St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-22
MEN OF MINNEAPOLIS.
How Some of Them Are Strikingly
Brought Out in a Public Con-
cave Mirror.
Points and Peculfarities, Personal and
Pertinent, Without Being
Impertinent.
Slaps and Shakes or Hits and Misses
at Certain Foibles and
EccentricitieS.

suppose, simply LOT instance, IndG tue
stone-arch bridge proposed to reach the
island at Eastman avenue. Then, if you
can, just imagine the howl of holy indigna-
| ton that would spread the otherwise smil-
ing lips of the esteemed W. W. Eastman.
The date set for the departure for Wash
| ington of Col. C. W. johnson is Wednes-
| day next. "A Tale of Two Administra-
| tiOns' will be the title of his next work,
| though he admits he is the tail of only one
administration.
EaIn all cheerfulness of heart Joe Mannlx
| will admit he was not cut out for referee.
Hon. c.. M. Loring, when he tackled the
| stone-arch bridge question, found T. w.
Brosnan was loaded.
While Prof. Folwell is on the subject of
| finance. with his political science class, will
he please explain how an eight-dollar-a
week clerk on Nicollet avenue can pay Sc
a week for board, smoke fifteen-cent cigars,
| and go to the Grand twice week?
Who knows what prominent attorney of
Minneapolis played the part of O'Hara in
the Tigers at the Grand on Thursday
evening?
Conductor Tew of the Northern Pa
| clfic road wears gold nugget from the
| Cour d. Alene mines, worth mint of
| money.
1t is said Architect Hodgson is going to
exposition building.
Sheriff Bracket says: eyes, the prison
ers should have baths. I'm in favor, too.
of putting in an electric gueSt-call in every
cell in the jail"
Coroner Hill was yesterday pointed out
by lady who did not know his name, as
the handsomest man in Minneapolis. His
beard is certainly daisy.
Judge Young and Capt. Merriman have
shaken hands on the close resemblance each
bears the other.
Attorney SecOmbe's name IS pronounced
Sic-em. with the accent on the first syllable.
Register of Deeds HUM makes practice
of setting up the candy to all the young
ladies in his Office every Saturday. To the
credit of the young ladies, pound of it
goes long way.
1t is reported that Lac Stafford sleeps in
coffin every night at Warmers under
! taking rooms.
Kirkham says his decapitation was god
send He will now run for alderman from
| the Seventh ward.
Aid. Sly was pleased with the work Of
the GLOBE artist. If you doubt it, ask
him.
Aid. Downs has taken more real interest
in the investigation than any one else. He
appears to be fond of sensational things.
| That was great pun the Journal got off
on George Hyser's name-'Hi-sir." See?
H-y-s-e-r is pronounced High Sir. Now do
you catch? He, he.
Johnnie Mann got tired of having them
ask, SIS it real cameps hair?" and answered
an advertisement, ''How to get a mus
tache." The recipe, for which he paid so
cents, he values highly. 1t reads, 'Let the
hair on your upper lip grow"
1t is reported that Harlow Gale has a
new story of the salacious kind to tell Mayor
! Pillsbury as soon as the cruel police inves-
| tigation is over.
| 1t is announced that when the copper
mine stock pays dividend that Ed Daven-
port will perform the feat known in police
circles as ''setting 'em up"
| Col Bill King was seen chaperoning 81.
B. Sherman, the new proprietor Of the
| Nicollet, about the city.
Ever since Capt. Torrell's name appeared
in the blue book he has assumed dudesque
air. which threatens to entirely demolish his
military reputation.
Mayor Pillsbury may very truthfully be
| said to be between the devil and the deep
sea-"
The statement is made in answer to cor
respondent, that the Nicolini who has sub
scribed to the exposition fund is not the hus-
| band of Madame Patti.