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ERNEST CONRAD.

his hand, a long. warm hand, that took
hold of mine in a wholesome clasp which
inspired confidence at once.
He was a German. Icould see that at
a glance, ever if his name had not sug-
gcsted it. Yes, he was a German, of the
blondest type, with fiaxen hair, light
blue eyes, and eyebrows and eyelashes
scarcely perceptible, Although tall and
broad-shouldered, he did not impress me
IS being strong. On the contrary, his
pale complexion. fiat chest, and lank
makeup generally, gave him an almost
,ickly appearance.
liked him at first sight. His large
eyes looked into mine with a directness
that bespoke a clear conscience, and an
ibscnce Of all disguise, ill will, or jeal-
Dusy. And he greeted me with such n
real, chilklide smile, as won me com
pletely.
81 hope we shall be very good friends"
| could not help saying, after on land
lady, Mrs. Barnes had left us, and we
we're seated.
oh, | think we shall, " he replied.
as your home very far from here |
asked him.
"Only fifteen miles, but | am the only
shild of my parents. and they will be
lonesome without me. They are so used
to hearing me play the violin at all hours
IF the day, that they will miss the
music very much, especially my mother
He said this with moist eye and CULVER
ing lip.
You are a musician them | said.
No. not vet" he replied, but | hope
10 be one sometime. | have come To
study music"
The violin?" | asked.
yes, ! mean TO make that my princi-
pal instrument. | have got it here" Al
this. he got up, opened the door to the
hall, where, from his trunk, standing
here, he took the box containing his
violin. Taking it out. he showed it to
~.
Il wish you would play something for
me-
Il don't know much of anything to
play, he replied, turning his instrument,
4 don't think | can play anything we'll"
| was surprised AT his playing, as
well rs at what he played. Although |
knew not what it was, | could hear
That it was not common. 1t sounded
ali,sic to me, and he played it with Il
taste and finish which | lad not looked
for.
You have taken lessons before |
aid, after lie had finished.
Not many. There was a German
school teacher in our district. a while,
who gave me IA lesson here aud there.
lie vas ii good musician, but he drank
md was intoxicated most of his time.
So had to learn what little | know
mostly by myself"
You must be very talen.ed then. for
think Won play quite we'll
Il have Il great liking fQr- music. and
always have had SIR. I cor remember
| would like "a 20 TO E,urope to study.
A,Y, INST nnw am hardly advanced
.rnu,h Ieon learn n good deal more
1.raT
Ernest Conrad proved = very agree
alba ndl;,ion tn our emily which con.
,istcd of the lnndl,dv Mrs Bnrnes who
WAS a widow her three daucbters a
son and two student boorders besiJes
myself. Mrs. Barnes was an easy. going
woman. and allowed eocb member of
her family to do about MS he pleased.
The Young people drew many visitors
TO the house. Nearly every evening
Mrs. Barnes parlor was filed with
friends of theirs. Most of these were
students of the college or conservatory
If music, or both.
Our new conner soon became n central
figure in these circles. 1t was not long
before it was apparent that he not only
, 1886-12-10
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/ could not llulD saving, though L must
admit thatslie is possessed of fine talents
in more respects than one
was quite sore on the sub lect of Miss
Ballou, for it was only a few months
since she seemed all at once to have
taken a great fancy to me-not at first
sight, for we had met before for years
and |, therefore, gradually began to sec
all manner of qualities, admirable and
lovable, in her. However. just as / was
beginning to ponder earnestly on our
mutual attraction, to my discontinue
became aware of the fact that her pref
erence for me was on the wane. And
III a short time was convinced beyond
n doubt that | was no longer her beau
Ideal, for she was openly bestowlng her
favors on another, a young man with
whom she sang a good ueal AT that tlihe.
cannot say that | suffered terribly on
account OF TINS llttie episode III my qui-
city ilowing student NE Tor am OF TOO
practical ana prosy a turn oil mind TO
dream oil dying oil a broken heart' But
the nitalr annoyed ana me eX-
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sensitive IN regard TO Miss Baliou.
ielt IKE warning my unsuspectIng
roommate Tor knew that a common
love Tor music is apt TO draw two hearts
together But on second thought
ooa;nst La.
But what feared came all too soon.
Ernest Conrad had not been long in
o.. before lie was known as the most
talented and promising of the students
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, 1886-12-10

Those who want pure Lake Mahpah.
lutah ice. should send their order 10 Sloan
4 Co., or call At Nlauss bakery, Seven
teenth street.
, 1886-12-10
The Democratic Leader.


