St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-19
STREET SAYINGS.

"At present." said Postmaster Day yester-
day, ''we have thirty-four carrier districts in
St. Paul. These are arranged solely on the
reference to the population. For example.
in Swede hollow We deliver very
few letters, and still it con-
tains enough voters for q precinct
On the other hand, the number OF letters
distributed, say in Gilfillan block, is prodig-
ious, and yet it contains but few voters, in
asmuch as scarcely any of the tenants reside
in the block. We have 10 change and rear
range our districts every year in order to
keep pace with the shifting character and
vast increase Of the population. This is the
point explained to the council committee. I"
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James Barden, a prominent citizen of
Superior, Wis, owner of the Times and
valuable holdings OF real estate, was in St.
Paul last evening en- route home from Wash
ington, where he had been looking after
harbor matters aud other public interests of
his section. If he didn't get all he wanted,
he did the next best thing-got all he could
He wore the aspect Of contentment while he
pursued the policy of REORGANIZATION.
80
George Haldorn, well-known attorney of
Livingston, Mont, came to St Paul yester-
day to meet his wife, who has been spending
the winter in Philadelphia. He says the gold,
silver and coal interests of his section are
growing apace, although the people are dis
appointed over the failure of the Clark Forks
q Cinnibar Railroad company to get through
or around the park to the Clark's Forks coun-
try, which is veritable treasure house, only
awaiting railroad connection TO open it up to
development
A member of the council: ''This fight
over the appointments in the engineers
office looks very much as If it was dog eat
dog. believe the engineer Eshould not be
embarrassed in the conduct of his office He
should be allowed to appoint capable men
and then be held responsible for the work.
but 1t is not right to make the office source
of patronage"
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T. c. Powers, a leading transportation
contractor of Montana, is en- route home
from the East to look after his steamers and
the river freighting business of the season.
He SAYS his adyices are to the effect that the
ice will go out for the upper Missouri in q
week orden days. 1t has been rotting slowly,
and he doesn't anticipate any smashing of
steamers or serious overflow unless there
should be some heavy rains. His
boats are all laid up at Bismarck
aud he thinks they are safe except from some
extraordinary breakup. The business out
look in his line and in others for that m alter,
he regards as more promising than last year
in Montana and Dakota.
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From q passenger who came in from the
west ii is learned that the ice in the Yellow
stone Is gorged for some miles above Glen
dive, near Eagle Butte. but no damage TO
the railroad track is expected from it.
80
"You newspaper men have perpetrated
some of the most labored jokes upon the
laxative barber.'i said knight of the shears
as he clipped into the winters growth of
GIosE reporter yesterday, land the worst of
II is they have no foundation in fact. NJ
observation is that the barber who has some
thing to say TO his customers upon current
events of interest is the most popular ore in
the shop. Now, that chap on the end
chair there IS not good hzr-
Der at ALL He can scarcely hone a razor,
shaves indifereutly, and he couldn't eut q
head OF hair like yours and make presenta-
Die JOB of il Yet he has the largest run Of
| custom in any shop, and they'll wait half an
/ hour to be shaved by him. The reason is
! that ne alwsvs has pleasant vord aud en-
/ ;ertaius them while be works Instead OF
being tie terror you make him out, the bar
Der who talks is really the one sought for by
customers"
A conspicuous figure in the lobby Of the
Merchants yesterday was Gen. Nelson A
Niles. eonmandaat Of the department o.
the Pacific, ea route from Washington 10 his
I far Western posi- He vas cordially greeted
I bv MANY Old friends He spoke in glowing
/ terms Of the system Of government which
effects . change Of administration after
nearly q quarter Of century Of one p4rty's
I domination. aud the elevation To poser OF tie
opposition without friction Everything in the
/ Eat h said. lad settled down "a business