Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-17
CITY GLOBULES.

The sheriff of Stearns county passed through
this city Yesterday, with an insane woman,
who was taken TO the asylum at st. Peter.
Gentlemen who came in from the southwest
counties yesterday report prairie chickens to
be plenty in that region and hunters coming
in fast.
The copious shower of rain which fell yes
terday most effectually laid the dust, which
for several days previous had become an intol-
cradle nuisance.
The st. Paul Harvester Works company has
contracted for the building of new shops this
fall, which will treble the capacity of their
works and give employment to about three
hundred men more than now.
The old Mclean school building is on its
way to Post Siding, where it will be opened as
a public school IN September. This VIII ac-
commodate $50 children, who have heretofore
had 10 walk over mile TO attend school.
Yesterday was another field day in the mu-
nicipal court and when business closed Frank
Fairchild walked off smilingly to deposit sos,
as the cash receipts for the day. Business may
be quoted as fairly active and the boom con-
tinues.
A. Schleif one of the young men who was
caught in .fagraate delictu at the Warren
house early Sunday morning and was fined
SIS, Yesterday paid his fine and was released.
His companion, Willie Bruce, still langulshes
IA the bastile.
A deed was placed on record yesterday, from
A. X. Barnum and wife to Mrs. Allie Hewitt,
for certain outlying property and also for
lots Q, 10, II, and u, block 81, Lyman Day
toms addition, the consideration for which
was $l0,5JO.
The police have been unable to find any clue
to the burglars who attempted to break into
Commodore Kittson'S residence on Monday
morning. Officer Getchell'S shots have done
some good, however, as no new case OF bur-
glary was reported yesterday.
On Monday young man named A. Coin,
had his uucle named Charles Polsky, arrested
and fined S25 for assault and battery. Yester-
day the uncle and aunt returned the compli-
ment and had the nephew fined $50 for using
abusive language. And still the family feud
goes on and none of them are happy.
The body of supposed dead man was dis
covered in the rear of Cooks omnibus stables
on Fourth street, yesterday morning. A mes
senger was hurrledly sent TO inform Coroner
Davenport but before that official could re-
spoud, the man was raised from the dead -
drunken slumber into which he had fallen.
Specimens of Duluth brick have been sent
here for examination, which show that the
clay of that region is adapted to making the
very best of fine colored, smooth and hard
brick The color of one specimen is about
that OF the Philadelphia red brick. CON-
mon machine made brick shows 4 similar
color with good surfaces.
4 delivery horse and wagon, belonging to
one of the grocery stores of the city, had
narrow escape on Western avenue near Sum-
nit, yesterday. 1t seems an excavation had
been made and filed with loose earth. The
rain yesterday morning had converted this in
To a Quag mire, aud the driver not knowing
the nature of the ground drove into it. The
outfit was rescued with great difficulty.
A man by the name of Joseph Cranston
keeps a saloon in West st. Paul, who, it is al
legged has been in the practice Of selling beer
and liquor 10 minors. He was arrested on
ModaY on complaint OF Officer 0'Keefe, and
the testimony sustained the charge. He was
fined SO, which he paid. At the same time
Judge Burr informed him that if the oferse
Was repeated, he would give him the fun eX
tent of the penalty.
The action of the board of equalization re-
garding the taxation Of building society
stock, was enormously reported III all the
papers yesterday. No change was made,
other than that instead of the tax being col
lected from stockholders, as heretofore, it is
20 be collected from the proper financial Off
cer of the society who will collect from the
stockholders. Only the stock of non-bor-
Iowers is taxed, the same as heretofore.
4 few weeks ago two young girls, who gave
the names of Stella johnson and Pearl Wilson,
were arrested for visiting houses of ill-fame.
At that time their relatives asked to be allowed
the privilege of endeavoring to reclaim them.
The ndhearted judge granted the request.
Long after midnight of Monday, Officer Low
ell found them both on Third street, near the
Metropolitan, in d state of beastly intoXIcation,
and took them to the lock up. Yesterday
morning Judge Burr sent them both to the
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