Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-31
CITY aLOBULEs.

Theraf1e for the horse Morgan Chief will
take place at the Merchants hotel Saturday
evening, Dec. 3lst, at 8 o'clock.
Mayor Rice was engaged yesterday in sign
ing the pay rolls of the police force, and the
coppers will receive their ducats to-day.
YIN. C. A. concert, vocal and instrument
tai, conduced by Mr.. s. A. Baldwin, will be
given at the rooms of the association next
Tuesday evening at 8 O'Clock.
During the year 1881 the fire department re-
ceived ninety-nine calls, of which number
there were eighty-two fires, nine chimney
blazes and eight false alarms.
The sale of twenty acres in section "a, White
Bear township for $500, was recorded yes
terday, the property being transferred from
Mrs. M, Schaber to Jacob Arnold.
A petition was filed in the probate cour
yesterday for letters of administration in the
estate of Philandsr Van Auken. The person
al property is estimated at $4,000.
Benjamin G.. Crookston was on yesterday
appointed special administrator in the estate
of Fabian Michaud, deceased. The personal
| estate is valued at $4,000; debts $1,000; real
estate not given.
Oratorio of Esther at Clinton avenue M. E.
church-third and last rendition by the West
St. Paul musical society. Admission 25 cents.
Turn out and give the people of the west side
crowded house.
| The Faribault Guards have received the $500
appropriated by the state, leaving only the
| Minneapolis Zouaves, of the military COM
panies Of the state, entitled to the appropria-
| ton yet to be paid.
The Christmas music, under direction of
Richards Gordon, which was pronounced the
| finest ever rendered In st. Paul's church, by
request of the congregation will be repeated
next Sunday morning.
George Fosters feet became weary of the
| from the toe-nipplng frost he cabbaged pair
| He was run in, and now he will not walk the
| rugged highway for thirty days.
In the district court yesterday, Kate Ryan
commenced an action for $1,000 damages
against the Chicago, st, Paul & Omaha Rail-
70 i'd company. The damages are claimed to
have resulted from the death of her husband,
who was killed while working on freight
| train.
About five minutes to 10 o'clock yesterday
morning an alarm of fire was turned in from
box No. IL, occasioned by the discovery of
fire in the rear of Seeger's box factory on
Eagle street. It was squelched with few
| buckets of water and the, damage was only
nominal.
United States Deputy Marshal Bracket
reached the city yesterday, with man named
VIM. johnson in custody. arrested at Rice's
station, Morrison county, upon the charge of
selling liquor to Indians. He was held to the
grand jury of the United States district court
In 5000 bonds.
Yesterday Mayor Rice appointed Henry
Hinkle, M. A. Skenks and W. A. johnson, EN-.
ployes of the st. Paul & Manitoba Railroad
company, as special policemen at the boiler
shops. Six special policemen will also be ap-
pointed by the city to do service at the shops
until the strike is adjusted.
Mr.. Frank Kelly, the well known proprietor
of the Bon Ton, So West Third street, will be
at home all day to-day and tomorrow, to re-
ceive his friends. He will keep open house
and entertain his patrons with grand New
Years lunch. The festive oyster will be on
deck with other delicacies.
The sudden cold snap was little too pre-
vious for the warm southern blood of George
Meyers, and not having an overcoat to ward
off the blast, he borrowed the ulster of one
Greenville. The latter didn't like the scheme,
and Meyers was arrested. He was up yester
day, and the hearing was continued until to-
day.
7. M. C. A. Young mems meeting this
evening at 8 o'clock, addressed by Prof Clam
pett, of Faribault. Devotional meating Sab
bath morning at $50 Special services Sunday
at p. m. New Years address by Rev. W. K.
Marshall, D. d. Singing conducted by Mr..
Heinrich, assisted by the choir. All are cor
| daily invited.
Quite serious accident occurred at the
Gilfillan block at 1890 yesterday morning. A
plazier, whose name was not learned, was
hosting by pully rope box of glass weigh
| ing 1870 pounds, to one of the upper stories,
when the rope broke, and the box In falling
struck him partly upon the shoulder and Side,
bruising him severely externally, and causing
| slight internal hemorrhage.
In the police .court yesterday James Buris
and VIM. Hickey were arraigned on the
charge of threatening two of the workmen
employed in the shops of the st. Paul & Man
itoba railroad company. The trouble Is sup
posed to have originated from the boiler
makers strike at present in progress. The
hearing was continued to January 30, and
they were released in bonds of $500 each.
Articles of incorporation of the Arctic stor-
age Company of st. Paul were filed with the
secretary of state yesterday. As the name
would indicate the corporation is rather icy.
| In fact they propose to run an Ice and refrig-
orator business. Its capital stock is $50, 600,
all paid in. The corporators are Henry F.
Drake, James A. Drake and James E. Moore,
who constitute the board of directors and
officers.
The st. Paul Storm Insurance company,
Yesterday, filed with the secretary of state
amendments to its articles of Incorporation,
naming as its board of directors, Patrick q.
Kelly, c. M. Ditmair, Gustav Willius, Walter
II, s. Sanborn and Chauncey W. Griggs; and
as its officers, Chauncey W. Griggs, presi-
dent; Gustav Willius, treasurer; and Walter
81. 8. Sanborn, secretary and attorney. The
capital is also increased to 1900 shares of $50
each.
A point of attraction this evening to those
who delight to indulge in tripping the slight
fantastic will be the ball of the Liederkranz
society at Pfeifer's hall. The dances given by
this society, as is well known, are conducted
by gentlemen, and every detail for the rational
enjoyment of their guests lie made as nearly
perfect as possible. For this next New Years.