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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-11

ance No. 537, an ordinance entitled ''An
Ordinance to Restrict the Issue of Licenses
for the Sale of Spirituous or Malt Liquors. %
approved July %, 1885. be aud the same is
hereby amended by striking out the word
and figures 300" in the fifth line of said
section and inserting in place thereof the
word and figures ZOO"
Also by striking out the words and figures
'June 1887" in the sixth line of said section
and inserting in place thereof the words
and figures January, 1885,"
Sec. 2. That section two (2) of said
ordinance be and the same is hereby
amended by striking out the word and
figures 5000 in the seventh line of said
section and inserting in the place thereof
the word and figures ''. .eo. "
Sec. 3. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after the LIST day
of January, 1885.
Yeas-Ald. Conley, Dowlan. O'Connor,
Petsch Cullen, Kerr, Sanborn. Weber,
Kenny. Kahn, Starkey, Bryant, Minea,
Long. Mr.. Presidents.
Passed Dec. 7. 1885,
ROBERT A. SMITH. President of Council.
Approved Dec. 10. 1886.
EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
Attest:
THos. A. PRENDERGAsT, City Clerk.
Dec. II.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-11
ORDINANCE No. 746.

An Ordinance Granting Permission to Mar
vim & Cammack to Erect Wooden Build
ing at the Corner of Custer Street and thu
Levee, in the Sixth Ward.
The Common Council of the City of ST
Paul do ordain as follows:
Section 1. That authority and permits
sion is hereby given and granted to Marvin
q Cammack to erect and maintain a wooden
building of about the size of 24X60 feet and
Is feet in height at the junction of the levee.
in the Sixth ward, with Custer street, fol
the storing of ice.
All of said work shall be done under the
supervision and as directed by the Building
Inspector of said city.
This authority and permission is given
and granted upon the express condition that
said Marvin & Cammack will remove said
building so to be erected at any time upon
ninety days notice so to do.
Sec. 9. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's passage.
Yeas-Ald. Conley, Dowlan. or onnor.
Petsch, Cullen. Kerr, Sanborn. Weber.
Kenny, Kahn, Starkey, Bryant, Minea,
Long Mr.. President-15.
Passed Dec 7, 1886.
ROBERT A. SMITH President of Council
Approved Dec. 10, 1886.
EDMUND RICE. Mayor.
Attest:
THos. A. PRENDERGAsT, City Clerk.
Dec. II.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-11
ORDINANCE No. 743.

An Ordinance Authorizing the Occupancy
of Part of the Mississippi River and Ad-
joining Territory in the Sixth Ward foI
Ice Carnival Purposes.
The Common Council Of the City of St.
Paul do Ordian as follows:
Section 1. The exclusive right is hereby
granted to the West st. Paul Ice Palace
Skating association to occupy and use fol
the purposes of winter sports and amuSe-
ments all that part of the Mississippi river
and adjoining territory lying within the
following described bounds. to-wit: Com
mencing where the easterly line of the Rob-
ert street bridge and the sOutherly line Of
the Sixth ward levee intersect; thence east
erly along the southerly line of said level
to State street; thence northerly to ths
channel of the Mississippi river; thence
westerly along the center of said channel OF
said river to the easterly line of said Rob
ert street bridge; thence southerly along the
easterly line of said Robert street bridge to
the place of beginning.
Sec. Q. This ordinance shall take effec
on and after its passage.
YeaS-Ald. COnley, Dowlan, O'Connor
Petsch, Cullen. Kerr, Sanborn, Weber,
Kenny, Kahn, Starkey, Bryant, Minea
Long. MI. President-15.
Passed Dec. Z, 1886.
ROBERT A. SMITH, President of Council.
Approved Dec. 10. 1886.
EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
Attest:
THos. A. PRENDERGAsT, City Clerk.
Dec. IL.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-11
ORDINANCE No. IA.


