Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-22
CITY GLOBULEs.

CITY GLOBULES.
The sleighing is $3.50.
Fun at the skating rink.
Three more days to Christmas.
Jeck Frost showed his teeth last night
Morning, noon and night the street
cars overflow.
The Grand Opera house has issued 6
neat Christmas card.
The Evening Star society held dance
al Pfeiffer hall last night.
The skating rink is now open, and the
merry sport is attracting crowds of jolly
people.
1t would seem that with all the detective
talent in st. Paul some one could scoop ut
its "ire bug"
The Mississippi and Rum River Boom
case is still going over the legal falls at g
cost of more than thirty cents boat, you
bet.
They've got double windows on the state
capitol, but they do not keep Jack Frost
out What is needed now is double sci
of walls.
VIM. Erickson was arrested by Officer
Hass last evening for reckless driving and
was refined into the calaboose to cool his
fevered brow.
The stores and shops are blooming out
with big show OF elegant Christmas
gifts, and shopping is growing very brisk
on cur retail thoroughfares.
Great loads of Christmas trees are being
sledded into the city, some of which are so
peculiarly shaped that they look as though
they had been run through hay press.
The semi-annual collection of water
rents will commence to-day, and in order
to save the per cent. discount parties are
advised to meet their payments promptly
One of tho most comfortable places for
a pedestrian during the winter months is
on a worn out plank walk in which the
knots stand out like corselets on coat of
mail.
A motion for Judgment by default will
be made in the district court this morning
by Mr.. Vermilye in the Vermilye divorce
case, the defendant having made no ap-
pearance.
Archibald S. Stuart was admitted in the
supreme court yesterday on affidavits from
the courts of Virginia to practice in the
courts of Minnesota, and will open prac-
tice in st. Paul.
The bail of Frank Stiles, who is held on
the charge of forging the name of E. F
Berrisford, was reduced by Judge Burr
yesterday to $3.50, and he furnished the
requisite bonds.
Fred A. Nioolai filed suit against S
r. Grant & Co, ct al. in the district court
yesterday for judgment on lien for paper
hanging in Woods Opera house to the
amount OF $3.50.
A bay mare was stolen or strayed from
G. Cronquist, an expressman living at CO..
Wallace street, Dayton bluff last night
and stray gray horse was picked up b,
the police and stabbed at Brennan's on St
Peter street.
A motion for a new trial was made il
the United States circuit court yesterday
in the case of R. c. Mckenzie against tn,
city of st. Paul, in which verdict wa:
rendered few days ago for $4,000. Tht
motion was denied
W. c. Byrnes, who took the pledge of
Minneapolis priest N ovembsr 25, for on.
year, tried it ''just this once" yesterday
and was given the soft side of a city hal
sell bench last night to come to awaken
ing ard repentance.
The Northern Pacific Coal company o.
st. Paul, filed an amendment to article
four of their articles of incorporation will
the secretary of state Yesterday increasing
its capital stock to 100000, divided into
1000 shares of 500 each, with power to
still farther increase the same.
Secretary Young of the state board o.
immigration is in receipt of correspond
ence from Germany stating that there vii
be greater amount of emigration to the
United States the coming than last year
and that the class of citizens coming oyel
will principally be skilled manufacturing
labor.
Yesterday afternoon the universal enc
ny carried away young man of grea
promise in George Fetzer. George was
the son of the late John Michael Fetzer,
resident of st. Paul for over thirty years
The deceased was employed by the North
ern Pacific railroad up to eight weeks ACC
when the illness which terminated fatally
seized him. He was spoken of most highly
by his employees and associates, and leave:
a large number of brothers and sisters tt
mourn his loss.
John Miner and Margaret Miner filed 6
suit in the district court yesterday agsins
Ohss. E. Schmidt to enjoin the latter
from proceeding in the foreclosure of
mortgage on real estate of $4,000 on which
a certain note was secured on the claim
that both note and mortgage have beer
satisfied and which it is claimed the de-