St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-04-25
AMONG THE FINEST.

AMONG THE FINEST.
Patrolman Needham says he intends to keep
Patrol Driver Curtis on the go.
Capt. Hankinson's wound in the back, in
flicted by criminal. don't bother him half so
much as when he was q plain detective.
James Howard could not be spared from
the union depot, and will continue to prove a
terror to evil-doers in that locality.
Win Foster is a practical farmer, and will
undoubtedly find a large field for practicing
blowing and seeding in the near future.
Ofhcer Nike Kennedy declares he is going
to arrange for revolver practice this summer,
so that he can kill u mad dog the first shot.
William Reece, telephone operator sAiled
in self-satisfed manner when the official list
was shown him. He never mixed in politics.
1t is probable that James Mccullough, for
merly patrol driver, viii gosWest, as that was
his intention in case he was dismissed from
the force.
Fred Coffin will make a good sergeant for
tho mounted patrol and will be popular with
the men. He is every inch an officer and q
good one. too.
Capt. McKiernan's honor's don't seem 70
annoy him in the least, and he has a pleasant
word for all, the same as he had when he was
lieutenant.
buttons cheap TO anyone who wants them.
Some men never place much value on the
relics of past bravery.
The Tribune's police reporter breathes
easier. now that one or two of his friends
have been dropped. Would he not feel better
if one or two more were also dropped!
A maliciously-disposed person last evening
remarked that the reason why G. W. Curtis
was not put on a beat was because a beet
could not be found large enough for him.
r. L. Bostwick, the new patrol driver at
the central station, has had experience in
handling the ribbons, having formerly been a
hackman. 1t is said he is as skiIlful a driver
as there is in the city.
Mr.. Gowdy, who, il will be remembered,
captured q plain drunk by shooting him
| through the leg, has been relegated 10 private
| life. A shepherds stan is better in the
hands of some men than a big revolver.
The appointment of Louis Ness as captain
was surprise. Many thought he would be
promoted 10 be sergeant or lieutenant, but
| few had any idea he would rise so high. No
one can tell what day may bring forth,
| however.
Warren o. Douglass declares he is the hap
piest man in the city since ne was dropped
from the force. EX-Ofiicer Woolsey also says
the same thing. It's wonderful how some
men can swallow a bitter bill and still pre-
serve a smiling countenance.
Joseph Ellis, formerly an operator at police
| headquarters, YVES not decapitated, as some
thought, because he was unpopular, for be
was one of the most popular men around
the city hall, and probably had as many
| friends as any man on the force.
c. w. Curtis says he has no hard feelins
\ toward any newspaper reporter who en-
deavored TO have him ''fired." Some papers
never did have any success in downing &
man. any way, especially when the man they
| try TO down is a gentleman and a good officer
One of the men who came in for a good po-
sition had hat bet that his name would
/ be dropped from the list when the appoint
ments were made. Now he refuses to pay
the bet on the ground that he was only jok
ing. Some men want the earth.
1t will take the travelling tourists who
come TO the lookup for shelter some time Il
/ get used TO the new order of things. There
! was some talk of holding a meeting and con
sidering the matter, but owing TO warn
1 weather being nearly here, it is not likely
that it viii be held.
One disappointed would-be policeman
walked into the city hall last evening, aftel
| the list OF appointments had been made pub
( lie and in voice tremulous with emotion
! and smelling strongly of whisky, remarked
/ that lit was - outrage that --- haC
been appointed an officer" He was savage
enough 20 fight, and demanded TO see Col
Chase I'm going to see" continued he
braeiug up, and trying not 10 LOOK as though
he saw ninety-seven electric lights n thu
place of the one in the room, ''lf there ar
not enough honest men in Minneapolis, in
stead of getting men who are tramps. havl
always been in favor of Doc Ames, but II h
were to run for any public position again,
would spend the last cent had in the work
trying to defeat hiu.'
Board OF Education committees.
Prof. Sven Oftedal, chairman of tn
board of education, has appointed the fol
lowing standing committees:
Rules and observation-disclosures. Ankeny
Austin. Russell.
Finance and Claims-Messrs. Yale
Ankeny, Austin.