St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-21
Notes About Town.


stockholders of the Northwestern Manufac-
turing and Car company, representing some
81, $50, 900, have unanimously decided to
surrender the stock of the old company and
take stock in the Minnesota Thresher Man
ufacturing company. This they readily did
after fully understanding the position that
the latter company intended to take IN ref
erence to the manufacture of threSherS.
There was full attendance at the meeting
held of the principal business men in the
city. and other things were discussed that
would lead to improving the interests of the
city.
Mr.. E. A. O'Brien has come home from
Stewart station in the midst OF the pineries,
and looks the picture of health after whole
winter in camp.
Yesterday morning Mr.. r. Fl. G. Gray
received by mail from Mr.. Arson Pitcher,
who is located at Los Angeles, Cal, an
orange which measures in circumference q
and % inches and weighs 234 pounds.
Chief of Police ShortaIl has passed the
critical stage of his attack of pneumonia
and is now in fair way for recovery.
Mayor Murdoch has issued card to the
people Of the city asking them to observe
next Thursday as ATbOr day and to plant
trees and evergreens not only on their
grounds but opposite their lots on the vari-
Gus streets. He says that no city of its
size in the state is so bare of ornamental OF
other trees as this, and this is especially so
in the school grounds and public places.
At the municipal court yesterday morn
ing before Judge Netheway, Mart Fahey of
Minneapolis and Dolph Walker of this city
were up for disturbing the peace. Fahey
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a
fine of So and costs or eleven days in the
cells. Fancy then entered a complaint
against Walker for mayhem, in that he had
bit piece out of his lip during the prize fight
on Saturday night in the old court house
lot. Walker through his counsel pleaded
not guilty and the case was continued until
this morning at 10 o'clock, Walker in $500
bonds and Fahey in 100 to secure his at
tendance as witness They are a couple
of hard bruisers, and Walker some time ago
cut up Mike Keough so badly at his ranch
across the river that he was laid up a long
time. They should get their deserts.
Senator Sabin leaves tonight for New
York on business. He returns in about
two weeks by way of Washington, when
Mrs Sabin will return with him and re-
main here.
In the probate court to-day: Estate of
William StOtzbery, deceased, letters of adj
ministration granted to T. p. James and
Mrs. Tillie StotZbery; estate of George
Walker, deceased. letters of administration
granted to Mrs. Lavina Walker; estate of
Foekpe, deceased, petition filed by the
widow asking that letters of administration
be granted to August Munkelwitz, to be
heard May IS.
There will be an important meeting of
the city council tonight.
Civil calendar will be taken up at the
municipal court this morning. There are
large number of cases.
The lake looked busy yesterday and re-
minded one of old times. Logs were COM
ing down thick and fast from the booms,
steamers were being put in order for the
seasons work, and business was brisk.
Mr.. Ira St0ckwell of Lyons, Ia, is in the
city looking after logs. This is his first
visit this spring and he will purchase a raft
or two before leaving.
Mrs. Betsey Hayes of Osceola, mother of
Capt. George Hayes of the United States
service and grandmother of Capts. Ben
and George Knapp, is very i'll from heart
disease. Yesterday afternoon she was
some better but is not expected to recover,
being "a years of age.
Messrs. Crandall & Barclay have offered
any resident of the city who catches with
rod, reel and line the heaviest black bass i'm
Washington county, a twelve-Ounce split
bamboo rod, valued at $50. The bass must
be weighed at their drug store.