An Ordinance Changing the Names of Ger
tain Streets in the City of st. Paul.
The Common Council of the City of St.
Paul do ordain as follows:
Section l. That the names Of certain
streets be changed as follows: Derby street
in st. Anthony Park and St. Anthony
Park North to be Langford avenue; Pratt
avenue and Bayless avenue around Lang
ford Park to be LangfOrd Park Place;
Alden street and LangtOn street to be Pratt
avenue; Vane street from the south line of
the ST. P, NJ. d NJ. Ry. right of way to
the north line of Raymond street to be
Bayless avenue; Vane street from Ray
mond street to Ellis street and Hampden
Place in st. Anthony Park, also West
street in Hewitt's out lots, to be Raymond
avenue; Hampden avenue, from the south
easterly line of block SO, st. Anthony
Park, to the south line of the ST Paul &
Northern Pacific Railway cOmpany's right
of way to be Marvel street; Westwood av-
enue in st. Anthony Park to be Prior ave-
nue.; Picard street to be Wheeler street;
Hennepin avenue in Boulevard additions
1, 2 and 8, to be Ashland avenue; Division
street in Boulevard additions 1, Q and 8.
and Schroeders addition, also in Merriam
Park Second addition, to be Laurel ave-
nue.; Auburn avenue in SchrOeder's addi-
ton to be Ashland avenue; Hope street in
Oakland Park and Kuhrs addition to be
Fry street.
Sec. 2. This ordinance to be in force
from and after its passage.
Yeas-Ald. Conley. DOwlan, O'Connor.
Petsch, Cullen. Kerr. Sanborn, Weber.
Kenny, Kahn, Starkey, Bryant, Minea,
Long, Mr.. President-15.
Passed Dec. z, 1886.
ROBERT A. SMITH. President OF Council,
Approved Dec. 10, 1886.
EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
Attest:
THos. A. PRENDEReAsT, City Clerk.
Dec II
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-11
ORDINANCE No. TAI.

An Ordinance to Prohibit the Selling
Within the City Limits Of the City of st.
Paul, of Ice Cut or Taken Out of the Mis-
sissippi River Below the Falls of St
Anshony.
The Common Council of the City of st.
Paul do ordain as follows:
Section 1. 1t is hereby made and de-
clared to be unlawful and misdemeanol
for any party, person, firm or corporation
to offer for sale or sell to any person. firm
or corporation within the limits of the City
of st. Paul for any purpose whatever,
ICE that has been cut or taken out of OF
from the Mississippi river at any point
within the banks thereof and below the falls
of St. Anthony.
Sec. 2. Any party, person or corpora
ton who shall be convicted of violating the
provisions of the above and foregoing sec
ton before any court having jurisdiction
of Offenses of that kind or nature shall b
fined a sum not less than twenty-five 1925,
dollars or more than one hundred $500
dollars.
Sec. 3. This ordinance shall take effec'
and be in force from and after it's publlca-
ton.
veas-Ald. Conley, Dowlan, O'Connol
Petsch, Cullen, Kerr, SanbOrn. Weber
Kenny, Kahn, Starkey, Bryant, Mines
Long. Mr.. Presidents.
Passed Dec. 7, 1886.
ROBERT A. SMITH, President of Counct
Approved Dec. TO- 1886.
EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
Attest:
THos. A. PRENDERGAsT, City Clerk.
Dec. IL.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-11
Ordinances.
ORDINANCE No. 740,

