St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-21
said to have been the first residence con-

said to have been the first residence con-
structed in st. Paul, as may be seen by the
| legend incribed upon a board and nailed
against the house by the Historical society.
| The house looks as if it might accommodate
| ten people on stretch, but one night, some
thing over thirty years ago, the widow OF Mr..
| Dan Ahern and the mother of James and
Detective Dan Ahern provided for eighty
| five citizens and travellers. Those were hos
pitable times, and the early days of the young
territory, and the good lady managed TO pro-
vide for all her guests on squeeze. Mrs.
Ahern at present resides on East Sixth street,
and, strange as it may seem, she states that
the residence she now occupies, the nucleus
of whichis of logs, was the very first cabin
built in st. Paul.
49,
Hon. A Biermann of Olmstead county, the
gallant standard bearer of Democracy in
Southern Minnesota, is in the city. He gives
the Republicans the Fifth congressional dis
trict in 1886, possibly, but the other four are
to be filed with Democrats
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'What mean these words" said GLOBE
reporter to himself the other day. He stood
deciphering a sign on modest city dwelling
Like the average American he gave it up.
A gentle tap upon the front door and florid-
faced man in his shirt-sleeves with perspira-
ton dripping from his forehead was con-
fronting him. Whether to run or ssbrace''
him was a serious conundrum for a moment
as the man glared upon him. Apprehen-
sively he inquired the significance of the
! sign, pointing to it. The answer was given
with sheer at the ignorance displayed and
was washing and Ironing" Who'd "a
thought it!
~
The bids for northwestern transportation
yesterday were the lightest in volume and
price known in the history of the business.
Many of the old-time bidders were conspciu-
Gus hy their abse nee. Said a prominent
bidder-The time has gone by in the North
west when there is any money to be made in
the business west of the Mississippi. Who
ever engages in that line now may count on
dead loss The tenderfeet may now do the
business; the old-timers are through with it..
Time was when an old-time frontier transport
tation man might make living even against
competition, but the good old days are
gone by and now the foreigners are welcome
W loAc WudI tuere Is III Tue business anu
leave the old-hmers to the coyotes.
~
The late visit of Col. Sloan, chief engineer
of the New York elevated railway, was one of
deep significance. His mission was to pass
upon the feasibility of an elevated railway
between st, Paul and Minneapolis. 1t is I'M
derstood that he will report favorably, and
the good work may be expected to be in
augurated at an early date. Col. Sloan rep
resented the New York improvement and a
Philadelphia construction company, which
makes this line of business specially. The
schemeis to make the terminals of the projec-
ted line as near the center of the twin cities
as the charters to be secured will permit. The
right of way between the corporate lines has
for the most part already been secured. The
line will traverse the interurban district east
and north of Lake Como to the suspension
bridge in Minneapolis.