Daily globe., 1883-06-29
T'OTHHR END OF THE LINE.


Tide of Summer Travel for the North
west-The Packet Company's New
Steamers.
Especial Correspondence OF the st. Paul Globe.
ST. LOUIS, June 21.- The sensation
of the week in St. Louis has been
the unexpected return of Judge Ches-
ter H. Krum, the prominent barrister
who disappeared some weeks ago and
whose whereabouts have been a mystery to
ais frlends- the public and the newspaper
reporters. Immediately upon his return
he wrote an explanatory letter to the daily
papers and gave good cause for his until
now inexplicable and protracted absence,
aud has shown himself gulltless of any
impropriety He has returned, however,
and is peacefully resting in the bosom of
his family. IF there ever was big prac-
tical Joke perpetrated at the expense of
the newspapers, ''Chet' Krum can certain
II take the credit therefor.
The opening of the rich Hebrew harmonic
clubs elegant structure next week will be
a notable event in the history of this
wealthy sect, who form a good portion of
st. Louis solid millions The club house
is located at the northeast corner of Eigh-
teenth and Olive streets, and is
beautiful model of the modern
American club house, its claim to
Architectural distinction being in
its originality of design, beauty and sym
metrv of its exterior, and superior interior
appointments. The opening will be at
tended by a grand reception which will no
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The visit of Patrick Egan, the illustri-
Gus irish land Lacquer TO st. Louis, has
been an event of considerable importance
among his nationality. He is being roy
ally entertained, and a public reception is
10 be accorded him the last of the week.
as 9 testimonial to his services in behalf OF
the down-trOdden irish poor. He spoke of
his recent visit to St. Paul and Minneapo-
lis, OF which cities he IS enthusiastic in his
praise OF their wonderful growth, progress,
and prosperity. He goes from here to
Denver and San Francisco.
The new custom house is nearing COM
pIet:on. the exterior work being about fin
ished- The approaches on every side are
all laid. WOrkmen are hard at the interi-
or day and night, pushing their work
pretty fast.
The public schools are all clio sed, the
commandments throughout the city being
especially fine.
The Y. II. G. A. is in a fine condition
numerically and financially, and is doing
noble work in the good cause of
Christianity in this city. Greater
interest, better meetings and by
far a larger membership than ever before
mark the progressive spirit ruling it. A
new gymnasium will soon be erected for
the members use.
Building interests in st. Louis are stead
lily progressing and that the ''march of the
empire is westward" finds a literal and
practical illustration in the manyH massive
and solid mercantile structures erecting
toward the western portion of the city. A
notable feature of these edifices is the
style and general finish similar to the ten,
eleven and twelve story buildings of east
ern architecture.
Sporting matters are exceedingly lively
this week and with the races and the return
of the st. Louis base ball club there Isplenty
to occupy the attention of the amusement
loving portion of the populace. The races
were subjected to five postponements last
we6k.and this is remarkable for June which
is generally settled month. but this June
has been unusually rainy and shoWery
At the base ball park on the 18th, the st.
Louis club returned with a record of ten
gamss won out of twelve. with eastern
clubs ana the crowd was enormous, the
number of admission tickets sold was
1880. and you can Judge what an enor-
nous mass of humanity that made. The
St. Louis boys 90 to Chicago the 26th. to
open up the grounds of the new American
association club at that place. St. Louis
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twe-vs lost. an excellent second with
the Athletics twenty-five games won
and e.e7en lost, a shade ahead of them.
The B4.hmores open here Saturday, play
ing ta-se straight games. The universal
topic o. admiration in the not too excess
lively cold winter months, which st. Louis
ans are permitted to enjoy-to wit: the
weather. has resolved itself into an equal
degree of condemnation, the present IN
comfortable hot state of the atmosphere.
being the all absorbing topic of town talk.
How to. avoid the impending heat, dust,
smoke and other disagreeable components
parts of hot st. Louis, is as much a news
item to st. Louisans as the cotemporane
GUS events of interest which are constantly
stirring in this great metropolis Of the
southwest The summer exodus of st.
Louisans promises to exceed, in magni-
tude in years past, the booking for Euro
pean travel being exceptionally large.
SUMMER TRAVEL
is on the boom and thousands upon thou
sands of people are crowdEng into StLouis
djfusing themselves through the west and
particularly the northwest for the summer.
The great national parks, the lake region,
the rich and picturesque regions of Min
nesota and Montana and Manitoba are
unfolding their beauties and treasures, and
the great and increasing popularity of
Minnstonka and its sister
resorts are such that there is
no replacing the limit and possibilities.
The number of European, eastern and
southern tourists to these points is re-
markable and the opening Of these beauty
spots II natures cheek is due chiefly to
the grand enterprise and fearless progress
sion OF your townsman Commodore David
son. The immense feet of magnificent
side Wheel steamers of the st. Louis and
St. Paul Packet company are having their
facilities pressed to the utmost and they
are doing an enormous business. 1t is a
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