St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-23
Special Reports from the GLOBE Mankato ofic
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j.. Chapman advertises for a boy.
The mercury ranged "a degrees in the
shade yesterday.
The shelving is being placed in the store
Mr.. Dice will occupy as fancy grocery.
Capt Foster proprietor of Point Pleasant,
Lake Madison, was in the city yesterday.
LIP. Hunt editor of the Free Press and
postmaster, went to Minneapolis yesterday.
W. B. To1rey, clerk of district court, is in
Minneapolis, attending the G. A. R. re-
union.
A party was in the city yesterday wanting
to take out an auctioneer's license, but the
$500 fee scared him.
J.V. D. Heard, one of St. Paul's foremost
legal was in Mankato yesterday, accompan-
led by his family.
Company F, of the 2nd Regt, NJ. N. G.,
left yesterday afternoon for the Minneapolis
encampment of the ''Old Vets.''
Train after train passed through the city
Monday and Tuesday bearing old soldiers
from the far west to Minneapolis.
Letters from the superintendent of the
Mankato Cattle company, show the stock OF
the company doing well at EIkhorn ranch,
Montana territory.
Some of the boys had little affair Satur-
day night, in which one person was choked a
little, and might have Jared worse had friends
not interfered.
Capt. Washburn has at his office large
number of photographs of the encampment
at Winona, and the boys are all anxious to
see the picture representing Co. +.
Complaint was entered by Jos. Miller, the
dray man, against John LOOMS for using
abusive language, bat we hear that the case
was settled and not brought into court.
A marriage license was issued yesterday
but the person in charge Of the clerk OF
courts Office refused to give any information
to whom the parties were.
Green d Knapp have formed a copartner-
ship as veterinary surgeons, and have hung
out their shingie with office at the rear of the
Citizens National Bank building.
Mr.. r. F. Jones, Jr., left yesterday morn
ing for St. Paul, where he has secured a
position travelling for a house of that city.
Dick will surely be a success with the grip
sack
Many g. A. r. badge was to be seen
futtering on the coat OF old veterans Mon
day and Tuesday, and many of the old
''vets.' shook hands and snapped yarns
about the narrow escapes during the sec
cessna.
James Gilmore, of LIE Ray, was up before
Judge Porter, charged with using abusive
language. The defendant of this case plead
not guilty and postponement to Friday at
a. III. was effected.
A barn belonging to R. Beckman, living
in Mankato township, was struck by light
ming and consumed by fires with fifteen tons
of hay, fifty bushels Of oats and his agricul-
tural implements.
Bishop Ira n. Perdee, Supt. NJ. E. chu.ch
in Dakota and chancellor of Dakota University
was in Mankato yesterday. He came here
to make contract with Capt. j. R. Beatty
for the stone for building the Dakota Uni
versty.
The sale of the Fair store stock of goods
brought in about $500, and there are judg-
ments against the stock of 1900, but when
lawyers fees and other expenses of litigation
and sheriT's fees are paid, little will be left
for the creditors.
Mr.. j. Mclaughlin, Of Fort Dodge, Iowa,
is in Mankato making arrangements for get
ting stone to use upon the streets Of Fort
Dodge. Mr.. Mclaughlin has a large con-
tract for paving the streets of that city and
thinks Mankato the best place for getting bis
materials.
Yesterday was the date for the hearing OF
the petition before Attorney General Hahn,
to issuing a writ of quo iediTa1tto against L.
g. NJ Fletcher, to show reason why he holds
the office of member of the board Of educa-
ton. Mr.. Fletcher was duly informed and
Is represented by two metropolitan lawyers,
and thinks that justice will be done.
The time for the special bond election has
been definitely fixed at Tuesday, Aug. 18th.
The bonds if issued will be for twenty years
and draw not more than per cent. While
S20 900 is for the improvement of the water
supply, SIS, 900 for sewers and $4,000 fol
street improvements, the election tickets viii
read .for bondsr and against bonds.'
James Duane, while in beastly state Of
intoxication, made lunge at John c. Pol
chow, hitting him severe blow in the mouth
Ne understand that Pochow struck bad, anC
hA Duane hard, knocking him down and
drawing considerable blood. Duane was
run into the quay by an officer, and plead
guilty before Judge Porter yesterday morning
Of being drunk and lighting. Duane paid &
tine of 81 and costs, amounting to ten du.
eats, in preference TO going to board with
Sheriff Monks for thirty days.