St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-05
Notes About Town.

Mcclure, the WOuld-be suicide, who was
taken to the city hospital on Thursday
evening, walked down town Yesterday and
reappeared at the Elliott house, where he
still remains. His first meal was supper at
the hospital on Thursday evening, of which
he partook lightly, after which he said he
felt much better. Yesterday he ate break
fast, dinner and supper and says that he
begins to feel first-rate. He did not leave
the Elliott house but once during the day,
when he walked to physicians office with
Jimmy Elliott. He has talked very little
to any person and acts very strange and is
evidently little off. He claims that he
has no recollections of taking the poison
and says that he has no reason for killing
himself. Up till last night he had said
little about anything else.
The heater put in the Nelson school
building some time ago at cost of 1915
has proven very unsatisfactory and will be
taken out. The manufacturers praised it
up very highly, particularly for its saving
in fuel and claimed that it would not burn
over $50 worth of coal during the entire
winter The coal burned thus far amounts
to s37, not saying anything about the sum
of SIT paid to man to watch it, in addition
to the services of the ianitor. The board
has been disguised with it and will have it
taken out and substitutes Boynton furnace
The furnace was guaranteed to give entire
satisfaction. which it has not done. On
this account the only expense the board has
been at is the coal burned and the SIT ex-
pended. amounting to S54, which is more
than the winters fnel bill was to be.
The steamer Evansville is up at last The
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Steam was raised and the event celebrated
by the blowing of the whistle. The hull
was found to be safe and all right. The
only leaks were where the ice had cut the
oakum. AS the ice is making rapidly it is
doubtful whether the boat will be taken to
South Saltwater to be put in the ways, as
first expected. She will probably be towed
up above short distance, where she will
remain until spring. Mr.. Matt Clark is
happy.
Some of the boys are exercised over re-
ceiving strange card through the postOffice.
The cards are red, the color of blood, on
one side of which appears skull and cross
bones, beneath which are the words-"Be-
ware! The Mystic League has its eye on
you.' All who have seen them are at a
loss to know what they mean. 81 don't
know what l have DONE" said young man
to the writer, on showing him one yester-
day. This is probably an advertising
scheme.
Late Thursday evening Mr.. FL. c. Fergu-
son completed negotiations by which Stack
Bros, MCGEE, Donavan Bros. and WEIGH
are to bank and to drive down to Saltwater
80, 600, 600 feet of logs. recently purchased
through Mr. Ferguson by Laird, Norton &
Co. of Winona. The timber is on Kettle
and Grindstone rivers. From ten to fifteen
million feet of this timber will be banked
this inter and the balance next winter or
the one following.
The case against the Mennerchor for SELL
ing beer without license will not come up
till next Monday.
Yesterday James Murphy was up for
vagrancy and abusive language and COM
mitted for thirty days.
Mr.. o. N. Dudson has purchased the
piano and organ business of Mr.. G. W.
Hitchcock.
The polo club will not go to West ST.
Paul to play till next Wednesday night.
Yesterday little boy of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Fairbowen died of scarlet fever.
Andrew Erickson was admitted to citizen
ship yesterday.
Mr.. John j. Coombs is down with
typhoid fever.