Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-16
CITY GLOBULEs.

Anthony Anderson, the cranky tailor, paid
fifteen big trade dollars to the clerk of the po-
lice court yesterday, and was released from
durance.
Gov. Pillsbury yesterday appointed John F.
Norrish, of Hastings, an inspector of the
State prison, to fill the vacancy caused by the
retirement of L. E. Reed, Esq, Of this city.
Several of the State officials closed their Of
fees yesterday afternoon on account of the
prevailing chilliness of the temperature, the
heating apparatus not being in working or
der.
Bailey & Co. received from Reads Landing
yesterday seven -four sacks full of ginseng,
which was gathered in the Wisconsin woods
opposite Reads. The weight was about 500
pounds and the value about $3.50.
The officer explained that James Anderson
had been on tanglefoot toot, and the appear
ance of the prisoner corroborated the testi-
mony. This was yesterday at the police court.
and defendant went to the roost for ten days.
James Ryan, the well known wheat buyer
on Bridge square, accidently fell down the
Washington street steps on Wednesday night
and sustained quite serious injuries. he was
taken to his home in the Sixth ward, where
he is under charge of DR.. Wheaton.
A hard pill named William Flanagan was
at the police court yesterday on the double
charge of drunk and disorderly and the larceny
of watch from man named Pat Coleman.
In the first instance he resisted the officer, and
for this he went up for thirty days. The lar
ceny case will come up on the nth inst.
The unfavorable weather of the first half OF
September has been misfortune to building
contractors in st. Paul, most of whom have
contracted all they could do II the weather
was continuously fine to the middle of Octo
ber. Their men, numbering thousands, have
hardly made half time for the past two weeks
Hon. F. Won Baumbach, secretary of state
Yesterday awarded the contract to d. D. Mer
rill & Co., of the st. Paul book and stationery
house, to furnish the State with the required
stationery supplies for the ensuing year, ant
to Averlll, Russell & Carpenter, that for print
ing paper. The rates are understood to be
very low.
Among the numerous transfers of real estat,
filed for record in the Office of register of deedl
yesterday, were the following: Auerbach
| Finch to William BanhOlZer, all of block z,
Finch's addition, for S5,10O. This block ad
joins the well known Banholzer garden on the
north. Another transfer was that OF the n
| of the ne n of the ne \ of sec. 90, town 80,
range %, in New Canada, (twenty acres) for
$4,000. This is fair price for farming land
within eight or ten miles of the city.
| Yesterday morning procession consisting
of COW and two men, attracted the attention
of Officer Babe as they came aronnd Bridge
square. Following closely upon their tracl
| was farmer looking man who accosted the
officer and stated that the animal was hii
property and had been stolen from him OF
| the night before. Babe and the farmer fol
lowed the two men and found them in the act
OF selling the COW at the market. Babe ar
rested the two men, who gave their names a.
Christian and John Kreuger. The two mer
will be sent to Hastings this morning for ex'
animation.
Michael Ida, of Mclean township, was in
the city yesterday in search Of his son, q Lad
of 10 years of age. According to Mr.. Lida'a
story, the boys flight is due to the harsh
treatment Of neighbor, named George Polsky.
Polsky, Mr.. Ida says, has been annoying
himself and his family for weeks past. Wed
nesday he run the little boy into pond Of
water, where he nearly drowned. After being
released from his predicament by the depart
ure of Polsky, the boy left the premises and
has not since been seen, though Mr.. Ida has
made vigorous search. Any information "a
| to the whereabouts of the lad will be greatly
appreciated by Mr.. Ida.