St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-07
pretty good show of being elected governor
of Minnesota this fall. Hope he wont be dis
appointed"

VI mluu6SOld ILLS ldiis AAoPS 49, "Out W U.s.
appointed"
The city engineer, city attorney and several
aldermen had an interview with the mayor
yesterday, when the plans Tor the steel-areh
bridge were inspected. The mayor expressed
his entire satisfaction and the work will be
begun as soon as the necessary preliminaries
can be arranged.
Street Commissioner Lynott OF the First
ward is wise to resign. With two of the
three aldermen opposed to MIN, MS lot could
not be very happy one.
The Freeborn County Standard comes to us
with a number of marked editorials concern
ing the merits of Farmer Gibbs, and the de-
merits of the other two farmers, McGill and
Gilman, for governor. We can't see how it
affects US In the least, and it don't trouble
the people of Minnesota great deal. They
have resolved to elect a Democratic governor
this time by way of change; and the first
two letters of his name are A. A. Ames-
Aitkin Age.
Mayor Ames receives on an average about
twenty letters Il day from all parts of the
country, and nearly all call for immediate
replies 1t makes business Tor the mayors
Off 2e.
Mrs. South, the unfortunate lady afflicted
with tribunemania, that has led her to at
tempt the lives of several policemen, has
been taken to Dakota, where there are no
policemen.
The Journal speaks Of a bet between
Crank S. Mcdonald and prominent Re-
publican" as if Mr.. Mcdonald wasn't prom
inent Republican himself. Is man to be
without honor in his own land?
]. S. Rankin, the ex-superintendent of
schools, editor and author, was yesterday
walking up First avenue south from the
union depot. At First street an elderly man
walked up beside him and exclaimed, ''Won-
derful, wonderful! l never saw city grow
so rapidly. Why, when L was here
thirteen years ago, there wasn't house
on this side of the river" Mr.. Rankin
looked at him mildly through his glasses, and
was about to say that he had been here for
sixteen years and knew that thirteen years
ago there were good many houses when a
third man Joined them, having in his hands
some bits of cardboard, to which were fast
ened pieces of quartz. "Gentlemen,'' he
commenced, ''let me show you some of the
most beautiful specimens of goid-bearing
quartz you ever laid eyes upon-which 1 am
going to have at the Exposition Mr..
Rankins companion at once stopped and APP
peared to look interested. Not so with Mr..
Rankin. He saw in moment that he had
been picked out as a victim for time-worn
swindling scheme, and, turning around, he
gave the deectable pair lecture that they
will probably remember. After it was all
over, and Mr.. Rankins Indignation had sub
sided somewhat, he said: Il don't know
which made me the madden, the despicable
pearance indicated to them that I was
greenhorn.'
Brutus Heilman, the city council page,
spends his spare moments in studying the
names Of the aldermen from the committee
cards.
The effect of the new bridge watchmen is
quite salutary. Before the bridges were
disgraceful sight. Now they are kept clean
and respectable. At the beginning of the
administrative year the council was penny
wise and pound foolish" as the old saying
goes.
VIM Bracket will have reason to regret
the completion and operation of the work
house. 1t will take from him a large per
cent. of his boarders, and will cut down his
receipts several thousands of dollars. His
last months bill for feeding the city's prison
ers amounted to over S700.
Since he lost every vestige of his grip as the
Republican boss of the city council, Aid.
Johnson is 1.-The saddest of the year, He
casts vicious chances towards Aid. Sly. as
though the member from the Fourth ward
were responsible for his downfall. The
whilom wielder of the party lash had little to
say at last nights meeting.
The new bulletin board which adorns the
lobby of the city hall cost SAC. W. F. Phelps
gets the pay.
Aid. Haugan is vigilant guardian of the
general fund of the city. Whenever claim
Is to be paid from that fund, and can be sent
to ward fund he makes fight,