St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-09
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OF the council. lie tits his chair back and
seldom makes a speech, but when be does
his remarks go plump 10 the point
AID. SanbOTn holds an unlighted cigar in
his hand during the meetings of the council,
and while ne sometimes puts it 10 his lips.
he rarely ever smokes on such occasions.
\ gentleman remarked the other night
that Corporation Counsel Murray was the
busiest man at all of the council meetings,
the demands for his indispensable services
coming from all sides.
Aid. Van Slyke wears the white and red
cross Of ST. George on the left lapel of his
coat and in looking at the beautiful emblem
the other day, one of his admirers said he
was delighted TO see that the landscape ar
list OF 81. Paul had signed the pledge. Hap
PLY, this IS what the gentleman don't have
10 do.
City Physician Aneker is nursing carefully
his pet hospital project, and be has got the
needs OF the proposed new addition down
fine.
Fire Warden Delaney takes great inter
est IN watching the sessions of the council.
Robert y. Smith makes digniied and
hne-lOOking presiding officer. and when in
his accustomed chair as president of the
council he has the graceful bearing of
judge.
Tom Prendergast is a regular Jim
dandy" calculated an admirer OF the ae-
cOmplished city clerk as the latter ratified
of the proceedings OF a busy session of the
council at twO-minute gait the other even
ing. In this respect and as a judge of
beauty Mr.. p. is unsurpassed.
When engaged in conversation, Commits
siOner AlitSch wields his spectacle case as
gracefully as the leader of an orchestra his
baton.
Hon. p. II. Kelly wears a sealskin coat
these DAYS and smile that is bland. Mr..
Kelly Is tremendous worker, and he can
dispose OF a vast deal of business and not
lose his temper.
Secretary John Caulfeld can worry
through lengthy session of his board and
bob up as smiling from behind his gold
trimmed glasses as before.
Aid. Gates \. Johnson considers himself
Endorsed.
Lou Wilkes has got his song down fine.
and. in doing his great act, he is said TO
kick higher than ever.
Albert FlOumOy, while on trip up north
this week. was showed i'm for several
hours. He had his banjo and his cue with
him and one stanZa from his Chinese ditty
landed the passengers all clear again.
Jimmy Nugent, the genial license col
lectOT, still insists that the little official
lift" given him was an agreeable surprise.
Honest and whOle-sOulcd Patrick Butler
IS growing obese and Chief Clark prescribed
anti-fat for him.
Inspector Sehiffman likes to attend the
council meetings.
County Commissioner Bell likes to toy
with Havana cigar, but for all that he
don't smoke To excess.
l. &C
beTS of the council.
President Davis of the Itasca wears his
hOnOrs very mOdeStly.
John ". Willis believes in civil service
reform and rotation in Office.
John GTauS has imported q handsome
scarf pin. the design being a horse shoe
studded with diamonds.
John III. SchultZe has received the carni-
val necktieS, made expressly for the end
men OF the st. Paul Ideals, and Ehle con-
sidered them such perfect daisies that he
paid for them on sight.
Harry Potts has such a penchant for aid
ing piOuSly-inclined young men that Cur
tice believes that AIRY will come to the
front yet as chief engineer i'm school of
divinity.
The newest tOnsoriaI wrinkle is to have
your mustache done up in paper while YOU
are being shaved-that is il YOU are silly
enough. So you see, girls, that the variety
is not all on your side after all.
There is a new dude in town.
As benedict they say Milt GTiggs is a
perfect pattern and the acme Of perfection.
As the Private Secretary, Mr.. Lou Max
field is said to rival Gillette.
z. Il. Groat gathers 'em in from all parts
of the world, as Is attested by the teemng
prairies.
julie Hannaford is described as a happy
father and the prince of freight men.
Mr.. Z. Il. Clarke, the genial traffic man
ager of the Omaha, is universally admired
and esteemed by his host of friends.
From casual glance one would say that
Comptroller Poselthwaite is both bland and
competent, and 50 say all of his friends.
As traffic manager Competent and Affable
Jack Parker is uneXcelled.
As general manager Mr.. Marvel is some
what auStere and he is described as one of
the finest men in his business i'm the Land.
John I. Odell is spoken of by a colleague
as one Of the finest transportation managers
in the country.
Jolly Lou Wilkes thinks the ensuing
Ideal performance will knock all of its pre-
deceSSors silly.
Will Strickland and Capt. Bunker have
been working no the Ideal boom on the
outside and they predict a great success.
\. NJ. DOherty is rehearsing his songs
and his friends look forward to the forth
coming Ideal performance with unusual
interest.
Thomas D. O'Brien states that the re-
port that he is engaged in writing an opera
don't go.
General Passenger Agent Littel of the
MinnlZntQ nrfhv pafI
company went up to the opening of the
board of trade at Duluth, and he says that,
taking the banquet, quantities of yellow
label in circulation and the general hOspi-
tality, it was about the tidiest bumper he
has ever seen.
THEY WEREN'T GOOD TO EAT.
She was fashionably attired i'm a new
market ulster. and a dainty-looking curl
peeped Shyly from under fieecy and snow
white fascinatOr, as she glided into down
town drug store the other day, and asked
Louis George, the accomplished clerk. for a
box of 1.-THE instant cure, or death on bun
iOnS' remedy. On the showcase were
temptingly ranged dozen or so of bottles
filled with peppermint and pine tar drops.
trOches, and catechu for sweeting the
breath, and among others a jar of black
and red fumigating paStiles for sick rooms.
etc. The funny appearance of the latter
the curiosity of the fair creature.
and reaching out her hand she selected
nice plump one and put it in her mouth.
just 10 see how it would taste! On the
scene that followed moment later charity
draws the curtain.
1T WAS LOADED.
The somewhat antiQuated saw and figur-
alive paradox that it is possible for man
TO be hoisted by his own petard, or to that
effect, is occasionally realized in the affairs
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