St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-06
EAU CLAIR E.
Postmaster General Villas Inter.
Viewed--Toygn News Notes.

II We W NOttSs
Special to the Globe.
EAU CLAIRE, Sept. 5.-Clarence Anderson,
a boy of ID living on the East side, narrowly
escaped death yesterday at the hands of a
companion, Fred jackson. The latter was
playing with revolver which he supposed
to be empty but which went off, the ball strik-
ing young Anderson in the forehead. He
will recover. An insane man confined in
the Chippewa Valley hospital escaped from
bis keepers, plunged into the Chippewa river,
swan to the West side and made for the sub
urbs but was recaptured by the police.
Aid. james Clements came out strong as
candidate for sheriff in the caucus last night,
aud will develop much strength in the Repub-
can convention to-day. Postmaster General
Villas wife and daughter, left on the limited
for Madison last night. and will remain there
several days. Col. Villas stated that be eX-
pected to be in Washington and at work again
about the Goth; that he had hugely enjoyed
his fishing and hunting experiences in North
ern Wisconsin; that he would say nothing on
political issues because he was out here to
enjoy himself and not to discuss public ques-
tions. and that his visit TO the West had none
other than social significance. Charles r.
Gleason, the new Democratic postmaster,
remarked to Col. Villas that he (Gleason)
would be at q loss to know what
to do with himself this fail If be
was prOD1DllSQ lTOm uuNluS W w
with politics. That's the order, however,
and it must be obeyed,' replied Col. Viias....
The parties accused of maliciOusly killing
1000 brook trout In a stream near the city
were acquitted by a jury before Justice Bart
lett. Two of the jurymen afterwards said
they all knew the parties were guilty, but
that the jury did not wish to be hard on the
families of the offenders
SOCIAL TIDBITs.
Mr.. John Clark and Miss Mary Sullivan
were married Wednesday morning, Rev. j. G..
Collins officiating. and left for st. Paul. to
return IN two weeks. The ladies of the Lake
Street Church Aid society entertained their
friends at the church parlors Wednesday aft
ernoon. About sixty members of the Epis-
copal church picknicked at Badger Mills on
Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Bancroft
of St. Paul visited relatives here this week.
. Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Dodge, Mr. and Mrs.
John Caldwell, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Robert
son, Mr. and Mrs. n. H. Mosher and Mrs. n.
g. Rumble spent part of the week in st. Paul
and Minneapolis. Miss Lillian Clark Of Ber-
lin, who has been visiting the family of E.
c. Clark, has returned home. Mrs. II. P.
HubbeI of Winona, who has been visiting
friends, has returned home. W. a. Heyl-
man has returned from q sojourn in New
Mexico. :. Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart M. Stocking
have returned from long visit at Madison.
-. The Misses Christler of Lodi visited their
cousin, Mrs. NJ. B. Hubbard, this week. George
Barrett, of New York, is visiting his aunt,
Mrs. G. w. Deming. Rev. j. f. Dudley has
returned from his summer vacation to his
pulpit in the First Congregational church..
r. E. Doolittle has returned from visit TO
friends at Cleveland o., and Russell n. Y.
-. .The.friends Of Rev. aud Mrs. 5. &.
Abbott rendered them q farewell recep-
ton last evening upon their departure from
this city to Chippewa Falls. -. Rev. c. r. d..
Crittendon, who has assisted Rev. r. FL. Wei
Ter, rector of Christ church. the past two
months, has returned to Nashotah.. Mrs.
Henry Thomas of Detroit is visiting her sons
here Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. d. Thompson of
Rensselaer, Falls, n. Y, are visiting II. c.
Hurlburt and family. Rev Father Boehm
Is seriously ill. -. Mrs. w. 81. Lamb has re-
turned from visit of several weeks at James
VILE. Mrs. Robert Brownly of Milwaukee
the gnest of Mrs. G. F. Duncan.