St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-24
CURRENT COMMENT.

81 have an idea that l can give you sug
gestion regarding the dead line' puzzle that
you have never heard Of, asserted a Sixth
ward citizen who resides outside the active
patrol limits. "While am opposed to the
present rigid ordinance, think suburban
residents should have some sort of a protec-
ton from the liquor traffic. To start saloons
beneath ones windows on the outside streets
would be hardship. Ny proposition is to
divide that portion OF the city which lies out
side the patrol limits into districts, each dis
trict to contain a certain number Of blocks,
and the size TO be established according to
the density OF the population. This being
done l would advertise for proposals for the
sale of these districts, the highest bidder to
be given the exclusive right to
take out license for the sale
of intoxicants within his district,
so purchased. OF course he could do as he
pleased about taking out liquor license or
starting saloon. If the proclivities of the
district be prohibitory, there would be no
saloon. The citizens could bid in the priv
lege and then resolve to prohibit the sale of
liquors. | believe the scheme would accom-
plish the desired reform and the city would
realize large revenue" The proposition,
the merit Of originality.
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''Our business is improving quite rapidly"
remarked a gentleman connected with the
Standard Iron works to an emissary of the
GLOBE yesterday. And it is perfectly safe to
say that such is the condition of trade among
the different branches of business in the
city.
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Mavor Pillsbury is now on his way home
from Florida and again Dame Rumor is
busiy engaged in circulating reports to the
effect that the mayor will tender his resigna-
ton as soon as he arrives.
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Some of the new Brush lights are being
swung at the intersections of streets as or
Tered by council, and the improvement is
great one. Night before last, the moon be-
ing on duty, the lights were OUT but at IL 80
the moon retired and for the rest of the
night the city was as dark as Erebus. 1t was
shameful aud disgraceful. The electric mast
was not lighted, not street or electric lamp
shone out and all was as dark as a packet.
As prominent a thorOughfare as Nicollet,
from Washington west, was pervaded by the
blacklist of darkness. This thing is getting
very mon otonOus.
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James Anderson, who swings about as
clever an artists pencil as was ever seen in
this part of the country, has a delightful
commission. About the lst Of May he is to
60 out on the Northern Pacific road to make
some drawings for prospectus to be gotten
out, and at the same time he will do some
work for the Century Magazine. He is a
fine artist and lightning worker. During
the recent Rlstori engagement here he took
his sketch book TO the Grand and filed it
with drawings OF the cast.
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Artist H. G. Conner has done very clever
piece of work in oil representing Aphrodite
just born from the sea foam. The picture is
purely ideal and shows the voluptuous, and,
of course, nude form Of the goddess of love
stretched in an abandoned attitude on the
crest Of a wave. Il was painted for a club
house at Fargo, but may be purchased in
Min nespolis as it has attracted considerable
attention. In magnificent frame and
modestly covered oy plush curtain it re-
poses in the studio, where many counoisseurs
~ c-pna IN see II