St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-08
Notes Aoout Town.

The band concert last evening on Court
House square was very hne. and the boys
deserve creci; for their excellent music.
Tonight the adjourned meeting of the
city council will be held, when proposals
for a bridge across Browns creek will be
considered and other business.
Tomorrow and each succeeding Sunday
J special train will leave this city ON the
Duluth road for White Bear. This viii
accommodate large numbers who wish 10
get the lake bEesZeS for half a day.
The excursion on the Duluth road
from this city 10 Tayior'S Falls leaves II
1850 n. III. \ large number will avail
themselves OF this opportunity to see the
far famed Dalles of the st. Croix. The
round tip IS only SI.25.
Chief OF Police Matt ShOrtalI viii be
home this morning. having ~telcgraphed
Officer Hans Erickson To that effect yeSteT-
day from Chicago. 1t is expected that
light viii be thrown on several matters
when the chief arrives.
The Merchants board OF trade held a
special meeting yesterday. when il was de-
cided to close all places of business to-day
from noon until t p. M, aud they asked
that the various church bells be tOlled from
, 10 2:iJ p. III. y committee was appointed
10 daft resolutions in reference 70 the death
of Gen. Grant, and that the same. when
presented at the hex regular meeting OF
Wednesday be spread or ;he minutes.
The Saltwater Gun club was fully organ
lied Oh Thursday evening BY the election
Of DIR. Caine, president; Ira W. Castle.
vice president; Il. VI. Anderson, secretary.
and r. Whitman, treasurer. The club starts
with q fair membership. and many addi-
lions will bemade in q short time, as there
are many crack spOTtSmcnS la this section.
Sides 10 shoot against each other would
make il lively. especially when the game is
counted.
After many years a sidewalk Is az last
being built OF each side of Third street,
from Pine south. The lot opposite il has
been built on for thirty years, but pedes-
TRANS have had to walk over bOulderS AL
that time. Mrs. Cover. who recently pur-
chased the property, is making the improve
ment. North from this point the school
board has laid am excellent walk. and the
city is about completing the walk from
Nels y. JohnSOn'S to that point. The I'M
proyements will be of the greatest benefit to
those living on the south Hill.
At the municipal court yesterday morn
ing before Judge Ne.heway, the case Of the
| State against John Richie came up. Richie
was charged with a criminal assault on
Minnie KoOn, a twelve-yeaT-Old German
girl. living in DutchtOwn. The evidence
or the girl was not very strong; however.
he was committed 20 the county jail under
bonds of S1.O9O, which he Is not likely &c
obtain until the next court Of competent
jurisdiction. which will not be before fall.
The county will have to pay the expenses,
with little likelihood Of a conviction.
Yesterday afternoon the Cemetery asSO-
citation met at the Office of Isaac Staple,
and the plans OF the survey of new lots
were shown them. This they ordered the
committee on valuation to 20 over to-day
and set a price up0n each lot, as there
were applications 10 purchase plats. The
secretary wa ordered to proceed with the
/ collections of indebtedness. aS the SuTplu.
money will be used in placing the cemetery
I'm still better order. IL is the intention tC
build a vault for Use in winter and eXten.
/ sive Improvements are under consideration
The grounds can certainly be made SecOnt
to none in the state for beauty. y meeting
will he called at an early date by the presi
dent for the consideration of various plans