St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-11
Moorhead Mention.

The Anderson Bros. could have given en-
ployment TO a frst-class swearer few nights
since when they found all the pipes in the
foundry frozen solid, through the neglect of
an employe to pump the water out. The
thermometer was 800 below zero and IL will
take two weeks to relieve them. The police
did quick work with Lewis Sladen a Fargo
crook, who came over and stole oVercoats at
a hotel. He was found on the Dakota SIDE
persuaded over the river and four indict-
ments found against him for grand larceny
the next morning. He will soon 90 20 Still
water Among the other indictments re-
ported by the grand jury were two against
james Irwin for murder in the first degree.
Frank Jones for larceny of overcOats, James
Smith for stealing II revolver, Joseph Green
and Michael Shott for assault and robbery,
Joseph Green for keeping house of il-fame.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. X. Johnson Of this
county have just been made TO rejoice over
the birth OF their seventeenth child. 1t is
thought they may vet reach the quarter hun
dred i'm view of climate and youth. They are
valuable settlers. The week or prayer will
be followed by special religious efforts. The
Masons are arranging for grand ball on
Jan. &C.. Bishop Whipple college extended
its vacation TO Wednesday of this week
DIR. Mclean brought from Fort Keogh good
many interesting Indian curiosties that ne
presented TO the public school museum.
John l.. Bjorquist expects TO begin work I'm a
week or two on two-story block on Front
street, little west of the Grand Pacific. 1t
will be 50x60 and the lower story is 10 be oc-
cupied by Erickson Bros. of St Paul with
$4,000 stock of dry goods, it is stated. Mr..
Strate is only an average citizen for integ-
rity, but he on picking up FIVE so gold pieces
in the street, at once took them To the bank
and had the owner hunted up. The enter
tainments to be given 10y the ladies of the
Baptist society at Bruins opera house on Jan.
p and % promises to be so attractive as TO
draw largely from Fargo aud other suburban
points. The county alliance has called
meeting of the farmers of Northwestern Min
nesota. to meet in this city Jan. IA and 10. TO
discuss Railroad and Warehouse Commission,
Past and Future Legislation, Stock Raising,
and Dairy Interests. "A petition has been
numerously signed to the county board, re-
questing them to dismiss the actions against
}. @. ii. johnson, late county treasurer on
the ground that he had made restitution of
the funds and been sufficiently punished.
The board will consider the matter at the
February meeting. The ice crop is now
fully ripe and any thickness desired can be
had. This city will be Literally represented
at the st. Paul Ice palace corner stone Thurs
day. There has been no meeting called 10
elect delegates 10 the Fargo convention.
The court house is the center of much
local interest at present, under the admin
istrationtof Judge Collins. The edince was
built i'm a period of magnificent expectations
as to the growth of the city, and the long
tramp out TO il is calculated TO make people
hot, even on the coolest days. Among the
cases tried the past week were one against
Sheriff Bodkin, for a buggy he attached, and
the Manitoba Railroad company. for value of
haystacks burned by sparks from engines.
There are a large number of suits against
this railroad for damages for fowage OF
lands, caused 10y bitches constructed by the
road along its line in the northern part of
this county. One case will determine them
all. Only preliminary motions have been
argued as yet. The case against Peter
Click, formerly city treasurer, will come up
Monday, it is expected, and the SO, 600 libel
suit against the Minneapolis Tribune COM
pany on Wednesday. A great array of attor-
neys has been secured from both sides of
the river, but if they go shares with LARA
bee for their pay, their reward is not likely
10 be much of bonanza. The defendant
could easily compromise the case.