St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-25
Ssftl,yater Notes.


full.
John Splan, who won so many friends
here during the races was in the city yester-
day.
The inch of snow that fell on Thursday
evening, did notlast long under the rays OF
Old Sol yesterday.
r. J. Connors, the painter, gave himself
bad cut yesterday while attempting to open
can of paint with knife. He has sore
thumb.
Dr. J. Purchase, of Scottsburg, New York,
is in the city visiting with Mr.. A. NJ. Kiehle
He is on his way east from Dakota, where he
has been for some time.
The Republicans are drumming up every
one to attend the meeting tonight at Hud-
son. If the weather is good there will be
big attendance from this city.
The concert last evening at Music hall was
well attended. Prof. Werner and his able
assistants delighted those present. full
description on Sunday morning.
All day yesterday would be goose hunters
were parading the streets, eager to emulate
the success of the party who were on the
Penn Wright. A number left for different
points.
Mike Long is the pioneer in the city of an
all night restaurant 1t will be great con-
venience to those who have to be out at all
hours. Oysters, or anything else may be got
at the shortest notice.
The Bunch of Keys' company give the
laughable hotel play in the Grand Opera
house on Monday evening. They had big
houses when last in St. Paul. The box Office
opens this morn ing at the Grand.
The date for holding the Republican rally
here has been changed until Friday evening,
the 31st. They are making big preparation
and inviting everybody. They will hold
forth in the Grand Opera house.
Would it not be advisable for the city
council to sell the old team used by the fire
department and get team with some 60 in
them. One of the horses has been too long
In the service and change should be made.
The Matte Vickers Comedy company will
play at the Grand Opera house on Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings Of nextwee They
come highly recommended, and give first
class comedies. Box Office opens on Mon
day
Yesterday number of finely furnished
gothic window frames were shipped to Man
kato, from the Northwestern Manufacturing
and Car company works here. They also
sent the other party, such as doors, etc, for a
large church.
The funeral of Officer Dan Mccarthy took
place yesterday, and was numerously at
tended. The services at st. Michael's church
were very solemn. The only change in the
pail bearers was that Officer Walter took Nc
Kusick's place.
Elmer Osborne has just opened out his
restaurant and furnished it complete in the
premises formerly occupied by Mas as
bakery and confectionery establishment, the
latter of which Mr.. Osborne continues. He
keeps everything good to eat with oysters
galore.
Mr.. A. NJ. Dodd. will, we learn be the can
didate nominated to-day by the Republicans
instead of f. L. Hospes, who declined the
nomination for the legislature. He has been
an officer of the county before, and has also
been defeated for offices for which he was q
candidate.
The Choral union are in communication
with several parties for the position of di-
rector, and st. Paul gentleman, unless
The committee who have been getting asso-
ciated members report good success so far
as they have gone, and they find that the cit
liens are willing to act literally.
Election matters are getting still warmer,
and the candidates are here, there and every
where shaking the hands Of the free and in
dependent. After the election Is over they
will act as they always have done. We have
not heard of any nomination for county
commissioner in the place of w. G. Bronson,
who, on account of his business, would not
accept the Democratic nomination. The
committee should attend to their work.
To-day the iroa roof of the cell rooms at
the prison will be completed. The plaster
ing of the cells is completed, and it will only
take short time to finish the other work
! The windows are all ready to put In place,
and the steam heating will be turned on
The tower will he finished after the, other
work is completed. The stair ratings in the
rebuilt portion are in position, and at an
early date the whole will be handed over to
| the state. We have now one of the best
| prisons of any state in the Union, and it will
| be next to an impossibility for any OF the
convicts to escape.
|
noon, but there was no fire, the unearthly
whistIing of the Penn Wright causing the
firemen to go out. The engine team was
not in the building at the time as they are
used by the city in cleaning the streets.
They came to the engine house with the
wagon in double quick time, and were as
rapidly attached to the engine as any firemen
could do it. They got out in good time even
! II there had been a fire. The ringing OF the
| fire bell brought great crowd on the streets,
! and it looked as II the hunters had caused
the extra whistliug to get a crowd to see
/ them march through the city.
On Thursday the Penn Wright took the
following gentlemen on goose hunt down
/ the river: Matt Clark, G. A. Staples, Leon
ard Clark, John O'Brien, II. ?. Barclay, a.
E. Mccartney, Al Hospes, E. L. Hospes, r.
! NJ. Anderson, /. y. Castle, ". s. Conrad,
Dudley Hersey, Geo. d. Hall and Sam Rie-
| gistin. They left the city about 6 O'Clock,
and just below Hudson began peppering the
geese. II is not known how many were shot
/ as the night was stormy and quite fall of
snow. They killed and disabled many more
/ than they got. However they brought home
with them yesterday morning twenty-five
splendid geese. When nearing port the
Penn Wright made such an unearthly blow
ing with her whistles that it was supposed
there was fire somewhere, and the bells
were ruug, bringing out the whole fire bri-
gade. The hunters, laden with their spoils,
formed two deep and marched TO the music
of mouth organ, played by the lost Charlie
/ Ross, who is second engineer Of the Penn
Wright. They marched with slope arms, and
| went to Matt Clark's office, where the spoiIs
we're divided, each of the hunters carrying