday school during the past five years.
The fellow who perpetrated the joke on Off
Ger Daily by selling him for trifle an elegant
wOrk-bOX, the same being stolen property,
was rin in by the police yesterday. His name
is T. S. Benjamin, and Judge Cooley promptly
gave him sixty days to prevent him indulgng
in the work-boX trade.
The Minneapolis Il St. Louis company are
laying track at the rate of mile day near
Fort Dodge, and expect in one week to reach
their coal fields. The deposit consists of a
solid vein eight feet thick, and the company
will have two hundred cars in the business as
soon as the road is completed
1t is generally believed by those well in
formed that Mr.. HARDWOOD will fail in his
effort to reach compromise and settlement
| There are so many creditors, and some of them
are pretty obstinate, that mutual agreement
| is hard to be attained. There will be a large
number of buyers from the East to bid on the
goods.
The boom men state that the cut of logs
| this season bids fair to far exceed the total of
any previous year.. There is just snow
enough to move about easily in the woods,
and the weather could hardly be improved
upon. A big harvest of logs means busy
saving season next year and steady employ
ment to labOrcrs.
NJ. G.. Shannon, brakeman employed in
the st. Paul, Minneapolis IL Manitoba yard,
had his right hand crushed in horrible man.
ner while makinga coupling last night The
whole hand had to be amputated, the opera
ton being performed by DR.. Ames Shannon
is a young man living at Fourth Avenue
hotel. His parents reside in Ohio.
John Bancroft, the Bloomington farmer SO
terribly injured by the train at the Seventh
street crossing, Wednesday night, was alive
yesterday, but in a precarious condition. 1t is
asserted that the tlagman, hired to be crossing
every moment, was absent from his post al
the time of the accident. 1t seems that ma
jOrity of the accidents occurring in the city are
result of somebody's neglect or carelessness.