Daily globe., 1883-08-15

Hennepin avenue.
At the meeting of the city council this
evening, the committee on streets, grades
and additions will report in favor of wild
ening Franklin avenue to a uniform width
of eighty feet.
The onslaught upon the innocent prairie
chicken will be terrible. The sportive
young man of Minneapolis shouldered his
shot gun, strapped on his game bag, and in
long high topped boots, nobby hat. and
with an Irish setter dog at his heels, start
ed for the country.
Ellen Sheridan, the inebriate run in by
Sergt. McKernan, pleaded not guilty be-
fore his honor yesterday, but there was
found undisputable evidence of her being
The court symp pathizing with
the deplorable condition of the unfortu-
nate suspended sentence.
At the instance of W. L. Keile, the ar
rest of F. N. Gehrad was made upon a
charge of malicious destruction of proper
ty, in cutting harness. The defendant
was arraigned before Judge Mahoney yes
terday, when the trial was continued until
this morning, in $25 bonds.
The following were the recipients yester
day of licenses to marry: James E. Shaun
essy and Minnie Noyes; William Finn and
Honora Quinn; Perry Chalmers and Tilla
Becker; Clarence Morton and Ada Shears
ton; Reuben w. Lee and Clara Stanton;
John Retler and Annie Hanson.
In the case of John G. Oswald & Co.,
against R. P. Anderson, Judgment has
been entered in the sum of $1,388.21 in
favor of plaintiffs, being the amount due
them from defendant for goods, wares
and merchandise sold and delivered and
forI their costs and disbursements in the
action.
Military companies are being daily
heard from by Secretary Clarke, apprising
him of their acceptance to participate in
the company drills during fair week, and
to compete for the tempting prize offered
by the management. The evolutions of
the "sons of Mar will doubtless add to the
of tbs fair grounds.
Papers were served yesterday by attor-
ney w. II. Donahue on F. j. Mackey, Har-
ry F. Legg, and F. A. Fisher & Co. in be-
half of Timothy M. Moran, of the firm of
tent of $4,000 for injuries sustained by
Mr.. Moran, by falling into the excavation
of the Mackey-Legg block, last fall.
1t is now known that Charley Fisher,
who escaped from the city lock up by way
of "that ventllator"-or elevator-boarded
a Northern Pacific train at the East side
junction. Minneapolis is doubtless rid of
him for time at least, which is perhaps
in the interest of our commonwealth rather
than his permanent incarceration.
The committee on court house and jail
met yesterday in the auditors Office, and
awarded the contract for laying gas pipe
in the new part of the Jail to Sam Hunter
at Sc per foot. They also awarded to the
Haxton Steam Heating company the con-
tract for putting in a heating apparatus
in the court house and Jail for Sd, 800.
James Bennett Is the cognoman of dis
solute character who created disturb
ance in the Boston restaurant, and illus
trated his bravery by striking Rosa Bull,
a nymph du pave. He was obliged to pay
a fine into the municipal treasury of SIS
and costs for his unmanly diversion, and
not being able to raise the eight cases he
will lie in durance for ten days.
James Dunn, who was apprehended on
q bench warrant for contempt of court, he
having defaulted in appearing to answer
to charge on Monday of making an ex-
cavation in public street, was before
Judge Mahoney yesterday. The charge of
contempt was kindly dismissed by his
honor and Dunn was then fined S. and
costs for making the excavation. He
paid,
The executive committee of the Mime
sofa Educational association will meet at
the university, Friday, August II, 2 p. m.
The committee is composed of the follow
ing officers of the association: President,
B. F. Knerr; vice president, Miss Sanford; !;
recording secretary, 7. j. McCleary; cor
secretary, A. T. Thombs; treas
urer, John Brady; state superintendent,
D, L. Kiehle.
At meeting of the Brotherhood of
yesterday morning a hearty
vote of thanks was rendered Mr. John
Bennett, captain of the Brown Stockings,
for his generosity and kindness in grant
ing the use of the park and acting as UNI
pire. The brotherhood also thank the
gentlemen who contributed their valuable
services and did so much toward making
the game success.
Louisa Brattan and Charles HurIbut,
arrested for adultery at the instance of
Robert Brattan, Louisa's husband,
as reported in yesterdays GLOBE,
were arraigned before Judge
Cooley yesterday The preliminary
examination was continued until this af-
ternoon and the bonds were $500 each.
Hurlbut filed his bonds, but the woman is
still held in durance. Rich developments
are promised to-day.
A South Minneapolis young man tells
a peculiar tale, and which Notwithstanding
its strangeness, may be true, for We are
told that 'truth is stranger than fiction"
He represents that he went into a South
Minneapolis saloon late Monday night and
after coming out exhilerated with a hber-
al draught of Orth's best, was met on the
street by thing clad in feminine attire.
The outcome of this meeting was the loss
to the young man of his pocket book con-
tanning $40 in cash. It has been stated
that the police take little stock in the sen
sation.
An attractiva featura of the crraat fair will