St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-28
Fargo.

A slight fall of snow made fast slipping for
sleighs and added to the jollies of Christmas.
80. Bishop Walker delivered an admirable
discourse at the Episcopal church Christmas
day and the musical program under the direc-
ton of Prof. Bass made a pretty fair con-
cert. Young Ellis, the poet-lawyer. has ac-
cepted confidential and lucrative relation
to the law firm of Potter, Briggs & Co., in
Moorhead. The old court house was aban-
doned at Christmas and the new one will be
occupied by court Jan. 5. 1t is an institution
SO complete and creditable that it is designed
to give it elaborate dedication with formal
and liquid exercises. One Of the lower
Front street theaters has on the boards
James Brady, puglist of Buffalo, said to be
of note in his vocation. Parties who should
know, insist that an opium junk is still in oper-
alton near the Front street bridge, run by
pigtail. The mayor and staff made the peri
odical round the past week, but probably
did not receive an invitation from China
John. The appearance of two female beer
jerkers in court this week, charged with dis
figuring the heads of gentlemen with beer
glasses or other Implements creates the i'm
preston that the rule in regard to purity
and chastity does not insure amiablity and
the sweet graces among the beer houses.
Rev. S. W. Stevens, the Baptist pastor, was
handsomely remembered by the congregation
and Sunday school with Christmas gifts. He
is very popular with the society, perhaps
even more so with portion than if he were
not young and happy. Thomas Mcmahon,
the champion wrestler, writes the Argus that
he went to Minneapolis expecting to meet
Charles Moth, but found he had gone to
Fargo. He states that he will meet Moth at
Fargo and wrestle him Gr@co-Roman and
catch-as-catch-can for 500 or $3.50 a side;
will send forfeit and come within two
weeks. "A girl at service here, without kin
or friends. few days ago was taken sick of
quinsy as the doctors called the disease, and
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| lance, some think without sufficient reason.
She died shortly after. The Fargo readers
of the GLOBE were surprised at the display
of enterprise in it's Christmas edition, and the
demand for the paper was ravenous. 1t was
voted the biggest thing ever seen in this sec
usual number of ladies will keep
open house on New Years day..
The wife of Fred Gotham, who has figured in
the East as princely capitalist, is visiting
in Fargo. She is from Philadelphia, quite
young, and said to be noted beauty in that
city. The Scandal society announce their
annual social and ball for Dec. 3d.. There is
revival of roller skating interest and the
floor is thronged two or three nights in the
week. The parties contracting for the
foundry are to meet next week to determine
the situation and what they will do. IA
course of lectures in the interest of the pub
| lie library is announced, with Col. Plummer,
Bishop Walker, Rev. Ingram and other noted
speakers on the list. walter y. Green, who
attends the university at Evanston, ILL.,, is
/ home for the holidays. "A. II. White, a local
bohemian, has gone South for his health.
He is supposed to be consumptive. The
committee. headed by the mayor. is canvass
ing for members of the Social and CONNER
cial club. The membership fee is S25...
Considerable local interest is taken in the
convention called for Jan. H. Some parties
who ride the hobby of division are trying to
make that the chief feature, although it will
probably be q disturbing one. Some of the
merchants claim to have done double the
trade the past month they did in the same
time last year.. The holiday season indicates
that many of the good wives are victims of
misplaced confidence in leaving their
husbands in Fargo while they went
Christmas has never been more generally
recognized in Fargo than this year. The
public offices were all closed. and about as
many stores as on Sunday. The sale of gift
goods was very large, indicating easier times
than for the year or two preceding The
sparring exhibitions Thursday and Friday
nights at the Coliseum drew large crowds.
Patsy Cardiff, Charles Moth, Tom Lewis and
Ed Hutchinson were the men of muscle, and
their display excited the highest enthusiasm.
Nearly all the churches had appropriate
festivities Christmas eve or night, generally
trees, Santa Claus suppers and musical and
literary exercises. The most noteworthy of
them was the rendition of the cantata of the
Seasons by the Baptist juveniles, under
the artistic direction of Attorney G. F. Hop
kins, who at one time filed that pulpit, but
having no domestic guardian and good deal
of dramatic talent he disturbed the spiritual
composure of few of the sanctified, and has
a suit in court as sequel. But he won high