Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-06-24
MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELETs.
st. Johns day.

|
Prof Leib, of st. Paul, will assist the Men,
delssohns on Monday night.
| Another switch was put in the Second street
northeast street car line yesterday.
The boilers of the steamer Lotus have been
pronounced perfectly safe by the inspectors.
One of our local societies will give grand
celebration ball in Turner hall on the evening
of the Fourth.
City Attorney Benton is of the opinion that
the mayor can be empowered to employ adj
ditional policemen.
Two more new street-cars for the Riverside
avenue line are now on fat-car in the c., M.
& st. P. yards.
w. c. Van Horne, assistant general man.
ager of the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad, is at the Nicollet house.
| Work has been resumed on the erection OF
the large new brick block next to the Centen-
NAL block on Fourth avenue south.
| The teachers and janitors of the public
schools are requested to meet in room q, High
school, tomorrow at P. NJ. promptly.
| Harmonic society will visit Jordan on the
Sd of July, and the Frohsinn singing society
will call upon their Chaska friends on the same
| day.
The CHANGERS went out to Wayzata yester-
day and enjoyed regular old-fashloned basket
picnic. Prof. G.. G. Bracket delivered the ora
ton of the day.
On Monday evening the second concert OF
the Mendelssohn club will be given in the
Academy of Music. An elaborate programme
will be presented.
The excavation work for Il. D. Woods new
block on Nicollet, adjoining his store, has been
commenced. It will be one of the substantial
blocks of the city.
The Grafton at the, High school commence
ment exercises at the academy was quite
severely criticised by the people who made an
earnest effort to hear it.
Superintendent Tousley reports that $500
has been collected for the benefit of the public
school library. Twelve hundred choice vol
umes are already in the library.
The regular meeting of the Reform club will
occur this evening in Harrison hall. Among
other business of importance to be transacted,
new board of officers is to be elected.
ed in the yards of the Minneapolis & st. Louis
road on Wednesday, has been taken to the st.
Mary's hospital in st. Paul for treatment.
| Next Wednesday evening the Minneapolis
Musical and Dramatic club will give an enter
| tairment in Harrison hall. A play aud sever
al choice musical selections are promised.
A meeting of the Minneapolis Musical and
Dramatic club will be held this evening at No.
80 Washington avenue south. Entertainment
Will be furnished by Edward McArdle, literary
leader.
The next matinee of the Gentlemen's Driving
Park association will occur on the Fourth OF
July. At this meeting some excellent speed
ing of fast steeds from various parts OF the
State is anticipated.
| Prof. Bracket has several invitations to de-
liver spread eagle Fourth of July orations at
various points. He don't relish the idea of at
tempting to distribute himself, but will accept
at least one of the invitations.
A hearing on the long delayed hackmen
cases was finally had Yesterday. The case of
Samuel Bradbury came on for trial. Defend
ant plead gnIlty and was fined IS. The other
cases were continued until July 18th.
VIM. seeger, an engineer, of La Crosse, is
missing. He came to this city a few days
ago and has not been seen since the day of his
arrival. His friends feel quite anxious about
him, and search is being instituted.
st. Johns day will be celebrated to-day by
the Society of St. John the Baptist, by holding
services in the French church on the East side,
and afterwards participating in picnic excur-
sion to Lake Harriet. Brass music in attend
ance.
A large delegation of Sir Knights went over
to Saltwater yesterday, headed by Danz' band,
to attend the grand conclave. They presented
a very imposing appearance as they paraded
the streets to the depot, keeping step to mar
tial music.
Early yesterday morning the residence of A
D. Morgan, on Eleventh street, was entered by
evil disposed individuals, who robbed him of
a suit OF clothes, containing his watch,
pocket book and small sum of money. No
trace leading to the identification of the
burglars has been found.
One of the stand pipes for the new street
sprinkling system is being put in at the corner
of Second street and Hennepin avenue, and
Thos. Sullivan, proprietor of the New York
restaurant, is indignant. He is of the unpleas-
will be flooded by the leakage which will nee
essarily result therefrom.
The following officers have been elected for
the ensuing term by st. Anthony lodge, Knights
of Honor: P. D., Isaac McNair; D., Dr.. W
P. Spring; Y; D., Prof. Edward Porter.
Asst. D., A. NJ. Alden; Rep, Isaac Cheney;
Fin. Rep, E. H. Long. Treasurer, Thos. w.
Andrews; Guide, s. R. Wilson; Guard, M.
Hall; Sentinel, Bert. Stone.
1t is now reported that the purchaser of the
Merchants hotel property is none other than
our wholesale merchant, H. G. Harrison. Mr..
Harris on is either noncommittal or undecided
as to what disposition he will make of the
property. 1t has been surmised that man.
moth wholesale grocery house will be erected,
by some of our citizens who consider them
selves quite clever at making pretty accurate
conjectures upon such matters, while others
assert that really frstclass hotel will be
built.
| THE COURTS.