St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-04

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| jHz\N-HTRTTT77 making he trip
| II ESHzES from Alb ert Lea. 1t
| AT k..1Gz=z-.ss< was customary in
| -Szs1-F those days, before
| IN - the railroads were
~ - known in the state,
! -SNE5L for the farmers of
| any particular section to join together and
form q caravan for the purpose of hauling
their wheat to the nearest river town. The
farmers would load up their wagons
and start across country for the river,
| where the boats took the grain and
carried 1t down the river. At night, while
making the annual trips, the farmers camped
out and enjoyed themselves, first having ar
ranged the wagons in the form of q circle,
within which the oxen were confined. 1t re-
quired about weeks time to make the trip
and nearly as long to return. Mr.. Gibbs,
| then, as now, farmer, made his last over
land journey in 1874, since which time he has
never seen the pretty little town of Hastings.
| -
Two brothers, residing on Daytons bluff.
are as unlike in looks, temperament. and, in
fact, in everything. One is very good, and
takes pleasure in attending Sunday school
and reading the books contained in the Sun
day school library. The other is into all sorts
OF mischief; dislikes Sunday school and has
no particular love for books of any descrip-
ton. One is very obedient, and invariably
says his prayers before retiring at night.
The other never hesitates to dsobey an
order, provided he sees any fun by so
doing, and forgets to say his prayers
at the slightest provocation. One eats
| only what is good for him. The other loves
pie and has enjoyed many pieces stolen fr ON
the pantry.
The good boy is deeply distressed at his
brothers failure to say his prayers and has
talked with him repeatedly about this omis-
sion in his daily duties
III should think" remarked the good boy,
'that you'd be afraid to go to sleep. What if
you'd be struck by lightning while you're
seep?"
do you honestly believe in prayers?''
queried the bad boy. do you think you
can get anything you ask for?"
''Of course do" replied the little mission
| ary." Now lets say 'em together
They began and had just repeatedly unison
''give US this day our daily bread" when the
bad boy stopped. 'Hold on Bob" said he,
''lets ask 'em for pie''
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The old Metropolitan hotel on West Third
street is, in its present unoccupied condition,
the source of no end of remarks by the thou.
sands of people who pass and repass the va
| cant structure every day. If two or more
are gathered together in vehicle or are walk
ing up that thoroughfare, one of the party is
sure to mention the deserted old house as it
appears in sight, and express surprise that il
has not been converted into flats or store
rooms. The passing pedestrian, who has
lived here for over a year, will mention the
| fact that but short time ago the Metropoli-
| tan was the leading hotel of the Northwest
1t met its Waterloo when the Hotel Ryan was
opened, as it closed at that time and has been
| goin to rack and ruin ever since.
| ~
The hotel is not an old building, nor is it
old-fashioned. Along in the seventies it
was constructed to replace a hotel of
the same name WHICH had been de-
stroyed by fire. TWAS consequently supplied
| with nearly all the modern improvements and
| was in every respect a frSt-clasS house.
| Many persons have noticed on the extreme
west wall, not far from Fourth street, a stone
slab imbedded in the brick. The slab contains
| tains the word "Winslow.' An old settler
was asked the significance of the slab when
| he explained that it was a compromise Of
which the hotel was named 1.-THE Metropoli-
tam" j. H. Winslow, the old time contrac-
tor and builder. who formerly had Winslow
house near the Seven corners which was des-
| troyed by fire, had great desire to perpetu-
ate his name by having a hotel called after
him. He intended to reconstruct the Metro
poltan and name it after himself, but financed
disaster overlook him before the new hotel
was complete and his successors decided to
continue it as the Metropolitan. To please
him they placed the slab in the west wall
| Mr.. Winslow is dead and the Winslow-Metro-
pOlitan is deserted.
A Press club for st. Paul is being agitated;
in fact it has passed the stage of agitation.
and is now well-developed movement. A
meeting of all interested in the proposed
club will be held week from to-day, when
definite steps will be taken looking to an
organization. There is no valid reason why
| the newspaper men-the writer's of ST. Paul
and vicinity-should not join themselves into
| club; and there are many reasons why such
club should be formed. To begin with, it
would be the means of making the local
newspaper men acquainted with each other,
and would offer them facilities for enjoying
| club life, to which writer takes as naturally
| as he does to composition. 1t would give
| visiting newspaper men place at which they
] could read up and write up to their hearts
| content. Its membership need not be con-
| fined to st. Paul, but might reasonably in
| clude editors and writer's from Duluth
Winona and other towns in Minnesota, as
we'll as Dakota and Montana, for they
all visit st. Paul frequently and would will
| ingly await themselves of an opportunity to
have permanent headquarters in this city to
| which their wall could be addressed, and at
which they would feel perfectly at home. A
press club should be organized, and that
right away.
| Manton Luther, the petite brunette who
| formerly walked his legs off and wore out his
halr in securing figures for booming the an
nual building reviews of Minnesota's capital
| city, has been, in his time, the innocent cause
| of starting press club. 1t was in Provi-
| dence, R. i. He, after laboring several
| years in that city, concluded that he would
| step out OF the state aud take q train for st.
Paul. Before taking this step out of the
state of Little Rhody," his fellow repOrto-
rial and editorial laborers gave him fare
well supper. While they were all gathered
around the festive board it was suggested
| that club should be formed
The suggestion was kindly taken and
Il press club was organized then and there
| 1t has prospered and increased in member
ship and wealth. One feature of the clubs
career is Charles Lamb spread that is given
every year.
| ~
| There promises to be a very lively time this
| fall among the Republicans of this, the
| Fourth congressional, district in connection
with the nomination for congress- 1t has
| been supposed that the fQht would no ha-