Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-05
CITY GLOBDLES.

Nearly leo persons attended the gospe
meeting and song service held at the y. M
c. A. rooms yesterday afternoon.
Two children of Christ. Hannah, residin!
hear the Plow works, died within ten hour
of each other yesterday with the dlphtherla
Another child is also dangerously Ill with thf
same disease.
a row, in which clubs aud pistols wer
used, took place at a saloon near the railroad
crossing, yesterday afternoon, just as funer
al procession was passing. At last accounts
no arrests had been made.
A couple of young men hired horse a
Bates livery stable, on Sixth street, yesterday
afternoon, to drive over to Lake Como. VI
their way back they drove the horse so rapidly
that il became overheated and died shortly al
ter taken into the stable.
On Saturday night the store of John Grolf
man, on the corner of Seventh and Williu'
streets was burglarized, and three boxes O
cigars and So in money stolen. 1t was sup
posed to be the work of tramps and YESTERDAY
four of the number were run in on suSplc
ion.
It has just transpired that the residence o
Mrs. Allie Hewitt, on Oak street, was entered
during Thursday night, by burglars, bu
nothing of value taken, they evidently becOm
ing alarmed. The family were absent al th'
time, and no one but servants were IN the
house.
The hotels in this city are rapidly filing uE
with visitors to the Minneapolis fair. Oyel
forty daily trains will be run between the cities
during the week, and although there may De
some inconvenience experienced in sleeping
facilities, all who come will find plenty to cal
and we may add-drink.
Late on Saturday night, two men, named
Louis Jordan and Ole johnson, got into q
fight at the st. Thomas hotel. Ole johnson
got the worst, and says he was robbed OF some
money besides. Ole was arrested the same
night, but Jordan got away. Last might
however, he was gobbled up, and both VIII
have an opportunity to explain.
The hot weather still continues and so fal
there has been no signs of frost. Hon. James
Middleton, of Washington county, informs
the GLOBE that about the middle of June he
broke up twelve acres of clover sod and plant
ed it with corn, expecting to get some good
cows fodder. He says if frost holds oil few
days longer he will have the best crop he ever
raised. Who says Minnesota can't raise corn.
There were seventeen victims in the city
lookup at midnight last night, and the foul
air in that pen was enough to knock man
down. On the score of common humanity
the city should provide better quarters for her
prisoners. Every man Is supposed to be inno-
cent until proved guilty, and many an inno-
cent man has been incarcerated there, besides
which, on such a night as last nj ht, a dun
geon would be preferable.
Yesterday afternoon two young men named
John Winker and Jacob Schsnck took drive
out to Minnehaha Falls, and on their return
stopped at an up town restaurant, leaving
their horse tied. When they came out the
the horse and buggy was missing. IL seems
two Young men named Samuel Gutcherman
and Paul Weide concluded to have little fun
and drove off with the rig as joke. 1t may
prove dear joke before they get through
with their fun.
The marriage of Miss Rosalie Bettingen'
daughter of Mr.. A. Bettngen, of this city,
to Mr.. William C. Lelstikow, OF Elizabeth
City, Otter Tail county, will take place next
Tuesday at the residence OF the brides pa
rents on Pleasant avenue The bridal couple
will take an Eastern trip to spend the
honeymoon. After their return they will oc-
cupy their new and handsome residence in
Elizabeth City, where Mr.. Leistikow is engag-
ed ia the mill business.
The United States steamer No. 1, under
command of Capt. Geo. Hayes, and in charge
of Capt. Mckenzie, of the United States En-
gineerlng corps, arrived at the levee or Satur-
day night. Capt. Mckenzie and party have
been engaged for some weeks past in building
wing dams at the Prescott, Hastings and Boil
ltnger bars. When they commeced work-they
found three feet eight inches of water, and
when they finished they left five feet nine
inches. They are now at work upon the bar
at Pine Bend, which will occupy them for
about two weeks more.