Daily globe., 1883-08-15
Sergeant Signal Corps, q. s. A.
TO-DAY's WEATHER.
CITY GLOBULES.

An action was commenced in the district
court yesterday by Peter Ducrat against
A. Yeorg, to collect an Indebtedness of
5000.
Some time during Monday night thieves
entered the saloon of L. Sepp, on Seventh
street and got away with several boxes
of cigars. The robbery is supposed to
have been committed by boys. A portion
of the goods were recovered by Detective
Ahern.
The Red Cap base ball club will play
return match with the Minnesota Chiefs
of Saltwater, on the home grounds Satur-
day afternoon next. The Reds were VIC
torious in their first game with the Chiefs
at Saltwater.
Decisions were rendered by Judge Brill
yesterday in the cases of George J. Hanley
against William j. Woolsey and others.
In all there were three suits in which
judgment is rendered for plaintiff for the
respective sums of $83, 1927 and $115.
Yesterday the prohibitory limit against
shooting prairie chickens expired, and, as
a very natural sequence, many of the noted
shots of the city had very pressing business
engagements in the country, both the
morning and afternoon trains to the south
west carrying away several parties, armed
and equipped, as in such cases made and
provided.
Mr.. E. A. Holdridge,of Murdock, former
yesterday by Judge Burr. Holdridge was
charged with issuing a fraudulent grain
receipt and was prosecuted therefor at the
-
& Gilbert. After full examination, oo-
cupying two days Judge Burr decided. that
the evidence did not sustain the charge
and discharged Mr.. Holdridge. His
friends will receive this decision with un-
disguised pleasure.
The board of fire commissioners held a
secret meeting last night to take into con-
sideration the bids submitted at..the regular
meeting Monday night, for new steamer,
hose carriage and other apparatus needed
by the department.. number of agents
from eastern manufacturing firms were
present, and they were called in separately
and questioned as to the merits of the par
ticular machinery represented. The board
will meet again tonight, when the con-
tracts will be awarded.
Secretary of State immigration, Young,
will have ready for delivery on Thursday,
the new pamphlet of that department, de-
scrlptlve of the climate, lands, resources,
crops and general agricultural data of the
southwestern counties of this state. A
glance at the proof sheets, comprising six
teen closely printed pages in BREWER,
shows that the work has been performed IN
an able and thorough manner, and that
even those to the manor born may obtain
some new and very valuable information
therefrom.
The residence of Mr.. j. G.. Donnelly,
secretary of the board of education, was
the scene last evening of a happy gather
ing, the occasion being a party given in
honor of the sixteenth birthday of Master
John Joseph Donnelly, and right royalty
was it celebrated. A large number of the
school chums and playmates of the young
gentleman were present, and they were
entertained in very sumptuous and hos
pitable manner indeed. To say that
good time was enjoyed would be drawing
it mild. A fine supper was spread, and
the music was furnished by Prof. Priem
At the hearing of the L. Brinn pardon
case before Gov. Hubbard on Monday
afternoon, Messrs. G. D. O'Brien, R. B,
Golusha, of this city, and 1. w. Mason, of
Fergus Falls, appeared as counsel for the
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba railway,
and Messrs. jackson and Rhea, of Mime
apolis, for Brinn. Among the witnesses
who were sworn and testified were the
father of the prisoner, A. Marvel, general
manager of the road, and Mr.. Burton, L.
Brinn's late partner in business at Fergus
Falls. Each of the counsel made pleas,
and that of Mr.. Rhea for the prisoner is
said to have been of more than usual inter
est and power.