St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-06
RANDOnI NOTES.

MluUeapOilS mas all Tue TOOlu SuC COulO
ask, TO grow in,'' said real estate man yes
terday, land all talk of going further is nom
sense. A stranger looking at a map of the
city would get ideas that would rapidly be
dispelled on going over the ground. Streets
and avenues are marked out and numbered
up into lots, where the observer can find
only prairie land and virgin forest. There is
enough space in the present limits for city
of over 250,0 population, or just double
that of Minneapolis at present. The simple
fact is that much of that property was bought
under the influences of boom and the
prices are not regulated by the legitimate
laws of supply and demand. The owners
want to get rich suddenly and are holding on
for big prices, keeping their money
lying idle and locked up, when by the
use Of it at a fair price for
the property would yield them more than the
speculative prices they are asking. l am
glad to see prices settling as they are to a
fairly legitimate basis, for the good of the
laboring classes demands it. R-pts, too, are
out of proportion in many cases, though
they have fallen considerably, for when
property owner tries to get 10 per cent in
rents he is carrying his greed little too far. +"
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The Northwestern hospital, the only insti-
tuition Of the kind exclusively for ladies, is
in iourishing condition. The ladies in
charge, many of whom are in affiueut cir
cumstances, feel justified in extending
their field of benefcence by build
ing a new and more commodious
structure than that at present
in use on Three-and-a-half avenue. The
discussion of the plan occupied most of the
time at their meeting yesterday, and con-
clusion will be reached next month.
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The Badger addition is to be still further
improved in the near future. Mr.. Badger
proposes to erect handsome residence on
Pleasant avenue, between Franklin ave-
nue and Twenty-second street, of brown
stone, which. with the barn, is to cost about
$50. 900. The architecture will be handsome
and elaborate and it will be quite an orna-
m!ent to that part Of the city. 1t is the third
building of that class to be begun in the
near future in that part of the city.
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1t is in the nature of bull to speak of
as the "heath report" when in fact it is a
mortuary statement, or a report of the abb
scnce of health. Minneapolis is by that re-
port shown TO be in a satisfactory sanitary
condition, though the number of February
deaths, 119, is in excess of that for the cor
responding month of any year for many
past 1t only goes to show Minneapolis is
increasing her population, for the rate per
thousand inhabitants is only 14.2S. There are
very few cities in the country that can make
as satisfactory an exhibit.
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1t is cold day when Minneapolis gets
left, when it comes to question OF money.
The greater the demand upon the purse of
the people for public or benevolent objects,
the more inexhaustibe that purse appears to
be. When the reception to the legislature
was being talked up, the objection made was
that the people were tired of going into their
pockets and would do so no longer. But
they did. The committee had no deficit
to make up, and, having the ready money,
paid its bills like little men.
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"What do you think of the First ward al
dermanic question 2" was asked of promi-
nent East side Democrat yesterday. "The
Democrats have little hope Of electing their
candidate in the Second ward" he replied,
although have been told that B. F. Nelson
would probably buckle on his armor and
make determined fight for it. AS to the
First ward, however, / have no doubt that
Aid. Titus Mareck will succeed himself. He
is deservinge Dmocrat, and has made AN
efficient and Woodworking alderman, and
has given his constituency eminent satisfac-
ton 4"
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81 would like to see Aid. Morse sent back
to the council from the Fourth ward" re-
marked a staunch Democrat from that sec
ton of the city. SIN fact, he would be my
choice for president of the council"
'Matt Walsh is my favorite for pr esident,"
interrupted a Sixth ward Democrat
''Yes, Matt is an excellent presiding off
Ger, but want to see the younger Democrats
get to the front Aid. Morse is good par
Humanitarian, besides being bright and en-
ergetic young man. His experience in the
council has been ample to fit him for the
place and | want to see him there
''What is the use of planning to get con-
troll of the council" interpolated q Republic
can who bad quietly listened to the dialogue
1--WE have q decided majority and we pro-
pose to keep it." That was sumner.
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Making descents upon the haunts of vice
aud iniquity is now the policy of the police
department. 1--WE are not through with our
work of Riding the city OF these depraved
women who hang out at such dens Us are
kept by Harris aud others of his ilk," were
the words uttered by Lieut.. Daily. Il think
the men who associate with these women are
just as degraded as they, aud should be
given some attention, too" udthey prob
ably will be.
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Il notice that c. F. Hatch is a candidate
for the postmastership," said the GLOBE repre-
sen tative TO sn old-time Democrat. Il must
acknowledge that am somewhat surprised
returned the Democrat. ''Mugwumps uu-
doubleday helped the Democratic party in
certain localities where the two parties were
pretty evenly divided. but Gen. Hatch's ote
and influence amounted to nothing here.
think his chances for getting the appoint
ment are mighty slim. There are too many
old Democrats here who have fought the bat
ties of the party through a long line of cam
paigns, and who, as a matter OF course, will
stand in better favor with the president from
a political standpoint than an old Republican
who voted for one Democrat, and that for
purely personal reasons. President Cleve-
land aud Gen. Hatch were old sch0olmates
and warm friends as boys together, but that
counts little in politics.