ORDINANCE NO. 74U.
An Ordinance to Repeal Section Two (2)
of Ordinance No COB.
The Common Council of the City of St.
Paul do ordain as"follows:
Section l. That section two (2) of Ordi-
nance No. COS be and the same is hereby
repealed.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage.
Yeas-Ald. Conley, Dowlan. O'Connor,
Petsch, Cullen, Kerr, Sanborn, Weber,
Kenny, Kahn, Starkey, Bryant, Minea,
Long. Mr.. President-15.
Passed Dec. Z, 1856.
RoBT. a. SMITH, President of Council.
Approved Dec. 10. 1886.
EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
Attest:
THos. A. PRENDERGAsT, City Clerk.
Dec. IL.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-11
ORDINANCE No. 745.

An Ordinance to Authorize Arthur ".
Trenholm and Theodore S. Cogswell to
Erect Fences Around the North One
Half of Block IA, Kittson's Addition, fof
the Purpose of Establishing and Main
tanning Skating Rink.
The Common Council of the City of st.
Paul do ordain as follows:
Section 1. That permission and author
ity is hereby given to Arthur W. Trenholm
and Theodore S. Cogswell to erect the nee.
essary fences around the north half of block
IA. Kittson's addition, and the necessary
buildings thereon, for the purpose of
skating rink during the winter of 1886 anG
1887, said fence and buildings to be removed
ON or before April 1, 1887.
Sec. Q. This ordinance shall be in force
from and after its passage
Yeas-Aid. Conley. Dowlan, O'Connor
Petsch, Cullen, Kerr, Sanborn. Weber
Kenny. Kahn, Starkey, Bryant, Minea
Long, Mr.. President-15.
Passed Dec. z. 1885.
ROBERT A. SMITH. President of Council
Approved Dec. 10. 1886.
EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
Attest:
THos. A. PREM DERGAsT, City Clerk.
Dec, II.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-11
ORDINANCE No. IA.


An Ordinance to Amend Section Thirty
Nine go of Ordinance No. 355, Entitled
IAN Ordinance Creating a Board O.
Health and Defining Their Powers ant
Duties" Approved Oct. II. 1888. al
hereinafter stated:
The Common Council of the City of ST
Paul do ordain as follows:
Section 1. That section 80 of Ordinance
No. 355, eutitled IAN Ordinance Creating
a Board of Health and Defining TheI
Powers and Duties" approved Oct II,
1858, be and the same is hereby amended
by inserting after the word ''diphthera" il
the fifth line of said section and before
the word ''or'' IN said line the words
''membraneous Group"
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage.
Yeas-Ald. Conley, Dowlan, O'Connor,
Petsch, Cullen, Kerr, Sanborn. Weber.
Kenny, Kahn, Starkey, Bryant, Minea
Long, Mr.. President-15.
Passed Dec. 10, 1886.
ROBERT A. SMITH. President of Council
Approved Dec. 7, 1886.
EDMUND RICE, Mayor.
Attest:
THos. A. PRENDERGAsT, City Clerk.
Dec. II.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-11
ORDINANCE No. 742.

ORDINANCE No. 742.
An Ordinance to Amend Sections One ~
and Two (2) of Ordinance No. 537. being
an Ordinance entitled IAN Ordinance TO
Restrict the Issue of Licenses for the Sale
of Spirituous or Malt Liquors." and APP
proved July %, 1885.
The Common Council of the City of st.
Paul do ordain as follows:
Section 1. That section one of Ordin-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-11
Resolutions.

