Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-06
MINNEAPOLIS
MINNEAPOLIS GLOEELETs.

4OA OOSo 1OI tlS year.
The Comique restaurant makes a spec
ialty of serving oysters.
Sentences upon four Migrants were sus-
pended by Judge Bailey yesterday.
Fred. c. Pillsbury and wife will arrive
home from California next Saturday.
Mons. Martin Ferrant, a wealthy pioneer
citizen. has just returned from Europe.
&C. Curtiss will have his business col
Iege in the Side block when that is com
pleted.
Charles Cramer paid fine of $25 and
costs yesterday for selling liquor to a
minor.
G. W. Smith, superintendent of schools,
has removed his Office to 319 Nicollet
avenue.
The court granted Clara L. Dudley
Judgment and a divorce from John Dudley
yesterday.
VIM. NJ. Morgan is ready to meet Adon
Butler in a wrestling match whenever the
latter Is ready.
Twenty-seven marriage licenses were is
sued by the clerk of courts for the week
ending May 5.
Charles McKenner, charged with selling
liquor to minor was discharged by judge
Bailey yesterday.
Ruth Ann Martin filed complaint yes
terday against William j. Martin asking
for divorce upon the ground of desertion
and abandonment.
The Lumbermen's association has de-
cided upon slight reduction in the price
of common grades of lumber, but have
made no change in the higher grades.
A FIRE started in the Syndicate block yes
terday evening. caused by Goals dropping
from the chimney over Fohle q Griiiiths'
stors, but was extinguished without any
great damage.
An invitation is extended to the ladies
of the public schools and others who feel
disposed to assist in preparing for Deco
ration day, to meet at the G. A. R. hall on
Tuesday next, at P. N.
Commencing to-day the Minneapolis s.
st. Louis railway will run special Lake
Minnetopka train each Sunday, leaving
Minneapolis at 8 a. M, returning will
leave Excelsior at $50 P. m.
A booty colored soldier was run III
yesterday by the police. His name is Chas.
Williams and was employed at A. A. Ponds
stove store last year. He enlisted in the
United States service two months ago.
Smith Kirby, charged with embezzling
his employers, Weeks & Co, of $1140,
waived the examination before judge
Bailey yesterday. and was remanded to
Jail in default of furnishing $500 bonds.
Swan Swanson was fined S25 by his
honor yesterday for assaulting Mrs. Swan
son, but as he could not raise the fine SEN
tence was suspended during good behavior,
and he so escaped thirty days incarcera-
ton.
Marriage licenses we're issued yesterday
to Abel A. Camp and Eva F. Larson; John
Anderson and Annie Sonenson; Lewis RoI-
yer and Hattie NJ. Pierce; John Corcoran
and Lizzie Gallagher; Orrm Chase and
Zaillee st. John.
The soldier arrested here Friday, upon
being taken to Fort Smelling yesterday
turns out to have been deserter and not
crazy, as was feigned. He was only playing
crazy to prevent the authorities from TAX
ing him back to the fort.
on dit that DoriIius Morrison, one of
our wealthiest and most honored citizens,
and Mrs. Clagstone, of New York, will be
married the coming summer. The pros
pectiye bride was formerly a teacher of
modern languages in the Minneapolis pub
lie schools.
The Minneapolis papers give undoubted
evidence that the Minneapolis Gas COM
pany own powerful lever which lifts
them to tell the most colossal lies respect
ing the gas ordinances now in existence.
The ordinance passed by the city council
may be defective, yet it was gotten up in
correct antl-mCnOpoly spirit.
Contractor Bracket denies the allega-
tions made to GLOBE reporter by the
striking workmen on the Manitoba road
that they were half starved and obliged to
partaEe Of meal consisting of nothing
but potatoes. He Is indignant at the
claim, and alleges that his men are well
fed, but 10 the contrary as respecting its
truthfulness there Is no present means of
determining.
Last night Henry Howells, a prisoner
in the jail, was knocked down, kicked and
beaten by two men named Foley
and Price, because they thought Howells
had given away an attempt to break jail.
The men are IN the dungeon, but Howells
lett the jail to-day and is under treatment.
During the beating VIM. Lee stood guard
with razor and threatened to kill any
prisoner who interfered.
Judge Cooley has been selected by the
city council to revise the city ordinances.
From his long experience (nine years. up
on the municipal court bench, he is pecu-
iarly fitted for the task, and can doubtless
perform the work with more accuracy than
could any other attorney in the city. To a
GLOBE reporter he stated yesterday that
he should begin the work at once. He
finds that one important act has been left
out of the printed charter by accident,
which he will restore. This act is that rel
ative TO a judges accepting security in
taking judgments, etc.