Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-24
SALTWATER GLoBULEs.

SI1LLW AIEh GLOBULES.
Isaac Staples will cut about 100000
feet of logs this season.
The employees of Isaac Staples will not
set up Christmas tree this season. Other
wise will celebrate in the usual manner.
The clerks in the postofice have made
Mr.. Butts Christmas present of an Office
chair. Mr.. Butts is postmaster in this
city.
E. W. Mcclure, civil engineer, who has
been some four weeks among the pines, re-
turned on Friday to spend the holidays with
his family.
The men at Chase's brook made up
subscription of $50 for George Warner, the
man who came down last Saturday with a
broken arm. -
There is considerable sickness in several
families on the North hill. In some fami-
ties two or three members are down with
cold or fever.
Christmas will be observed at the state
prison by an extra dinner to the prison
.ers-that is, better meal than the one re-
ceived every day.
H. F. Armstrong, convicted of adultery
and sentenced to six months. was brought
to the state prison yesterday by the sheriff
of Goodhue county.
John j. Robinson, who has been. spend
ing week among the camps on the Wis
consin, returned on Friday to spend the
holidays with his family.
The Odd Fellows intend to have grand
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sick's block. Haynor's full orchestra has
been engaged for the occasion.
The suit between ST. Johns lodge and
r. N. Coles, which was tried in the munich
pal court on Friday, was decided in favor
of the lodge. An appeal is spoken of.
A lady who resides near the city was in
town on Friday wearing shawl which she
purchased here eighteen years ago, since
which time she had not been in the city.
P. M. Hawkins working in AL Rich's
camp on Straight river, came down on
Thursday evening sick with fever and was
taken to boarding house on Second
street.
The Swedish Methodists will hold relig-
ious services in their church at CLOCK
on Christmas morning. On Tuesday even
ing they will have tree in their church
for the benefit of the children.
DR.. Tim Fox was out yesterday after
noon in full uniform. A magnificent plug
hat which overcomes him very much added
greatly to his appearance. As vender of
patent medicine Tim is success.
The city was crowded with strangers yes
terday. An immense trade was done by
the merchants, particularly the dry goods
stores, the dealers in toys and fancy ar
ticles coming in for pretty large share of
the business.
Four tramps doled out their pitiful
stories at the city hall Friday night. These
able-bodied louis, wandering from place to
place, sleeping where night overtakes
them, begging or stealing all they eat,
they are surely undeserving of pity from
anyone.
The Simons Comedy company make
their second appearance atthe Grand Opera
house on Monday evening next This COM
pany has met with undoubted success in all
the cities in which it has appeared. 1t will
undoubtedly be literally patronized during
its weeks engagement in this city.
The lame, and the halt and the sick dead
beats who were sent up to the woods a
short time ago, are beginning to find their
way back to this city; too lazy to work.
Every lumberman in the city ought to spot
these men and not hire them, for they will
only be beaten By them. Some of them
are thieves, and will steal anything they
can lay their hands on. Blankets and pos
tage stamps stick to their hands. They are
always sure to get good supply of warm
winter clothing and then skip.
John Burrows, who was relieved of his
post ion as section boss day or two since,
had been in the employ of the Omaha COM
pany for nearly eleven years. He has
served in various capacities during that
time and never received a reprimand for
neglect of duty. But on last Wednesday
evening he forgot to close the switch, in
consequence of which the train was thrown
from the track. Now a new man unfamil-
lar with the road is put in his former place.
Mr.. Burrows does not try to throw the re-
sponsibility of his act on any one else, but
frankly owns his forQetf illness