Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-11-25
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.

and be happy.
Business houses were generally closed yes
terday after 10 o'clock.
A remarkable amount of strong drinks were
consumed in Minneapolis yesterday.
The Opera House company did good bust
ness yesterday afternoon and evening.
A naval engagement and Pocohontas bur-
lesque at the opera house this evening.
The safety gates will soon be completed at
the Washington avenue railroad crossing.
A large number of lumbermen, with teams
and supplies, have already gone to the piner-
les.
The Turner's singing society gave an ex
cellent ball in the new Turner hall last even
ing.
The great Mayo company will play the Rob-
bers. one of Mayo's best, at the Academy, this
evening.
The abutments for the new Holden street
bridge are being built, by large crew OF
workmen.
Thanksgiving services were held in most OF
the churches yesterday. The attendance was
very large.
Still the Emma Peterson tragedy remains
wrapt in mystery. No coroner's inquest has
been held.
The city bastile was full to OVERLOOKING last
night, and the day promises to be brisk in the
police court.
The ball given by the Knights of Pythias, in
the Day block last evening, was an exceeding
ly happy affair.
Thos. Sullivan, of the Boston restaurant,
served up an old-fashioned thanksgiving din
ner to his friends yesterday.
1t is announced that trains will be running
over the short line route of the St. Paul, Min
neapolis s. Manitoba railroad next week.
The proposed match between the Minneap-
oils and the Pittsburgh rifle teams has been
postponed until next spring, owing to the
cold weather.
Miss Lillian Hanscom, an esteemed teacher
in the public schools for several years, and
daughter of Frank Hanscomb, died yesterday
from gastric fever.
A snoozer was run in last evening for kick
ing up fracas at his home. He will be inter-
viewed by his honor this morning upon q
charge of disorderly conduct.
The Harmonic society reproduced" Othello"
in Harmonic hall yesterday, with Herr Baehr
as Othello and DR.. Hinsch as Iago. The mu-
sic was furnished by Prof. Danz's full orches-
ira.
No further developments have been made in
the mysterious death of Gustav Peterson, the
unfortunate baker who was found dead at the
Of no cfa 1pa6 fn
on Sunday morning.
The new trial granted Charles Grear, who
attempted the life of his wife, for which he
was sentenced to state prison, will begin in
the district court on Monday. Grear will be
sent to Saltwater on that day.
The builders generally continued work yes
terday, as usual. They are too anxious to
complete their work before extreme cold
weather prevents them to enjoy Thanksgiving
day as it is intended they should.
Alex. Halendahl started for Fort Dodge, Ia,
to work on the railroad on Tuesday morning.
He took with him fellow Scandinavian tool
chest, and that fellow SkandInavian's feels put
out, and wants the thief sent for.
State Auditor Whitcomb hrs corrected the
errors in the assessments of taxes upon Hen
exempt property and of double assessments.
The amount of the abatement on that account
is 81 ,137. go.
A poor devil wanted goose for dinner yes
terday, and he did not want to pay for it. Con-
sequently he stole one. A policeman was ap-
prised of the fact, and the chap was brought
into the police court in short order. He won't
steal another goose for time.
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Rich & Co. hung up his ulster in the store on
North Washington avenue, as was his Gus
tom. When he had occasion to wear it, he
found that it had vanished He is now
searching for the iscreant who relieved him
of it.
The fire in the city hall building, late on
Wednesday night, was a trivial affair. A
blaze was started in some waste paper in a
closet by some careless person who threw a
lighted cigar or something of the kind into
it, but was easily extlnguished by the use of
hose in the building before serious harm re-
suited.
Geo. F. Warmers team celebrated Thanks
giving day in style peculiar to themselves.
They ''felt their OATS" as it were, and, over
coming the restraint placed upon them by
their driver, dashed up Hennepin avenue, made
a sudden turn, tipping the driver out, and
demolishing the wagon. From thence they
ran like mad to the barn, and there waited
patiently for their Thanksgiving dinner.
All on Thanksgiving Day-and there was
surely a molly array of wrong doors ushered
into the presence of his honor of the munich
pal justice. Some had violated the laws of
the state and some had broken the ordinance
of the city. So each was melted out justice,
when the court adjourned to partake of the
Thanksgiving turkey, and to discuss the
problem of who is to be the next city attor-
ney.
VIII He Resign.
One of the most important questions now