St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-27
CURRENCY OF TIE CURB
Little Minneapolis Tidbits Of Gossip and
Comment Picked Up On the
Sidewalk.
Brief Mention of Men, Interspersed With
Pertinent Points of Current Comment
of the City.
Grievances Aired and Personalities
Pictured as Photographed in
Reporters Memory.

the erection of a motor round-house and
shops, at the corner of Thirty-tirst street
and Nicollet avenue, is not pleasing pros
pect to people living in that now pleasant
vicinity, and will not tend to popularize
the motor.
The round, red facy of P. Cardiff, Esq,
doomed up conspicuously yesterday from
beneath a brand new pearl plug.
If there is any good reason why the stone
sidewalk ordered for First avenue south
should not be Immediately laid in front of
the Bingham house, the public would like
to know it.
While there has seemed to be a lull in
the school board fight, there has been
quietly circulating petition calling for a
full investigation of the charges preferred
by the architects. doctors and the North
western architects, which will be sub
mitted to the board at its meeting next
Tuesday. 1t has been signed by many of
the foremost citizens of Minneapolis, in
Guiding number of the heaviest taxpay-
ers, and calls for thorough examination
OF the school buildings by the best experts
that can be procured in the country.
while do not support DR.. Ames in a
political way" said Capt Tirrell, sit seems
to me that he managed that street car
trouble in exactly the right manner. Ii was
due to him alone that there was not serious
trouble, and it is but fair to give him the
credit he deserves"
The contest between NJ. Franklin and
Officer John Schroeder as to who could
speak German the most fuently. took place
Friday evening, before Prof. Staumpf,
Max Segelbaum and j. A. Gronauer as
judges. The contest was aone-sided affair,
John having things all his own way. He
won the match in about four rounds. His
hacker won S11O of Mr. Franklin's money
on the result. Mr.. Franklin had backed
himself, and is now sorry he did it, He
wants to speak again with Mr.. Schroeder,
but as John is not president of the street
railway company he will not accept.
The stockholders of the panorama and
few guests are invited to inspect the new
painting tomorrow afternoon, on the eve
of the opening.
What can the public think of paper
which permits its own columns. for the
sum of Is cents, to be used for the pur-
poses of designation?
For some cause OF other the Minneapolis
people are unusually late in taking up their
summer abode at the lake.
Billy Foley, the goodlooking third base
man of the Minneapolis team, was laid up
with sickness, yesterday. unable to play.
The club plays at Duluth to-day and
tomorrow,
Cricket is said to be taking quite hold in
Minneapolis, and the new club is develop
ing some good players. The club should
challenge the base ball team.
That highly moral sheet, the Journal,
which of late has become quite purIst
editorially and EXTREMITY sensational in its
expose of designation houses, had better
correct the rules of it's business office
While it condemns and castigates severely
designation houses in its news columns, it
is directly the medium for asslgnation in
pits advertising columns. Witness the fol-
lowing:
DERSONAI-A gentleman whose domestic re-
lations are uncongenial, desires the acquaint-
ance OF lady similarly situated. Address K. 60,
Journal.
Harry Robinson mourns because sport
has become so intensely professional in
America that gentlemen can scarcely in
dulge. Of a majority Of sports this is I'M
doubtly true.
The new soda motors will not be here be-
fore September. But, thank heaven, we
have the electric.
The greatest evidence of dullness in Min
neapoliS for the past week was found in the
fact that Coroner Hill had few moments
to himself.
Now that the postmaster question has
been settled, the attention of Minneapolis
very calmly and leisurely returns to the
subject of underground cOnduits.
About the prettiest sight in the neighbour
hood of Central park is the fascinating
ruins of the Wesley NeilI block, which
burned last fall.
1t is stated as a significant fact that
Loren Fletcher never passes an acquaint-
ance Oh the street these days without rec
oghizing him.
The city detective force. on business at
st. Paul. on Friday evening finished the
work in time to take in the glove contest at
Exposition rink.
Richelieu said: ''Now that I'm great,
I'm friendless." Postmaster Ankeny doubts
it. Now that he is postmaster, every man
is his friend and wants position.
Mind and faith cures were not exhausted
by the ministerial association last winter.
Two ministers have announced their inten-
ton of preaching On the subject to-day.
The Y. NJ. G.. A. is very alert. Every
hotel arrival on Saturday is furnished with
a card showing the location, denomination
and pastor of each city church.
Col. Cardiff was the center of a system
around which dozen sporting satellites
admiringly reyelved yesterday. 1t is said
the colonel has rented box in the safety
deposit vaults in which to store his valua-
bles.
A tight wire walker interested large
crowds at Minnehaha yesterday. Shades
of the Indian maiden, what profanation!
Sam Small was pleased to see the large
attendance at the prohibition convention
yesterday. Some people are easily pleased.
Whenever it shall please Secretary Bald
win to return, the park commissioners will
have meeting, and when Prof. Ofedal
shall present himself the board of education
will meet.
It is barely possible that Anoka and
Isanti counties would like to be informed
whenever the prohibition senatorial con-
ventionS are held.
After some weeks of agitation the scheme
to build cyclone vault at Breezy Point
club house was abandoned. Not even Jer-
sey lightning is feared there.
Il want to know why it is" said some
what disgruntled gentleman last evening,
that the electric motor gives out every
avenue and Third street. Six times during
one week have I had to walk up to Sixth
street, and am getting tired of it.''
Cannot say that I admire the plan of
putting young girls just entering upon a
life of shame into the same compartment
with hardened women" said a visitor at
the county Jail yesterday. 1T has ten
dency to make them lose all sense of shame,
and ten to one they know 100 per cent.
more of crime when they come out than
when they went inn
It's amusing sometimes to note the in
stances of Observation-Disclosures in some per-
sons. A few days ago gentleman arrived
in this city from Chicago and took quarters
at prominent hotel. A family on the
East side with whom he was acquainted
seeing his name mentioned in the paper,
sent him very cordial invitation to call at
certain time. No street nor number was
mentioned, and as there are some seventy
five families by that name in the city the
gentleman is at loss to know what to do.
There is restaurant up town which has
large fans suspended from the ceiling.
These are kept in motion by small boy
concealed in q roar r00m opd o,a c,,,>oo,oJ