St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-21
ABOUT THE CITY.

Col. w. S. King never allows the grass
to grow under his feet when business
beckOns. lie has gone to Chicago to COM
plete the arrangements the North Ameri-
can Telegraph company has projected with
the United lines for Eastern connections
His movements will be watched with gen.
eral interest. Not only ST. Paul and Min
neapolis are concerned in the future of this
company. but the entire Northwest. This
is one time when Minneapolis cannot mo-
nopoliZe the services OF the gallant colonel.
49,
Carrying the idea expressed in the GLOBE,
the following has been conspicuously posted
at police headquarters:
REPORTERS and others viii please change
the subject of wrestling and give US a rest. -
Not only the police, but every body else
is growing tired of this sporting tidal wave
that is on Minneapolis. and especially tired
OF hearing talk, with nothing else. Matches
are all right, except when they lead to an
enmity that finds expression only through
the papers. And by the way, Moth has
adopted the idea expressed in the GLOBE
and offers TO wrestle for the benefit of the
Children's home.
A reporter is doubtless privileged char
acter and when sent out on a mission must
divest himself of his personality and don a
cuirass of brass. Still, there are times
when the opportunities of a reporter
pass fOrbearance. AT a recent we'd
ding to which an indOmitable
reporter was assigned the cos
tunes were particularly handsome and he
knew he ought to get them. He did not
know satin from burlaps and boldly took
the horn of the dilemma by stopping the
bridal party i'm the aisle of the church and
asking each lady To describe her dress. Ap-
palled by the very braZenneSs OF the de-
mand, the ladies complied and the reporter
went on his way rejoicing.
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The new motor cars are beauties, exactly
on the plan of those used on the elevated
railroad in New York. Next will come the
lifteen-minute schedule and even George A.
Bracket and Charles w. johnson will be
silenced.
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81 do not like TO get into newspaper con-
troversies, and am man of peace" said
Health Officer Gu nby yesterday, 'but
when anybody attacks the Minneapolis
health department. or the pest house. or
anything of that kind. l have to get up and
hustle. This is the healthiest town in the
United States, and i can give three straight
falls 10 the man who says it is not"
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The state fruit growers were inclined TO
be little severe on the city and the park
commissioners in the matter of streets and
tree-planting. 1t was stated that as far as
lawns and strawberries went Minneapolis
was the most beautiful city in the country,
though abominable taste had been displayed
i'm selecting trees. "A citizen of Minnea-
oils selects his tree" said one, mot from
what he knows, but because he saw such a
tree fOurishing elsewhere. The result is.
half the time the tree is not suitable to the
soil and climate and dies of" Another
said: Il watched them cut down a street
one day. The rich surface loan was carted
away and dumped into a hole somewhere,
leaving the sand on top. The first tree
planted there will die and the owner will
wonder what is the matter"
So
One of the evening papers tells a story of
the warm-hearted lady who complained to
the police of the cruelty of the men who
iran poor blind pig night and day" The
fact is that member of the society for the
prevention of cruelty TO animals brought
the case to the attention of A. j. COndit.
as related in the GLOBE some time ago.