Resolved. That the plat of Browns Firs'
addition to ct Paul. as anDroved by th1
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-11

Claims Presented
John G. Hinkel, $3.50; Ryan Drug COM
pany, $500; G. A. Dunbar, $50: NJ.
Breen. $3.50; p. Morris, 500; Globe Pub
fishing company, 81, $50. As; McPhail. $3.50;
Woodruff & Hunter, SS.45: Robert Seeger.
81. SAG; St. Paul Gas Light company,
81. S68. sc; P. Grace, $3.50; c. C. Miles,
$500; Minnesota Transfer Packing COM
pany, $3.50; Sisters of the Good Shepherd.
S47. So; Duncan Connel, 81; Northwestern
Electric company, S22.57; Pearce & Jones,
S64: Standard Oil company, 1928; Brown,
Treaey &. Co.. $25.71; Butt & Ferry,
S41s0.
Committee on Claims.
By Committee on Streets
An order to Board of Public Works for
paving Rice street, from Tenth TO Pearl
street.
AID. Weber and Kerr.
By Committee on Streets
An order to Board of Public Works for
paving Mississippi street, from Grove to
Acker streets
Aid. DOwlan.
By Committee on Streets
An order for paving Summit avenue,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-11

Dayton Avenue Paving
To the Common Council of the city of st.
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or order
of the Common Council, approved Nov. II,
1885, relative to the paving of Dayton ave-
nue., from point west of Summit avenue
where the block pavement ends, to Victo-
ria street with asphalt or other suitable
pavement, with roadway thirty-six feet
wide, and having investigated the
proposed Improvement, respectfully report
that said improvement is necessary and
proper, from the western terminus of pres
ent pavement to Miller street. with asphalt
(36 feet wide) and granite curbing:
that the estimated expense thereof is
SIS, 419, one-half of which need not be paid
into the City Treasury before the
contract is let; that real estate to be
assessed therefor can be found benefited
to the extent of the costs and ex-
penseS necessary to be incurred thereby;
that said improvement is asked for by a
petition of majority of the owners of prop
erty to be assessed therefor and we here
with send plan or profile of said improve
ment and an order fOryour adoption, if you
desire us to make the improvement. Yeas
6, nays o.
WILLIAM BARRETT, President.
r. l.. GORSIAN, Clerk Board Public Works.
Dec. 6, 1886.
Adopted. (See Order to Board of Pub
lie Works
Also.
Alley Grading, Holcombe's Addition
To the Common Council of the City of ST.
Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or order
of the Common Council, approved Nov. 6,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-11

Public Accounts.
REPORT OF BOARD OF HEALTH.
Ice Ordinance
The Board return and recommend the
passage of the ordinance prohibiting the
! sale of ice taken from the Mississippi river.
which said ordinance was referred by the
| Common Council to the Board of Health.
Adopted. (See Ordinance No. 747).
| Also,
| August KllX'S Petition
The Board return said petition and rec
ommend that the prayer of the petitioner
be denied.
Adopted.
Also,
Street Sprinkling-
The Board recommend that action be
taken by the Common Council to provide
| for more general street sprinkling, etc.
Committee On Legislation.
Also.
Contagious Diseases
The Board transmit and recommend the
| passage OF an ordinance to embrace mem
bTaneous Group with contagious diseases. .
Adopted. (See Ordinance No. 744)
| Also,
Collection of Rags. Etc
The Board transmit and recommend the
' passage of an ordinance to prevent the col
lection of rags, etc, from dump piles and
storing the same in or around dwelling
| houses.
Laid over.
REPORT OF BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSION
| ERS.
Purchase of Property
TO the Honorable President and Common
Council of the City of ST. Paul:
GENTLEMEN: The Board of Fire Com
missioners respectfully report that they
have purchased. as authorized, the north
sixty feet of lots and in block Sc. Irvine's
Enlargement to Rice 81 Irvines Addition to
! st. Faul, as new site for Engine House
| No. 1, the price to be paid for same being
! SO, 600. We respectfully request your hon
orable body to confirm the said purchase
and make the necessary provision to meet
its payment Respectfully submitted.
BY order of the Board.
F. r. DELANo, President
Official:
WIN. O'GoRMAN, Secretary.
Dec. z, 1886.
Confirmed. (See resolution).
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
! Of Committee on Claims-P. O'Regan's
Claim
| Committee to whom said claim was
recommended report that Notwithstanding
the fact that they have given further con-
sideration to the claim. they see no reason
why thew should change or modify their
| former report, and submit herewith reso-
luton to pay said O'Regan $500, in accord