St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-31
STREET SAYINGS.

recently released from the Saltwater prison.
where he had been serving on three years
sentence for bigamy, was an Endorsement
by Judge Egan, the prosecuting attorney.
This, with letters from Dublin, the former
home of McAffee, to the effect that he was
a man of good character, and the fact that
his sentence was three years, when the
heaviest penalty for the offense is four.
were the principal arguments brought to
bear Another thing that was taken largely
into the account was that McAffee had left
his first wife before he met the second, so
that he could not be accused of having left
one woman for another. On these grounds
it seemed best to the governor to give the
man another chance.
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The story of McAffee and his wives would
form the groundwork for book of rO-
nance, and there would be no need for
anything but actual facts. Mrs McAffee
No. 2 is an unusually pretty woman and of
fine qualities.
49,
Educational matters in St. Paul are on
the boom just now. With the county SUI
perintendents of schools. the State Educa-
tional society and Dr. Woodward's lecture
on manual training, all sides are being
touched more or less. And for want Of
anything else, the textbook law got a
fresh going over by the superintendent at
special session yesterday.
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1--WE might as well talk at the winds, -
said one of the superintendent, 'as to kick
against the text book law. It's been a
chestnut for six years, and all the wind we
can blow against it will amount to nothing.
It's not our fault that it's in existence, and
we might as well keep quiet and follow il. ;"
and the convention adjourned so quick that
it seemed silent confession that the man
that made the remark had long head.
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Yes. the pansieS are in bloom and corn is
sprOuting and people wear linen busters
and will possibly have an excursion Oh the
river. Soda fountains are being set up,
coal stoves are being laid away, people are
carrying palm-leaf fans, seersucker vests
are being thawed out, mosquitoes sing mer-
rily in the air, potato bugs are eating up
tile heritage, people are lying about the
great heat as they do in August, it's hot
enough to please the Minneapolis people
it has been bad weather for the ice palace.
''and still we wonder at the remarkable
prevalence Of crime"
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But it seems to be growing colder. and
any one that wants to bet that there will be
no ice palace can find plenty Of takers.
Mr.. William Sibben arrived in St. Paul
yesterday from New Orleans in the interests
of the exposition. lie believes it is not too
late for Minnesota to prepare creditable
exhibit to be forwarded there in season for
the best part of the exhibition. He said
that he had had several offers of collections,
one of them embracing over a hundred va
rietieS of grasses grains. ETC.. and believed
that more could be secured. He will work
with Mr.. Bailey to try to raise the neces-
sary $1,000 in the stare.
DriscOIi.GoIzian.
Mr.. Arthur B. Driscoll and Miss Helen
E. Gotzian, daughter of Mr.. Conrad Got
zian, We're married at an early hour last
evening at the residence of the brides par
ents, 254 East Tenth street, tine Rev. DIR.
S. G. Smith officiating. The bridesmaids
were Misses Harriet Gotzian, Mary Hill,
Gertrude Upham. VaIlie GOtzian, Ruby
Gotham and Edith Driscoll. John NJ.
Jackson acted as best man and Messrs.
Jared How. Luther Newport George Bige-
low and Harry johnson were ushers. The
bride wore an especially attractive white
satin. brocaded in silver, dress, duchesse lace
front and sleeves and lilies of the valley.
Misses Harriet Gotzian and Mary Hill wore
dresses alike, white silk tulle, embroidered
in silver. The four younger maids wore
white lace dresses. After the ceremony a
reception was held from 5 to o'clock when
about 400 friends Of the young couple ex-
tanHad Urafulat iOnE The naU1N me-
ried pair left on the evening train for trip
East, after which they will be at home at
100 Summit avenue.
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