St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-20
MIN NEAPoLIs GLoBULEs.

afternoon.
The next meeting of the State grange will
be held in Moorhead.
John B. Cough will lecture in Westminster
church December 30 and 81.
The carnival of nations will be closed
with to-night's entertainment.
The Congregational club viii observe Fore
fathers day on Monday in this city.
Eff. H. Green, vagrant, was sent to Jail
yesterday for twenty days by his honor.
The Figaro restaurant, 251 Second avenue
south, is one of the best appointed in the city,
The Boston Ideals will give the MinneaD-
oils Press club benefit during the holiday
week.
1t was great day for arraigning druggists
in the municipal court for selling liquors as
a beverage.
Frank DAM, Jr., has prepared very fine
programme for the sacred concert at Turner
hall tomorrow afternoon.
Andrew Jackson and Mary Olson, L. G..
Gustafson and Caroline Stokkerud yesterday
obtained marriage licenses.
Last evening Detective Caswell recovered
the fine robe which was stolen from Alder
man Coles sleigh several nights ago.
Only four warranty deeds were recorded
with the register of deeds yesterday, the con
siderations Of which amounted to s., 400.
In the municipal court yesterday, the case
against Thomas Doyle, charged with keeping
his saloon open on Sunday, was dismissed.
The cases for selling liquor without Ii
cense and for keeping saloons open on Sun
day, were yesterday continued, with one ex-
ception.
Lap robe thieves are getting in their work
quite effectively. Last night they stole one
from DR., Steele and one from jackson IL
Smith.
The "Adamless Eden'' company will close
its Minneapolis engagement with a matinee
this afternoon and a performance this even
ing at the Pence Opera house. The company
give a superior entertainment Of its char
acter.
Maj. Geo. A. Camp yesterday commenced
suit against the city in the district court to
recover 81, 100 for damages to real estate In
Hoag's addition, by the removal of certain
ehade trees and earth in grading a street in
front of his residence.
A. II. Rose, druggist, charged with
selling liquor for other than medicinal or
mechanical purposes, was discharged by
Judge Bailey yesterday, it being shown by
the testimony adduced that he had sold the
liquors for medicinal purposes.
w. R. Willard has Just completed very ar
tistic wood engravings of the portraits of
the late Chas. w. West and of Col. John T.
West, proprietors of the West hotel. These
cuts are to appear in the memorial book of
the opening of the West.
Johnnie Mann, the cashier of Clark's cafe,
yesterday made wager with Lawrence Hayes
for $50 that he can eat thirty quails in thirty
days, the trial to begin to-day. Considerable
money is likely to go up on the question of
whether he can or whether he can't.
There is rag, a remnant of one of the
banners or flags used during the Willard dem
onstraton some months ago, hanging across
the telephone wires at the corner Of Nicollet
avenue and Second streets, which ought to be
removed, 1t is now an eyesore, and the tel
ephone crew should climb and take it
down.
John Swanson, living at 613 Sixth street
south, had his left eye injured yesterday
afternoon at the Pray Manufacturing COM
pany's shop. John Kohlaas, who lives at
1878 Western avenue, employed by the
Gilmore Furniture company, had his right
hand severely injured, Flying pieces of
wood inflicted the injuries in both cases.
At the quarterly meeting of the Y. NJ. c.
A. last evening it was reported that forty-one
associate and thirty-fve active members had
been admitted during the quarter, and that
there was money enough on hand to paw all
Indebtedness Ipiy 1 =
be secured as near the Union depot as posi-
bic, where bath and reading rooms will be
great feature.
Solomon Druillard, one of the druggists
brought before the courts by the spoilers,
was found guilty yesterday. The defense
showed that the druggist had been told by
the spoilers that the liquors bought were for
medical purposes, but the court held that the
druggist had no reason to believe that the
spoilers were telling the truth. At the re-
quest of the DEFENDANTS attorney, Judgment
was arrested until next Friday.
On March 29d a. portion of a wrecking
train on the Minneapolis & st. Louis railroad
near Cannon Falls, by the giving away of a
culvert, was derailed. Ole Larson, employed
as laborer, was thrown from the train and
sustained a fracture of one of his arms, Sc
we're bruises, etc. Larson commenced suit
against the railroad company, claiming
$4,000 damages. The case was tried yester-
day before Judge Koon, and by the direction
OF the court the jury returned verdict for
defendants.
The turnkey at the county jail THURSDAY
night detected James Flanagan, a well
known crook who is confined for larceny, in
the act of trying to saw his way out to liberty
The cell was searched and three saws made
from steel shoe shanks, and two case knives
with saw backs were found. file was also
found, with which the prisoner had manufac-
tured his saws. Flanagan had made good
beginning upon the iron bars of his cell win
dow. If he had succeeded in getting into
the corridor he might perhaps have escaped
by the sky-light, but probably not
1t will be remembered that last summer
August Schmidt, German who kept a sa-
loon on First street north, fell through the
approach to the Union depot, near the sus-
pension. The workmen were laying the
planks and he walked unconsciously into an
open space, and falling to the ground below.
was almost instantly killed. John B.
Schmidt, administrator, subsequently
commenced suit against the Union Railway
company and the city for $50, 900 damages.
This suit was yesterday settled by stipulation.
the railroad company paying $780,
In the action brought by Chas. K. Sher-
bune against w. Gehrity and K Wanderer
to recoverer possession of certain real estate
IN Sherburne & Beebe's addition. Judge
Young yesterday filed decisions giving
Judgment to the plaintiff subject to the right
OF the defendant TO have asoerta;0ad tlo