St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-01
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Mr.. F. II. Ewing has been the past week in
Dakota on business.
The bridge receipts for the past week
amounted 10 1927. 80.
The two city ranches contributed S16I as
license TO the city funds Saturday.
Matt Clark and wife, and Mrs. Isaac
Staples aud son David, arrived home Satur
day afternoon from Chicago, where they have
been the past two weeks.
The churches were well filed yesterday
The short synopsis of the sermons by Drs.
Carroll and Dunn will show that these rev.
erend gentlemen delivered mastery adj
dresses.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Seymour leaves today for
South America, via the Northern Pacific rail-
road to San Francisco, where he Joins the
other commissioners. They expect to leave
San Francisco about the 18th Of December.
We wish him bon voyage.
The street commissioner or the police, or
some one whose business it is, should see
that the lumpy snow is taken of tie side
walks, because at present they are dangerous
TO walk upon, The walk on MYRTLE street,
passing the Sawyer house should have salt
sprinkled on II. Several ladies involuntariIy
sat down there yesterday.
If our clothing merchants persist in plac-
ing their goods outside their doors after dark
they are served just right If any are stolen,
as the temptation they set is hard to be re-
sisted during cold weather and when persons
need the comfortable article. A couple of
them are minus articles, and some of their
profits are lost.
W. NJ. Capron, stove dealer, lost 5000
Saturday afternoon. He was called on BY
friend to go with him 10 the. First National
bank, and when starting put the money as
be supposed into his vest pocket, but instead
must have putt inside the band of his pants.
and it worked down and out. When he
went back to his store the money was gone.
He had just taken it out TO deposit it in the
bank.
Engineer O'Rourke, OF the Wisconsin
Central railroad bridge, left for New York
yesterday afternoon, called away suddenly on
important business. The work is about
completed, and he has left the finishing in
competent hands. While here Mr.. O'Kourke
has made hosts Of friends who are sorry to
know OF his departure, and are looking for
ward TO visit from him at an cary date.
The work OF which he has had charge was
butt without single mistake, aud is a mon
ument TO his care and skill.
The funeral yesterday Of Comrade Harry
w. Smith, was under the charge Of Muller
Post No. 1. G. A. R., thirty-four members
being out. They were preceded by drum
corps, and military regulations were observed
Chaplain Harrington Of the post conducted
the funeral services. Thus the ranks Of the
old veterans are getting thiuned out, and
oaily those who saved the glorious Union are
being called home Every attention was
given 10 Comrade Smith by the members of
post, who betrayed every expense. They are
band OF brothers in reality.
Officer George Walters returned Yesterday
from OsceOla, where be took Mrs Beckman
to make complaint against her husband for
rape upon his stepdsughter, who was under
fourteen years Of age at the time. The girl
did not return with them, as she viii be re-
quired to-day to give evidence against Beck
man at Osceola. The sheriff If Polk county
and a constable came for Beckman, whom
they arrested on the bridge, aud took him ND
the Wisconsin eide of the river 20 Osceola.
Ii is hoped that the brute will be sent where
he will not trouble his poor frightened wife
aud stepdsughter, who are afraid that be
viii kill them.